Kamalesh K SirkarKamalesh K. Sirkar is a Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering and the Foundation Professor of Membrane Separations at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). His research areas are membranes and novel membrane-based processes. He is the ditor-in-Chief of Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering. Professor Sirkar has received multiple awards, including the 2009 NJIT Overseer's Excellence-in-Research Medal and has authored or co-authored 160 refereed journal articles, 19 book chapters and 27 US Patents. His co-edited book, Membrane Handbook, won the Professional Scholarly Publishing Award for the Most Outstanding Engineering Work in 1992. Read More Read Less