Research Area and Skills Acquired

Research Area:

Materials Science, Polymer Nanocomposite, Bio-3D Printing, Surface Engineering, Hierarchical nanostructures, Optical Absorbers, Nanofabrication, Rheology, 2D materials, Carbon nanomaterials, Thin films, Nanofinishing, Micro Manufacturing, and Nanotexturing.

Skills Acquired:

Key Competencies and Professional Attributes: Strategic Planner, Effective Communicator, Innovative Thinker, Goal-Oriented, Mentor and Coach and Creative Problem Solver.

Micro-nano Imaging: Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Polarized Optical Microscopy (POM), Confocal Microscopy, light microscopy

Material Characterization: Raman Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-Ray diffraction (XRD), Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy (EDS), UV-Vis-NIR Spectrometry, Photoluminescence spectroscopy (PL), Rheology, HotDisk (Thermal Conductivity), Dielectric Measurements (Electrical Conductivity), Mechanical Testing, Contact Angle Measurements, Sliding Angle Measurements, Surface Profilometry.

Material Synthesis/Modification/fabrication: Wet Etching, Plasma Etching, Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD), Physical Vapour Deposition (PVD) for thin-film fabrication, Hydrothermal Process, Microwave-assisted Synthesis, Spin Coating, Dip Coating, Spray Coating, Bio-3D printing, Extrusion process, Polymer compounding, Micro turning, Micro electric discharge machining, Micro Machining, EDM, Magnetic Field driven Orientation.

Proficiency in Simulation and Design Software: COMSOL Multiphysics, Autodesk Fusion 360, SolidWorks.

Patent and Publication and Presentation: 

• Patents Initial Scientific Drafting

• Publications: Research and Writing, Peer Review, Editing and Submission

• Presentations: Public Speaking, Visual Aids, Communication

Students Supervision:

• I have/had mentored and supervised a total of 8 master's students, including Mariam Onize Usman, Lisa Debureaux, Muhammad Farhan, Manoj Chandregowda, Laia Moliner Carrillo, Enling Huang, Gurpreet Singh, and Shubham Rahal, starting from 2017 onwards, across various research projects. These collaborations have resulted in several high-impact publications.

• I have/had the privilege of mentoring and supervising a group of 6 bachelor's students, namely Erland Winter, Shantnu Chawla, Kshitiz Sharma, Jashan Sanger, Shubham Singh and Anurag Sharma, starting from 2017 onwards, across diverse research projects. These fruitful collaborations have yielded numerous high-impact publications and patents, underscoring our collective dedication to advancing knowledge and innovation.

Projects Granted:

• CO-PI in project granted by STINT Initiation Grants worth SEK 150000; Project 

Title: Waste-to-energy: Indo-Swedish collaboration for achieving net-zero emissions by developing environmentally friendly batteries from agricultural waste.

Reviewer Experience (Verified peer reviews):

• Nanotechnology; Journal of Micromanufacturing; NanoExpress; Nano Futures; Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics; Plasmonics.