plastemartjobs.com Email: jobs@plastemart.com, hr@plastemart.com Download Date: 4/20/2025 9:48:52 PM ________________________________________________________________________________________ RefNo: CA - 23324 Gender: Male Age: 42 Designation: Manager Highest Education Level: Doctrate Notice Period: 30 Days Education Details: Ph.D. in Physics From Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati in 2012 M.Sc.in Physics with Electronics Specialization From D.D.U. Gorakhpur University, in 2003 B.Sc. Physics, Chemistry, and Math From D.D.U. Gorakhpur University, in 2001 Skill Sets: Proficient with Windows XP/ Linux (Fedora, Ubuntu, RedHat)/ Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems.? Language and Software:DIALux, OpTaliX, ZEMAX, Solid Works, ANSYS, Knowledge of C, FORTRAN, WSxM (for AFM image processing), SPIP, Origin, SigmaPlot, Photoshop, Gnuplot, ImageJ etc. Basic knowledge of Matlab and Mathematica. Work Experience: 15.3 Work Experience Details: Manager ? R & D and New Initiatives Since Jan 2016 Company Profile:?Manufacturer of hard ferrite magnets.? Job Profile: Enhance and manage innovation footprint of the organization New R & D setup and DSIR accreditation Development of new ferrite magnet grades not in the current portfolio of the organization Development of novel and cost effective rare earth free permanent magnets Process Capability Analysis and design of control framework Process and R & D based cost-saving initiatives to increase bottom-line Deputy Manager ? Technology April 2015 to Jan 2016 Company Profile:?Manufacturer of Medium to Ultra High Voltage(UHV) switchgear products Job Profile: Material development and failure analysis of Steel/Aluminum/Brass/Copper/Polymer composites for EHV switchgear division; Graphite Nanoplatelet Composite Materials Contact Material development; development and application of nano II-VI oxide doped contact materials Analysis and application of various functional coatings for EHV switchgear products Material quality check specification development, vendor development, vendor process audit and implementation of cost cutting measures using novel materials Development of nano additives for high strength fiber reinforced polymer material Senior Executive - Technology July 2010 to March 2015 Company Name: Global R&D of Crompton Greaves Ltd. Job Profile: Team Leader for Development of rare-earth free magnets for BLDC motor applications at Crompton Greaves Global R & D (Team consist of PhD from IIT Roorkee in Metallurgy, PhD from IISc Bangalore in Ceramics and PhD from IIT Roorkee in Nanomaterial Synthesis) Development of research setup for magnetic material research at Crompton Greaves Global R & D Principal Investigator for the CG-ZIV project on ?Solar Integrated Sodium Based Energy Storage for Smart Micro Grid? to be carried out in collaboration with CIC Energigune, Spain (http://www.cicenergigune.com/en/) and IIT Bombay. Research proposal for INR 200 million funding submitted to MNRE India and CDTI Spain under Indo-Spanish Joint Call for renewable energy 2013 Team Leader at Crompton Greaves for Solid State Energy Storage Technologies for various applications (Focus on Li-ion/Na-ion/Na-ZnCl2 for grid level storage, Li-ion/Ni-MH/Thin Plate Pure Lead (TPPL) batteries for consumer applications) Technology Roadmap and Business Outlook of Solid State Energy Storage Technologies for Crompton Greaves Ltd. Hybrid LED illumination and Optical Analysis for Consumer products unit of Crompton Greaves Ltd. Research project on development of high efficacy light sources (Platform Technology) Process development and implementation for recovery of waste triband phosphor Development of alternate low cost powder for electrostatic coating of sodium vapor lamps? Identification, analysis and benchmarking of emerging technologies in the area of light sources Technology roadmap for lighting division of Crompton Greaves Ltd. Technological feasibility analysis and roadmap for establishment of a phosphor manufacturing unit for Lighting Division Development of solid oxide fuel cells (Platform Technology) Development of solution based manufacturing techniques for TiO2 based solar cells Development of nano-additives for ?transformer oil (Platform Technology) High strength, scratch resistant light weight polymer composites for various applications Networking for collaborative projects and technology transfer CG nominated Advisor for CG sponsored PhD candidates enrolled at IIT Bombay Core member of the establishment