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Murtaza Bohra

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Dr. Murtaza Bohra is a Professor in the Physics Department at Mahindra University’s École Centrale School of Engineering, specializing in low‑dimensional magnetism and transport in ultra‑thin films, nanoparticles, and heterostructures for spintronics, as well as multiferroic and photovoltaic properties of single and double perovskite oxides. He earned his Ph.D. in Physics from IIT Bombay (2008), held multiple postdoctoral positions in France, Taiwan, and at OIST Japan, and has an extensive publication record and international collaborations on magnetic nanostructures, magnetocaloric effects, and perovskite‑based devices, along with funded projects on Zn‑ferrite spintronic devices and multiferroic perovskite solar cells.

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Murtaza Bohra

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Dr. Murtaza Bohra is a Professor in the Physics Department at École Centrale School of Engineering, Mahindra University. His research primarily focuses on low dimension magnetism and transport properties of ultra-thin films, nano particles and their heterostructures for spintronics. His research interest also involves multiferroric and photovoltaic properties of single and double perovskites oxides (bulk and thin films). Strain engineered and magnetic exchange biased based devices are of current interest. 

  • Ph.D. (Ferrimagnetic oxides thin films) Dept. of Physics, IIT-Bombay, Mumbai, India. Awarded Doctorate on August 8, 2008
  • National-Level Joint CSIR-UGC Test (NET) for Lectureship – 2001, Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering in Physics (GATE)-2002 with all India rank, AIR-98 and Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST) – 2002.
  • B. Ed. Science from University of Jammu, Jammu, India in 2001
  • M.Sc. Physics from M. L. Sukhadia University, Udaipur, India in 1999

