Nanomaterials for Green Energy

Dr. Bharat A. Bhanvase is currently working as Professor and Head in Chemical Engineering Department at the Laxminarayan Institute of Technology, RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. His research interests focused on Wastewater Treatment, Solid Waste Management, Cavitation based processes for production Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites, Process Intensification, Microfluidics, Nanofluids. He obtained Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from University of Pune. He has published 66 articles in international journal, 4 in national journal and presented 6 papers in international conference and 12 in national conference. He has written 29 book chapters in internationally renowned books, 3-edited book. He obtained one Indian patent and applied for 2 Indian Patents. His h-index is 21 and 1304 citations on Scopus. Further, he is recipient of Young Scientists (Award) start-up research grant from Science and Engineering Research Board, New Delhi (India) in the year 2015. Also he is recipient of Best Scientist Award from Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University in year 2017. He has guided 19 M. Tech. and currently 03 M Tech and 03 PhD students are working with him. He successfully completed several projectssanctioned by various funding agencies. He has extended the services as a reviewer for about 70 International journals, notably for Industrial & Engineering ChemistryResearch, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, Corrosion Science, RSC Advances, Macromolecular Symposia, Materials Research, Acta Matellurgica Sinica.

Dr. Vijay B. Pawade is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Physics at the Laximarayan Institute of Technology, R.T.M. Nagpur University, Nagpur, India. His research focuses on rare earth-doped oxide materials and their applications in LEDs and solar cell devices. He has published numerous research papers in peer-reviewed international journals and acts as a reviewer for journals published by Elsevier, Springer, Wiley, Taylor & Francis, RSC, and ACS. He has contributed chapters on different themes such as nonmaterial synthesis, characterization and their applications in energy conversion and storage devices. He is also co-editor of the books ‘Spectroscopy of Lanthanide Doped Oxide Materials” and “Optical Properties of Phosphates and Pyrophosphates Compounds” published by Elsevier.

Sanjay J. Dhoble is Professor of Physics in Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, India. His research focuses on the synthesis and characterization of solid state lighting nanomaterials as well as development of radiation dosimetry phosphors using thermoluminescence, mechanoluminescence and lyoluminescence techniques.

Shirish H. Sonawane is Associate Professor at the Chemical Engineering Department, National Institute of Technology, India. His research Interests focus on the synthesis of hybrid nanomaterials, and cavitation-based inorganic particle synthesis.

Muthupandian Ashokkumar is Professor of Chemistry, University of Melbourne, Australia. His research focuses on the ultrasonic synthesis of functional nano- and biomaterials that can be used in energy production, environmental remediation and diagnostic and therapeutic medicine.