Experience & Education

02/2025 Post-Doctoral Researcher

to present National Institute for Materials Science – Tsukuba, Japan

1. Project Title: Studies on Optical and Mechanical Characteristics of 2D-Material Single Crystals

Work done in the project:

• Exfoliated MoS₂ flakes were successfully integrated with the fabricated patterned samples, and subsequent optical characterization revealed distinct modifications in their photoluminescence properties.

03/2022 Post-Doctoral Fellow

to 09/2024 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay – Mumbai, India

2. Project Title: Demonstration of Indigenous Metasurfaces for Orbital Angular Momentum (OAM) in 6G Wireless Communication Systems

Work done in the project:

• Literature review and project proposal submitted to Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) India

• Fabricated Indigenous Metasurface design for Orbital Angular Momentum generation both for visible and THz frequencies

3. Project Title: Hyperbolic Metamaterial-based Optical Biosensor

Work done in the project:

• Fabricated gold nanorod array using Electron Beam Lithography and nano-electroplating 

• Explored the potential of electroplating (for the first time)—an age-old yet effective technique for achieving thicker deposition in less time without encountering lift-off issues at a cheaper price

• Used the fabricated Gold nanorod array as a 

  • Plasmonic platform for giant emission enhancement of monolayer TMDC semiconductors like MoS2

  • SERS substrate – a Raman sensor to detect a lower concentration of a biomolecule

Project Investigator: Prof. Anshuman Kumar

07/2017 Research Scholar (as a Ph.D. student)

to 03/2022 National Institute of Technology Rourkela – Rourkela, India

Thesis Title: Transfer of Vertically-aligned Silicon Nanowires Array Fabricated using Metal-assisted Chemical Etching

Major points of the thesis:

• Developed one-step MACE on Si (porous Si) substrate to fabricate longer-length crystalline SiNWs array (core-shell porous SiNWs array) for Solar cell (Lithium-ion Battery) applications

• Transferred SiNWs array using electro-assisted technique and gluing technique

Supervisor: Prof. Paresh Kale

I assisted in

• Setting up Electrochemistry Lab., Semiconductor Processing Lab., Semiconductor Characterization and Simulation lab.

• Procuring various equipment such as Thermal Evaporation unit, Diffusion pump, Gas station (H2, O2, N2, Ar cylinders, and pipe system), Mass Flow Controller (MFC), Chemical Wet bench, Glovebox, Tubular Furnaces (900℃, 1250℃), Oven (250℃), Ultrasonication machine, Spin Coater, Weighing balance, Chiller, and COMSOL Simulation software & its accessories

• Writing (researching, data accumulation, graph plotting, formatting) and submitting eight new projects under various project-funding agencies (DST, SERB, ISRO, DRDO, CSIR, and BARC)

02/2020 Senior Research Fellow

to 08/2021 National Institute of Technology Rourkela – Rourkela, India

Project Title: Electrical Characterization and Modelling of Porous Silicon Nanowire-Based Lithium-ion Battery Electrode

Work done in the project:

• Fabricated core-shell structured PSiNWs array (amorphous ≈ 36%) using PSi substrate for LIB anode

• Carried out I-V measurements of PSiNWs array and established equivalent electrical modeling

Sponsor: Institution of Engineers India (IEI) R&D Grant-in-Aid Scheme, India

Supervisor: Prof. Paresh Kale

I wrote the (IEI) R&D Grant-in-Aid Scheme project, purchased materials, designed & performed the experiment, characterized the samples, analyzed the data, and published two journal articles out of it.

05/2016 Research Scholar (as an M.Tech. student)

to 06/2017 National Institute of Technology Rourkela – Rourkela, India

Thesis Title: Fabrication and Characterization of Silicon Quantum Dots by Sputtering Method

Major points of the thesis:

• Simulation by SRIM software shows an optimized 10 keV energy of argon-ion is required to sputter out the required materials from the target materials (Si, SiO2, Si3N4, and SiC)

• Fabricated silicon quantum dots (size 3-5 nm) on Si substrate by RF sputtering followed by annealing

Supervisor: Prof. Paresh Kale

I assisted in

• Setting up a mini wet bench (made up of wooden & glass cover, exhaust pipe & fan) to carry out the PSi fabrication

• Procurement of intrinsic Si target (99.9% purity, 3-inch diameter, and 3 mm thickness with copper backing plate) for RF sputtering system

I helped my M.Tech. colleagues in the fabrication, characterization, and analysis of PSi and PSiNWs array samples.

