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Neeraj Khare | |
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 Neeraj Khare | |
| Education | University of Allahabad; Banaras Hindu University |
| Known for | Superconducting devices, nanostructured materials, nanoelectronics and energy-harvesting devices |
| Awards | Young Scientist Award (1983); CSIR Young Scientist Award (1991); MRSI Medal (1998); Rajib Goyal Prize (2002); MRSI–ICSC Award (2018); IIT Delhi Lifetime Achievement Award (2023) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Experimental condensed matter physics |
| Workplaces | Indian Institute of Technology Delhi |
| Website | Official website |
Neeraj Khare is an Indian physicist and professor in the Department of Physics at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.[1] His research is in experimental condensed matter physics, with particular emphasis on nanostructured materials and devices, superconducting devices, nanoelectronics, energy harvesting, and emerging electronic and energy applications. His work has included high-temperature superconductors, resistive-switching devices, nanogenerators, thermoelectric devices, photoelectrochemical water splitting, solar cells, and magnetic and ferroelectric nanostructures. He has authored more than 300 research papers and holds several patents.[2][3]
Early life and education
[edit]Khare completed his B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Physics at the University of Allahabad. He received his Ph.D. in Physics from Banaras Hindu University, where his doctoral research focused on semiconducting thin films for solar-cell applications.[1]
Career
[edit]After completing his Ph.D., Khare joined Avadh University as a lecturer in the Department of Physics (1987–1988). In 1988, he visited the Polytechnic of Milan in Italy under a fellowship programme of the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP). Later that year, he joined the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in New Delhi as a scientist in the Superconductivity Group.
At NPL, he worked on high-temperature superconductors and superconducting devices. His research group developed superconducting Josephson junctions and superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) capable of operating at liquid-nitrogen temperatures.[4]
In 2005, N. Khare joined the Department of Physics at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, where he has pursued teaching and research in experimental condensed matter physics. His academic work has included teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses in physics and materials science. His research has included superconducting devices, functional nanomaterials, nanoelectronics, and energy-harvesting technologies. He has supervised 28 PhD students and guided more than 100 master's and undergraduate research projects. He has also mentored several postdoctoral researchers.
Khare has held visiting academic and research positions at the University of Cambridge, the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, the University of Strathclyde, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), and the National University of Singapore.[1]
Research
[edit]Khare's research is in experimental condensed matter physics, particularly the development and characterization of functional nanomaterials and nanoscale devices. His research has covered high-temperature superconductors, semiconductors, magnetic and ferroelectric materials, resistive switching devices, nanogenerators, thermoelectric materials, photoelectrochemical systems, solar cells, and superconducting quantum devices. His work on resistive-switching devices has included investigations of their potential applications in neuromorphic computing. His research on nanogenerators and thermoelectric devices has focused on mechanical and thermal energy harvesting. He has also investigated nanostructured materials and devices for photoelectrochemical water splitting for hydrogen production. He has authored more than 300 research papers and holds several patents.[2][3]
Academic leadership
[edit]Khare led the establishment of the Nanoscale Research Facility at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and served as its Head from 2016 to 2023. During his tenure, he secured grants to establish nanotechnology fabrication and characterization infrastructure, supporting device research by scientists from IIT Delhi and other universities across India.[5]
He also led the implementation of the India Nanoelectronics User Programme (INUP) at IIT Delhi, funded by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). The programme focuses on semiconductor device training and has served researchers from more than 600 universities across India.[6]
Honours and awards
[edit]- 1983 – Young Scientist Award in Physics, Indian Science Congress Association.[4]
- 1990 – Merit Scroll for the best work on high-Tc SQUIDs, associated with the A. N. Chatterjee Memorial Medal, Indian Cryogenics Council.[7]
- 1991 – CSIR Young Scientist Award in Physical Sciences, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.[7]
- 1998 – Materials Research Society of India (MRSI) Medal.[8]
- 2001 – First Prize, 23rd All India Hindi Competition, for an essay in Science and Technology, organised by the Kendriya Sachivalaya Hindi Parishad.[7]
- 2002 – Rajib Goyal Prize for Young Scientist in Physics.[7]
- 2005 – Rising Personalities of India Award, International Penguin Publishing House.[7]
- 2006 – Platinum Jubilee Lecture Award, Materials Science Section, Indian Science Congress Association.[7]
- 2018 – MRSI–ICSC Award.[7]
- 2022 – IIT Delhi Faculty Basic Research Award (Prof. P. C. P. Bhatt Basic Research Award).[9]
- 2022 – Top Cited Paper Award, IOP Publishing, for authorship of papers ranked among the top 1% most cited in IOP Publishing's portfolio of journals during 2019–2021.[7]
- 2023 – MRSI Materials Science Senior Award.[7]
- 2023 – IIT Delhi Lifetime Achievement Award.[7]
- 2023 – University of Allahabad Distinguished Alumni Award.[7]
Fellowships and professional honours
[edit]- 2005 – Fellow of the Institute of Physics (IOP), UK.[7]
- 2011 – Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI).[7]
- 2015 – Fellow of the Asia Pacific Academy of Materials (APAM).[7]
- 2025 – Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC).
- 2025 – Visiting Fellow, Trinity College, University of Cambridge.
Editorial activities
[edit]Khare has served on the editorial boards of Superconductor Science and Technology (2005–2008), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section A (2023–2026), and Current Physics Applications (from 2017). He has also been an Associate Editor of Applied Physics Letters Energy since 2026.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Prof. Neeraj Khare — Faculty homepage, Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
- 1 2 Neeraj Khare — Google Scholar profile.
- 1 2 Neeraj Khare — ResearchGate profile.
- 1 2 CSIR Young Scientist Award (1987–2022), CSIR HRDG.
- ↑ Nanoscale Research Facility, IIT Delhi.
- ↑ INUP-i2i — IIT Delhi investigators, listing Prof. Neeraj Khare as Chief Investigator.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Awards and Honours, Prof. Neeraj Khare, IIT Delhi.
- ↑ Materials Research Society of India, MRSI publications.
- ↑ Faculty Research Awards 2021, IIT Delhi.
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