Prof. Mukhopadhyay Amartya
Present Designation:
Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB)Areas of Interest:
Materials for electrochemical energy storage
· Electrode materials and electrode/electrolyte interfaces for Li/Na/K-ion batteries
· Electro-chemo-mechanical responses of electrode materials
· Solid electrolytes and all-solid state Li-ion and Na-ion batteries
· Electrochemical energy storage devices (from materials → electrodes → cell development)
Advanced structural ceramics/composites
· Development of bulk polycrystalline ‘ceramic alloys’
· Carbon nanotube reinforced ceramic composites
· Ultra-high temperature ceramics/composites
Specialisation:
Materials for electrochemical energy storage, focusing on battery materials, and Engineering ceramics
Major Professional Contributions:
Text book
"Interdisciplinary Engineering Sciences: Concepts and Applications to Materials Science" by Ashutosh K. Dubey, Amartya Mukhopadhyay, Bikramjit Basu; Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, FL, USA (2020); ISBN 9780367333935.
Edited book
“Recent Research Trends in Energy Storage Devices”; Eds.: Y. Sharma, G. D. Varma, A. Mukhopadhyay, V. Thangadurai, (Eds.); Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd., Springer Singapore (2021); ISBN 978-981-15-6393-5; eBook ISBN 978-981-15-6394-2.
Publications in peer reviewed Journals (as sub-divided into area I and area II):
I. Related to ‘Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage’
Ankur Sharma, A. Rajkamal, Sushobhan Kobi, Bachu Sravan Kumar, Anil Kumar Paidi, Abhijit Chatterjee and Amartya Mukhopadhyay: Addressing the High Voltage Structural and Electrochemical Instability of Ni-containing Layered Transition Metal (TM) Oxide cathodes by blocking the TM-migration pathway in the Lattice; ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 13[22] (2021) 25836–25849
Aditya Vemulapally, Manoj K. Jangid, Tanmay K. Bhandakkar and Amartya Mukhopadhyay: Transformation Induced Plasticity Drives Stress Instability during Electrochemical Delithiation of LiCoO2; J. Electrochem. Soc. 168[6] (2021) 060551
Ashok Kushwaha, Manoj K. Jangid, Bharat Bhushan Bhatt, Amartya Mukhopadhyay and Dipti Gupta: Inkjet printed environment-friendly graphene film for application as a high-performance anode in Li-ion batteries; ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 4[8] (2021) 7911–7921
Bachu Sravan Kumar, Anagha Pradeep, Animesh Dutta and Amartya Mukhopadhyay: Water-stable O3-type layered Na transition metal oxides enabling environment friendly ‘aqueous processing’ of electrodes with long-term electrochemical stability; J. Mater. Chem. A 8 (2020) 18064-18078
Anagha Pradeep, Bachu Sravan Kumar, Ajay Kumar, Velaga Srihari, Himanshu K. Poswal and Amartya Mukhopadhyay: Electrochemically Stable and Very High ‘Rate-capable’ Bi-phase Na-titanate based Composite Anodes for Na-ion Batteries; Electrochim. Acta 362 (2020) 137122
Pranay Gandharapu, Aastha Suman, Manoj K. Jangid, Srihari Velaga, Himanshu K. Poswal and Amartya Mukhopadhyay: Operando investigations towards changeover of phase assemblage and associated electrochemical behavior during lithiation/delithiation cycles of Sn-based intermetallic electrodes; ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 3[11] (2020) 11249–11259
Sushobhan Kobi, Amardeep, Akhilesh Vyas, Parag Bhargava and Amartya Mukhopadhyay: Al and Mg co-doping towards development of air-stable and Li-ion conducting Li-La-zirconate based solid electrolyte exhibiting low electrode/electrolyte interfacial resistance; J. Electrochem. Soc. 167[12] (2020) 120519
Manoj K. Jangid, Farjana J. Sonia, M. Aslam and Amartya Mukhopadhyay: Lower limit to Si-dimension for retaining graphenic carbon based 'buffer' effective towards bestowing Si-electrodes with cyclic stability; Carbon 165 (2020) 428-433
Mohammad Furquan, Manoj Jangid, Anish Raj K, Vijayalakshmi Savithri, Amartya Mukhopadhyay, Sagar Mitra: Mechanical and the Electrochemical Stability Improvement of SiC-Reinforced Si-based Composite Anode for Li-ion Battery; ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 3[12] (2020) 12613–12626
