Dr. SUNIL KUMAR
EDUCATION
- PhD Materials Science, Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore: 2012.
- MSc Physics, University of Delhi: 2004.
- BSc Physical Sciences, Maharshi Dayanand University Rohtak: 2002.
WORK EXPERIENCE
- Associate Professor
Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science
Center for Electric Vehicle and Intelligent Transport Systems (CEVITS)
Indian Institute of Technology Indore
February 2022 – till date - Assistant Professor
Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science
Indian Institute of Technology Indore
December 2018 – February 2022 - DST INSPIRE Faculty
Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science
Indian Institute of Technology Indore
November 2015 – November 2020 - Assistant Professor (ad-hoc)
University of Delhi
January 2015 – May 2015 and July 2012 - December 2012 - Research Fellow
Faculty of Engineering
National University of Singapore, Singapore
December 2012 – 2014 - Research Associate
Materials Research Centre
Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore
November 2011 – June 2012 - Visiting Researcher (ERASMUS-MUNDUS Fellow)
Department of Applied Physics
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
May 2010 - November 2010
AWARDS / FELLOWSHIPS
- Best Paper Award for the year 2024, Indian Institute of Technology Indore (February 2025).
- IOP Outstanding Reviewer Award, for the Journal of Physics: Energy (year 2024).
- Best Teacher Award, Indian Institute of Technology Indore (year 2024).
- Scheme for Transformational and Advanced Research in Sciences (STARS), Ministry of Education (year 2024).
- Best Teacher Award, Indian Institute of Technology Indore (year 2022).
- Early Career Research Award (year 2017), Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Government of India.
- Life Member, Materials Research Society of India (MRSI), since 2016
- DST - INSPIRE Faculty Award (year 2015).
- SERC Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (NUS Singapore: years 2012 - 2014).
- ERASMUS-MUNDUS fellowship (year 2010) awarded by European Commission for research stay at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.
- Research Fellowship (JRF and SRF) awarded by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Govt. of India (2006-2010).
- National Eligibility Test (NET-JRF) conducted jointly by UGC-CSIR, India.
- Secured position among top 20% of all JRF awardees in the field of Physical Sciences conducted by CSIR and invited for prestigious SPM fellowship examination held in 2004 (effectively among the top ~ 0.17% of all candidates appeared for NET examination.
OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES
- Professor-in-charge, Center for Electric Vehicle and Inteliigent Transport Systems (CEVITS), IIT Indore (years 2025 - now)
- GATE Vice-Chairperson, IIT Indore (2024 - now)
- Faculty Coordinator, Institute Science and Technology Committee, IIT Indore (2021 - now)
- Member, Institute Student Mobility, Admission and Exchange Committee, IIT Indore (2021 - now)
- Convener, CEVITS Centre Post-Graduate Committee (CPGC), IIT Indore (years 2021 - 2025)
- Member, MEMS Department Under-Graduate Committee (DUGC), IIT Indore (years 2022 - now)
- Member, MEMS Department Post-Graduate Committee (DPGC), IIT Indore (years 2018, 19)
- Convener, MEMS Department Computer Committee (December 2018 to December 2019), IIT Indore
- Convener, MEMS Department Website Committee, IIT Indore (year 2019)
- Convener, Admission in PhD program in the Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, IIT Indore (years 2017, 2019)
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES MEMBERSHIP
- 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 - Singapore (2009 - 2011)