Dr. Harpreet Walia is an educator with a Ph.D. in Botanical & Environmental Sciences from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India. With over a decade of teaching experience at prestigious institutions like Guru Nanak Dev University and DAV College, Amritsar, Dr. Walia has made significant contributions to the field of Environmental Sciences. Her research primarily focuses environmental toxicology, waste management and on the extraction, purification, and characterization of natural compounds from medicinal plants and assessing their potential activities. She has published extensively, authoring peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and a book titled Environment Studies: A Holistic Approach. Dr. Walia has also co-investigated a DBT-funded project analyzing Indian beliefs in the context of Vedic and modern science. A skilled scientist, she is proficient in advanced analytical techniques such as chromatography and spectrophotometry.