Farjana J. Sonia, M. Aslam and Amartya Mukhopadhyay: Understanding the processing-structure-performance relationship of graphene and its variants as anode material for Li-ion batteries: A critical review; Carbon 156 (2020) 130-165 (invited review article)
Dewika Mishra, Manoj K. Jangid, Sumit Chhangani, Pranay Gandharapu, M. J. N. V. Prasad and Amartya Mukhopadhyay: Lattice distortion of current collector upon supporting dimensional changes of electrode-active materials in alkali metal-ion batteries; Energy & Fuels 34[6] (2020) 7763-7769 (invited research article)
K. K Halankar, B. P Mandal, M. K Jangid, A. Mukhopadhyay, A. Nagendra, C. Nayak, K. Dasgupta and A. K. Tyagi: Improved electrochemical performance of interface modified MoS2/CNT nano-hybrid and understanding of its lithiation/delithiation mechanism; J. Alloys Compd. 844 (2020) 156076
Manoj K. Jangid, Reetuka Lakra, Velaga Srihari, Himanshu K. Poswal, M. Aslam, Prita Pant and Amartya Mukhopadhyay: In-situ studies towards the occurrence of ‘pseudoelasticity’ in confined nanostructured NiTi films and its implications towards ‘stress buffering’ during electrochemical Li-alloying/de-alloying of Si; ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2[11] (2019) 8181-8196
Farjana J. Sonia, Manoj K. Jangid, M. Aslam, Priya Johari and Amartya Mukhopadhyay: Enhanced and Faster Potassium Storage in Graphene with Respect to Graphite: A Comparative Study with Lithium Storage; ACS Nano 13[2] (2019) 2190-2204
Manoj K. Jangid and Amartya Mukhopadhyay: Real-time monitoring of stress developments during electrochemical cycling of electrode materials for Li-ion batteries: Overview and perspectives; J. Mater. Chem. A 7 (2019) 23679-23726 (invited review article)
Manoj K. Jangid, Somika Sinha, Aniruddha S. Lakhnot, Farjana J. Sonia, Ajay Kumar, Rajiv O. Dusane and Amartya Mukhopadhyay: Effect of the presence of Si-oxide/sub-oxide surface layer(s) on ‘micron-sized’ Si wires towards the electrochemical behaviour as anode material for Li-ion battery; Electrochim. Acta 297 (2019) 381-391
Amardeep, Sushobhan Kobi and Amartya Mukhopadhyay: Mg-doping towards enhancing the composition-phase-structural stability of Li-La-zirconate based cubic garnet upon exposure to air; Scripta Mater. 162 (2019) 214-218
Manoj K. Jangid and Amartya Mukhopadhyay: Silicon based anode materials for Li-ion batteries – Importance, challenges and strategies; Society for Materials Chemistry (SMC) Bulletin 10[3] (2019) 167-178
Aditya Vemulapally, Ravi Kali, Tanmay Bhandakkar and Amartya Mukhopadhyay: Transformation Plasticity provides Insights into Concurrent Phase Transformation and Stress Relaxation Observed during Electrochemical Li-Alloying of Sn Thin Film; J. Phys. Chem. C 122[29] (2018) 16561-16573
Sushobhan Kobi and Amartya Mukhopadhyay: Structural (in)stability and spontaneous cracking of Li-La-Zirconate cubic garnet upon exposure to ambient atmosphere; J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. 38[14] (2018) 4707-4718
Amartya Mukhopadhyay and Manoj K. Jangid: Li metal battery, heal thyself; Science 359[6383] (2018) 1463 (invited perspective article)
Hem Shruti Bhardwaj, Thrinathreddy Ramireddy, Anagha Pradeep, Manoj K. Jangid, Velaga Srihari, Himanshu K. Poswal and Amartya Mukhopadhyay: Understanding the cyclic (in)stability and the effects of presence of stable conducting network on the electrochemical performances of Na2Ti3O7; ChemElectroChem 5[8] (2018) 1219-1229
Manoj K. Jangid, Aniruddha S. Lakhnot, Aditya Vemulapally, Farjana J. Sonia, Somika Sinha, Rajiv O. Dusane and Amartya Mukhopadhyay: Crystalline Core / Amorphous Shell Structured Silicon Nanowires Offer Size and Structure Dependent Reversible Na-storage; J. Mater. Chem. A 6 (2018) 3422-3434
Kruti K. Halankar, B. P. Mandal, Manoj. K. Jangid, A. Mukhopadhyay, Sher Singh Meena, R. Acharya and A. K. Tyagi: Optimization of lithium content in LiFePO4 for superior electrochemical performance: the role of impurities; RSC Adv. 8 (2018) 1140-1147.
