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Dr. Atul Kulkarni

Professor and Head- Symbiosis Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Qualification: Ph.D.

Email: head@scnn.edu.in / atul.Kulkarni@scnn.edu.in

Phone: 020 66936960

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Research interests and Expertise:

Broad areas Specific areas
Nanomaterials & Nanotechnology Synthesis and characterization of advanced functional nano-bio materials such as pyto-QDs, biopolymers
Synthesis and characterization of advanced functional nano-bio materials such as pyto-QDs, biopolymers Development of sensors to monitor air, water and soil contaminants/pollutants.
Point of care diagnostic devices Development of AI assisted point-of-care devices for healthcare applications

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.

Brief CV:

  • Research Professor, Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea. (Brian pool, BK+ Fellowship), South Korea 2014-2017
  • Chief Technical Consultant, BioFD&C Co Ltd, Incheon, South Korea 2014-2017
  • Project Scientist, Centre for Sensor Studies, University of Pune, India 2012-2013
  • Associate Research Professor, Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea. (Brian pool, BK+ Fellowship), South Korea 2006-2012
  • Product development manager, Evincere Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd, Pune, India 2000-2005
  • QA Engineer, DGP Hinoday Industries Ltd, Pune, India -1993-2000
  • QA Engineer, Level Tech Pvt. Ltd., Pune, India 1989-1992
Dr. Akash Fulari

Dr. Akash Fulari

Assistant Professor

Qualification: Ph.D.

Email: akash.fulari@scnn.edu.in

Phone: 020 6693 6961

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Research interests and Expertise:

Broad areas
Optoelectronics
Materials Science

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.

Brief CV:

  • Assistant Professor, Symbiosis Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (SCNN), Symbiosis International (Deemed University), India. (2024 onwards)
  • Assistant Professor, Dongguk University, Seoul, South Korea. (2023-2024)
  • PhD: SRD Fellow, Dongguk University, Seoul, South Korea. (2019-2023)
Dr. Amol Vedpathak

Dr. Amol Vedpathak

Assistant Professor

Qualification: M. Phil., Ph.D.

Email: amol.vedpathak@scnn.edu.in

Phone: 020 66936961

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Research interests and Expertise:

Broad areas Specific areas
Nanomaterials & Nanotechnology Synthesis and characterization of advanced functional nanostructures
Energy storage devices Development of sensors to monitor air, water and soil contaminants/pollutants.
Sensor technology Development of supercapacitors and solid state batteries

Associate Faculty

Dr. Sunil D Saroj

Dr. Sunil D Saroj

Professor, Symbiosis School of Biological Sciences

Qualification: Ph.D.

Email: sunil.saroj@ssbs.edu.in

Phone: 020 28116532

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Research interests and Expertise:

Broad areas Specific areas
Bacteriology
Cellular Microbiology
Food Microbiology
Host Pathogen Interactions
Antimicrobial Resistance
Quorum Sensing
Bacterial communication
Bacterial stress response systems
Metabolite signaling
Probiotics
Microbiome
Dr. Santosh Koratkar

Dr. Santosh Koratkar

Assistant Professor, Symbiosis School of Biological Science

Qualification: B.V.Sc.& AH., M.V.Sc., PGDAW, Ph.D.

Email: santosh.koratkar@ssbs.edu.in

Phone: 020 28116498

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Research interests and Expertise:

Broad areas Specific areas
Virology
Bacteriophage
Antimicrobial resistance
Viral pathogenesis
Vaccine development
Virus surveillance in the environment
Isolation and characterization of viruses
Ecology of bacteriophages and phage therapy
Pathogenesis and virus-host cell interactions
Immunology, vaccine development
Laboratory animal science

Dr. Chandrakant Sonawane

Professor, Symbiosis Institute of Technology

Qualification: Ph.D

Email: chandrakant.Sonawane@sitpune.edu.in

Phone: 020-2811 6570

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Research interests and Expertise:

Broad areas Specific areas
Computational Fluid Dynamics Application of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to : Heat and Mass Transfer, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, IC Engine, Cryogenics, Thermodynamics, Multiphase flows and Multi-Physics Problems.
Heat and mass transfer
Energy harvesting> Application of Finite Element Method to structures involving Fluid-Structure Interaction.

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.

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