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Pramod H. Borse

          Research Professor
          Department of Chemical Engineering,
          POSTECH, S. Korea
          Tel:+82 54 279 8276
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          Dnyanesh housing Soty. ½ ,

          Malwadi (Warje), N.D.A. Road, Kothrud, Pune-52

Ph.D. (Physics) Department of Physics, University of Pune, Pune, India (1995-2000)

Thesis: "Investigations of Mn, Fe, Ni and Pb doped ZnS nanoparticles"

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M. Sc.(Physics) Department of Physics, University of Pune, Pune, India (1990-1992)

Thesis: "Synthesis of  nanocrystalline alumina by DC-arc plasma method"

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B.Sc. (Physics) Abasaheb Garware College,  Pune, India (1987-1990)

Project Title: "Techniques of sound recording"

Research experience –10 years

Teaching experience – > 1 year

Research Professor                                                    (2004.1~present),     Eco-friendly Catalysis and Energy Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, POSTECH, S. Korea

                Responsibilities:

    Designing and synthesizing perovskite and/or nano-sized metal oxides for visible light photo-catalysis and fuel cell applications (Experimental)

    Band structure calculations of perovskite materials by  LAPW method and assisting the photocatalysis sup-group (Computational)

      Assisting in designing and synthesis of high-efficiency ZnS phosphor for display applications

Post-doctoral Fellow                                                      (2001.11~2003.12), Synchrotron X-ray  Laboratory, Department of Material Science and  Engineering, POSTECH, S. Korea

                Responsibilities:

    Synthesized Transition Metal Nanoparticles in wet chemical (aqueous and non-aqueous medium) using Synchrotron Radiation induced metal reduction (/electroless method) and characterized them

      Studied the real time chemical process of radiation-induced deposition by synchrotron X-ray Imaging and EXAFS

 
Lecturer (Physics)                                                          (2000.08~2001.09), Department of Physics, University of Pune, Pune, Maharashtra, India

            Responsibilities:

    Taught postgraduate (masters) courses- (Experimental physics and electronics, Vacuum physics, Fortran programming)

    Devised new experiments to study physics of  nanoparticles

      Conducted the electronics tutorial course for post graduate students

Research Scholar,                                                                             (1994~2000). Surface Physics Laboratory, Center for Advanced Studies in Materials Science and Solid State Physics, Department of Physics, University of Pune, Pune, Maharashtra, India

             Responsibilities:

    Used ‘Bottom up’ approach and Synthesized pure and doped nanoparticles of II-VI semiconductors viz ZnS, CdS etc. by wet chemical methods (colloidal and sol-gel method)

      Produced hybrid inorganic and organic nanocomposite for device application by using vacuum deposition methods

Project Associate,                                                                   (1993-1994) Materials Chemistry Division, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India

            Responsibilities:

    Fabricated LB films of organic molecules over inorganic substrates and studied their electrical properties

    Deposited metal electrodes, organic thin films by Physical vapor deposition

      Characterized the thin films for optical and electrical properties

Junior Research Fellow,                                                          (1992-1993) Insulating Materials Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Pune, Pune, Maharashtra, India

            Responsibilities:

    Synthesized the nanocrystalline alumina by Arc-Plasma method and characterized the material for structural and mechanical properties

Awards/ achievements

    Post Doctoral Research Fellowship from POSTECH-Pohang University of Science and Technology, S. KOREA, 2001

    Young Scientist Project on “Investigations of Doped Nanoparticles”, by Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, India, 2002

    Senior Research Fellowship, Physics Department, University of Pune, INDIA, 1998

    Junior Research Fellowship, Physics Department, University of Pune, INDIA, 1994

    Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineers (GATE 1993) in Physics, held by Human Resource and Development of India with 87 percentile score

Research interests

·        Synthesis & characterization of nanoparticles

·        Application of ZnS nanoparticle for high luminescence efficiency display applications

·        Application of magnetic nanoparticles for high density data storage applications

·        Application of bulk and nanoparticles of perovskite system for visible light photocatalysis and fuel cell applications

·        Electronic band structure calculation of perovskites oxide semiconductors

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