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Dr Pushpendra Kumar

Associate Professor (Senior Scale)

Department of Physics School of Basic Sciences

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

    Dr Pushpendra Kumar is working in the Department of Physics at School of Basic Science, Manipal University Jaipur. He is engaged in teaching and guiding UG and PG students for research projects at university. He is also an internal nodal officer for MOU between Manipal University Jaipur and Flinders University Adelaide, Australia. He is also involved in several committee as member and coordinator at University that includes coordinator of central research facility and IPR policy etc.

    View more about his research at https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=YPi4W6YAAAAJ

     

     

     

     

 

SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING

Subject Subject code Semester
Oscillations and waves PY 1122 B.Sc. (Hons)
Engineering physics PY 1101 1st & 3rd sem
Electricity and Magnetism PY 1222 BSc (Hons)
Renewable Energy Sources EE 1491 BTech (OE)
Mechanics and Special Theory of Relativity PY 1111 BSc (PCM)
Atomic, Molecular and Laser Physics PY 2314 MSc Physics by research
Mathematical Methods in Physics PY 2111 MSc Physics by research
Classical Electrodynamics PY 2211 MSc Physics by research
Engineering Physics Lab PY 2211 BTech I/II Semester

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Specialisation Institute Year of passing
Ph. D. (Physics) Experimental Condensed Matter Physics IIT Delhi, India 2006
M. Sc. Physics (electronics) Rohilkhand Uni. Bareilly 1998
B. Sc. Physics, Chemistry and Maths Rohilkhand Uni. Bareilly 1996

Experience

Institution / Organisation Designation Role Tenure
Manipal University Jaipur Associate Professor teaching and research Oct 2014 - till date
Flinders University Adelaide Australia Visiting Professor Research April 9 - 23, 2017
NIT Delhi Assistant Professor Teaching, research and labs coordinator Aug. 2012-Aug. 2014
TU Braunschweig, Germany Postdoc Research, Teaching and lab coordinator March 2007- May 2011
Saarland University Saarbrucken, Germany Postdoc Research and labs March 2005-Feb. 2007

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Porous silicon based supercapacitor, Graphene, Si nanoparticles, Hydrogen storage & sensors, Renewable energy sources

Area of Expertise

Thin films, Nano-materials synthesis and their characterization, PVD, Electrochemical Techniques & Optical materials

Area of Research

Porous silicon, Si nanoparticles and wires, Graphene synthesis and hydrogen energy

Professional Affiliations & Contributions

Name of Certification

Area of Specialization

Name of the Institute

Year of Passing the Certification

Lead Guest Editor

Mesoporous Materials

Journal of Nanomaterials, Hindwaii

2015

Member

Functional Materials

Kumaun University Nainital

2016

Reviewer

Electrode Materials for Batteries

J. Solid State Electrochemistry

2016

Reviewer

Material Science

Applied Surface Science

2014

Reviewer

Pousus materials

Physica E

2015

Reviewer

Nanomaterials

Nanotechnology

2013

Reviewer

Electrochemistry

J. Electrochemical Society

2011

Reviewer

Alloys and Compounds

J. Alloys and Compound

2009

Reviewer

Thin Films

Thin Solid Films

2007

Reviewer

Nanomaterials

Journal of Nanomaterials

2006

 

Achievements earned during your tenure at the University

  • Delivered an Invited talk on “Reduction of graphene oxide using green reductants for energy storage applications” February 21-24, 2018, International Symposium on Eco-Materials Processing and Design (ISEPD-2018) at Marriott Hotel Jaipur, India.
  • Delivered an invited seminar on “Functionalized Porous Silicon for Energy Storage Application” April 18, 2017 at Flinders University Adelaide, Australia.
  • Delivered an invited talk on “Porous Silicon Synthesis and its use as Template to Confine Organic and Inorganic Materials and to produce Nanostructures” April 19, 2017 at Adelaide University Adelaide, Australia.
  • Delivered an Invited talk on “Synthesis and Characterization of Meso-Porous Silicon for several Applications”, September 09 – 11, 2016, International conference on global initiatives in applied sciences and green technologies (GiAgT-2016) at SRM University, Delhi-NCR Campus, Modinagar, Ghaziabad (U. P.) India.
  • Organized a one day seminar on Renewable Sources of Energy (RSE – 2016), June 8, 2016 at Manipal University Jaipur.
  • Delivered an invited talk at international conference ICEFN-2016 (March 27-29, 2016) at Kumaun University Nainital, India.
  • Organized a National Workshop on Advancement in Material Science and Physics (WAMP – 2015), November 19-21, 2015 at Manipal University Jaipur.
  • Received a project on “Textile Industries & Ground Water Contamination around Jaipur”, India from KWEF-2015, Japan
  • Received a seed money project on “Synthesis and Characterization of Si Nanoparticles from Electrochemically prepared Porous Silicon” from Manipal University Jaipur
  • Topic Editor: on “Nanostructure Surface Modification for Energy Storage Applications” in Frontiers in Energy Research, 2018-19, http://loop-discovery.frontiersin.org/.
  • Has been a lead guest editor of special issue on “Mesoporous Materials for Emerging Applications” (2015) in Journal of Nanomaterials.
  • Received an Outstanding reviewer award for 2014 and 2015 from international journal Applied Surface Science and Physica E respectively.
  • Selected in ‘Who’s Who in the World’, published by MARQUIS, USA, 26th edition, 2009.
  • Received ‘Student award’ from Vapor Technologies Inc. at “International conference on metallurgical coatings and thin films” – 2004, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
  • Scholarship of Indian Institute of Technology Delhi during the course of Ph. D. after qualifying national level exam GATE 99