curriculum vitae
Permanent Address:
Professor, Homi-Bhabha National Institute (HBNI)
Associate Director, MCG,& Head, SMARTS,
Metallurgy and Materials Group &
Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research,
Department of Atomic Energy,
Kalpakkam-603102, Tamilnadu, India.
Phone: 044-27488413 (Res) 27480121 (Off)
E-Mail: philip@igcar.gov.in & philipj_2000@yahoo.com
https://sites.google.com/site/johnphilipsmarts/
Educational qualifications
Degree/Discipline Institution/University /location Period
Ph. D Indian Institute of Technology, Madras 1988-92
M.Sc.(Physics) M.G.University, Kerala (Gold Medalist) 1984-86
Postdoctoral
Research Associate University of Hull, UK 2004-2005
Research Associate CRPP-CNRS, Bordeaux, France 1999-2000
Postdoctoral Fellow CRPP-CNRS, Bordeaux, France 1993-1995
Visiting Scientist CRPP-CNRS, Bordeaux, France 2002
Visiting Scientist CRPP-CNRS, Bordeaux, France 2001
Visiting Professor ESPCI, Paris 2009
Experience
Period Post Held
2022- Till Date Associate Director, MCG, Metallurgy and Materials Group
2016- 2022 Head, Corrosion Science and Technology Division
2016- Till date Head, Smart Materials Section
2005- Till date Professor, Homi Bhabha National Institute (NIRF overall rank-17 out of 200)
2015- Till date Scientific Officer H, IGCAR
2005- 2016 Head, Smart Materials & Radiation Technique Section
1996- Till date Scientific Officer, Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research(IGCAR), India
1995- 96 Visiting Scientist, IGCAR, Kalpakkam
2005- Till date Research Guide, University of Madras
Awards /Honors/Peer Recognitions
2020 Fellow National Academy of Sciences
2016 Homi Bhabha Science and Technology Award (Highest award of DAE)
2015 Distinguished Faculty Award, Homi-Bhabha National Institute
2011 MRSI Medal of Materials Research Society of India
2010 Ron Halmshaw Award of British Institute of NDT [ 2nd winner from India]
2009 National NDT Award -Research and Development of ISNT.
2006 INS Gold Medal of Indian Nuclear Society.
1989 Science & Technology Excellence Award (Received from Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam)
1989 CSIR Senior Research Fellowship
1987 GATE Junior Research Fellowship
1986 Mar Philexinos Gold Medal for the Best M.Sc. Student.
2022 Named in World's Top 2 % Scientists list (both career & single year) of Stanford University, USA [0.7%]
2022 Top 1% of materials science scientists in the world ranking of research com (2022).
2022 Honorary Fellow, Indian Society for Analytical Chemists
2021 Named in World's Top 2 % Scientists list (both career and single year) of Stanford University, USA
· No.1 Researcher in IGCAR (IRINS, Google Scholar, Exaly, Adscientificindex, etc)
· Chief Guest on 29 occasions at National Conferences/Seminars/Symposia.
· 34 keynote/Plenary lectures/Session Chair
· 202 invited talks
Best Paper awards
2023 Best Poster Award: F. Khan, Lahiri, J Philip, "Nanotechnology for Better Living-2023" NIT Srinagar.
2023 Best Poster Award: Srujana M, B. B. Lahiri, J Philip International Conference on Functional Materials for Future Technology
