4. Conferences

Invited /Contributed presentations (13)

1. Mukesh Kumar,: On Hot-spots and thermal localization phenomena in automotive disc brake: an experimental case study. Invited talk in the 6-Day FDP at SRMIST, Chennai, India, Dec 16, 2020

2. Mukesh Kumar,: Refractory conductive ceramics for plasmonic applications. Invited talk in the Int. conf. on“Photonics, Metamaterials & Plasmonics” (PMP-2019) at Jaypee Inst. of Information Technology, Noida, India, 14-16 Feb 2019.

3. Mukesh Kumar,: BaSi2as a potential material for thin-film solar cells: a first-principles study. Expert talk in Recent Advances in Materials Science and Technology (RAMST), Amity University Gurgaon, India, April 21, 2017.

4. Mukesh Kumar, N. Umezawa, M. Imai: Defect Physics in BaSi2 absorber. Contributed talk in the 63rd JSAP (Japan Society of Applied Physics) Spring Meeting, Tokyo, Japan, March 19-22, 2016.

5. Mukesh Kumar, N. Umezawa, M. Imai: Electronic properties of BaSi2 related materials: first-principles calculation study. Invited talk in the 25th Silicide semiconductor meeting of The Japan Society of Applied Physics, Tokyo, Japan, March 14, 2015.

6. Mukesh Kumar, N. Umezawa, M. Imai: Barium disilicides (BaSi2) a low-cost, earth-abundant material for thin-film solar cells. Contributed talk in APS March meeting, San Antonio, TX, USA, March 2-6, 2015.

7. Mukesh Kumar, N. Umezawa, M. Imai: First-principles modelling of high absorption thin‐film photovoltaic materials. Invited talk in 8th USPEX workshop, Shiv Nadar University, Gautam Buddha Nagar, India, Jan 20-24, 2015

8. Mukesh Kumar, N. Umezawa, M. Imai: Atomistic modelling to understand, describe, and design absorber materials for thin-film solar cell applications. Invited talk in 5th ISAJ Symposium on Advances in Natural Sciences & Technologies, Tokyo, Japan, 1st Dec 2014.

9. Mukesh Kumar, N. Umezawa, M. Imai: AB2 (A= Sr, Ba and B = Si,Ge) for solar-cell applications. Contributed talk in IUMRS-ICA meeting, Fukuoka, Japan, August 24-30, 2014.

10. Mukesh Kumar, S. Malliak, J. Bijwe: Volvo bus disc brake testing on a brake inertia dynamometer”, Contributed talk in national conference on Tribology of Automotive systems. IIT Delhi, India, December 11-12, 2009.

11. Mukesh Kumar, J. Bijwe: Role of different metallic Fillers in non-asbestos organic (NAO) friction composites for sensitivity of μ to load and speed. Contributed talk in 2nd international conference on Advanced Tribology (iCAT-08) Singapore, December 3-5, 2008, pp. 473- 475.

12. Mukesh Kumar and J. Bijwe: Influence of brass as a filler on load-speed sensitivity of polymer based friction composites. Contributed talk in Recent Advances in Innovative Materials (RIAM-08), NIT Hamirpur, HP, India, February 17-18, 2008, pp. 187-193.

13. J. Bijwe, Mukesh Kumar: Optimization of steel wool contents in non-asbestos organic (NAO) friction composites for best combination of thermal conductivity and tribo-performanc. Contributed talk in 16th international conference on Wear of Materials (WOM-07) Montreal, Canada, April 15-19, 2007.

Other presentations (Posters) [07]

• 1. Mukesh Kumar, Naoto Umezawa, Satoshi Ishii, Tadaaki Nagao: Refractory Materials for Plasmonic Applications: a Theoretical Insight. Presented as a poster in 6th ISAJ Symposium on Recent Advancement in Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan, 4^th Dec 2015.

  2. Mukesh Kumar, N. Umezawa, M. Imai: Structural, electronic, optical and defect properties of BaSi2: a potential material for thin-film solar cells. Presented as a poster in MANA-RSC Symposium, NIMS, Japan, Oct’ 2015.

  3. Mukesh Kumar, N. Umezawa, M. Imai: Studies of neutral and charged point defects in BaSi2. Presented as a poster in 28th Int. Conf. on Defects in Semiconductors (ICDS), Helsinki, Finland, July’ 2015.

  4. Mukesh Kumar, C. Persson: Cu(Sb,Bi)(S,Se)2 as indium-free absorber material with high optical efficiency. Presented as a poster in E-MRS Spring meeting, Strasbourg, France, May’ 2013.

  5. Mukesh Kumar, C. Persson: CuSbS2 and CuBiS2 as potential absorber materials for thin-film solar cells: a first-principles study. Presented as a poster in Int. Conf. of Solar Energy Photovoltaic, Bhubaneswar, India, Dec’ 2012.

  6. Mukesh Kumar, H. Zhao, C. Persson: Native defects in the alloy compounds of CuIn(SxSe1-x)2 and Cu2ZnSn(SxSe1-x)4. Presented as a poster in E-MRS Spring Meeting Strasbourg, France, May’ 2012.

  7. Mukesh Kumar, S. Sharma, J. Bijwe: On the role of nano-sized copper powder in friction material for automotive brake applications. Presented as a poster in 18th international conference on Wear of Materials (WOM-11), Philadelphia, USA – April’ 2011.