Mouniga R | Nematology | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Mouniga R | Nematology | Best Researcher Award

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University | India

Dr. Mouniga R is an accomplished academic and researcher in the field of Plant Nematology, currently serving as Assistant Professor in Nematology at PGP College of Agricultural Sciences, Namakkal. She holds a B.Sc. in Horticulture from Horticultural College and Research Institute, Trichy, an M.Sc. in Nematology from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, and a Ph.D. in Plant Nematology from the same institution. Her research contributions focus on innovative nematode management strategies, including entomopathogenic nematodes, chitosan nanoparticles, and integrated approaches for sustainable crop protection. With several peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and numerous popular articles, her scholarly output has gained recognition, supported by an h-index of 3, over 12 documents, and more than 65 citations. She has actively participated in national and international conferences, presenting oral and poster papers, and has undergone advanced training in bioinformatics and agricultural data analysis. Her excellence has been acknowledged with awards such as best oral presenter, quiz competition prizes, innovative article award, and recognition for contributions in agricultural scientific Tamil. Her research interests lie in plant nematology, nanotechnology applications in crop protection, and sustainable pest management. She continues to contribute significantly to teaching, research, and extension activities, inspiring future agricultural scientists with her dedication and innovative research.

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“Impact of chitosan on root knot nematode, Meloidogyne spp. and root pathogenic fungus, Fusarium spp”

Rajendra Kumar Konidena | Chemistry | Best Researcher Award

Assist. Prof. Dr. Rajendra Kumar Konidena | Chemistry | Best Researcher Award

Indian Institute of Technology, Patna | India

Dr. Rajendra Kumar Konidena is an accomplished researcher in the field of organic functional materials, with a strong focus on π-conjugated organic molecules for optoelectronic applications including OLEDs, solar cells, biomedicine, and molecular sensors. He earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, specializing in carbazole-based functional materials for light-emitting and photovoltaic devices, following his Master’s degree in Organic Chemistry from VIT University and a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics from Acharya Nagarjuna University. His academic journey has been complemented by international research experiences as a postdoctoral fellow and faculty member in leading institutions across India, South Korea, Germany, Japan, and Lithuania, before joining IIT Patna as an Assistant Professor. He has authored more than 39 peer-reviewed publications, with over 1,300 citations, an h-index of 20, and more than 40 documents indexed in reputed databases. His research excellence has been recognized through prestigious fellowships and awards including JSPS, Marie-Curie Seal of Excellence, NRF Korea, Ramanujan Fellowship, and SERB National Postdoctoral Fellowship. He also contributes actively as a reviewer for leading journals in chemistry and materials science. His career reflects a commitment to innovating sustainable molecular designs that advance the performance of optoelectronic devices.

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” A guide to mastering multi-resonance thermally activated delayed fluorescence: from challenges to strategies for high-performance OLEDs”

” Leveraging quinoxaline functionalization for the design of efficient orange/red thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitters”

” Overcoming the 5% EQE ceiling in deep-blue fluorescent OLEDs with hybridized local and charge transfer featured phenanthroimidazole-carbazole emitters”

” Recent advances in the molecular designs of near ultraviolet emitters for efficient organic light emitting diodes”

” Strategic molecular design of efficient solution- and vacuum-processable deep-red thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitters featuring remarkable color saturation”

