About

I am Vishal, a researcher by profession. In addition to research, I am a hobbyist and love doing DIY electronics. I also treasure collecting books. In my spare time, I love to read mathematical quizzes and philosophy. I enjoy sharing my learning through blogs. I am a Linux user and love to use open-source software.

Postdoctoral Fellow | National Taiwan University, Taiwan Employment Gold Card Holder (Valid till May 2028)

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Education

Ph.D. in Chemistry

2016-2024 Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai Thesis: Studies On Physical and Chemical Changes by Triboelectricity Supervisors: Prof. T. Pradeep and Prof. R. Nagarajan, IIT Madras, Chennai, India.

Integrated M.Tech

2011-2016 Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi CGPA: 8.70/10

Current Position

Postdoctoral Fellow | May 2024 - Present National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan Research Topic: Integration of Triboelectric Nanogenerators and Microfluidic devices

Research Interests

• Electrostatics
• Triboelectric Nanogenerator
• CAD Designing
• 3D-Printing
• Electronics (Hobbyist)
• Python Programming
• Microfluidics
• Understanding Transport Mechanism Using First Principle

Skills

The skill scale is from 0 (Fundamental Awareness) to 5 (Expert).

Publications

1. Kumar, V.; Srikrishnarka, P.; Nagarajan, R.; Pradeep, T. “Enhanced Electric Output in an Electrostatic Generator Using Charged Water.” ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2024, 12 (35), 13106–13115. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c01860.

2. Srikrishnarka, P.; Kumaran, D.; Kini, A. R.; Kumar, V.; Nagar, A.; Islam, M. R.; Nagarajan, R.; Pradeep, T. “Observing Real-Time Adhesion of Microparticles on Glass Surfaces.” Langmuir 2023, 39 (48), 17071–17079. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c01856.

3. Kumar, V.; Srikrishnarka, P.; Mohanty, J. S.; Kannan, M. P.; Nagarajan, R.; Pradeep, T. “Triboelectric Generators for Sustainable Reduction Leading to Nanoparticles and Nanoclusters.” ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2021, 9 (22), 7431–7436. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c01586.

4. Srikrishnarka, P.; Kumar, V.; Ahuja, T.; Subramanian, V.; Selvam, A. K.; Bose, P.; Jenifer, S. K.; Mahendranath, A.; Ganayee, M. A.; Nagarajan, R.; Pradeep, T. “Enhanced Capture of Particulate Matter by Molecularly Charged Electrospun Nanofibers.” ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2020, 8 (21), 7762–7773. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b06853.

5. Nag, A.; Baksi, A.; Ghosh, J.; Kumar, V.; Bag, S.; Mondal, B.; Ahuja, T.; Pradeep, T. “Tribochemical Degradation of Polytetrafluoroethylene in Water and Generation of Nanoplastics.” ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2019, 7 (21), 17554–17558. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b03573.

6. Bera, C.; B. Devarakonda, S.; Kumar, V.; K. Ganguli, A.; K.Banerjee, R. “The Mechanism of Nanoparticle-Mediated Enhanced Energy Transfer during High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Sonication.” Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2017, 19 (29), 19075–19082. https://doi.org/10.1039/C7CP03542J.

Awards

• AWSAR-DST Award 2021 for popular science writing by the Department of Science and Technology, India.
• Selected for the IKS-AICTE-2022 two-month internship fellowship program by the Ministry of Education, India.
• GATE-2016 qualified in Engineering Sciences with AIR 110.
• IASc-INSA-NASI Summer Research Fellowship 2014.

Patents

1. “Tribochemical Method for Degradation of Polymers In Water”, T. Pradeep, Abhijit Nag, Ananya Baksi, Jyotirmoy Ghosh, Vishal Kumar, Soumabha Bag, Biswaijit Mondal, Tripti Ahuja, Indian patent 377468, September 21 2021.

2. “Multilayer multifunctional nasal filter”, T. Pradeep, Arun Karthick, Srikrishnarka Pillalamarri, Vishal Kumar, Ramesh Soni, Sathvik Ajay Iyengar, Indian patent 351038, June 11, 2020.

Experience

• 2017 UG Lab odd: Tutoring, supervising and assisting B.Tech students with their various experiments.
• 2018 PG Lab even: Tutoring, supervising and assisting MSc students with their various experiments.
• 2018 PG Lab odd: Tutoring, supervising and assisting MSc students with their various experiments.
• 2019 UG Teaching Assistant even: On Chemical Thermodynamics.

Conferences

1. Poster presentation at the Symposium on Engineering, Medicine, and Biology Applications (SEMBA 2025) 11 - 12 January 2025 organized at the National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan.

2. Poster presentation at the International Conference on Materials for Humanity 2022 (MH 22) 19 - 21 September 2022 organized at the National University of Singapore, Singapore.

3. Participated in a Flash Talk Presentation at the 7th International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (ICANN2021), organized by the Center for Nanotechnology, IIT Guwahati, Assam, India, between 14-17 December 2021.

Certificates

1. Online certificate course through EDX on Introduction to Computer Science and Programming Using Python by MIT.
2. Online certificate course through EDX on Mechanical Behavior of Materials offered by MIT.
3. Online certificate course through EDX on Introduction to Thermodynamics offered by IIT, Bombay.
4. Online certificate course through EDX on Introduction to Biology offered by MIT.
5. Online certificate course through EDX on Circuits and System Insights by IEEE.
6. Online certificate course through EDX on Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Computation offered by UCB.
7. Online certificate course through EDX on Introduction to Steel offered by Tenaris University.
8. Online certificate course on Thermal Properties at Nanoscale through NanoHub, Purdue University.
9. Online workshop on Introduction to CFD using OpenFOAM through NPTEL.
10. Online workshop on Machine Learning for Fluid Mechanics through NPTEL.