2022 Best Paper Award CORCON 2022 (Dr.Anand Kumar… J.Philip)
2020 Best Poster Award, D. K. Mohapatra & J.Philip, ICONSAT 2020
2020 Best Oral Paper Award, Anushree & J. Philip, NSRAC 2020
2019 Best Oral Presentation Award (ACS), Sangeeta ...J.Philip RANCSD-2019
2019 Best Poster Presentation Award (RSC), Manjushree & J. Philip ICRAN 2019
2019 Best Oral Presentation Award (ACS),Muthukumaran & J. Philip, ICRAN 2019
2019 Best Poster Award, Rasitha ..J.Philip CORCON 2019
2019 Best ORAL Paper award, Amit Kumar ..J.Philip ICAM 2019
2019 Best POSTER award, Surojit Ranoo ..J.Philip ICMF2019, Paris
2019 Best ORAL Paper award, DST National Conference on Nanomaterials 2019.
2019 Best POSTER award, ICONN 2019
2018 Best Poster Presentation CORCON 2018
2018 Runner-up poster presentation, Manu Harilal ..J.Philip CORCON 2018
2018 Dr A.P.J Abdul Kalam Best Oral Presentation Award, ISAN-2018
2018 Dr C V Raman Best Poster Presentation Award, ISAN-2018
2017 Best Poster Award, NCN-2017
2015 Best Poster Award (First Prize), 5th DAE-BRNS Interdisciplinary Symposium
2014 Best ISSS Ph.D. student award 7th International Conference on smart materials, structures, IISC, Bangalore (Dr. Mahendren, Ph.D. student)
2012 Best Oral Presentation Award: S Jayakumar. J. Philip National Conference on Nanomaterials.
2007 IIM Second Prize for the Best Journal Paper published in 2007 [Physica E (2007) 20-25].
2009 First Prize for Best Oral Presentation: Shima P.D & John Philip, 2nd International Conference on Frontiers in Nanoscience and Technology Cochin Nano 2009
2009 First Prize for Best Poster: Junaid Masud Laskar & John Philip, Second International Conference on Frontiers in Nanoscience and Technology Cochin Nano2009
Prestigious Roles in Government Organizations
· Member, Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) Science & Heritage Research Initiative, DST, Ministry of Science and Technology [2017- Till Date]
· Member, Medical Biotechnology and Nano-Technology Sectional Committee, Bureau of Indian Standards, Govt. of India [2012 - Till Date]
· Member, Technical Advisory Group, International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy & New Materials [ARCI, Hyderabad, 2017-2020]
· Member, Research Council, CSIR-Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute [CSIR-CGCRI, Kolkata, 2017-2020]
· Member, Research Council of CSIR-Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute [CSIR-AMPRI, Bhopal, 2018-2021]
International Editorial Positions/Responsibilities
· Associate Editor, Hybrid Advances, Elsevier, Netherland (2023 - Till date)
· Associate Editor, International Journal of Ceramic Engineering and Science, American Ceramic Society, Wiley Publishers (2022- Till date)
· Associate Editor, Frontiers in Nanotechnology (Nanomaterials), Frontiers Publishing, UK (2022- Till date)
· Chief Scientific Advisor, Journal of Nanofluids, American Scientific Publishers (2021- Till date)
· Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Nanofluids, American Scientific Publishers (2012-20)
· Editorial Board Member, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Elsevier, Netherland (2023- Till date)
· Editorial board member, Smart Materials in Medicine, Elsevier, Netherland (2022- Till date)
· Editorial board member, Materials Futures, Institute of Physics(IOP), UK (2022- Till date)
· Editorial board member, Infrared Physics and Technology, Elsevier (2018 - Till date)
· Editorial board member, Indian Journal Engineering & Materials Science (2015 - Till date)
· Editorial board member, Indian Journal of Materials Science, Hindawi Publisher(2013 -2017)
· Invited Member American Nano Society (2009).
· Certificate of appreciation from the American Chemical Society (2011)
· Invited Three Year Certificate of Membership, American Chemical Society (2015-2018)
· Outstanding and Most Valued Reviewer of Several journals
· Reviewer of over 50 International Journals
Organizational Responsibilities/ Positions
· Academic Council Member, Hindustan University (2021- Till date)
· Member, Board of Studies, Marian College, MG University ( 2020- Till date)
· Board Member (Vice Chancellor’s Nominee)- School of Green Energy Technologies & Nanotechnology, Pondicherry University (2013-16)
· Member Selection Committee SO/C, TO/C -Science- Southern region (2015-2017)
· Member Standing Committee Physical Sciences for HBNI at IGCAR (Since 2011)
· Chairman/Member Selection Committee Physical Sciences JRF (2011- 2022)
· Faculty of HBNI Course (2009 - Till date)
· Research Guide, Madras University
· Research Guide, HBNI
· Member, IGC Newsletter & Annual Reports (2020- Till date)
· Member, Doctoral committee (Several students of IGCAR & Other universities)
· Member, Indo-French Delegation to French Atomic Commission Establishment (CEA ) France(2008).
