Employment

• Principal REO (Research Establishment Officer) and Team Leader - Sensors Group (2021 - present), Senior REO and Team Leader - Sensors Group (2016 - 2021), National Centre for Flexible Electronics (NCFlexE), IIT Kanpur, India

• Cleanroom Manager and Research Fellow (2012 - 2016), Edith Cowan University (ECU), Perth, Australia

• Research Fellow (2009 -2012), Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Senior Instrument Manager (three months), Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

• Senior Engineer (2008 - 2009), Lead Engineer (2007 - 2008), Microfluidic Chip Fab, Standard BioTools Singapore Private Limited, Singapore (Formerly Fluidigm Corporation)

• Research Engineer (2005 - 2007), Micro and Nano Systems Group, A*STAR - Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Singapore

• Scientific Officer (2001 - 2005), Advanced Technology Development Centre, IIT Kharagpur, India

• Technical Officer (2000 - 2001), Semiconductor Devices Manufacturing, Continental Device India Private Limited (CDIL), New Delhi, India

Education

• MS (Research), (2005), Electronics and Communication Engineering, IIT Kharagpur, India

• Specialization: Microelectronics and MEMS 

Research Interest   

• Flexible Printed Sensors

• Printed Electronics

• Microsensors

• MEMS devices

• Lab-on-Chip devices

• Micro/nanofabrication

• Semiconductor fabrication processes 

Research Overview   

My R&D work is based on a combination of extensive academic and industry experiences. My research interests span the field of flexible printed sensors, printed electronics, microsensors and actuators, microfluidic lab-on-a-chip devices, MEMS and micro/nanofabrication. The main theme of my research is to harness the enormous potential of micro and nano technologies towards building advanced micro and nano devices for diverse applications comprising healthcare, food quality, defence, water quality and many more.

Currently, the Sensors Group at NCFlexE, IIT Kanpur is developing advanced flexible printed sensors (thermal sensors, gas sensors having room temperature sensing capabilities) and other printed devices with high Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs) for healthcare, food quality (adulteration, spoilage) and defence applications.

Previously, I developed several prototypes such as RuO2 thin-film pH sensors which resulted in academic collaboration with Nobel Laureate Professor Barry Marshall’s group at the University of Western Australia, Perth Australia (2015-2016). This collaboration was to exploit the use of a potentiometric RuO2 pH sensor for the detection of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) bacteria, which resulted in a joint publication with Nobel Laureate Professor Barry Marshall in a reputed sensor journal; lab-on-chip for cancer detection; silicon MEMS accelerometer for aircraft motion sensing, India’s First silicon MEMS vaporizing liquid microthruster for micro/nanosatellite applications (ISRO sponsored) and lab-on-chip for water quality analysis (A*STAR Singapore sponsored). 

Awards and Honours

1. Guest Editor, Sensors and Transducers Journal (ISSN: 2306-8515), 2015-present.

2. Editorial Board Member, Recent Trends in Sensor Research and Technology (RTSRT), STM Journals (Division of Consortium eLearning Network Pvt. Ltd.), ISSN: 2393-8765, 2014-present.

3. Visiting Research Fellowship, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia, 2013.

4. Best Poster Award, 12th international workshop on the physics of semiconductor devices (IWPSD-2003).

Invited Talks (Selected)

1. Invited talk on “Case studies - Printed Gas Sensors” in 2023 Flexible Electronics Workshop on Printed Electronics for Industrial Participants, National Centre for Flexible Electronics, IIT Kanpur, 22 July 2023.   

2. Chief Guest and Keynote Speaker in the Workshop on Research Methodology and Innovations in Electronic Science, Department of Electronics, DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, India, 3-9 July 2021.

3. Invited talk on “Skill Development in Flexible and Printed Electronics: An Opportunity for Youth of Poorvanchal", in the workshop on Poorvanchal Development: Issues, Strategies and Way Forward, DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, India, 27-28 November 2020.

4. Invited talk on "Micro and Nano-engineered devices", in Faculty development program on Emerging Trends in High Frequency Equipment and its Application, Institute of Engineering and Technology, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, Faizabad, India, 21-25 July 2019.

5. Invited talk on "Six Sigma Overview", in Short Course on Flexible Electronics - 2019, National Centre for Flexible Electronics, IIT Kanpur, 4-6 July 2019.

6. Invited talk on "A Case Study of Application: From Sensing Elements to System", in Short Course on Flexible Electronics - 2018, National Centre for Flexible Electronics, IIT Kanpur, 2-7 July 2018.

7. Invited talk on "Productization of Flexible Sensors", in Short Course on Flexible Electronics - 2017, organized by the National Centre for Flexible Electronics, IIT Kanpur, 3-8 July 2017.

