Yashowanta N. Mohapatra

Present Position : Emeritus Professor
Department of Physics,
Materials Science Programme
Samtel Centre for Display Technologies
National Centre for Flexible Electronics
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Postal Address : Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016 INDIA
Email: ynm@iitk.ac.in
Phone: +91-512-2592039, +91-512-2597033
Fax: +91-512-2596620

Educational Qualification:

1988-90 | Post Doctoral Fellow at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
1988 | Ph.D. in Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
1981 : Five Year Integrated M.Sc. (Hons) in Physics, BITS, Pilani
1976 : All India Higher Secondary Examination, New Delhi
1968-1976: Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith, Deoghar (SP), Bihar

Career profile
1/07/2023 – present Emeritus Professor, IIT Kanpur
12/1999 - 30/06/2023 | Professor at IIT Kanpur (HAG from 2012)
08/2014 to 08/2016 | Head, Materials Science Programme IIT Kanpur
05/2007 to 05/2010 | Head of Department of Physics, IIT Kanpur
07/2002 to 03/2007 | Co-ordinator, Samtel Centre for Display Technologies
02/2003 to 01/2008 Head of Materials Science Programme, IIT Kanpur
05/2000 to 08/2000 | Visiting Professor, Penn State Univ., USA
01/1999 to 07/1999 | Visiting Associate Professor at Pennsylvania State University, USA
12/1995 to 11/1999 | Associate Professor at IIT Kanpur
05/1990 to 12/1995 | Assistant Professor at IIT Kanpur
1988-90 | Post Doctoral Fellow at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
1988 | Ph.D. in Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
1982 | Five Year Integrated M.Sc. (Hons) in Physics, BITS, Pilani

Teaching (2023-2026) as Emeritus

1. ETH 111A Practical Ethics (600 students, 22 instructors drawn from all Departments)

2. PHY 102 A, PHY113 Electromagnetic Theory (First Year Students of B.Tech. & BS)

3. PHY114 Quantum Physics (600 students of first year , half-course)

4. MS605A Characterization of Materials (Half Course)

5. ETH111 Practical Ethics

6. MS 604 Materials Engineering ( Semiconductor Processing 12 Lectures)

7. ETH111 Practical Ethics (600 students, Coordinated with 18 Faculty members)

8. MS698 Graduate Seminar (Three times)

During the last two years, apart from regular courses as earlier, I had the opportunity to meet a major challenge in the form of defining the contents and format for the newly introduced compulsory first year course on ‘Practical Ethics’. I carried out the new experiment with variations three times, each time coordinating with 18 faculty members drawn from all Departments. It was extremely satisfying to obtain high appreciation from more than 97% of students.
The new first year course designed on Quantum Physics was also a new challenge and found it exciting to deliver the course at this level with the new contents.

Patents (2023- 2026)

1. A Tamper Detection Device, Murad Nathani, Darshan Dhruman Gandhi, Paul A Noronha, Dattaprasad N Kamat, Y N Mohapatra, and Akhil K S Rathore, Indian Patent Application No 202321051085

2. Method And System For Manufacturing Printed Carbon Nanotube (CNT) Thin Film Transistor (TFT Arrays, Paramita Kar Choudhury, Y. N. Mohapatra, and Pritesh Gokhale, Indian Patent Application No 202311036876, Granted Application, Patent Number :551373, 04/10/2024, 4th October 2024

3. A Photon–Sinterable and Oxidation Resistant Copper Paste for Making Conducting Lines and Process Thereof, Y N Mohapatra, Ashish, Krishna Pal and Piyush Kumar, Indian Patent Application No 202111062099, Granted Application, Patent Number :452920, 22nd November 2023

4. Eco-friendly ink formulation of resistive ink for roller ball pen, Ashish Gupta, Y. N. Mohapatra, Piyush Kumar, Manju Lata Rao, Krishna Pal, Indian Patent Application No 202111032841, Granted Application, Patent Number :508427, 9th February, 2024

