Nakul Mehrotra

E-Mail: nakulmehrotra@srmuniv.edu.in,
Webpage: http://nakulmehrotra.webs.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/nakul-mehrotra/37/660/17b

+91-766-756-5622
+91-909-491-9649

Local Address: 9/17, NH1, Next Joseph High School, MM Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 603209, India
Permanent Address: 236, Beharipur dargyagali, Khatriyan, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, 243001, India
EDUCATION
SRM University
Bachelors of Technology in Nanotechnology - CGPA 8.25/10
Major: Molecular/Nanoelectronics, Microelectronics & VLSI, Nanomagnetism, Spintronics, Micro/Nano Device & Sensors
Thesis: Advance Novel method for manufacture MFM tip , Major CGPA-9/10

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

May 2013

Bishop Conrad Sr. Sc. School (CBSE Board)

Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India

All India Senior Secondary Examination Certificate (XII) 72% (Physic, Chemistry, Mathematics, Computer Science)
2009

All India Higher Secondary Examination Certificate (X) - 74% (Science and Mathematics)
2007

WORK EXPERIENCE
Career Launcher
(Under the guidance of Ajay Zener, IIM Ahmedabad )
Academic Handler
Aptitude Trainer
Career Counselor
Tech-A-Mania (Enriching Education)
CEO & Founder
Coordinating with team of 40 members for providing free education
Currently 2 chapters ( Chennai and Bareilly)
We have been conducting events on Career advice and Science and Innovation

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

May 2014

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

August 2013

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Area of Interest Career Counseling, Entrepreneurship
Research: Alternative Energy, Low dimensional electronics, Spintronics and Quantum computing
Summer Research Program (SRP), 2013
International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials(ARCI), Hyderabad , India
Hydrogen generation - Studies on evolution Pd electro-catalyst for H2 evaluation
Supervisor: Dr. D Balaji, ARCI-CFCT Center for Fuel Cell Technology @ IIT Madras Research Park
Synthesis of High surface area Palladium (Pd) Nano catalyst using Template method
SEM, XRD, CV analysis were performed
Hydrogen generation in Fuel cell was analyzed
Comparative studies were performed with Pt Vulcan and 20%Pt/C
Pd is more promising in terms of cost

May 2013- July

2013
(45 days)

Final year Project

Sponsored by DST- Department of Science & Technology
Advance Novel method for manufacturing Magnetic Tips
Supervisor: Prof. Karthika Chandrababu, Centre for Materials and Nanodevice, SRM University
Magnetic tips/Nanowires of Fe3O4, NiFe2O4, CuFe2O4 using magnetic field
HRSEM, XRD, FT-IR analysis were performed
Synthesis were carried out at different pH, 13 was more preferred
Device Transport performed using computational modeling

December 2012-May
2013
(5 months)

Summer Training Program on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (STPNSNT12)

University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Supervisor : Dr. Bala kumar, Director for Centre of Nanotechnology, University of Madras
Lectures by Scientist on current state of research
Performed analysis on XRD, SEM, AFM
Performed Crystal Synthesis

May 2012-June 2012

(21 days)

Project Internship- Charge transport in 1D Zigzag Nanoribbon Graphene/Silicene/Germanane

SRM Research Institute, SRM University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Supervisor: Dr. Arijit Sen, SRM Research Institute, SRM University
1D Zigzag Nanoribbon of Graphene/Silicene/Germanane (Si/Gr buckling z~50,74 ) was generated
using Python Coding
Relaxed using GGA approximation
First Principle NEGF Charge transport studies were performed using ATK modeling tool
Studies for Hydrogen storage were carried out using Siesta
Project Assistant- Synthesis of ZnO Nanoparticles for studying non-linear in LED
Department of Physics and Nanotechnology, SRM University ,Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Supervisor : Dr. Annie Sujatha, Solid State laboratory, SRM University
Wet Chemical method to obtain different Nanostructures (Flowers, Shelled, Cored Shelled)
ZnO particle ~ 5-10 nm with different capping agents and doping material
Characterization XRD, HRSEM, FT-IR, UV-vis
Change in optical behavior were studied at different temperature

May 2012-August 2012

(4 month)

May 2010- June 2011

(12 months)

INDUSTRIAL TRAINING

Industrial visit to ARCI and DMRL, Hyderabad

Training at OUAT, Bhubaneswar in Micronutrient Suitability in Acidic and Alkaline medium
Crystal Growth Center and DRDO (Defense Research Development Organization)