· Member, Indo-French Delegation to CEA laboratories in France (2006).
Organization of Conference/Events
· 2008 Convener- International Workshop on Nanoscience & Technology for Health Care, Organized at IIT-Madras on 26 Feb. 2008 as part of ICONSAT.
· 2020 Coordinator, Webinar on "Biofilms, Biofouling & Microbial Corrosion" held on 19 December
· 2021 Chairman, Webinar on Corrosion Science and Technology 2021 (CoST, 2021) held on 12th May, 2021.
· 2023 Co-Chairman, BRM-BCNQ 2023 (May 22-26, 2023)
Peer recognition/ Served as
· External reviewer for promotion (Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, TVM)
· Peer Review Member, DRDO, NPOL, Kochi
· Reviewer BRNS, DST, CSIR, IIT, Reviewer BRNS, DST, CSIR, IIT, AR&DB etc.
· External examiner & Chair Viva Board for 55 Ph.D. thesis (University of Delhi, NCL Pune, Jadavpur, Kerala University, M.G.University, Raman Research Institute, JNU, CUSAT, University of Calicut, GITAM, SASTRA, University of Cambridge, UK, Monash Research Academy & University of Adelaide, Australia etc.)
Major Projects Executed
· Prospective Research Fund of BRNS, DAE (530 lakhs Rupees ) Title: “Development of advanced nanofluid” (2009-2013).
· Principal coordinator, 12th Plan project on Advanced nanofluid (790 lakhs Rupees)
· Member, Indo-French Delegation on Nanosciences, Interfaces, and Self-assembly to French Atomic Commission establishment in France during Sept 11-15, 2006.
· Member, Indo-French Delegation to CEA-DAE Workshop during Oct 6-10, 2008 at Saclay, France.
International Projects Executed
· Indo-Russian collaborative project between IGCAR and Ural University, Russia (2020-2022 -DST)
· Indo-French Project (CEFIPRA) between IGCAR and CRPP-CNRS, France 2000-2003. Principal Collaborators: Dr.John Philip & Prof.J. Bibette/O.M. Monval, CRPP-Centre Nationale Recherche Scientifique, France. This project was rated as “EXCELLENT”.
· IGCAR-IIT, Kharagpur; Synthesis and characterization of Nanofluids (2008-09)
· MIT, USA (Nanofluids – Bench Mark exercise 2008)
Travel Grant won
· DST full travel grant to deliver a Plenary Talk and chair a session at the 16th International Conference on Magnetic Fluids (ICMF-23), Granada University, Spain (2023)
· DST full travel grant to deliver a Plenary Talk and chair a session at the 14th International Conference on Magnetic Fluids (ICMF-16), Ural University, Russia (2016)
· Travel grant from the International Program in the Physical Sciences, Sweden, to attend an International workshop on lasers in Shanghai, China.[1989]
International & National Training Received
· Training at M/s Quantel, France, on operation, installation & maintenance of a double pulsed frequency-doubled holographic quality Q-switched Nd: YAG laser (1997)
· Training on laser generation and detection of ultrasound for material characterization at the Institute For Nondestructive Testing (Izfp), Saarbrucken, Germany (1997)
· Management Development Program on “Timeless leadership: Discover your leadership DNA,” Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode (2010).
