Curriculum Vitae DR. J I GNESH K. VALAND Contact Details: Dr. Jigneshkumar Kanchanbhai Valand Asst. Professor Dept. of Materials Science, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar. Phone (M): 91-9998814890 E-mail: jignesh_valand@rediffmail.com Personal data: Date of Birth: 25th March 1979, Gender: Male, Nationality: Indian Education: Ph.D in Materials Science (2005) from Sardar Patel University, Gujarat, India. Thesis Title: Studies on Role of Substrate and Carbonaceous Precursor for Development of Carbon Nanomaterials Through CVD Route Guide: Prof. L.M.Manocha F.N.A.Sc. Ex-Dean, Faculty of Science and Head, G.H. Patel Institute of Materials Science, Sardar Patel University. Research Fellowship Awarded by: GUJARAT COUNCIL ON SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (GUJCOST), Govt. of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, India. Centre for Excellence in Nanoscience and Nanomaterials M.Sc in Materials Science (2001) from Sardar Patel University, Gujarat, India. B.Sc in Chemistry (1999) from Sardar Patel University, Gujarat, India. Prize and Honors: -Postdoctoral (RA) Fellowship (2005-2006) -Research Fellow (2004-2005) -First Prize for Oral Presentation in the XIX Gujarat Science Congress held in February 2005. -First Prize for Oral Presentation in the 3 rd Gujarat State Research Students Meet held in December 2003. 1 of 6
Job Experience: Presently working as Asst. Professor at Department of Materials Science, Sardar Patel University, Gujarat. Worked as Sector Specialist-Nanotechnology at GUJCOST, Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, Gujarat during the year 2007-2010. Worked as Research Scientist (R & D-ADL Division) at Zydus Cadila Healthcare Ltd., Gujarat during the year 2006-2007. Worked as Project Manager at Gujarat Council on Science & Technology (GUJCOST), Department of Science and Technology, Gandhinagar, Gujarat in the year 2006. Worked as Research Associate at Centre of Excellence in Nanoscience and Nanomaterials Department of Materials Science, Sardar Patel University, India during the year 2005-2006. Worked as Project Fellow at Centre of Excellence in Nanoscience and Nanomaterials Department of Materials Science, Sardar Patel University, India during the year 2004-2005. Summary of work experience/achievements: The prime aim of my research work has been to develop carbon nanomaterials through CVD route and to study the catalyst /substrate behaviour. The Chemical vapour deposition method was used for the development of carbon nanofibers, nanospheres and carbon nanotubes on different substrate sites. The carbon nanomaterials developed have a different structural morphology and dimensions. The research work was also carried out to develop aligned as well as bamboo shaped carbon nanotubes from various carbonaceous precursors using chemical vapour deposition methods and various phenomena connected with pyrolysis of carbonaceous precursors, growth behaviour and thermal stability were studied. These results show that developed aligned carbon nanotubes have higher length from 50 to 1200 µm and 20-65 nm diameter. Carbon nanotubes developed on flat, powder, metallic and fibrous substrates formed brush of carbon nanotubes as well. These have wide application both for electronics components as well as composite fillers for polymer based composites. During research work, new concepts were developed like nanomaterials from polymers, nanomaterials on inorganic and fibrous substrates. These studies also from a part of Research Fellowship Program under the GUJCOST sponsored research project entitled Centre of Excellence in Nanoscience and Nanomaterials of Prof.L.M.Manocha, Dept. of Materials Science, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, INDIA. Achievements in R & D field: (1) Carbon nanofibers (2) Carbon nanotubes on Ceramic substrates Metallic substrates 2 of 6
