Inorganic Functional Nanomaterials Laboratory
Brief Bio Data
Prof. N Ravishankar
Professor
Materials Research Centre
IISc, Bangalore
Education and Professional Experience
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B. Tech in Metallurgical Engineering, Institute of Technology, BHU, Varanasi, 1991
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M.Sc (Engg) and Ph. D. in Metallurgical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 1998 (advisor: Prof. K. Chattopadhyay)
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Post-doctoral Researcher, Univ. of Minnesota, 1998-2002 ( with Prof. C. Barry Carter)
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Assistant Professor, Materials Research Centre, IISc, 2002-2008
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Visiting Professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2008-09
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Associate Professor, Materials Research Centre, IISc, 2008-2014
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Visiting Professor, TU, Hamburg, Germany, 2016-17
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Professor, Materials Research Centre, IISc, Mar 2014 -present
Awards and Recognitions
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Editor, Journal of Materials Science
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Member of Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Materials Chemistry A (RSC)
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Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences (FASc) (2015)
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Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK (FRSC) (2014)
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Distinguished Alumnus Award, Dept. Metallurgical Engg., IIT-BHU (2013)
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Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (Engg.Sci.) (2012) Materials Research Society of India Medal (2011)
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Swarnajayanti Fellowship, DST, Govt. of India (2010)
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Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship (2001)
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Roland B Snow Award (Best of Show) for Ceramographic Exhibit at the 104thAnnual Meeting of The American Ceramic Society, St. Louis, April 29-June 2, 2002
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Roland B Snow Award (Best of Show) for Ceramographic Exhibit at the 103rd Annual Meeting of The American Ceramic Society, Indianapolis, April 22-25, 2001
Current Research Interests
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Understanding nucleation and growth of nanostructures
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Growth and transport in ultrathin metal nanowires
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Nanostructures and hybrids for catalysis applications
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Electron Microscopy and In-situ Techniques