team for CG center of excellence in Nanotechnology Teacher:?2009?to 2010 Teacher: 2008 to 2009 Teacher: 2007 to 2008 Teacher: 2006 to 2007? Company Name: Indian Institute of Technology? Job Profile: Instructor B.Tech. Physics Lab Major Completed Research Projects: Rare-Earth Free Permanent Magnets (Oct 2013 ? March 2015) Permanent magnets are responsible for the inter-conversion between energy in the form of electricity and motion. Therefore development of improved permanent magnets is paramount for a sustainable future. In recent years the world market for high performance permanent magnets has been dominated by neodymium rare-earth magnets, but unfortunately rare-earth minerals are found only in few geographical areas. This is causing geopolitical and strategic issue and magnetic materials without rare-earth elements are urgently needed. Therefore we are working on designing improved permanent magnetic materials that do not include rare-earth elements. A good candidate for permanent magnetic applications is hexagonal Symmetry Based materials systems like M-type hexaferrites which can provide, if synthesized and engineered carefully, high values of remanence and coercivity. Supercritical synthesis of M-type hexaferrites allows size and shape control of nanoparticles to produce single domain nanoparticles. Such nanoparticles are expected to produce stronger permanent magnet, than the magnets made by conventional methods.? Development of novel low-cost high performance battery materials for micro grid applications (April 2014- March 2017) To achieve green and sustainable energy development, it is now clear that the substitution of alternative energy sources for fossil fuels must be considered. This realization resulted in the introduction of electric vehicles, which are equipped with large-scale lithium batteries as power sources, to the automotive market. Furthermore, lithium batteries have potential applications for energy storage within electrical grid systems to effectively use electricity from power plants, solar cells and wind turbines. The demand for large-scale rechargeable lithium batteries is rapidly growing. To achieve sustainable energy development, we must reconsider the feasibility of lithium, which is certainly the essential element in lithium batteries. Lithium is widely distributed in the Earth?s crust, but is not regarded as an abundant element. Although nickel, cobalt, and copper are also important elements for the high energy lithium batteries, these elements are also known as less abundant elements, similar to lithium. These facts inevitably restrict the development of large scale lithium batteries. In contrast, sodium resources are unlimited everywhere, and sodium is the second lightest and smallest alkali metal next to lithium. Rechargeable Na batteries consisting of two different sodium-insertion materials without metallic sodium are a promising candidate for such large-scale applications. In this project, our goals are to realize the Na-ion battery as high-energy, cost-effective, and safe batteries, especially for large scale energy storage systems. Nanodiamond based electrically insulating nanofluid for electrical applications (April 2012 ? March 2013) Effective and efficient cooling is one of the critical requirements for many industrial applications in order to achieve optimum performance and avoid product degradation/failure. However in many such applications, excellent dielectric properties of the coolant needs to be retained while enhancing its thermal conductivity and there comes nanodiamonds. Nanodiamond is an attractive material for applications in heat-transfer fluids because of diamond?s very high thermal conductivity, high hardness, relatively low density, very low electrical conductivity and the fact that nanodiamond?s surface is well-suited for chemical modification. Development of nanodiamond as an additive to heat-transfer fluid systems, however, has been hindered by the tendency of the primary nanodiamond particles to form the tightly bound aggregates that cannot be easily separated. I have successfully developed a process to homogeneously disperse nanodiamonds in transformer oil and achieved ~15% increase in thermal conductivity at 0.12% loading. Apart from functionalization of nanodiamonds, I have worked upon electrical resistivity, tan delta factor, viscosity and electrical breakdown strength analysis of nanofluids. Nanodiamond based polymer composites (April 2012 ? March 2013) Leveraging excellent mechanical and thermal properties of nanodiamonds, I have worked upon development of amine functionalized nanodiamond-epoxy composites. Mechanical properties and thermal conductivity of composites made of nanodiamond with epoxy polymer binder have been studied in a wide range of nanodiamond concentrations (0?25 vol.