About

About Myself

I am a faculty member of the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, IIT Roorkee since 2012. I started my career with a BE in Mechanical Engineering (2003) from GIET, Gunupur, Orissa. I obtained my Ph.D. (2009) from IIT, Kharagpur. After finishing my Ph.D., I joined Gyeongsang National University, South Korea, to pursue my Post-Doc research. Prior to joining IIT Roorkee, I started my journey at NIT Agartala as a faculty member and served there during 2011–2012. My fields of interest are nanomaterials and other high-performance advanced materials. I have authored about 144 publications to date. Also, I have authored 02 books, namely, “Recent Advances in Elastomeric Nanocomposites” and “Recent Advancement in Processing of Wood-Plastic Composites (WPC) Foam.” I have supervised 16 Ph.D.’s and also 12 Ph.D.’s, and 01 Post-Doc is ongoing. I have handled about 07 nos. of sponsored research projects, and 05 nos. of sponsored research projects are ongoing, including some international collaborative projects, and I have filed 06 patents.

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Honors & Awards

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I-cube BK-21 fellowship offered by Korean Government for two years research in Republic of Korea.

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DAAD fellowship offered by German Academic Exchange Service for research in Federal Republic of Germany.

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STE Innovation Award – 2020 at 2nd Annual Meet of STE and International Conference on “Environment, Water, Agriculture, Sustainability and Health (Ewash-2020): Expanding Our Vision Post Covid-19” to be held on 19th & 20th December.

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Research Advisor (Certificate No. 236-5-052) of Nan Yang Academy of Sciences, Singapore from 24.10.2018.

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Institute Research Fellowship (IRF) offered by Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee for three years (2019 - 2022).

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Excellence Awards 2021 under the category Excellence in Academics/Research above 40 years by The Institution of Engineers (India), Roorkee Local Centre.

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JSPS Invitational Fellowship offered by Japan Government for 2 months (08.05.2023-06.07.2023) research in Japan

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IEI NMLC FCRIT Excellence Awards 2023 under the Research Excellence (Teaching Faculty-National) by The Institution of Engineers (India) Navi Mumbai Local Centre and Agnel Charities' Fr. C. Rodrigues Institute of Technology.

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Eminent Engineers Awards - 2023 under the category Excellence in Research and Design by, The Institution of Engineers (India), Uttarakhand State Centre.

Membership of Professional Bodies

  • Training and Placement Officer (TPO), NIT Agartala from July, 2011- August, 2012.
  • Associate Faculty, Centre of Nanotechnology, IIT Roorkee.
  • Faculty advisor – Swimming, IIT Roorkee from 03.05.2013 – 30.04.2016.
  • Associate NCC Officer – NCC, IIT Roorkee from 20.01.2014 – 17.12.2014.
  • Member Secretary for CFC and CRC, Centre of Nanotechnology, IITR from 04.04.2014 – 17.07.2018.
  • Member, Department Administrative Committee – MIED, IITR from 05.05.2014 – 04.05.2016.
  • Faculty advisor – Rowing, IIT Roorkee from 02.06.2014 – 30.04.2016.
  • Member, Department Academic Studies Committee – MIED, IITR from 16.07.2014 – 15.07.2016.
  • Advisory Committee Member – Institute Instrumentation Centre (IIC) from 01.08.2014 – 21.01.2019.
  • Faculty Advisor – Mech. and Indl. Engg. Students Society (MIESS) from 16.07.2014 – 15.07.2016.
  • Examination –Superintendent (MIED) from 16.07.2014 – 17.07.2018.
  • Scientific Review Committee Member - IRIS Core Committee Member with Intel Tech. Pvt. Ltd., DST and Indo-US Science and Technology Forum from 25.02.2017 – Till date.
  • Coordinator, TEQIP, IIT Roorkee from 19.01.2018 – Till date.
  • Chairman, CAPC, Centre of Nanotechnology, IITR from 17.07.2018 – 16.07.2020.
  • Member, Department Academic Performance Committee – MIED, IITR from 23.08.2018 – 22.08.2020.
  • Member, Department Research Committee – MIED, IITR from 23.08.2020 – 22.08.2022.
  • Member, Centre Research Committee – CON, IITR from 01.10.2020 – 30.09.2022.
  • Member, Subject Expert Committee, Women Scientist Scheme - (WOS-B), DST from 16.10.2020 – 15.10.2023.
  • Member, Centre Faculty Assessment Committee, Centre of Nanotechnology, IITR from 30.06.2021 – 31.12.2021.
  • O.C. Placement - Centre of Nanotechnology, IITR from 15.07.2021 – 25.07.2022.
  • Member, Subject Expert Committee, Women Scientist Scheme - (WOS-A), DST from 17.11.2021 – 16.11.2024.
  • Member, Subject Expert Committee, Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research - (INSPIRE), DST from 25.01.2022 – 24.01.2024.
  • Member, Department Purchase Committee – MIED, IITR from 22.07.2022 – Till date.
  • Member, Department Faculty Assessment Committee (DFAC) – MIED, IITR from 08.01.2022 – 31.12.2022.
  • Member, Department Web Management Committee – MIED, IITR from 22.07.2020 – Till date.
  • Member, Department Research Committee – MIED, IITR from 23.08.2020 – 22.08.2022.
  • Prof In-Charge, Welding Met. And Chemical Analysis Lab – MIED, IITR from 22.07.2022 – Till date.
  • Coordinator, Modern Workshop – MIED, IITR from 22.07.2022 – Till date.
  • Coordinator, FESEM Lab – MIED, IITR from 22.07.2022 – Till date.
  • Prof In-Charge, Placement & Internship Cell (PIC), IIT Roorkee from 26.07.2022 – Till date.
  • Chairman, CRC, Centre of Nanotechnology, IITR from 01.10.2022 – 30.09.2024.
  • Member, Faculty Assessment Committee (CFAC) – Centre for Nanotechnology, IITR from 11.01.2023 – 31.12.2023.
  • Member, Subject Expert Committee, ‘WISE-Post Doctoral Fellowship (WISE-PDF)’, DST from 04.12.2023 – Till date.
  • Member, Subject Expert Committee, ‘WISE-Fellowship for Ph.D. (WISE-PhD)’, DST from 04.12.2023 – Till date.

