Dr. Naresh Kumar

Professor
Department of Physics
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, India-211004
E-mail: nsisodia[at]mnnit[dot]ac[dot]in
Telephone: +91 532 227 1265(O) +91 532 227 1714(R) +91 9454200193(M)

Other Academic Achievements

Conferences Attended for Presenting Paper:

Attended, workshop on Gender Sensitization and Equity, jointly organized by Sardar Patel College of Engineering, Mumbai and Rewa Engineering College, Rewa, under TEQIP-III Twinning activity, October 27-29, 2020

Successfully completed two weeks SWYAM course on “Digital Transformation in Teaching Learning Process” organized by IIT Bombay during March 06th to April 22nd, 2020.

Attended an International Conference “BioSangam 2020: Biotechnological Interventions for Societal Development” at MNNIT Allahabad during February 21-23, 2020.

Attended an International Conference “Chem-Conflux20 :Energy and Environmental Technologies for Sustainable Development” at MNNIT Allahabad during February 14-16, 2020.

Attended two days National Conference on "Equity: Achievements and Challenges in India" at College of Engineering Pune during March 15-16, 2019.

Attended training on one day Preliminary users acceptance test (UAT) for TEQIP PMS on 19 January 2019 at NPIU-MHRD New Delhi

Attended Five Days Professional Development Training (PDT) Programme for Sr. Academic cum Administrative Executives during 10-14 Sept. 2018 at IIM Shillong.

Attended training on one day Preliminary users acceptance test (UAT) for TEQIP PMS on 23rd Aug 2018 at NPIU-MHRD New Delhi

Attended one day good governance summit at AICTE New Delhi 23.01.2018

Attended one-day Workshop on “Advancement in XRD Measurement Technique of Powders and Thin Films” organized by I. R. Technology Services Pvt. Ltd. & Rigaku Corporation Japan on 18th November, 2016 at New Delhi.

Attended one week short term course on “ Programme for Senior Administrative Professionals (ProSAP)” organized by School of Management Studies, MNNIT Allahabad India, during Oct. 24-28, 2016 at MNNIT Allahabad.

Attended one week short term course on "Physics Lab. Organization & updating" during 21-25 July 2014 at National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTR) Chandigarh India.

Attended one week short term course on "The Role of Basic Science in Engineering Education", during June 12-16, 2013 at MNNIT Allahabad.

Attended National Workshop on “Advanced Methods for Materials Characterization (NWMC)” organized by BARC Mumbai during October 11-15, 2004.

Conferences/ Workshops/Symposium/ Short-term Courses Organized:

Organized Online one week short term course on "Computational Physics" from March 01-05, 2021 as Chairman

Organized एक दिवसीय ऑनलाइन हिंदी कार्यशाला "विज्ञान एवं तकनीकी के क्षेत्र में हिंदी की उपयोगिता" on March 19, 2021 as Chairman

Organized TEQIP - III sponsored National Conference on "Industrial Applications of Nanoscience & Nanotechnology – IANN-2019" during November 15 - 16, 2019 at MNNIT Allahabad as Technical Chair & Organizing Secretary.

Organized TEQIP-III sponsored one day workshop on “Gender Sensitivity at Workplace: Equity & Equality” on 21st September 2019, as Co-Convener at MNNIT Allahabad

Organized TEQIP-III sponsored “Faculty Orientation Programme” as Coordinator during September 18-19, 2019 at MNNIT Allahabad.

Organized one day workshop on “NBA Accreditation: Regulations and Procedure” as Coordinator on July 27, 2019 at MNNIT Allahabad.

