Dr. Payel Dutta Chowdhury is Marketing & Communications Content Specialist (Asia, Africa & Oceania) at American Welding Society. With over two decades of experience in teaching in higher education, academic administration, academic research, instructional designing and content development, editorial management, training different levels of learners and focus groups, she has played key roles in building the schools and departments that she has been in charge of; introduced new programs, enhanced existing courses and teaching learning models, and built a strong and effective workforce. She has published over 100 peer-reviewed academic research papers in high impact factor journals, several textbooks, study materials, and reference books. She is also a creative writer and has published 3 books of fiction.