Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator: Dr. Abhay A. Sagade
Academic details
PhD (Physics) – Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, MH, Bharat, 2006-2009 (In association with IUAC, New Delhi)
MSc (Physics) – Shivaji University, Kolhapur, MH, Bharat. 2003-2005
BSc (Physics) – Shivaji University, Kolhapur, MH, Bharat. 2000-2003
Professional Experience
Associate Professor (Research) – Department of Physics & Nanotechnology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, Bharat. 2017 to present
Postdoc – Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, UK. 2015-2017
Visiting Consultant – Thematic Unit of Excellence in Nano-Chemistry, JNCASR, Bangalore, Bharat. 2015
R&D Scientist, AMO GmbH, Aachen, Germany. 2012-2015
Postdoc – Chemistry & Physics of Materials Unit, JNCASR, Bangalore, Bharat. 2009-2012
Awards
International Research Experience (SIRE) Award, SERB, Bharat. June 2023
Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany. May 2023
INSA Visiting Scientist Award, Bharat. 2021
Royal Society - Yusuf and Farida Hamied Foundation International Exchanges Award. 2020
'Visiting Professor' at Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands. NWO Netherlands. 2019
'Outstanding Scientist in Physics' by VIF, Chennai. 2018
SERB Early Career Award, Bharat. 2018
EPSRC Internship Fellowship, UK. 2017
Best paper presentation at ICMAT- MRS -2011, Singapore
Best paper presentation at 52nd DAE-SSPS-2007, Mysore, Bharat
DST-NANO Postdoc Fellowship, Bharat 2010
CSIR - Senior Research Fellowship, Bharat 2008
Junior Research Fellowship from Ministry of Defence DRDO, Bharat 2005
Annual scholarship during UG from D. R. B. M., Mumbai, Bharat 2001-2003
Memberships
Indian Physics Association (IPA), Bharat [Lifetime]
Materials Research Society of India (MRSI), Bharat [Lifetime]
Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA), Bharat [Lifetime]
Materials Research Society (MRS), USA [Annual]
American Association of Advancement of Sciences (AAAS), USA [Annual]
Materials Research Society (MRS), Singapore [Annual]
Dr. Sagade has over 50 peer-reviewed publications, 1 granted US patent and 2 US/world patent applications. He serves as a reviewer for several leading journals from AIP, ACS, IoP, Wiley, RSC, Springer, Elsevier, etc. He is also one of the panel members to review internationally ambitious research projects.