Organized One week Short Term Course on “Application of MATLAB in Science and Technology (AMST-2019)” [Jointly organized by the Department of Physics, MNNIT Allahabad, Prayagraj – 211004 & Electrical Engineering Department, Kamla Nehru Institute of Technology (KNIT), Sultanpur Sponsored by TEQIP-III under twinning activity] as Coordinator April 01-05, 2019 at MNNIT Allahabad

Organized National Conference on “Advanced Nanomaterials and their Applications” as Coordinator during December 21-23, 2018 at MNNIT Allahabad

Organized one week Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) International Winter Course – 2017 as Course Coordinator on X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy and its Application to Nanomaterials (XASAN-2017) during December 21-28, 2017 at MNNIT Allahabad

Organized one week Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) International Winter Course – 2017 as Course Coordinator on Experimental Techniques for Nanomagnetic Materials (ETNM – 2017) during October 30-November 04, 2017 at MNNIT Allahabad

Organized National Workshop on “Photovoltaics: Technology and Business Overview (PTBO)” as Coordinator during 04-06 March 04-06, 2017 at MNNIT Allahabad.

Organized One-Week Self-Financed Short Term course on “Application of MATLAB in Science, Technology and Management (AMSTM-2016)” as Program Treasurer during December 01-07, 2016.

Organized an International Conference on Multifunctional Materials, Structures and Applications (ICMMSA – 2014)" as Organizing Secretary during December 22-24, 2014, at MNNIT Allahabad.

Organized TEQIP-II Sponsored two days Hands-On Training as Coordinator on "Multiphysics simulation using various modules of COMSOL" during September, 18-19 2014.

Organized a self financed short term course on "Synthesis, Characterization and Applications of Nanomaterials" as one of the Coordinator during July 7-12, 2014 at MNNIT Allahabad.

Organized one day Workshop on "Multiphysics Simulation Using COMSOL" as one of the Coordinator on January 08, 2014 at MNNIT Allahabad.

Organized Self financed Short Term Course on "Advanced Materials Characterization Techniques-AMCT 2013" as one of the Coordinator during June 03-07, 2013 at MNNIT Allahabad.

Organized one day workshop "Workshop on Basic Sciences: A Building Block For Engineering" as one of the Coordinator on September 03, 2011 at MNNIT Allahabad.

On-going Projects:

Funding Agency: India-Bulgaria Bilateral Scientific and Technological Cooperation. International of India Department of Science & Technology (DST), Govt. of India. Title of the Project: Exploiting the Zn-ferrite thin films material as an assortment of spintronics devices Duration: 2019-2021; Status: On-going; Amount: INR 1.2 Million (~Rupees 12 Lakhs) As Co-PI

Projects Completed:

Funding Agency: Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP)- Phase II (A world bank project). Title of the Project: Synthesis and study of laser ablated magnetic / metallic / semiconducting nanostructures Duration: 2013-2014; Status: Completed; Amount: Indian Rupees 0.44 Million (~Rupees 4 Lakhs) As PI

Funding Agency: DST , Govt. of India Title of the Project: Effect of magnetic field on the laser ablated plasma plume and on the growth of oxide thin films for the various applications Duration: 2010-2013; Status: Completed; Amount: Indian INR 3.42 Million (~Rupees 34 Lakhs) As PI

Funding Agency: Department of Science & Technology (DST) Govt. of India (Under Fast Track Scheme for young scientists) Title of the Project: Study of magnetodielectric effect in BaTiO3/Fe3O4 core/shell nanostructures. Duration: 2009-2012; Status: Completed; Amount: INR 2.03 Million (~ Rupees 20 Lakhs)

Funding Agency: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Govt. of India Title of the Project: Development of ferrite-semiconductor composite hollow nanospheres based sensors for enhanced bio and gas sensing performance. Duration: 2016-2020; Status: On-going; Amount: INR 1.3 Million (~Rupees 13 Lakhs) As PI

Expert Lectures:

Delivered Expert Lecture on “Pulsed laser deposition/ablation: Synthesis of nanomaterials &Thin Films” in UGC sponsored online Refresher Course in Physics, Allahabad University on November 21, 2020.

Delivered Expert Lecture in TEQIP III sponsored five day Workshop on “ADVANCED NANOMATERIALS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS (I, II, III & IV)” organized by National Institute of Technology Manipur during November 02 – 21, 2020.

