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abiradar@nplindia.org

Dr. Ashok Manikrao Biradar
Designation:
Chief Scientist
Department:
Materials Physics and Engineering
Email address:
abiradar@nplindia.org
Telephone No(1):
45608569
Residential Address:
Room No. 235, Main Building (NPL)
Brief Biodata:
  • DP/DU No. and Name :
  • Liquid Crystal and SAM section (3.5)
  • Educational Qualifications:
  • Ph.D. in Physics
  • DegreeSubjectUniversity/InstituteYear
    B.Sc.Physics (Honors)M.U. Aurangabad1974
    M. Sc.PhysicsM.U. Aurangabad1976
    Ph.D.PhysicsS.P. University, Gujarat1981
  • Academics/Research Experience:
  • YearDurationResearch fieldInstitute ( in India/Abroad) Fellowship
    1976-80Four yearsThin films(Ph.D. Work)S. P. University, GujaratJRF/SRF
    1981-84Three yearsGas discharge display devicesNPLScientist
    1984-till dateTwenty five yearsFerroelectric liquid crystalsNPLScientist
    1987-89Two yearsDielectric studies of ferroelectric liquid crystalsTechnical University, Darmstadt, GermanyDAAD Fellowship
    1995-96One yearFerroelectric liquid crystalTechnical University, Darmstadt, GermanyKFA, Germany fellowship.
  • Date of Joining NPL:
  • 08-12-1980
  • No. of Publications:
  • 104 (in SCI Journals)
  • SCI JournalsConference/ proceedingsBooksTotal
    104352141
  • No. of Patents :
  • 4 granted (2 national and 2 international) (1+3) Applied.
  • Current Activity :
  • (Not more than 50 words)
  • Phys.The memory effects in deformed helix ferroelectric liquid crystal and high switchable electroclinic liquid crystal materials are being studied by doping nanoparticles in the liquid crystal materials. The dynamics of memory effect and electro-optical characteristics are being carried out by polarizing optical microscope and dielectric relaxation spectroscopy.

    Secondly, the detection of cardiac proteins such as -cardiac reactive protein (-CRP), Mioglobin and Tropinion proteins are also being studied by electro-chemical and fluorescence microscopic techniques. Microfluidic techniques would be used for the cardiac markers.

  • Honours and Award:
  • Scientist of the year award 2005 (NPL)
  • DAAD, Germany, fellowship in 1987.
  • KFA, Germany fellowship in 1995.
  • Any other information:
  • 1. Six Ph.D. research fellos were guided for their Ph. D. degree.
    2. Out of 104 Publications 13 in Applied Physics Letters
    . 13 in J. of Appl. Phys.
    . 7 in Physical Rev. B