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    Dr Amritanshu Shukla

    Physics
    Associate Professor

    Ph D

    2005

    Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India

    M Sc

    1999

    University of Lucknow, Lucknow, India

    B Sc

    1997

    University of Lucknow, Lucknow, India

    2016 – Till Date

    Associate Professor, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Jais, Amethi

    2008 – 2016

    Assistant Professor, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Jais, Amethi

    2008 – 2008

    Post-Doctoral Fellow, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, India

    2007 – 2008

    Visiting Faculty, University of Rome/Gran Sasso Lab, Rome, Italy

    2005 – 2007

    Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA

    2005 – 2005

    Post-Doctoral Fellow, Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar, India
    • Theoretical Nuclear Physics
    • Development and Simulation of Thermal Energy Storage Materials
    • Physics of Renewable energy systems
    • Study of total muon capture rate for potential double beta decay nuclei (funded by Department of Science and Technology, Government of India), PI. Dr A Shukla, (2014-2018).
    • Thermal Regulation of Photovoltaics Cells using Phase Change Materials (funded by Council of Science and Technology, Government. of Uttar Pradesh.), PI Dr Atul Sharma, Co-PI- Dr A Shukla, 2017-2020.         
    • Design and Development of heating/cooling pads, foot warmer and thermal jackets based on Phase Change Materials for old aged persons (funded by Department of Science and Technology, Government of India), PI Dr Atul Sharma, Co-PI- Dr A Shukla, 2013-2016.
    • Development of the Phase Change Materials (PCMs) for Thermal Energy Storage (Heating/Cooling) Applications (Department of Science and Technology-Confederation of Indian Industry, Jointly by India-Taiwan Government) Indian PI Dr Atul Sharma, Co-PI- Dr A Shukla, 2012-2014.
    • Utilization and development of the phase change materials for building applications (funded by Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India), PI Dr. Atul Sharma, Co-PI- Dr A Shukla, 2011-2014.

    I. Nuclear Physics

    Journals:

    1. n-p interaction effects on the double beta decay nuclear matrix elements for medium mass nuclei P. K. Raina, A. Shukla, and P. K. Rath, et al. Physics of Atomic Nuclei Vol. 67, No. 11, 2043, 2004 ; arxiv : nucl-th/0410005. doi:10.1134/1.1825522
    2. Two neutrino Positron Double Beta  decay of 106Cd for 0+® 0+ transition A. Shukla, P. K. Raina, R. Chandra, P. K. Rath and J. G. Hirsch European Journal Of Physics A 23, 235, 2005 ; arxiv : nucl-th/0405066. doi:10.1140/epja/i2004-10084-x
    3. Exploring Effective Interactions through Transition Charge Density study of 70,72,74,76Ge Nuclei A. Shukla, P. K. Raina, and P. K. Rath Indian Journal of Physics : Pramana Vol. 64, No. 2, 207, 2005 ; arxiv : nucl-th/0410006. doi:10.1007/BF02704875
    4. Positron double beta decay and nuclear structure A. Shukla, P. K. Rath and P. K. Raina Physics Teacher, 46, 78, 2004. Shape Changes at high spin in 78Kr A. Dhal, R. K. Sinha, P. Agarwal et al. European Journal Of Physics A 27, 33-36, 2006. doi:10.1140/epja/i2005-10230-0
    5. The 0+ → 0+ positron double-β decay with emission of two neutrinos in the nuclei 96Ru, 102Pd, 106Cd and 108Cd 
