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Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology Srinagar, Hazratbal – 190006
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Dr.Vijay Kumar

Assistant Professor

Functional materials, solid-state luminescent materials, bio-based and biodegradable polymers and composites, drug delivery devices, wastewater treatment, polymer nanocomposites, and ion-solid interaction

Education

Degree Institute CGPA Year Subject Description
Ph. D. Sant Longowal Institute of Engg. & Tech. (SLIET), Longowal (Punjab) 2013 Physics Physics (Mat. Science)
M.Sc. National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar (Punjab) 2008 Physics Physics
B.Sc. Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla 2005 Non-Medical Govt. Degree College, Hamirpur (H.P.)

Publications Conference

Month-year Authors Type Identifier Title Conference Name
2020 Preparation and Characterizations Graft Copolymer of Poly(acrylamide-aniline)-Grafted Gum Ghatti Kashma Sharma, Karanpreet Virk, Vijay Kumar, S. K. Sharma, Vishal Sharma, “Preparation and Characterizations Graft Copolymer of Poly(acrylamide-aniline)-Grafted Gum Ghatti”, Materials Today: Proceedings 21 (2020) 1856-1861.
2020 Numerical Study on Performance of Flat Tube with Water Based Copper Oxide Nanofluids Pankaj Sharma, Vijay Kumar, Gurpreet Singh Sokhal, Gangacharyulu Dasaroju, Vijaya Kumar Bulasara, “Numerical Study on Performance of Flat Tube with Water Based Copper Oxide Nanofluids”, Materials Today: Proceedings 21 (2020) 1800-1808.
2020 A Short Review on Rare Earth Doped NaYF4 Upconverted Nanomaterials for Solar Cell Applications Deepak Kumar, S. K. Sharma, Shefali Verma, Vishal Sharma, Vijay Kumar*, “A Short Review on Rare Earth Doped NaYF4 Upconverted Nanomaterials for Solar Cell Applications”, Materials Today: Proceedings 21 (2020) 1868-1874.
2020 Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Nano Y2O3 and ZrO2 Dispersed Austenite Steel Ankit Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Vijay Kumar*, S. S. Sehgal, “Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Nano Y2O3 and ZrO2 Dispersed Austenite Steel”, Materials Today: Proceedings 21 (2020) 1793-1799.
2015 Effect of doping on ZnO based transparent conducting oxides and down/up conversion phosphor for solar cell application Vinod Kumar, H.C. Swart, Vijay Kumar, Anurag Pandey, L.P. Purohit and O.M. Ntwaeaborwa. Proceeding of Third Southern African Solar Energy Conference held at Kruger National Park, South Africa during 11 – 13 May 2015.
2015 Novel zincate phosphors: A new red emitting phosphor for LED applications Vijay Kumar, S. Som, S. Dutta, H. C. Swart, “Novel zincate phosphors: A new red emitting phosphor for LED applications”, Proceeding of the Annual Conference of the South African Institute of Physics (SAIP) 2015, 255-260. ISBN: 978-0-620-70714-5
2013 Raman spectral analysis of an organometallic composite film synthesized by electrochemical route Vijay Kumar, Y. Ali, V. Kumar, R. G. Sonkawade, A. S. Dhaliwal, H. C. Swart, “Raman spectral analysis of an organometallic composite film synthesized by electrochemical route”, Proceeding of the Annual Conference of the South African Institute of Physics (SAIP) 2013, 55-60. ISBN: 978-0-620-62819-8.
2013 Raman spectral study of electrochemically synthesized Au-polyaniline composite films. Vijay Kumar, Yasir Ali, R G Sonkawade and A S Dhaliwal. AIP Conference Proceeding 1512 (2013) 664-665. ISSN 1551-7616
2013 Raman and AFM study of gamma irradiated plastic bottle sheets. Yasir Ali, Vijay Kumar, R G Sonkawade and A S Dhaliwal. AIP Conference Proceeding 1512 (2013) 1210-1211. ISSN 1551-7616
2012 120 MeV Ni ion beam induced modifications in poly(ethylene terephthalate) used in commercial bottled water. Vijay Kumar, R G Sonkawade, Yasir Ali and A S Dhaliwal. AIP Conference Proceeding 1447 (2012) 555. ISSN 1551-7616