(15 days)
(15 days)
(7 days)

PUBLICATION
Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) Solid State symposium 2012
o American Institute of Physic (AIP) Charge Transport Studies of Zigzag Silicene Nanoribbon
Physic Express proceeding for National Conference on Advance Materials and Application (NCAMA) 2013
o DFT Based Comparative study of 1D novel material Silicene/Germanene
Review Article - Advance Novel material for Hydrogen Storage
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

Awarded Membership by Electrochemical Society ECS, USA

Gold medal for best research work at Science day at SRM University
Secured a rank in top 0.053 of 1,50,000 students in SRM Engineering Entrance Examination (SMEEE)
Secured a rank in top 0.008 of 11,20,000 in ALL India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE)
2nd prize in Summer Training Program on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (STPNSNT12),University of Madras

2012-2013
2013
May 2009
May 2009
May 2012

SKILLS
Core technical Skills: Three years of laboratory experience in undergraduate, SRM University
Synthesis technique: Sol gel technique, Green synthesis, Spin coating, Physical and Chemical vapor deposition technique (PVD &
CVD)
Material Characterization technique: Cyclevoltammetry(CV) analysis for adsorption/desorption, X-ray Diffractometer, TEM, SEM,
AFM, X-ray florescence, UV-Vis spectrometer, Atomic absorption spectroscopy, Four probe method for thin film resistance
measurement, Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy
Computational programing language: MATLAB, Python, JAVA, C/C++
Nanoelectronics : ATK Quantum Wise, MERCURY, Origin , nanoHUB ( SIESTA, ab-initio, MD, First Principle Transport)
Communicational language: Excellent group communication, Proficiency in English, Hindi and elementary level Japanese

CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Membership: Indian physic Association (IPA) 2013 & Indian science congress 2013
Conference
DAE SSPS Solid State Symposium 2012 (Poster Presentation)
NCAMA2013 National conference on Advance Materials and Application (Poster Presentation)
SMSE Quanta13 Paper Presentation on Advance Novel Material for Hydrogen Storage, (Oral)
ICONN10 International conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (Attended Lectures)

IIT Bombay, India

NIT Trichy, India
ANNA University, Chennai, India
SRM University, India

Workshop
Introduction to Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Accender
Nanoelectronics Workshop by Dr. Navakant Bhat
International Workshop on Advance Energy Storage Material
IC 7074- Embedded Robotic Workshop of Cognizance 2010

Nanotech Research Center, SRM University, Chennai, India

CeNSE, Indian Institute of Science IISc , Bangalore, India
ANNA University , Chennai , India
IIT Roorkee Yogiki group, India

Independent course work in Quantum mechanics, Solid state chemistry, Nanotechnology, Electronic & circuit (free course) MIT, OCW

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Leading Science in India, Tech-a-Mania (Tech-a-mania.com) free education in area of Science and Technology
Secretary at All Indian Engineering Development Party (AIEDP)
Dept. Nanotech, SRM University, India
Head for State wise Spoke Person at All Indian Engineering Development Party (AIEDP)
IITK, Kanpur, India
Head for R&D at QUANTA - Nanotech association
SRM University, Chennai, India
Head for Guest Handling, AARUUSH11 -Tech fest
SRM University, Chennai, India
Event Coordinator at All Indian Engineering Development Party (AIEDP)
IITK, Kanpur, India
Head of Student Coordinator ICONN10 International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology SRM , India
Worked as Committee Member Robolympix10 Robotic Event
SRM University, Chennai, India
Event Organizer at AARUUSH10 NANO AAPs (Paper Presentation)
SRM University, Chennai, India
Volunteer Registration Desk (on Day ) AARUUSH09
SRM University, Chennai, India
Volunteer- Hospitality (off Day )AARUUSH09
SRM University, Chennai, India
AARUUSH Tech Fest organized every year at SRM University

REFERENCES
Dr. D. Balaji
Senior Scientist
ARCI- CFCT, IIT Madras
Phase 2, 2nd Floor, Kanganam road
Taramani, Chennai 600113
Balaji.energy@gmail.com
www.arci.res.in
Phone: +914466632708
Fax: +914466632702

Nakul Mehrotra
CEO & Founder at Tech-A-Mania (Enriching Education in India)

Mr. Bob D. Noble

Company Head at Blueline Solar
Houston, America
Bob.noble@gmail.com
www.blueline-solar.com
www.3dnanosim.com
Phone- +1(214)235-5466