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JAMMU: Dr. Pragati Kumar, Assistant Professor in Department of Nano Sciences and Materials Central University of Jammu has received two major research projects from Government of India. He has submitted one project to University Grants Commission (UGC) under start up grant and other one to Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) under Early Career Grant in the month of August last year and got approval of both recently.
Dr. Pragati Kumar has received a grant of Rs. 10 lakh from UGC understartup grant for the project entitled “Development of Nanostructures based Optical Sensor” and Rs. 40 lakh from SERB under Early Career Grant for the project entitled “Fabrication of Inorganic/Organic Heterojunctions for Optoelectronic Devices”.
In the UGC sponsored Startup Grant, low cost and easy to use optical sensors for pH and ions will be developed which are highly significant as bio-markers. Simultaneously, energy efficient optoelectronic devices like photodetectors and LEDs based on inorganic/organic heterojunctions will be demonstrated in SERB funded major project.
Dr. Pragati Kumar has expertise in material synthesis, thin films, sensors, optoelectronic devices and ion beam irradiation during his Ph.D. and post-doctorate at University of Delhi. He is the recipient of prestigious Dr. D. S. Kothari Postdoctoral Fellowship from UGC in 2014.
Prof. Ashok Aima, Vice Chancellor of CUJ and Prof. S.K Khosa, HoD, Nano Sciences and Materials have appreciated the efforts of Dr. Pragati Kumar for bringing these prestigious projects in
the university and also wished him for his future endeavours.