Other fellowships won but not taken up
· University of Exeter, United Kingdom, Postdoctoral Fellowship (2004)
· Basel University, Switzerland, Swiss Government Research Fellowship (1993)
· University of Tokyo, Japan, Monbusho Research Fellowship (1991)
· University of Uppsala, Sweden, Postdoctoral Fellowship (1991)
Educational Visits (outside India)
· China, Hong Kong and Singapore (1989); France (1993-95, 1996, 1999-00, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009); Germany (1996); Amsterdam(2000); Hungary (1994);
Spain & Portugal (2002, 2007); United States of America (2005);United Kingdom (2004-05); Russia(2016); Spain (2023)
Technologies/Facilities Developed
• Ferrofluid-based ion and gas sensors
• Ferrofluid based Tunable optical filter (patent)
• Emulsion based Optical Defect sensors (Patents)
• Laser etching technique (Patent)
• Ferrofluid-based leak-free dynamic seal for sodium Pump of fast reactor
• An apparatus to probe the stability of colloidal dispersions
• Fully automated Light Scattering Facility for probing field-induced structures
• Magnetic Flux leakage Detection Facility for defect detection
• Lock-in and pulsed Infrared Imaging techniques
• Magnetic Hyperthermia facility coupled with infrared imaging for magnetic fluids
• Fully automated CT Facility
Membership in Professional Bodies
· Honorary Fellow, Indian Society for Analytical Chemists
· Life Member, Indian Laser Association
· Life Member, Indian Society for Non-destructive Testing
· Life Member, Indian Physics Association
· Life Member, Indian Society for Magnetic Fluids
· Life Member, Indian Nuclear Society
· Life Member, Materials Research Society of India
Publications appeared on Journal Cover pages
· Four Images were selected for the cover page of the Journal of Nanofluids [Volume 4(3) 2014; Volume 2(4) 2013; Volume 2(2) 2013; Volume 1(2) 2012]
· Video highlights Langmuir webpage (Langmuir 30 (2014) 12171−12179)
· Image from the article Phys. Rev E, 78, 031404 (2008) has been selected for display on the Phys. Rev. website as part of "Kaleidoscope" September 2008.
· Image from the article Phys. Rev. E 82, 021402 (2010) has been selected for display on the Phys. Rev. website as part of "Kaleidoscope" August 2010.
Media News/Highlights of Research Work (International and National)
2019 American Institute of Physics (AIP), USA SciLight “ Research enhances cancer therapy applications of phosphate-coated superparamagnetic nanoparticles” https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/1.5119366
2019 Editor’s Pick, American Institute of Physics Paper “ Effect of surface charge screening…..” https://aip.scitation.org/journal/jap
2018 Nanotechweb.org ( IOP, UK) Technology Update; Jan 4, 2018 “Simple spectroscopic technique to study polymer behavior at interfaces” http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/tech/70773
2018 The Hindu, Science, and Technology, January 14, 2018; “IGCAR’s optical probe quickly detects urea in serum, environment.”
https://journosdiary.com/2018/01/14/igcar-probe-urea-serum/
2017 The Hindu, Science, and Technology, April 12, 2017 “Soon, doctors can ‘see’ a fever.”
http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/soon-doctors-can-see-a-fever/article17929364.ece
2017 Nature (India) Research Highlights, 22 December 2017. “Magnetic nanosensor for detecting urea in human blood”
https://www.natureasia.com/en/nindia/article/10.1038/nindia.2017.158
2017 Elsevier Journal: Optical Materials: Highlighted articles “The magnetic attraction of a color-changing thermometer”
2014 Nanotech web, UK, Technology Update, Sep 26, 2014 “Magnetic nanoemulsion measures blood glucose.” The story is based on the article published in Applied Physics Letters 105, 123110 (2014).