Manoj K. Jangid, Aditya Vemulapally, Farjana J. Sonia, M. Aslam and Amartya Mukhopadhyay: Feasibility of reversible electrochemical Na-storage and cyclic stability of amorphous silicon and silicon-graphene film electrodes; J. Electrochem. Soc. 164[12] (2017) A2559-A2565
Thrinathreddy Ramireddy, Manoj K. Jangid, Ravi Kali, Velaga Srihari, Himanshu K. Poswal and Amartya Mukhopadhyay: Insights into electrochemical behavior, phase evolution and stability of Sn upon K-alloying/de-alloying via in-situ studies; J. Electrochem. Soc. 164[12] (2017) A2360-A2367
Farjana J. Sonia, Hemen Kalita, M. Aslam and Amartya Mukhopadhyay: Correlations between preparation methods, structural features and electrochemical Li-storage behavior of reduced graphene oxide; Nanoscale 9 (2017) 11303-11317
Farjana J. Sonia, Manoj K. Jangid, Balakrishna Ananthoju, M. Aslam, Priya Johari and Amartya Mukhopadhyay: Understanding the Li-storage in few layers graphene with respect to bulk graphite: experimental, analytical and computational study; J. Mater. Chem. A 5 (2017) 8662-8679
Ravi Kali, Shubham Badjate and Amartya Mukhopadhyay: Effects of residual stress on overpotentials and mechanical integrity during electrochemical Li-alloying of Al films electrodes; J. Appl. Electrochem. 47 (2017) 479-486
Ravi Kali, Yaadhav Krishnan and Amartya Mukhopadhyay: Effects of phase assemblage and microstructure-type for Sn/intermetallic 'composite' films on stress developments and cyclic stability upon lithiation/delithiation; Scripta Mater. 130 (2017) 105-109
Manoj K. Jangid, Farjana J. Sonia, Ravi Kali, Balakrishna Ananthoju and Amartya Mukhopadhyay: Insights into the effects of multi-layered graphene as buffer/interlayer for a-Si during lithiation/delithiation; Carbon 111 (2017) 602-616
Mahesh K. Satam, Rampradesh Natarajan, Sushobhan Kobi, Manoj K. Jangid, Yaadhav Krishnan and Amartya Mukhopadhyay: Nucleation-growth induced phase transformation during delithiation/lithiation of 'ultra-small' LiFePO4 nanoparticles decorating carbon nanotubes; Scripta Mater. 124 (2016) 1-5
Vineet Malav, Manoj K Jangid, Indranil Hait and Amartya Mukhopadhyay: In-situ monitoring of stress developments and mechanical integrity during galvanostatic cycling of LiCoO2 thin films; ECS Electrochem. lett. 4[12] (2015) A148-A150
Farjana J. Sonia, Balakrishna Ananthoju, Manoj K. Jangid, Ravi Kali, M. Aslam and Amartya Mukhopadhyay: Insight into the mechanical integrity of few layers graphene upon lithiation/delithiation via in-situ monitoring of stress development; Carbon 88 (2015) 206-214
Amartya Mukhopadhyay, Ravi Kali, Shubham Badjate, Anton Tokranov and Brian W. Sheldon: Plastic deformation associated with phase transformations during lithiation/delithiation of Sn; Scripta. Mater. 92 (2014) 47-50
Amartya Mukhopadhyay and Brian W. Sheldon: Deformation and Stress in Electrode Materials for Li-ion Batteries; Prog. Mater. Sci. 63 (2014) 58–116 (invited review article)
Ravi Kali and Amartya Mukhopadhyay: Spark Plasma Sintered/Synthesized Dense and Nanostructured Materials for Solid-State Li-ion Batteries: Overview and Perspective; J. Power Sources247 (2014) 920-931
A. Tokranov, B. W. Sheldon, P. Lu, X. Xiao and A. Mukhopadhyay: The Origin of Stress in the Solid Electrolyte Interphase on Carbon Electrodes for Li-ion Batteries; J. Electrochem. Soc. 161[1] (2014) A58-A65
