Rahul Prajesh

Dr. Rahul Prajesh is senior scientist in semiconductor device fabrication group, at CSIR-Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute, Pilani. He received his M.Tech degree in Advance Semiconductor Electronics (ASE) from AcSIR (CSIR-CEERI, Pilani). During PhD he worked in the area of metal oxide gas sensors at CSIR-CEERI, Pilani (AcSIR). His research includes silicon nanowire fabrication using CMOS compatible top down approach, micro-heater based metal oxide gas sensing platforms, RTD based temperature sensors, and Bio Sensors.

Research Interest

• Gas sensor platforms, Chemical/ bio-chemical sensors, gas sensing materials, piezo electric materials, Temperature sensors, Mass air flow sensors, micro-nano technologies, surface characterization techniques.

Projects (Ongoing)

• Development of E mode III-Nitride devices for energy-optimized Agile power electronics (Co-PI) (DST-CZech) (2021-2023)
• Indigenous design, development & fabrication of MEMS technology-based pressure and temperature sensor for Indian navy and pilot demonstration of wireless communication scheme with the sensors through CSIR-CEERI, Pilani (Co-PI) (Indian Navy) (2019-2022)
• Rapid, low cost fluorescent AIE-based detection of renal dysfunction from urine samples and fabrication of portable and real time device (Member) (DBT) (2021-2024)

Projects (Completed)

• High resolution air quality monitoring and air pollutant data analytics (Member) (DST-INTEL) (2017-2020)
• Noninvasive techniques based on nano-biosensors for diabetes detection (WP Leader) (CSIR) (2018-2021)
• Silicon FET for chemical/ bio-chemical sensing (WP Leader) (CSIR) (2018-2020)
• Gas Sensor for Environmental Monitoring (Alternate Leader) (CSIR) (2016-2018)
• Design and development of micro-heater-based gas sensing platform (AWP Leader) (CSIR) (2012-2017)
• Micro/Nano fluidics for health and diagnostics (Co-PI) (DST-UKIERI) (2014-2015)
• Development of MEMS based integrated micro gas sensor for VOCs and pollutant gases (Alternate Leader) (MeitY) (2009*-2014)
  *Participated 2012 onwards

Membership

• Member, Institute of Engineering (IE), India
• Member, Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE), India
• Senior Member, IEEE

Award

• Young Researcher Award – 2021, IEI

Profile Links:

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=FhBKf_MAAAAJ&hl=en

Google Sites: https://sites.google.com/view/rahulprajesh