Book Published

  • Editors: Vijay Kumar, Sudipta Som, Vishal Sharma, Hendrik C Swart, Metal Oxide Defects: Fundamentals, Design, Development and Applications. Publisher: Elsevier, Paperback ISBN: 9780323855884 (2022). https://www.elsevier.com/books/metal-oxide-defects/kumar/978-0-323-85588-4 , 2022
  • Editors: Vijay Kumar, Kashma Sharma, Rakesh Sehgal, Susheel Kalia, Conjugated Polymers for Next-Generation Applications: Synthesis, Properties and Optoelectrochemical Devices Volume 1. Publisher: Elsevier, ISBN: 9780128234426 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/C2020-0-00254-9 , 2022
  • Editors: Vijay Kumar, Kashma Sharma, Rakesh Sehgal, Susheel Kalia, Conjugated Polymers for Next-Generation Applications: Energy Storage Devices Volume 2. Publisher: Elsevier, ISBN: 9780128240946 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/C2020-0-01559-8 , 2022
  • Editors: Vijay Kumar, Vishal Sharma, Hendrik C Swart, Subrata Das, Metal Oxide for Next Generation Optoelectronic, Photonic and Photovoltaic Applications. Publisher: Elsevier (Book proposal accepted). , 2021
  • Editors: S. K. Tiwari, K. Sharma, V. Sharma, Vijay Kumar, Electrospun Nanofibers: Fabrication, Functionalisation and Applications, Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland, eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-79979-3 (2021), DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-79979-3 (In Press). , 2021
  • Editors: V. Dubey, S. Som, Vijay Kumar, Luminescent materials in display and biomedical applications, Publisher: CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group, ISBN 9780367112127. , 2020
  • Jyotendra Nath, Kashma Sharma, Shashikant Kumar, Vijay Kumar, Rakesh Sehgal, Polymer/carbon nanocomposites for biomedical applications, Md Saquib Hasnanin, Amit Kumar Nayak, Saad Alkahtani (Eds.) Polymeric and Natural Composites – Materials, Manufacturing and Biomedical Applications. Springer Nature Switzerland AG. (Submitted), 2020
  • Jyotendra Nath, Kashma Sharma, Shashikant Kumar, Vijay Kumar, Rakesh Sehgal, Electrospun nanofibers for waste water treatment, S. K. Tiwari, K. Sharma, Vijay Kumar (Eds.) Fabrication & Functionalization of Electrospun Nanofibers, Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland (Submitted) , 2020
  • Priyanka Mankotia, Kartikey Verma, Kashma Sharma, Vishal Sharma, Vijay Kumar, Rakesh Sehgal, Mass Spectroscopy in Biomedical Nanotechnology, Ajeet Kaushik, Sesha S. Srinivasan, Yogendra Kumar Mishra (Eds.) Analytical Techniques for Biomedical Nanotechnology. Institute of Physics (IOP). (Submitted), 2020
  • Sonal Choudhary, Kashma Sharma, Vishal Sharma, Vijay Kumar, Rakesh Sehgal, Marine Collagen for delivery of therapeutics, Sougata Jana (Eds.) Marine Biomaterials: Drug delivery and therapeutic potential. Springer Nature Singapore. (Submitted), 2020
  • Priyanka Mankotia, Kashma Sharma, Vishal Sharma, Vijay Kumar* (2021) Inorganic Biocomposites for Bone Tissue Engineering, Amit Kumar Nayak, Md Saquib Hasnain (Eds.) Biomedical Composites: Perspectives and Applications. Springer Singapore (Chapter Accepted). DOI: 10.1007/978-981-33-4753-3. , 2020
  • S. Choudhary, K. Sharma, V. Sharma, Vijay Kumar (2020) Grafting Polymers. In: Gutiérrez T.J. (eds) Reactive and Functional Polymers Volume Two. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45135-6_8., 2020
  • Priyanka Mankotia, Kashma Sharma, Vishal Sharma, Vijay Kumar* (2020) Interpenetrating Polymer Networks in Sustained Drug-Releasing. In: Nayak A., Hasnain M. (eds) Advanced Biopolymeric Systems for Drug Delivery. Advances in Material Research and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46923-8_9. , 2020
  • K. Sharma, V. Sharma, Vijay Kumar, “Synthesis of hydrogels by modification of natural polysaccharides through radiation cross-linking polymerization for use in drug delivery”, Springer Series on Polymer and Composite Materials – Radiation Effects in Polymeric Materials (2019). DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-05770-1. , 2019
  • S. Som, S. Dutta, Vijay Kumar, H. C. Swart, “Swift Heavy Ion Synthesis and Modifications of Nanophosphors for Dosimetric Application: Effect of Swift Heavy Ion Irradiation”, IGI Global - Emerging Synthesis Techniques for Luminescent Materials, (2018). DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-5170-6.ch001., 2018
  • Editors: Vijay Kumar, B. Chaudhary, V. Sharma, K. Verma, “Radiation Effects in Polymeric Materials”, Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland, ISBN 978-3-030-05769-5 (2019), ISBN 978-3-030-05770-1 (eBook)., 2018
  • Editors: Vijay Kumar, S. Kalia, H. C Swart, “Conducting Polymer Hybrids”, Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland, ISBN 978-3-319-46456-5 (2017), ISBN 978-3-319-46458-9 (eBook)., 2017
  • Editors: A. Tiwari, P. K. Iyer, Vijay Kumar, H. C. Swart, “Advanced Magnetic and Optical Materials” Publisher: WILEY-Scrivener Publishing LLC, USA, ISBN: 9781119241911 (2017)., 2017
  • K. Sharma, Vijay Kumar, B. S. Kaith, S. Kalia, H. C. Swart, “Conducting Polymer Hydrogels and Their Applications”, Springer Series on Polymer and Composite Materials – Conducting Polymer Hybrids, p193-221 (2017). DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-46458-9_7., 2017

