Dr Mahesh Kumar
Professor
Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur
NH-62 Nagaur Road Karwar, Jodhpur
India 342037
email: mkumar@iitj.ac.in
Editorial Positions
| Editorial Board member of Nanotechnology, IOP Publisher ( May 2022 – Present ) |
| Associate Editor, IEEE Sensors Journal, IEEE Publisher ( June 2021 – Present ) |
| Executive Editorial Board Member of Nano Express, IOP Publisher ( July 2020 – Present ) |
Fellow/ Memberships of Academies
| Fellow of Institute of Physics (FInstP), UK (2022) |
| Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) (2021) |
| Member of National Academy of Sciences India (2018) |
| Member of Global Young Academy (2017) |
| IEEE Senior Member (2016) |
| Founding Member of the Indian National Young Academy of Sciences (INYAS) (2015-2020) |
Research Positions
| Professor ( June 2023 – Present ) Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, India |
| Associate Professor ( March 2019 – June 2023 ) Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, India |
| Brain Pool Fellow ( Dec 2022- March 2023) Hanyang Unibersity & Inha University, South Korea |
| Fulbright Fellow ( March 2022 – July 2022 ) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA |
| Visiting Professor( Feb 2022- March 2022 ) University of Stuttgart, Germany |
| Assistant Professor ( March 2013- March 2019 ) Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, India |
| BASE Fellow (March 2018 – June 2018 ) South Dakota State University, USA |
| Visiting Scientist ( May 2015 – July 2015 ) University of Paderborn, Germany |
| Member (Research Staff) ( Oct 2005 – March 2013 ) Central Research Lab, Bharat Electronics Ltd. Bangalore, India |
Administrative Positions
| Head ( Sept 2022 – Aug 2024 ) Center for Research and Development of Scientific Instruments, IIT Jodhpur |
| Head ( Sept 2019 – Aug 2022 ) Center for Advanced Scientific Equipment, IIT Jodhpur |
| Chair ( Feb 2018- Feb 2020 ) Indian National Young Academy of Science |
Education
| PhD in Engineering Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, India |
| M.Tech in Solid State Materials Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India |
| M.Sc in Physics University of Rajasthan Jaipur, India |
Conference/Symposium organised
| Chair, International Union of Materials Research Societies-International Conference in Asia – 2022 (IUMRS-ICA 2022) held at IIT Jodhpur. ( 19-23 Dec 2022 ) |
| Chair of Synergistic Training program Utilizing the Scientific and Technological Infrastructure (STUTI) held at IIT Jodhpur. ( 8-14 Aug 2022 ) |
| Co-chair of Nitride Electronics theme at the 32nd AGM of MRSI and the Third Indian Materials Conclave held in virtual mode at IIT Madras. ( 20-23 Dec 2021 ) |
| Co-Lead Local Organising Committee of GYA Annual General Meeting and International Conference of Young Scientists topic “Heal the Earth: Sustainable Development Goals in a Changing World”. [e-AGM & e-conference]. ( 8-12 June 2020 ) |
| Chair of 5th General Body Meeting of Indian National Young Academy of Science held at INSA New Delhi. ( 20-21 Feb 2020 ) |
| Convener of Local Organising Committee of 64th DAE Solid State Physics Symposium 2019 held at IIT Jodhpur. ( 18-22 Dec 2019 ) |
| Chair INYAS and Co-convener of National Frontiers of Science (NatFOS 2019) Brainstorming Meeting held at Samod Palace, Jaipur. ( 6-8 Nov 2019 ) |
| Convener of Symposium on 2D Materials and Devices held at IIT Jodhpur. ( 27-28 Sept 2019 ) |
| Chair of 4th General Body Meeting of Indian National Young Academy of Science held at INSA New Delhi. ( 21-22 Feb 2019 ) |
| Co-chair of Nitride Electronics theme at The 30th AGM of MRSI and the First Indian Materials Conclave held at IISc Bangalore. ( 12-15 Feb 2019) |
| Chair INYAS and Co-convener of 1st Indian National Young Academy of Science – Frontiers of Science (INYAS-FoS) Brainstorming Meeting held at Pragati Resorts Hyderabad. ( 9-12 Dec 2018 ) |
| Co-chair of Nitride Electronics theme at 3rd International Conference of Young Researchers on Advanced Materials (IUMRS-ICYRAM 2016) held at IISc Bangalore. ( 11-15 Dec 2016 ) |
| Member of organising Committee of Conference on Emerging Materials (CEMAT 2016) held at IISc Bangalore ( 18-19 July 2016 ) |
| Convener of National Conference on Semiconductor Materials and Devices (NCSMD 2016) held at IIT Jodhpur ( 4-6 March 2016 ) |
Courses Organised
| Functional Materials course through Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) with Prof Qiquan Qiao, Syracuse University, USA ( 21-26 Feb 2022 ) |
| Fundamentals of Photovoltaics course through Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) with Prof Matjaz Valant, University of Nova Gorica, Slovenia ( 14-19 Feb 2022 ) |
| Nano-Sensors course through AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Programme ( 5-9 Aug 2021 ) |