Amartya Mukhopadhyay, Anton Tokranov, Fei Guo, Xingcheng Xiao, Robert H. Hurt and Brian W. Sheldon: Engineering of graphene layer orientation to attain high rate capability and anisotropic properties; Adv. Funct. Mater. 23[19] (2013) 2397-2404
Amartya Mukhopadhyay, Anton Tokranov, Xingcheng Xiao and Brian W. Sheldon: Stress Development due to Surface Processes in Graphite Electrodes for Li-ion batteries: A first report; Electrochim. Acta. 66 (2012) 28-37
Amartya Mukhopadhyay, Anton Tokranov, Kevin Sena, Xingcheng Xiao and Brian W. Sheldon: Thin Film Graphite Electrodes with Low Stress Generation During Li-intercalation; Carbon49[8] (2011) 2742-2749
Fei Guo, Amartya Mukhopadhyay, Brian W. Sheldon and Robert H. Hurt: Vertically Aligned Graphene Layer Arrays from Chromonic Liquid Crystal Precursors; Advanced Materials 23[4](2011) 508-5
II. Related to ‘Advanced Structural Ceramics/Composites’ and ‘Tribology of Materials’
Luv Gurnani, Udit Kumar and Amartya Mukhopadhyay: Coherency strain induced hardening in bulk polycrystalline ceramics: A case study with MgO-based ‘ceramic alloys’; J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 103[6] (2020) 3473-3478
Vaibhav Verma, Shivanand C. Galaveen, Luv Gurnani, T. Venkateswaran and Amartya Mukhopadhyay: Development of oxidation resistant and mechanically robust carbon nanotube reinforced ceramic composites; Ceram. Int. 46 (2020) 21784-21789
Alok Singh Verma, Ankur Sharma, Ajay Kumar, Amartya Mukhopadhyay, Devendra Kumar and Ashutosh Kumar Dubey: Multifunctional response of piezoelectric sodium potassium niobate (NKN) toughened hydroxyapatite based biocomposites; ACS Appl. Bio Mater. 3[8] (2020) 5287–5299
Brahma Raju Golla, Amartya Mukhopadhyay, Bikramjit Basu and Sravan Kumar Thimmappa; Review on Ultra High Temperature Boride Ceramics; Prog. Mater. Sci. 111 (2020) 100651
Dewika Mishra, Farjana J. Sonia, Dinesh Srivastava, G. N. Ganesha, Utpal Singha and Amartya Mukhopadhyay: Wear damage and effects of graphene-based lubricants/coatings during linear reciprocating sliding wear at high contact pressure; Wear 400-401 (2018) 144-155
Mahesh K. Satam, Luv Gurnani, Sadavijay Vishwanathe and Amartya Mukhopadhyay: Development of carbon nanotube reinforced bulk polycrystalline ceramics with intragranular carbon nanotube reinforcement; J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 99[9] (2016) 2905-2908
Luv Gurnani, Ranjan Kathuria and Amartya Mukhopadhyay: Wear behavior of bulk polycrystalline MgO-MgFe2O4 ‘age-hardened alloys’; J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 99[1] (2016) 5-8
Shivanand C. Galaveen, Mahesh K. Satam, Luv Gurnani, T. Venkateswaran and Amartya Mukhopadhyay: Facile low temperature route towards development of SiC-based coating on carbon nanotubes for improved oxidation resistance; J. Mater. Sci. 51[18] (2016) 8543-8549
Luv Gurnani, Mahesh Kumar Singh, Parag Bhargava and Amartya Mukhopadhyay: ‘Age-hardened alloy’ based on bulk polycrystalline oxide ceramic; Philos. Mag. Lett. 92[5] (2015) 285-294
Amartya Mukhopadhyay, T. Venkateswaran and Bikramjit Basu: Spark Plasma Sintering may lead to phase instability and inferior mechanical properties: a case study with TiB2; Scripta Mater. 69[2] (2013) 159-164
Neha Gupta, Amartya Mukhopadhyay, K. Pavani and Bikramjit Basu: Spark Plasma Sintering of Novel ZrB2 - SiC - TiSi2 composites with better mechanical properties; Mater. Sci. Eng. A534 (2012) 111-118