2014 Nature (India), Research Highlights, Oct 27, 2014 “Magnetic nanoemulsions make glucose sensor”
2014 Langmuir, 30 (2014) 12171−12179; Video highlights on Langmuir webpage
2013 Nature, Research Highlights, 12 March 2013 “Optical toxic-gas detector”.
2013 Nanotechweb, Research Highlights, Mar 7, 2013 “Colour changing nanofluid senses ammonia”;
2013 The Hindu, Sci. Tech, March 21, 2013 “Cheaper way to detect ammonia”
2013 Applied Physics Letters TOP Stories [Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 063107 (2013)]
2012 Nature, Research Highlights, Feb. 2012 “Sensor detects cracks in the magnetic matter.”
2012 Nanotechweb, Research Highlights Feb. 2012 “Nanofluid sensor images defects”
2012 Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology, American Institute of Physics February 27, 2012 (Microfluidics And Nanofluidics section)
2012 American Institute of Physics Editors’ Choice, Paper published in Appl. Phys. Lett. 100, 073104 (2012) by V. Mahendran and John Philip” has been selected for the AIP’s 50th Anniversary Editor’s Choice Collection. Editor has selected 50 out of more than 12,000 papers of the notable APL articles published from 2009 through 2012 that present ground-breaking research. This is the single entry made into the list of papers published in India.
2011 Nature, Research Highlights, Sept. 2011, “Nanofluids as power savers”
2011 NanotechWeb, Technology Update, Institute of Physics in the UK (Sep 30, 2011) "Intelligent nanofluids could cool computer chips”
2008 Nature Nanotechnology, Research Highlights Published online: February 2008 “Magnetic nanofluids: Chain reaction” Article based on “Nanofluid with tunable thermal properties” Applied Physics Letters 92, 043108 (2008) by J.Philip, Shima. P.D., Baldev Raj.
2008 Hindu Daily, May 8, 2008 “Producing efficient heat sinks” Appeared as a news story(S&T) based on our publication Applied Physics Letters 92, 043108 (2008)
2008 Appeared in Institute of Metals and Minerals Review, No.6 June 28, pp28-31 “Smart nanofluid for future cooling application”
2008 NanotechWeb, Technology Update, April 4, 2008 “Nanofluid could cool tiny electronic devices” Article based on “Nanofluid with tunable thermal properties” Applied Physics Letters 92, 043108 (2008)
Research Guidance
· Ph. D. (Independent): 24
· Ph. D. (Independent Ongoing): 02
· Ph.D (Co-guide): 01
· M. Sc./M.Phil/ M.Tech/B.Tech (Independent): 51+
· External Ph.D. thesis/Project proposals evaluated (national/international): 60+
Publications and Citations
· Journal papers: 335 (Cumulative impact factor ~ 1350)
· H-index- 66; i10 index-231; citations-18050 (Google scholar)
· Patents: 06
· Books/Chapters: 09
· Conferences: 217
· Popular Articles & Media reports:35
· Reports: 330
Awards received by Students/Staff
2008 DAE Group award (Shri.Bagavathiappan)
2008 DAE Group award for post-irradiation examination (Dr.T.Saravanan)
2007 IIM Second Prize for the best Journal paper [Physica E (2007)
2009 First Prize for best ORAL presentation Nano2009 (Shima P.D & J.Philip)
2009 First Prize for best POSTER Nano2009(J. M. Laskar & J.Philip)
2010 INAE Student fellow 2010 (Vivek Kumar Pilania - B.Tech Project student)
2012 Travel grant for the Women Rising Stars in Nuclear Science and Engineering competition” organized by MIT, USA. (Dr.Shima, Ph.D. student)
2012 G.C. Jain Memorial Lecture Award of MRSI (Dr.Shima, Ph.D. student)
2012 Best ORAL Presentation Award (J. Sangeetha et al. NCN-2012)
2014 Young Applied Scientist/Technologist Award of DAE (B.B.Lahiri )
2015 Best Ph.D. Thesis award of HBNI ( Dr.P.D.Shima, Ph.D. Student)
2015 Machon full travel support to visit Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel, during March 14-19, 2015 Leona Felicia (Prof. Jacob Klein)
