Vidya Nand Singh obtained his MSc from Banaras Hindu University with specialization in Solid State Physics, M. Tech in Solid State Materials from IIT Delhi. He obtained his PhD from IIT Delhi in the area of nanocomposite based gas sensors. He is working as a scientist at National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi. His research interest includes gas sensors, solar cells, nanomaterials, reference materials and HRTEM. He has written four book chapters. He has published nearly 160 papers in Journals of international repute. He is in the editorial board of Journal "Advanced Science, Engineering and Medicines" published by American Scientific Publishers. He is member of various international Societies. He is reviewer of several journals. He has guided students for PhD as well as masters project.