was listed in several editions of Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering, Who's Who (Emerging Leaders) and Who's Who in the World. Agarwal was Poonam and Prabhu Goyal Chair Professor at IIT Kanpur from 2012 to 2016. He is currently SBI Endowed chair Professor in the same institution (2018-2021). Selected bibliography Books Environmental Contaminants, 431 pages, Published by Springer, Singapore (2018), (Eds.) Tarun Gupta, Avinash K Agarwal, Rashmi A Agarwal, Nitin K Labhsetwar () DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-7332-8. Air Pollution and Control, 260 pages, Published by Springer, Singapore (2018), (Eds.) Nikhil Sharma, Avinash K Agarwal, Peter Eastwood, Tarun Gupta, Akhilendra P Singh () DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-7185-0. Coal and Biomass Gasification, 521 pages, Published by Springer, Singapore (2018), (Eds.) Santanu De, Avinash K Agarwal, V S Moholkar, Thallada Bhaskar () DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-7335-9. Droplets and Sprays, 430 pages, Published by Springer, Singapore (2018), (Eds.) Saptarshi Basu, Avinash K Agarwal, Achintya Mukhopadhyay, Chetan Patel () DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-7449-3. Advances in Internal Combustion Engine Research, 345 pages, Published by Springer, Singapore (2018), (Eds.) Dhananjay K Srivastava, Avinash K Agarwal, Amitava Datta, Rakesh K Maurya () DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-7575-9. Modeling and Simulations of Turbulent Combustion, 661 pages, Published by Springer, Singapore (2018), (Eds.) Santanu De, Avinash K Agarwal, Swetoprovo Chaudhuri, Swarnendu Sen () DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-7410-3. Prospects of Alternative Transportation Fuels, 405 pages, Published by Springer, Singapore (2018), (Eds.) Akhilendra P Singh, Avinash K Agarwal, Rashmi A Agarwal, Atul Dhar, Mritunjay Kumar Shukla () DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-7518-6. Environmental, Chemical and Medical Sensors, 409 pages, Published by Springer, Singapore (2018), (Eds.) Shantanu Bhattacharya, Avinash K Agarwal, Nripen Chanda, Ashok Pandey, Ashis Kumar Sen () DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-7751-7. Applications of Solar Energy, 364 pages, Published by Springer, Singapore (2018), (Eds.) Himanshu Tyagi, Avinash K Agarwal, Prodyut R Chakraborty, Satvasheel Powar () DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-7206-2. Bioremediation: Applications for Environmental Protection and Management, 411 pages, Published by Springer, Singapore (2018), (Eds.) Sunita J Varjani, Avinash K Agarwal, Edgard Ghansounou, Baskar Gurunathan () DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-7485-1. Applications Paradigms of Droplet and Spray Transport: Paradigms and Applications, 379 pages, Published by Springer, Singapore (2018), (Eds.) Saptarshi Basu, Avinash K Agarwal, Achintya Mukhopadhyay, Chetan Patel () DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-7233-8. Combustion for Power Generation and Transportation: Technology, Challenges and Prospects, 451 pages, Published by Springer, Singapore (2017), (Eds.) Avinash Kumar Agarwal, Santanu De, Ashok Pandey, Akhilendra Pratap Singh (). DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-3785-6. Locomotives and Rail Road Transportation: Technology, Challenges and Prospects, 247 pages, Published by Springer, Singapore (2017), (Eds.) Avinash Kumar Agarwal, Atul Dhar,