2015 INSPIRE Faculty Award (Dr. Shima, Ph.D. Student)
2019 AWSAR (DST) Award 2018, Surojit Ranoo, Ph.D. Student.
2021 AMPP (NACE) EMERG India Scholarship of INR 150,000 (RasithaT.P, Ph.D. Student)
2022 AMPP (NACE) EMERG India Scholarship of INR 150,000 (Dr.Geethi Jena, Ph.D. Student)
2022 AMPP (NACE) Graduate Student Book Award of USD $1500 (D.R. Rooby, M.Tech Project Student)
2022 IGCAR Best Ph.D. thesis (2019) Award to Dr.Zaibudeen(Ph.D student)
2022 IGCAR Best Ph.D. thesis (2020 ) Certificate of Appreciation to Dr. Sithara Vinod(Ph.D Student)
2022 K. V. Rao Scientific Society Best Ph.D. Research Award (Physics) (M. Nandi, Ph.D. Student)
2022 Dr.B. B. Lahiri Young Achievers Award (YAA) of DAE-SSPS-2022. (Ph.D. Student)
2022 Best Thesis Award of CORCON-2022 (Dr. Geethi Jena, Ph.D. Student)
2023 AMPP (NACE) EMERG India Scholarship of INR 150,000 (Ankita Pal, Ph.D. Student)
2024 IIM Best Journal Paper Award (Ankita Pal, Ph.D. Student)
2024 Best thesis 2023 Certificate of Appreciation (Manali Nandy)
Fellowships won by Students
2024 Dr.Geethi Subra Jena, South Dakota University, USA.
2023 Dr.Amit Kumar Mishra (Ph.D.), Postdoctoral Fellowship, Department of Energy, Politecnico di Torino (Italy).
2022 TP.Rasitha (Ph.D.), Postdoctoral Fellowship, Israel Institute of Technology Haifa, Israel
2022 Dr.Sithara Vinod (Ph.D.), Postdoctoral Fellowship, Chem& Biomolecular Engg, Case Western Reserve University, USA.
2022 Dr.Zaibudeen. (Ph.D.), Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Alberta, Canada
2022 Manali Nandi (Ph.D.), Postdoctoral Fellowship, Wageningen University, Netherland
2021 Surojit Ranoo (Ph.D.), Postdoc, University Cologne, Germany.
2021 Dillip Kumar Mohapatra (Ph.D.), Postdoc, Memorial University, Canada.
2021 Manoj Poulose (MTech project 2020) was selected for Ph.D. admission at the University of Nebraska Lincoln, USA.
2020 Anirudh Ramesh(B.Tech project) got selected for M.S. at Northwestern University, USA
2017 V. Mahendran, Post Doc. Fellow at University of Twente, Netherlands; Professor at MIT; Researcher at Stefan Institute, Lithuania.
2017 Leona J Felicia, Post Doctoral Fellowship at Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel ( Not Taken up)
2017 A. Angayarkanni.S Post Doctoral Fellowship at Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel; Presently Professor at SRM University.
2016 Sudhanshu Shekhar Pati, Post Doctoral Fellowship at the University of Brasilia, Brazil Presently Professor at NIT, Jamshedpur.
2016 Surajit Brojabasi, Postdoc at IIT, Madras; Postdoc at Universite de Sherbrooke, Canada (2016-2018).
2013 Joy Shankar Nambam, Post Doctoral Fellowship at University of Brasilia, Brazil during 2013-2014.
2011 Shima. P.D, Post Doc. Fellowship at CNRS - Paris Tech, France during 2011-2014); NIT, Trichy; Presently Professor at Kannur University.
2011 Junaid Masud Laskar, Post Doctoral Fellowship: Max Plank Institute, Mainz, Germany during 2011-2015; Presently Professor at SRM University.
2010 G. Gnanaprakash, Post Doctoral Fellowship: University of Aalborg University, Denmark; INL, Portugal.
2010 S. Ayyappan, Post Doctoral Fellowship at Italian Institute of Technology, Genova, Italy; Presently Professor at Sastra University.
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