International Journals
  • Murtaza Bohra, Stefanos Giaremis, Abisegapriyan KS, Stella Mathioudaki, Joseph Kioseoglou, Panagiotis Grammatikopoulos, Ferromagnetic-Antiferromagnetic Coupling in Gas-Phase Synthesized M(Fe, Co, Ni)-Cr Nanoparticles for Next-Generation Magnetic Applicationsaccepted in Advanced Science, 2403708 (2024).
  • Nitesh Singh, Anil Annadi, Ayush Rastogi, Naresh Kumar, Baidyanath Sahu, BiswanathBhoi,Murtaza Bohra, FMR Study of ZnFe2O4 Thin Films in varied Growth Environments, IEEE Trans. Mag., online, August 09, (2024).
  • RK Thanneeru, M Bohra, A Annadi, High performance metal halide Cu-Ag-I-Cl alloys for photodegradation, Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids,194, 112202 (2024).
  • Murtaza Bohra, Rémi Arras, Vidyadhar Singh, Nitesh Singh, Anil Annadi, Evropi Toulkeridou, Panagiotis Grammatikopoulos, Hsiung Chou, Cationic Disorder: Governing the Spin-Insulatronic Properties of Nanocrystalline ZnFe2O4 Thin Films, Materials Today Communications, 38,108333 (2024)
  • Murtaza Bohra, Vidya Alman, Mohd Ataullah Khan, Vidyadhar Singh, Evropi Toulkeridou, Panagiotis Grammatikopoulos, Analytical modeling of magnetocaloric effect in dense nanoparticle systems, Nano Select, e2300196 (2024)
  • Murtaza Bohra, Nitesh Singh, Sai Vittal Battula, Vidyadhar Sing, Anil Annadi, Evropi Toulkeridou, Panagiotis Grammatikopoulos, Broadening of Magnetocaloric Effect at Elevated Temperatures in Nanocrystalline ZnFe2O4 thin films, Results in Physics, 57, 107382 (2024)
  • Murtaza Bohra, Nitesh Singh, and Anil Annadi, Sai Vittal Battula, Vidyadhar Singh, Leveraging of both positive and negative magnetocaloric effects in ZnFe2O4 layers, Materials Research Bulletin, 169, 112547 (2024)
  • Nitesh Singh, Naresh Kumar, Dharohar Sahadot, Anil Annadi, Vidyadhar Singh, Murtaza Bohra, Smart nanocomposite SrFe12O19 /a or g-Fe2Othin films with adaptive magnetic properties, J. Magn. Magn. Mater589, 171549 (2024)
  • Alman, V.; Annadi, A.; Murapaka, C.; Haldar, A.; Pradhan, J. Singh, V.; Bohra, M. Thickness-Driven Magnetic Behavior in Ni-Cr Nanocrystalline Thin Films: Implications for Spintronics and Magnetic Cooling. ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 6, 12, 10394 (2023)
  • Alman, V.; Ramakrishna, V. V.; Battula, S.V.; Sahu, B.N.; Annadi, A.; Singh, V.; Bohra, M. Exploration of Room-Temperature Magnetocaloric Effect in Nanogranular Ni–Cr Thin Films. MRS Communications 13, 117, (2023)
  • Alman, V.; Annadi, A.; Khan M.A.; Singh, V.; Bohra, M. Coexistence of Normal and Inverse Magnetocaloric Effect in Inhomogeneous Ni95Cr5 Physica Scripta, 98,095907 (2023)
  • Murtaza Bohra, Sai Vittal Battula, Vidya Alman, Anil Annadi and Vidyadhar Singh, Deducing uniaxial anisotropy for various NiCr nanostructures, Applied Nanoscience,13, 3205 (2023)
  • Murtaza Bohra, Dharohar Sahadot, Prakhar Gupta, Anil Annadi, Vidyadhar Singh, Jean-François Bobo, Determination of normal and inverse magnetocaloric effect in iron oxide thin films, Applied Physics A, 129, 721 (2023)
  • Murtaza Bohra, Sai Vittal Battula, Nitesh Singh, B. N. Sahu, Anil Annadi and Vidyadhar Singh, Competing Magnetic Interactions in Inverted Zn-Ferrite Thin Films, Magnetism, 2 (2), 168 (2022)
  • Murtaza Bohra, Wet H2Reduction: A Robust Way of Converting α-Fe2O3 into Fe3O4 at the Nanoscale, Journal of Electronic Materials 51, 2709 (2022)
  • Bohra, Rémi Arras, Jean- Francois Bobo, Vidyadhar Singh, Naresh Kumar, Hsiung Chou, Multiple spintronic functionalities into single zinc-ferrous ferrite thin films, Murtaza Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 895, 162425 (2022)
  • Multiple spintronic functionalities into single zinc-ferrous ferrite thin films, Murtaza Bohra, R. Arras, J.F. Bobo, V. Singh, N. Kumar, and H. Chou Journal of Alloys and Compounds /Elsevier Publications 895(2021)162425. [http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.162425]. [ impact factor: 5.3]
  • Design of various Ni-Cr nanostructures and deducing their magnetic anisotropy, Murtaza Bohra, S.V. Battula, V. Alman, A. Annadi, V. Singh, Applied Nanoscience/ Springer (2021). [https://doi.org/10.1007/s13204-021-01998-y]. [ impact factor: 3.5]
  • Nanostructured ZnFe2O4: An Exotic Energy Material,
    Murtaza Bohra ; Vidya Alman, Rémi Arras, Nanomaterials 11, no. 5: 1286. (2021) [impact factor: 5]
  • On the potentiality of a cluster-beam source to produce free-standing one-dimensional and two-dimensional FeAg nanostructures: mechanisms underlying their shape genesis,
    M. Benelmekki, V. Singh, KW Baughman, Murtaza Bohra, J-H Kim, Material Today Chemistry, 19, 100405 (2021) [impact factor: 8.2]
    • Murtaza Bohra; Vidya Alman, Rémi Arras, Nanostructured ZnFe2O4: An Exotic Energy Material, Nanomaterials 11, no. 5: 1286. (2021)
    • Benelmekki, V. Singh, KW Baughman, Murtaza Bohra, J-H Kim, On the potentiality of a cluster-beam source to produce free-standing one-dimensional and two-dimensional FeAg nanostructures: mechanisms underlying their shape genesis Material Today Chemistry, 19, 100405 (2021)
  • Aggregation vs Surface Segregation: Antagonism over the Magnetic Behavior of NiCr Nanoparticles,
    Murtaza Bohra , V. Alman, A. Showry, V. Singh, Rosa E. Diaz, M. Sowwan, and Panagiotis Grammatikopoulos, ACS Omega 5 (51), 32883 (2020) [ impact factor: 3]
  • Versatile Gold-Polymer Nanointerfaces Probed by GISAXS,
    Murtaza Bohra, Arun Showry, Panagiotis Grammatikopoulos, and Vidyadhar SinghMaterial Today Chemistry, 17, 100297 (2020) [ impact factor: 8.2]
  • Growth, structure and thermal stability of quasicrystalline Al-Pd-Mn-Ga thin films,
    Murtaza Bohra , TM Pavan, Vincent Fournée, RK Mandal, Applied Surface Science, 505, 144494(2020) (IF=6.7)
  • Anomalous electric transport across Verwey transition innanocrystalline Fe3Othin films,Murtaza Bohra, D.R. Chowdhury, V. Singh and J. F. Bobo, Journal of Applied Physics, 125, 013901(2019)
  • A Short Review on Verwey Transition in Nanostructured Fe34 Materials, Murtaza Bohra, Nishit Agrawal, and Vidyadhar Singh, Journal of Nanomaterials, Article ID 8457383, 18 pages (2019)
  • Tuning the onset of ferromagnetism in heterogeneous bimetallic nanoparticles by gas phase doping
    Murtaza Bohra , Panagiotis Grammatikopoulos,Vidyadhar Singh, Junlei Zhao, Evropi Toulkeridou, Stephan Steinhauer, Joseph Kioseoglou, Jean-François Bobo, Kai Nordlund, Flyura Djurabekova and Mukhles Sowwan, Physics Review Material, 1, 066001 (2017)
  • Synthesis, Properties, and Applications of Multifunctional Magnetic Nanostructures, V. Singh, R. Madugundo, A. Annadi, B. Bhoi, K. D.Chandrasekhar, Murtaza Bohra, Journal of Nanomaterials, Article ID 2638715, 2 pages (2017)
  • Origin of abnormal structural transformation in a(BiPb)FeO3/SrRuO3/SrTiOhetero-structure probed by Rutherford backscattering,
