Brief Profile of Dr. Anil Kumar Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Brief Profile of Dr. Anil KumarIndian Institute of Technology RoorkeeNameDr. Anil KumarDesignation ProfessorDepartment Department of ChemistryE-mailanilkfcy@iitr.ernet.inFAX +91-1332-273560Phone+91-1332-285799 (O)+91-1332-285180 (R)Professional Experience:• Prof. and Head, Centre of Nanotechnology, Indian Institute ofTechnology Roorkee, Roorkee – 247667 (May 2006 – Dec. 2011).• Guest Scientist, Hahn-Meitner-Institut, Berlin, GERMANY (1986-1988),Collaborated with Pioneering Radiation Chemist, Prof. A. Henglein.• Research Associate, Radiation Laboratory, University of Notre Dame, NotreDame, Indiana –46556, USA (1979-1982), collaborated mainly with Prof. P.Neta.Honors and Awards:• Received Cerificate of Appreciation by American Chemical Society forvaluable contribution and dedicated service in the Peer Review of manuscriptssubmitted to ACS Journals (Dec. 2011).• Two of our research papers on ‘Nanotechnology Aspects’ have beenlisted/selected under the most accessed papers in the first quarter in‘Langmuir’(2007) and ‘Nanotechnology’ (2009).• One of our papers, ‘Synthesis of Fe 2 O 3 /Ag Core Shell Nanocomposites’(authoredby Anil Kumar and Aditi Singhal) Presented by Ms. Aditi Singhal, won thesecond poster prize in International Conference on Nanomaterials and Devices:Processing and Applications (NADPA -2008).• Elected Fellow, The National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad, India (2003).• First Khosla Research Prize and a Medal on a Research Paper onPhotochemical study on surface capped Semiconductor Nanoparticles (2002-03).• Khosla Research Award and a Silver Medal on a Research Paper onPhotochemistry of Semiconductor Nanoparticles (1993- 94).• Gold Medalist of the institution in M.Sc., 1973.1

Member of the Editing and Reviewing Team, Nanomaterials and DevicesProcessing and Applications (NADPA 2008), Trans Tech Publications Inc., USA. Had been instrumental in starting of an M.Tech. Program in the area ofNanotechnology at IIT Roorkee since 2008. Member, National Advisory Committee, Trombay Symposium or Radiation andPhotochemistry (TSRP-2006; 2010; 2012), BARC, Mumbai. Delivered invited lectures on Nationally Organized Pre-Ph.D. Courses onRadiation and Photochemistry, Inter Univ. Consortium for DAE facilities, CalcuttaCentre during Jan. 28 – Feb. 01, 2002. Member. National Management Committee of DST for National Centre forUltrafast Processes, Univ. of Madras, 2000-2002. Convener, Local Organizing Committee and Member, National OrganizingCommittee, National Symposium on Radiation and Photochemistry, ISRAPS,Univ. of Roorkee, Roorkee, February 21-23, 2001. Member, National Organizing Committee, Recent Trends in PhotochemicalScience, Trivandrum, January 8-10, 2001. Member, Organizing Committee of the Conference, Recent Trends in IndustrialMethods of Analysis, Roorkee, September, 1997. Delivered invited talks and made oral presentations in various premierinstitutions of India and Abroad and chaired several scientific sessions.Sponsored Research Projects Completed as Principal Investigator:S.No1.Project TitleSynthesis of Nanohybrids ofColloidal Semiconductor Oxides –An Analysis of their ChargeDynamics, Electronic andMagnetic Properties.DurationYr. -Mths. -Days03 -0-20Period From- to12 th Aug.2008 to 31 stAug. 2011Name ofthefundingAgencyCSIRTotalCost (Rs.in lakhs)15.312.Synthesis and photochemistry ofcomposite metal semiconductornanostructured materials.3 - 4 -22.01 st Nov.2004 to 22 ndMarch 2008DST15.883

