Dr. Ram Kumar

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Dr. Ram Kumar

Scientist

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

  • ram.kumar@ampri.res.in

  • https://ampri.res.in/en

Dr. Ram Kumar
Scientist
Innovative Materials and Processes Division (IMPD)
CSIR-Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute(CSIR-AMPRI),
Hoshangabad Road, Near Habibganj Naka,
Bhopal – 462026, India.
Email: ram.kumar@ampri.res.in

Education:

  • Ph.D. (Int. Ph.D.) Materials Chemistry, (2013-2017) Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) Bengaluru, India.
  • M.S. (Int. Ph.D.) Materials Chemistry, JNCASR Bengaluru, India (2010-2013)
  • B.Sc.. NCERT – Regional Institute of Education, Bhubaneswar/Utkal University- Odisha.
Research area:

  • Solid-State and Materials Chemistry, Materials Synthesis Methodologies Development, Process Chemistry, Advanced and in situ TEM Techniques, Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Materials, Materials Characterization
Key Publications

  1. Ram Kumar, Song, A. Ghoridi, P. Boullay, G. Rousse, C. Grevais, C. Coelho Diogo, H. Kabbour, C. Sassoye, P. Beaunier, V. Castaing, B. Viana, M. L. R. Gonzalez, J. G. Calbet, C. L. Robert and D. Portehault, “Molten Salts-Driven Discovery of a Polar Mixed-Anion 3D Framework at the Nanoscale: Zn4Si2O7Cl2, Charge Transport and Photoelectrocatalysis” Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed., 2023, e202303487 (IF = 16.6).
  2. Ram Kumar, M. Bahri, Y. Song, F. Gonell, C. Thomas, O. Ersen, C. Sanchez, C. L. Robert and Portehault, “Phase selective synthesis of nickel silicide nanocrystals in molten salts for electrocatalysis of the oxygen evolution reaction” Nanoscale, 2020, 12, 15209 (IF = 6.7).
  3. Ram Kumar, Jalani, S. J. George and C.N.R. Rao “Non-covalent synthesis as a new strategy for generating supramolecular layered heterostructures” Chemistry of Materials 2017, 29, 9751 (IF = 8.6).
  4. Ram Kumar, Raut, U. Ramamurty and C.N.R. Rao “Remarkable improvement in the mechanical properties and CO2 uptake of MOFs brought about by covalent linking to graphene” Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 7857 (IF = 16.6).
  5. Ram Kumar, Gopalakrishnan, I. Ahmad and C.N.R. Rao, “BN–graphene composites generated by covalent cross-linking with organic linkers” Advanced Functional Materials 2015, 25, 5910 (IF = 19.9).

Total SCI publications: [Citations: 4695 ; h-index: 28 ; i10-index: 86]

Awards & Fellowship/Scholarship

  • Ramanujan Fellowship- SERB, of India (2023)
  • Best S. Thesis Award, JNCASR Bengaluru (2013)
  • U.S. Dept. of Energy-Advanced TEM Research Grant at Molecular Foundry- NCEM LBL (2021) – (Contract No: DE-AC02-05CH11231
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