Centre for Functional Materials(CFM)-Events-National Workshop

Dr. Anuj Shukla
Dr. Anuj shukla received his master of science in physics from the lucknow university and he accomplished his ph.d. In soft matter physics from martin-luther university, germany. He has joined drdo in 2009 as a scientist ‘d’ under talent search nri scheme.
Dr. Shukla has more than 20 years of research experience in synthesis and characterization of nano-structured materials at world’s leading institute in europe. His major research efforts in nanoscale materials include microemulsions, synthesis of magnetic nanoparticles, including core-shell structures, graphenic materials, radar absorbing materials and metamaterials as microwave absorbers, etc.
Dr. Shukla has published more than 50 articles in international journals and has presented more than 30 papers at international conference in Europe and India.

Dr. A. R. James
Dr. A. R. James is presently working as a Scientist ‘F’ in the Ceramics & Composites Group of Defence Metallurgical Research Lab (DMRL, DRDO), Hyderabad.
He has done his M. Sc and Ph. D. in Physics from Osmania University (1997).
He then worked as a Post Doctoral Fellow at the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics in Germany (15.3.99-25.11.99), on the growth and characterization of large area epitaxial, ferroelectric thin films for Non-Volatile Ferroelectric Random Access Memories (NVFRAMs).
Thereafter, he was a Post Doctoral Fellow at the Materials Research Lab, at the Pennsylvania State University, USA from 1999-2001, wherein he worked on the development of ultra high strain piezoelectrics, for the Office of Naval Research, Washington DC, and Frequency Agile Materials for Microwave Electronics under DARPAs FAME program.
Upon his return to India, he worked as a Scientist at the Solid State Physics Lab, (DRDO) Delhi (from 2001-2004).
His current interests are in the field of soft piezoelectric ceramics, thin films and microwave ferroelectrics.
He has more than 90 publications in International journals and conference proceedings, and 5 patents to his credit.
He has 20 years Research Experience on Ferroelectric, magnetic and magnetoelectric materials.
He has authored three book chapters, all of International publishers.
He is a Governing Council member of the Materials Research Society of India.
He has delivered several lectures both in India and abroad and is a recipient of the prestigious MRSI award and will be delivering an invited lecture at the Indian Science Congress as well.

Dr. G. A. Basheed
Dr. G. Abdul Baheed awarded Ph.D. from Central University Hyderabad under the guidance of Prof. S. N. Kaul. Dr. G. A. Basheed has carried out his research work on magnetic materials. He has published more than 30 research articles in various international journals and he has completed one major funded project on Magneto-optical studies of thin films and nano suspensions. His research finding were published in reputed journal like journal of applied physics, Applied Physics Letters, Physical review letters, nano scale advances, nanoscience and nanotechnology, Dalton transactions, etc. He is expertise in magnetic materials and magnetism. In addition to this he is expertise in preparation of nano thin films by electron beam evaporation, DC and RF sputtering, magnetron sputtering. At present he has been working as senior scientist at CSIR- National Physical Laboratory, National Physical Laboratory (NPL), New Delhi.

Dr. A. Pandikumar
Dr. A Pandikumar procured Ph.D. Chemistry from Madurai Kamaraj University in 2014. After that he worked as postdoctoral fellow in Universiti Malaya, Malaysia during 2014-2016. He worked as Research Assistant professor in SRM University, Kattankulathur during 2016-2017. His research areas include Research Interest Design and Fabrication of Functional Materials, Interfacial Engineering in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, Photocatalysts for Environmental Remediation, Photoelectrocatalysts for solar fuels, Graphene based Materials for Electrochemical Sensors. He has completed 3 major funded projects, awarded 3 Ph.D. degrees, and published 100 research articles in various national and international journals. His research areas include, Design and Fabrication of Functional Materials, Interfacial Engineering in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, Photocatalysts for Environmental Remediation, Photoelectrocatalysts for solar fuels, 2D Layered Materials for Electrochemical Sensors, etc. He was awarded Recognized as WORLD’S TOP 2% SCIENTISTS in 2020 (list done by Stanford University, USA) in Chemistry Category (2020), Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award (2018) by Marquis Who's Who, USA, Early Carrier Researcher Award - DST-SERB, New Delhi (2018), etc. At present he has been working as scientist at CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi, India.