Prof. OM PRAKASH SINHA

Professor & Director

Academic Area : Nanotechnology

Amity Institute of Nanotechnology
AMITY UNIVERSITY UTTAR PRADESH, SECTOR-125, EXPRESS HIGHWAY, NOIDA- 201303 , INDIA

  • Qualifications
    B.Sc. HONS (PHY) - MAGADH UNIV. -1991
    M.Sc.(PHY) - MAGADH UNIV. -1993
    Ph.D. (PHY) - B. H. U., - 2001
  • Experience
    (A) INDIA:
    1. Associate Professor, Amity Institute of Nano-Technology, Noida 01.06.2012-31.05.2017
    2. Assistant Professor, Amity Institute of Nano-Technology, Noida w.e.f. 01.02.2010 -31.05.2012
    3. Sr. Lecturer, Amity Institute of Nano-Technology, Noida w.e.f. 01.09.2007 – 31.01. 2010
    4. Lecturer, Amity Institute of Nano-Technology, Noida w.e.f. 01.09.2005 to 31.08.2007
    5. Faculty Member (Physics),( IcfaiTech, Dehradun) w.e.f. 23.08.2004 - 31.08.2005
    6. Post-Doctoral Fellow (Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar) w.e.f. 01.09.2003 to 22.08.2004
    7. Research Associate (IUC-DAEF, Indore) w.e.f. 19.02.2003 to 31.08.2003
    8. Extended Senior Research Fellow (IUC-DAEF, Indore) w.e.f. 01.04.2002 to 18.02.2003
    9. Senior Research Fellow (CSIR, New Delhi) w.e.f. 01.04. 2000 to 31.03.2002
    10. Junior Research Fellow (DST, New Delhi) w.e.f. 13.11.97 to 31.03.2000

    (B) ABROAD:

    SENIOR POST DOCTORAL RESEARCHER:
    Advanced Surface Technology Research Laboratory (ASTRaL) Lappeenranta University of Technology, Mikkeli, Finland, 1st August –31st October 2009

    GUEST SCIENTIST
    Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research, Forschungszentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Dresden, Germany 1st June – 31st July 2009

    MARIE CURIE FELLOW
    Centre for Nanometer-scale Science and Advanced Materials (NANOSAM), Department of Physics of Nanostructures and Nanotechnology, Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University, KRAKOW, POLAND 09 FEB- 08 AUG. 2007 & 29 MAY – 11 SEPT. 2008 (Except August 2008)
  • Current Courses Taught
    Semiconductor Nanostructres and Clusters,
    Semiconductor Nano structures for Device Applications,
    Quantum Concepts of Nano structures,
    Properties of Nanomaterials and Applications,
    Energy Devices: Fuel Cells and Solar Cells;
    Nano magnetic Materials and Applications,
    Advanced Nano materials
  • Research Interests
    Semiconducting 2D and 3D nano structures and Quantum Dots
    Metal Oxide Nano structures and its applications in Organic Electronics ( OLED's, OPV's and OFET's), Sensors, Water purification, hydrogen generations, photo catalytic applications etc.
    More especially,
    1. Synthesis and Characterization of Semiconductor Nanoparticles and its potential applications (Especially in nanodevices)
    2. Polymer – Inorganic Semiconductor nanoparticles Composites for Flexiable Electronics/Solar Cells.
    3. Synthesis, characterization and potential applications of Carbon Based Materials (Graphene, RGO, Carbon Quantum Dots)
    4. Supercapacitors, OLEDs, Solar Cells, Perovskite-based devices
    4. Energetic Ions(1keV – 150MeV) Induced modifications in Semiconductor Materials & Devices and Alkali Halide systems
    (i) Nanostructures on semiconductors and alkali halide systems by energetic ions
    (ii) SOI structures by energetic ions and its modification
    (iii)Fabrication of Metal/Semiconductor Devices and their Characterization (pre and post irradiation)
  • Teaching Interests
    Semiconductor Nanostructres,
    Quantum Concepts of Nano structures,
    Properties of Nanomaterials and Applications,
    Fuel Cells and Solar Cells;
    Nano magnetic Materials and Applications,
    Advanced Nano materials
  • Publications
    90
  • Projects
    09
  • Professional Affiliations
    Life Members
    1. Solid State Ionics
    2. Ion Beam Society of India
    3. Semiconductor Society of India
    4. VIBHA
    Jury member, IET India Scholarship Regional Round at Amity University Campus, Sector – 125 Noida, July 23, 2016
    Co- Session Chair, Special Session on “Nano-Scale Electronic Devices and Modern Active Devices" , SPIN 2016, Amity University, U.P., Noida, Feb11-12,
    2016

