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Dinesh Rangappa

Visvesvaraya Technological University, International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology, University of Mysore, Tohoku University

ORCID iD 0000-0001-7756-0266
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Prof. Dinesh Rangappa received his M. Sc and Ph.D. in Environmental Science from the University of Mysore. He obtained his second doctoral degree Dr. Engg., (Materials Science and Engineering) from Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan. He pursued postdoctoral research at the Institute for Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials (IMRAM), Tohoku University, Sendai, and AIST, Tsukuba, Japan. He was awarded the prestigious JSPS Research Fellow at AIST, Tsukuba Japan. He has worked as a Senior Scientist at ARCI, Hyderabad and then he joined as a Professor at Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi.
Prof. Dinesh Rangappa has significantly contributed to developing various nanomaterials and devices along with a novel process for bulk production of nanomaterials, nanocomposites engineering nanomaterials for energy storage, sensors, and photovoltaic, photocatalysis, Green H2 generation, photoluminescent, inorganic Nano-pigment, wastewater treatment, and biomedical applications. He has extensively worked on high-capacity Li-ion battery electrode materials and device fabrication. He has established a state-of-the-art research Center for Nanotechnology at VTU, VIAT, Muddenahalli Campus.
He has undertaken eight major and minor research/training projects for Rs. 06 Cr. He has Guiding/guided 22 Ph.D. students under his guidance. He has been an Editorial Member and potential reviewer for many international journals published by the American Chemical Society, Royal Society of Chemistry, Willey, Springer, Elsevier publication, etc. He has been involved in Startup Company and Innovation activities as advisor/founder/mentor for 4 start-up companies which have attracted about Rs. 50 Lakhs startup grants.

Employment

  • Visvesvaraya Technological University Professor
    2013 - Present
  • Visvesvaraya Technological University Special officer and PG Coordinator
    2012 - 2013
  • International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials Senior Scientist
    2011 - 2012
  • Tohoku University JSPS Fellow
    2010 - 2011
  • National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Post Doctoral Research Scientist
    2007 - 2010
  • Tohoku University Post Doctoral Researcher
    2004 - 2007
  • University of Mysore Research Fellow
    1999 - 2001

Education

  • Tokyo Institute of Technology Doctor of Engineering
    2002 - 2004
  • University of Mysore M.Sc.
    1996 - 1998

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Publications (110)