1. Educational  Qualifications :

 
Dissertations/ Thesis Title:
 

• Ph.D Thesis – “Synthesis,   structure    and  electrical behaviour    of   lanthanum,  nickel  and chromium doped perovskite barium stannate.”
• M.Tech Dissertation –“ A  detailed   investigations   of dielectric   relaxor  like   behavior of   the system    Sr_1-xLa_xTi_1-xCo_xO₃
• M.Sc. Dissertation – “Isotropic Plastic Transition in Hard Ellipsoid.

Position held :  

• Position	Organization	Period
  		From	To
  Associate Professor	Dept. of  Physics, IIT ( B.H.U)	1st Sept. 2015	Till date
  Assistant Professor	Dept. of  Physics, IIT ( B.H.U)	14th March 2008	31st August 2015
  Lecturer	Priyadarshini College of Engineering, Nagpur	1st August 2006	13th March 2008
  Research Scientist	Nagpur University	4th August 2003	31st May 2006
  Research Scientist	Bhavnagar University,    Gujarat	4th Dec. 2000	31st July 2003
  Research Associate	S.L.I.E.T, Longowal, Punjab	13th Sept. 1999	31st Nov.    2000

   
   
   Life Membership of Professional Bodies

• Indian Society for   ferromagnetic Fluid Research (ISFFR)
• Life   Member  of   Materials  Research   Society   of India (MRSI)
• Life member of Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE)
• LIndian Science Congress Association (ISCA)
• Thermo-physical Society of India
• Indian thermal analysis society  (ITAS)
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Courses taught :
 

Research Interest :

Experimental condensed matter physics and Materials Science and technology,   Study of AC,  DC conduction behavior and dielectric properties of  perovskite and layered perovskite oxides for their multifunctional application.  Electrical characterization of oxide electrolytes for Solid oxide fuel cells.

Publications : 

1. Kumar, Upendra, and Shail Upadhyay. "Sr₂SnO₄ Ruddlesden Popper Oxide: Future Material for Renewable Energy Applications." Green Energy: Solar Energy, Photovoltaics, and Smart Cities (2020): 221-250.

2. Vijaykumar, Vishnu, Gurudeo Nirala, Dharmendra Yadav, Upendra Kumar, and Shail Upadhyay. "Sucrose‐nitrate auto combustion synthesis of Ce_{0. 85}Ln_{0. 10}Sr_{0. 05}O_2‐δ (Ln= La and Gd) electrolytes for solid oxide fuel cells." International Journal of Energy Research 44, no. 6 (2020): 4652-4663.

3. Kumar, Upendra, Shail Upadhyay, and Parvez Ahmad Alvi. "Study of reaction mechanism, structural, optical and oxygen vacancy-controlled luminescence properties of Eu-modified Sr₂SnO₄ Ruddlesden popper oxide." Physica B: Condensed Matter (2020): 412708.

4. Kumar, Upendra, Dharmendra Yadav, and Shail Upadhyay. "Investigation of structural, optical, and magnetic properties of Nd‐doped Sr₂SnO₄ Ruddlesden Popper oxide." Journal of the American Ceramic Society 103, no. 10 (2020): 5743-5757.

5. Kumar, Upendra, Kumar Ankur, Dharmendra Yadav, and Shail Upadhyay. "Synthesis and characterization of Ruddlesden-Popper system (Ba_{1− x}Sr_x)₂SnO₄." Materials Characterization 162 (2020): 110198

6. Nirala, Gurudeo, Dharmendra Yadav, and Shail Upadhyay. "Ruddlesden-Popper phase A₂BO₄ oxides: Recent studies on structure, electrical, dielectric, and optical properties." Journal of Advanced Ceramics (2020): 1-21.

7. Kumar, Upendra,  and   Shail Upadhyay.   "Structural, microstructure, optical, and dielectric properties of Sr_1.99M_0.01SnO₄ (M: La, Nd, Eu) Ruddlesden–Popper oxide." Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics (2020): 1-10.