07/2012 B.Tech. Dissertation

to 06/2013 Government College of Engineering, Keonjhar, India

(Formerly known as OSME (Degree) Keonjhar)

Project Title: PC-based Motor Control Card

Advisor: Prof. Mukesh Bathre

08/2011 Vocational training (25 days)

to 08/2011 Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Koraput, India

Project Title: Rewinding of Squirrel Cage Type Induction Motor

Advisor: Er. Debashis Meher

07/2017 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

to 03/2022 National Institute of Technology Rourkela – Rourkela, India

Department of Electrical Engineering

Major Area of Study: Semiconductor nanotechnology, Silicon Nanowires, Etching, Solar cells, Lithium-Ion Battery

Thesis Title: Transfer of Vertically Aligned Silicon Nanowires Array Fabricated using Metal-assisted Chemical Etching

Thesis Advisor: Prof. Paresh Kale

CGPA: 9.87/10.0

07/2015 Master of Technology (M.Tech.)

to 05/2017 National Institute of Technology Rourkela – Rourkela, India

Department of Electrical Engineering

Major Area of Study: Industrial Electronics Engineering

Thesis Title: Fabrication and Characterization of Silicon Quantum Dots by Sputtering Method

Thesis Advisor: Prof. Paresh Kale

CGPA: 8.58/10.0

08/2009 Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)

to 06/2013 Government College of Engineering Keonjhar, India 

(Formerly known as OSME (Degree) Keonjhar)

Department of Electrical Engineering

Thesis Title: PC-Based Motor Control Card

Thesis Advisor: Prof. Mukesh Bathre

CGPA: 7.84/10.0

Practical Labs:

08/2024 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India

to Present Department of Physics

• Physics 1st-year Lab (PH117)

(Lab Instructor: Prof. Aftab Alam, & Prof. Rahul Kashyap)

01/2024 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India

to 05/2024 Department of Physics

• General Physics Lab (PH 441)

(Lab Instructor: Prof. Pramod Kumar)

07/2023 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India

to 11/2023 Department of Physics

• Physics 1st-year Lab (PH117)

(Lab Instructor: Prof. Varun Bhalerao)

01/2023 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India

to 05/2023 Department of Physics

• Physics 1st-year Lab (PH117)

(Lab Instructor: Prof. Dinesh Kabra, & Prof. Gopal Dixit)

09/2022 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India

to 12/2022 Department of Physics

• Physics 1st-year Lab (PH117)

(Lab Instructor: Prof. Pradeep Sarin, & Prof. Maniraj Mahalingam)

07/2019 National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India

to 12/2019 Department of Electrical Engineering 

• Power Electronics and Drives Simulation Laboratory (M.Tech. and Ph.D. 1st-year students)

(Lab Instructor: Prof. Monalisa Pattnaik)

01/2019 National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India

to 06/2019 Department of Electrical Engineering 

• Basic Electrical Engineering Laboratory (B.Tech. 1st-year students)

(Lab Instructor: Prof. Paresh Kale)

Theory Courses:

07/2019 National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India

to 12/2019 Department of Electrical Engineering

• Power System Operation and Control (B.Tech. and Dual degree 4th-year students) 

(Course Instructor: Prof. Paresh Kale)

01/2019 National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India

to 06/2019 Department of Electrical Engineering

• Power System Operation and Control (B.Tech. and Dual degree 4th-year students)

(Course Instructor: Prof. Paresh Kale)

• Electrical Machines (B.Tech. and Dual degree 3rd-year students)

(Course Instructor: Prof. Monalisa Pattnaik)

07/2018 National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India

to 12/2018 Department of Electrical Engineering 

• Power System Operation and Control (B.Tech. and Dual degree 4th-year students)

(Course Instructor: Prof. Paresh Kale)