%). The composites with high nanodiamond content showed a dramatic 4-fold increase in Young?s modulus and 3-fold in hardness as compared to neat epoxy. A significant increase in scratch resistance and thermal conductivity of the composites were also obtained. Graphene oxide based rubber composites for electrical insulation (April 2013 ? Oct 2013) Electric field grading materials are used to reduce the locally enhanced electric field in many electrical apparatus. Insulating materials, usually polymer composites with tunable field dependent conductivity as well as high dielectric constant and low loss, are used for electric field grading applications. We have developed composites of styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) filled with reduced graphene oxide (GO). The composite exhibited increased dielectric constant, low loss and unusual nonlinear electrical conductivity at a small filler loading. Nanomodified Cellulose Insulation Paper for Power Transformer (April 2011 ? March 2012) Kraft paper is widely used in form of cellulose for electrical insulation in oil-filled power transformers. However natural kraft paper has a permittivity mismatch with insulating oil (4.4 vs 2.1) leading to larger oil gap requirements. In the paper-oil-paper composite insulation system, the electric field strength of the oil gap can be reduced and field distribution can be made uniform by reducing relative permittivity of the paper. This will lead to cost saving due to smaller insulation size requirements for a given power rating. Kraft-montmorillonite insulation paper handsheets (K-MMT) are obtained successfully with different contents of MMT. The effect of the content of the MMT on the relative permittivity of the oil-immersed handsheet was investigated by broadband dielectric spectroscopy. In our case, the breakdown voltage of the composite insulation system increased from 50.3 to 56.9?kV whereas the relative permittivity of the paper decreased from 2.55 to 2.30. Green composite nanocrystalline cellulose films (April 2011 ? March 2012) As a part of the cellulose research, this was offshoot work for the ecofriendly luminaire applications. Plastic pollution creates major environmental damage especially when taking into account the constant increase in the use of plastic films. Therefore, increasing the use of biodegradable films and reducing non degradable plastic usage are worldwide necessities. Current biodegradable films are not transparent or strong enough for most applications. In this work we utilized nanocellulose and semiconductor nanocrystals to reinforce and functionalize a biodegradable transparent film to create a transparent, strong and optically tunable plastic film. Nanocrystalline cellulose is produced from cellulose fibers, the main component of plant cell walls. The nanocrystalline cellulose particles are 5?20 nm in diameter, a few hundreds of nanometers in length, and have superb mechanical properties. The optical properties are controlled by introducing nanocrystals within the nanocellulose layers. The hybrid nanocellulose/nanocrystals film reinforcement will enable the reduction in the amount of plastic polymer in most polymeric materials while maintaining mechanical integrity with additional optical properties. Hybrid LED illumination concept and Optical Analysis for indoor lighting (April 2011 ? Nov 2011) A hybrid method for using sunlight and light emitting diode illumination powered by solar cells for indoor lighting was simulated. A sunlight concentrator has been designed to track and collect direct sunlight. Indoor illumination and collection of solar energy was controlled by an optical switching system. Illumination levels were simulated using DIALux software and analysis were done to optimize use of LED lighting when solar light was either not sufficient or absent. Low-cost technology for TiO2 based solar cell fabrication (April 2011 ? Nov 2011) A solution based technique to grow TiO2nanorods were developed using hydrothermal method. CuInS2nanocrystals were attached with TiO?2nanorods by using successive ionic layer absorption and reaction. In2S3 was used as a buffer layer to facilitate fast electron transfer