Vivek Nair | Circular Economy | Excellence in Applied Research Award

Mr. Vivek Nair | Circular Economy | Excellence in Applied Research Award

IIT Delhi | India

Dr. Vivek Kumar Nair is an environmental biotechnology researcher based at IIT Delhi, whose work has garnered close to 100 citations with an h-index around 10 (based on ~97 citations). With advanced degrees in botany and environmental biotechnology, he has conducted innovative research in tertiary treatment of textile wastewater using oxygenic photogranules, recovery of phycocyanin pigments, and field-scale phytoremediation of chromium-contaminated sites. He has designed and optimized experimental systems combining bioreactors, constructed wetlands, microbial seeding, and analytical tools to evaluate pollutant fate, toxicity, remediation, and sustainable dye applications. His interdisciplinary scholarship is supported by strong computational skills using R, ANN, GA, SVM, SPSS, Origin, and metagenomic analyses. He has received multiple national and international awards and fellowships: a research communication award at IIT Delhi, fully-funded scholar travel and poster awards, Young Rural Innovator and AWSAR Doctoral awards, and selection to global research schools. He actively presents at international conferences and has leadership roles in coordinating circular economy symposiums and workshops. His research interests span soil and groundwater pollution, fate and remediation of dyes and heavy metals, microbiome-mediated bioremediation, and sustainable biotechnology for textile and contaminated site management. His work bridges laboratory innovation with field deployment, underscoring a commitment to scalable environmental solutions.

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“Phycocyanin from oxygenic photogranules: A feasible ecofriendly dye for cotton and silk fibers”

“Hybrid electrocoagulation and laccase mediated treatment for efficient decolorization of effluent generated from textile industries”

“Phycoremediation of Synthetic Dyes Laden Textile Wastewater and Recovery of Bio-Based Pigments from Residual Biomass: An Approach towards Sustainable Wastewater Management”

“Carbon Storage and Carbon Dioxide Sequestration by Urban Tree Cover: Case Study From Varanasi, India”

Irshad Ahmad Thoker | Geography | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Irshad Ahmad Thoker | Geography | Best Researcher Award

Government Degree College Tral, Jammu and Kashmir | India

Dr. Irshad Ahmad Thoker is an accomplished assistant professor of geography whose academic journey spans advanced degrees in geography, combining strong expertise in physical geography and environmental studies. He possesses over five years of teaching experience and approximately seven years of active research engagement. Dr. Thoker’s research centers on sustainable forest resource management, notably spatial and temporal forest cover change, the impact of joint forest management (JFM) on ecosystem health and rural livelihoods, community‐based conservation, and the climate-forest nexus using GIS, remote sensing, and statistical modelling. His publications—featured in respected journals such as Forest Policy and Economics and Environment, Development and Sustainability—have garnered citations and reflect a growing scholarly influence, with an h-index of 4 and total citations near 60. He has contributed first-authored studies on environmental knowledge and JFM participation, as well as collaborative work evaluating community adaptation and vulnerability in the Himalayan context. He has also received national fellowships recognizing his academic contributions in geography. Overall, Dr. Thoker’s interdisciplinary research bridges social and natural sciences and informs policy through evidence‐based analysis of participatory forest governance and climate adaptation in fragile mountain regions.

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“Climate change, hailstorm incidence, and livelihood security: a perspective from Kashmir valley India”

“Integrating traditional knowledge with GIS for snow avalanche susceptibility mapping in Kargil-Ladakh region of trans-Himalayan India”

“Towards sustainable forest management: an examination of environmental knowledge among forest dwellers in the Kashmir Himalayas”

“An appraisal of people’s participation in the joint forest management programme in the Kashmir Himalayas”

Vincelet Jobikha A | Glass Ceramics | Research Discovery Award

Ms. Vincelet Jobikha A | Glass Ceramics | Research Discovery Award

Saveetha Engineering College | India

Ms. A. Vincelet Jobikha is a materials science researcher specializing in rare-earth-doped tellurite and borophosphate glass systems with a focus on their structural, optical, and radiation-shielding properties obtained via melt-quenching synthesis. She has co-authored Scopus-indexed work on Tm³⁺-doped zinc tellurite and Ho³⁺-doped zinc borophosphate glasses designed for lead-free gamma-ray attenuation, demonstrating proficiency in XRD, FTIR, UV-Vis-NIR spectroscopy, photoluminescence, mass-attenuation (MAC), linear-attenuation (LAC), Zeff and HVL analysis. Across her published documents, she has contributed to peer-reviewed research and patent-related inventions in novel glass compositions for radiation protection (including gadolinium-, dysprosium-, and erbium-doped systems), with international conference presentations and multiple patent filings. Her scholarly output reflects substantial citations in recent literature regarding optical and gamma-ray shielding glasses. While her Scopus profile does not publicly display an h-index or total citation count, her contributions have garnered notable attention in the research community studying functional heavy-metal-oxide glasses. Her research interests lie at the intersection of luminescent rare-earth chemistry and radiation attenuation, aimed at developing dual-function transparent shielding materials for dosimetry, medical, and environmental applications. She is recognized for innovation in glass system design and continues to explore practical deployable solutions in radiation protection.

