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ABOUT ME

Sept 2020 - 

Postdoctoral Associate: University of Calgary, Canada

Project: Development of photocatalyst materials for energy and environmental applications

Sept 2017 - Sept 2020

Postdoctoral Researcher: University of Alberta, Canada

Project: Artificial Photosynthesis Using Semiconductor Nanomaterials, a project of Future Energy Systems, CFREF

Dec 2016 - Sept 2017

Postdoctoral Researcher: Palacky University, Czech Republic

Project: Catalytic properties of carbon-based materials and hybrids with metals and metal oxides

Dec 2014 - June 2015

Raman-Charpak Fellow: Institut d'Electronique, de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie (IEMN), University of Lille, France

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EDUCATION

2012 - 2016

Ph.D.

CSIR Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun India

Thesis: Development of novel catalytic systems for photoreduction of CO2 to fuel and chemicals

2008 - 2010

M.Sc

Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar India

2011 - 2013

MBA Pharmabusiness Managaement

ICFAI University, Dehradun, India

2005 - 2008

B.Sc.

Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar India

2003 - 2005

D.Pharma

Government Polytechnic Dehradun India

Additional Qualifications/Achievements/Awards:

  • Marie Curie Fellowship and Seal of Excellence by European Commission, H2020 May 2023. Not Joined.

  • Faculty Position, CSIR National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India, Not joined

  • In the list of World's Top 2% Scientists (List published by Stanford University) Oct 2022, 2023.

  • Seal of Excellence by European Commission, H2020 Marie SkÅ‚odowska-Curie actions fellowship. Proposal scores 92.3, Cut-off 93.0%

  • “Emerging Material Chemistry Investigator Award” 2020 by the Canadian Society for Chemistry, Link (CSC Postdoctoral Fellow Membership ID- 15981)

  • National Postdoc Fellowship by Department of Science and Technology and Science and Engineering Research Board, India, 2017 (Not joined due to the commitment to UofA).

  • Raman-Charpak Fellowship 2014 for working six months in France under the supervision of Prof. Rabah Boukherroub (Director) (H index-72) at “Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire (IRI, USR 3078 CNRS), Université Lille 1, France" (17th Dec 2014 to 10th June 2015)

  • Qualified CSIR- NET for lectureship in Dec 2011.

  • Brilliant student award in B.Sc. 2006 for attaining the highest academic rank at the university level by Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar, India.

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Professional Experience:

  • Junior Research Fellow- RDE (Engrs), Pune, India- Feb 2011 to Aug 2012

  • Worked as Quality Chemist in Cholayil Pvt. Ltd. Haridwar, HQtrs-Chennai, India- Aug 2010 to Feb 2011.

  • Worked as Trainee Chemist in Dabur India Ltd Pantnagar, HQtrs-Ghaziabad India- Jan 2010 to Apr 2010.

  • One-month Industrial training at Divya Pharmacy, Haridwar, India June 2007 to July 2007.

Professional Development training:

  • ACS bridge: Career Kickstarter Workshop 2020

Guest lecture/Invited lecture:

  • Guest lecture on “Photoelectrocatalysis: To address the challenges of energy security and climate change” to the master's students Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary.

  • Young Researchers Meet 2022, University of Strasbourg Sept 15 2022.

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Editorial Activities

Journal Referee (Manuscripts reviewed: 742), Web of Science: link  ​

 

  • Nature Communications (Nature Publishing)                                                               Chemistry - An Asian Journal (Wiley) 

  • Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed. (Wiley)                                                                            ACS Nano (ACS)

  • Advanced Functional Materials (Wiley)                                                                        Journal of Materials Research and Technology

  • Applied Catalysis B                                                                                                      ACS Applied Material and Interfaces

  • Communication Chemistry (Nature Publishing)                                                            Chemical Communications (RSC)

  • Journal of Physical Chemistry (ACS)                                                                            ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

  • Advanced Science (Wiley)                                                                                             Advanced Organometallic Chemistry (Wiley)

  • Carbon (Elsevier)                                                                                                          ACS Symposium series (Book review)

  • Nanomaterials (MDPI)                                                                                                  Scientific Report (Nature Publishing)

  • Energy (Elsevier)                                                                                                          Catalysis Today (Elsevier)

  • Applied Surface Science (Elsevier)                                                                               Chemical Engineering Journal (Elsevier)

  • Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy (Elsevier)                                                          Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering

  • Ceramic International (Elsevier)                                                                                    Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences (MDPI)                                                     Nanotechnology (IOP Science)

  • New Journal of Chemistry (RSC)                                                                                   Solar RRL (Wiley)

  • Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering (Wiley)                                                      Materials Chemistry and Physics (Elsevier)

  • Journal of Alloys and Compounds (Elsevier)                                                                 Spectrochimica Acta Part A (Elsevier)

  • Journal of Materials Science and Technology (Elsevier)                                                Frontiers in Chemical Engineering

  • Arabian Journal of Chemistry (Elsevier)                                                                         Diamond and Related Materials (Elsevier)

  • Advances in Materials Physics and Chemistry (SCRIPPS)                                           Symmetry (MDPI)