    Session Chairman, National on Conference 'Nanotechnology in Agriculture, Energy and Medicine' to be held
    on March 11-12, 2016, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhi Nagar, Gujrat

    Member, Local Organization Committee, 60th DAE- SSPS ,2015, Amity University, UP, Noida December 21-25, 2015
    Session Chairman in National Conference on “Physics Industry Interface” NCPII-2015, Department of Physics, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra,
    02-05 Sept 2015
    Jury member, IET India Scholarship Regional Round at Amity University Campus, Sector – 125 Noida, August 8, 2015
    Resource Person in in 17th International Workshop on the Physics of Semiconductor Devices, Amity University Noida, December 9-13, 2013.
    Session Chairman “ in Symposium on Current Trends in Nano Science & Technology (CTNT-09) at ABV- Indian Institute of Information Technology, Gwalior,
    India, 16th Jan, 2009
    “Session Secretary” in Sixth Asian Conference on Solid State Ionics, Suraj Kund, New Delhi. Nov. 29 - Dec.04, 1998.
    Resource Person in Research Training Workshop on Solid State Ionics, B.H.U., Varanasi, Nov. 22-28, 1998.
    Resource Person in Sixth Asian Conference on Solid State Ionics, Suraj Kund, New Delhi, Nov. 29-Dec. 04, 1998.
  • Professional Activities
    Member of National Advisory committees for several national and international conferences
    On Referees panel of International Journals publishers like Elsevier, RCS, Spriger, IOP, Taylor and Francis, Hindawi and others.
    On Editorial Board of Journal of Nanotechnology and Nano medicine Research
  • Other Achievements
    Invited Talk Delivered in last 05 yrs - 40
    Patent filled - 13,
    Patent Granted : - 02

    AWARDS
    1. MARIE CURIE FELLOWSHIP
    2. SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP (CSIR)

    3. 3RD BEST POSTER AWARD For Paper Entitled “Synthesis and Characterization of CdS Nanoparticles in PVA and PVK Polymer matrix” by Charu Vashisth, Gayatri Chauhan, V.K. Rai, Ramil Bhardwaj, Ritu Srivastava, M.N. Kamalasanan and O.P. Sinha in International Conference-cum-Workshop on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, AIT, Gurgaon, India, December 17-21, 2007.

    4. 3RD Best Poster Award for paper entitled “ Solvothermal synthesis of TiO2 nanoparticles and its application in Organic Light Emitting Diodes” by Punita Singh, Jasleen Bindra, O.P. Sinha, Ritu Srivastava and M.N. Kamalasanan in 3rd National Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Jointly Organised by Amity University,Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow Campus and Departmetn of Physics, Lucknow University, Luknow, India, December 21-23, 2010.

    5. 1ST Best Poster Award Surface Potential Measurement s of Modified Interfaces in OLED’s
    Shashank Mathur, Ritu Srivastava, M.N. Kamalasanan and O.P. Sinha
    National Symposium on Recent Advances in Nanoscience, Engineering & Technology at ABV- Indian
    Institute of Information Technology & Managment, Gwalior, India Nov 19-20, 2011.
  • Contact Information
    Amity Institute of Nanotechnology
    AMITY UNIVERSITY UTTAR PRADESH, SECTOR-125, EXPRESS HIGHWAY, NOIDA- 201303 , INDIA