Dr. Jai Prakash

Assistant Professor

Department of Physics

Aligarh Muslim University

Aligarh - 202002

Email Id: prakash.ph@amu.ac.in,

jpsphysics@gmail.com

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

40 Peer Reviewed International Publications

*As on 04.11.2016

36 Conference papers/presentations (16 International and 20 National)

2 Patents (1 International (USA) and 1 National) and 1 Book

Recipient of INSPIRE Faculty Award by Department of Science and Technology

Recipient of DST Young Scientist (Fast Track) by Department of Science and

Technology

Member, 3 International and 1 National Society (ILCS, OSA, SID etc.)

Qualified CSIR-UGC (NET), CSIR-UGC (JRF), GATE-2005 (AIR 159), UPSLET-2004, JEST-

2005

Received United States Air Force Office of Scientific Research Postdoctoral

Scholarship

Young Faculty Award for the year 2015 by Venus International Foundation

Reviewer of Physical Review Journals, Phase Transition, and Macromolecule

Citation indices* Citations h-index

Google Scholar 920 15

Scopus 675 14

Web of Science 655 14

Education Ph.D., PHYSICS; 2006 – 2010

Title: Effect of nano-materials on the electro-optical properties of deformed helix ferroelectric liquid crystals and their

applications (Thesis Supervisors: Prof. D. S. Mehta and Dr. A. M. Biradar)

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India

Secured 9.5 CGPA on 10 points scale in Pre-Ph.D. course work.

M.Sc., PHYSICS; 2001 – 2003

Specialization: Condensed Matter Physics, 70.50 %

Department of Physics, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, UP, India

B.Sc.; 1998 – 2001

Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, 68.52 %

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University, Agra, UP, India

Experience

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR; September 2015 – Till date

Department of Physics, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh - 202002, U.P., India

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR; May 2013 – August 2015

Centre for Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Central University of Punjab, City Campus, Mansa Road, Bathinda –

151 001, Punjab, India

INSPIRE Faculty; May 2012 – May 2013

Title: Explorations of electro-optical properties nano-materials doped ferroelectric liquid crystals and their

applications in the fabrication of optical devices

Polymeric and Soft Materials Section, National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi – 110012, India

Post-Doctoral Scholar; October 2010 – August 2011

Title: Nonlinear optical properties of nano-suspensions

San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, 94132, USA

Senior Research Fellow (SRF), January 04, 2008 – October 2010

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi-110016, India

Junior Research Fellow (JRF), January 04, 2006- January 03, 2008

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi-110016, India and National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi – 110012,

India

Teaching Assignments

M. Sc. Physics

General Laboratory (M.Sc. 3rd Semester)

B. Sc.

Theory Courses

Mechanics (B.Sc. 1st Semester)

Optics (B. Sc. 3rd Semester)

Laboratory Courses

Physics Laboratory (B. Sc. 1st Semester)

Electronics Laboratory (B.Sc. 3rd Semester)

Research Project

Ongoing

1. Start-up grant project for newly recruited faculty

Title: Dielectric and electro-optical studies of metal oxide nanoparticles doped ferroelectric liquid crystal and

their applications.

Funding Agency: University Grants Commission, New Delhi

Grant Sanctioned: Rs. 6,00,000/-

Duration: Two years

2. INSPIRE Faculty Award

Title: Exploration of electro-optical properties of nano-materials doped ferroelectric liquid crystals and their

applications.

Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi

Grant Sanctioned: Rs. 35 Lakhs

Duration: Five years

Professional Recognition /Awards/Scholarship

1. INSPIRE Faculty Award (DST/INSPIRE Faculty Award/2011) under INSPIRE Faculty Scheme of Department of

Science and Technology (DST), New Delhi, India for carrying out independent research to young achievers for

tenure of five years.

2. Recipient of Young Scientist Award Under Science and Engineering Research Board Fast Track Scheme for

young scientists in physical sciences by Department of Science and Technology (DST), New Delhi, India.

3. The United States Air Force Office of Scientific Research (USAFOSR) Postdoctoral Scholarship at San Francisco

State University, San Francisco, CA; 2010 – 2011.

4. Award of Senior Research Fellowship (SRF), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, 2008.

5. Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST) Percentile: 82.85 , Year: 2005, Percentile: 85.93, Year: 2007.