  • Undergraduate study: Advanced Mathematics, Spring Semester, 2010 in School of Nano and Advanced Materials, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, Gyeongnam Republic of Korea.
  • B. Tech Courses: Material Science, Manufacturing Techniques, Manufacturing Technology-I and II (Mechanical and PI Engg.), Theory of Production Processes, Mechanical Measurements, Advanced Machine Design, CNC, Automation and Robotics(Production Engg.), Material Science (Chemical Engg.), Manufacturing Techniques, Value Engineering, Processing of Non-Metals.
  • M. Tech Courses: Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Processing of Non-Metals, Surface Engineering of Nanomaterials, Structural Analysis of Nanomaterials.

  • Organized SDP course on ‘Recent Advancement in Materials Processing and Manufacturing Techniques’ from July 7-11, 2014 at IIT Roorkee as Course Coordinator.
  • Organized ‘International Conference on Nanotechnology: Ideas, Innovations and Initiatives -2017 (ICN:3I-2017)' from 6th – 8th December, 2017 at IIT Roorkee as Conference Convener & Organizing Secretary.
  • Organized ‘Third International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Challenges (3rd SEEC-2017)' from 18th – 21st December, 2018 at IIT Roorkee as Conference Convener.

  • Ramadan City and Hurghada, Cairo, Egypt from November 14th-24th, 2007, “9th Arab International Conference on Polymer Science and Technology”.
  • Daejeon, South Korea, from April 9th -10th, 2009, Polymer Conference, Polymer Society of Korea.
  • Seoul, South Korea, from May 21st -22nd, 2009, Korean Institute of Resources Recycling Conference, Korean Resource Recycling Society.
  • Osaka University, Japan from July 27th – 29th, 2010, Symposium jointly organized by Osaka University and Gyeongsang National University.
  • Beijing, P. R. China from October 10th – 13th, 2010, The 2nd International Conference on Nanomechanics and Nanocomposites (ICNN-2010).
  • San Diego, California from November 14th – 23rd, 2013, ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition.
  • 14th International Union of Materials Research Societies - International Conference on Advanced Materials, 25th – 29th October 2015, ICC Jeju, Korea.
  • 4th Nano Today Conference, Dubai, UAE, December 6-10, 2015.
  • 9th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT 2017), 18th – 23rd June, 2017, Singapore.
  • International Conference on Materials Research & Nanotechnology (ICMRN-2019), 10th – 12th June, 2019, Rome, Italy.
  • 6th Nano Today Conference, 16th – 20th June, 2019, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • JSPS Fellowship, 07th May – 06th July, 2023, Tokyo University of Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan.
  • VII BRICS International School, 13th – 18th November, 2023, Moscow, Russia.
  • Collaborative visit, 23rd – 30th November, 2023, University of Kwazulu Natal, Durban, South Africa.

