Details of Employment (Postdoctoral/Research/Teaching Experience): 22 Years

July 2022- Till date              :  Associate Professor, Delhi Technological University (DTU), Delhi, INDIA

July 2010- July 2022           :  Assistant Professor, Delhi Technological University (DTU), Delhi, INDIA

May 2016- August 2016     :  Visiting Research Professor, Changwon National University (CWNU), Changwon, SOUTH KOREA

August -December 2012     : Visiting Research Professor, Changwon National University (CWNU), Changwon, SOUTH KOREA

September 2007-July 2010 : Postdoctoral Research Associate, Changwon National University (CWNU), Changwon, SOUTH KOREA

August 2006-August 2007  :  Postdoctoral Fellow, Pohang Univ. of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, SOUTH KOREA

July 2003 - June-2006         : UGC-Project Fellow, Department of Physics, Sri Venkateswara University (SVU), Tirupati

July 2002 -April 2003         : Teaching Assistant, Department of Physics, Sri Venkateswara University (SVU), Tirupati

Brief Summary of Research Publications/Conferences/Workshops/Refresher Courses:

Citation Indices: (h-index: 51;    i10-index: 112;    Citations: > 6900)

Research Papers Published/Accepted in Peer-Reviewed Journals :  155

                                                                                 (i) International Journals (Only SCI/SCIE): 141

                                                                                 (ii) International Conferences                       : 14

Research Work Presented in Conferences                                               : 141

                                                                       (i) International Conferences  : 97

                                                                                (ii) National Conferences        : 49

DST Sponsored SERC Schools Attended (3 Weeks Courses)               : 02

Workshops Attended                                                                                 : 43

Orientation/FDP/Refresher Courses/STTP Attended                             : 35

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Doctoral Degree (Ph.D.) Awarded under my Supervision: 09

• Vikas (2024) - Preparation and spectroscopic investigations of rare earth doped tungstate-tellurite glasses for photonic applications.
• Deepali (2023) - Synthesis and spectral investigations of rare earth doped metasilicate phosphor for optoelectronic applications.
• Mukesh K. Sahu (2023) - Color Tunable and Energy Transfer Studies in Single Phase Rare Earth doped Calcium Bismuth Orthophosphate Phosphor for Energy Efficient Optoelectronic Applications
• Harpreet Kaur (2021) - Optimization of Luminescent Features in Multicolour Emitting Rare Earth doped Alkaline Earth Vanadate Phosphor for Solid State Lighting Applications
• S. Shankar (2020) - Synthesis and Characterization of BaTiO₃-based Magnetoelectric Composites for Energy Storage Applications
• Sumandeep Kaur (2019) - Synthesis and Characterization of Rare Earth doped Alkaline Earth Aluminate Phosphor for Solid State Lighting Applications
• Kaushal Jha (2018) - Synthesis and Characterization of Rare Earth doped Zinc Phosphate based Glasses for Optoelectronic Applications
• Amit Kumar Vishwakarma (2017) - Synthesis and Photoluminescence Properties of Rare-Earth doped Alkaline Earth Niobate Phosphors for Solid State Lighting Applications
• Sivaiah Bathula (2016)- Development of Thermoelectric Materials with Enhanced Figure-of Merit for Waste-Heat Energy Utilization

Research Projects: (Completed : 06): Worth of > 65 Lakhs

Name of the Sponsoring Agencies: (i) DAE-BRNS, Govt. of India, BARC, Mumbai

                                                                      (ii) SERB-DST, Govt. of India, New Delhi

                                                                     (iii) NPIU, MHRD, Govt. of India, New Delhi 

                                                                      (iv) University of Delhi, Delhi

Honours and Awards:

• Junior Scientists of the Year - National Environmental Science Academy (NESA), New Delhi (2006).
• Postdoctoral Research Associate- Center for Information Materials, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, South Korea (2006).
• FCT Postdoctoral Fellowship-  Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT),  Portugeese Government, Portugal (2007).
• BK21 (Brain Korea 21) Postdoctoral Fellowship- Changwon National University, Changwon, South Korea (2007).
• Who's Who in the World - Biographical profile included in 27th Edition of MARQUIS Who's Who in the world, USA (2009).
• Editorial Board Member - International Journal of Science and Engineering Applications (IJSEA) (2012).
• Lead Guest Editor - For the special issue entitled "Advanced Luminescent Materials for Photonic Devices" to publish in the Journal "Advances in Materials Science and Engineering (IF: 0.500)", Hindawi Publishers (2013).
• Jury Member (DST INSPIRE)- National Level Exhibition and Project Competition (NLEPC) under INSPIRE Awards component of Department of Science and Technology (DST), New Delhi (2013, 2015, 2016 & 2019).
• Young Scientist in Physical Sciences - Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science and Technology (SERB-DST), Government of India, New Delhi (2015).
• Outstanding Scientist Award  -Venus International Foundation Research Award (VIFRA-2015) (In the category of Science and Materials).
• Encouragement Prize - For presenting the research work at 5^th International Conference on Luminescence and its Applications (ICLA-2015) organized by PES University, Bengaluru in collaboration with Luminescence Society of India . This prize is sponsored by Material Research Society of Singapore.
• First Place and Cash Prize -Best poster presentation to my Ph.D. student (Mr. Amit K. Vishwakarma) for our research work presentation in National Conference on Luminescence and its Applications (NCLA-2016), RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur.
• Bharat Vikas Award -Institute of Self Reliance India (ISR India), Bhubaneswar, India (2016).
• Visiting Research Professor - Changwon National University, Changwon, South Korea (2012 & 2016).
• Indo-Korean Research Internship-Our research proposal has been selected and given an opportunity to my Ph.D. student (Mr. Kaushal Jha) to visit South Korea for 6 months supported by DST, Govt. of India, ICT &Future Planning of the Republic Korea (2017).
• Cumulative Citation Award : Gold (2023)-Delhi Technological University, Delhi.
• Yearly CItation Award: Early Research Impact and Influence Award-Delhi Technological University, Delhi. (For the last THREE consecutive years 2023, 2024 and 2025)
• Commendable Research Award for Excellence in Research- Delhi Technological University, Delhi (For the last EIGHT consecutive years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025)
• Staford's list of Top 2% of Scientists in the world- Recognized as the World’s Top 2% Scientists in the subfields of (i) Applied Physics and (ii) Materials. This list was published by scientists from Stanford University (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025)

Membership in Scientific Societies:

• Associate Member-The American Ceramic Society (ACerS) (1st May-2021 to 30th April-2022 & 1st October 2024 to 31st September, 2025)
• Life Member- Bharatiya Paramparik Gyan Vigyan Samaj (BPGVS)-2025
• Life Member- Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA)-2018
• Life Member- Indian Laser Association- 2018
• Life Member- The Optical Society of India- (L-840)
• Associate Fellow - Andhra Pradesh Akademi of Sciences (APAS)- 2016
• Member – Centre for Education Growth and Research (CEGR), New Delhi -2016
• Member – Glass & Optical Materials Division, The American Ceramic Society -2016
• Member – National Institute of Ceramic Engineers, The American Ceramic Society -2016
• Life Member and Fellow - International Society for Research and Development (ISRD)-2016
• Life Member - The Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA)-2016
• Life Member - The Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE)-2016
• Life Member - Luminescence Society of India (LSI)-2012 
• Life Member - Materials Research Society of India (MRSI) -2012
• Life Member - National Environmental Science Academy (NESA) -2006

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