Satinder Kaur Brar’s novel approaches to environmental biotechnology by marrying the green chemistry with biotechnology have contributed to opening up a significant new research field of green value-addition of wastes to high value bioproducts. Her academic and professional career in environmental value-addition, emerging contaminants and pollution control at source has bolstered green value-addition research worldwide. She is also the editor of acclaimed books on value-addition and environmental pollution and sequestration.