Prof. P.K. Kulriya
Dean, School of Engineering
Associate Director, Advanced Instrumentation Research Facility (AIRF)
Email: pkkulriya@mail.jnu.ac.in,
pawanjnu01@gmail.com
Contact No: +91-11-26704637
ORCID ID: 0000-0001-5563-7584
Web of Science Researcher ID: H-3391-2011
Google Scholar Id: BWcXisYAAAAJ
Scopus Id : 12143946700
Vidwan-ID : 49906
Biography
Professor P. K. Kulriya earned his M. Tech. (Solid-State Materials), and Ph.D. (Physics) from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi. He was awarded the prestigious Fulbright-Nehru Postdoctoral Fellowship by the U.S. Department of State at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA. From 2004 to 2020, Professor Kulriya was Scientist-F in the Materials Science Group, Inter-University Accelerator Centre (IUAC), New Delhi, India, where he conducted research on radiation effects in ceramics and high entropy alloys, as well as developed state-of-the-art advanced research facilities, such as an in-situ X-ray diffractometer and high-temperature irradiation system at the materials science beamline of the superconducting linear accelerator, etc.
Professor Kulriya has authored or co-authored over 165 peer-reviewed articles, with more than 3,800 citations and a h-index of 35. He has given over 70 invited presentations at national and international scientific conferences, workshops, and research institutions, as well as universities. He was also an adviser to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for formulating the Coordinated Research Project on “facilitating access to accelerator”. He is a member of various professional societies, including the National Academy of Sciences, India, and served as Joint Secretary and executive committee member of the Indian Physics Association. He is also a member of the Committee to “Fund for Improvement of S&T Infrastructure (FIST) in Indian Higher Education Institutions, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. Recently, he has been elected as a member of the Executive Committee at IIT Delhi Alumni Association.
Professor Kulriya’s research group focuses on fundamental and applied research for engineering the properties of the materials using energetic ion irradiation and developing advanced materials for nuclear energy applications. This includes understanding the ion-matter interaction, defect-property relationships in fluorite-structured ceramics and high entropy alloys, radiation-induced phase transformations, and performance of nano-materials under extreme environments of high temperature and severe radiation, and development of accident-tolerant nuclear fuel. He also works on 2D materials, particularly MoS2 and MXenes, for gas sensor and photodetector applications.
Research
Fundamental understanding of ion-solid interactions
Evolution of radiation effects in materials
Structural defects and property relationships in ceramics and advanced alloys
Performance evaluation of nuclear materials under extreme environments
MXene-based 2D materials for gas sensors and photodetectors