6. Best oral presentation award, Dewan Jawahar Lal Nayyer Memorial Prize, awarded by Liquid Crystal Society of

India for best presentation during 14th Nantional Conference on Liquid Crystal, 2007.

7. Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE), Percentile: 95.48, All India Rank: 159, Score: 417, Organized by

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, 2005.

8. Award of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in Physical Sciences under CSIR fellowship scheme, Conducted

jointly by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and University Grants Commission, 2005.

9. Uttar Pradesh State Eligibility Test (UPSLET) in Physical Sciences, Conducted by CSJM University Kanpur,

Accredited by University Grants Commission, 2004.

10. Joint CSIR-UGC National Eligibility Test (NET), Conducted jointly by Council of Scientific and Industrial

Research and University Grants Commission, 2004.

Area specializations/Research Interest

The broad area of my research is experimental condensed matter physics. Mainly, I am working on dielectric and

electro-optical properties of pure and nanomaterials doped nematic/ferroelectric liquid crystal materials and their

applications. I am also exploring the nonlinear optical properties of liquid crystal and colloidal suspensions. Recently, I

have started liquid crystal’s applications in fabrication of simple and efficient biosensors.

Publications

Research Papers (Total 40 Published)

Year 2016

1) Jai Prakash, Achu Chandran and Ashok M. Biradar, “Scientific developments of liquid crystal based optical

memory: A review” Reports on Progress in Physics (2016).

2) Achu Chandran, Jai Prakash, Jitendra Gangwar, Tilak Joshi, Avanish Kumar Srivastava, D. Haranath and Ashok.

M. Biradar, “Low-voltage electro-optical memory device based on NiO nanorods dispersed in a ferroelectric

liquid crystal” RSC Advances 6, 53873 (2016).

Year 2015

1) Jai Prakash, A. Chandran, Anu Malik, and A. M. Biradar, “Role of cell thickness in tailoring the dielectric and

electro-optical parameters of ferroelectric liquid crystals” Liquid Crystals 42, 1748 (2015).

Year 2014

1) A. Chandran, J. Prakash, K. K. Naik, A. K. Srivastava, R. Dabrowski, M. Czerwinski, and A. M. Biradar,

“Preparation and characterization of MgO nanoparticles/ferroelectric liquid crystal composites for faster

display devices with improved contrast”, J. Mat. Chem. C 2, 1844 (2014).

2) M. Tyagi, A. Chandran, T. Joshi, J. Prakash, V. V. Agrawal, and A. M. Biradar, “Self assembled monolayer based

liquid crystal biosensor for free cholesterol detection”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 154104 (2014).

3) A. Chandran, J. Prakash, T. Joshi, and A. M. Biradar, “Probing the effect of temperature and electric field on

the low frequency dielectric relaxation in a ferroelectric liquid crystal mesogen” J. Mol. Liq. 198, 280 (2014).

Year 2013

1) S. Tripathi, J. Prakash, T. Joshi, A. Kumar, A. Dhar, W. Haase, and A. M. Biradar, “Enhanced dielectric and

electro-optical properties of a newly synthesized ferroelectric liquid crystal material by doping gold

nanoparticles decorated multiwalled carbon nanotubes” Liq. Cryst. 40, 1255 (2013).

2) Z. Zhang, J. J. Liu, P. Zhang, P. Ni, J. Prakash, Y. Hu, D. S. Jiang, D. N. Christodoulides, Z. Chen, “Generation of

autofocusing beams with multi-Airy beams” Acta Physica Sinica 62, 034209 (2013).

3) D. S. Mehta, M. Inam, J. Prakash, and A. M. Biradar, “Liquid-crystal phase-shifting lateral shearing

interferometer with improved fringe contrast for 3D surface profilometry” Applied Optics 52, 6119 (2013).

4) A. Chandran, J. Prakash, P. Ganguly, and A. M. Biradar, “Zirconia nanoparticles/ferroelectric liquid crystal

composites for ionic impurities free memory applications” RSC Advances 3, 17166 (2013).

5) W. Man, S. Fardad, Z. Zhang, J. Prakash, M. Lau, P. Zhang, M. Heinrich, D. N. Christodoulides and Z. Chen,

“Optical Nonlinearities and Enhanced Light Transmission in Soft-Matter Systems with Tunable Polarizabilities”

Phys. Rev. Lett. 11, 218302 (2013)-5).