  • A lecture on ‘Energy-storage technologies- Recent advances’, short term course on “Technologies for Clean and Renewable Energy Generation” organized by Department of Chemical Engineering and Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee on 06.06.2013.
  • A lecture on ‘Energy-storage technologies- Recent advances’, a conference on “Microscopy in material science and Biomimetic Technology” organized by Academy of Microscope and Technology (AMST) and Defence Materials and Stores Research & Development Establishment (DMSRDE), Kanpur, DMSRDE Kanpur on 27.02.2015.
  • A lecture on ‘Processing of metals’, short term course on “Advanced Aerospace Materials: Processing, Characterization and Applications” organized by Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee on 03.06.2015.
  • A lecture on ‘Recent advancement towards the modification of nanomaterials’, short term course on “Nanotechnology: Basics and Applications in Chemical Engineering” organized by Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee on 22.06.2015.
  • A lecture on ‘Recent advancement towards the modification of nanomaterials’, organized by Department of Chemistry, Hull University, Hull, UK on 30.06.2015.
  • A lecture on ‘Recent advancement towards the modification of nanomaterials’, organized by Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry, Aston University, Birmingham, UK on 03.07.2015.
  • A lecture on “A one-step approach of graphene derived from rice husk for energy storage applications”, International Conference on Materials Science & Technology (ICMTech 2016), March 01-04, 2016, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India.
  • A lecture on “Synthesis of multifunctional nanomaterials for energy storage and sensing applications” International Conference on Energy, Functional Materials & Nanotechnology (ICEFN 2016), 27th – 29th March 2016, Nano Science and Nano Technology Centre, Kumaun University, Nainital, India.
  • A lecture on “Multifunctional nanomaterials for advanced structural, sensing and energy storage applications”, International Conference on Nanotechnology for Better Living (ICNBL), 25th – 29th May 2016, NIT Srinagar, Kashmir, India.
  • A guest lecture on “Recent development on functional materials”, Workshop, 03rd September 2016, Invertis University, Barielly, India.
  • A guest lecture on “Recent development on advanced nano fillers”, 06th August 2016, KIT Coimbatore, Chennai, India.
  • A key note lecture on “Recent advancement towards nanomaterials and their applications”, National Conference on Innovations and Recent Trends in Engineering & Technology, 14th April, 2017, Vyas Institutes of Higher Education, Rajasthan, India.
  • Guest lecture on ‘Academic Research Challenges and opportunity’ and ‘Development of Research Proposal’ by TEQIP approved course on ‘Active Learning, Autonomy, Academic Governance, R&D’ - May - July 2018 by Management Studies, IITR from 21.05.2018 to 06.07.2018.
  • A guest lecture on ‘Planning research in engineering’ by TEQIP approved course on ‘Research perspective and opportunities’ by Materials and Metallurgical Department, IITR on 18.07.2018.
  • A guest lecture on ‘Graphene based Device Fabrication and Characterization’ by TEQIP approved course on ‘Graphene based Device Fabrication and Characterization’, UIET, Kurukshetra, on 26.02.2019.
  • A guest lecture on ‘Advancement in nanomaterials towards healthcare’ and ‘Green Tribology’ by TEQIP approved course on ‘Green Tribology: Design of biodegradable cutting fluids, composite materials and environment friendly lubricants for industries’, MIT, Moradabad, on 07.05.2019.
  • A guest lecture on ‘Advancement in nanomaterials towards healthcare’ and ‘Green Tribology’ by TEQIP approved course on ‘Nanobiotechnology’, IIT, Roorkee, on 09.05.2019.
  • Guest lecture on ‘Research Ethics’ by TEQIP approved course on ‘Research Ethics, IPR Training, Plagiarism and Entrepreneurship’ – IIT Roorkee from 29.04.2019 to 03.05.2019.
  • Guest lecture on ‘Development of Research Proposal’ by TEQIP approved course on ‘VLSI Designing and Embedded Systems’ – CSE Dept., IIT Roorkee from 24.05.2019.
  • Invited lecture on ‘Advancements in Low Dimensional Nanomaterials for Various Applications’ in UGC-SAP sponsored one-day national seminar on “Advances in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Applications”, Chemical Engineering Department, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, 10th January, 2020.
  • A key note lecture on “Use of AI and ML in digital manufacturing - prospects and challenges” and “Integration of AI and ML with digital manufacturing “, FDP Programme, Application of artificial intelligence and machine learning in digital manufacturing, 2nd & 3rd November, 2020, GIET, Gunupur, Orissa, India.
  • A key note lecture on “Composite materials - advances and applications” and “low dimensional materials”, Design, simulation, development and characterization of composites with advanced techniques, 15/11 – 19/12 2020, GIET, Gunupur, Orrisa, India.
  • Inaugural expert lecture on ‘Recent advancement in nanomaterials’ in association with IEEE nanotechnology council and institutions innovation council, Muthayammal Engineering College, Tamil Nadu, 23rd November, 2020.