Amartya Mukhopadhyay, G. Otieno, B. T. T. Chu, A. Wallwork, M. L. H. Green and R. I. Todd: Effects of Uniformly Dispersed Carbon Nanotube Reinforcements on Thermal and Electrical Properties of Aluminoborosilicate Glass-Ceramics; Scripta Mater. 65[5] (2011) 408-4011
Amartya Mukhopadhyay, Bryan T. T. Chu, Malcolm L. H. Green and Richard I. Todd: Understanding the Mechanical Reinforcement of Uniformly Dispersed Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes in Alumino Borosilicate Glass-Ceramic; Acta Mater. 58[7] (2010) 2685-2697
Amartya Mukhopadhyay and Richard I. Todd: Relationship between Microstructure and Abrasive Wear Resistance of Al2O3-FeAl2O4 Nanocomposites Produced via Solid State Precipitation; J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. 31[3] (2011) 339-350
Amartya Mukhopadhyay and Richard I. Todd: Effect of Yttria Doping on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Al2O3-FeAl2O4 Nanocomposites Developed via Solid State Precipitation; J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. 30[14] (2010) 2905-2915
Amartya Mukhopadhyay and Richard I. Todd: Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Alumina Matrix Nanocomposites Produced by Solid State Precipitation; J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. 30[6] (2010) 1359-1372
Amartya Mukhopadhyay, Dibyendu Chakravarty and Bikramjit Basu: Spark Plasma Sintered WC-ZrO2-Co Nanocomposites with High Fracture Toughness and Strength; J. Am. Ceram. Soc.93[6] (2010) 1754-1763
Amartya Mukhopadhyay and Bikramjit Basu: Recent Developments on WC-based bulk composites; J. Mater. Sci. 46[3] (2010) 571-589
K. Madhav Reddy, Amartya Mukhopadhyay and Bikramjit Basu: Microstructure-Mechanical-Tribological Property correlation of multistage spark plasma sintered tetragonal ZrO2; J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. 30 (2010) 3363-3375
Divya Jain, K. Madhav Reddy, Amartya Mukhopadhyay and Bikramjit Basu: Achieving Uniform Microstructure and Superior Mechanical Properties in ultrafine grained TiB2 - TiSi2 composites using innovative Multi Stage Spark Plasma Sintering; Mater. Sci. Eng. A 528[1] (2010) 200-207
Bikramjit Basu, Amartya Mukhopadhyay, Ankit Mishra, J. Sarkar: Does Thermal Conductivity play a role in sliding wear of metals in cryogenic environment ?; ASME J. Trib. 132 (2010) 041604-1 - 041604-5
G. B. Raju, Amartya Mukhopadhyay, K. Biswas and Bikramjit Basu: Densification and high temperature mechanical properties of hot pressed TiB2-(0-10 wt. %) MoSi2 composites; Scripta Mater. 61[7] (2009) 674-677
Amartya Mukhopadhyay, G. B. Raju, Bikramjit Basu and A. K. Suri: Correlation between phase evolution, mechanical properties and instrumented indentation response of TiB2-based ceramics; J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. 29[3] (2009) 505-5016
Amartya Mukhopadhyay: Tribological properties and processing challenges of bulk structural ceramic nanomaterials; Tribology - Materials, Surfaces & Interfaces 2[3] (2008) 169-184
Amartya Mukhopadhyay, G. B. Raju and Bikramjit Basu: Understanding influence of MoSi2 addition (5 wt. %) on tribological properties of TiB2; Metal. Mater. Trans. A 39[12] (2008) 2998-3013
Amartya Mukhopadhyay and Bikramjit Basu: Consolidation-Microstructure-Properties of Bulk Nanoceramics and Ceramic Nanocomposites: A review; Intl. Mater. Rev. 52[5] (2007) 257-288