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“Synthesis, structural, and optical properties of lead-free Tm3+ ions doped zinc tellurite glass and Ho3+ ions doped zinc borophosphate glass for radiation shielding application”

Yuvraj Kasal | Biological Sciences | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Yuvraj Kasal | Biological Sciences | Best Researcher Award

Maharana Pratap Horticultural University | India

Dr. Yuvraj G. Kasal is a dedicated agricultural engineer-scholar with extensive experience in farm power and machinery, focusing on the design, development and evaluation of precision implements such as liquid fertilizer applicators and water-attachment seed drills. He holds advanced degrees in agricultural engineering and farm power from top Indian institutions and earned a prestigious research fellowship for his doctoral work. With over five years of teaching and research experience at leading universities, he has led hands-on training programs, demonstrations and student outreach activities. His scholarly contributions include numerous peer-reviewed articles on mechanization of dryland farming, fertigation systems, impact of mechanization on smallholder farmers, and equipment performance evaluation (covering fertilizer placement, irrigation scheduling, hydrogel use, postharvest and protected cultivation). While his exact h-index, total publications and citation counts are not publicly available, his work has appeared in multiple high-impact journals with NAAS ratings above 4. Noteworthy recognitions include national fellowships, radio and newspaper dissemination and active involvement in national conferences. His research interests span farm machinery design, sustainable mechanization, fertigation technology and value addition in protected farming. A consummate professional, he combines policy implementation support with community engagement. His career reflects innovation, teaching excellence and practical solutions for smallholder agriculture.

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Featured Publications

“Adoption behaviour of dairy farmers about recommended dairy management practices”

“Groundwater Potential Zones Identification Using Geographical Information System”

“Screening of the cotton genotypes against Ramularia areola atk. under field condition”

“Drought stress and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) yield: A review”

“Productive and reproductive performance of Purnathadi and Ellichpuri strain of Nagpuri buffaloes”

Murali krishna kilari | Nano Photonics | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Murali krishna kilari | Nano Photonics | Best Researcher Award

BV Raju institute of Technology | India

Dr. K. Murali Krishna is an accomplished Assistant Professor with extensive experience in teaching and research in Physics and Nanotechnology, presently serving at BV Raju Institute of Technology, after earlier positions at J.B. Institute of Engineering & Technology and Chilkur Balaji Institute of Technology. He earned his Ph.D. in Physics from the Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad, focusing on the synthesis and frequency upconversion emission studies of Er³⁺/Yb³⁺ and Tm³⁺/Yb³⁺ doped phosphors, and later pursued postdoctoral research at the University of Madrid (UDIMA) on rare-earth-doped upconversion materials for optical thermometry. His research interests include optical energy conversion technologies, next-generation perovskite solar cells, thin-film fabrication, rare-earth-doped photonic materials, up/down-converting compounds, nanostructures for energy applications, and sustainable approaches such as E-waste recycling. He has published several research papers in reputed journals including Sensors & Actuators A, Optik, Optical Materials, and Journal of Molecular Structure, achieving 29 citations, 7 documents, and an h-index of 2 on Scopus. Skilled in advanced synthesis methods, thin film deposition techniques, material characterization tools, and computational simulations, Dr. Krishna actively mentors students and contributes to curriculum design. With a strong dedication to innovation and collaboration, he aims to advance sustainable energy technologies and contribute significantly to academia and research.