3.Analysis of electronic properties ofnanoclusters of semiconductorsdevelopment of semiconductorbased integrated photocatalyticsystems.3-11-1421 st Aug.2001 to 04 thAugust 2005DST21.004.Photo- and radiation inducedchemical reactions (identified asone of the thrust areas).~5 yrs.1999-2003UGC/COSISTA portionof totalfunds usedfor thiswork5.Coupled semiconductors ascatalysts for initiatingphotochemical reactions –mechanistic investigation of theirphotochemical and photophysicalbehaviour4-8-2606 th June1995- 04 thMarch 2000DST14.546.Optimization of photophysics ofnano-sized semiconductors fortheir applications as chemicalsensors.~ 2 years1993-1995UGC(minorresearchproject)0.257.Preparation of silver (III) speciesand its stable complexes – a kineticinvestigation of their redox andphotoredox reactivity.3-10-2605 th May1995-31 stMarch 1999CSIR4.698.Catalytic action of semiconductormicroelectrodes in photoinducedchemical reactions.5-0-1615 th Feb.1989 – 31 stMarch 1994DST9.87Research Papers Journals/ Presented in Conferences:About 120 (Refereed Journals 69 +02 Proceedings; Conferences/ Workshops etc. 51)Experience as Research Supervisor:Thesis/Project Supervised Submitted In ProgressPh.D. 13 - 6M.Phil./M.Tech. 17 - 2M.Sc. 26 - -4

Research Activities:During about last two decades we are mainly involved in the synthesis of differentnanosystems consisting of metals (Ag, Au) and semiconductors (CdS, ZnS, PbS, PbSe,ZnSe, PbSe, TiO 2 , PbO 2 , Fe 2 O 3 , Fe 3 O 4 , ZnO and AgFeO 2 ). These systems have beencharacterized in terms of their size, shape, morphology and surface characteristics.Optical, electronic, magnetic, photophysical and photochemical properties of thesenanomaterials have been examined and optimized. Present investigations are focused ondeveloping composite/nanohybrids and integrated nanostructures with enhancedproperties.Teaching Experience (Approx.): UG 29 Yrs.; PG 30 Yrs.Some Selected Publications:1. Anil Kumar and P. NetaOxidation of Ag + and Ag (NH 3 ) 2+complex as studied by pulse radiolysis.J. Phys. Chem. 83, 3091-3095 (1979).2. Anil Kumar and P. NetaComplexation and oxidation of glycine and related compounds by Ag (II).J. Am. Chem. Soc. 102, 7284-7289 (1980).3. Anil KumarOxidative C-C bond cleavage of 1, 2-diols by Ag (II).J. Am. Chem. Soc. 103, 5179-5182 (1981).4. Anil Kumar and P. NetaReduction and demetalation of silver porphyrins in aqueous solution.J. Phys. Chem. 85, 2830-2832 (1981).5. Anil KumarKinetics of oxidation of ethanolamine and diols by Ag (II).J. Phys. Chem. 86, 1674-1678 (1982).6. A. Henglein, Anil Kumar, E. Janata and H. WellerPhotochemistry and radiation chemistry of semiconductor colloids - reactionof the hydrated electron with CdS and non-linear optical effects.Chem. Phys. Lett. 132, 133-136 (1986).7. Anil Kumar, E. Janata and A. HengleinPhotochemistry of colloidal semiconductors - quenching of CdS fluorescenceby excess positive holes.J. Phys. Chem. 92, 2587-2591 (1988).5

