Nirmal Kumar Katiyar

Ph.D., FHEA, Newton Fellow, Top 2% Scientist

Assistant Professor

University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun

Email: nirmal.kumar@ddn.upes.ac.in

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Newton Fellow of Royal Society, UK
Life member of Electron Microscopy Society, India
Life member of Materials Chemistry Society, India
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), Advance HE, UK, 2025

Dr Nirmal Kumar is an Assistant Professor at UPES, Bidholi, Dehradun, Uttarakhand. His thematic research is on “Nanomaterial’s preparation and their functional application”. He is currently working on materials design by mechanochemical synthesis for different applications, and thermal spray coating of High-entropy alloys for different applications and their theoretical modelling by Molecular dynamics (MD)- The High-entropy alloys are endowed with exceptional properties for catalytic activity and structural application, etc. His devotion is towards the development of nature-inspired materials for eco-friendly sustainable development.

Ongoing Projects

A Sustainable Hybrid Mechanochemical-Hydrometallurgical Approach for Recovery of Pd and Pt from Spent Catalytic Converters, Amount: £6,000, Funded by Royal Society UK, Duration: 2026-2027

Ph.D. Scholars

Ms Prachi Rawat, Ph.D. Scholar working on the Laser-induced hierarchical morphology of transition metal organic hybrid frameworks for supercapacitor applications.

PG Students

Mr. Heera Singh: M.Sc. Physics, working on the development of High entropy alloys RF sputtering coating for anticorrosive and anti-abrasive coating

Alumni

Ms. Roshni B Joseph, M.Sc. Chemistry,
Mr. Akshat Khandelwal M.Sc. Applied Chemistry
MS. Rhea Dixit; B.Sc. Chemistry, working on Synergizing with nature: Investigating Nature-inspired Materials and Processes in Technological Systems
Mr. Ansh Kumar; B.Sc. Chemistry Honours, working on Sol-Gel Based Fabrication of High Entropy Alloy Nanoparticles
Mr. Devanga Khanikar; B.Sc. Chemistry, working on harnessing the catalytic properties of high entropy alloys materials
Ms. Roshani Kundan Patil- B.Sc., Student of H. P .T Arts and R. Y. K Science College, Nashik, Maharashtra India

Topic: From Waste to Wealth: Biogenic Routes for Extracting Strategic and Critical Metal

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