    Murtaza Bohra , Kartikeya Negi, Varun Karthik Y. S., Hsiung Chou, X. Wang, and W. K. Chu, Nature Publishing Group’s Scientific reports, 7(1), 4501 (2017) (IF = 5.5)
  • Large magnetocaloric effect at Verwey point in nanocrystalline Fe 3O4 thin films
    Murtaza Bohra , S.C. Sahoo, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 699, 1118 (2017) (IF = 3.2)
  • Control of Surface Segregation in Bimetallic NiCr Nanoalloys Immersed in Ag Matrix Murtaza Bohra, Vidyadhar Singh, Panagiotis Grammatikopoulos, Evropi Toulkeridou, Rosa E Diaz, Jean-François Bobo, Mukhles Sowwan, Nature Publishing Group’s Scientific reports, 6, 19153 (2016) (IF = 5.5)
  • Characterizing the phase purity of nanocrystalline Fe34 thin films using Verwey transition
    Murtaza Bohra , K Eswar Prasad, Ravi Bollina, SC Sahoo, Naresh KumarJournal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 418, 137 (2016) (IF = 2)
National Journals
  • Magnetic properties of pulsed laser deposited cobalt ferrite thin films
    Subasa C. Sahoo, N. Venkataramani, Shiva Prasad, MurtazaBohra and R. Krishnan Solid State Physics (India), 53,677 (2008)
  • Growth of cobalt ferrite thin film by pulsed laser ablation
    S. Sahoo, MurtazBohra, Shiva Prasad, Naresh Kumar, N. Venkataramani, D. S. Misra and R. Krishnan, Solid State Physics (India), 51,477 (2006)
  • Sputter deposition of Fe3O4 thin films using α-Fe 2O3 target
    MurtazaBohra , Naresh Kumar, D. S. Misra, N. Venkataramani, Shiva Prasad and R.Krishnan, Solid State Physics (India), 50, 481(2005)
  • Deposition of Fe3O4 thin films at low temperature by using pulsed laser deposition
    MurtazaBohra , Naresh Kumar, D. S. Misra, N. Venkataramani, Shiva Prasad and R.Krishnan, Solid State Physics (India), 49, 518 (2004)
  • Oriented strontium ferrite thin films deposited by pulsed laser deposition
    Naresh Kumar, MurtazBohra, D. S. Misra, A. K. Nigam, N.Venkataramani, Shiva Prasad and R. Krishnan, Solid State Physics (India), 49,516 (2004)
International conferences
  • Oral presentation on “Deducing uniaxial anisotropy for various NiCr nanostructures” was delivered during, ICONN 2021 conference; on February 3rd, 2021 in Session 6C as a contributory lecture CL104. Same research work has also accepted in INTERMAG 2021, April 26th to 30th, 2021.
  • Invited talk on Unusual magnetic behaviour in Ni-Cr Nanoparticles inAdvances inCluster Beam Deposition workshop, held at Okinawa Institute of Technology, Okinawa, Japan in between 20/10/2019 to 25/10/2019
  • Opportunity for Single/Double Perovskite based Solar cell, Presented at International Conference on Energy Materials and Interfaces in between 29/07/2019 to 01/08/2019 at Newcastle University, UK
  • International Conference on Energy Materials and Interfaces , which will be held in between 29/07/2019 to 01/08/2019 at Newcastle University, UK. Abstract title: Opportunity for Single/Double Perovskite based Solar cell
  • Growth, structure and thermal stability of quasicrystalline Al-Pd-Mn-Ga thin films 3rdInternational Conference on Applied Surface Science held at Pisa Congress Palace, Pisa, Italy from the 17-20 June 2019.
  • Gold-polymer nanostructured interfaces probed by grazing incidence small angle X-ray scattering, 9thInternational Colloids Conference 2019 held at Barcelona, Spain during 16 – 19 June 2019.
  • Exploration of BiFeO3 thin films based solar cell, Materials & Technologies for Energy Conversion and Storage (M-TECS 2018) held at BARC, Mumbai, September 26-29, 2018.
  • Investigation of nanostructured SrRuO3 thin electrode material, International Conference on Nano for Energy and Water (NEW) and Indo-French Workshop on Water Networking from Feb. 22-24, (2017) UPES-Dehradun, India
  • Bimetallic Ni-Cr nanoalloys: efficient drug delivery material, Materials Research Society of India Symposium (MRSI). Advanced Materials for Healthcare, Clean Energy and Sustainability 28 th Annual General Meeting of MRSI, IIT Bombay, Feb. 13-15, (2017) (Jointly organized by IIT Bombay, BARC, TIFR, University of Mumbai and MRSI Mumbai Chapter)
  • Murtaza Bohra , Varun Karthik Y. S., G. Haveesh, Tarun Y. S. N., D. Roy Chowdhury, and K. Eswar Prasad, AIP Conference Proceedings, 1728, 020551 (2016).
  • Magnetic Metamaterials: A comparative study of resonator geometry and metal conductivityS Rangu, K Sreekar, RR Annapureddy, K Basak,Murtaza BohraJournal of Physics: Conference Series, 759 (1), 012044 (2016).
  • Wet H2 reduced nanocrystalline Fe3O4 thin films probed by Verwey transition, International conference on magnetism and magnetic materials (ICMAGMA) at VIT, Vellore, India on 1st Dec (2015)
  • Comparative study of magnetite (Fe3O4) thin films grown by pulsed laser ablation and sputtering,
  • Ellipsometry and magnetooptical Kerr effect study of nanocrystalline zinc ferrite thin films,
    a. E Lišková-Jakubisová, Š Višňovský, P Široký, D Hrabovský, J Pištora, M Bohra, Conference Proceedings: 2015 International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication (ICSC). DOI: 10.1109/ICSPCom.2015.7150657.
  • Multi-Functional Nanocluster Design by Coupling Physical Vapor Deposition and in-situ Polymeric Surface Interfacing, J-H Kim , M. Bohra, V. Singh, C. Cassidy, M. Sowwan, Conference Proceedings, International Soft Matter Conference (ISMC) 2013.
  • Strain relaxation in BiFeO3/SrRuO3 /(001)SrTiO3 heterostructure &
    Structural expansion and suppressing of spiral spin state in Pb-doped BiFeO 3(00l) epitaxial thin films, 56th Magnetism and Magnetic Materials Conference (MMM) at Arizona, USA on 31st Oct (2011)
  • Role of Ru-vacancies in the magnetism of strain relaxed SrRuO 3 films on SrTiO3, 55th Magnetism and Magnetic Materials Conference (MMM) at Georgia, Atlanta, USA on 14 Nov (2010)
  • Verwey transition in Fe3O4 thin films: effect of substrate temperature, Statistical Physics and Low Dimensional Systems 2008, 21-23rd May (2008), Nancy, France
  • Study of pulsed laser deposited magnetite thin film, 17th International Conference on Magnetism, (ICM–2006) August 20-25th (2006), Kyoto (Japan)
  • Influence of RF power on sputter deposited Fe3O4 films, 19th International Conference on Magnetism, (ICMF–2006) August 14-18 th (2006), Sendai (Japan)
  • RF sputter deposited Fe3O4 thin films, 6th International Symposium on Physics of Magnetic Materials, (ISPMM–2005) September 14-16th (2005), Singapore
Patent
Book Chapters
  • Magnetic Spinels: A magnetic Compton scattering study” in Spinel Materials, (Elsevier), Authors: H.S. Mund, Murtaza Bohra, and Tamish Jain (2023).
  • “Nanostructured Magnetite Thin Films: an avenue for Spintronics” in “Frontier of Nanoscience’ (Elsevier), Authors: Murtaza Bohra and Nishit Agrawal (2018).

