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Luminescent Materials and Devices group (DP 4.1)
Division of Electronic Materials (DU 4)
Scientific Support Services Division (DU 13)Current position and Address :
Room No.118/146 (Main building),NPL, New Delhi
Tel: +91-11-4560 8537/9425
Fax: +91-11-45609310
Email: vshanker@nplindia.org - Educational Qualifications:
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Degree Subject University/Institute Year M.Sc.
Physics
Delhi University
1973
Ph D.
Physics (Materials Science)
Delhi University
1978
Academics/Research Experience:
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Year
Duration
Research field
Institute ( in India/ Abroad).
Fellowship
July1973- till date
37 years
Materials Science-Strategic Inorganic Luminescent Materials -Process and Device development
NPL, New Delhi
April 1983-March 1985 2 years Multicoloring of Thin Film Electroluminescent (TFEL) Displays Department
of Electronics, Faculty of Engineering, Tottori University , Tottori ,
Japan
Japanese Govt. Monbushow Fellowship
May 1996- Oct. 1996 6 months New hosts for Thin Film Electroluminescent Displays Department
of Electronics, Faculty of Engineering, Tottori University , Tottori ,
Japan
Raman Fellowship scheme of CSIR, India
May 2003- April 2008 5 years To explore new areas of cooperation and strengthen existing Bilateral Science and Technology cooperation between India & Japan Embassy of India , Tokyo Science Counsellor - Date of Joining NPL: 24-11-1978
- No. of Publications:
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SCI Journals Conference/ proceedings Books Total 30 40 Chapter in Handbook – 2
Technical Reports – 3
Scientific Articles – 176
No. of Patents: Granted – 5, Published – 2 (US, JP), Filed – 1 (US)
Current Activity :
(Not more than 50 words)
• Development of phosphors and nanophosphors for PDP Displays and enhanced efficiency of Silicon solar cells.• Development of nanophosphors and nanoparticles for Solid State Lighting, Electroluminescent Displays, Security and Biomedical Applications
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Honours and Award:
• Awarded Monbushow Fellowship of Government of Japan for the year 1983-85.
• Awarded Invention Promotion Award by National Research & Development Corporation (NRDC)of India for the process development of phosphors for monochrome TV picture tube in 1989
• Awarded Raman Fellowship of CSIR, India for the year 1996.
Selected by DST, India for the post of Science Counsellor at Embassy of India, Tokyo , Japan during 2003-08.Any other information:
- • Life member of Luminescence Society of India (LSI)
- • Life member of Materials Research Society of India (MRSI)
• Life member of Society for Non Destructive Testing (NDT)
- Telphone: 91-11-4560 8537/9425
Email : vshanker@nplindia.org