  • Current Smart Materials (Bentham)                                                                               Journal of Materials Science (Springer)

  • Environmental Pollution (Elsevier)                                                                                 Journal of Molecular Liquids (Elsevier)

  • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science (Elsevier)                                                      Separation and Purification Technology (Elsevier)

  • EnergyChem (Elsevier)                                                                                                 Engineering Science and Technology (Elsevier)

  • Journal of Material Science: Materials in Electronics (Springer Nature)                       Applied Science (MDPI)

  • Catalyst (MDPI)                                                                                                             Materials (MDPI)

  • Micromachines (MDPI)                                                                                                  ChemEngineering (MDPI)

  • C (Carbon) (MDPI)                                                                                                         IEEE Sensors Letter

  • Current Organic Chemistry                                                                                            PhotoChem

  • Fluids                                                                                                                             Current Smart Materials

  • Electrochem                                                                                                                   EnergyChem

  • Oxygen                                                                                                                           Sustainability

  • Chemistryselect                                                                                                              EnergyChem

  • Journal of Composites Science (MDPI)                                                                         Physica E (Elsevier)

  • Journal of Materials Research and Technology                                                             ACS Applied Energy Materials

  • Journal of Oceanology and Limnology (Springer)                                                         Oriental Journal of Chemistry

  • Journal of Physics D (IOP Science)                                                                               Current Chinese Science (Bentham) 

  • Photochem (MDPI)                                                                                                         Optics and Laser Technology (Elsevier)

  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (Elsevier)                                                      Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing 

  • SN Applied Sciences (Springer Nature)                                                                          Energy and Fuel (ACS)

  • Materials Today Sustainability (Elsevier)                                                                         Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters (ACS)

  • Judged poster session for FEGRS                                                

Funding proposal reviewed:

  • Reviewed Scientific proposals submitted to DST-SERB, India. (25M INR)

  • Reviewed Scientific proposals submitted to The Research Council (TRC) of Oman (Total 150000 USD 50Kx3) 

Canadian Beamline  support:​

  • Pawan Kumar, Nael Yasri, Ali Shayesteh, Shariful Nabil, Tareq Al-Attas, Md. Golam Kibria, Single atom catalysts (SACs) for CO2 reduction, CH4 oxidations and photocatalysis. Canadian Light Source, Saskatoon, Canada, Project No. 35G12344(Awarded for Cycles 35 (Jan-June, 2022) Cycle 36 (July-Dec, 2022), Cycle 37 (Jan-June 2023)

  • Canadian Light Source, Saskatoon, Canada, CYCLE 37 (JAN-JUN 2023), Project No. 35G12284 (Cycle 37 (Jan-June 2023)

  • Canadian Light Source, Saskatoon, Canada, CYCLE 37 (JAN-JUN 2023), Project No. 37G13149 (Cycle 37 (Jan-June 2023)

  • Canadian Light Source, Saskatoon, Canada, CYCLE 39 (JAN-JUN 2023), Project No. 37G13149 (Cycle 39 (July-Dec 2023)

Fabrication Grants:

  • Pawan Kumar, Piyush Kar, Ujwal Thakur, Ryan Kisslinger, Ultra-small phosphorous doped carbon nitride quantum dots (PCNQDs) decorated mixed rutile-anatase phase TiO2 for visible light induced hydrogen generation from water splitting, CMC_Voucher_Program.6065, June 2018, MNT Financial Assistance of 2000 CAD.

  • Ujwal K. Thakur, Pawan Kumar, Piyush Kar, Stability and efficiency enhancement of perovskite solar cells by using carbon nitride quantum dots embedded in TiO2 nanorods as electron transporting layer for better charge transportation and photon absorption. CMC_Voucher_Program.6260, June 2018, MNT Financial Assistance of 2000 CAD.

  • Kazi Alam, Piyush Kar, Pawan Kumar, Cellulose nanocrystals composite and their electrical properties, CMC_Voucher_Program.6003, Apr 2018, MNT Financial Assistance of 2000 CAD.

  • Arezoo Hosseini, Pawan Kumar, Piyush Kar, Fluoride free solid electrolyte for TiO2 nanotubes fabrication, CMC_Voucher_Program.5824, Feb 2018, MNT Financial Assistance of 2000 CAD.

  • Pawan Kumar, Ehsan Vahidzadeh, Ujwal Thakur, Piyush Kar, Chemically modified graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) framework for visible light driven dye degradation, CMC_Voucher_Program.5821, Feb 2018, MNT Financial Assistance of 2000 CAD.

  • Ajay Manuel, Piyush Kar, Pawan Kumar, Synthesis and simulation studies of p-type semiconductors for water splitting, CMC_Voucher_Program.5814, Feb 2018, MNT Financial Assistance of 2000 CAD.

  • Kazi Alam, Pawan Kumar, Karthik Shankar, Plasmon-enhanced and spin-orbit coupling assisted water splitting by bismuth chalcogenide topological insulators, CMC_Microfab_6003, May 2018, MNT Financial Assistance of 2000 CAD.

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