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    Meet the Associate Professor

    Abhimanyu Singh Rana

    Associate Professor,
    School of Engineering

    prabhakar

    Position (additional roles) : Director-R&D and Head of Centre for Advanced Materials and Devices

    Email : abhimanyu.rana@bmu.edu.in

    Dr Abhimanyu Singh Rana is currently an associate professor and the Director of Research & Development. Dr. Rana is an experimental physicist and heading the research on advanced materials and devices for clean energy and sustainability. He did his PhD in Physics from University of Pune in year 2012, while working at National Chemical Laboratory, India with Prof. Satishchandra Ogale. His PhD research was mainly focused on studying quantum tunneling and resistance switching properties in spintronic materials & devices. Thereafter, he moved for his postdoctoral research at National University of Singapore (2012-2014) with Prof Venky and subsequently at University of Twente (2015-2017) with Prof Hans Hilgenkamp in Netherlands. During postdoctoral research, he led projects on the growth of thin films and nanomaterials using physical vapor depositions, nano- and microfabrication of devices and their characterization.

    During his career, he visited some of the top institutes in USA, Australia, Singapore, China, Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Luxembourg and Switzerland for different scientific assignments and conferences.

    Research Webpage: https://sites.google.com/site/ranaabhisite/Home?authuser=0

    • Graduation In: BSc. (Physics)
    • Graduation From: CCS University, Meerut
    • Graduation Year: 2002
    • Post Graduation In: MSc (Physics)
    • Post Graduation From: Gurukula Kangri University, Haridwar
    • Post Graduation Year: 2004
    • Doctorate In: Physics (Device Physics)
    • Doctorate From: University of Pune & CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune
    • Doctorate Year: 2012
    • Quantum Matter & Technologies
    • Fundamentals of Nanoelectronics
    • Physics for Engineers
    • Solar Energy
    • Emerging Materials Science and Applications
    • Flexible Electronics
    • Experimental Methods for Surface and Interface Science
    From - To (Year) Designation & Organization Core Competency Additinal Exp. Details
    2024-Present Director – Research & Development at BML Munjal University, Hero Group, Gurgaon, India
    2021 – Present Associate Professor at BML Munjal University, Hero Group, Gurgaon, India
    2017 – 2021 Assistant Professor at BML Munjal University, Hero Group, Gurgaon, India
    Oct - Nov 2019 Guest Scientist at University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
    2015 - 2017 Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Twente & NWO, Enschede, The Netherlands
    2012 - 2014 Postdoctoral Fellow at National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore
    Nov – Dec 2011 Visiting Fellow at University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
    2009 - 2012 PhD Researcher at CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory & University of Pune, India
    2005 - 2008 Research Fellow at Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, DRDO, Pune, India
    2004 - 2005 Research Assistant at Centre for Materials for Electronic Technology, Pune, India

    • Rana, N. K. Sharma, S. Bera, A. Yadav, G. Gupta, A. Rana*, Tuning the plasmonic resonance in TiN refractory metal, accepted in Scientific Reports 14, 7905 (2024) [IF ~ 5.0, Q1]
    https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-55000-0
    • D. Khone, S. Kumar, M. Balal, S. R. Barman, S. Kumar, A. Rana*, Resistive Switching and Battery-Like Characteristics in Highly Transparent Ta2O5/ITO Thin-Films, Scientific Reports 13, 14297 (2023) [IF ~ 5.0, Q1]
    https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-40891-2
    • S. Yadav, A. S. Ghrera, A. Devi, A. Rana*, Crystalline flower-like Nickel Cobaltite nanosheets coated with amorphous Titanium Nitride layer as binder-free electrodes for supercapacitor application, Electrochimica Acta 437, 141526 (2023) [IF ~ 7.3, Q1]
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2022.141526
    • Rana, C. Li, G. Koster, H. Hilgenkamp, Resistive switching studies in VO2 thin films, Scientific Reports 10, 3293 (2020) [IF ~ 5.0, Q1]
    https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-60373-z
    • P T P Le, K Hofhuis, A. Rana, M Huijben, H Hilgenkamp, G Rijnders, A Elshof, G Koster, N Gauquelin, G Lumbeeck, C S-Langeheine, H Popescu, F Fortuna, S Smit, X H Verbeek, G A-Kanoutas, S Mishra, I Vakivskyi, H A Durr, M S Golden, Tailoring Vanadium Dioxide Film Orientation Using Nanosheets: a Combined Microscopy, Diffraction, Transport, and Soft X-Ray in Transmission Study, Advanced Functional Materials, 30, 1900028 (2020) [IF ~ 20.0, Q1]https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201900028
    • K. Bogle, X Cheng, A. Rana*, N. Valanoor Role of Interfacial Trapped Bismuth on Resistive Switching in Epitaxial TiO2 Nanostructures, ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 3, 1706 (2020) [IF ~ 6.14, Q1] https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.9b02416
    • Rana, A. Patra, M. Annamalai, A. Srivastava, S. Ghosh, K. Stoerzinger, Y. Lee, P. Pattader, N. Satyanarayana, K. Gopinadhan, M. Dykas, K. Poddar, S. Saha, T. Sarkar, B. Kumar, C. Bhatia, L. Giordano, Y. S-Horn, T. Venkatesan, Correlation of nanoscale behavior of forces and macroscale surface wettability, Nanoscale 8, 15597 (2016) [IF ~ 8.3, Q1]
    https://doi.org/10.1039/C6NR02076C
    • Rana, H. Lu, K. Bogle, Q. Zhang, R. Vasudevan, V. Thakare, A. Gruverman, S. Ogale, N. Valanoor, Scaling behavior of the resistive switching in epitaxial bismuth ferrite heterostructures, Advanced Functional Materials 24, 3962 (2014) [IF ~ 20.0 Q1]
    https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201400110

    • Elected Member of Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC) – Year 2023-Present
    • Member of American Physical Society – Year 2013-2014
    • Member, American Chemical Society – Year 2013-2014

    • Development of Smart Materials for Transparent Neuromorphic Electronics, funded by the Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India, as a Principal Investigator.
    • Development of Coatings for Energy Saving Smart Windows and IR Sensors, funded by Hero MotoCorp, as a Principal Investigator.
    • Development of anode and cathode materials for Li-Ion battery cells, funded by Dawson Semiconductors Pvt. Ltd. as a Principal Investigator.
    • Low Dimensional Functional Materials for Energy Storage Applications, funded by BML Munjal University, as a Principal Investigator.
    • Thermal Barrier Coatings for Automotive Engine Applications, funded by Rockman Industries (Hero Groups), as a Co-Principal Investigator.
    • Design, Development and Implementation of a Course on Thin Film Technology and Surface Engineering, funded by Royal Academy of Engineering (UK), as a Co-Principal Investigator.