Dr. Venkateswara Penugonda is the current Head of the Physics Department and an Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer of Physics in the University of the West Indies Mona Campus Jamaica. He has more than 24 years’ experience in Glass materials Research & Teaching various undergraduate & graduate Physics courses in India, Ethiopia & Jamaica. His current research is examining Zinc-infused bioactive glass-ceramic nanoparticles (BGC-NPs) as promising materials for medical applications, particularly in tissue healing and regeneration, due to their biodegradability and bioactivity.