Dr. Nagaiah Kambhala is working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics, School of Sciences, Jain University, Bangalore. He is a gold medalist from Sri Venkateswara University for M.Sc. Physics. He qualified for GATE-2010 and CSIR NET in 2009 Dec (During M.Sc. 4th Semester). He has finished Ph.D. from the Department of Physics, Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (autonomous Institute from the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. India), Bangalore. During his Ph.D. time, he received the research fellowships of JRF and SRF and a Travel fellowship from DST. Soon after submitting the PhD thesis, he got the Institute Postdoctoral fellowship from IIT Madras and in March 2019, he has selected for a National Postdoctoral fellowship from the SERB-DST in the Indian Institute of Science. He is serving as an editorial board member of the "American Journal of Nano Research and Applications".  He has published about 25 international publications and several conference presentations within India and abroad. He is working on the materials in the nanoscale for novel applications like energy, sensors and spintronics. Recently he received the International best researcher awards from the Asia international research awards.

• April 2019- Till date: Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, School of Sciences-I, Jain (Deemed to be university), Bangalore.

• June 2017- April 2019, National post-doctoral fellow, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

Mentor: Prof. P.S. Anil Kumar

• December 2016- May 2017, Institute post-doctoral fellowship, Department of Physics, IIT Madras

• April 2016 - September 2016, Research Associate in Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (Autonomous Institute under Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India), Bangalore

• 2010- 2017, (Ph.D. awarded on April 2017)

Pursued Ph.D. Physics in Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences, Bangalore-560013, India

(Autonomous institute under Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India)

Research Supervisor: Dr. S. Angappane, Scientist-E

Thesis title: Synthesis, electrical and magnetic properties of some multiferroics and colossal magnetoresistance materials.

• 2008-2010

M.Sc. in Physics, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, India

Specialization: Vacuum and thin film physics

• 2004-2007

B.Sc. (Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry), R.V.V.N College, Dharanikota, Andhra Pradesh, India

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Awards/ Fellowships /Achievements

• International Best Researcher of the Year Award for the specialization in Nanocomposites for Hydrogen evolution in "International Congress for Research Excellence 2024" by Asia Research Awards. 

•  Gold Medal, Master of Science (M.Sc.)  by Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, India

•  National post-doctoral fellowship from the SERB- DST, Government of India from 2017 to 2019.

•   Department of Science and Technology (DST), India fellowship (JRF 2010-2012 & SRF 2012- 2015).

• International travel fellowship from DST-SERB, Government of India (2014)

•  Travel fellowship from Centre for International co-operation in Science (CICS), India (2014)

•  Best poster award in International Union of Materials Research Societies – International Conference in Asia – 2013 (IUMRS-ICA-2013) at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

• Qualified GATE-2010 with physics discipline with AIR- 684

• Qualified CSIR-NET (December-2009) (Lectureship) with physical science discipline with AIR- 143.

• National Service Scheme (N.S.S.) best voluntary award, RVVN College, Dharanikota, A.P, India

•  Won prizes in quiz, debate and elocution competition at school and college levels

Extra Circular Activities

• Reviewer for peer reviewed journals of “Physica B and “Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials”.

• Physical Society Secretary, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, India (2008-2009)

• Red Cross society student president in RVVN College, Dharanikota (Amaravathi), India (2006-2007)

• National Service Scheme voluntary leader of Unit-II, RVVN College, Amaravati, A.P, India (2006-2007)

Professional bodies

• Life time member in Material Research Society of India

Gallery

Invited as a judge for oral/poster presentations at the National conference  in Reva University, Bangalore on 9th December 2023