Aniruddha Ray, Phd Email & Phone Number

Haarlem, Nh, Nl

- Defining and executing innovation/product roadmap based on technology intelligence- Applied and awarded two 4-year EU-RIA consortium projects with a total budget of 6M€ - Managing consortium activities within the EU-IA consortium project "START" with a total budget of 9M€- Leading technical work packages of US/EU RTG development program for solid-state power generation in space - Guiding R&D team (Materials and Technology, 4 FTE)- Evaluating and efficiently managing IP assets- Representing RGS development at international conferences (MRS, NETS, ICT)

Netherlands

-Technical lead for TEG materials (silicon, silicon germanium alloys) development, production and qualification for US-NextGen RTG applications (Aerojet Rocketdyne, NASA)-Built detailed analytical and COMSOL models for Thermoelectric generators (Thermal, electrical and mechanical)-Interacting with external industrial stakeholders (waste heat recovery in steel, glass and cement)-Attending and representing RGS at conferences/workshops and communicating with scientists, and researchers. -Managing consortium activities shared between industrial and academic partners in the EU-IA funded START project https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101058632-Actively applying for national and EU-wide research subsidies by selecting key research and industrial partners.

-Identified novel industrial and research trends in semiconductor materials thus motivating research pathways for future students and researchers. (DOI: 10.1002/adom.202202005)-Supervised first-year Ph.D. researchers in shaping their research ideas and planning their Design of Experiments (DOE)-Applied for EU and national research funding by assembling a consortium and matching them to suitable grant opportunities. (Final stage of Iberdrola Energy4future program, FWO)

Genoa Area, Italy

-Developed new chemical procedures for perovskite and perovskite-derivative materials with enhanced optoelectronic properties always with a focus on their final applicability in real-world applications.-Detailed characterization of thin films, powders, and single crystals using XRD, SEM, TEM, XPS, UV-Vis, (Low-T) PL, and electrical tools.-Fabricated and tested optoelectronic devices (Resistive switching memory devices, cryogenic photodetectors) using clean room facilities.-Interfaced with researchers from diverse backgrounds across multiple countries to execute EU-wide projects.-Planned and supervised MSc. thesis research projects -Communicated project results and methodology with both internal and external stakeholders by regularly coordinating project meetings and presenting at International Conferences (MRS Arizona, PSCO Lausanne)-Published in high-impact journals (H-index of 7, cited more than 200 times): https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=ObrfeToAAAAJ

Belgium

Applied and selected for funding from Delft-Ufd-TBI grant based on a written research proposal for a project focussing on Planar Hybrid Perovskite Photovoltaic cells:-Adapted a novel sequential deposition method for mixed cation (Cs, FA) and mixed halide (I, Br) perovskite composition.-Systematically studied the effects of incorporating different amount of Cs and Br on the crystal structure, optical properties and morphology of perovskite thin films.-Studied intrinsic thermal and humidity stability of the final perovskites and compared to MA containing recipes. -Optimised composition resulted in devices with small area (0.13cm2) PCE of 19.2% and a large area (4 cm2) PCE of 16.3%.-Successfully published: https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201700920Characterization Tools: PL, XRD, UV-Vis, Spectral Response

3Me Department

Applied and selected as a student assistant for the course - Materials for Measurement and Control Devices/Solid State Physics -1-Course serves as a basis for understanding material properties relevant for applications in photovoltaics, light-emission, and photodetectors.-Selected a series of online resources to complement the self-study element of the course-Designed quizzes for each individual chapter and set up the course on TUdelft online Blackboard

3Me Department

Delft MSC. Honors project for additional credits - First-principles study of electronic structure & transport properties of HMS (Higher Manganese Silicides):-Modelling and study of the electronic, phonon Band Structure and Density of States (DOS) of various Higher Manganese Silicide (HMS) phases-Study of the Transport Properties of semiconducting phase of semiconducting phase Mn4Si7 with doping at various temperatures-Computational Tools: VASP, BoltzTrap, Phonopy

Master’S Degree, Materials Engineering And Applications, Gpa: 8.22

Activities and Societies: -Delft Vox where we regularly discussed pertinent Science, Technology, and Policy topics -Tubalkein Materials.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Materials Science And Technology

Bachelor’S Degree, Gpa: 8.78

Activities and Societies: AIESEC, Team Garuda (Till 2014) Basketball-Actively curated my coursework to focus on material science.

High School, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics And Computer Science, Aisse: 91.4%, Aissce: 90.6%

Activities and Societies: Captain of school basketball team and represented Indiranagar Basket Ball Club (IBBC), inter-school athletics.