8. Yadav, Dharmendra, Upendra Kumar, Gurudeo Nirala, and Shail Upadhyay. "Electrical Conduction and Relaxation in Perovskite Oxide SrCe_{0. 98}Na_{0. 02}O₃ Synthesized by Solid‐State Route." In Macromolecular Symposia, vol. 388, no. 1, p. 1900020. 2019.

9. Yadav, Dharmendra, Upendra Kumar, and Shail Upadhyay. "Study of structural, electrical, and photoluminescent properties of SrCeO₃ and Sr₂CeO₄." Journal of Advanced Ceramics 8, no. 3 (2019): 377-388.

10. Yadav, Dharmendra, Upendra Kumar, Gurudeo Nirala, Ashish Kumar Mall, and Shail Upadhyay. "Effect of acceptor Na¹⁺ doping on the properties of perovskite SrCeO_3." Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 30, no. 16 (2019): 15772-15785.

11. Kumar, Upendra, and Shail Upadhyay. "Structural, Optical and Electrical Properties of Ruddlesden - Popper Oxide Ba₂SnO₄." Journal of Electronic Materials 48, no. 8 (2019): 5279-5293.

12. Jaiswal, Nandini, Khagesh Tanwar, Rathod Suman, Devendra Kumar, Shail Upadhyay, and Om Parkash. "A brief review on ceria based solid electrolytes for solid oxide fuel cells." Journal of Alloys and Compounds 781 (2019): 984-1005.

13. Jaiswal, Nandini, Devendra Kumar, Shail Upadhyay, and Om Parkash. "Synthesis and Characterization of Ce_0.85La_0.15O_1.925 Nanorods (Li,Na)₂CO₃ Nanocomposites as a Solid Electrolyte for LT-SOFCs." Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals 72, no. 8 (2019): 2029-2034.

14. Kumar, Upendra, and Shail Upadhyay. "Investigation of structural, optical and electrical properties of Sr₂SnO₄, Sr_1.99Eu_0.01SnO₄ and Sr₂Sn_0.99Eu_0.01O₄ Ruddlesden-Popper oxide." Materials Research Express 6, no. 5 (2019): 055805.

15. Madheshiya, Abhishek, Chandkiram Gautam, and Shail Upadhyay. "Preparation, optical and electrical properties of bismuth substituted lead titanate borosilicate glass and glass ceramics." Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 502 (2018): 118-127.

16. Kumar, Upendra, and Shail Upadhyay. "Studies on dielectric and electrical properties of Ruddlesden-Popper oxide Sr₂SnO₄." Materials Letters 227 (2018): 100-103.

17. Kumar, Upendra, Dharmendra Yadav, Anukul K. Thakur, Kamal K. Srivastav, and Shail Upadhyay. "Investigation on phase formation of Sr₂SnO₄ and effect of La-doping on its structural and optical properties." Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 135, no. 4 (2019): 1987-1999.

18. Ansaree, Md Jawed, Upendra Kumar, and Shail Upadhyay. "Structural, dielectric and magnetic properties of particulate composites of relaxor (BaTi _0.85 Sn_0.15O₃) and ferrite (NiFe₂O₄) synthesized by gel-combustion method." Journal of Electroceramics 40, no. 3 (2018): 257-269.

19. Kumar, Upendra, Md Jawed Ansaree, Atul Kumar Verma, Shail Upadhyay, and Govind Gupta. "Oxygen vacancy induced electrical conduction and room temperature ferromagnetism in system BaSn_{1− x}Ni _xO₃ (0⩽ x⩽ 0.20)." Materials Research Express 4, no. 11 (2017): 116304.

20. Kumar, Upendra, Jawed Ansaree, and Shail Upadhyay. "Structural and optical characterizations of BaSnO₃ nanopowder synthesized by aqueous sol-gel method." (2017).

21. Ansaree, Md     Jawed, Upendra Kumar, and Shail Upadhyay.  "Solid-state  synthesis   of    nano-sized Ba(Ti_{1− x}Sn_x)O₃ powders and dielectric properties of corresponding ceramics." Applied Physics A 123, no. 6 (2017): 432.

22. Ansaree, Md Jawed, and Shail Upadhyay. "Study of phase evolution and dielectric properties of Sn-doped barium titanate." Emerging Materials Research 6, no. 1 (2017): 21-28.

