Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
Biography
Dr. Dhilip Kumar obtained his Master and Doctoral degree from Indian Institute of Technology Madras(IIT-M). After completing Ph.D. in 2006, he worked as a post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the field of fundamental studies on H2 storage materials and then, from 2008 to 2010 worked in the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor on the modeling of atmospheric nitrate reactions. His doctoral work was adjudged the best thesis in Physical Chemistry for the year 2006 by IIT-Madras. He joined IIT Ropar as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry.
UG Courses:
- CYP101 Structure, Reactivity and Dynamics
- CYP230 Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
- CYP250 Environmental Chemistry and Engineering
- CYL604 Electronic Structure Calculations
Research Interests
- Ab initio electronic structure calculations
- Study of chemical processes of interest in the earth’s atmosphere and astrochemistry
- Fundamental studies on fuel cell materials for renewable energy
Computational Resources
Licensed Software
Education
- Ph.D., Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India, 2006
- M.Sc., Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India, 2000
- B.Sc. Chemistry, University of Madras, Tamil Nadu, India, 1998
Work Experience
- Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, India 2010-Present
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences and Department of Chemistry, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA 2008-2010
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA 2006-2008
Projects
- Applications Invited for the position of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF). Download Application
- DST funded Fast Tract scheme for Young Scientists project titled H2 storage and Fuel cell materials for renewable energy: Fundamental study on metal hybrid nanostructures.
Selected Publications
2. T. J. Dhilip Kumar, P. Tarakeshwar and N. Balakrishnan, Geometric and electronic structures of hydrogenated transition metal (Sc, Ti, Zr) clusters, Phys. Rev. B 2009, 79, 205415.
3. P. Tarakeshwar, T. J. Dhilip Kumar and N. Balakrishnan, Hydrogen multicenter bonds and reversible hydrogen storage, J. Chem. Phys. 2009, 130, 114301.
4. T. J. Dhilip Kumar, P. Tarakeshwar, and N. Balakrishnan, Structural, energetic and electronic properties of hydrogenated titanium clusters, J. Chem. Phys. 2008, 128, 194714.
5. T. J. Dhilip Kumar, C. Zhou, H. Cheng, R. C. Forrey and N. Balakrishnan, Effect of Co doping on catalytic activity of small Pt clusters, J. Chem. Phys. 2008, 128, 124704.