Prof. (Dr.) S K Chakravarti

Former Professor and Dean Academic

National Institute of Technology

Kurukshetra-136119

Former Professor , Director/Advisor Research & Publications

Manav Rachna International University

Faridabad, India

Visiting Advisor,Consultant Research

YMCA Univ of Science and Technology

FARIDABAD.Haryana

And MRIU, Faridabad

Mob +919999507908

skchakarvarti@gmail.com

Corresponding address: 197-G, Sector-10 DLF, Faridabad-121006, Haryana

 For being M.Sc. (Physics) from Agra University in 1967, he was awarded Ph.D (Physics) by Kurukshetra University in 1981.

 He superannuated as Professor & Head of Physics Department from National Institute of Technology (Institute of National Importance) Kurukshetra  in 2010 after serving this Institute for 36 years. Since then he had been working with Manav Rachna International University at Faridabad in various capacities until Jan 2016 when he again superannuated as Director/Advisor Research & Publications. Currently, he is attached with YMCA University of Science and Technology and Manav Rachna International University, Faridabad, India ,as visiting Advisor/Consultant Research.

 His specializations include  Electronics, Instrumentation, Nano Technology and Physics.

He has total teaching experience of more than 48+ years and research experience of more than 42 years in the main fields of Solid State Nuclear Track detectors and nanotechnology.

 He had taught M.Tech Instrumentation and M.Tech Nanotechnology programmes besides Electronics and Physics to UG (B.Tech/B.Sc), guided research (published more than 685 research papers in International/national Journals/Conferences of repute), and produced more than 18 PhDs and few more are pursuing .

Two patents have also been filed and one has been granted by  Saudi Arabia. He has total number of 1485 citations currently,  with h-index 16 and i-10 index as 41 and maximum citation number of 154 for one of his research publications... He had been  a prospective and potential candidate for the award of Haryana Vigyan Rattan Award, launched by Haryana Govt.

  He is a widely travelled scientist and had visited some eight countries-USA, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, Mexico, China, Italy, Australia, and Myanmar on academic and research pursuits.

  He is Editor-in-Chief of American Journal of Materials Science and Technology, USA, besides associate member of editorial teams and referees of various national and international journals. He has been conferred Membership of American Nano Society.

  He has been expert on the panel of National Board of Accreditation, All India Council of Technical Education, New Delhi as well as NAAC.

 He has attended many seminars/conferences (International- 8 countries & national level) and presented invited papers and also chaired sessions. He has been a visiting Professor at University of Yangon, Myanmar. He has delivered more than 75 popular talks/science demonstrations  to school as well as college students in a bid to popularize science.

 He had been awarded many awards-Man of the Year by IOB, Cambridge, England for the year 1998-99; Twentieth Century Award for Achievements by IOB Cambridge for the year 1998-99;  “Outstanding Scientists of the 21^ST Century, IBC, Cambridge, 2007; International Educator of the Year 2007 by IBC, Cambridge,  2007;Leading Scientists of the World 2007”, IBC,  2007,  “Distinguished Service to Science Award-2007”,IBC Cambridge 2007; Under the Global Year of Science-2007; selected for The Archimedes Award, IBC, Cambridge,  2007;Decree of Excellence in Science ,IBC  Cambridge,2007;Top 100 Educators 2008, IBC  Cambridge2008;2000 Outstanding Scientists 2008-2009,IBC Cambridge 2008;2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21^st Century-2009/2010”, IBC   Cambridge 2009, “Bharat Jyoti Award”,2013 by IIFS, Expert on the panel of evaluation of Rashtriya Shram Puraskaar, Govt of  India,2013-14 , 2017 Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award.2017 to name a few. He is Member Scientific Advisory Committee, Inter University Accelerator   Centre (IUAC), New Delhi-An autonomous Research Facility of University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi and had been a DAAD fellow also. He is former Patron of Nuclear track Society of India besides honorary member of International Nuclear Track Society; Life Time Achievement Award by Nuclear Track Society of India (NTSI) and many more. Recently. he has been invited by the Organizers of 27^th Int Conference on Nuclear Tracks and Radiation Measurement, Univ of Strasbourg, France to deliver an invited talk

Research Fields:

Prof Chakarvarti initially started his work in the field of Solid State Nuclear track detectors and their applications in early seventies and carried out trace element studies in various materials including environmentally important materials like coal, fly ash, soil water etc. Later he also carried out dielectric relaxation studies in ion irradiated materials and radon detection and estimation in environment. During early nineties, he embarked upon innovative work in the field of Nuclear Track Filters and explored possibility of using them as templates for growing nano-/micro structures, besides nano-/micro devices. He was successful in his stint while he was at Gesellschaft fur Schwerionenforschung (GSI)   at Darmstadt, Germany for research as a DAAD Fellow, on Nuclear Track Filters and synthesis of nano-/microstructures via template synthesis.Also visited MPI   FUR MIKROSTRUKTURPHYSIK HALLE/SAALE, Germany.c.INSTITUT FUR   ANGEWANDTE KERNPHYSIK,CHRISTIAN ALBRECHTS     -UNIVERSITAT ,  OTTO-HAHN PLATZ, Kiel, Germany. Till date, he has been following rigorously research work in this typical field of nano-/micro technology and his work has been recognized in the world scientific community.

Currently,, his interest has been growing mainly in the use of track-etch membranes  as PME in hydrogen fuel cells ;multi-junction photo voltaic nano/micro systems; water desalination using nano particles, Micro-Encapsulation Of Therapeutic and fragrant herbal extracts within nano herbal -dyed textile products etc.