Atul Kulkarni is currently associated with Symbiosis Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (SCNN) of the Symbiosis International (Deemed University), India, in the capacity of Research Professor and Director.

He was in Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Department of Mechanical Engineering; South Korea under the Brain Korea Plus (BK21+) and brain Pool fellowships. He received his MS (1995) from Department of Instrumentation Science, University of Pune and Ph. D. from the Department of Physics, University of Pune in 2005, India, in 2005. During and prior to his Ph.D, he worked in Indian industries for more than 17 years (from 1989 to 2005) in various disciplines.

In Dec. 2006, he was offered a postdoctoral fellowship at SKKU, South Korea. Since then, he is actively involved in multidisciplinary sensor development. He has published over 85 research papers in international journals and has 10 patents (Korean, US and PCT) to his credit.

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Akash Fulari is working as an Assistant Professor at Symbiosis Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (SCNN) of the Symbiosis International (Deemed University), India.

He earned his master’s degree in Materials Science from the Department of Physics, Osmania University, Hyderabad in 2018 and PhD in Semiconductor Science from Dongguk University, Seoul, South Korea (2019 - 2023). Soon after finishing PhD, he received an invited faculty position at Dongguk University, and he served there as an Assistant Professor (2023 - 2024). His work involved design and synthesis of halide perovskite nanocrystals for fabrication of high-performance optoelectronic devices. He has 20+ publications including top JCR ranking journals with a granted patent on fabrication of large area X-Ray display. He is dedicated towards development of innovative and sustainable methods for synthesizing functional materials and device fabrication thereof.

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Dr. Chandrakant Sonawane is a Associated faculty at SCNN and professor at the Symbiosis Institute of Technology (SIT), Pune.

Dr. Sonawane completed his PhD from the prestigious Aerospace Engg Dept, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB), Mumbai in 2013, where he specialized in computational methods for fluid-structure interaction and heat transfer. He has working in the fields of mechanical engineering and Energy applications emphasizing computational fluid dynamics, numerical simulation, and heat transfer since last 21 years. His research has consistently focused on advancing the understanding and application of CFD and improving the efficiency of various engineering and scientific applications. His current developments include the solution for applications like helical heat exchanger systems fluid blended with nano-material, CFD simulations for battery thermal managements solutions, AI for nano-technology and related simulations.