Dr. Vijaykumar Jadhav joined GTIIT in 2019 as a Research Scientist and the Manager of Material Science and Engineering Labs. His research is focused on the synthesis of metal oxide and MXene materials for energy storage and generation technologies. He is a recipient of a Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship in 2016 to develop advanced materials for 3D Li-ion batteries. Based on 3D-printed rechargeable Nickel-zinc battery research, he has been awarded Young Scientist through Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, Lindau, Germany. He is an active reviewer for ACS, Elsevier, RSC, and Springer journals. He has published 32 peer-reviewed journal articles and 1 book chapters. He so far has delivered 3 Invited Talks and 2 oral presentations at prestigious scientific peer-conferences with international acclaims and awards, generated research funds in excess of >€ 350,000, supervised students/junior researchers, and actively participated in outreach and scientific dissemination for the service of wider community. He has several collaborations with eminent scientists across the globe including Australia, Saudi Arabia, Korea, China, Ireland, Poland, and India. He also has an excellent collaboration and interactions with over 25 junior and senior colleagues in India, South Korea, China, and Ireland with whom he has co-authored his publication. As an asset Dr. Jadhav successfully qualified the National eligibility test (NET) with 364th rank, conducted by CSIR, in Physics, New Delhi, India which helped him to get Ph.D. admission which is also one of the essential eligibility criteria for Assistant Professor Position in various national universities in India. He has demonstrated an outstanding ability as independent research, great teamwork and international network in six countries of three continents (Asia, Europe, and Australia). Embracing several countries and cultures is important in someone, looking to dedicate a life to exploration in science and technology.

• 3D printed Nickel-Zinc and lithium-ion batteries
• Energy storage and electrochemical supercapacitors
• Chemical gas sensors
• Materials Science and Characterizations