Dr. Shashanka Rajendrachari is currently working as an assistant professor in the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at Bartin University, Turkey. He has completed post-graduation M.Sc. (Industrial Chemistry) and M.Tech. (Nanoscience and Technology) from Kuvempu University, Shimoga, India. Later, he obtained Ph.D. from the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at NIT Rourkela, Odisha, India, and possesses excellent interdisciplinary academic and research background; his area of interest includes mainly powder metallurgy, additive manufacturing, electrochemical sensors, nanomaterials, corrosion, etc. He has contributed 10 book chapters, 8 books, and 60 International research publications. He is the reviewer and editor for many international journals published by Springer, Elsevier, MDPI, etc. He was awarded as the best powder metallurgy student of the year 2015 from powder metallurgy association of India at IIT Bombay and also awarded many international awards for research and teaching.