  • 2023 – Present, Professor, École Centrale School of Engineering, Mahindra University
  • Associate professor at Mahindra University, Hyderabad from 1st August 2018 to 31st July 2023.
  • Controller of Examinations, Mahindra University, since January 2019
  • Head of Timetable Team, Mahindra University, since Jun 2019
  • Assistant professor at Mahindra University, Hyderabad from 17th Jun 2014 to 31st July 2018.
  • Postdoctoral fellow at Nanoparticles By Design Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), Okinawa, Japan (March 2012 – May 2014); research involved
    • Tuning of Curie temperature for NiCr alloy for hyperthermia applications
    • Nanoclusters based magnetic exchange bias devices Co/CoO, Co/NiMn or FeMn)
  • Postdoctoral fellow at National Sun Yat-Sen University Kaohsiung, Taiwan (Oct 2009 – Feb 2012); research involved Multiferroic: BiFeO3/SrRuO3/SrTiO3 heterostructure
  • Project Scientist at IIT-Kanpur on an Indo-French project (April 25, 2009 to Sept. 25, 2009); research involved Perovskite based FET devices
  • Project Scientist at IIT-Kanpur on an Indo-French project (April 25, 2009 to Sept. 25, 2009); research involved Perovskite based FET devices
  • Postdoctoral Fellow at École des Mines de Nancy France (April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009) on Growth of complex metallic alloy thin films
  • Physics Lecturer at Junior college, Udaipur, from  1st Jan 2001 to 25th Jun 2002.
  • Visiting Professor at various labs abroad
  • Nanoparticles Design Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, 1919-1 Tancha Onna-Son, Okinawa 904-0495, Japan (during Dec 2014, July 2017, Jun 2019)
  • CNRS-Centre d’Elaboration de Materiaux et d’Etudes Structurales (CEMES), 29 rue Jeanne Marvig, 31055 Cedex 4 Toulouse, France (during May-July 2018, Jun-July 2022)
  • Department of Physics, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, 804, Taiwan (during Jun 2017)

