Faculty

Research Area

• Advanced functional materials
• Nanomaterials
• Lead-free perovskite ceramics
• Multiferroics
• Spinel ferrites
• Energy storage and harvesting materials
• Transition metal dichalcogenides
• Environmental nanotechnology
• Optical–dielectric–magnetic materials
• Materials characterization

Awards

Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) – DRDO-sponsored project on lead-free piezoelectric nanofibers for energy harvesting Editor, Journal of PriMera Scientific Engineering. Editorial Board Member-Annales de Chimie - Science des Matériaux., Editorial Board Member, Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences., Certificate of Merit – First position in Physics, H.P. University Final Examination Patent Granted – Process for low-temperature synthesis of electrospun ZnO nanofibers. Multiple Patents Published/Filed in nanomaterials, photonics, and radiation sources

Research Detail

• Authored 40+ peer-reviewed research articles in reputed international journals (Wiley, Springer Nature, Elsevier, RSC, MDPI).
• Research areas include nanomaterials, perovskite ceramics, multiferroics, ferrites, energy storage/harvesting materials, optical–dielectric–magnetic properties, and environmental nanotechnology.
• Includes both original research articles and state-of-the-art review papers.
• Editor of an international edited book.
• Author of multiple book chapters with CRC Press, Springer, Bentham Science, and Nova Publishers.
• Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) under a DRDO-funded project on lead-free piezoelectric nanofibers for energy harvesting.
• Principal contributor to submitted and ongoing projects on perovskite–TMD composites and lead-free ceramic–ferrite composites for supercapacitor and energy storage applications.
• One granted patent on low-temperature synthesis of electrospun ZnO nanofibers.
• Multiple published and filed patents in green nanomaterial synthesis, antibacterial nanocarriers, terahertz radiation sources, and deep-UV radiation generation.
• Supervisor of Ph.D. and M.Sc. research scholars.
• Research areas include chalcogenide nanocomposites, MoS₂-based materials, perovskite ceramics, and doped oxide nanomaterials.
• Delivered invited talks at international conferences on nanomaterials and functional ceramics.
• Published conference full papers in Scopus-indexed proceedings.
• Regular participant in national and international conferences on advanced and multifunctional materials.
• Organized and coordinated short-term training programmes (STTPs) on nanomaterials synthesis and characterization.
• Attended multiple national and international workshops, webinars, and faculty development programmes.
• Focus areas include materials science, renewable energy materials, nanotechnology, and intellectual property rights.
• Editor and Editorial Board Member of peer-reviewed journals.
• Active reviewer for international journals in materials science and applied physics.