Arshad Aijaz has Graduated with M.Sc. degree in Inorganic Chemistry from Lucknow University and completed Ph.D.  in Inorganic chemistry from IIT Kanpur under the supervision of Prof. Parimal K. Bharadwaj. Thereafter he moved to AIST Osaka Japan and worked with Prof. Qiang Xu as a post-doctoral Fellow (2011-2014), Later he joined Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany with Prof. Martin Muhler​ for second post-doctoral Research (2015-2017). In May 2017 he started his independent research carrier as an Assistant Professor at Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology-Jais, Amethi.

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His research work focussed on the design and synthesis of MOFs, MOF-derived nanostructured materials, single atom catalysts, HER/OER/ORR/CO2RR/NRR for the production of sustainable energy (water electrolyzer, batteries, and fuel cells) and organic transformation reactions.

 

Accolades

1. Secured a Place in the List of World Top 2% of Scientists 2023, List Prepared by Stanford University.

2. Visiting Scientist, Ruhr University, Bochum (with Prof. Wolfgang Schuhmann), June-July 2024.

3. Delivered “Emerging Researcher’s Lecture” in “Modern Trends in Inorganic Chemistry (MTIC-XIX 2022)” Dec 15-17, 2022, BHU.

4. Start-Up Research Grant, DST-SERB, 2019.

5. Humboldt Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, 2016-2017.

6. National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) Best Paper award (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 13926), November 2014.

7. Japan Science for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, 2012-1013.

8. Best Poster Award in 12th Modern Trends in Inorganic Chemistry (MTIC) 2007, held at IIT Madras.

9. CSIR-JRF/SRF, 2005-2010.

10. Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineering (GATE) in Chemistry (2005).

11. M. Raman Nayer Memorial Gold Medal in M. Sc. (Inorganic Chemistry), Lucknow University.

12. Bronze medal in B.Sc. from Lucknow Christian P. G. College.

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Projects:

• "Metal-Organic Frameworks-Derived Nanomaterials for Electrocatalysis", PI, CSIR, October 2021- September 2024, 19.0 Lakhs. (On-going)

• "Supported Single-Manganese-Atom Electrocatalysts: Understanding Manganese-Support Interactions, Enhanced Stability, and Application as Oxygen Electrodes in Electrochemical Devices under Acidic Electrolytic Conditions", PI, SERB, Nov 2019- February 2022, 23.65 Lakhs. (Completed)

• "Development of Electrodes & Modular Compact Membraneless Electrolyzer Setup for Sustainable H2 Production from Sea/Tap/Ground Water, Co-PI, DST, March 2022- February 2024, 253.28 Lakhs". (Ongoing)

• Development of Electrodes and Design of a Prototype for the Hard/Sea Water Electrolysis, Co-PI, NTPC, June 2020-May 2022, 98.0 Lakhs. (Completed)

• Metal-Organic Frameworks for Electrochemical CO2 Reduction into Fuels, PI, In-House Grant from RGIPT, September 2021-Auguest 2024, 3.0 Lakhs. (Ongoing)

• Metal-Organic Frameworks-Derived Nanostructured Materials for High-Performance Electrocatalysis, PI, In-House Grant from RGIPT, October 2018-Sep 2020, 8.0 Lakhs. (Completed)

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Selected Seminars and Symposia attended:

• Invited Talk “Single-Atom-Catalysts for Electrocatalysis” at Frontiers in Catalysis-2024 (FIC-24) Conference, Central University of Rajasthan, January 04-05, 2024.

• Delivered Invited Talk “Coupling single-metal-atom with second metal for electrochemical oxygen reduction” at EMEE 2023 Conference, IIT Roorkee, 4-5 March 2023.

• Participated in World Hydrogen Submmit-2023, New Delhi, 16-17 October 2023.

• Delivered Invited Talk “Pairing Single-Metal-Atom with Second Metal for Electrochemical Oxygen Reduction” at Modern Trends in Inorganic Chemistry (MTIC-XIX) Conference, Varanasi, 14-16 December 2022.

• Chaired a Session in RSC-CFOS 2022 Conference held at IIT Roorkee, 01-04 December 2022.

• Delivered Invited Talk “Liquid-phase chemical hydrogen storage materials for fuel cell” in TEQIP Sponsored Short Term Course, IIT Roorkee, 8th December 2020.

• Invited Teacher at 84th Indian Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, IIT BHU, Varanasi, 2-4 November 2018.

• Invited Talk, Isabella Thoburn College, Lucknow University, 25th September 2017.

• MOF2014, 27 September-01 October 2014, Kobe, Japan (Poster Presentation). 64th Japan Society of Coordination Chemistry (JSCC) Symposium, 18-20 September 2014, Karakuen Campus, Chuo University, Japan (Oral Presentation).

• 62nd Japan Society of Coordination Chemistry (JSCC) Symposium, 20-22 September 2012, Gofuku Campus, Toyama University, Japan (Oral Presentation).

• 92th Annual meeting of The Chemical Society of Japan (CSJ), 25-28 March 2012, Hiyoshi Campus, Keio University, Japan (Oral Presentation).

• Modern Trends in Inorganic Chemistry XII (MTIC-XII), IIT Madras, 6-8 December 2007 (Poster Presentation).  

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Patents:

• Method and System for Sodium Sulphide Induced NiFeCo based Trimetallic Electrode for Seawater Electrolysis, 2023, National, Filed (Patent File Number: 202311053857).

• Three-Dimensional Electrode for Seawater Electrolysis, 2022, National, Filed (Patent File Number: 202211015887).