Amartya Mukhopadhyay, Bikramjit Basu, S. D. Bakshi and S. K. Mishra: Pressureless sintering of ZrO2-ZrB2 composites: microstructure and properties; Intl. J. Ref. Met Hard Mater. 25[2] (2007) 179-188
Krishanu Biswas, Amartya Mukhopadhyay, Bikramjit Basu and Kamanio Chattopadhyay: Densification and Microstructural development in Spark Plasma Sintered WC - 6 wt.% ZrO2 Nanocomposites; J. Mater. Res. 22[6] (2007) 1491-1501
Amartya Mukhopadhyay, T. Venkateswaran, R. Verma and Bikramjit Basu: Processing-microstructure-property correlation of ceramic nanomaterials; Trans. Indian. Inst. Met. 59[3] (2006) 303-3019
Book chapters:
Luv Gurnani and Amartya Mukhopadhyay: Development of Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Ceramic Matrix Nanocomposites for Advanced Structural Applications; in Handbook of Advanced Ceramics and Composites. Eds: Y. R. Mahajan and R. Johnson; Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73255-8_30-1
Brahma Raju Golla, Twisampati Bhandari, Amartya Mukhopadhyay and Bikramjit Basu: Titanium Diboride as Ultra-High Temperature Ceramics; in Ultra-High Temperature Ceramics: Materials for Extreme Environment Applications.Eds: W. G. Fahrenholtz, E. J. Wuchina, W. E. Lee, and Y. Zhou; The American Ceramic Society; Wiley Publishers; John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, New Jersey (2014) (Book ISBN: 978-1-118-70078-5)
Amartya Mukhopadhyay, G. B. Raju and Bikramjit Basu: Ultra High Temperature Ceramics: Processing, Properties and Applications. Chapter 3, pages 68-119; in MAX Phases and Ultra-High Temperature Ceramics for Extreme Environments. Eds: J Low, Y Sakka and C Hu; IGI Global Publishing, Hershey, PA, USA (2013)
Amartya Mukhopadhyay and Richard I. Todd: Production of Alumina matrix nanocomposites by solid state precipitation; Ceram. Eng. Sci. Proc. 30[7], 'Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology III', ed. S. Mathur and M. Singh, pp. 119-131
Amartya Mukhopadhyay and Bikramjit Basu: Bulk nanoceramics and ceramic nanocomposites for structural applications; Chapter 8, pages 179-213; in Handbook of Nanoceramics and Their Based Nanodevices; Volume 2 (Nanocomposites). Eds: T. Y. Tseng and H. S. Nalwa; American Scientific Publishers, 25650, North Lewis Way, Stevenson Ranch, California 91381-1439, USA (2009)
Patents:
1. Bachu Sravan Kumar, Anagha Pradeep, Amardeep and Amartya Mukhopadhyay : "High Sodium Containing P2-type Sodium Transition Metal Oxide based Cathode for Na-ion Batteries"; Indian Patent Application No.: 202121053254, dated: 19/11/2021 (patent filed)
2. Pranay Gandharapu, Rashmi Chandrabhan Shende, Manoj Kumar Jangid and Amartya Mukhopadhyay: “Cost-effective solution for oil recovery using graphitic carbon nitride”; Indian Patent Application No.: 202021028731, dated: 06-07-2020 (patent filed)
3. Richard I. Todd and Amartya Mukhopadhyay - US Patent no.: 20120318132; publication date: 20/12/2012
4. Richard I. Todd and Amartya Mukhopadhyay - UK Patent no.: EP20100779840; publication date: 26/9/2012
5. Richard I. Todd and Amartya Mukhopadhyay - International Patent no.: WO/2011/061534; publication date: 26/05/2011
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Ph.D., University of Oxford, UK
Awards and Recognitions
Awarded with the 'SwarnaJayanti Fellowship 2020-21'.