Key Contribution

  • Established collaboration with external partners.
  • Identified performance improvement opportunities due to new technologies eg Additive manufacturing and Data Analytics to deliver SFC and emissions benefits in Diesel engines.
  • Optimized bowl geometry to provide SFC gain, using data Analytics model trained using Latin hyper cube DOE CFD data. The global optima derived from this is validated by CFD.
  • Analytics for field data: Wind profile characterization and profiling based on wind turbine measured parameters: Identified parameters of importance, used different classification and regression-based models, comparison and recommendation on model applicability.
  • Recommended injector specification using Spray-bowl matching tool, reducing modelling and testing time by 10x.
  • Enabled understanding of dual fuel combustion thro’ development and use of Multi-zone phenomenological model for premixed and dual fuel flame propagation.
  • Leader Reciprocating Engines Centre of Excellence (COE): Led team of 5 for 3 years during which laid out IP strategy, roadmap, training requirements of team, ensured technical deliverables and securing funding for team.
  • GE Six sigma Black Belt role: Guided and mentored 13 Green belt trainees for certification and ensured full certification of team for 4 years.
  • Provided technical oversight and enabled team to secure funding to evaluate enhanced cooling concepts for Locomotive Radiators.
  • Reciprocating Engine CFD data postprocess automation reducing time by 1/10th with low errors.
  • Established best practices for CFD modeling of reciprocating engine combustion using KIVA and ConvergeCFD. Established engine CFD data postprocess methodology and automation of the same.
  • Used CFD KIVA and GT Power System level model to optimize spray and bowl for a medium speed multi-cylinder turbocharged and inter-cooled diesel engine.
  • Contributor to “NOx Control Technologies for Automotive Vehicles” A Report Prepared for CAR Panel on Automotive Engines, Pramod Mehta et al, March 2011.
  • Explored options for increasing tractor engine power through Thermodynamic analysis.
  • Analyzed causes for high lub oil consumption in tractor engines.
  • Analysis of tractor engine production cylinder head port swirl coefficients to find root cause of higher emission.
  • Developed a multi-zone phenomenological model for engine Combustion and emission (Soot and NO) prediction for Direct Injection Diesel Engine as part of Doctoral Program at IIT CHENNAI, 2000.
  • Characterized the influence of vegetable oils and their esters on combustion and emissions in a low heat rejection diesel engine as part of Master of Science Program at IIT CHENNAI, 1993.
  • Established collaboration with IIT Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi, Industries.

