Prof. Mahesh Kumar is a Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur. He has received the INSA Medal for Young Scientists-2014 by the Indian National Science Academy, the MRSI Medal-2016 by the Materials Research Society of India, DAE-Young Achiever Award-2016 by BRNS, Research Excellence Award 2020 by IIT Jodhpur, and Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Prize by The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany. He is a recipient of the NAWA ULAM-2024 fellowship by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange, Brain Pool Program-2022 by the Korean National Research Foundation, Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowships-2021; The Royal Society International Exchange Award-2021; JSPS Invitation Fellowship-2021, PIFI Visiting Scientist fellowship-2021 by the Chinese Academy of Science; Duo-India Professor Fellowship-2020, Bhaskara Advanced Solar Energy Fellowship-2018, and INSA-DFG International Bilateral Exchange Award-2015. Recently, INAE awarded him the Abdul Kalam Technology Innovation National Fellowship 2022. He is also an Editorial Board member of Nanotechnology, IEEE Sensors Journal, Bulletin of Materials Science, and Nano Express. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Institute of Physics. He is a founding Member and served as Chair of the Indian National Young Academy of Sciences. He has published more than 225 research articles. His research interests are focused on 2D materials, Nanomaterials, Sensors, Semiconductor materials, and devices.

Key Research Areas

• 2D materials and nanomaterials
• Semiconductor materials and devices
• Gas and chemical sensors
• Memristors and neuromorphic devices
• Photodetectors and optoelectronics
• AI/IoT-enabled sensing systems

Recent Publications (Selected)

1. Pandey V., Kumar A., Bharath S. P., et al., “Real-Time Hydrogen Monitoring via Pd/g-C3N4 Functionalized HEMT Sensor with IoT Connectivity and Machine Learning Forecasting,” Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2026.
2. Chatterjee A., Ganaie M. M., Mukherjee S., et al., “Spinel CuGa₂O₄ based Memristor Enabling Synaptic Plasticity and Associative Learning for Next Generation Memory Devices,” Applied Physics Letters (In Press).
3. Bharath S. P., Kumar A., Mishra J., et al., “Neural network-assisted impedance analysis for humidity and ammonia detection using MXene and PtSnO₂ sensors,” ACS Sensors (In Press).
4. Kumar S., Betal A., Chakkar A. G., et al., “MoS₂–PdS₂ heterostructure for NO₂ sensing under ambient conditions,” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2025.
5. Mukherjee S., Ganaie M. M., Chatterjee A., et al., “Self-Contained Analog Switching in AgHfO₃-x Memristor for Reliable Synaptic Behavior,” Small, 2025.

Patents

1. Power Saving by Pulse-Modulated Sensor Arrays for H₂S Detection, Indian Patent No. 578086 (Granted, 2026).
2. rGO/Ti₃C₂Tₓ MXene Composite Based NH₃ Sensor for Real-Time Monitoring, Indian Patent Application No. 202511063925.
3. Ag Nanoparticle-Modified Nitrogen Plasma-Treated MoS₂ for High-Sensitivity NO₂ Sensing, Indian Patent Application No. 202511006383.
4. Radiation Dosimeter Based on AlGaN/GaN High Electron Mobility Transistor (HEMT) Structure, Indian Patent Application No. 202511021069.

Ongoing Projects

Development of IoT Enabled Surface Active Metal Particles Anchored Semiconductor Oxides Based Wide Range Hydrogen Sensor

Funding Agency: BRNS
Duration: Nov 2024 – Nov 2027
Collaboration: Prof. Michael Saliba, Institute for Photovoltaics, University of Stuttgart, Germany

PhD from

Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore

Email ID

mkumar@iitj.ac.in

Office Phone No.

+91 291 280 1357

Personal Webpage

https://sites.google.com/iitj.ac.in/mkumar/home

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