Photonics Researcher

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Photonics Science & Engineering: Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, July 2017 - April 2023 (CPI: 9.5/10).
Bachelor of Technology in Electrical & Electronics Engg: U.P. Technical University Lucknow, 2006-2010 (77 %, Ist division with Honours).

September 2011 - July 2017: NTPC Ltd, A Govt. of India Maharatna Undertaking: As Deputy Manager entrusted with the responsibility of optimizing the efficiency parameters of 210/500MW Sub-Critical Thermal Power Plant.
July 2010 - May 2011: Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.: Graduate Engineer Trainee in the Operations & Maintenance division.

Feb 2024 - Present: Postdoctoral Researcher, Centre for Disruptive Photonic Technologies, NTU Singapore.
August 2023 - Feb 2024: Project Scientist I, Centre for Nanoscience & Engineering, IISc, Bangalore.
December 2022 - July 2023: Project Associate II, Department of Electrical Engg, IIT Kanpur.
August 2021 - June 2022: On leave from IIT Kanpur to conduct experimental research work at CSIR-CSIO, Chandigarh.

Conferred with the Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis Award, IIT Kanpur at the 56th Convocation of the institute (2023).
Conferred with the Best Ph.D. Thesis Award by Indian Laser Association at DAE-BRNS National Laser Symposium (NLS-31), held at IIT Kharagpur (2022).
Featured Article in Applied Physics Letters: Our article on spectroscopic ellipsometry-based determination of topological order has been adjudged as one of journal’s best articles and promoted as a Featured Article (2022).
Third Position in 100 Seconds Thesis Competition organized by INAE Kanpur Chapter (2021).
Best Poster Presentation Award at SCQPT organized by OSA Student Chapter NISER, Bhubaneswar (2021).
Best Poster Award by IEEE- Photonics Society at IEEE-Workshop on Recent Advances in Photonics (WRAP)-2019 at IIT Guwahati (2019).
Second Position in Technical Writing Competition organized by OSA-IEEE-PS Student Chapter, IIT Bombay (2021).
First Position in Technical Writing Competition organized by OSA-IEEE-PS Student Chapter, IIT Bombay (2020).

General Manager’s Meritorious Award (NTPC Ltd.): For successfully handling critical 210MW thermal generating unit emergencies (2015).
Represented FGUTPP in NTPC Open Competition for Executive Talent (NOCET): Drafted a roadmap on NTPC’s Foray in Solar Thermal Business (2014).
CMD’s Gold Medal (NTPC Ltd.): Adjudged as Best Officer Trainee (Electrical) among the 2011-batch (2013).
Director’s Meritorious Certification (NTPC Ltd.): For securing highest marks in NTPC’s one year executive training program (2013).

Best Engineer Award among a graduating batch of nearly 500 engineers (2010).
Shri Ram Murti Smarak Trust Meritorious Student Fellowship: For distinction in academic performance (2007).

Successfully completed the AICTE ATAL Academy online Faculty Development Program on Photonics, organized by IET-DAVV, Indore (2020).
Successfully completed NPTEL certification course in Network & Systems, offered by IIT Madras and recognized as one of the overall topper of the course (2015).
Qualified Online Certification course on Nanotechnology offered by Rice University (2014).
Qualified Online Certification course offered by TU Delft on Solar Energy with 97 % grades (2013).
Qualified Online Certification course, Energy 101, offered by UT Austin with 100 % grades (2013).
Certified Power Plant Desk Engineer trained on two 660MW Super-Critical simulators (Power Management Institute, Noida & NTPC Sipat).

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