Overall Career Summary
• Total of 20+ years of experience in Industry (TVS. ANL), Teaching (TIET) & Research (IITD, KTH, NIMS)
• Total of 50+ publications, of which 38 in Int. journals, 8 in conf proceedings and 1 as a book chapter
• Total of 120+ Impact factor (avg IF 3.2/article) of published work in various SCI journals (Mar’2021)
• Total of 2520+ citations of published work with a h-index of 27 (Google Scholar Oct'2025)
• Total of 25+ conf. attended (15 Int + 7 Nat), of which 14 oral presentations and 4 as invited talks
• Received 3 international scholarships and 5 travel grants during PhD/Post-doc tenure
• Board of Studies Member, Dept of Automobile Engg., KALASALINGAM UNIVERSITY, TN (Feb’ 2021)
• Subject Expert Member, PhD Comprehensive Exam, Dept Automb. Engg, SRMIST, Chennai, TN (Aug’2020)
• Syllabus Revision Committee Member, Dept of Physics & Materials, NIT Jalandhar (July’ 2020)
• Doctoral Committee Member, School of Mech Engg, SRMIST, Chennai, TN (Jul’ 2020 Onwards)
• In the Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Sciences
• Regular Referee for numerous journals (4-5/year) of APS, AIP, Elsevier, IOP, Wiley, RSC and ACS
• International exposure, worked/presented work in USA, Canada, Sweden, France, Finland, Norway, Singapore & Japan)
Selected five best publications
M. Kumar et al. “Examining the performance of refractory conductive ceramics as plasmonic materials: a theoretical approach” ACS Photonics 3, 43-50 (2016).
M. Kumar et al. "BaSi2 as a promising low-cost, earth-abundant material with large optical activity for thin-film solar cells: A hybrid density functional study", Applied Physics Express 7 (7), 071203,
M. Kumar, J. Bijwe: Non-asbestos organic (NAO) friction composites: Role of copper; its shape and amount. Wear 270, 269-280 (2011).
M. Kumar, J. Bijwe: NAO friction materials with various metal powders: Tribological evaluation on full -scale inertia dynamometer. Wear 269, 826-837 (2010).
M. Kumar, J. Bijwe: Optimized Selection of Metallic Fillers for Best Combination of Performance Properties of Friction Materials: a Comprehensive Study. Wear 303 (1-2), 569–583 (2013).