Country of Residence
Discipline(s)
Institution
CSIR – Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research
Gasification and Catalysis
CSIR – CIMFR, Digwadih Campus, PO:FRI, Dhanbad – 828108, Jharkhand, India.
Research Interests
2D Materials, Hydrogen Energy, Catalysis, Carbon Capture, Coal, Batteries and Supercapacitors
Topics to speak on:
Hydrogen Energy, Electrocatalysis, Coal, Science Education
Like what you do and do it with interest
Biography
Dr. M. S. Santosh is an experienced Scientist, TEDx Speaker, and Educator with a demonstrated history of working in the academic, research and startup sectors. With over 100 publications, his research interests are in the areas of 2D Materials, Hydrogen Energy, Catalysis, Coal, Batteries and supercapacitors, and has collaborations spanning different countries and continents. He has successfully completed projects funded by National and International Funding Agencies, including the European Union. He had successes under various bilateral and multilateral programs involving USA, France, Czech Republic, Russia, Belarus, Sweden, Singapore, Egypt, Turkey, Israel and Vietnam.
He is a recipient of several national and international awards, such as the INSA Summer Research Fellowship, DST Young Scientist Award, BIRAC-SRISTI Innovation Award, BRICS Young Scientist Award, Commonwealth & Hungarian Fellowships, Global Shaper Award, Swedish Institute’s Guest Scholarship, IUPAC’s Junior Researcher Award. He is a member of the Indian National Young Academy of Sciences (INYAS), National Academy of Sciences (NASI) and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. He is also a Visiting Scientist to CSIR, South Africa and NUST, Russia. He is currently working as a Senior Scientist at CSIR – Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (CIMFR), Dhanbad, India.
Awards
Scientific High Level Visiting Fellowships
Silver Medal for Research Excellence
Young Scientist Medal
BRICS Young Scientist
Open International Grant Competition
BIRAC GYTI – SRISTI Award of Appreciation