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Dr. Ramesh K Singh

Also known as: R. K. Singh

Vellore Institute of Technology University, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Banaras Hindu University: Faculty of Science, Ariel University

ORCID iD 0000-0001-5718-8938
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Dr. Ramesh Kumar Singh is an electrochemist specializing in electrocatalysis, fuel cells, electrolyzers, green hydrogen technologies, ion-exchange membranes, and advanced electrochemical energy-conversion systems. His research focuses on the development of high-performance, durable, and cost-effective materials and interfaces for sustainable energy technologies-Fuel cells, Electrolyzers, and Metal-air batteries.

Dr. Singh received a B.Sc. degree in Chemistry from the Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), India, in 2008. After that, he completed an M.Sc.–Ph.D. dual degree from the Department of Energy Science and Engineering at the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay), India, in 2016 under the guidance of Prof. Manoj Neergat.

During his Ph.D., Dr. Singh developed expertise in electrochemistry, oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), and low-platinum electrocatalysts for fuel-cell applications. A significant component of his doctoral research involved the use of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) to investigate electrified electrode/electrolyte interfaces and understand the fundamental electrochemical processes governing catalyst layer performance.

Following his doctoral studies, Dr. Singh undertook two postdoctoral research appointments in Israel, first at Ariel University and subsequently at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. Over approximately six years, he contributed to and led several high-end research projects involving urea electrocatalysis, anion-exchange membrane fuel cells, hydrogen oxidation reaction, and ORR. He also served as a Visiting Scientist at the Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier (UMR CNRS 5253), Montpellier, France, through the French–Israeli CNRS–MOST research collaboration program during the postdoc at Technion.

Since June 2022, Dr. Singh has been serving as an Assistant Professor at the CO₂ Research and Green Technologies Centre, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, India. At VIT, his research focused on developing advanced materials and electrochemical technologies for green hydrogen production, fuel cells, electrolyzers, and sustainable energy conversion.

Dr. Singh's research has been published in several internationally recognized journals in the fields of energy, catalysis, materials science, and electrochemistry:

Nature Energy — Impact Factor: 70.1
Advanced Functional Materials — Impact Factor: 19.9
Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy — Impact Factor: 19.7
ACS Catalysis — Impact Factor: 13.6
Small — Impact Factor: 11.8
Journal of Materials Chemistry A — Impact Factor: 9.2
Chemistry of Materials — Impact Factor: 7.1
Electrochimica Acta — Impact Factor: 5.8
Langmuir— Impact Factor: 4.4
Journal of The Electrochemical Society — Impact Factor: 3.5
Energy Technology — Impact Factor: 3.6
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics — Impact Factor: 3.0

The collaborative work published in Nature Energy was also covered by SLAC (https://www6.slac.stanford.edu/news/2023-11-13-researchers-aim-make-cheaper-fuel-cells-reality), highlighting research aimed at developing more affordable fuel-cell technologies.

He has given several invited talks at various prestigious international conferences and scientific gatherings. On the professional front, he served as a reviewer for various prestigious peer-reviewed journals such as:
o Nature Communications (Nature Publishing Group):03
o Applied Catalysis B: Environmental (Elsevier):02
o Advanced Functional Materials (Wiley):01
o Angewandte Chemie International Edition (Wiley):01
o Chemical Engineering Journal (Elsevier):02
o Small (Wiley):02
o Advanced Sciences (Wiley):01
o npj Materials Sustainability (Nature Publishing Group):01
o Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials (Springer Nature):01
o iScience (Cell Press):01
o Journal of Power Sources (Elsevier):04
o Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing Group):01
o Electrochimica Acta (Elsevier):04
o Langmuir (ACS):01
o ACS Applied Engineering Materials (ACS):01
o International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (Elsevier):05
o Advanced Sustainable Systems (Wiley):01
o Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments (Wiley):01
o Star Protocols (Cell Press):01
o Journal of The Electrochemical Society (IOP Science):01
o Process Safety and Environmental Protection (Elsevier):01
o Ionics (Springer Nature):09
o Catalysis Letters (Springer Nature):02
o Electrocatalysis (Springer):01
o Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing (Elsevier): 01
o Fuel (Elsevier):01
o Next Energy (Elsevier): 01
o Process Safety and Environmental Protection (Elsevier): 01
o Diamond & Related Materials (Elsevier):01
o Carbon Trends (Elsevier):01
o Bulletin of Materials Science (Springer Nature): 01
o Discover Chemical Engineering (Springer Nature):01
o Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering (Springer Nature):01
Active member of the “Journal of The Electrochemical Society”

Employment

  • Vellore Institute of Technology University Assistant Professor
    2022 - Present
  • Technion Israel Institute of Technology Postdoctoral Fellow
    2018 - 2022
  • Ariel University Postdoctoral Fellow
    2016 - 2018
  • Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Research Associate
    2015 - 2016

Education

  • Indian Institute of Technology Bombay MSc.-Ph.D. Dual Degree
    2008 - 2016
  • Banaras Hindu University: Faculty of Science Bachelor of Science
    2005 - 2008

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (47)