Brief Resume

Academic Experience

2021-Present

Professor, Department of Sustainable Energy Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

2003-2021   

Professor (2014-21), Associate Professor (2009-14), Assistant Professor (2003–09), Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

2001-2003   

Research Fellow, Downing College and Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, UK

Other Appointments

12/2016-7/2017

Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur (On Deputation)

07/2015-07/2016    

Professor, Department of Applied Mechanics (Inter IIT Faculty Exchange), Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi

05/2011-11/2011    

Visiting Scientist and Endeavour Research Fellow, Materials Science and Engineering Division, CSIRO, Clayton, Australia

05/2010-07/2010    

Visiting Scientist and AISTRA Fellow, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne

09/2008-05/2009    

Visiting Scientist, School of Applied Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne

05/2005-07/2005    

University Research Fellow, University of Leeds (UK)

05/2004-07/2004    

Process Engineering, Infineon Technologies, Dresden (Germany)

08/1995 - 07/1996  

Graduate Engineer, TATA SSL Ltd. (formerly Special Steels Ltd.), Mumbai, India

Key Administrative Experience

12/2023-Present: 

Professor-in-Charge (Founding), Kotak School of Sustainability, IIT Kanpur

12/2020-Present: 

Head (Founding), Department of Sustainable Energy Engineering, IIT Kanpur

07/2021-Present: 

Coordinator (Founding), Chandrakanta Kesavan Center for Energy Policy and Climate Solutions, IIT Kanpur

01/2020-Present     

Coordinator, Rice-IITK Collaborative Center, IIT Kanpur

10/2018-10/2020    

Chairperson, Senate Undergraduate Committee, IIT Kanpur

12/2016-7/2017       

Head of Materials Engineering and Professor In-Charge (Faculty Affairs), IIT Jodhpur

Education

03/2002 PhD (Materials Science and Metallurgy), University of Cambridge, UK

01/1998 Master of Engineering (Metallurgy), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore

06/1995 Bachelor of Engineering (Metallurgical Engineering), Visvesvaraya Regional College of Engineering (Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, VNIT), Nagpur

Selected Recognition (after joining IITK)

• MRSI Medal (2014), Materials Research Society of India

• Endeavour Research Fellowship Award (Australian Government), (2011)

• Australia India Science & Technology Research Award (Australian Academy of Technological Sciences & Engineering) (2009)

• INSA (Indian National Science Academy) Young Scientist Award (2008)

• Young Scientist Award, Uttar Pradesh Council of Science and Technology, India (2007)

• Ramanna Fellowship, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India (2006)

• Sri Ram Arora Award for Materials Science Education, TMS Foundation, USA (2005)