Year 2012

1) A. Kumar, J. Prakash, Abhay D. Deshmukh, D. Haranath, P. Silotia, and A. M. Biradar, “Enhancing the

photoluminescence of ferroelectric liquid crystal by doping with ZnS quantum dots” Appl. Phys. Lett.

100, 134101 (2012).

2) Anu Malik, Gautam Singh, Jai Prakash, Prasun Ganguly, Poonam Silotia, and A. M. Biradar, “Anomalous

Low Frequency Dielectric Relaxation in Nanoparticles/Isotropic Fluid Mixed Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals”,

Ferroelectrics, 431, 6 (2012).

3) Anu Malik, Jai Prakash, Anil Kumar, Ajay Dhar, and Ashok. M. Biradar, “Copper oxide decorated multi-

walled carbon nanotubes/ferroelectric liquid crystal composites for faster display devices”, J. Appl. Phys.

112, 054309 (2012).

Year 2011

1) Ioannis Chremmos, Peng Zhang, Jai Prakash, Nikolaos K. Efremidis, Demetrios N. Christodoulides,and Zhigang

Chen, “Fourier-space generation of abruptly autofocusing beams and optical bottle beams”, Optics Letters

36, 3675 (2011).

2) Peng Zhang, Jai Prakash, Ze Zhang, Matthew S. Mills, Nikolaos K. Efremidis, Demetrios N. Christodoulides, and

Zhigang Chen “Trapping and guiding micro-particles with morphing autofocusing Airy beams”, Optics Letters

36, 2883 (2011).

Selected for reprint for the Virtual Journal of Biomedical Optics 6 (9), 2011.

3) Peng Zhang, Ze Zhang, Jai Prakash, Simon Huang, Daniel Hernandez, Matthew Salazar, Demetrios N.

Christodoulides, and Zhigang Chen, “Trapping and transporting aerosols with a single optical bottle beam

generated by Moiré techniques”, Optics Letters 36, 1491 (2011).

Selected for reprint for the Virtual Journal of Biomedical Optics 6 (5), 2011.

4) Md. Inam, G. Singh, V. Srivastava, J. Prakash, T. Joshi, A. M. Biradar, and D. S. Mehta, “Two-dimensional cell

parameters measurement of nematic liquid crystal using optical interferometry and Fourier transform fringe

analysis technique”, Optics Communications 284, 5448 (2011).

5) G. Singh, Md. Inam, J. Prakash, T. Joshi, A.M. Biradar, and D. S. Mehta, “Investigations of a wedge shaped

nematic liquid crystal using Mach Zehnder interferometer”, J. Modern Optics (2011).

6) T. Joshi, J. Prakash, J. Gangwar, A. K. Srivastava, S. Singh, and A. M. Biradar, “Alumina nanoparticles find an

application to reduce the ionic effects of ferroelectric liquid crystal”, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 44, 315404

(2011).

Featured as research highlight “Smarter liquid-crystal display” in Nature India 23rd August, 2011.

7) Jai Prakash, Ajay Kumar, Tilak Joshi, Dalip S. Mehta, Ashok M. Biradar, and W. Haase, “Spontaneous

polarization in Sm A phase in carbon nanotubes doped deformed helix ferroelectric liquid crystal” Mol. Cryst.

Liq. Cryst. 541, 166 (2011).

Year 2010

1) A. Kumar, J. Prakash, and A. M. Biradar, “Non-linear behavior of phason mode with bias field in ferroelectric

liquid crystals”, Liquid Crystals 37, 247, (2010).

2) T. Joshi, A. Kumar, J. Prakash, and A. M. Biradar, “Low power operation of ferroelectric liquid crystal system

dispersed with zinc oxide nanoparticles” Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 253109 (2010).

Selected for reprint for the Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology 22 (1), 2010.

3) A. Kumar, J. Prakash, A. M. Biradar and W. Haase, “Abiding electro-optic memory effect based on deformed

helix ferroelectric liquid crystal” Appl. Phys. Exp. 3, 091701 (2010).

4) A. Kumar, J. Prakash, M. Taukeer Khan, S. K. Dhawan and A. M. Biradar, “Memory effect in cadmium telluride

quantum dots doped ferroelectric liquid crystals” Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 163113 (2010).

5) A. T. Joshi, A. Kumar, J. Prakash and A. M. Biradar, “Low frequency dielectric relaxations of gold

nanoparticles/ferroelectric liquid crystals composites”, Liquid Crystals 37, 1433 (2010).

