Academic Background
2009 - SSC - Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV)
Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, Bharat
2011 - HSC - Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, Bharat
Professional Career
June 2016 - July 2016
Summer Intern
Advisor: Dr. C. M. Nagaraja
July 2016 - March 2017
Research Scholar, Department of Chemistry
Dr. Hari Singh Gour Central University, Sagar,
Madhya Pradesh, Bharat
2014 - 2016
Master of Science (M.Sc.) Chemistry
Advisor: Dr. Prakash Kanoo
Central University of Haryana (CUH), Mahendergarh, Haryana, Bharat
2018 - 2021
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Advisor: Dr. Avijit Kumar Paul
Department of Chemistry
National Institute of Technology (NIT) Kurukshetra, Haryana, Bharat
April 2017 - March 2021
UGC-DAE-CSR BARC Mumbai Centre Project Research Fellow
Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Kurukshetra, Haryana, Bharat
November 2021 - August 2022
Postdoctoral Fellow
Advisor: Dr. Sun Hee Choi
Center of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Research
Korea Institute of Science & Technology (KIST), Seoul, South Korea
Sep. 2026 onwards
Scientist-D
Sep. 2022- Sep. 2026
Scientist-C
Advanced Materials and Corrosion (AMC) Division, CSIR-NML Jamshedpur, Bharat.
September 2023 onwards
Assistant Professor
Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, U.P., Bharat.
Awards
1. UGC-DAE-CSR Mumbai Center Project Junior Research Fellow 2017-2020.
2. UGC-DAE-CSR Mumbai Center Project Senior Research Fellow 2020-2021.
3. 2021 Emerging Investigators award to Dr. A. K. Paul by ACS Crystal Growth & Design for Dr. Nikhil Kumar's research article.
4. Postdoctoral Fellowship at Korea Institute of Science & Technology (KIST), Seoul, South Korea 2021-2022. (Dr. Sun Hee Choi)
5. Institute postdocotral Fellowship at The Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO),Castelldefels, Spain 2022. (Prof. F. Pelayo García de Arquer)
6. Excellence Postdoctoral Fellowship for International Researchers by The Israel Academy of Science & Humanities in Israel 2022-2024. (Prof. Alex Schechter)
7. Selected in SCO-Young Scientist Conclave - 2023 by Department of Science & Technology at JNCASR, Bangalore. Link: Dr. Nikhil Kumar (Sustainable energy systems & energy storage)
8. Honoured with the “MRSI Young Scientist Award 2025” at Young Scientists’ Colloquium-2025 organized by MRSI-Kolkata chapter at Scottish Church College Kolkata on 17th February 2026.
R & D Projects
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"Development of Rare Earth-based Pyrochlores La2CeBO7 Materials for Thermal Barrier Coatings sponsored by CSIR under FBR scheme from 2026-2028. (40 Lakh; as Co-Principal Investigator) (On-going)
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"Investigation and analysis of corrosion at the solar project sites" sponsored by Solar Power Plant Rajasthan from 2026-2027. (9.5 Lakh; as Member) (On-going)
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"Phenome India-CSIR Health Cohort Knowledgebase" sponsored by CSIR from 2022-2027. (25.75 Lakh; as Member) (On-going)
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"Development and optimization of Organic Polymeric Coating for Heritage Conservations" sponsored by CSIR-NML under i-PSG scheme from 2025-2026. (17.87 Lakh; as Principal Investigator) (Completed)
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"Development of Rare-Earth free Anisotropic α-Fe16N2 hard Magnetic Material" sponsored by CSIR under FBR scheme from 2024-2026. (Completed)(67 Lakh; as Member)
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"Unravelling the fundamental correlation of transformation pathway with mechanical and corrosion properties of multicomponent nano - pearlitic steels" sponsored by CSIR under FBR scheme from 2024-2026. (59 Lakh; as Member) (Completed)
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"Corrosion damage analysis of steel pipelines and material selection for ammonia distillation unit" sponsored by GACL, Gujarat, 2023-2024. (7.36 Lakh; as Member) (Completed)
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"Critical assessment of high performance anti-corrosion coating for extreme environment" sponsored by NTPC 2024-2025. (32.19 Lakh; as Member) (Completed)
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"Deposition and Characterization of Antimony Chalcogenide-based Light Absorbers Coatings for Photovoltaic Applications" sponsored by CSIR-NML under i-PSG scheme from 2023-2025. (20.5 Lakh; as Member) (Completed)
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"Design of efficient corrosion inhibitor for mild steel surfaces using density functional theory and reactive molecular dynamics simulations" sponsored by
(2.3 Lakh; as Member) (Completed)CSIR-NML under i-PSG scheme from 2023-2025. -
"Development of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as electrocatalysts for energy generation (OER/HER) and storage applications" sponsored by CSIR-NML under i-PSG scheme from 2022-2023. (25.85 Lakh; as Principal Investigator) (Completed)
COLLABORATORS
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Dr. Nataliya Ivanova, D.V. Sokolskiy Institute of Fuel, Catalysis & Electrochemistry, Kazakhstan
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Dr. Bakirov Sergei, Saratov State Agricultural University, Russia.
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Dr. Shubham Sharma, GLA University, Mathura, Bharat.
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Dr. Rahul Kaushik, CSIR-NIO Goa, Bharat.
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Dr. Kuldeep Singh Gour, CSIR-NML Jamshedpur, Bharat.
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Dr. Dharmender Singh, NTH Ghaziabad, Bharat.
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Dr. Rishabh Shukla, EMPA, Switzerland.
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Dr. Praveen Negi, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada.
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Life Membership : Material Research Society of India (LMB3958)
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Regular reviewer of Journal of Solid state Chemistry (JSSC) & other Elsevier Journals
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Regular reviewer of ACS (ACS Omega, etc.)
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Regular reviewer of Springer Nature
RESEARCH INTERESTS
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Electrode prepartion using RF & DC sputtering.
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Syntheses and Applications of Corrosion Inhibitors
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Multinary oxide materials: Physical and electronic properties
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Hybrid materials and catalytic properties
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Protonic Ceramic Electrochemical/Fuel Cells
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Solution based polymeric coatings
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Supramolecular chemistry and crystal engineering
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Electro- and photochemical water oxidation by solid oxide and frameworks
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MOFs and Perovskites for OER/HER/ORR and supercapacitor applications
