
Name: Dr. Sunil Singh Kushvaha
Designation: Senior Scientist and Assistant Professor (AcSIR)
Division: Electrical and Electronics Metrology
Email: kushvahas@nplindia.org
Sub-Division: Quantum Resistance Metrology and 2D Physics Group
Phone: +91-11-45609329 Fax: +91-11-45609310 (O)
Educational Qualifications:
Degree | Subject | University/Institute | Year |
Ph. D. | Physics | National University of Singapore, Singapore | 2008 |
M. Tech. | Solid State Materials | Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India |
2002 |
M. Sc. | Physics | Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India | 2000 |
Academics/Research Experience:
Year | Duration | Research field | University / Institute | Position |
Sept 2015 - | Till date | Growth and characterization of Magnetic topological Insulators and III-nitrides film and heterostructures | CSIR - NPL, Delhi India. | Senior Scientist |
Sept 2011 | 4 Years | GaN based LED and solar cell devices, MBE system, Laser MBE, UHV-STM/AFM | Physics of Energy Harvesting, CSIR - NPL, Delhi India. | Scientist |
Dec 2008 - Aug 2011 | 2 Years 9 months |
Thermoelectric power measurements using UHV-AFM technique, Superlubricity machine | A*-STAR, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Singapore | Scientist 1 |
July 2007 - Nov 2008 | 1 Year 5 months |
Magnetic nanostructures, MFM, SEMPA, Four-nanoprobes, SP-STM | Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering, NUS, Singapore | Post-doc |
No. of Publications:
SCI Journals | Conference proceedings | Books | Total |
51 | 10 | 5 Book Chapters | 66 |
Current Activity :
- Growth and characterization of magnetic doped topological insulators, Magneto-transport studies on graphene and various 2D materials, III-Nitride based 2DEG, Maintenance and upgradation of QHR based primary resistance metrology.
- Indigenous development of Quantum Hall devices for primary resistance standards
- Principal Investigator of SERB-DST funded project “Structure/microstructure-magnetotransport correlations in sputtered magnetically doped Bi2Se3 Topological Insulator thin films” for QHR applications.
Honours and Award:
- Early Career Research Award for SERB-DST, May 2018
- NUS Research Fellowship (July 2007-Nov 2008)
- NUS Research scholarship (August 2003 – July 2007).
- Institute scholarship granted by Govt. of India (2001-2002).
- Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) - 2001, with 93.36 percentile.
- Qualified in national level CSIR-UGC(JRF) examination in July 2001.
- 04 Best Poster Awards in International and National Conferences/Symposiums
Any other information:
Reviewer of various journals: Nanotechnology, ACS Appl. Mater. Interface, RSC Adv., Appl. Phys. Lett., J. Appl. Phys., J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys, Semicond. Sci. Tech, Mater. Res. Exp., J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol., Journal of Nanomaterials, Indian Journal of Engineering & Materials Sciences.
MEMBERSHIPS
- Life Member, Material Research Society, India.
- Life Member, Indian Physics Association, India.
- Member, Material Research Society, Singapore (2003-2013).