8. A. Henglein, Anil Kumar and H. WellerPhotochemistry and radiation chemistry of semiconductor colloids -preparation of colloidal PbO 2 and various electron transfer processes.J. Phys. Chem. 93, 2262-2266 (1989).9. Anil Kumar and Sanjay KumarPhotoluminescence of colloidal cadmium sulfide in the presence of aniline -study of the CdS - sensistized photocataytic reaction.J. Photochem. Photobiol. A : Chem. 69, 91-95 (1992).10. Anil Kumar and S. KumarEnhancement of luminescence of CdS in presence of indoles - study of CdSsensitizedreaction of indole.J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem., 83, 251-256 (1994).11. Anil Kumar and S. KumarCatalytic effect of Ag + in colloidal CdS- induced photooxidation of aniline.Chem. Lett. (8), 711-712 (1996).12. Anil Kumar and S. Kumar and D.P.S. NegiPhotocatalytic oxidative C-C bond cleavage of the pyrrole ring in 3-methylindole induced by colloidal CdS particles.J. Chem. Res. (S), 1, 54-55 (1998).13. Anil Kumar, P. Kumar and P. RamamurthyKinetics of oxidation of glycine and related substrates by diperiodatoargentate(III).Polyhedron, 18, 773-780 (1999).14. Anil Kumar and A. KumariPhotocatalytic oxidative C-C bond cleavage of 1,2-ethanediol initiated byaqueous titanium dioxide dispersion - influence of Ag + on the catalyticactivity.Res. Chem. Intermed. 25, 695-708 (1999).15. Anil Kumar, Vaishali and P. RamamurthyKinetics and mechanism of oxidation of ethylenediamine bydiperiodatoargentate (III) ion.Int. J. Chem. Kinet., 32, 286-293 (2000).16. Anil Kumar and D.P.S. NegiPhotocatalytic and photophysical behaviours of Cd(OH) 2 - coated Q-CdS inthe presence of tryptophan.J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem., 134, 199-207 (2000).17. Anil Kumar and A. K. Jain6

Photophysics and photochemistry of colloidal CdS-TiO 2 coupledsemiconductors - Photocatalytic oxidation of indoleJ. Mol. Catal. A: Chem. 165, 267-275 (2001).18. Anil Kumar and D.P.S. NegiPhotophysics and photocatalytic properties of Cd(OH) 2 -coated Q-CdSclusters in the presence of guanine and related compounds.J. Colloid Interface Sci. 238, 310-317 (2001).19. Anil Kumar, Vaishali and P. RamamurthyKinetics of oxidation of 3-amino-1-propanol and related compounds by silver(III) species.J.Chem.Soc. Perkin Trans. 2, 1174 – 1179 (2001).20. Anil Kumar and S. MitalElectronic properties of Q-CdS clusters stabilized by adenine.J.Colloid Interface Sci. 240, 459-466 (2001).21. Anil Kumar and S. MitalSynthesis and photophysics of purine-capped Q-CdS nanocrystallites.Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 1, 737-741 (2002).22. Anil Kumar and A. K. JainPhotophysics and photocatalytic properties of Ag + -activated sandwich Q-CdS-TiO 2 .J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem., 1564, 207-218 (2003).23. Anil Kumar and S. MitalSyntheses and photophysics of 6-dimethylaminopurine-capped Q-CdSnanomaterials –a study of its photocatalytic behavior.Int. J. Photoenerg. 6, 61-68 (2)(2004).24. Anil Kumar and S. MitalElectronic and photocatalytic properties of purine(s) –capped Q-CdSnanoparticles in the presence of tryptophol.J. Mol. Catal. A: Chem. 219, 65-71 (2004).25. Anil Kumar and Nupur MathurPhotocatalytic oxidation of aniline using Ag +- loaded TiO 2 suspensions.Appl.Catal.A: Gen.275, 189-197 (2004).26. Anil KumarPhysicochemical and photochemical properties of nanoscale semiconductors- dynamics of the charge carriers.Natl.Acad. Sci. Lett, 28, 1-11 (2005).7

