Author: Umesh Chandra Sharma

Sri Sivakumar has done B. Sc (Chemistry) from Manomaniam Sundaranar University, Tamilnadu in 1993 followed by B.Sc. (Tech) and M.Sc. (Tech)in Chemical Technology from University of Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai in 1997 and 2001, respectively. Sri Sivakumar obtained his Ph.D. from University of Victoria, Canada in 2006. He was a Postdoctoral Associate at the Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, University of Melbourne, Australia from 2006 to 2008. Sri Sivakumar joined Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur in November 2008 where he is presently working as Associate Professor. He has also worked in industry for two years after his B.Sc. (Tech). His research areas include development of multifunctional nanomaterials such as lanthanide nanoparticles, polymer/carbon capsules, semiconductor nanoparticles, metal clusters, etc. for applications such as solid-state lightings, catalytic reactions, solar hydrogen generation, fuel cells, particular drug delivery and bio-imaging. Sri Sivakumar has guided 1 Ph.D and 17 M.Tech. theses till now. Currently 14 Ph.D. research scholars and 7 M. Tech students are involved in various research activities in his laboratory. He has 25 research publications in international peer reviewed journals. Sri Sivakumar can be contacted at [email protected]. Umesh Chandra Sharma is associated with Department of Chemical Engineering, University Institute of Engineering and Technology, C S J M University, Kanpur since 1999. For a brief period, he was associated with University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun. He did his B.Tech. and M.Tech. from Harcourt Butler Technological Institute, Kanpur in 1995 and 1999, respectively and currently pursuing his Ph D from Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad. Umesh Chandra Sharma has 1 book, 2 papers and 3 book chapters’ publications to his credit. He was in editorial board of widely acclaimed multi-volume series on Nanotechnology published by Studium Press LLC, USA. He has organized 1 international conference, 2 national conferences, attended 24 short-term courses, presented papers in 7 national/international level conferences and has delivered 14 invited lectures. Apart from teaching and technical writing, he enjoys writing poems, short stories and novels; reading spiritual literature and world history and playing violin. He is a great lover of western classic music of Richard Wagner and Ludwig van Beethoven. Umesh Chandra Sharma is a life member of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IICh E), Oil Technologist Association of India (OTAI) and Indian Association of Nuclear Chemists and Allied Scientists (IANCAS).He is actively associated with IICh E-Kanpur Regional Centre and is a regular executive committee member since 2004. He has served IICh E-KRC as Vice-Chairman in year 2011-12, Secretary in 2004-07, 2009-11 and 2012-13, Joint Secretary in 2007-08 and is currently the Treasurer of Regional Centre. He is also the Honorary Secretary of Central Zone of OTAI for the period 2013-15. Umesh Chandra Sharma can be reached at [email protected].