Dr. Brajesh Pandey, Ph.D (I.I.T. Kanpur)
Assistant Professor, Physics

Email: bpandey@gmail.com

Education:

Ph.D (Physics) (2008) IIT Kanpur, India

Int. M.Sc. (Physics) (2001) IIT Kanpur, India

Positions Held:

July 2009 to present: Assistant Professor, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology Rae Bareli, UP, India
Sep 2008 – June 2009: Lecturer, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India
June 2008 – Sep 2008: Visiting Faculty, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, India
Dec 2007 – June 2008: Senior Research Fellow, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India

Awards & Honors

• Included in the 2008-2009 Edition of Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering
• Included in the 2009 Edition of International Biographical Centre, Cambridge
• National Eligibility Test for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) organized by Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in Dec 2000

Research & Academic Interests

• Study of magnetic and structural properties of alloys subjected to defects.
• Preparation and characterization of uniform size nanoparticles, which include, NiO, ferrites and iron oxide particles using chemical and mechanical techniques.
• Study the mechanism of Cretaceous Tertiary boundary (KTB) and Permian Triassic boundary (PTB) mass extinction
• Development of simple demonstration experiments for effective and innovative classroom teaching
• Conducting workshops on teaching methodology

Characterization tools used

• X-ray Diffraction,
• X-ray Fluorescence
• vibrating  sample  magnetometer  (VSM)
• SQUID Magnetometer
• Mössbauer Spectroscopy
• Transmission Electron Microscopy
• Scanning Electron Microscopy
• Electron Probe Micro Analysis
• Positron annihilation life time spectroscopy
• Coincidence Doppler broadening in positron annihilation
• AFM
• STM

Publications

• Papers in referred Journals

1. S.K. Sahoo, M. Mohapatra, Brajesh Pandey, H.C. Verma, R. P. Das, S. Anand, “Preparation and characterization of α-Fe2O3–CeO2 composite”, Materials Characterization, 60(2009) 425
2. Brajesh Pandey and H. C. Verma, “Mechanical strain characteristics of cold worked Fe72Al28 and Fe75Ni25 alloys: A positron annihilation coincidence Doppler broadening view” Intemetallics 16 (2008) 440-446
3. M.K Rath, G. K. Pradhan, B. Pandey, H.C.Verma, B K Roul  S. Anand,  “Synthesis, Characterization and Dielectric Properties of Europium-doped Barium Titanate Nano Powders”, Materials Letters 62 (2008) 2140-2143
4. Brajesh Pandey and H. C. Verma, “Anomalous structural and magnetic behaviour of Fe-25 at% Ni alloy due to mechanical strain”, J. Phys. Condens. Matter 19 (2007) 406207
5. T. Sahoo, G.K. Pradhan, M.K. Rath, B. Pandey, H.C. Verma, S. Nandy, K.K. Chattopadhyay, S. Anand, “Characterization and photoluminescence studies on hydrothermally synthesized Mn-doped barium titanate nano powders”, Materials Letters, 61 (2007) 4821
6. T. Sahoo, S.K. Tripathy S. Nandy, B. Pandey, H.C. Verma, K.K. Chattopadhyay, S. Ananda. “Microstructural and photo luminescence studies on hydrothermally synthesized Ce-doped barium titanate nanocrystals”, Materials Science and Engineering B131 (2006) 277-280.
7. Brajesh Pandey, M. Ananda Rao, H. C. Verma  and S. Bhargava. “Structural and Compositional changes during mechanical milling of Fe-Cr system” J. Phys. Condens. Matter. 17 (2005) 7981-7993.
8. M. Mohapatra, Brajesh Pandey, Chandan Upadhyay, S. Anand, R.P. Das, and H.C.Verma, “Effect of Ni doping on the properties of fine magnetite particles”, J. Magn. Magn Mater. 295 (2005) 44–50.
9. Brajesh Pandey and H.C. Verma, “Phase changes in Fe72-xAl28Crx (x = 0; 2; 4; 6) alloys due to mechanical strain”, Pramana, J-Phys., Vol. 64(2) (2005) 281-290.
10. Brajesh Pandey, P.M.G. Nambissan, Satyam Suwas and H.C. Verma. “Mössbauer and positron annihilation studies in plastically deformed Fe72-xAl28Tix(x = 0; 2, 9) alloys”, J. Magn. Magn Mater. 263 (2003) 307–314.
11. Brajesh Pandey, Satyam Suwas and H.C. Verma, “Phase transformations in Fe72-xAl28Tix (x =0; 2; 6; 9) alloys induced by severe plastic deformation”, J. Magn. Magn Mater. 246 (2002) 151–161.

