Dr. Mohammad Mobin (FRSC), Professor at the Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University is an internationally acclaimed researcher in the field of Materials and Corrosion. He obtained his PhD in Chemistry in 1988 from Aligarh Muslim University and subsequently joined as Lecturer and later promoted to Professor in 2005. In the year 2001, Dr. Mobin joined foreign assignment at Corrosion Department, Seawater Desalination Research Institute, Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC), Al-Jubail, Saudi Arabia. At SWCC, during the period 2001 to 2006, he worked as Corrosion Researcher and carried out industrial, academic and Root Cause Failure Analysis/Trouble Shooting projects and pilot plant studies with reference to corrosion problems in world’s largest desalination and power plants and water transmission/storage systems. Prof. Mobin has also undertaken MHRD, Government of India, 3 weeks Leadership for Academicians Programme (LEAP) training held at IIT(BHU) Varanasi (Dec 08, 2019 - Dec 21, 2019) and at the University of Cambridge, UK (Jan 19, 2020 - Jan 25, 2020) designed for the purpose of preparing senior Faculty for future governance roles as leaders in academic institutions. In April 2022, Prof. Mobin was shortlisted by the search committee for the post of Vice-Chancellor, University of Kashmir, Srinagar. Prof. Mobin has supervised 17 PhD, 2 M.Phil and 12 M.Sc. Tech students, authored 182 research papers and contributed 38 Book chapters in books from ACS, Wiley, Elsevier, Springer, RSC and De Gruyter. Prof. Mobin has also completed 40 research projects (04 industrial,08 academic and 28 root cause failure analysis/trouble shooting projects) including three projects under international collaboration (AB Alvenius Industrier, Sweden, EBARA Research, Japan and Rezayat Chemica, Saudi Arabia). He has also attended 39 conferences/workshops in India and abroad. He has also delivered keynote talk/invited talks/technical lectures in India and abroad and evaluated a large number of PhD thesis and research projects from Indian and foreign academic institutions. Dr. Mobin was awarded the NIIS (NACE International India Section) corrosion awareness award in the year 2007, NIGIS Meritorious Contribution Award 2022 (AMPP India chapter) and NCCI (National Corrosion Council of India) Meritorious award 2023 for his meritorious contribution in the field of Corrosion Science & Technology. He has also held various administrative positions like Chairman of the department of Applied Chemistry (2009, 2012-2015, 2019-2021), Vice-Chairman, Alumni Affairs Committee (2019-continuing), founder Coordinator, University Sophisticated Instrument Facility (2011-2013), Provost of a residential hall for students (2006-2009), Deputy Proctor (2006) Superintendent of Examination (2010-2011) and Member-In-Charge (AMU Press) (2009-2010). Dr. Mobin has also served as member of statutory bodies like Executive Council (2007-2009), Academic Council (2007-2009, 2012-2015, 2019-2021), AMU Court (2007-2009, 2015) and Board of Studies of different departments.