Dr. Mohd Zubair Ansari is a faculty member of the Physics Department at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar. He had joined NIT Srinagar in 2018. He received his Ph.D. (Physics) from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi; his M.Tech. (Nanotechnology) from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, and his MSc (Physics) from Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University, Agra. Following his PhD, he worked as a project scientist at the Nanoscale Research Facility at IIT Delhi. His research interests span a wide range of topics within the field of physics, with a particular focus on semiconductor material science, nanotechnology, and condensed matter physics. Dr. Ansari has made significant contributions to the understanding and development of nanomaterials and their applications in water cleaning, hydrogen production through water splitting, and solar cells. His work frequently entails synthesizing and characterizing novel nanostructures, exploring their properties, and investigating their potential applications in electronic and optical devices. His current interest is in the growth of semiconductor nanoparticles, thin films, device fabrication, solar cells, hydrogen generation, energy storage, and infrared reflectors. He has hands-on experience with the following characterization techniques: XRD, SEM, EDX, XPS, electrical measurements, low-temperature resistivity, current-voltage under darkness, and illumination. He has supervised 01 Ph.D. thesis (+ 3 ongoing) and 14 M.Sc. dissertations. He has been the principal investigator for two sponsored projects with ~ 32 lakhs of funding. He has published over 30 research papers in international journals, including two book chapters. He received the Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF) award from the University Grant Commission (UGC) for his PhD. He is a lifelong member of the Materials Research Society of India (MRSI), a lifelong member of the Indian Association of Physics Teachers (IAPT), a lifelong member of the Indian Physics Association (IPA), a member of the Materials Research Society USA for the session 2015–2016, and a member of the Central Research Facility Centre (CRFC) at NIT Srinagar (2018).