Solid State Ionics Lab | Dr. Sunil Kumar
Dr. Sunil Kumar

Dr. Sunil Kumar

Associate Professor

Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science
Center for Electric Vehicle and Intelligent Transport Systems (CEVITS)
Indian Institute of Technology Indore

EDUCATION
  • 2012PhD Materials Science
    Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore
  • 2004MSc Physics
    University of Delhi
  • 2002BSc Physical Sciences
    Maharshi Dayanand University Rohtak
OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Professor-in-charge, CEVITS, IIT Indore
    2025 - present
  • GATE Vice-Chairperson, IIT Indore
    2024 - present
  • Faculty Coordinator, Institute Science and Technology Committee
    2021 - 2024
  • Member, MEMS Dept. Post-Graduate Committee (DPGC)
    2026 - present2018 - 2019
  • Convener, CEVITS Centre Post-Graduate Committee (CPGC)
    2021 - 2025
  • Member, MEMS Dept. Under-Graduate Committee (DUGC)
    2022 - 2026
  • Member, Institute Student Mobility, Admission & Exchange
    2021 - 2024
  • Convener, MEMS Dept. Computer Committee
    Dec 2018 - Dec 2019
  • Convener, MEMS Dept. Website Committee
    2019
  • Convener, PhD Admission Program, MEMS Dept.
    2017, 2019
WORK EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor
MEMS Dept. & CEVITS, IIT Indore
Feb 2022 – present
Assistant Professor
MEMS Dept., IIT Indore
Dec 2018 – Feb 2022
DST INSPIRE Faculty
MEMS Dept., IIT Indore
Nov 2015 – Nov 2020
Assistant Professor (ad-hoc)
University of Delhi
Jan 2015 – May 2015  Jul 2012 - Dec 2012
Research Fellow
Faculty of Engineering, NUS Singapore
Dec 2012 – 2014
Research Associate
Materials Research Centre, IISc Bangalore
Nov 2011 – Jun 2012
Visiting Researcher (ERASMUS-MUNDUS)
Dept. of Applied Physics, UPC Barcelona, Spain
May 2010 – Nov 2010
AWARDS / FELLOWSHIPS
  • Best Technology Award, IIT Indore (Feb 2026)
  • Best Paper Award, IIT Indore (Feb 2025)
  • Best Teacher Award, IIT Indore (2024)
  • STARS Award, Ministry of Education (2024)
  • IOP Outstanding Reviewer Award (2024)
  • Best Teacher Award, IIT Indore (2022)
  • Early Career Research Award, SERB, Govt. of India (2017)
  • DST-INSPIRE Faculty Award (2015)
  • SERC Postdoctoral Fellowship, NUS Singapore (2012-2014)
  • ERASMUS-MUNDUS Fellowship, BarcelonaTech, Spain (2010)
  • Research Fellowship (JRF & SRF), CSIR, India (2006-2010)
  • National Eligibility Test (NET-JRF), UGC-CSIR (2004)
  • Top 20% JRF awardees & invited for SPM fellowship
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
  • Materials Research Society of India (Life member)
  • Battery Research Society - India (Life member)
  • Institute of Physics (IOP) - Associate Member (2025)
  • European Materials Research Society (2025)
  • Materials Research Society of Singapore (2009 - 2011)