    6. P. K. Raina, A. Shukla, S. Singh, P. K. Rath and J. G. Hirsch. European Journal Of Physics A 28, 27-36, 2006 ; arxiv : nucl-th/0601024. https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2005-10280-2
    7. Reaction cross-sections for light nuclei on 12C using relativistic mean field formalism, B K Sharma, S K Patra, Raj K Gupta, A Shukla, P Arumugam, P D Stevenson and Walter Greiner, Journal of Physics G  32, No. 11, 2089, 2006. https://doi.org/10.1088/0954-3899/32/11/004
    8. Two neutrino Positron Double Beta Decay of 124,126Xe and 130,132Ba for 0+® 0+ transition, A. Shukla, P. K. Raina and P. K. Rath, Journal of Physics G: Nucl. Part. Phys. 34 No 3, 549, 2007. https://doi.org/10.1088/0954-3899/34/3/013
    9. Nuclear reaction studies of unstable nuclei using relativistic mean field models in conjunction with Glauber model A. Shukla, B. K. Sharma, R. Chandra, P. Arumugam and S. K. Patra Phys. Rev. C76, 034601, 2007 (arxiv : nucl-th/0703070). DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.76.034601
    10. Deformed shell model calculations of half lives for β+ decay versus electron capture (EC) and 2ν β+β+/ β+EC / ECEC in medium heavy N ~ Z nuclei S. Mishra, A. Shukla, R. Sahu and V.K.B.Kota, Phys. Rev. C, 78, 024307, 2008. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.78.024307
    11. Deformed shell model results for two neutrino positron double beta decay of 74Se, A. Shukla, R. Sahu and V. K. B. Kota, Phys. Rev. C80, 057305,  2009; arXiv:0907.0932. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevC.80.057305
    12. Fully self-consistent calculations of nuclear Schiff moments Shufang Ban, Jacek Dobaczewski, Jonathan Engel, and A. Shukla, Phys. Rev. C82, 015501 (2010). DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.82.015501
    13. Nuclear Structure and Reaction studies of Even-Even Oxygen isotopes, A. Shukla, S. Aberg and S. K. Patra, Journal of Physics G: Nucl. Part. Phys 38, 095103, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1088/0954-3899/38/9/095103
    14. Deformed bubble nuclei in light mass region, A Shukla and Sven Aberg, Phys. Rev. C89, 014329, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.89.014329
    15. Systematic study of Proton capture rates for Mo and Cd isotopes, Awaneesh Bajpai,  A. Shukla, A. Kenning and, Sven Aberg, European Journal Of Physics A51, 12, 2015. doi:10.1140/epja/i2015-15157-1
    16. Systematic study of Bubble Nuclei in Relativistic Mean Field Theory, A Shukla, Sven Aberg and Awanish Bajpeyi, Physics of Atomic Nuclei 79, 1,  2016. doi:10.1134/S1063778816010191
    17. Nuclear structure studies using relativistic mean field theory in mass region A~130, A Shukla, Sven Aberg and Awanish Bajpeyi, Journal of Physics G44, 025104, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6471/aa5117
    18. Study of the (p,γ) and (α,γ) rates for 96,98,104Ru and 112,114,116Sn at astrophysically relevant energies, Awaneesh Bajpai,  A. Shukla, A. Kenning and, Sven Aberg, Physics of Atomic Nuclei, 80, 402, 2017. https:/DOI: 10.1134/S1063778817030024
    19. Systematic nuclear reaction and nuclear structure studies for the nuclei relevant to the p-process, Awanish Bajpeyi, A. Shukla and A. J. Koning , Acta Physica Polonica B, 49, 27, 2018. https:/DOI:10.5506/APhysPolB.49.27

