Dr. Manoj K Patel
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Biography
Dr. Manoj K. Patel received his B.Tech degree from NIT Jamshedpur and completed his PhD from AcSIR, New Delhi. His research interests include food safety & nutrition, additive manufacturing, green energy, electrostatic liquid atomization, airborne charged particulate technology, surface decontamination, precision agriculture, UAVs, aerial electrostatic spraying, and social innovations. Dr. Patel has transferred nearly a dozen technology know-how to various industries for commercial production and created numerous startups. Dr. Patel has received several awards; the most prominent are the Young Achiever Alumnus Award 2024, BRICS Young Scientist Award 2022, CSIR Young Scientist Award 2020, IETE-Hari Ramji Toshniwal Award 2020, IEI Young Engineers Award 2019, NRDC National Societal Innovation Award 2017, and Gandhian Young Technological Innovation (GYTI) Award 2016. He is a recipient of the CSIR Raman Research Fellowship (2024-2025), the Post Graduate Research Program for Engineers (PGRPE) Fellowship (2010-2012), and the TATA Cummins Meritorious Scholarship (2009-2010). Dr. Patel is a Fellow of ISSA and IETE. He is serving as a secretary of the Electrostatics Society of America (ESA), USA, a member of the International Advisory Board (IAB), Polytechnic of Leiria, Portugal, and an external member of the Board of Studies (BoS) of NIT, Jamshedpur.
Affiliations
CSIR - Central Scientific Instruments Organisation
Chandigarh, India
Advanced Engineering and Design
M/s. Cloud Tech Pvt. Ltd., Yamuna Nagar, Haryana
Karnāl, India
Sree Padmavathi Venkateswara Foundation (Sree PVF)
Vijayawada, India
Honors and Awards
Best paper presentation award 2015
National Conference on Emerging Fields in Engineering and Science (EFES-2015)
Awarded for the work on charged particulate generation for pest management and control
SKOCH Order-of-Merit Award 2015
SKOCH Foundation
Awarded for developing innovative technology for agricultural applications
SKOCH Smart Technology Award 2015
SKOCH Foundation
One of the highest Independent Honour in India by a private firm/Foundation
Gandhian Young Technological Innovation (GYTI) Award 2016
National Innovation Foundation (NIF), Ahmedabad, Govt. of India
Awarded for developing the electrostatic spraying technology for societal applications
One of the Top 6 innovators 2017
Pune International Centre (PIC)
Awarded for social innovation for agricultural applications
Selected among the Top 40 Innovations 2017
9th Edition DST CII AICTE India Innovation Initiative (i3)
Awarded for the development of electrostatic spraying technology
NRDC National Societal Innovation Award 2018
National Research Development Corporation (NRDC), New Delhi, Govt. of India
Significant contribution in the field of electrostatic spraying technology for agricultural applications
IEI Young Engineers Award 2019
Institution of Engineers (India)
In recognition of the contributions in the field of electronics and telecommunication engineering
Shushila Sharma New Idea Award 2020
CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur, Govt. of India
For the notable contributions in the field of aerosol and charged sprays
CSIR Young Scientist Award 2020
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, Govt. of India
In recognition of contribution in the field of COVID-19 and healthcare
IETE Hari Ramji Toshniwal Award 2020
Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE)
For the notable contribution to the field of electronics
Certificate of Appreciation 2021
Bihar Award Ceremony and Samarpan Club
In recognition of contribution to environmental protection
BRICS Young Scientist Award 2022
BRICS Association
Selected for the 7th BRICS Young Scientist Conclave for 2022 held at Xiamen, China
Young Achiever Alumnus Award 2024
National Institute of Technology (NIT), Jamshedpur, Jharkhand India
In recognition of outstanding achievements in R&D (given by alma mater)
Experience
Post Doctoral Researcher
Centre for Rapid and Sustainable Product Development (CDRSP), Polytechnic of Leiria (IPL), Portugal
01 Feb 2025 - present
Senior Scientist or Principal Investigator
CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, Chandigarh, India
01 Nov 2023 - present
Research Interests
Socials
