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Dr. Ravi Prakash Pandey
Postdoctoral Researcher
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+974 668 859 39Office location
Segment 5, South Building, HBKU, Research Complex
Dr. Ravi Prakash Pandey
Postdoctoral Researcher
Educational Qualifications
Bachelor of Science
Master of Science
Entity
Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute
Biography
Dr. Ravi P. Pandey obtained his PhD in the area of Membrane Science and Technology from CSIR-Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar, India under the guidance of Prof. Vinod K. Shahi (June, 2016). Dr. Ravi joined the Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute at Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar as a Postdoctoral Fellow (February, 2017). He has published several scientific articles in leading peer-reviewed journals and has presented papers at several international conferences. He was also awarded the CSIR-UGC - Junior Research Fellowship (December 2010), India. Dr. Ravi qualified in the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)-2011, conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.
Bachelor of Science
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, India.
2008
Master of Science
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, India.
2010
Doctor of Philosophy
CSIR-Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar, India.
2016
- Membrane-based separation technologies and nanoporous materials. Construction of antifouling/antibacterial membrane materials for water treatment.
- Synthesis of highly ion-conducting polymeric membranes.
- Preparation, surface modification, and characterization of 2D carbonaceous materials.
- Membrane electrolysis: Preparation of highly acid/oxidative resistant ion-exchange membrane for Bunsen reaction of iodine-sulphur (I-S) for hydrogen energy.
- Preparation of nanohybrid polymer electrolyte membranes for fuel cells.
Junior Research Fellow
CSIR-Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar, India.
July 2011 - June 2013
Senior Research Fellow
CSIR-Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar, India.
July 2013 - June 2016
2-Acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid grafted poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) based acid/oxidative resistant cation-exchange for membrane electrolysis; ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 7
Sulphonated imidized graphene oxide (SIGO) based polymer electrolyte membrane for improved water retention, stability and proton conductivity;
Phosphonic acid grafted poly(ethyleneimine)-silica composite polymer electrolyte membranes by epoxide ring opening: Improved conductivity and water retention at high temperature;
Sulfonated polyimide/acid-functionalized graphene oxide composite polymer electrolyte membranes with improved proton conductivity and water-retention properties;
Stable and efficient composite anion-exchange membranes based on silica modified poly(ethyleneimine)–poly(vinyl alcohol) for electrodialysis;
Aliphatic-aromatic sulphonated polyimide and acid functionalized polysilsesquioxane composite membranes for fuel cell applications;
Functionalized silica-chitosan hybrid membrane for dehydration of ethanol/water azeotrope: effect of cross-linking on structure and performance;
- 2010; Junior Research Fellowship; Council of Scientific & Industrial Research; New Delhi, India.
- 2011; Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE); Indian Institute of Technology; Madras, India.