between CuInS2 and TiO2 upon solar irradiation. A prototype was fabricated and I-V characteristics were measured to study the effect of the size of TiO2nanorods and CuInS2nanocrystals as well as thickness of In2S3 buffer layer Development of high efficacy tri-band CFL phosphor (Aug 2010 ? Nov 2011) I was the leader of the project, responsible for project planning, theoretical framework development, development of formulations, final technology document transfer; collaborated with many phosphor manufacturers and scientific laboratories. This project was aimed towards development of novel tri-band RGB phosphor combinations to achieve a lumen efficiency of more than 70 lumen/W for compact fluorescent lamps. We have engineered blue and green components to achieve better photon conversion efficiency; additional inner coating solutions were developed to reduce the degradation of phosphor. Doctoral Research Work: Pulsed Laser Deposition of Thin Films (July 2005 ? July 2010) Deposition ?and characterization of II-VI oxide and III-V nitride thin films, Pulsed laser operation and maintenance, Maintenance and operation of vacuum chambers with optical spectroscopic diagnostics, Operation and result analysis of AFM, SEM, FESEM, TEM, UV-VIS-IR, PL, micro-Raman and XRD, Optoelectronic application development of oxide thin films, Non-linear optical diagnostics, Optical characterization of thin films using in-house components. Light Emitting Diode and Photo-detector Fabrication and Analysis (Dec 2007 ? July 2009) Developed a novel configuration for ZnO/ZnMgO multilayer light emitting diode (LED), contact deposition and studied effect of humidity on contact stability, Optical and electrical characterization of LED, ?Developed ZnO based homojunction ultraviolet photo-detector, optical and electrical characterization of photodetector, ?excellent UV sensitivity. Pre-PhD Research Experience: Project Assistant Dec 2004 to June 2005 ?Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi Fabrication of Si Nanoclusters using Ti-sapphire laser system for Quantum dot studies Fundamental Research Interests: Growth of Oxide and Nitride Thin Films and Oxide Nanostructures:Pulsed Laser Deposition of II-VI oxide and III-V nitride thin films. Hydrothermal Growth of Oxide Nanostructures. Electrochemical deposition of Oxide Nanostructures. Vapor?Liquid?Solid Growth of flexible self-standing sheet like ZnO Nanostructures. Optoelectronic Applications of Oxide and Nitride Thin Films:Bandgap engineering of II?VI wide band gap Oxide Semiconductors like ZnO, TiO2, MgO and CdO by making composite thin films. Optical properties of III?V Nitride Semiconductor thin films like AlN, InN and their composites. ZnO based optoelectronics. Thin films based hetero structure formation. ZnO based homojunction for next generation photonics applications. Flexible and transparent conductive oxide films based electronics. Thin film based Light emitting diodes. Homojuction and heterojunction based Photodetectors. Random Lasing in Oxide Nanostructures. Nano Lasers. Electrically and optically pumped Lasing Action in Oxide Thin films. Spin based Optoelectronics. Applications of dilute magnetic oxide semiconductor thin films. Printable and Flexible Electronics. Laser Crystallization.? Plasma Spectroscopy: Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS), Ultrafast plasma spectroscopy, Laser ablated plasma for XUV generation, Laser matter interaction Experimental Skills: Proficient with the handling of following instruments and techniques: Pulsed laser deposition of thin films Hydrothermal and chemical bath growth techniques? Vacuum chambers High pressure pellet maker High temperature furnaces Ultrasonic cleaning Optical emission spectroscopy of laser ablated plasmas Scanning electron microscopy (Leo 1430vp) Atomic force microscopy (NT-MDT Smena) Transmission electron microscope (JeolJem 2100) X-ray diffractometer (Seifert, Phillips Pro) Micro raman spectrometer (Horriba JY LabRAM ?HR) High resolution PL spectrometer (Edinburgh Instruments FLS 920P) General PL spectrometer (Thermo-Spectronic, Aminco Bowman Series 2) UV?VIS spectrometer (Cary 50 bio and Shimadzu) FT?IR spectrometer? Semiconductor parameter analyzer (HP/Agilent 4055B and HP/Agilent 4056B) Digital storage oscilloscopes Photo masking and wet etching Variable Sample Magnetometer (VSM)? High Energy Ball Mill Rheometer (AntonParr) BH Loopmeter and magnetic analysis of hard & soft magnets Dielectric property measurements of solids and