Books & Chapters

Author Title Chapter Month-Year Publisher ISBN/ISSN DOI
Vijay Kumar, S. Kalia, H. C Swart Conducting Polymer Hybrids NA JUL 2017 Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland 978-3-319-46456-5

Patents

Month-Year Title Status Agency Details
2021
2020
2020

Professional Qualifications / Membership

Society/Orgnisation Prof Membership/Fellowship From Date To Date
Department of Science and Technology Member of the Scientific Review Committee for the Initiative for Research and Innovation in Science (IRIS) Programme, a public-private partnership o 17-04-2017 17-04-2020
Asian Polymer Association Lifetime member of the Asian Polymer Association (Membership No.: L-674) 01-07-2022 01-07-2040

Any Other Professional or Extra-curricular Achievements

Type Achievement Date Desciption
Professional Inducted as one of the Members of the Indian National Young Academy of Sciences (INYAS) for a term of five-year (2023-2027)
Professional Selected as an Early Career Advisory Board member of Vacuum (Elsevier, I.F. = 4.11)
Professional Selected under the SERB International Research Experience (SIRE) Fellowship for 3 months extended by the Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India at the Smart Materials Group, Mads Clausen Institute, University of Southern Denmark (05/11/2022 to 05/02/2023)
Professional Visiting research fellow in the Department of Physics at the University of the Free State, South Africa (Host: Prof. Hendrik C Swart) [1st Oct. 2021 to 30th Sep. 2024]
Professional Received award for “Teacher with Best Research Contribution” from Hon'ble Chancellor, Chandigarh University on Teachers Day (2017)
Professional Nominated as a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee under the Initiative for Research and Innovation in Science (IRIS) by DST (2017-2020)
Professional Received grant under “International Travelling Support Scheme” from SERB/DST, New Delhi, to attend the 3rd International Conference on Mechanical Properties of Materials (ICMPM 2016) in Venice, Italy, during December 14–17, 2016
Professional Received “Young Scientist Award” under the fast-track scheme offered by the Department of Science and Technology (Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India), New Delhi
Professional Received “Post-Doctoral Fellowship” from the University of the Free State, South Africa
Professional Received grant under the “International Travelling Support Scheme” from DST, New Delhi, to attend an international conference on "Nuclear Tracks in Solids (ICNTS-2011)" in Puebla, Mexico, during September 4–9, 2011
Professional Received “Best Poster Presentation Award” in an International Symposium on Accelerator and Radiation Physics (ISARP -2011) at the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics (SNIP), Kolkata, February 16–18, 2011