Fibrous substrates Natural inorganic powders (News article on www.nanotechweb.org) (3) Carbon nanotube brush (4) Carbon nanostructures from polymer pyrolysis (5) Nanocomposites Additional experience in various carbon products: - Pyrolysis behaviour of pitches (Coal-tar and Petroleum pitches) - Processing of Solid carbon products Research Interest: - Functionalization of Carbon nanotubes and Fabrication of Stronger Composites thereform - Energy based application of Nanomaterials - Development and Application of Ceramic based Nanomaterials Teaching experience - Full time Asst. Professor at Department of Materials Science, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar- 388120, Gujarat. - As Guest faculty at Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Technology, Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad- 387001, Gujarat. (Topics covered: Carbon nanomaterials, Discovery of carbon nanotubes, Structure & Properties of carbon nanotubes, Application of carbon nanotubes) Invited Talk: 1. Carbon and Clay based Nanomaterials as Reinforcements S. Manocha, Nikesh Patel, and L.M. Manocha Workshop on Nanotechnology-Opportunities and Challenges Saurashtra University, Rajkot. October-2005. 2. Nanomaterials through Chemical Routes All India Seminar on Application of Nanotechnology in Chemical Industries The Institutes of Engineers, Ahmedabad. February-2006. 3. Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes L.M. Manocha,, Harshad Patel and S. Manocha In the proceedings of International Workshop on Science and Applications of Nanostructured Materials, SSSIHL, Puttaparthi. November-2006. 4. Carbon Materials & Its Allotropes: Fullerenes & Carbon Nanotubes Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Technology, Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad- 387001, Gujarat. April-2008. 5. Carbon Nanostructures: Synthesis, Properties & Applications Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Technology, 3 of 6
Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad- 387001, Gujarat. February-2009. 6. Carbon Nanostructures Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Technology, Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad- 387001, Gujarat. February-2010. Visit Abroad: Visited Singapore to attend ICMAT-2005 (3 rd July-8 th July, 2005) and presented a Research paper containing Novel Concept for Fabrication of Carbon Nanostructures by using Polymer and Petroleum based Precursors. Instruments operated: Proficient with basic as well as advanced characterization tools. Knowledge and operation skill in, -Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM, Hitachi S3000N) -Optical Electron Microscope (Leitz Laborlux 12 POL S) -Thermal Analysis System (TGA, DSC, TMA) Mettler & Perkin-Elmer -XRD (Rigaku) -Universal Testing Machine (Instron) -High temperature Furnaces -CVD Reactor Instrument awareness: FTIR, UV-Visible spectrophotometer, TEM List of Publications: 1. Development of Carbon Nanomaterials Through Chemical Routes L.M.Manocha,, S.Manocha and Ashish Warrier Indian journal of Physics, Vol.78A(2), p. 159-163, 2004. 2. Formation of Carbon Nanofibers and Nanotubes from Volatiles During Pyrolysis of Polymers L.M.Manocha, and Ashish Warrier Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan, Vol.112(5), p. 1546-1551, 2004. 3. Effect of Substrate and Catalyst on Formation of Aligned Carbon Nanotubes by CVD Technique L.M.Manocha,, S.Manocha and Ashish Warrier Transactions of Materials Research Society of Japan, Vol.29(8), p. 3569-3572, 2004. 4. Role of Metal Catalyst and Substrate Site for the Growth of Carbon Nanomaterials L.M.Manocha, and S. Manocha Carbon Science, Vol. 6(2), p. 79-85, 2005. 5. Varieties of Carbon Nanomaterials Formation and Their Characterizations Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences- PRAJNA, Vol.13, p. 76-88, 2005. 6. Nanocomposites For Structural Applications L.M.Manocha,, Nikesh Patel, Ashish Warrier and S. Manocha Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Physics, Vol. 44, p. 135-142, 2006. 7. Formation of Carbon Nanostructures During Pyrolysis of Polymers International Journal of Nanoscience (IJN), Vol. 5(4-5), p. 425-431, 2006. 4 of 6
