Sita Rajyalaxmi Marthi (Laxmi) received a BSc in Physics and MSc in Applied Physics from Osmania University, Hyderabad, India, in 2006 and 2009, respectively. Laxmi is currently pursuing a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Her research interests are related to the optical properties of Black silicon, related materials and device structures. Laxmi is a co-author of Black Silicon: Processing, Properties and Applications (Momentum Press, 2016).