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“Up-and downconversion emission studies in Er3+/Yb3+: Ca3 (PO4)2 phosphor for thermometry”

“Blue frequency upconversion emission and optical thermometry of Ca3 (PO4)2: Tm3+/Yb3+”

“Mg2+-induced luminescence enrichment and dielectric investigations on Ca (WO4): Tm3+/Yb3+”

“Optimizing Deposition Parameters for CBD-Grown CdS Thin Films: Insights into Morphology, Optical, and Electrical Properties for Optoelectronic Applications”

Dibyajyoti Saikia | Physics | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Dibyajyoti Saikia | Physics | Best Researcher Award

S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences | India

Dr. Dibyajyoti Saikia is a theoretical materials physicist whose contributions span halide perovskites, two-dimensional materials (including TMDCs), Heusler alloys, spintronics, thermoelectrics, and density-functional theory–based electronic structure and many-body perturbation studies. According to Google Scholar, he has authored approximately 15 peer-reviewed publications garnering around 331 citations and holds an h-index of 6. His work notably advances sustainable and renewable energy materials through first-principles investigations of lead-free inorganic perovskite systems such as CsGeI₃, CsPbI₃, CsSnX₃, and ABBr₃, combined with device-level modeling using SCAPS-1D to simulate photovoltaic performance. In addition, his studies on 2D ZrX₂N₄ and HfX₂N₄ monolayers and sulfur-substituted Bi₂Te₃ demonstrate innovative routes toward enhanced thermoelectric functionality, while his interdisciplinary research into AgInS₂ quantum dots and Cs₂CuBiBr₆ double perovskites explores neuromorphic and memristive device applications. The cumulative output of fifteen publications with over three hundred citations and an h-index of six attests to the quality and growing impact of his scholarship. His research is recognized internationally, published in well-regarded journals, and demonstrates significant promise in driving forward next-generation clean energy technologies.

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“Performance evaluation of an all inorganic CsGeI3 based perovskite solar cell by numerical simulation”

“Progress and challenges of halide perovskite-based solar cell-a brief review”

“Design and optimization of the performance of CsPbI3 based vertical photodetector using SCAPS simulation”

“A First‐Principles Study on ABBr3 (A = Cs, Rb, K, Na; B = Ge, Sn) Halide Perovskites for Photovoltaic Applications”

“Numerical simulation of all inorganic CsPbIBr2 perovskite solar cells with diverse charge transport layers using DFT and SCAPS-1D frameworks”

Anil Kumar Undrajavarapu | Energy | Best Researcher Award

Mr. Anil Kumar Undrajavarapu | Energy | Best Researcher Award

CSIR-Central Electro Chemical Research Institute | India

Hundasa Chala Nagari is an emerging academic and research professional who has established himself as a dedicated scholar with strong foundations in science and engineering, consistently working toward advancing knowledge in his chosen field. He pursued his higher education with a clear vision of combining theory and practical applications, earning degrees that have equipped him with the expertise to contribute to both academia and research-driven innovation. His academic journey reflects his commitment to excellence and his passion for exploring new frontiers of science, technology, and interdisciplinary studies. Professionally, Hundasa has accumulated valuable experience in teaching, research, and collaborative projects, which has allowed him to gain insights into problem-solving, mentoring, and the design of innovative methodologies to address critical challenges. His teaching and research experiences are complemented by his involvement in projects that bridge the gap between academic learning and practical application, enabling him to contribute both to the classroom and the wider research community. His primary research interests lie in areas related to sustainable development, scientific innovation, and advanced technological solutions that benefit society. He is particularly keen on applying theoretical knowledge to real-world problems, especially those related to energy, environment, materials, and technology-enabled growth, aiming to create outcomes that foster societal progress and sustainable practices. His research skills include strong analytical thinking, advanced problem-solving, data analysis, scientific writing, experimental design, and collaborative teamwork, with proficiency in using both traditional and modern tools for research and innovation. He has also developed communication skills that help him convey complex ideas clearly in academic forums, seminars, and publications. Over time, Hundasa has been recognized with awards and honors that highlight his dedication, achievements, and contributions to the academic and scientific community. These accolades not only serve as a testament to his hard work but also encourage him to continue pushing the boundaries of innovation. His participation in conferences, workshops, and research networks further enriches his professional profile and strengthens his position as a researcher committed to advancing global knowledge. In conclusion, Hundasa Chala Nagari exemplifies the qualities of a motivated researcher and academic professional who integrates education, experience, and innovation to make meaningful contributions to science and society. His journey reflects a balance of scholarly rigor, professional dedication, and a forward-looking vision to develop solutions for global challenges. By continuing to leverage his skills, research interests, and collaborative spirit, he aspires to advance in his career, contribute to transformative research, and inspire others through his academic and professional achievements.

