Name:Dr. Sampat Raj Vadera
Date of Birth:July 21, 1959
Current Position:Professor & Head
Department of Physics
Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur
NH 65, Nagaur Road, Karwar-342037
Jodhpur, India
Heading the Department of Physics of a prestigious academic institute in India. Responsible for conducting research in advanced fields nanomaterials, multifunctional materials and materials for device application. Guiding a number of faculty members and research students of the department. Involved in teaching engineering students.
Academic Qualification : M.Sc. (Physics) (University of Jodhpur, Jodhpur)
(Received University Gold Medal in M.Sc. for securing highest marks in the University)
Ph.D. (University of Jodhpur, Jodhpur)
Areas of interest :
Synthesis, characterization and applications of nanomaterials for display and stealth applications
Synthesis, characterization and applications of multifunctional materials for stealth applications
Conducting Polymers and their Applications
Materials characterization using X-ray Diffraction, Vibrating Sample Magnetometer, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Atomic Force Microscopy, FTIR Spectroscopy and other characterization techniques
Achievements :
More than 75 Publications in International Journals and Conf. Proceedings
Ph.D Students Supervision degree awarded – 7
Filed/ Awarded with a number of patents – 13
Responsible for setting up of range of Materials Characterization Facilities including Mossbauer Spectroscopy, X-ray Diffraction, Scanning Electron Microscope, Atomic Force Microscope, Vibrating Sample Magnetometer, Photoluminescence System, FTIR Spectrophotometer, X-ray Fluorescence System, etc.
More than 20 Invited talks and Key note/inaugural/valedictory addresses in national/international conferences within and outside India.
Awards :
Co-recipient of DRDO’s Technology Group Award in 1996 for Development of Conducting Polymers
Commendation Certificate by Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister on the Occasion of Science Day
Prof. S.K. Mitra Memorial Oration Award on “Sustainable Development” at Manipal University, Jaipur.
A. Nagaratnam Memorial Oration Award lecture during the Indian Association for Radiation Protection International Conference (IARPIC-2018) on 16 January 2018 at BARC, Mumbai
Executive Member, Materials Research Society of India (2016-18)
Responsible for Indigenous Development of (i) Conducting Polymer Based Radome and Radar Absorbing Paints for Airborne applications; (ii) Coatings for camouflage in Visible, Near Infrared and Thermal Infrared regions.
Responsible for transfer of technology of a number of products
Served as Director of Defence Laboratory, Jodhpur (DRDO) for more than six years while managing manpower of about 380 regular and more than 100 contracted staff and guiding them for development of state of the art defence technologies