Recognized by the Royal Society of Chemistry (United Kingdom) journals as one of the ‘2019 Emerging Investigators’ (and invited to publish a review article in the prestigious J. Mater Chem. A)
Conferred with the 'IIT Bombay Research Dissemination Award' for the year 2018.
Awarded the 'INAE Young Engineer Award 2016'.
Awarded the IIT Bombay Excellence in Teaching Award for the year 2016.
Awarded the 'ASM-IIM North America Visiting Lectureship Award 2016'.
Identified by the Electrochemical Society (ECS) Editorial Boards for ‘exceptional contributions to the editorial review process’ in 2015.
Awarded the 'IIT Bombay Young Investigator Award' for the year 2014.
Awarded the prestigious 'Dr. R. L. Thakur Memorial Award' (a National Award as Young Scientist) by the Indian Ceramic Society in 2013, in recognition of his 'valuable contributions in the field of Materials Science and Engineering'.
Awarded ‘best oral presentation’ at NMD ATM 2011, Hyderabad, India on November, 2011.
Research report on vertically aligned graphene sheets, as published in Adv Mater 23 (2011) 508, has been reported in one of the electronic nano-related newsletters; InterNano: Resources for Manufacturing on Feb 16, 2011: http://www.internano.org/content/view/491/239//utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nmw20110216
Awarded the prestigious Clarendon fund scholarship and Overseas Research Student award (ORS) for supporting his DPhil studies at the Oxford University (UK).
Adjudged by St. Catherine’s College (Oxford) as the best overseas student (2006-2007) and awarded him Overseas Student’s Award.
One of his review papers, entitled, 'Tribological properties and processing challenges of bulk structural ceramic nanomaterials' has been runner’s up in an all UK competition organized by the Institute for Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3).
Received the IIM (Indian Institute of Metals) student’s prize in 2007.
Awarded the Academic Excellence (National) Award for excellent academic performance in the year 2004-2005.
Awarded the Smt. P. K. Subbulakshmi Memorial Award (National) for excellent academic performance in the year 2004-2005.
Achieved grade A (10/10) in all the courses credited as a part of the M. Tech course at IIT Kanpur, thus securing a CPI (Cumulative Performance Index) of 10 on a scale of 10 and first ranking in the entire Institute.
Awarded Merit Scholarship awards for the first, third and final year of under graduation (B. E. Metallurgical Engineering).
Awarded the Traveling Scholarship (2009) from The Worshipful Company of Founders, UK, for attending International Conference.
Major awards received by research students:
Bachu Sravan Kumar and Anagha Pradeep (PhD students) received 'Commendation Prize' in a 'New generation Ideation context 2020' organized by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) for an idea towards
'Transition from non-aqueous to aqueous Processed electrodes for Na-ion batteries eliminating Health/environmental hazards'.
Farjana J Sonia received the 2020 Carbon Journal Prize for an 'an outstanding Ph.D. thesis in carbon materials science and technology'.
Manoj K Jangid received the ‘Best PhD thesis Award’, during IIT Bombay Convocation held in August, 2020.
Farjana J Sonia received the ‘Best PhD thesis Award’, during IIT Bombay Convocation held in August, 2019.
Farjana J Sonia (a PhD student) received the prestigious “Electrochemical Society India section S. K. Rangarajan Graduate Student Award” for the year 2018.
Farjana J Sonia (a PhD student) received the prestigious “Carl Storm International Diversity Fellowship” towards attending the Batteries Gordon Research Conference on batteries in the United States of America in February, 2018.
Hemshruti Bhardwaj (a M Tech student) received the “ASM India – Fluidtherm Masters Award by ASM India National council” in the year 2017.
INAE Section Affiliated
VIII: Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Year of Election to Fellowship
Year of Birth
1981
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