Dr. Rajesh Kumar
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Biography
Dr. Rajesh Kumar is a physicist and materials scientist honored with a prestigious 2024 Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award (only 20 awards internationally/year) conferred by the Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Foundation, Germany. Recently (2024), he is also recipient of JSPS Invitational Fellowship (Long-term) (FY2025) conferred from the Govt. of JAPAN. He is awarded prestigious international fellowships as JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow (Standard) (2018) JAPAN, FAPESP (Sao Paulo Research Foundation) (2017) BRAZIL and Brain Korea-21 (BK-21+) (2014), SOUTH KOREA. He has worked in Toyohashi University of Technology (TUT), Toyohashi, JAPAN as JSPS Fellow (2018-2020). He has also worked in BRAZIL (University of Campinas (UNICAMP) (2015–2017; CNPq postdoctoral fellow/ visiting scientist), Campinas & State University of Sao Paulo (UNESP) (2018; FAPESP postdoctoral fellow), Presidente Prudente) and SOUTH KOREA (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) (2012–2014; postdoctoral researcher), Daejeon &, Yonsei University (2014; Brain Korea: BK 21+ Research Professor), Seoul. He has published > 160 research articles in different international SCI journals with good citation record (citation: >15,500 ; h-index: 76; i-10 index: 126. His research interests are focused on 2D layered materials (Graphene, MXenes, TMDs, LDHs, etc), CNTs and their composites.
Affiliations
Technical University of Darmstadt
Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
Institute of Materials Science
Honors and Awards
Brain Korea 21 (BK-21) (2014)
Seoul, South Korea
CNPq Fellowship (National Council for Scientific and Technological) (2015)
S.P., Brazil
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow Award (Standard) (FY 2018)
Ministry of Education, Science, Technology, Tokyo, Japan
The program provides an opportunity to conduct collaborative research for young overseas researchers under the guidance of their hosts in universities and other research institutions in Japan. The selection process for Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research in Japan (Standard) is conducted through open calls
Ramanujan Fellow Award (2018)
DST, New Delhi
Ramanujan Fellowship is meant for brilliant Indian scientists and engineers from outside India to take up scientific research positions in India, those Indian scientists/engineers who want to return to India from abroad. The fellowship is scientist -specific and very selective. The Ramanujan Fellows could work in any of the scientific institutions and universities in the country and they would be eligible for receiving regular research grants.
Highly Cited Researcher Award by Clarivate Analytics
Clarivate (United States): Philadelphia, US
https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/H-6510-2011
JSPS Invitational Fellow (Long-term) (FY 2025)
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Tokyo, JAPAN
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) provides opportunities for overseas researchers with excellent records of research achievements to conduct collaborative research, discussions, and opinion exchanges with researchers in Japan. https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-inv/
Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award 2024
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation presents approximately 20 Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Awards annually to internationally renowned academics from abroad in recognition of their outstanding accomplishments in research. Award winners are also invited to conduct a research project of their choice at a research institution in Germany in cooperation with specialist colleagues there.
Sao Paulo Rseearch Foundation Fellowship (FAPESP)
Sao Paulo University (UNESP) (2017), S.P. Brazil
https://fapesp.br/en/postdoc
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