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M.V.SHANKAR

Also known as: Prof. Muthukonda V Shankar, FRSC

Yogi Vemana Univesity, Yogi Vemana University, Anna University, Coimbatore Institute of Technology, CNRS Délégation Alsace, AVC College

ORCID iD 0000-0002-5284-1480
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Dr. M.V. Shankar is a Professor of Materials Science and Nanotechnology in Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, India. I am leading “Nanocatalysis and Solar Fuels” Research team in the Varsity and supervising scholars for my doctoral thesis and M.Sc., project work. Renowned for outstanding research work in the field of Photocatalysis for Hydrogen fuel production and multi- functional application of nanomaterials, authored/co-authored 169 journal publications/patents having h-index of 49, i-10 index of 111, an average impact factor of 6.664 with 100053+ citations. I continuously inspire the student community and research scholars through keynote lectures/invited talks at several conferences/symposia/INSPIRE program. I am having very good R&D collaborators in the area of energy, environment, and healthcare applications. As an active collaborator involved in cross-disciplinary research in the area of hydrogen production, desalination / defluoridation of drinking water, one pot multi-component synthesis, anticancer and autoimmune diseases. Active role in guest editing of International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, editorial board member and reviewer of journal articles in the area of catalysis and hydrogen energy.

My research team is well appreciated for publishing novel heterojunction based photocatalysts based on ZnS/NiO and Cu2S/TiO2 core-shell morphology for stable and enhanced hydrogen production utilizing industrial wastes viz., crude glycerol and H2S present in wastewater. The highlight of my team research work is the use of earth-abundant materials, a simple concept, and scalable experimental methods in the preparation of photocatalysts. My research team has fabricated prototype photoreactors and developed more than 25 efficient photocatalysts by fine-tuning optical and surface-interface properties of semiconductors at nanoscale. One of the best photocatalyst synthesized at gram-scale targeted for large-scale hydrogen generation. I have completed two collaborative research projects with CSIR-CECRI, Karaikudi and CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad funded by MNRE, India. We have on-going projects (two) sponsored by NRB-DRDO and DST, New Delhi. T

I am having rich post-doctoral research experience for more than 5 years in prestigious institutions in France, Japan and Taiwan. I have received fellowships (x 8), awards (×5) and grants (×2) from various scientific agencies in recognition of my research work in India and abroad. Serving as visiting professor to School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, China. Notable among these are “Top 2% Most influential scientist in the world for the year 2021, 2022 and 2023 (Stanford University, USA and Elsevier)”, “Alpha Doger (AD) Scientific index, world scientist and university rankings for the year 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023”, “Andhra Pradesh Scientist Award” for the year 2020 and “AP State Meritorious Teacher Award” for the year 2022 and Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), U.K. I have served as lead guest editor and editorial board member in journals of international repute. I have established an excellent collaboration network (> 25 groups) in 7 countries.

Employment

  • Yogi Vemana Univesity Professor
    2015 - Present
  • Yogi Vemana University Associate Professor
    2009 - 2014
  • CNRS Délégation Alsace Researcher (Tenured Track)
    2009 - 2009
  • Universite de Strasbourg Faculte des sciences sociales Post-doctoral Researcher
    2008 - 2009
  • National Institute for Materials Science Posto-doctoral Researcher
    2006 - 2008
  • National Central University Post-doctoral Researcher
    2006 - 2006
  • INRA Centre de Versailles-Grignon Post-doctoral Researcher
    2004 - 2006

Education

  • Anna University Ph.D.
    1999 - 2003
  • Coimbatore Institute of Technology M.Sc.,
    1996 - 1998
  • AVC College B.Sc.
    1993 - 1996

Projects & Funding

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Publications (192)