23. Ansaree, Md Jawed, and Shail Upadhyay. "High temperature electrical characterization of nano-crystalline BaTiO₃ synthesized using Ba(NO₃)₂ and TiO₂." Integrated Ferroelectrics 176, no. 1 (2016): 184-201.

24. Jaiswal, Nandini, Devendra Kumar, Shail Upadhyay, and Om Parkash. "High electrical conductivity of nanocomposites based on Ce_{0. 82}Sm_{0. 16}Sr_{0. 02}O_{1. 90} and (Li/Na) ₂CO₃ for low temperature solid oxide fuel cells." Ceramics International 42, no. 7 (2016): 9004-9010.

25. Jaiswal, Nandini, Shail Upadhyay, Devendra Kumar, and Om Parkash. "Ca²⁺ and Sr²⁺ co-doped ceria/carbonates nanocomposites for low temperature solid oxide fuel cells: Composite effect." Ceramics International 41, no. 10 (2015): 15162-15169.

26. Ansaree, Md Jawed, and Shail Upadhyay. "Electrical characterization of porous La-doped BaSnO₃ using impedance spectroscopy." Ionics 21, no. 10 (2015): 2825-2838.

27. Jaiswal, Nandini, Devendra Kumar, Om Parkash, and Shail Upadhyay. "Ceria (La³⁺, Sr²⁺)/Carbonates Nanocomposite Electrolytes with High Electrical Conductivity for Low‐Temperature SOFC s." International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology 12, no. 5 (2015): 1080-1087.

28. Jaiswal, Nandini, Shail Upadhyay,   Devendra Kumar, and Om Parkash. "Enhanced ionic conductivity in La³⁺ and Sr²⁺ co-doped ceria: carbonate nanocomposite." Ionics 21, no. 8 (2015): 2277-2283.

29. Jaiswal, Nandini, Shail Upadhyay, Devendra Kumar, and Om Parkash. "Ionic conduction in Mg²⁺ and Sr²⁺ co-doped ceria/carbonates nanocomposite electrolytes." International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 40, no. 8 (2015): 3313-3320.

30. Jaiswal, Nandini, Devendra Kumar, Shail Upadhyay, and Om Parkash. "Preparation and characterization of Ce_0.85La_{0.15− x}Sr_xO_{{2−(0.075+ x/2)}} solid electrolytes for intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells." Ionics 21, no. 2 (2015): 497-505.

31. Ansaree, Jawed, and Shail Upadhyay. "Thermal analysis of formation of nano-crystalline BaTiO₃ using Ba (NO₃)₂ and TiO₂." Processing and Application of Ceramics 9, no. 4 (2015): 181-185.

32. Jaiswal, Nandini, Shail Upadhyay, Devendra Kumar, and Om Parkash. "Sm³⁺ and Sr²⁺ co-doped ceria prepared by citrate–nitrate auto-combustion method." International journal of Hydrogen energy 39, no. 1 (2014): 543-551.

33. Jaiswal, Nandini, Shail Upadhyay, Devendra Kumar, and Om Parkash. "Sm³⁺ and Sr²⁺ co-doped ceria prepared by citrate–nitrate auto-combustion method." International journal of Hydrogen energy 39, no. 1 (2014): 543-551.

34. Jaiswal, Nandini, Devendra Kumar, Shail Upadhyay, and Om Parkash. "Ceria co-doped with calcium (Ca) and strontium (Sr): a potential candidate as a solid electrolyte for intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells." Ionics 20, no. 1 (2014): 45-54.

35. Jaiswal, Nandini, Devendra Kumar, Shail Upadhyay, and Om Parkash. "Effect of Mg and Sr co-doping on the electrical properties of ceria-based electrolyte materials for intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells." Journal of alloys and compounds 577 (2013): 456-462.

36. Upadhyay Shail. "High temperature impedance spectroscopy of barium stannate, BaSnO₃." Bulletin of Materials Science 36, no. 6 (2013): 1019-1036.

37. Jaiswal, Nandini, Shail Upadhyay, Devendra Kumar, and Om Parkash. "Ionic conductivity investigation in lanthanum (La) and strontium (Sr) co-doped ceria system." Journal of power sources 222 (2013): 230-236.