Year 2009

1) A. Malik, A. Choudhary, J. Prakash, I. Coondoo, and A. M. Biradar, “Enhancement of ferro-para phase

transition in ethanol doped ferroelectric liquid crystal”, J. Appl. Phys. 105, 034105, (2009).

2) J. Prakash, A. Choudhary, D. S. Mehta, and A. M. Biradar, “Effect of surface anchoring on optical bistability in

deformed helix ferroelectric liquid crystal”, Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 511, 188, (2009).

3) A. Choudhary, A. Kumar, S. Kaur, J. Prakash and A. M.Biradar, “Enormous change in tilt angle and transition

temperature of Sm C*- Sm A phase in electroclinic liquid crystal material”, Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 48, 050201,

(2009).

4) A. Choudhary, I. Coondoo, J. Prakash, K. Sreenivas, and A. M. Biradar, “Electrically tunable spatially variable

switching in ferroelectric liquid crystal/water system”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 94, 174101, (2009).

5) J. Prakash, A. Choudhary, D. S. Mehta, and A. M. Biradar, “Effect of carbon nanotubes on response time of

ferroelectric liquid crystal”, Phys. Rev. E 80, 012701, (2009).

Selected for reprint for the Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology 20 (3), 2009.

6) A. Kumar, J. Prakash, A. Choudhary, and A. M. Biradar, “Dielectric and electro-optical studies of

glycerol/ferroelectric liquid crystal mixture at room temperature”, J. Appl. Phys. 105, 124101, (2009).

7) A. Kumar, J. Prakash, D. S. Mehta, A. M. Biradar, and W. Haase, “Enhanced photoluminescence in gold

nanoparticles doped ferroelectric liquid crystals”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 95, 023117, (2009).

8) A. Kumar, J. Prakash, P. Goel, T. Khan, S. K. Dhawan, P. Silotia, and A. M. Biradar, “Polymeric nanoparticles

induced vertical alignment in ferroelectric liquid crystals”, Euro Phys. Lett. 88, 26003, (2009).

9) Anu Malik, Jai Prakash, Poonam Silotia, and Ashok M. Biradar, “Enhanced memory effect in conducting

polymer coated surfaces of ferroelectric liquid crystals”, Appl. Phys. Exp. 2, 121401, (2009).

Year 2008

1) J. Prakash, D. S. Mehta, A. Choudhary, S. Kaur, V. Rathore, and A. M. Biradar, “Criticality of bistabiltiy

phenomenon in deformed helix ferroelectric liquid crystal”, J. Appl. Phys, 103, 44103, (2008).

2) Choudhary, S. Kaur, J. Prakash, K. Sreenivas, S. S. Bawa, and A. M. Biradar, “Effect of Smectic A temperature

width on the soft mode in ferroelectric liquid crystals”, J. Appl. Phys. 104, 034105, (2008).

3) J. Prakash, A. Choudhary, S. Kaur, D. S. Mehta, and A. M. Biradar, “Memory effect in weakly anchored

surfaces of deformed helix ferroelectric liquid crystal”, Phys. Rev. E 78, 021707, (2008).

4) J. Prakash, A. Choudhary, A. Kumar, D. S. Mehta, and A. M. Biradar, “Nonvolatile memory effect based on

gold nanoparticles doped ferroelectric liquid crystal”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 112904, (2008).

Year 2007

1) A. Choudhary, S. Kaur, G. Singh, J. Prakash, A. K. Thakur, and A. M. Biradar, “Memory effect in Sm C* phase of

electroclinic liquid crystal”, J. Appl. Phys., 101, 074112, (2007).

Workshop/Conferences Attended

National

1) A. Choudhary, J. Prakash, D. S. Mehta, and A. M. Biradar, Dynamics of bistability in deformed helix

ferroelectric liquid crystal, 14th NCLC, North Bangal University, Silliguri, North Bengal, India, December, 2007.

2) J. Prakash, D. S. Mehta, A. Choudhary, S. P. Singh, K. Sreenivas, and A. M. Biradar, Transverse optical

switching in ferroelectric liquid crystal, MNNA, Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Delhi,

Delhi, India, December, 2007.

3) J. Prakash, A. Choudhary, D. S. Mehta, and A. M. Biradar, Memory devices based on nanoparticles doped

ferroelectric liquid crystal, 15th NCLC, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, October, 2008.