liquids Cell fabrication and photoelectrochemical measurementsfor solar research Electrochemical characterization for energy storage using Bio-logic?s multichannel potentiostats/galvanostat Oxygen and Water Vapor Transmission rate testers (MOCON) Differential Scanning Calorimeter/ Thermal Gravimetric Analyzer (DSC/TGA) Gas Chromatographs-Mass spectrometry List of Publications: International Journals: GauravShuklaand H Aiyer, ?Thermal conductivity enhancement of transformer oil using functionalized nanodiamonds?, IEEE Transactions onDielectrics and Electrical Insulation,Vol 22, Issue 4, pp 2185 - 2190 M. Jana, G. Shukla, K. Maiti and H. Aiyer. ?Effect of Calcination Temperature on Magnetic Properties of Strontium Ferrite Prepared through Combustion Route?, Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic, Metal-Organic, and Nano-Metal Chemistry, under review (2015). GauravShukla, L C Choudhari and H Aiyer, ?Amine Functionalized Nanodiamond Polymer Composites with Superior Mechanical and Thermal Properties? , (Submitted to Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2015) GauravShukla, L C Choudhari and H Aiyer, ?Synthesis of Colloidal ZnO QDs and their photoluminescence properties? , (Submitted to Applied Optics, 2014) GauravShukla and AlikaKhare, ?Structural properties of pulsed laser deposited InN thin films on different substrates?, (Submitted to Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2015) GauravShukla, ?Multiphoton Absorption Induced Whispering Gallery Mode Lasing Action in ZnO Nano-multipods?, (Submitted to IEEE Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, 2014) GauravShukla and AlikaKhare, ?Plasma dynamics studies of Al plasma during pulsed laser deposition of AlN thin film?, (Submitted to ?Applied Surface Science, 2014) GauravShukla, ?Growth of Flexible Nanostructured Sheets of ZnO for Optoelectronics Application?, (Submitted for publication, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 2014) GauravShukla and AlikaKhare, ?Room temperature excitonic emission from Mg-doped ZnO thin films?, (Submitted for publication, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2015) GauravShukla and AlikaKhare, ?Multi photon absorption induced random lasing action in ZnOnanorods?, (Accepted for publication, Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 2015) GauravShukla and AlikaKhare, ?Effect of Pre-heating on Hydrothermal Growth and Optical Properties of ZnONanorods?, International Journal of Nanoscience, Vol. 10, pp. 845-849 (2011). GauravShukla and AlikaKhare, ?Spectroscopic studies on laser ablated ZnO plasma and effect on ZnO thin film properties?, Laser and Particle Beams, Vol. 28, pp 149-155 (2010). GauravShukla and AlikaKhare, ?Effect of annealing and O2 pressure on structural and optical properties of pulsed laser deposited TiO2 thin films?, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Vol. 489, Issue 1, pp. 246-251 (2010)? GauravShukla, ?Zn1-xMgxO Homojunction-Based Ultraviolet Photodetector?, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, Volume. 21, Issue 13, pp. 887-889 (2009). GauravShukla, ?ZnO/MgZnO p?n junction light-emitting diodes fabricated on sapphire substrates by pulsed laser deposition technique?, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, Volume 42, Issue.7, pp. 075105 (2009). GauravShukla, ?Magnetic and optical properties of epitaxial n-type Cu-doped ZnO thin films deposited on sapphire substrates?, Applied Physics A, Volume 97, Issue 1, pp.115-118 (2009). GauravShukla and AlikaKhare, ?Effect of annealing on structural and optical properties of pulsed laser deposited titanium dioxide thin films?, Advanced Materials Research, Volume 67, pp. 65-70 (2009). GauravShukla and AlikaKhare, ?Effect of Mg doping and substrate temperature on the properties of pulsed laser deposited epitaxial Zn1 ?x Mg x O thin films?, Applied Physics A, Volume 96, Issue 3, pp.713-719 (2009). GauravShukla and AlikaKhare, ?Optical emission spectroscopic studies on laser ablated TiO2 plasma?, Applied Surface Science, Volume. 255, Issue. 21, pp. 8730-8737 (2009).? GauravShukla and AlikaKhare, ?Effect of substrate annealing on the quality of pulsed laser deposited Zn1-xMgxO thin films?, Applied Surface Science, Volume. 255, Issue. 15, pp. 7017-7020. (2009). GauravShukla and AlikaKhare, ?Dependence on N2 pressure of the crystal ?structure and surface quality of AlN thin films deposited via pulsed laser deposition technique at room temperature?, Applied Surface Science, Volume. 