38. Upadhyay Shail. "Comparative Humidity-Sensitive Behaviour of Undoped and Acceptor-doped Barium Stannates." Transactions of the Indian Ceramic Society 70, no. 1 (2011): 11-16.

39. Sakharkar, Pramod Kumar, and Shail Upadhyay. "SOLID STATE GAS SENSOR FOR MONITORING ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION." EVERYMAN S SCIENCE (2009): 23.

40. Upadhyay Shail. "Humidity‐sensitive characteristic of Ba_{0. 99}La_{0. 01}SnO₃." physica status solidi (a) 205, no. 5 (2008): 1113-1119.

41. Upadhyay Shail, Om Parkash, and Devendra Kumar. "Synthesis, structure and electrical behaviour of nickel-doped barium stannate." Journal of alloys and compounds 432, no. 1-2 (2007): 258-264.

42. Upadhyay Shail, Om Parkash, and Devendra Kumar. "Dielectric relaxation and variable-range-hopping conduction in BaSn _{1− x} Cr _x O ₃ system." Journal of electroceramics 18, no. 1-2 (2007): 45-55.

43. Upadhyay Shail, and P. Kavitha. "Lanthanum doped barium stannate for humidity sensor." Materials Letters 61, no. 8-9 (2007): 1912-1915.

44. Singh, Kamal, Tanveer Quazi, Shail Upadhyay, and Pramod Sakharkar. "Development of low permittivity material using fly ash." (2005).

45. Upadhyay Shail, Om Parkash, and Devendra Kumar. "Synthesis, structure and electrical behaviour of lanthanum-doped barium stannate." Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 37, no. 10 (2004): 1483.

46. Upadhyay Shail, Om Parkash, and Devendra Kumar. "Solubility of lanthanum, nickel and chromium in barium stannate." Materials Letters 49, no. 5 (2001): 251-255.

47. Upadhyay Shail, Om Parkash, and Devendra Kumar. "Dielectric relaxation and conduction in the system Ba _1-x La_xSn_1-xCr_xO₃." Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 12, no. 3 (2001): 165-172.

48. Upadhyay Shail., D. Kumar, and O. Parkash. "Dielectric behaviour of valence compensated system Ba_1-x La_x Sn_1-x Ni_xO₃." British ceramic transactions 99, no. 5 (2000): 225-228.

49. Upadhyay Shail., D. Kumar, and O. Parkash. "Dielectric behaviour of valence compensated system Ba_1-x La_x Sn_1-x Ni_xO₃." British ceramic transactions 99, no. 5 (2000): 225-228.

50. Upadhyay Shail, Ashok Kumar Sahu, Devendra Kumar, and Om Parkash. "Probing electrical conduction behavior of BaSnO₃." Journal of Applied Physics 84, no. 2 (1998): 828-832.

51. Kumar, Devendra, Shail Upadhyay, and Om Parkash. "Tape casting and its characterization for Sr_{0. 65}La_{0. 35}Ti_{0. 65}Co_{0. 35}O₃." Materials Letters 32, no. 2-3 (1997): 151-153.

52. Upadhyay Shail, Om Parkash, and Devendra Kumar. "Preparation and characterization of barium stannate BaSnO₃." Journal of materials science letters 16, no. 16 (1997): 1330-1332.

53. Kumar, Devendra, Shail Upadhyay, and Om Parkash. "Tape casting and its characterization for Sr_{0. 65}La_{0. 35}Ti_{0. 65}Co_{0. 35}O_3." Materials Letters 32, no. 2-3 (1997): 151-153.

54. Upadhyay Shail, Devendra Kumar, and Om Parkash. "A Detailed Investigation of the Relaxor like Dielectric Behaviour of the Sr_1-xLaxTi_1-xCo_xO3 System." Transactions of the Indian Ceramic Society 56, no. 4 (1997): 96-102.
55. Upadhyay Shail, Devendra Kumar, and O. M. Parkash. "Effect of composition on dielectric and electrical properties of the Sr_{1− x}La_xTi_{1− x} Co_xO₃ system." Bulletin of Materials Science 19, no. 3 (1996): 513-525.

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