Material invention for next-generation flexible devices and utilization of analytical techniques to establish structure-property relationship, reflected in 6 publications in high-impact peer-reviewed journals and over 550k $ academic funding.Project management skills, effective and confident science communicator, both oral and written, presented 7 scientific talks at national conferences. • Proficient in microfabrication using photolithography and vacuum-based material deposition techniques involving wet & dry etching, Ebeam, and Sputtering in a cleanroom environment.• Expert in colloidal QD synthesis, purification, and surface modification for flexible thin-film optoelectronics.• Proficient in UV-vis-NIR, FTIR & NMR spectroscopies, SEM, TEM, EDAX, UPS, IPES, XPS, AFM, XRD, I-V, C-V, and SPCM. Certified in Class IIIB Laser operations and optics handling in designing "on-demand" lasers and optics-based experiments to measure optoelectronic parameters (lifetime, EQE, responsivity, Efficiency) optoelectronic devices. • Developed scanning photocurrent microscopy as a technique to probe growth interface and material defects, and conduction mechanism in III-nitride AlGaN/GaN High electron mobility transistor (HEMT) devices.• Formulated a novel environment-friendly AgBiS2 colloidal quantum dots ink for flexible photodetectors.• Invented a p-type PbS QDs ink for flexible solar cells.• Developed gel permeation chromatography (GPC) as a purification technique for colloidal nanomaterials. Skills: Nanomaterial synthesis, purification of solution-phase nanomaterials, and analytical characterization.QDs PVs, photodetectors, two and three terminal optoelectronic thin-film device fabrication and testing. Trained in cleanroom operations, operating SEM, TGA, Optical microscopic analysis, glovebox.Matlab, Origin, Chemdraw, Inkscape, Excel, JMP (Beginner); Python (Beginner) for statistical analysis and technical report writing.

(i) 4 semesters of teaching Physical Chemistry Labs (UV-Vis, Photoluminescence Lifetime, FTIR, NMR, spectroscopy) to 100+ undergraduate students, equipping them with analytical techniques and data interpretation and presentation.(ii) Designed lab experiments and instruction materials including recitations, quizzes and practice problems and supervised students in writing research reports

Designed and completed two research projects independently on reducing the cost of TCOs for commercial solar cell applications.• Masters’ Thesis: “Polymer assisted deposition of transparent conducting oxides via a Sol-Gel method to be used for low cost fabrication of solar cells”.• Masters’ Summer Project: Synthesis of conductive polyaniline thin films through in-situ polymerization using a photo-initiator to introduce conducting polymers into a porous conducting oxide’s matrix in order to improve its conductivity.

Responsibilities includes: Chemical testing of raw material, and finished product as per established methods and SOPs. Documentation of results and presentation in monthly meetings. Responsible to maintain Reverse osmosis water treatment plant and to ensure the quality of bottled water.

Job Description : •Follow the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved methods and references for analyzing water and soil and residuals also. •Chemical analysis of waste water as per NEQS (National Environmental Quality) Standard.•Sample custody, Documentation, storage preparation and retention.•Laboratory safety from hazards, fire compressed gases and various chemicals.•Chemical Testing of different types of liquid effluent, waste, treated Plant water, portable water, sea water, bore water, soil samples, leather, sludge and fabric.•Frequently use of all chemical parameters and lab protocols for e.g. Arsenic, Ammonia, Aluminium, Anionic surfactant, total Alkalinity, Barium, Boron, BOD, COD, Cyanide, Chloride, Chlorine total and free, Total Hardness, Ca, Mg, Fluoride, Manganese, Nitrate, Nitrite, Phenolic compound, Silica, Sulphate, TSS, TDS, Sulphide, Phosphorous, Total hardness, Oil and Grease etc.•Pb, Cr, Cd, Cu, Zn, Ni, Na ,K, Fe by Atomic Absorption method etc •Utilize latest technologies and techniques in conducting laboratory analysis.•Maintain laboratory equipment and tools and perform inventory control activities.•Generate reports on lab results with appropriate recommendation for management.•Maintain complete laboratory SOP’s for different for reference purpose.