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)