Dr. Niraj Kumar
Principal Scientist
CSIR – Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-CEERI)
(Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Govt. of India)
Pilani – 333031, Rajasthan, India
Phone No.: +91-8107433661(M)+91-1596-252293(O) / +91-1596-242294(F)
Email: niraj.ceeri@gmail.com / niraj.ceeri@csir.res.in

Areas of Research Interest

• Plasma-assisted Microwave sources,
• Pseudospark sourced Electron beam sources,
• Pseudospark sourced sub-THz sources.

Professional Career

Research

• Principal Scientist (Dec. 2018 – Present),
• Senior Scientist (Dec. 2014 – Dec. 2018)
• Scientist (Dec. 2011 – Dec. 2014)
• Visiting Researcher (06th Aug. 2017 – 18th Sept. 2019), University of Strathclyde, UK

Teaching

Apart from scientific assignments at CSIR-CEERI, I have also delivered lectures for M. Tech / Integrated MTech Ph.D. Programme at AcSIR, CSIR-CEERI, Pilani campus on two courses namely

1. Plasma assisted microwave source
2. Microwave communication.

Academic Details

• • Ph.D. (2012-2016)
    Thesis Title: Study of Electron Beam Profiles Generated by Pseudospark Based Plasma Guns Suitable for Microwave Sources.
  • M.Tech. (2009-2011)
    High Power Microwave Devices Systems and Engineering
  • B.Tech. (2005-2009)
    Electronics and communication Engineering

R&D Projects (As Principal investigator)

• • Development of novel compact high-power THz device technologies
    Funded by CSIR, India
    Duration: 2018-2020
    Budget: 137.0 Lakhs
  • Design and development of high current density (>500 A/cm2) sheet-beam plasma cathode electron gun for sub-mm microwave sources
    Funded by BRNS, DAE
    Duration: 2018-2021
    Budget: 34.43 Lakhs
  • Investigation of ion-focusing mechanism-based sheet beam driven sub-THz source for high power NDE application
    Funded by DST, India under DST-RFBR grant
    Duration: 2019-2021
    Budget: 28.86 Lakhs
  • High Power Sub-THz Compact source Applicable for Non-destructive evaluation (HP-SCAN)
    Funded by CSIR, India
    Duration: 2020-2023
    Budget: 535 Lakhs
  • Development of High-Power THz Source
    Funded by DRDO, India
    Duration: 2022-2024
    Budget: 165.22 Lakhs
  • High-Power and Portable Sheet-Beam driven Sub-THz Source for wireless High-Data-Rate Communication
    Funded by DST, India under INDO-Russia DST-RSF scheme
    Duration: 2023-2026
    Budget: 153.53 Lakhs

Student Guidance

• M.Tech/B.Tech/M.Sc.:16

Awards/Fellowships/Recognition

1. INAE Young Engineer Award: This award has been given to me for my contributions in the field of plasma assisted microwave and sub-THz source in the year 2021.
2. Raman Research Fellowship: This fellowship has been granted in the year 2019 to me for carrying out research in the emerging / high priority technology areas at overseas country (Duration:04 months).
3. CSIR Young Scientist award: This award has been given to me in the Engineering Sciences for my contributions in development of pseudo-spark based high current density electron beam source and slow wave oscillator in the year 2018.
4. Buti Young Scientist Award: For my doctoral work on “Optimization Studies of Pseudospark Sourced Electron Beam for Development of Plasma Assisted Slow Wave Oscillator” in the institution category by the Plasma Science Society of India(PSSI) in the year 2017.
5. Best Paper award during VEDA-2010 and VEDA-2012
6. Selected for Best Paper award (Final round) for the work on “Technological Development for X-band Plasma Assisted Slow Wave Oscillator (PASOTRON)” in IEEE-IVEC-2013 held at Paris.
7. Recognized as Golden Reviewer of the journal IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices for the Year 2020

Invited Talks / Lectures

• 20

Publications

• Peer reviewed Sci. Journals: 30
• National and International Conferences:25

More Details: Google scholar profile link: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=w-u50J8AAAAJ

Collaborations:

1. Institute for Plasma Research, Gandhinagar
2. University of Strathclyde, UK
3. Saratov State University, Russia
4. Tata Institute for Fundamental Research, Mumbai

Other Technical Activities

Event organized

• As a Director of the school, I have organized the DST-SERB school on Plasma Devices: Science and Technology at CSIR-CEERI, during December 04-22 December 2017.
• As a scholar’s coordinator, I have organized the 2nd PSSI-National Plasma Scholars’ Colloquium (PSSI-PSC-2013) along with one-day national workshop on plasma devices technology during 22-24 July 2013 at CSIR-CEERI Pilani.

Reviewer of Following Journals:

• IEEE Transactions of Electron Devices
• IEEE Transactions of Electron Devices Letters
• Plasma Research Express, IOP
• Review of Scientific Instruments