Rakesh Kumar Singhal, PhD is a Professor and Head, Analytical Spectroscopy Section at Analytical Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Mumbai, India. His research area is on development of analytical spectroscopic techniques for the measurement of traces of various elements in different environmental matrices and samples originating from different chemical processes. He has authored more than 165 publications in International & National Journals, Symposium and Book Chapters, in the field of environmental & radioanalytical chemistry.