Delivered Expert Lecture in TEQIP III Sponsored Faculty Development Program “Advances in Composite Materials II (ACM II- 2019)” in Department of Mechanical Engineering MNNIT Allahabad during December 17-21, 2019.

Delivered two Invited lectures in TEQIP III Sponsored Faculty Development Program on “Advance Materials, Modelling and Manufacturing” at Rajkiya Engineering College Banda Uttar Pradesh during 27 November 2018 to 01 December 2018.

Delivered an Invited lectures in TEQIP-III sponsored One Week Short Term Course on "Composite Materials: Overview, Characterization and Applications (CMOCA-2018)" in Department of Mechanical Engineering MNNIT Allahabad during July 16-20, 2018.

Delivered an Invited lectures on “Recent analytical tool: X-ray diffraction and particle size analyzer” in a training programme on May 16, 2017 at Centre of Food Technology, University of Allahabad India.

Delivered Invited talk in one week TEQIP-II Sponsored Short Term Course short term course on “Laser and its Applications – LAP 2017” held during March 27-31, 2017 at MNNIT Allahabad India.

Delivered Invited talk in National Workshop on “Photovoltaics: Technology and Business Overview-PTBO 2017” at MNNIT Allahabad during March 04-06, 2017

Delivered Invited talk in two days national workshop on “Thin film deposition techniques” at Sharda University, G. Noida India during 17-18, February 2017.

Delivered an Invited Talk in a self financed short term course on "Nanostructures in Diagnostics" organized by Department of Biotechnology MNNIT Allahabad India during May 16-20, 2016.

Delivered an Invited Talk in "Motivational Science Learning Camp" supported by National Council of Science and Technology Communication, Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India and organized by Voluntary Institute for Community Applied Science [VICAS] in association with MNNIT Allahabad during February 17-21, 2016.

Delivered an Invited Talk in a self financed short term course on "Nanobiotechnology" organized by Department of Biotechnology MNNIT Allahabad during January 23-29, 2015.

Delivered a Lecture on "Low temperature growth of magnetic oxide thin films by pulsed laser deposition" on May 30, 2014 at Centre INRS-EMT (Énergie, Matériaux, Télécommunications) in Varennes (Greater Montreal) Canada

Delivered an Expert Lecture in a Self financed Short Course on "Modeling, Simulation, Processing and Characterization of Polymer Nanocomposite" during July 09-13, 2013 organized by the Mechanical Engineering Department of MNNIT Allahabad.

Delivered an Expert Lecture in Self financed Short Course "Advances in Materials Science and Engineering 0 AMSE 2013" jointly organized by the Mechanical Engineering and Physics Departments of MNNIT, Allahabad during July 15–21, 2013.

Delivered an Expert Lecture in Self financed Short Course "Micromanufacturing: Materials, Processes and Systems (MMPS-2013)" during July 08-12, 2013 organized by Mechanical Engineering Department and Applied Mechanics Department MNNIT Allahabad.

Delivered an Invited Talk in "14th International conference-International Academy of Physical Sciences(CONIAPS-XIV) on Physical Sciences Interface with Humanity", during December 22-24, 2011 at SVNIT, Surat INDIA.

Delivered an Invited Talk on in "4th International Conference "INDIAS: 2010", held during September 19-20, 2010 at Nanotechnology Application Centre, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India.

Reviewer for Transactions / Journal / Conferences:

Reviewer of International Journal "Applied Physics Letters" [Oct 2021]

Reviewer of International Journal "IEEE Magnetics Letters" [Oct 2021]

Reviewer of International Journal "Journal of Alloys and Compounds" [Nov 2021]

Other Significant Achievements:

Served as Panellist in Panel Discussion on: "Atmanirbhar Bharat: Vocal for Local, Make in India for the World", on December 26, 2020 organized by School of Basic Sciences and Research (SBSR), Sharda University, G. Noida.

Member Editorial Board of an International open access Journal “Research and Application of Materials Science” VISER PUBLISHING, Singapore.

Member, Research Degree Committee, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Sec-11, Jankipuram Vistar Yojna, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India- Pin Code-226031