Specialization: Physics and Materials Science

Area of Interest: Composite Materials, Nanotechnology, Tribology

Teaching Experience:  Nine years

• Teaching at SVKM’s NMIMS (Deemed to be University), Chandigarh as an Assistant Professor (from June 2023 to continue).
• Taught at Punjab Engineering College (Deemed to be University), Chandigarh, as a contractual faculty for eight years (Jan 2015- Dec 2022), teaching subjects: Materials Science, Composite Materials, Failure analysis, etc. to B.Tech. and M.Tech. Students.
• Taught at Desh Bhagat University, Mandi-Gobindgarh (Pb.) as an Assistant Professor for one semester (July 2014- Jan 2015) Teaching subjects: Electrodynamics, and Statistical &Thermal Physics to M.Sc. (Physics) students.
• Taught at Meerut Institute of Engineering and Technology (MIET), Meerut as Lecturer for one semester from July 2009- Jan 2010, teaching subjects: Engineering Physics to B.Tech. Students.

Research Experience: Three Years

 Worked as a Senior Research Fellow (Fab. 2010- May 2013) on a research project sponsored by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Govt. of India.

Paper Publications

1. Anjana Sharma, Dr. Nupur Aggarwal, Dr. Naveen Kumar, Dr. Ranvir Singh Panwar, Dr. Payal Patial, Dr. Nitish Kumar Sharma, Dr. Kanchan Bala, Dr. Navdeep Sharma, Dr. Shalini Tripathi, Dr. Vaseem Raja, Prof. Saransh Malhotra; Magnetically Separable Mg−Zn Ferrite Nanoparticles Synthesized Using Ocimum Basilicum Leaf Extract Potentiates Cytotoxicity: In vitro; ChemistrySelect; 2023 https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202300423.
2. Naveen Kumar, Bishali, Nupur Aggarwal, Suraiya Hakimi, Payal Patial, Daoud Ali, Gokhlesh Kumar, Aseem Vashisht, Ranvir Singh Panwar & Vaseem Raja; Phytochemically Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles using Ocimum Basilicum Leaf Extract Potentiate Cytotoxicity; Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-023-06240-5.
3. Suresh Kumar, Ranvir Singh Panwar, O.P. Pandey, Pardeep Kumar Nagpal, Vipin Sharma; High-velocity ballistic performance of ZrSiO4 reinforced aluminum alloy matrix composites, Materials Today Communications, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2023.106349.
4. Nupur Aggarwal, Harpreet Kaur, Naveen Kumar, Jaspreet Kaur, Saransh Malhotra, Anjana Sharma, Shalini Tripathi, Ranvir Singh Panwar, Payal Patial; Evaluation of photocatalytic efficacy of biosynthesized tetragonal SnO₂ nanoparticles; Results in Chemistry; 2023; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rechem.2023.100803.
5. Shivanshu Sharma, Nupur Aggarwal, Vinod Kumar, Anjana Sharma, Monika, Ranvir Singh Panwar, Naveen Kumar; Semiconducting metamorphism in Cu2+ substituted structurally enriched SnO2 nanocrystals; Materials Letters; 2023; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2023.133948.
6. Rahul Kaushik, Nupur Aggarwal, Ranvir Singh Panwar & Naveen Kumar; Exploring heavy metal detection efficacy in industrial waste water using Ficus Benjamina leaf extract-mediated TiO2 nanoparticles; Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics; 2023; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-022-09634-3.
7. Ranvir Singh Panwar, Naveed Pervaiz, Gulshan Dhillon, Sanjeev Kumar, N. Sharma, Nupur Aggarwal, Shalini Tripathi, Ravinder Kumar, Aseem Vashisht, Naveen Kumar; Mangifera indica leaf extract assisted biogenic silver nanoparticles potentiates photocatalytic activity and cytotoxicity; Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics; 2022; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-022-08546-6.
8. Characterization and Quasi-static Compressive Response of Closed Cell Al2024-B₄C_p Composite Foams and their Energy Absorption Characteristics; Rajvir Singh, Rama Arora, Ranvir Singh Panwar & J. D. Sharma; International Journal of Metalcasting; 2022; https://doi.org/10.1007/s40962-022-00837-2.
9. Nupur Aggarwal, Shilpi Jindal, Gagan Anand, Anjana Sharma, Shalini Tripathi, Ajay Vasisthth, N. K. Verma, Sanjeev Kumar, Ranvir Singh Panwar, Naveen Kumar; Magnetic metamorphosis of structurally enriched hexagonal Tb3+ modified ZnO nanoparticles; Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-022-05811-2.
10. Pardeep Kumar Nagpal, Suresh Kumar, Ranvir Singh Panwar, J. D. Sharma, Neeru Singla, Sunil Kumar Mahla Effect of In-situ Tribo-oxide-layer on the Non-lubricated Tribological Behaviors of LM27/ SiCp composites; Tribology - Materials, Surfaces & Interfaces, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1080/17515831.2022.2058797.
11. Kumar, P. K. Teotia, O P Pandey, Ranvir Singh Panwar; Non-Lubricated sliding Wear Performance of LM13 Alloy Foam and its Composite Foams reinforced with ZrSiO₄; Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals; 2021; https://doi.org/10.1007/s12666-021-02348-w.
