Prof. Dr. Thallada Bhaskar

Prof. Dr. Thallada Bhaskar

Director
  • CSIR-AMPRI, Hoshangabad Road, Near Habibgang Naka, Bhopal-462026

  • 0755-2457105

  • director.ampri@csir.res.in

  • https://ampri.res.in/

Prof. Dr. Thallada Bhaskar
Director, CSIR-Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute(CSIR-AMPRI)
Professor, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR)
Near Habibganj Naka,
Bhopal – 462026, India.
Email: director.ampri@csir.res.in, thallada.bhaskar@csir.res.in
Background/Experience:

  • Ph.D. (Chemistry), Osmania University (Workplace: CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad, 1999
  • 6+ years of Postdoctoral/Research Assistant Professor at Okayama University, Japan
  • 5+ years of experience as Head of the Division & Chairman for various committees at CSIR-IIP, Dehradun
  • 30+ years of research experience in applied chemistry, metal/carbon composites, waste plastics/biomass/lignin conversion to functional carbons, fuels and chemicals
  • Presidential Fellow from Chinese Academy of Sciences at Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
  • Author of 250 SCI publications (h-index: 72; citations: >18300), 45 book chapters/4 books, 17 patents, Bilateral projects: 4
  • Total projects handled: 49 (INR 3350.50 lakhs) – CSIR: 24, Non-CSIR: 15, International: 4, Industry: 6
  • Ph.D. students (26): Awarded – 15; Pursuing – 11
  • Successful demonstration of developed bio binder produced from biomass (3-5 kg/h, 40 -50 kg/h) Jorabat-Shillong (NH-6) (India)
  • New processes/technologies – 6
Awards/Recognition:

  • Member, NITI Aayog sub-committee on Methanol from Biomass, MSW.
  • Chairman, Expert Committee, Waste to Green Hydrogen under India-EU TTC Working Group 2, Office of PSA.
  • Member, Invited by United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) to attend 3R Forum @ Australia
  • Subject Expert for MNRE, MoST & ES (DBT, DST) MoC & F(DCPC); MoP & NG; MDW&S, TIFAC, BIS, CII
  • National Award (Team Member) for Technology to Convert Waste Plastics (Polyolefins) to Automotive Grade Fuel and Petrochemicals (2012-13), Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers
  • Fellow of Telangana Academy of Sciences; Royal Society of Chemistry, UK; International Society for Energy, Environment and Sustainability; International Bioprocessing Association; The Biotech Research Society, India
  • Executive Editor, Bioresource Technology; Editor/Editorial Board for 5 Journals
  • CSIR-Raman Research Fellow
  • Scientist of the Year, National Environmental Science Academy (NESA)
  • AIST Distinguished Researcher Award, Japan
  • BHU Centennial Award
  • JSPS visiting scientist at Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan with Prof Yuji Wada; Visiting Professor at Boras University Sweden, University of Haute-Alsace, France
  • Featured in the World’s Top 2% scientists list published by Stanford University in the field ‘Energy’ (2022, 2023, and 2024)
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