4) A. Kumar, A. Malik, J. Prakash, and A. M. Biradar, Faster electro-optic devices based on carbon nanotubes

doped ferroelectric liquid crystal, CMFM-09, Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi,

India, January, 2009.

5) A. Malik, J. Prakash, A. Choudhary, and A. M. Biradar, Conducting polymer finds an application in the

realization of ferroelectric liquid crystal based memory devices, 16th NCLC, University of Lucknow, Lucknow,

India, October, 2009.

6) Jai Prakash, Tilak Joshi, Ajay Kumar, Dalip S. Mehta, Ashok M. Biradar, Memory devices based on metallic

nanoparticle/ferroelectric liquid crystal nanocomposites, IJWBME-09, National Physical Laboratory, New

Delhi, India, December, 2009.

7) Anu Malik, Jai Prakash, Prasun Ganguly, and A. M. Biradar, Dielectric relaxations in nanomaterials/isotropic

liquids mixed ferrolecetric liquid crytals, Soft Matter Chemistry Workshop, Raman Research Institute

Bangalore, India, November, 2011.

8) Jai Prakash, Shashank Tripathi, Tilak Joshi, Anil Kumar, Ajay Dhar, and Ashok M. Biradar, Effect of Gold

nanoparticles decorated multiwalled carbon nanotubes on dielectric and electro-optical properties of

ferroelectric liquid crystals, 19th National Conference on Liquid Crystal (NCLC – 19), Thapar University, Patiala,

November 21st – 23rd ,2012.

9) Anu Malik, Jai Prakash, Anil Kumar, Ajay Dhar and A. M. Biradar, Faster and ionic impurities free electro-optic

devices based on copper oxide decorated multi-walled carbon nanotubes doped ferroelectric liquid crystal,

19th National Conference on Liquid Crystal (NCLC – 19), Thapar University, Patiala, November 21st – 23rd ,2012.

10) Jai Prakash and A. M. Biradar, Liquid crystal based storage devices for future energy applications, Indo-

German workshop on Organic and Inorganic Advanced Materials for Future Energy Requirements (WAMFER),

University of Delhi, Delhi, November 29th – December 1st, 2012.

11) Jai Prakash, Achu Chandran, Kush Kumar Naik, Avanish Kumar Srivastava, and A. M. Biradar, "High contrast

faster display devices based on MgO nanoparticles/ferroelectric liquid crystal composites" 20th National

Conference on Liquid Crystals (NCLC - 2013), Department of Chemistry, Manipal Institute of Technology,

Manipal, 16-18 December 2013.

12) Jai Prakash, Mukta Tyagi, Achu Chandran, Tilak Joshi, and A. M. Biradar “Liquid crystal based biosensor for

cholesterol detection” 21st National Conference on Liquid Crystals (NCLC - 2014), Vikramajit Singh Sanatan

Dharm (VSSD) College, Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur, 10-12 November 2014.

International

1) J. Prakash, A. Choudhary, D. S. Mehta, and A. M. Biradar, Effect of surface anchoring on optical bistability in

deformed helix ferroelectric liquid crystal, ICC Jeju, Jeju Island, South Korea, ILCC-08, June, 2008.

2) J. Prakash, A. Kumar, D. S. Mehta, A. M. Biradar, Photoluminescent display devices based on gold

nanoparticles doped ferroelectric liquid crystals, ICOP-09, CSIO, Chandigarh, India, October, 2009.

3) Tilak Joshi, Jai Prakash, and A. M. Biradar, Emerging application of nanoparticles in memory devices based on

ferroelectric liquid crystals, ICE-09, Department of Physics, University of Delhi, Delhi, India, October, 2009.

4) Jai Prakash, Ajay Kumar, Dalip S. Mehta, Ashok M. Biradar, and W. Haase, “Spontaneous polarization in Sm A

phase in carbon nanotubes doped deformed helix ferroelectric liquid crystal”, International Liquid Crystal

Conference (ILCC 2010), 11th July- 16th July, 2010, Krakow, Poland.

