Dr. Milind V. Kulkarni is Scientist 'F' & ‘Centre Head’ at Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (C- MET), Pune, under Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Govt. of India. He obtained his M.Sc. degree in ‘Polymer Chemistry’ from Shivaji University, Kolhapur, India in 1996, with first rank. He has received his Ph.D. on “Conducting Polymer Based Sensors”, in 2002 from University of Pune, Pune, India. In 2001, he has started his career as ‘Scientist-B’ at C-MET, Pune. He is actively working for the development of Active materials (Cathode and Anode) for Li –ion & Na-ion battery with fabrication of prototype cell/battery and all solid state, flexible/bendable, thin batteries for biomedical devices. Recently, he is developing ‘Li - S’ batteries and ‘Li- air’ batteries for Automobile applications (Hybrid Electrical Vehicles). His main field of scientific interest is Conducting Polymer based Sensors, Nanomaterials and Polymer Nanocomposites for radiation (X-ray) shielding/attenuation and developed successfully a prototype light weight, lead free apron for biomedical applications, Presently, he is engaged in the development of ‘ink-jet’ printed ‘Flexible and Wearable’ electronics devices and development of ‘Electronic Nose’ (E-Nose) and ‘Electronic Tongue’ (E-Tongue) for chemical and biomedical applications. He is recipient of the ‘Researcher of the Year -2021: Energy Storage’ award by India Energy Storage Alliances (IESA) and ‘Fellow ‘ of the Royal Society of Chemistry (London, UK) in 2022. Dr. Kulkarni has designed & developed ‘First Indigenous & Low Cost’ “Polymer Swab” for the sample collection and testing of COVID-19 and other viral diseases.