Research Funded Projects / Consultancy

Type Project Title PI/CI Funding Agency Duration Year Amount
RFP Grant under the fund for the improvement of S&T infrastructure (FIST Program 2021) PI DST 5 years 2022 1.35 Crore
RFP Cost-effective and reusable hydrogel-based superabsorbent for waste water treatments PI AWaDH- SpINe, IIT Ropar 3 years 2022 14.9 Lacs
RFP Joint Center for generating tissue-engineered organs and controlling cell behavior One of PI Indo-US Science and Technology Forum 2 years 2017 49.81 Lacs
RFP Plasmon Enhanced Upconversion Luminescence of NaYF4: Er, Yb Nanocomposite Core-Shell for Solar Cell Application PI Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi 3 years 2016 30 Lacs
RFP Development of organic-inorganic nanosorbent for extraction of harmful polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from air, soil, and industrial wastewater PI Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) 3 years 2023 28.5 Lacs

Work Experience

Designation Organization From Date To Date Remark
Assistant Professor Chandigarh University, Punjab, India 05-01-2016 11-10-2018
Post-Doctoral Fellow University of the Free State, South Africa 01-04-2013 31-12-2016

Ph.D Supervision

Socholar Name Roll No. Title of research / thesis Joining Awarded
Deepak Kumar Upconversion luminescence investigations of rare-earth doped NaYF4 nanocomposites APR 2016 JUL 2020
Shefali Verma Synthesis and Spectroscopic Studies of Luminescence-Based Materials for UV LED Applications APR 2016 APR 2023

Expert Talks / Lectures delivered / Reviewers / Other outreach

Nature From To Details of Event / Brief
Editor of Journal JUN 2023 DEC 2023 Lead Guest Editor of a Virtual Special Issue of Results in Surfaces and Interfaces (Scopus indexed) for the 8th Edition of the International Conference on Nanotechnology for Better Living (8E-ICNBL) held at NIT Srinagar during May 24–29, 2023
Editor of Journal JUN 2023 DEC 2023 Lead Guest Editor of a Special Issue of Materials Today: Proceedings (Elsevier Journal), having proceedings of the 8th Edition of International Conference on Nanotechnology for Better Living (8E-ICNBL) held at NIT Srinagar during May 24–29, 2023
Associate Editor of Journal DEC 2022 DEC 2023 Associate Editor in Frontiers in Energy Research under Section Nano Energy (I.F. = 3.858)
Editor of Journal MAY 2019 DEC 2019 Lead Guest Editor of a Virtual Special Issue of VACUUM (Elsevier Journal, I.F. = 2.067), having proceedings of the International Symposium on “Functional Materials (ISFM-2018): Energy and Biomedical Applications”, held at Chandigarh during April 13–15, 2018
Editor of Journal MAY 2018 DEC 2018 Lead Guest Editor of a Special Issue of Materials Today: Proceedings (Elsevier Journal), having proceedings of the International Symposium on “Functional Materials (ISFM-2018): Energy and Biomedical Applications”, held at Chandigarh during April 13–15, 2018
Reviewer Journal JAN 2012 DEC 2023 Referee for >50 peer-reviewed magazines (high-rank materials science journals)