5) Peng Zhang, Jai Prakash, Ze Zhang, Yi Hu, N. K. Efremidis, D. N. Christodoulides, and Zhigang Chen

“Observation of auto-focusing of radially symmetric Airy beams”, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics

(CLEO - 2011) 1st May – 6th May, 2011, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

6) Anu Malik, Gautam Singh, Jai Prakash, Poonam Silotia, A. M. Biradar, “Anomalous low frequency dielectric

relaxation in nanoparticles/isotropic fluid mixed ferroelectric liquid crystals”, 13th International Conference on

Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals, 29th August – 2nd September, 2011, Niagara Falls, Canada.

7) Jai Prakash, Weining Man, Ze Zhang, Peng Zhang, D. N. Christodoulides, and Zhigang Chen, “Observation of

self-trapping of an optical beam in nonlinear nano-suspensions with negative polarizabilities”, Frontier in

Optics, 16th October – 20th October, 2011, San Jose, California, USA.

8) Jai Prakash, Anu Malik, Tilak Joshi, Anil Kumar, Ajay Dhar, and A. M. Biradar, “Dielectric and electrooptical

properties of copper oxide decorated carbon nanotubes doped ferroelectric liquid crystal”, International

Conference on Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (ICNano), University of Delhi, New Delhi, India.

9) Jai Prakash, Anu Malik, Ajay Kumar, Anil Kumar, Tilak Joshi, A. M. Biradar, and Ajay Dhar, “Emerging

application of metal oxide decorated carbon nanotubes for faster display devices based on ferroelectric liquid

crystals”, International Conference and Workshop on Nanostructured Ceramics and other Nanomaterials

(ICWNCN), 13th March – 16th March, 2012, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India.

10) Mike Lau, Weining Man, Ze Zhang, Jai Prakash, Peng Zhang, Demetrios N. Christodoulides, and Zhigang Chen,

“Observation of self-induced transparency in nano-suspensions with negative polarizability”, Conference on

Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO - 2012), 6th May – 11th May, 2012, San Jose, CA, USA.

11) Jai Prakash, Ajay Kumar, Abhay D. Deshmukh, Anu Malik, Shashank Tripathi, and Ashok M.Biradar, “Tuning

and enhancing photoluminescence of ZnS quantum dots doped ferroelectricliquid crystal”, 24th International

Liquid Crystal Conference, 19th August - 24th August, 2012, Mainz, Germany.

12) Achu Chandran, Jai Prakash, Prasun Ganguly, and A. M. Biradar, “Zirconia nanoparticles/ferroelectric liquid

crystal composites for memory applications” 4th International Conference on Recent Advances in Composite

Materials (ICRACM-2013), 18th February – 21st February, 2013, International Centre Goa, organized by

Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT BHU, Varanasi, India.

Research Grants

1. Start-up grant project for newly recruited faculty

Funding Agency: University Grants Commission, New Delhi

Grant Sanctioned: Rs. 6,00,000/- for two years

2. INSPIRE Faculty Award Research Grant

Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi

Grant Sanctioned: Rs. 35 Lakhs for five years

Other Achievements

Patents granted/filed

1) A optical memory device based on DHFLC material and method of the preparing the same by Jai Prakash,

Ajay Kumar, Amit Choudhary, Anu Malik, Indrani Coondoo, Ashok Manikrao Biradar, US Patent granted, No.

0140127 (2012).

2) An improved liquid crystal cell and a compact phase shifting interferometer to obtain linear/circular

intergerograms by Dalip Singh Mehta, Jai Prakash, Ashok M. Biradar, Indian Patent filed, Patent Application

No. 2485/Del/2011.

Reviewer

Physical Review Journals, Phase Transition, and Macromolecule Symposia

Scientific affiliation

1) Member, Society for Information Display (SID), since 2007.

2) Member, Optical Society of America (OSA) since 2008.

3) Life time member, Indian Liquid Crystal Society since 2008.

4) Life time member, International Liquid Crystal Society (ILCS) since 2009.

Collaboration National

1. Dr. A. M. Biradar,

Chief Scientist and Head,

Material Physics and Engineering Division,

CSIR - National Physical Laboratory,

Dr. K. S. Krishnan Road,

New Delhi – 110012, India

2. Prof. D. S. Mehta

Department of Physics,

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi,

Hauz Khas, New Delhi – 110016, India

International

3. Prof. Roman Dabrowski,

Faculty of Advanced Technologies and Chemistry,

Military University of Technology,

Warsaw, Poland

4. Prof. Zhigang Chen,

Department of Physics and Astronomy,

San Francisco State University,

San Francisco, CA 94132, USA