8. Development of Composites incorporating Carbon Nanofibers and Nanotubes Journal of Nanoscience & Nanotechnology (JNN), Vol. 7(6), p. 1845-1850, June-2007. Papers in Conference Proceedings: 1. Microstructure and Electrical Properties of Carbon/carbon Composites L.M.Manocha, Ashish Warrier, and S.Manocha International Conference on Carbon, Beijing, September-2002. 2. The Preparation and Characterization of Carbon Nanomaterials Produced by CVD Method on Different Substrate sites L.M.Manocha, and S.Manocha Shipra Publication, p. 452-464, 2003. 3. Effect of Carbonaceous Precursors on the Growth of Carbon Nanomaterials Through CVD Route L.M.Manocha, and S.Manocha International Workshop on Carbon Materials for Energy Applications (IWCMFEA), New Delhi, November-2004. 4. Investigation on Growth of Carbon Nanotubes on Fibrous Substrates International Carbon Conference, South Korea, July-2005. Papers Presented at National/ International Conferences: 1. Microstructure and Electrical Properties of Carbon/carbon Composites L.M.Manocha, Ashish Warrier, and S.Manocha International Conference on Carbon, Beijing, September-2002. 2. Novel Method of Synthesizing Carbon Nanotubes In the proceedings of National Seminar on Advances in Materials & Processing Technologies (AMPT), Hyderabad, January-2003. 3. Carbon Nanomaterials: A Futuristic Materials In the proceedings of 2 rd Gujarat State Research Students Meet, Vallabh Vidyanagar, February-2003. 4. The Preparation and Characterization of Carbon Nanomaterials Produced by CVD Method on Different Substrate sites L.M.Manocha, and S.Manocha Full Paper in the proceedings of National Carbon Conference, DMSRDE-Kanpur, November-2003. 5. Role of Metal Catalyst for the Growth of Carbon Nanomaterials In the proceedings of 3 rd Gujarat State Research Students Meet, Vallabh Vidyanagar, December-2003. 6. Effect of Reactants and Processing Conditions on Development of Carbon Nanotubes Through CVD Method L.M. Manocha and J. Valand In the proceedings of International Conference on Nanoscience and Technology (ICONSAT 2003), Kolkata, December-2003. 7. Development and Characterization of Nanocarbon Based Composites L.M.Manocha,, Rakesh Raj, A. Warrier, S. Manocha and E. Yasuda 5 of 6
In the proceedings of Seminar on Polymers and Nanomaterials, Vallabh Vidyanagar, March-2004. 8. Growth of Carbon Nanomaterials on Catalyst Containing Natural Inorganic Materials In the proceedings of International Symposium on Nanocarbons, Nagano (Japan), November-2004. 9. Effect of Carbonaceous Precursors on the Growth of Carbon Nanomaterials Through CVD Route Full Paper in the proceedings of International Workshop on Carbon Materials For Energy Applications (IWCMFEA), New Delhi, November-2004. 10. Structure and Growth of Carbon Nanomaterials by CVD Method In the proceedings of 92 nd Indian Science Congress, Ahmedabad, January-2005. 11. Development of Carbon Nanotubes through Chemical Vapour Deposition Method In the proceedings of XIX Gujarat Science Congress, Vallabh Vidyanagar, February-2005. 12. Investigation on Growth of Carbon Nanotubes on Fibrous Substrates In the proceedings of International Carbon Conference, South Korea, July-2005. 13. Formation of Carbon Nanostructures During Pyrolysis of Polymers In the proceedings of 3 rd International Conference on Materials for Advanced Processing Technologies (ICMAT 2005), Singapore, July-2005. 14. Carbon and Clay based Nanomaterials as Reinforcements S. Manocha, Nikesh Patel, and L.M. Manocha Workshop on Nanotechnology-Opportunities and Challenges Saurashtra University, Rajkot, October-2005. 15. Nanomaterials through Chemical Routes All India Seminar on Application of Nanotechnology in Chemical Industries The Institutes of Engineers, Ahmedabad, February-2006. 16. Development of Carbon Composites Incorporated with Carbon Nanomaterials In the proceedings of International Conference on Nanoscience and Technology (ICONSAT 2006), IIT Delhi, New Delhi, March-2006. 17. Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes L.M. Manocha,, Harshad Patel and S. Manocha In the proceedings of International Workshop on Science and Applications of Nanostructured Materials, SSSIHL, Puttaparthi, November-2006. 18. Introduction to Nanotechnology-Nano Means Big Physics Teachers' Camp, Gujarat Science City, Ahmedabad, November-2007. 19. Simple Route to Fabricate Carbon Nanotubes Brush International Symposium on Advanced Ceramics, Composites and Nanostructured Materials (ISACCNM-2011), S.P. University, February-2011. 6 of 6