5. "A tamper status detecting device", Murad Nathani, Darshan Dhruman Gandhi, Paul A Noronha, Dattaprasad N Kamat, Sabine J Tripathi, Y N Mohapatra, Biswanath Panda, Akhil K S Rathore, Indian Patent Application No 202021003050, Granted Application Number :376714 US Patent No.: PCT/IB2021/050536, Granted Application US18/227,598, 19th November 2024

6. “A Process for Creating Flexible Paper Circuitry”, Ashish Gupta, Y N Mohapatra, Manju Lata Rao, Piyush Kumar, Manoranjan, Puneet Singh Parmar and Krisha Pal, Indian Patent Application No 202011040118, Granted Application, Patent Number :455232, 27th September 2023
7. “Conductive Aqua Nano-Ink Formulation for a Range of Writing Instruments”, Manju Lata Rao, Y N Mohapatra and Ashish, Indian Patent Application No. 201911023898, Granted Application, Patent Number :480124, 11th December, 2023

Honours / Prizes / Awards

· Distinguished Teacher Award by IIT Kanpur, 2021

· Teaching Excellence Award IIT Kanpur 2020

· Pradeep Sindhu Chair Professor at IIT Kanpur (2006-2009).

· MRS Medal of MRS Indian Chapter in 2007.

Associate Editor:

· Journal of Physics (Pramana) (2022- )

· Journal of Nanophotonics (SPIE) (2009-2011)

· Advanced Condensed Matter Physics (Hindwai) (2008-)

· Journal of Electronic Materials (2017-18)

Conferences Organized:

· Chair, International Workshop on Physics of Semiconductor Devices, IWPSD 2011

· Asian SID on Displays and Lighting 2005, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

· Summer School on Organic /Flexible Electronics (more than dozen times)

National Level Administrative Assignments:

A. Chairman, PRSG-Solid State Lighting, DIT, MCIT (2011-2014)

B. Member in the following :

1. Governing Council, Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar (2011-2013)

2. Research Council, NIIST Trivandrum CSIR (2011-2013)

3. Academic Review of Deptt of Physics, IIT Kharagpur (2013)

4. Nano-science Advisory Group, Nano-science and Nano-Technology Mission, DST (2008-2014)

5. Solar Energy Enabling R&D Expert Group (SEER), Solar Energy Research initiative, DST (2013-2015)

6. INSEC (Indian National Scientific Expert Committee for EU Collaboration in Solar Energy), DST (2013-2015)

7. Review Committee, KVPY, 2015

8. Academic Review Committee, School of Physical Sciences, NISER, Bhubaneswar (2017).

9. Review Committee - Technical Expert - Project Evaluation Committee (PEC) of Global Innovation & Technology Alliance (GITA)- 2017-2018

10. Review Committee - Development of a Point of Care NGS Platform for Molecular Diagnostics NMITLI –CSIR -2018-2019

C. Served in the nomination board of Infosys Prize, and screening of Swarna Jayanti Fellowships

Institute Level Administrative Assignments:

Served in numerous committees as in :

· Currently : Chair, PGREC, DoAA,

· Senate Curriculum Development & Monitoring Committee

· Senate Reforms Committee ,

· Senate Rules Committee (Chair),

· Senate Educational Policy Committee (EPC),

· Institute Space Planning and Allocation Committee (ISPAC)

· Convener, Institute Advisory Committee (2006, 2008)

· Coordinator, Samtel Centre for Display Technologies (July1, 2002 to March, 2007)

· Head, Materials Science Programme (Feb. 2003- Jan. 2008, 2015-17)

· Head, Deptt. of Physics (May 2007- May, 2010)

Department Level Administrative Assignments:

As a part of normal Department functioning of MSP and PHY, including Senate Library Comm (SLC),Convener, Budget Comm, Departmental Space Comm, Student Counseling, including DFAC of Biological Sciences and Bio-Engineering

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