Teaching

Guidance and Mentoring

  • Academics (2019-21)
  • Thermodynamics (B. Tech 1st year)
  • Alternative Energy Sources (B. Tech 3rd & 4th year)
  • Introduction to IC Engines (B. Tech, 4th year)
  • Industry upskill training (Dec 2021)
  • Basics of Electric Vehicles: Fuel cell vehicles
  • 2015-16: GE FastWorks (Lean Startup) Trainer for GE leaders.
  • 2011-12: Design for Six Sigma “Conceptual Design Analysis” for GE Green Belt & Black belt trainees.
  • 2003-2010: “Thermodynamic power systems” for GE Edison engineering development program (EEDP). Thermodynamic (TD) Laws, Power cycles, Application of thermodynamic laws, Cycle analysis & costing, Assignment framing and evaluation
  • 2005-2006: Framed course content and delivered lectures on “CFD Modeling for IC Engine” for MTech Automotive Engine Technology batch, IIT Chennai: Course Content: Importance of modeling and simulation, Parameter of importance, Modeling approaches, Model validation and sensitivity study, Models and Experiments, Modeling strategies, Model limitations, Modeling new technologies and challenges.

Invited Talks

  • 2020 July, “Electric Vehicles: Emissions & Thermal Management”, EFDP – Sustainable Mobility in Indian Context
  • 2019 Dec, “Modeling and Development of Combustion Technology for Reciprocating Engines”, Mahindra Technical Academy (MTA), MRV, Chennai
  • 2019 Nov 25th“Impact of Energy Source on Electric Emission Vehicles” and “Fuel Economy Improvements in IC Engines to meet future Regulations” from 10.00 to 1.15 pm on 25-11-2019 (Monday), part of Two weeks Refresher Course on “Advances in Thermal Engineering” from 18-30 Nov’19, JNTUH
  • 2018 Aug 13, IIT Palakkad, “Life as a Professional”, New Joinee orientation lecture
  • 2017 Aug 13, IIT Palakkad, “CFD modelling for engines”
  • 2017 Aug 14, IIT Palakkad, Industry-Institute interaction panel discussion
  • 2016 Aug 31, IIT Madras, Indo-Japan Expert meet, Talk on “GE Reciprocating Engines- Products, Trends and Challenges”
  • 2015 Aug 14, IIT Hyderabad, “Simulation of IC Engine: Application and Trends”
  • 2013 April 11, SVCE Bangalore, “Simulation of IC engine Applications”

Guidance and Mentoring

  • Ph.D Supervision : 1 Co-guide : Ongoing
  • UG projects: 4
  • Interns: 6
  • Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) Green Belt certifications: 13

Assignments

  • 2020-2023 Head of Department, Department of Mechanical Engineering
  • Responsibilities: Co-ordinate BoS meetings for BTech (Mechanical & Mechatronics) and MTech (Computational Mechanics, Robotics, Systems Engineering) programs, New Lab development, CapEx/OpEx budgeting, Champion & highlight department achievements thro’ regular 6-months department highlights, PG co-ordinator for MTech & Ph.Ds, Co-ordinate department documentation for NBA and NIRF certifications, Faculty recruitment, faculty yearly evaluation & feedback

Courses taught

  • ME 1101: Thermodynamics
  • ME 4056: Alternate Energy Sources
  • ME 4058: Introduction to IC Engines
  • ME 4060: Introduction to Systems Engineering
  • SE 5101: Systems Engineering
  • SE 5206: Renewable Energy sources

Current Research Interests

  • Spintronic and Solar cell-PV
  • Ferromagneticresonance
  • Electric transport and magneto resistance of single layer and multilayers structures.
  • Stress analysisby reciprocal space mapping
  • Magnetic nanoclusters, core-shell structure and thin film devices

Ongoing research project

S. NoTitleCost in LakhDurationRole as PI/Co-PIAgency
1Exploiting the Zn-ferrite thin films material as an assortment of spintronics devices.~ 12 lakh2019-2022PIInternational division of DST, India
2Developing perovskite solar cell using multiferroic Bi1-xMxFeO3 (M=Pb, Ca, La) thin films~ 20 lakh2021-2023PIGlobal Innovation & Technology Alliance (GITA)

Others

News in Science daily
Our research work entitled “Fine-tuning nanoparticles for the medical industry” has appeared in prestigious Science daily on October 2, 2014
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