Dr. Santosh K. Singh obtained his Ph.D. in materials and electrochemistry from CSIR-Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Pune under the supervision of Dr. Sreekumar Kurungot. In his Ph.D. work, he did a focused study on the development of electrocatalytic materials which can be used in fuel cells, zinc-air battery water electrolyzers, and supercapacitors. Prior to joining Shiv Nadar University, he carried out post-doctoral research in internationally premier groups and also worked in the R&D sector of an India-based multi-national automotive industry focused on the development of automotive-grade fuel cell stacks. Dr. Santosh is an experienced and knowledgeable researcher who has so far shown a great commitment to multi-disciplinary research. He has extensive experience working with international research teams and environments (France, Japan, Czech Republic). His determination to succeed in science is evidenced by his impressive CV with more than 30 publications in high-impact international journals (Total citation: 1600+; h-index: 21) spanning various fields in materials science. One of these first-author publications is Advanced Materials (Impact Factor 2021 = 32), which has one of the highest impact factors of all the journals dedicated to materials science. Also, he is a recognized reviewer of international journals including ACS Catalysis, Chem. Commun., J. Mater. Chem., RSC Advances, etc. In pursuit of professional success, Dr. Singh received the highly competitive Raman-Charpak Fellowship in 2015 and carried out his research work at the University of Lille, France with Prof. Sabine Szunerits. Dr. Singh has also received the highly competitive and prestigious JSPS postdoctoral research fellowship in 2017 from Japan to carry out his advanced postdoctoral research with Prof. Junji Nakamura at the University of Tsukuba, Japan.
- Fundamental electrochemistry
- High-performance materials designing
- In-situ electrochemical techniques
- Fuel cell and water electrolyzer (catalysis and device fabrication)
- Metal-air and metal-ion batteries
- Electrochemical ammonia synthesis
- Flexible batteries and supercapacitor
Various materials and coatings produce exceptionally good non-noble metal electrocatalysts reported for electrocatalytic reactions. However, the reasons for the good performance in terms of gas | liquid multiphase and electrocatalytic mechanism are not well understood. Only with a better mechanistic understanding can these new materials be fully exploited and used in energy technologies. My future research interest will be to develop electrochemical and spectroscopic tools (in situ or ex situ practical tools based on surface chemical changes without the need for exceptional infrastructure) to understand multiphase electrocatalysis for energy technologies better. Along with the fundamental understanding of the catalytic process, electrochemical energy technology development will be another focused research.
Ph.D. Positions are available: Highly motivated and hard-working students interested to explore science in the field of Electrochemistry, Materials nanochemistry, and Next-generation electrochemical energy technology are encouraged to apply through the University link: https://applications.snu.edu.in/application/Register/index
Received Prestigious JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship-2017.
Received Prestigious Raman–Charpak Fellowship–2015.
CSIR-JRF Award 2012-August (All India Rank- 57th).
CSIR-NET (Lectureship) Award 2011-December (All India Rank- 21st).