Dr. Santosh K. Singh
(Group Leader)
Professional Journey
Assistant Professor (December-2021 - Present) at Shiv Nadar University, India: Exploring the electrochemical aspect of the catalytic materials to the development of Next-generation electrochemical Energy devices
Senior Postdoctoral Researcher (January-2021 ˗ December-2021) at the University of Tsukuba, Japan: Mechanistic understanding of metal-free carbon catalyst for the fuel cell development with Prof. Junji Nakamura
Technical Leader (Materials)-Electrochemistry (January-2020 ˗ December-2020) at KPIT Technologies Ltd., Pune-India: Performance improvement of the membrane electrode assembly (MEA) for the electric automotive-grade LT-PEMFC
Visiting Researcher (November-2019 ˗ December-2019) at the Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC), BUT, Czech Republic: Development of high-performance 3D printed catalytic electrodes for water electrolyzer applications with Prof. Martin Pumera
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral Researcher (November-2017 ˗ October-2019) at the University of Tsukuba, Japan: Catalysis and surface science for fuel cell catalysts with Prof. Junji Nakamura.
Raman-Charpak Visiting Research Fellow (January-2016 ˗ July-2016) at the University of Lille, France: Development of flexible supercapacitor with Prof. Sabine Szunerits
Academics
Doctorate (Ph.D.): January-2013 ˗ September-2017 in Chemical Science, Supervisor: Dr. Sreekumar Kurungot, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India.
Master (M.Sc.): August-2009 ˗ July-2011 in Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi, India, with 1st Division
Bachelors (B.Sc.): August-2006 ˗ July-2009 in Chemistry, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India with 1st Division
Achievements/Awards and Fellowships
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship-2017, Mentor: Prof. Junji Nakamura at the University of Tsukuba, Japan
Raman–Charpak Fellowship–2015, Mentor: Professor Sabine Szunerits at the University of Lille, France
CSIR-JRF Award 2012 (All India Rank- 57th)
CSIR-NET (Lectureship) Award 2011 (All India Rank- 21st)
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