    II. Physics of renewable energy systems

    1. Development of Phase Change Materials for Building Applications, Atul Sharma, A. Shukla, C.R.Chen and S. Dwivedi, Energy and Buildings 64, 403, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.05.029
    2. Development of Phase Change Materials (PCMs) for Low Temperature Energy Storage Applications, Atul Sharma, A. Shukla, Chang R Chen, Tsung N Wu,         Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments 7, 17 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2014.02.009
    3. Thermal Cycle Test of Binary Mixtures of Some Fatty Acids as Phase Change Materials for Building Applications Atul Sharma and A. Shukla, Energy and Buildings 99, 196  (2015). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.04.028
    4. Development of phase change materials for biomedical applications, A. Shukla,  Atul Sharma, M. Misra and C. R. Chen, Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology 363, 39, Issue 6, 2015. DOI: 10.3109/03091902.2015.1054523
    5. Latent Heat Storage through Phase Change Materials: An innovation that can change our lives, A. Mishra, A. Shukla and A. Sharma, Resonance: Journal of Science education, 20, 532, Issue 6, 2015. doi:10.1007/s12045-015-0212-5
    6. Thermal Energy storage based solar drying systems: A review, Karunesh Kant, A. Shukla and A. Sharma, Anil Kumar & Anand Jain, Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies 34, 86, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ifset.2016.01.007
    7. Performance evaluation of fatty acids as phase change material for thermal energy storage, Karunesh Kant, A. Shukla and A. Sharma, Journal of Energy storage 6, 153, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2016.04.002
    8. Thermal response of poly-crystalline silicon photovoltaic panels: Numerical simulation and experimental study, Karunesh Kant, A. Shukla, A. Sharma and Pascal Henry Biwole, Solar Energy 134, 147, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2016.05.002
    9. Heat transfer studies of photovoltaic panel coupled with phase change material, Karunesh Kant, A. Shukla, A. Sharma and Pascal Henry Biwole, Solar Energy 140, 151, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2016.11.006
    10. Solar greenhouse with thermal energy storage: A review, A. Shukla, Atul Sharma and Karunesh Kant, Current Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reports Vol. 3, 58, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40518-016-0056-y
    11. Ternary mixture of fatty acids as phase change materials for thermal energy storage, Karunesh Kant, A. Shukla and Atul Sharma, Energy Reports Vol. 2, 274, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2016.10.002
    12. Cooling methodologies of photovoltaic module for enhancing electrical efficiency: A review, A. Shukla, Karunesh Kant, A. Sharma and Pascal Henry Biwole, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 160 275, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2016.10.047
    13. Solar still with latent heat energy storage: A review, A. Shukla, Karunesh Kant and A. Sharma, Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies 41, 34, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ifset.2017.01.004
    14. Heat Transfer study of Phase Change Materials with Graphene Nano Particle for thermal energy storage, Karunesh Kant, A. Shukla, A. Sharma and Pascal Henry Biwole, Solar Energy 146, 453, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2017.03.013
    15. Advancement in phase change materials for thermal energy storage applications, Karunesh Kant, A. Shukla, and A. Sharma, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 172, 82, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2017.07.023
    16. Heat transfer studies of building brick containing phase change materials, Karunesh Kant, A. Shukla, and A. Sharma, Solar Energy 155C, 1233, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2017.07.072
    17. Melting and solidification behaviour of phase change materials with cyclic heating and cooling, Karunesh Kant, A. Shukla, A. Sharma and Pascal Henry Biwole, Journal of Energy Storage 15, 274, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2017.12.005
    18. Analysis and design of air ventilated building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) system incorporating phase change materials, Karunesh Kant, R. Pitchumani, A. Shukla and A. Sharma, Energy Conversion and Management 196, 149, 2019 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2019.05.073
    19. Recapitulation on Latent Heat Hybrid Buildings,  Abhishek Anand, A. Shukla, Atul Sharma International Journal of Energy Research (Accepted for Publication, in Press). Development and Characterization of Ternary Mixture Series of Medium & Long Chain Saturated Fatty Acids for Energy Applications, Abhishek Anand, A. Shukla, Atul Sharma Energy Storage (Accepted for Publication, in Press).

    Books Published:

    1. Energy Security & Sustainability: Present and Future,  Edited Book, Ed. A. Shukla and A. Sharma, 2016, Published by CRC press/Taylor & Francis Publishing USA, ISBN 9781498754439.
    2. Sustainability through Energy Efficient Buildings, Edited Book, Ed. A. Shukla and A. Sharma 2018, Published by CRC press/Taylor & Francis Publishing USA, ISBN 9781138066755.
    3. Low Carbon Energy Supply - Trends, Technology, Management,  Edited Book, Ed. A. Sharma, A. Shukla and Lu Aye 2018, Published by Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd., Singapore, ISBN 9789811073250.
    4. Latent Heat-Based Thermal Energy Storage Systems Materials, Applications, and the Energy Market, Edited Book, Ed. A. Shukla, A. Sharma and Pascal Henry Biwolé (In Press, Published by Apple Academic Press, Canada, ISBN: 9781771888585).
    5. Nuclear Structure Physics, Edited Book, Ed. A. Shukla and S. K. Patra (In Press, Published by CRC press/Taylor & Francis Publishing USA, ISBN 9780367256104).
    6. Global Trends in Low Carbon Energy Supply Technologies and System,s Edited Book, Ed. A. Sharma and A. Shukla (In Press, Published by CRC press/Taylor & Francis Publishing USA).
    1. Best poster award at 7th World Renewable Energy Technology Congress & Expo-2016 held at Convention Centre-New Delhi City Centre, Parliament Street, New Delhi, India, August 2016.
    2. Best Teacher Award by the Institute, 2014.
    3. Best poster award at International Conference on Emerging Trends in Science & Technology & its Impact on Environment & Society held at AISECT University, Bhopal,(during 15th to 17th February, 2014.
    4. Best poster award at 4th World Renewable Energy Technology Congress & Expo-2013 during 25th to 27th September 2013 held at Convention Centre-New Delhi City Centre, Parliament Street, New Delhi, India.
    5. Category ‘A’ speaker of Theoretical Physics Seminar Circuit to deliver talks at various research institutes in India (2004-2006).
    6. Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, Award of Young researcher for Participation in the Meeting of Nobel Laureates and Students in Lindau, Germany in June 2004.
    7. National Eligibility Test for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) organized by Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in 2000 securing a position among top Physics JRFs of the country.
    8. National Merit Scholarship till Post Graduation.
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