  • Expert lecture on ‘Nanomaterials for Energy Harvesting and Storage’ in connection with “Advanced Energy Harvesting Techniques”, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering at Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology, Bangalore, 11th December, 2020.
  • Expert lecture on ‘Cyber Security’ in connection with online ‘Cyber Awareness Program’ supported by TEQIP-AICTE, NPIU-MHRD at Birla Institute of Technology Mesra, Ranchi, 12th December, 2020.
  • Expert lecture on ‘Cyber Security’ in connection with TEQIP-III sponsored “Cyber Security-In the era of digitalization”, University Teaching Department (UTD) at Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University Bhilai (C.G.), 31st December, 2020.
  • Inaugural expert lecture on ‘Use of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Digital Manufacturing: Prospects and Challenges’ in association with AICTE sponsored one Week Online Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Mechanical Engineering, KIT’s College of Engineering (Autonomous), Kolhapur-416234, Maharashtra, 12th January, 2021.
  • Expert lecture on ‘Introduction to Cognitive Science and It’s Role in Engineering Design’ in connection with AICTE sponsored FDP “Introduction to Cognitive Science and its role in Engineering Design”, Department of Electrical Engineering at NIT Agartala, Tripura, 23rd February, 2021.
  • Inaugural expert lecture on ‘Recent advancement in nanomaterials’ in connection with AICTE sponsored STTP “Application of Smart Materials and Systems”, Department of Mechanical Engineering at C. V. Raman Global University Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 8th March, 2021.
  • Expert lecture on ‘Nanomaterials for Energy Harvesting and Storage’ in connection with STTP on "Recent Developments in Renewable Energy", Organized by Mechanical Engineering Department, Government Engineering College, Bharuch, Gujrat, 05th April, 2021.
  • Expert lecture on ‘Composite materials - advances and applications’ in connection with “Novel Materials”, Department of Mechanical Engineering at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Ghaziabad, 25th August, 2021.
  • Expert lecture on ‘Integration of AI and ML in Digital Manufacturing’ in Faculty Development Programme (FDP) by NIT Warangal and GIET, Gunupur on ‘Convergence of AI, ML and DS for Engineering Applications’, GIET, Gunupur- 765022, Odisha, 25th August, 2021.
  • Expert lecture on ‘Trajectory Planning in Robotics’ in association with AICTE sponsored one-week Online Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on “Robotics & Artificial Intelligence”, KIT’s College of Engineering (Autonomous), Kolhapur-416234, Maharashtra, 12th November, 2021.
  • A key note lecture on “Integration of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning with Digital Manufacturing”, Second International Conference on Next Generation of Internet of Things (ICNGIoT-2022), 3rd & 4th February, 2022, GIET, Gunupur, Orissa, India.
  • Expert lecture on ‘New Insights into Composite Materials Advancements & Applications’ in association with Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), GO sponsored one-week Online Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on “Manufacturing & Characterization of Advanced Materials”, Electronics & ICT Academy, Department of Chemical Engineering, NIT Warangal, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai, 14th March, 2022.
  • Invited lecture on “New Insights into Nanocomposite Materials: Advancement and Applications", organized by Chandigarh University, Chandigarh, 31st May, 2022.
  • Expert lecture on “New Insights into Nanocomposite Materials: Advancement and Applications", 20th Refresher Course in Physical Sciences & Nano Sciences organized by HRDC-JNU, JNU, New Delhi, 18th July, 2022.
  • Expert lecture on “CVD” and “New Insights into Composite Materials: Advancement & Applications", Synergistic Training Program on Advanced Instrumental Techniques on Synthesis and Physiochemical analysis under STUTI (Synergistic Training Program Utilizing the Scientific and Technological Infrastructure) scheme by DST organized by Doon University, Dehradun, 28th January, 2023.
  • Invited lecture on “Innovation in Manufacturing and Machining of Advanced Aerospace Materials", Indo-French Research Seminar on Innovation in Manufacturing and Machining of Advanced Aerospace Materials, organized by PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, 02nd – 03rd March, 2023.
  • Invited lecture on “Integration of Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications", JSPS Invitational Fellowship Programme, organized by Department of Pharmaceutical Science, Tokyo University of Science, Japan, 30th May, 2023.
  • Keynote lecture on “Cyber Security” in connection with DST-SERB Sponsored workshop on ‘Cyber Crime and Investigations’, Birla Institute of Technology Mesra, Ranchi, 14th June, 2023.
  • Keynote lecture on “New Insights into Composite Materials: Advancements & Applications” in ‘4th International Conference on Functional Materials, Manufacturing, and Performances’, Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, Punjab, 25th - 26th August, 2023.
  • Invited expert lecture on “BRICS: Measuring International Stability and Security", BRICS International School, organized by National Committee of BRICS Research, Moscow, Russia, 13th – 18th November, 2023.