B. Papers Published in Conference Proceedings (Peer reviewed)

• Brajesh Pandey and H. C. Verma, “Anomalous magnetic behaviour of zinc and chromium ferrites without any magnetic hyperfine splitting”, Hyperfine Interactions, 183 (2008) 123-128, (International Conference on the Applications of Mössbauer Effects (ICAME) 2007, IIT Kanpur, India)
• B. Pandey, M. Mohapatra, S. Anand, H. C. Verma, “Mössbauer studies of nano phase Ce-Fe oxide composites”, Hyperfine Interactions, 183 (2008) 17-24, (ICAME 2007, IIT Kanpur, India)
• Brajesh Pandey, M.P.C. Kalita, A. Perumal, A. Srinivasan and H.C. Verma, “Mixing characterization of mechanically milled Fe75Si15M10 powders using Mössbauer spectroscopy”, Hyperfine Interactions, 184 (2008) 147-153 (ICAME 2007, IIT Kanpur, India)
• V. K. Anand, B. Pandey, Z. Hossian, H. C. Verma, C. Geibel, “Antiferromagnetism in Fe-doped PrRh2Si2: a Mössbauer study”, Hyperfine Interactions, 184 (2008) 173-177 (ICAME 2007, IIT Kanpur, India)
• Harikishan Thota, Ashish Garg, Brajesh Pandey and H.C.Verma, “Effect of cooling conditions on the magnetic structure of multiferroic BiFeO3 synthesized by mechanical activation”, Hyperfine Interactions, 187 (2008) 81-86, (ICAME 2007, IIT Kanpur, India)
• M.P.C Kalita; A.Perumal; A.Srinivasan; Brajesh Pandey; H.C. Verma, “Properties of Nanocrystalline Fe75Si15M10 (M—Cr and Al) Powders Prepared by Mechanical Alloying” J. Nanosci. Nanotech 8 (2008) 4314-4317, (Advanced Nano Materials (ANM) 2007, IIT Bombay)
• Ashish Garg, Hari Kishan Thota, Brajesh Pandey and H. C. Verma, “Investigation of magnetic behaviour of mechanical activation derived multiferroic BiFeO3”, Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. Vol. 997 pg. 0997-I08-07 © 2007 Materials Research Society
• Brajesh Pandey, M. Ananda Rao, H.C. Verma and S. Bhargava. “Mössbauer spectroscopic studies of Fe-20 wt.% Cr ball milled alloy”, Hyperfine Interactions, 169 (2006) 1259-1266. (ICAME 2005, Montpelier, France
• Brajesh Pandey, Amita Tripathi, R.P. Tripathi and H.C. Verma, “KTB iron Mineralogy at iridium deficient layers revealed by Mössbauer Spectroscopy”, Hyperfine Interactions, 166 (2005) 537-542 (Published in 2006) (ICAME 2005, Montpelier, France)

C. Invited Talks

• Brajesh Pandey, Invited Talk: “Pedagogy: Quantum Mechanics” State level Workshop on Innovative Physics Teaching, D.A.V. College, Latur, Jan 22-24, 2009
• Brajesh Pandey, Invited Talk: “Synthesis route dependent behaviour of nanophase NiO” National Seminar on Photonic material and nanotechnology, R S Mahavidyalaya, Latur, Jan 22-24, 2009
• Brajesh Pandey, Invited Talk, “Positron annihilation coincidence Doppler broadening study of nanophase NiO”, Relevance and dimensions of nanoscience & nanotechnology for the development of Bihar, B. S. College Danapur Patna, April 19-21, 2008
• Brajesh Pandey, Invited Talk, “Synthesis of Nanoparticles”, One day International Workshop in “Fabrication in Nanobiotechnology” Allahabad University, Dec. 2006
• Brajesh Pandey, Invited Talk, “Scope of Mössbauer spectroscopy in the study of KTB mass extinction”, Symposium on the Application of 57Fe Mössbauer Spectroscopy (NSAMS 2006), University of Jodhpur, India, Feb. 2006

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