- DP/DU No. and Name:
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2 (Advance Carbon Materials)/ 3 ( Engineering Materials Division)
- Educational Qualifications:
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Degree Subject University/Institute Year 12th/Intermediate
Phy/Chem/Maths
Rajasthan Board
1987
B. Sc.
Phy/Chem/Maths
Government College , Ajmer
1990
M. Sc Physics Government College , Ajmer 1992 Ph. D. Physics M. D. S. University , Ajmer 1997 -
Academics/Research Experience: -
Year DurationResearch field Institute ( in India/Abroad) Fellowship 1992
01-10-92
31-12-94
Carbon Materials CNRS-France/CRPP-Bordeaux-France
Doctoral Fellow
1995 01-01-95 31-07-97 Carbon Composites CSIR/ National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi
Senior Research Fellow 1997 01-10-97 30-09-98 EMI shielding devices
CSIR/ Govt. College Ajmer (Raj) Research Associate 1998 01-10-98 31-03-00 Energy storage JSPS/ Kyoto University , Kyoto , Japan Post Doctoral Fellow 2000 01-04-00 31-03-03Energy storage JSPS/ Aichi Institute of Technology, Toyota , Japan Senior Research Associate 2003 01-04-03 31-08-04 Energy storage Humboldt Foundation/ Ilmenau Technical University , Germany Post Doctoral Fellow 2004 02-09-04
08-01-0831-12-07 31-03-08
Energy storage JST/ KASTEC, Kyushu University, Kyushu, Japan Visiting Associate Professor 2008 01-01-08 07-01-08 Resigned
Carbon for steel production Hindustan Electro Graphite, Bhopal Dy. General Manager
2008 06-06-08 Till-date R & D of carbon materials CSIR/ National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi Scientist C - Date of Joining NPL:
- 06-06-08
- No. of Publications:
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SCI Journals Conference/ proceedings Books Total 48+ 55+ 1 104 - No. of Patents : Nil
Current Activity :
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The current activity is on the synthesis of carbon nanomaterials such as CNTs and graphene, tailoring their physiochemical properties by the way of functionalization, their application for functional and energy storage devices.
- Honours and Award:
1 IFCPAR Indo-French doctoral fellow, France (1992-94).
2. CSIR Senior research fellow, Council of Scientific and Industrial research, India (1995-1997).
3. CSIR Research associate, Council of Scientific and Industrial research, India (1997-1998).
4. JSPS post doctoral fellows, Japan Society for the promotion of advanced research (1998-2000).
5. Humboldt fellow, AvH foundation, Germany (2003-2004).
6. Biography in MARQUIS Who'sWho in science and engineering 6th addition, 2002-03.
7. Certificate of appreciation from JSPS for contribution in the Asian fluorine conference for young chemists, August 2002.
8. Obtained 7th position in the B. Sc. Level exam. conducted by Indian Association of Physics Teachers nationwide (1990).9. International Scientist of Year 2002, IBC, England
10. Highest cited author award 2006, Material Science, Elsevier - Any other information:
- Language Skills : Hindi, English, German, French, Japanese
Visiting Scientist
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Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia (Dec 2001 and October 2002), National Physical Laboratory , India (Feb 2001)
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Scientific reviewer of Journals
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Advanced Materials, Advanced Functional Materials, Nano Letters, Carbon, Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures, Synthetic Metals, J. Power Sources. Electrochimica Acta. Materials Letters, Electrochemistry Communications etc.