8. Invited talk on "Micro and Nano-engineered Devices for Biomedical Applications", in Research Week, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia, 14 September 2015.

9. Invited talk on "Lab-on-a-chip Devices for Biomedical Applications", in the Collaborative Research Network (CRN) Workshop, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia, 26-27 June 2014.

10. Invited talk on "MEMS, Microfluidics and Nanotechnology for Diverse Applications", in the Department of Electronics, Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Amity University, Lucknow Campus, India, 16 January 2014.

Participation in Exhibitions / R&D Events (Selected)

1. PAMEX-2023 (An International Exhibition on Printing and Allied Machinery Industries), organized by All India Federation of Master Printers (AIFMP) at Bombay Exhibition Center, Goregaon, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 27-30 March 2023.

2. 49th Dairy Industry Conference & Exhibition 2023, hosted by Indian Dairy Association (IDA), at Helipad Exhibition Centre, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India, 16-18 March 2023.

3. PAMEX-2023 Technology Conference and Table-top Exhibition, organized by All India Federation of Master Printers (AIFMP) and Devbhoomi Printers & Publishers Association (DPPA), in association with Print-Packaging.com Private Limited at Yashail Hotel, Haridwar, India, 3rd March 2023.

4. Grand Startup Conclave on Animal Husbandry & Dairy, organized by Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (Govt. of India) at Marriott Convention Center, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, 28 February 2023.

5. Digital India Week 2022, organized by MeitY and NeGD (Govt. of India) at Mahatma Mandir Convention and Exhibition Centre, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India, 4-10 July 2022.

6. Industry meet, organized by National Centre for Flexible Electronics, IIT Kanpur, India, 18 November 2019.

7. Industry meet, organized by National Centre for Flexible Electronics, IIT Kanpur, India, 21 July 2017.

8. Industry meet, organized by National Centre for Flexible Electronics, IIT Kanpur, 12 November 2016.

9. International Symposium SPIE, organized by University of Sydney, Australia, 6-9 December 2015.

10. Research Week, organized by Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia, 14 September 2015.

11. International conference (ICMAT & IUMRS-ICA 2015), held at Suntec Singapore, 28 June - 3 July 2015.

12. International conference (OECC/ACOFT-2014), held at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Australia, 6-10 July 2014.

13. Visited Research collaborator, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia, 25-27 November 2013.

14. International desalination workshop (IDW), organized by Melbourne University, Melbourne, Australia, 28-29 November 2013.

15. Collaborative Research Network (CRN) colloquium “Looking Ahead: Technology Innovations in Child Wellbeing Research”, Child Health Promotion Research Centre, organized by Edith Cowan University, Mount Lawley Campus, Perth, Australia, 12 December 2013.

16. International Symposium (MAM- 12), organized by K. S. Rangasamy College of Technology, Coimbatore, at Le Meridien Hotel in Coimbatore India, 21-25 November 2012.

Project Staff & PG Students Supervision

1. Supervision of project staff, IIT Kanpur (2016-Present).

2. Co-supervision of postgraduate research students, Edith Cowan University, Australia (2012-2016).

3. Co-supervision of postgraduate research students, Monash University, Australia (2009-2012).

4. Co-supervision of MTech students, IIT Kharagpur, India (2001-2005). 

Membership

1. World Print Hub, 2023 - present.

2. Materials Research Society (MRS)-Singapore, 2015-2017. 

Organiser/ Co-organiser

1. Collaborative Research Network (CRN) workshop, Edith Cowan University, 2014. 

2. Microfabrication training for Defense Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO), Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, 2009.

Reviewer (International Journals)

1. Talanta

2. Nanotechnology (IOP)

3. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

4. Advances in Nano Research

5. Analytical Chemistry

6. Journal of Applied Physics

7. Water Science and Technology

8. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

9. Measurement Science and Technology

10. International Journal of Electronics Letters

11. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

12. International Journal of Additive and Subtractive Materials Manufacturing

Certification and Training

1. Six Sigma (Green Belt), Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), New Delhi, India, 2018. 

2. Ignition 2014– One-week short course for innovators to commercialize their ideas, Centre for Entrepreneurship, Curtin University, Perth, Australia, 2014.

3. Media awareness workshop, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia, 2014.

4. Improving Higher Degree Research supervisor practice, Edith Cowan University, 2013.

5. X-Ray Analysis Radiation Safety course, Medical and Scientific Services Pty Ltd, Perth, Australia, 2013.

6. Laser Safety Training, Monash University, Australia, 2009.

7. Design of Experiments (DOE), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, 2007.