Ashok K Ganguli
Professor
Department of Science and Technology
Institute of Nanotechnology
India
Biography
Prof. Ganguli joined INST on 3rd January, 2013 on lien from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (Web:Â http://web.iitd.ac.in/~ashok/), where he is a Professor of Chemistry. He obtained his Ph.D degree from the Solid State & Structural Chemistry Unit (SSCU) of Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in 1990 for which he got the Sudborough Medal of Indian Institute of Science. He has been a visiting scientist at Dupont Company, USA (1990-91) and a post doctoral associate and visiting scientist at Ames Laboratory, Iowa State University, USA (1991-93 and 2004-05) and a visiting scientist at EPFL(Lausanne) in June-July 2011 and a visiting Professor at EPFL(Lausanne) in June 2016. His research area includes designing of nanostructures using microemulsions with desired size, shape, shell thickness and aspect ratio for applications in photocatalysis, photovoltaics, efficient electrocatalysis for hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions and porous functionalised nanostructures for toxin removal and water purification.
Research Interest
Major research interest is in the field of high temperature superconductors. He is also a keen speaker in schools and colleges for promoting science with the conviction of promoting science in the remotest parts of India. Prof Ganguli has initiated a outreach programme which has apart from lectures, presentations involves students with workshops and other developmental activities. Prof. Ganguli has been awarded the MRSI Medal (2006), the CRSI Medal in 2007 and the CRSI -CNR Rao National Prize in 2013. He is a fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences(FASc), National Academy of Sciences(India) (FNASc), Fellow of The Royal Society of Chemistry, London(FRSC) and Fellow of the Asia Pacific Association of Materials(FAPAM). He has also served as Associate Editor of Bulletin of Material Science, Member, Editorial Board, Ind. J. Chem.A and J. Chem. Sci.
Publications
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♦Fabrication of TiO2/CdS/Ag2S Nanoâ€Heterostructured Photoanode for Enhancing Photoelectrochemical and Photocatalytic Activity under Visible Light, Sandeep Kumar, Aadesh P Singh, Nitin Yadav, Meganathan Thirumal, B. R. Mehta, Ashok K. Ganguli, ChemistrySelect, 1, 4891-4900 (2016) ♦In Situ Solid-State Synthesis of a AgNi/g-C3 N4 Nanocomposite for Enhanced Photoelectrochemical and Photocatalytic Activity, Nimai Bhandary, Aadesh P Singh, Sandeep Kumar, Pravin P Ingole, Gohil S Thakur, Ashok K Ganguli, Suddhasatwa Basu, ChemSusChem, 9, 2816(2016)
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♦Enhanced photocatalytic activity g-C3N4-TiO2 nanocomposites for degradation of Rhodamine B dye, Manu Sharma, Sonalika Vaidya, Ashok K. Ganguli, J. Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 335, 287-293 (2017)
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♦Nano-structured hybrid molybdenum carbides/nitrides generated in situ for HER applications, R Kumar, R Rai, S Gautam, A De Sarkar, N Tiwari, SN Jha, A K Ganguli and V. Bagchi, J. Mater. Chem. A 5 , 7764 (2017)
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♦Reduced graphene oxide and MoP composite as highly efficient and durable electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution in both acidic and alkaline media. Kasinath Ojha, Manu Sharma, Hristo Kolev, Ashok K Ganguli, Catalysis Science & Technology, 7 (3), 668-676 (2017)
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♦Anti-drift nano-stickers made of graphene oxide for targeted pesticide delivery and crop pest control S Sharma, S Singh, AK Ganguli, V Shanmugam, Carbon 115, 781-790 (2017)
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♦Dominant {100} facet selectivity for enhanced photocatalytic activity of NaNbO 3 in NaNbO 3 /CdS core/shell heterostructures, Sandeep Kumar, R. Parthasarathy, Aadesh P. Singh, Björn Wickman, Meganathan Thirumal, Ashok K. Ganguli, Catalysis Science & Technology, 7 (2), 481-495 (2017)
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♦Facile charge transport in FeN1-xMo2N/CNT nanocomposites forefficient hydrogen evolution reaction, K Ojha, S Banerjee, AK Ganguli, J. Chem. Sci. 129 (7), 989-997 (2017)
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♦Structural, magnetic and dielectric properties of a new double perovskite Pr2CoTiO6, N Das, R Singh, A Das, LC Gupta, AK Ganguli of Solid State Chemistry 253, 355-359 (2017)
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♦Biomass derived graphene-like activated and non-activated porous carbon for advanced supercapacitors, Kasinath Ojha, Bharat Kumar, Ashok K Ganguli, Journal of Chemical Sciences, 129 (3), 397 (2017)
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♦FeCoNi Alloy as Noble Metal-Free Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Evolution Reaction (OER). Soumen Saha, Ashok K. Ganguli, Chemistry Select, 2, 1630-1636 (2017)