27. Anil Kumar and A. JakhmolaPhotophysics and charge dynamics of Q-PdS based mixed ZnS/PbS andPbS/ZnS semiconductor nanoparticles.J.Colloid Interface Sci. 297, 607-617 (2006).28. Anil Kumar and Nupur MathurPhotocatalytic degradation of aniline at interface of TiO 2 suspensionscontaining carbonate ions.J.Colloid Interface Sci. 300, 244 - 252 (2006).29. Anil Kumar and A. JakhmolaRNA-mediated fluorescent Q-PbS nanoparticles.Langmuir (Lett.) 23, 2915 -2918 (2007).30. Anil Kumar and V. ChaudharyOptical and photophysical properties of Ag/CdS nanocomposites-an anlaysisof relaxation of charge carries.J. Photochem. Photobiol. A. Chem. 189, 272-279 (2007).31. Anil Kumar and A. SinghalSynthesis of colloidal Fe 2 O 3 nanostructures – influence of addition of Co 2+ ontheir morphology and magnetic behavior.Nanotechnology 18, 475703 (2007).32. Anil Kumar and V. KumarSelf assemblies from RNA-templated colloidal CdS nanostructures.J.Phys.Chem. (C), 112, 3633-3640 (2008).33. Anil Kumar and V. ChaudharyTime resolved emission studies of Ag-adenine-templated CdS (Ag/CdS)Nanohybrids.Nanotechnology, 20, 095703 (10pp) (2009).34. Anil Kumar and A. JakhmolaRNA-templated fluorescent Zn/PbS (PbS + Zn 2+ ) supernanostructures.J. Phys. Chem. (C), 113, 9553-9559 (2009).35. Anil Kumar and Aditi SinghalSynthesis of colloidal silver iron oxide nanoparticles – study of their optical andmagnetic behavior.Nanotechnology, 20, 295606-295616 (2009).36. Anil Kumar and Vinit KumarSupramolecular – directed synthesis of RNA-mediated CdS/ZnS nanotubes.Chem. Commun., 5433-5435 (2009).37. Anil Kumar, Anshuman Jakhmola and V. ChaudharySynthesis and photophysics of colloidal ZnS/PbS/ZnS nanocomposites - an8

analysis of dynamics of charge carriers.J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem. 208, 195-202 (2009).38. Anil Kumar, Anshuman Jakhmola and V. ChaudharySynthesis and photophysics of colloidal ZnS/PbS/ZnS nanocomposites - ananalysis of dynamics of charge carriers.J. Photochem. Photobiol. A: Chem. 208, 195-202 (2009).39. Anil Kumar and Vinit KumarSynthesis and Optical Properties of Guanosine 5′-monophosphate - MediatedCdS Nanostructures: An Analysis of their Structure, Morphology and ElectronicProperties.Inorganic Chemistry, 48, 11032-11037 (2009).40. Shaik Firdoz, Ma Fang, Xiuli Yue, Zhifei Dai, Anil Kumar, JiangbinA novel amperometric biosensor based on single walled carbon nanotubes withacetylcholine esterase for the detection of carbaryl pesticide in water.Talanta, 83, 269 - 273 (2010).41. Anil Kumar and Aditi SinghalOptical, photophysical and magnetic behavior of GMP-templated binary (β-Fe 2 O 3 /CdS) and ternary (β-Fe 2 O 3 /Ag/CdS) nanohybrids.J. Mater. Chem., 21, 481-496 (2011).42. Anil Kumar and Bhupendra SinghSynthesis and photophysics of red emitting RNA templated PbSe nanostructures.Chem. Commun., 47 (14), 4144 - 4146 (2011).43. Anil Kumar and Aditi SinghalOptical and magnetic behavior of Ag encapsulated β -Fe 2 O 3 core-shell hollowNanotubes.Mater. Chem. Phys. 131, 230-240 (2011).44. Anil Kumar and Bhupendra SinghRNA templated water soluble Mg 2+ / PbSe porous nanostructures with dualfluorescence.RSC Advances, 2, 9079–9090 (2012).45. Anil Kumar and V. ChaudharySynthesis of guanosine 5′-monophosphate (GMP) - mediated Ag/CdSnanohybrids – their self assembly and optoelectronic properties.Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 269-279 (2013).Other Administrative Experience of Institute Activities:• Member, Professorial Committee, Institute Instrumentation Centre, 2008-2012.• Chief Advisor, Students’ Club, 2006 – 2009.9

• Member, Strategic Planning Group, 2005-2006.• Convener, Purchase & Finance Committee, Central Library, IIT Roorkee during2004-2006.• Member, Library Advisory Committee, 2004-2006.• Advisor, Alknanda Club, IIT Roorkee during 2002-2006.• Chief Warden, Ganga Bhawan, IIT Roorkee during 2002-2006.• Chief Advisor, THOMSO, 2004.______________10