Vijay Kumar Thakur

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Dr Vijay Kumar Thakur
BornDecember 17, 1981
Bilaspur, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
EducationIowa State University, USA.
Himachal Pradesh University Shimla.
National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur.

Dr Vijay Kumar Thakur is an Indian scientist and professor known for his work in the field of nanotechnology, manufacturing engineering, and materials science.

Early life[]

Born and brought up in village and post office Hatwar of district Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, India, Vijay received all his education from government educational institutes. He received his BSc (Chemistry, Physics & Mathematics); BEd and MSc (Organic Chemistry) from Himachal Pradesh University Shimla. He did his PhD from National Institute of Technology and Postdoctoral from Iowa State University USA

Career and contributions[]

His main area of focus is application oriented related to biomaterials, biorefining, polymers, nanocomposites, energy, functional materials, remediation, sensors, aerospace as well as all aspects of sustainable,[1] and fields.[2][3][4][5] Application aspects range across the automotive to aerospace, energy storage, water purification and biomedical fields to name a few.[6]

Some of his other prior significant appointments include being a Research Scientist in Temasek Laboratories at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2009-2012)[7] and a Visiting Research Fellow in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at Lunghwa University of Science and Technology in Taiwan. He did his post-doctoral study in Materials Science and Engineering at Iowa State University and received a PhD in Polymer Chemistry (2009) at the National Institute of Technology.

Thakur is book series editor for "Materials Horizons: From Nature to Nanomaterials (Springer Nature);[8] "Gels Horizons: From Science to Smart Materials" (Springer Nature);[9] and Polymers and Fibers (Elsevier).[10] Prior to commencing in the SRUC, Prof Thakur worked in the School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing at Cranfield University, UK. Prof Thakur has also worked as a Staff Scientist in the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Washington State University, U.S.A.[11][12]

In 2020, Thakur was named in the Highly Cited Researchers’list-2020 by Clarivate. He was among 6167 researchers from 60 countries and regions who were recognised that year.[13][14]

In 2020, Thakur[15] was ranked 154th in the list of the world's most cited scientists in the "Polymers" field that has been compiled by Scopus Database for Career Long Impact.[16]

References[]

  1. ^ "SUSTAINABLE RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT". TOI. 2020.
  2. ^ "On Google Scholar". Google Scholar. 2014.
  3. ^ "ORCID Connecting Research and Researchers". ELSEVIER.
  4. ^ "European Materials Research Society". ECNF. 2018.
  5. ^ "Advance Materials in Science and Technology-2020". Nirma University, India. 2020.
  6. ^ "Handbook of Sustainable Polymers: Structure and Chemistry". Routledge & CRC Press.
  7. ^ Thakur, Vijay Kumar; Ding, Guoqiang; Ma, Jan; Lee, Pooi See; Lu, Xuehong (2012). "Hybrid Materials and Polymer Electrolytes for Electrochromic Device Applications". Advanced Materials. 24 (30): 4071–4096. doi:10.1002/adma.201200213. PMID 22581710.
  8. ^ "Materials Horizons: From Nature to Nanomaterials". Springer Nature. 2018.
  9. ^ "Gels Horizons: From Science to Smart Materials". Springer Nature. 2018.
  10. ^ "Book Series: Advances in Polymers and Fibers". www.elsevier.com.
  11. ^ Thakur, Manju Kumari; Thakur, Vijay Kumar; Gupta, Raju Kumar; Pappu, Asokan (2016). "Synthesis and Applications of Biodegradable Soy Based Graft Copolymers: A Review". ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 4: 1–17. doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.5b01327.
  12. ^ "Biocompatible Material Contains Sunscreen From The Sea". Chemical & Engineering News.
  13. ^ Service, Tribune News. "State scientist gets global distinction". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  14. ^ "World acclaim for SRUC's biomass guy". The Scottish Farmer. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  15. ^ "INDO-UK WORKSHOP" (PDF). RSC. 2016.
  16. ^ Ioannidis, John P. A.; Boyack, Kevin W.; Baas, Jeroen (2020). "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators". PLOS Biology. 18 (10): e3000918. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.3000918. PMC 7567353. PMID 33064726.
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