Dr. Anil Kumar

Delhi Technological University
India

Abstract Title:"Nanotechnological Advancements Contributing to Sustainable Developments"

Biography:

Dr. Anil Kumar completed his doctorate in 1977 from Univ. of Roorkee, Roorkee, India. He held the position of Research Associate in the Radiation Laboratory, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA from 1979 to 1982, where he investigated the formation/redox chemistry of higher-valent silver species in context of catalysis induced by Ag+ ions. In 1983, Dr. Kumar joined the University of Roorkee as Lecturer and initiated work on the photochemistry of some inorganic nanosystems. In 1986, he was offered the Guest Scientist position at Hahn-Meitner-Institut, Germany, where he collaborated with Prof. A. Henglein on Radiation Chemical Aspects of Nanomaterials till 1988. Subsequently, he initiated work on photochemistry of colloidal metal/semiconductor nanosystems in India through project(s) funded by DST, New Delhi. From his early research work, he received the Khosla Research Award and a Silver Medal in 1993−94. In 2001, he was promoted to the post of Professor at Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IITR). He won the First Khosla Research Prize and a Medal in 2002−03. His research contributions were recognized by The National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad, India and he was elected as a Fellow of this prestigious Academy in 2003. He was selected as Star Performer at IIT Roorkee during 2003-04 and 2004-05. He has been among the first to initiate research on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in India. Apart from these, he has been instrumental in establishing a Centre of Excellence–Nanotechnology at IIT Roorkee and as a Founder Head (2006-2011) initiated a new teaching program M.Tech. (Nanotechnology), which is still running successfully. He was selected for HAG Scale Professor at IITR in 2013 and was nominated as a Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), UK in 2018. He was selected as G.B. Pant Institute Chair Professor at IITR in 2018 and held this position for 3 years. He also worked as Professor (Emeritus Fellow) during 2019-2022 at IITR and Prof. Emeritus at NSUT, New Delhi for ~1 Year during 2022-2024. He was nominated for the prestigious Academy Award - NASI Senior Scientist Platinum Jubilee Fellowship in 2019. He is presently working as Professor (Adjunct Fellow) at Delhi Technological University, Delhi.

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