He received his Master degree in Chemistry from DDU Gorakhpur University and PhD in Chemistry from CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar. After finishing PhD, he was awarded with prestigious Alexander von Humboldt Postdoc fellowship to work with Prof. Manfred Stamm at Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research (IPF) Dresden, Germany. Subsequently he became a Group Leader in Nanostructured Materials department at IPF Dresden. Dr. Tripathi’s research work spreads around functional materials and membranes for diversified applications ranging from water, energy, separation, catalysis, and bio applications.