255, Issue. 5, pp. 2057-2062 (2008). Conference Publications: ?Anti-corrosive properties of oil based graphene oxide coating on steel?, GauravShukla, Malay Jana, and KuntalMaiti, Accepted for presentation at 17th Asian Pacific Corrosion Control Conference (APCCC 17), Jan 27 ? 30, 2016, Mumbai, India ?Dielectric Properties of Graphene Oxide Filled Polymer Nano-composites?, GauravShukla, L C Choudhari and H Aiyer, Accepted for presentation at ICPADM 2015, July19-22, 2015 at Sydney, Australia. ?Amine Functionalized Nanodiamond Polymer Composites with Superior Mechanical and Thermal Properties? by GauravShukla, L C Choudhari and H Aiyer, presented at ICRACM 2013, Feb 18-21, 2013 at Goa, India. ?Fabrication of CuInS2nano crystal sensitized TiO2nanorod arrays for solar cell applications? by GauravShukla, P Roy and J B Nemade, presented at ICNANO 2011, Dec 18-21 2012 at University of Delhi, India. ?Effect of Pre-heating on Hydrothermal Growth and Optical Properties of ZnONanorods? by GauravShukla and AlikaKhare, presented at ICONSAT 2010, Feb17-20, 2010 at IIT Bombay, Mumbai. ?Effect of dynamics of ZnO plasma on the pulsed laser deposited ZnO thin films? byGauravShukla and AlikaKhare, presented at Plasma 09, Dec 8 ? 11 2009, held at NIT Hamirpur. ?Multi Photon Absorption induced amplified spontaneous emission from hydrothermally grown ZnOnanorods? by GauravShukla and AlikaKhare, presented at ASSP 2010 (OSA Laser Congress), Jan 31, 2010 ? Feb 3, 2010, SanDiego, CA, USA. ?Pulsed laser deposition of Zn1-xMgxO thin films? by GauravShukla and AlikaKhare, paper presented in NLS 2009 held at LASTEC (New Delhi) during Jan 7-10 2009. ?Measurement of electron number density and electron temperature during pulsed laser ablation of TiO2target? by GauravShukla and AlikaKhare, paper presented in NLS 2009 held at LASTEC (New Delhi) during Jan 7-10 2009. ?Effect of substrate annealing on the quality of pulsed laser deposited Zn1-xMgxO thin films? by GauravShukla and AlikaKhare, presented at Cochin NANO 2009 held at CUSAT (kerala) during Jan 3-6 2009. ?Effect of annealing on structural and optical properties of pulsed laser deposited titanium dioxide thin films? by GauravShukla and AlikaKhare, presented at NADPA 2008, held at IIT Roorkee during Dec 11-13, 2008. ?Effect of deposition temperature and post-annealing on structural and optical properties of pulsed laser deposited Zn1-xMgxO thin fims? byGauravShukla and AlikaKhare, presented at NADPA 2008, held at IIT Roorkee during Dec 11-13, 2008 ?Plasma dynamics studies during pulsed laser deposition of AlN? byGauravShukla and AlikaKhare, paper presented in PLASMA 07 held at IPR Gandhinagar (Gujrat) during Dec 6 -10 2007. ?Pulsed Laser Ablation of Indium in N2 Environment? byGauravShukla and AlikaKhare, paper presented in PLASMA 07 held at IPR Gandhinagar (Gujrat) during Dec 6 -10 2007. ?Effect of Substrate on Pulsed Laser Deposition of InN Thin Film? byGauravShukla and AlikaKhare, paper presented in PLD-2007 held at Rajkot (Gujrat) during Oct 3-5 2007. ?Nanostructured Growth of AlN Thin Films by Pulsed Laser Deposition? byGauravShukla and AlikaKhare, (ORAL) paper presented in PLD-2007 held at Rajkot (Gujrat) during Oct 3-5 2007. "Optical and structural properties of reactive pulsed laser deposited AlN thin films" paper presented in "PANE' 07- National Conference of Physics Academy of North East" byGauravShukla and AlikaKhare, held at Gauhati University during Jan 7-8, 2007. ?Reactive pulsed laser deposition of InN thin films and effect of deposition parameters on the growth of nanostructure? by GauravShukla and AlikaKhare, presented at MNNA 2006, held at Delhi University during Dec 22-23, 2006. "Reactive pulsed laser deposition of AlN thin films and effects of N2 pressure" byGauravShukla and AlikaKhare, paper presented in "Plasma 06 ? National Symposium on Plasma Physics" held at MNIT Jaipur during Dec 19-22, 2006. Workshops attended: "DST- SERC School on Ultra-fast Studies" organized by Department of Physics , University of Hyderabad and Department of Science & Technology, India ?at University of Hyderabad during ?July 9 ? Aug 2, 2006. ?Workshop On Coherent Control of Optical Phenomena" organized by Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur during July 9-10, 2007. ?IUSSTF workshop: Frontiers of Excellence in Photovoltaic Science and Technology? organized by Indian Institute of Technology Bombay during Jan 15-17, 2012 Short term course (STC) on ?Materials Engineering and Industrial Applications: Hybrid