Curriculum Vitae

1. January 2018 – July 2025

   Ph.D.

   Materials Science and Engineering

   Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

   Thesis

   Cathode architecture and cell design for Lithium-Sulfur batteries

2. July 2015 – May 2017

   M.Tech

   Materials Science and Engineering

   National Institute of Technology Hamirpur

   CGPA

   8.68 / 10

   Recognition

   Gold Medalist

3. July 2010 – May 2014

   B.Tech

   Mechanical Engineering

   Dehradun Institute of Technology

   Percentage

   73.73%

1. August 2025 – November 2025

   Project Scientist

   Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

   Department of Sustainable Energy and Engineering

   Kanpur, India

   • Contributed to cathode-material and solid-state electrolyte-component development for sodium-ion battery systems.
   • Participated in experimental planning and materials synthesis.
   • Conducted electrochemical testing.
   • Interpreted sodium-ion battery performance.
   • Integrated Li-S and Na-S research experience with sodium-ion and solid-state component development.

2. January 2018 – July 2025

   Doctoral Researcher

   Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

   Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

   Roorkee, India

   Supervisor: Prof. Anjan Sil

   Thesis: Cathode architecture and cell design for Lithium-Sulfur batteries

   • Designed Li-S cathode architectures and cell components.
   • Developed porous carbon, metal oxide and metal sulfide materials.
   • Developed functional separators and interlayers.
   • Fabricated coin cells in controlled glove-box environments.
   • Conducted CV, GCD, EIS, rate capability and cycling studies.
   • Performed post-mortem structural and chemical analysis.
   • Investigated polysulfide conversion and cell-degradation mechanisms.

3. July 2015 – May 2017

   M.Tech Researcher

   National Institute of Technology Hamirpur

   Materials Science and Engineering

   Hamirpur, India

   Thesis: Synthesis and Characterization of Single-Phase Zinc Stannate

   • Synthesised zinc stannate using sol-gel methods.
   • Optimised reaction conditions.
   • Investigated structural, chemical and optical characteristics.
   • Studied phase formation and structure-property relationships.

1. 01

   Ayush Pundir and Anjan Sil. Orange peel derived hierarchical porous carbon/sulfur composite cathode material for Li-S batteries. Biomass and Bioenergy 180 (2024) 106999.

2. 02

   Ayush Pundir and Anjan Sil. Nano-TiO₂ grafted carbon sheet interlayer for Li-S batteries. Energy Technology 12 (2024) 2400846.

3. 03

   Ayush Chandra Pundir and Anjan Sil. Synergetic effect of 2D-MoS₂ nanoflakes functionalized separator supported by hierarchical porous carbon/sulfur nanoparticle composite cathode for improved polysulfide conversion in Li-S batteries. Journal of Energy Storage 112 (2025) 115594.

4. 04

   Manoj Kumar, A. Rehman, T. Dar and Ayush Chandra Pundir. Design and development of La₂O₃-doped ZnO p-n heterostructures: structural, optical and photocatalytic properties for dye degradation applications. Optical and Quantum Electronics 57 (2025) 363.

1. 01

   Synergistic effect of dual functionalised separator advancing catalytic polysulfides adsorption in Lithium-Sulfur batteries: A mechanistic postmortem investigation.

2. 02

   Insights of polysulfides conversion by heteroatoms doped biowaste derived hierarchical porous carbon in metal Sulfur batteries.

3. 03

   Dual-anion Lanthanum Oxysulfide as an efficient polysulfides regulator for High performance Li-S and Na-S batteries.

4. 04

   Advancing Lithium-Sulfur batteries: Strategic cathode engineering and polysulfide regulations.

5. 05

   Rational design of a synergistic core-shell SiO₂ hybrid separator advancing catalytic polysulfides conversion in Lithium-Sulfur batteries.

6. 06

   Synergistic effect of CoS₂ nanoflowers embedded porous carbon for enhanced polysulfide conversion in Li-S and Na-S batteries.

Listed separately from peer-reviewed publications; these manuscripts are under review.

Ayush Chandra Pundir and Anjan Sil. Lithiophilic separator coated with rGO/MgO composite material for Li-S batteries. Published Indian Patent Application, Application No. 202511060875.

This record represents a published patent application and should not be interpreted as a granted patent.

Gold Medal — M.Tech in Materials Science and Engineering, National Institute of Technology Hamirpur

1. Ceramics for Frontier Sectors: Emerging Advances and ProspectsIIT Roorkee · 11–12 March 2024
2. International Conference on Advances in Renewable Energy, CARE 2023Harishchandra Research Institute, Prayagraj · 2–4 February 2023
3. Advances in Materials and Processing: Challenges and Opportunities, AMPCO 2022IIT Roorkee · 17–19 October 2022
4. NMD ATM 2019Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · 15–16 November 2019

• Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering
• Energy Materials
• Electrochemistry for Engineers
• Battery Science and Technology
• Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology
• Functional Materials
• Materials Characterisation
• Sustainable Energy Technologies
• Electrochemical Characterisation
• Advanced Energy-Storage Systems

Potential teaching and course-contribution areas.

Academic references are available upon formal request.