Academic staff

Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi-221005, India.

Thesis Title: Studies on a few junction devices using Chemical Bath Deposited Semiconducting thin films of CdxPb1-xS.

Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi-221005, India.

Dissertation: Designing of an input port for 8085-microprocessor chip

Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi-221005, India.

1. Leading the research group with two other academics on Clean & Sustianable Energy Technologies viz. thin film photovoltaics, thin film processing of materials for functional coatings.

2. Led and managed the Advanced Materials Centre with about eight academics from July 2018 to September 2019.

3. Founded and led the London Centre for Energy Engineering from September 2019 to January 2022.

4. Coordinated the multi partner and multi-nation network program called SUNRISE supported by GCRF/ EPSRC.

5. Module Leader (ML) for level 7, Advanced Power Electronics and Renewable Energy Systems within MSc in Electrical and Electronics Engineering.

6. Developed the new module on Rail Electrical Systems and Operations as ML for Rail and Rail Systems within Railway Apprentice course.

7. Supervision mentoring of five PDRAs, and two PhD students and several MSc, MEng and BEng students

1 Chaired the Post Graduate Panel of Exam and Board of Exam meetings at Mechanical and

Aerospace Engineering (MAE) and Advanced Mechanical Engineering (AMEE) from 2015

to 2018.

2 Participated in the recruitment exercise of academic posts in Civil Engineering in 2016.

3 Managed and mentored four Research Associates for the work on Solar Energy

Photovoltaics viz. Materials and device preparations

4 Coordinated Indo-UK project called APEX-II jointly supported by EPSRC and DST, India.

5 Development of new generation Diesel Particle Filter/ demonstrator

Shared a module on Renewable Energy Technologies with other academic for years

2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18.

6. Shared an assignment-based module “Design Experience” for MSc in Advanced

Engineering Design.

7. Supervised several MSc students for their dissertation projects on yearly basis.

8. Involved in leading to establish an MSc course in “Materials Engineering”

1. Foundingn Deputy Director of Institute of Mechanical Process and Energy Engineering

(IMPEE)

2. Head of Energy Engineering division and line managed seven academics.

3. Involved in the formation of the Energy Academy, a virtual centre for linking energy related

academics within the school.

4. Involved in coordinating REF-14 under Energy and Resource Management theme under

general engineering with Edinburgh University

5. Took responsibility of course director for two courses (1) Energy Studies and (2)

Renewable Energy Technologies and was involved in teaching these module blocks

sharing with other academics.

6. Supervised experimental dissertation projects on average 5 projects per year.

7. Taught Thermodynamics to UG level students

8. Took part in setting questions, marking and grading as course director and module block

leader.

1. Led ‘Thin Film and Excitonic photovoltaics’ group at CREST and established facilities for

the thin film CIGS and CdTe solar cells processing and characterization laboratory, with

conventional vacuum (sputtering, etc.) and low cost non-vacuum (spray pyrolysis,

chemical bath, electrodeposition, etc.) based processing equipment for thin and thick film

PV.

2. Took responsibility and active part in establishing one of the largest PV laboratories in the

UK, specifications and procurement of equipments for fabrication of materials and devices

as well as their characterization viz. Surface profilometer, Solar Simulator for I-V

measurement of small area PV devices, Electrochemical workstation for Impedance

Spectroscopy and other measurements, Hall measurement, etc.for the establishment of

the new PV laboratory.

3. Established solely the field of Dye Sensitised solar Cells and Organic Solar cells at the

newly built PV devices laboratory at CREST, Holywell Park.

4. Departmental Safety Officer (DSO) at CREST Holywell Park site.

5. Took mentoring role as Person Tutor for undergraduate students (on average five in

number) in the Electronic and Electrical Engineering department for last three years.

6. Role as Company Director towards the Project Management module at the UG level for the

development of projects under ‘Robotics Olympiad’ for last three years.

7. Involved in the post graduate teaching in various capacities for M.Sc. in Renewable

Energy Systems Technology (MREST) at CREST, department of Electronic & Electrical

Engineering, Loughborough University, UK, since year 2006.

8. Taught Solar -1 and Solar-2 with the tutorials (for regular and distance learning students)

as a part of MREST course.

9. Taught ‘Thin Film PV’ module with tutorials for MREST regular and distance learning

students.

10. Contributing towards Solar-1 module laboratory demonstration for regular students

1. Responsible (in-charge) for the following apparatus: I-V measurements rig with solar

simulator for solar cell characterisation, Long term stability tester for solar cells and IPCE

(Quantum Efficiency).

2. Learnt and attended professional course on ‘I-procurement (On-line ordering of

equipment, materials etc.)’ by Staff Development Unit, Imperial College, October, 2003.

3. Attended Laser safety course as Health & safety induction course for laser related

experiments.

4. Helped in the supervision of PhD students.

5. Supervised one M.Res. student for her dissertation project.

1. In- charge, X- Ray Diffractometer Unit (Rigaku, Model D-Max-2) as the part of the Central

Research Facility (CRF) at NERIST.

2. Established ‘Solid State Electronics’ Laboratory at NERIST to carry out work on thin-film

photovoltaics and power storage devices.

3. Member of Academic Committee at NERIST for the year 1998-99.

4. Member, Kendriya Vidyalaya, NERIST (Campus High School), Management Committee in

2001.

5. In-charge Computer laboratory, Department of Physics, NERIST from January 2000-02.

6. Library representative of Department of Physics, NERIST from 1998 to 2002.

7. Member, Purchase Committee of the Department of Physics, from 1997 to Feb.2002.

8. Member, Academic Committee of the Department of Physics from 1998 to 2002.

9. Conducted UG/ PG laboratories for experimental demonstration at Base, Diploma and

Degree level.

10. Introduced several new experiments for the diploma and degree level students at NERIST,

11. Successfully completed probationary requirement of teaching with a good feedback.

12. Excellent teaching abilities as Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer (at NERIST, India) demonstrated

at graduate and post-graduate levels. Taught nearly all core Physics courses and

Elementary Electrical and Electronics in NERIST for ~7 years in Base, Diploma and Degree

modules (for students of six engineering streams including Physics).

1. Demonstrator for M.Sc. (Electronics) laboratory during session 1993-94 at Department of

Physics, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), India.

2. Assisted in supervising a few MSc students for dissertation projects in Electronics.

3. Demonstrator for B.Sc. (Physics) laboratory during 1994-95, Department of Physics, BHU,

India.

4. Helped in the demonstrations of PG and UG level experiments.

5. Helped in s organization of several National level conferences and an ‘Asian conference on

Solid State Ionics’ in 1992, at the department of Physics, BHU.