Nanocomposites for Photonics, Energy and Electronic Devices? organized by Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur during Nov 9-22, 2013 Energy Storage India 2014 at New Delhi, India organized by IESA and MNRE during Dec 4-5, 2014 Awards and Honors: Qualified GATE 2005 examination conducted by IITs for graduate admissions with All India Rank 294 and 91.71% percentile score. QualifiedJEST 2005 examination conducted by Top-class autonomous Indian research institutions for graduate admissions with All India Rank 142 and 97.78 % percentile score. Awarded International Travel Grant by Department of Science and Technology India for attending a conference in USA (OSA ASSP 2010) Awarded International Student Travel Grant by Optical Society of America Foundation for attending a conference in USA (OSA ASSP 2010) Selected for Brain Korea 21 (BK21) Postdoctoral Fellowship for carrying out research on ?Laser Crystallization of ?-Si and Printable Device Applications? at KAIST, Daejeon Science City, South Korea, May 2010 Selected for Research Council of Norway Postdoctoral Fellowship for carrying out research on Next generation UHD laser based projectors at HBV University, Vestfold, Norway [not joined], Oct 2015 List of Patents: ?Photocatalytic composite layer ?coating?, GauravShukla and P.K. Roy, Indian Patent Application No. 581/MUM/2012 ?Inexpensive solution based fabrication method for solar cell?, GauravShukla and P.K. Roy, Indian Patent Application No. 722/MUM/2012 ?Rapid Synthesis of M-type iso-tropic hexaferrites by inside out heating? GauravShukla, K Maiti, M Jana and HemantAiyer, Indian Patent Application No. 1233/MUM/2014 Innovative technique for preparation of NiZn ferrites with high saturation magnetization, GauravShukla, K Maiti, M Jana and HemantAiyer, Indian Patent Application No. 936/MUM/2014 Performance enhancement of isotropic ferrites by structural engineering, GauravShukla, K Maiti, M Jana and HemantAiyer, Indian Patent Application No. 1234/MUM/2014 Scientific Services: Reviewer for Optics Express, Optics Letters, Nanotechnology, Applied Spectroscopy, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE Photonics Journal, Optics and Laser Technology, Journal of Physics:D, Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, Material Science and Engineering B, Chinese Physics Letters, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology, Laser and Particle Beams. Membership of Professional Bodies: Optical Society of America (OSA) Materials Research Society of India (MRSI) Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society (DEIS) Magnetic Society of India (MSI) Key Skills - Technical Thin Film Deposition, Coatings, Nanomaterial Synthesis and Application, Dielectric Composites, Polymer Composites, Coatings, Material characterization, Lithography, Vacuum Deposition Techniques, Plasma analysis, Semiconductor, Magnetic Materials, Nanofluid, New Product Development, Project Management Certification:? CG Young Researcher (Yearlong program on personal effectiveness, project management, risk analysis, TRIZ, new product development platform, and research governance)? Certified Lighting Efficiency Professional (CLEP) Certificate course on design perspectives from National School of Design (NID) Technical Publications and Training: International Journals:15 + 6(under review); Patents (Appln): 5; Conferences: 29; Workshops: 5. What I can offer? A multifaceted and dedicated Materials Engineer/Scientist having a Ph.D. in Material Science from IIT with focus on thin films, coatings, optoelectronic semiconductor materials and their applications. I have published more than 20 papers in international journals of repute and filed 5 patents. I am having more than 5 years of experience in the development of advanced nano-materials and coatings for various applications ranging from transformers, fluorescent lamps, motors, magnets, LEDs, solar cells to solid oxide fuel cells. Also have rich experience with new product development (NPD) shuttle and platform technology project management, project technical work breakdown and team center co-ordination, design of experiment (DOE) and failure mode effect analysis (FMEA), document management systems (DMSS), lab accreditations and testing compliance (NABL, BEE, DSIR, and ISO). Future Goals: A challenging technological position within a motivated, focused and growth oriented research and development setup ________________________________________________________________________________________