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“Co–Co3O4 nanostructure with nitrogen-doped carbon as bifunctional catalyst for oxygen electrocatalysis”

“Acidic and Alkaline pH Controlled Oxygen Reduction Reaction Pathway over Co‐N4C Catalyst”

“A novel nonheme manganese (ii) complex for (electro) catalytic oxidation of water”

“Hydroxide Ion Conduction through Viologen-Based Covalent Organic Frameworks (vCOFs): An Approach toward the Advancement”

“Assessing the impact of an antisolvent-regulated ZnCl2 water-in-salt electrolyte on solvation structure: a multiscale computational validation for aqueous Zn-ion battery”

Shagufta Iqbal | Zoology | Best Researcher Award

Ms. Shagufta Iqbal | Zoology | Best Researcher Award

University of Kashmir | India

Ms. Shagufta Iqbal, an emerging scholar from the University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar, J&K, is an Indian academic whose educational and professional journey reflects a strong foundation in biological sciences and a commitment to higher research. She holds an M.Phil degree from the University of Kashmir, where her academic pursuits have been deeply rooted in Zoology, and she previously earned her Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Zoology from the same university after completing her undergraduate studies in Science at the Government College for Women, Nawakadal, Srinagar, affiliated with the University of Kashmir, with major subjects in Zoology, Botany, Chemistry, and General English. This educational path has equipped her with a strong disciplinary grounding and comprehensive subject knowledge. Professionally, she is associated with the University of Kashmir as a scholar, actively engaged in academic research and contributing to the advancement of knowledge in her field. Her research interests span diverse aspects of Zoology and allied life sciences, focusing on understanding biological systems, exploring ecological relationships, and investigating the impact of environmental changes on fauna. She is also interested in contemporary scientific themes such as biodiversity conservation, ecological sustainability, and the interface of human activity with natural ecosystems, areas that are of increasing global importance. Her research skills include strong analytical ability, data interpretation, and practical laboratory expertise, complemented by proficiency in MS Office tools such as MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint, which enable her to effectively manage and present research findings. Additionally, her multilingual communication skills in English, Urdu, and Kashmiri provide her with the ability to connect with diverse audiences and disseminate her work across varied platforms. She has demonstrated excellence in her academic endeavors and is motivated by the goal of contributing meaningfully to the fields of Zoology and life sciences. In recognition of her dedication, she has received appreciation from faculty and peers, reflecting her growing reputation as a diligent researcher and committed academic. With her strong academic base, practical skills, and research-driven mindset, she is prepared to contribute significantly to scientific inquiry, teaching, and societal impact. In conclusion, Ms. Shagufta Iqbal represents the new generation of Indian scholars who are driven by a passion for scientific exploration and academic excellence; her educational background, research interests, and professional association with the University of Kashmir position her as a promising contributor to the scientific community, with the potential to influence the fields of Zoology, ecology, and conservation studies in the years to come.

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“Avian coccidiosis_A critical review”

“Heterakis gallinarum_A review”