Prof. Shachi Shah is an environmentalist with more than two decades of teaching and research experience at various reputed Universities and Institutes. She is presently Director Centre for Online Education in IGNOU. She is former director School of Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Studies, IGNOU, New Delhi. She attained her Ph. D in Environmental Science from G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar. She served in College of Forestry and Hill Agriculture, G.B.Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar as Assistant Professor (Environmental Science) from 2024 to 2011. She was awarded STE Green Excellence Award in 2022, ESDA Fellowship award 2021, National Environmental Science Academy Eminent Scientist of The Year Award 2019 and Commonwealth Education Media Centre fellowship (CEMCA) 2013. She was UGC expert committee member to prepare "Guidelines and Curriculum Framework for Environment Education". She was member of University Advisory Board 2022-23 Mahakaushal University, Jablpur and Member of Board of Studies, School of Earth and Environmental Science, Uttaranchal Open University in 2019-2020. She was also a member of Board of Management, Academic Council, Academic council steering committee, Research Council Standing Committee and several other committees at IGNOU. She has many national and international publications to her credit. She has authored/edited many books. She has served as resource person in many Faculty Development Programmes, Gyanvani, Gyandarshan and MOOC programmes, invited speaker and Chaired sessions in many National and International seminars. She has successfully organized many National and International seminar/ conferences. She has significantly contributed in the field of Environmental monitoring, Bioremediation, waste management, bioprocessing and bioconversion of waste, Bioenergy and climate change.