12. Deepika Sharma, Shalini Tripathi, Ranvir Singh Panwar, Gulshan Dhillon, Anupreet Kaur Bhatia, Devika Vashisht, SK Mehta, Naveen Kumar; Crystal chemistry and physicochemical investigation of aliovalent substituted SnO₂ nanoparticles; Vacuum; 2021; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vacuum.2020.109925.
13. Aseem Vashisht, Gulshan Dhillon, Ranvir Singh Panwar, Anupreet Kaur Bhatia, Shalini Tripathi, Navdeep Sharma, Anju Saxena & Naveen Kumar; Structurally enriched aliovalent Cd2+-doped SnO2 nanocrystals and their physicochemical investigations; Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics; 2021; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-021-06217-6.
14. Aseem Vashisht, Gulshan Dhillon, Ranvir Singh Panwar, Anupreet Kaur Bhatia, Shalini Tripathi, Sumit Bhardwaj, Navdeep Sharma, Devika Vashisht, SK Mehta, Naveen Kumar; Influence of Ce³⁺ Modification on Physicochemical Characteristics of SnO₂ Nanoparticles; Journal of Electronic Materials; 2021; https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-021-09207-w.
15. Siddhant Kaushik, Ranvir Singh Panwar; Dry sliding wear behaviour of steel (AISI 1078) after coating with steam treatment and manganese phosphating; Tribology - Materials, Surfaces & Interfaces; 2021; https://doi.org/10.1080/17515831.2021.1872931.
16. Ranvir Singh Panwar, Suresh Kumar, Ratandeep Pandey, O.P. Pandey; Study of non-lubricated wear behavior of the Al-Si alloy composite reinforced with different ratio of coarse and fine size zircon sand particles at different ambient temperatures; Tribology Letters, 2014; https://doi.org/10.1007/s11249-014-0335-y.
17. Ranvir Singh Panwar, P. Pandey; Analysis of wear track and debris of stir cast LM13/Zr composite at elevated temperatures, Materials Characterization; 2013; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2012.11.003.
18. Ranvir Singh Panwar and O.P. Pandey; Study of wear behavior of zircon sand-reinforced LM13 alloy composites at elevated temperatures; Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance; 2013; https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-012-0383-0.
19. Suresh Kumar, Vipin Sharma, Ranvir Singh Panwar, O. P. Pandey; Wear Behavior of Dual Particle Size (DPS) Zircon Sand Reinforced Aluminum Alloy; Tribology Letters, 2012; https://doi.org/10.1007/s11249-012-9983-y.
20. Suresh Kumar, Ranvir Singh Panwar, O.P. Pandey; Wear behavior at high temperature of dual- particle size zircon-sand-reinforced aluminum alloy composite; Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 2013; https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-012-1504-y.
21. Suresh Kumar, Ranvir Singh Panwar, O.P. Pandey; Tribological characteristics of Aluminium tri- reinforced particles (Al- TRP) composites developed by liquid metallurgy route; Advanced Materials Research, 2012; https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.585.574.
22. Suresh Kumar, Ranvir Singh Panwar, O. P. Pandey; Effect of dual reinforced ceramic particles on high temperature tribological properties of aluminum composites; Ceramics International; 2013; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2013.01.059.
23. Suresh Kumar, Ratandeep Pandey, Ranvir Singh Panwar, O. P. Pandey; Effect of particle size on wear of particulate reinforced aluminium alloy composites at elevated temperatures; Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance; 2013; https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-013-0642-8.
24. Vipin Sharma, Suresh Kumar, Ranvir Singh Panwar, O. P. Pandey; Microstructural and wear behavior of dual reinforced particle (DRP) aluminum alloy composite; Journal of Materials Science, 2012; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-012-6599-4.
25. Rajvir Singh, Paawan Khanna, Ranvir Singh Panwar, Jagmohan Datt; Development of Al6061-B4C Composite and Study the Effect of Heat Treatment on its Mechanical Properties; IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering; 2022; doi:10.1088/1757-899X/1219/1/012044.
26. Suresh Kumar, Ranvir Singh Panwar, and P. Pandey; Tribological properties of Zircon sand and Zirfloor reinforced LM13 alloy matrix composite-A comparative study; AIP Conf. Proc. 1536, 1286 (2013); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4810712.
27. Ranvir Singh Panwar, Suresh Kumar, and O. P. Pandey; Study of wear mechanism for LM13/Zr composite under dry sliding conditions at different loads; AIP Conf. Proc. 1536, 1143 (2013); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4810641. 

Book Chapters:

1. Ranvir Singh Panwar; National Education Policy 2020 in India: Implications for Engineering Education; Navigating New Horizons: Unraveling the Challenges, Ideas and Teacher Perceptions in the Implementation of NEP- 2020; IIP Iterative International Publishers; pages 175- 183; ISBN: 978-93-5747-312-5; 2023.
2. Kumar N., Dhillon G., Panwar R.S., Sharma I., Bhatia A.K. (2021) Lead-Free BiFeO₃–BaTiO₃ Ceramics: An Overview. In: Bhargava G.K., Bhardwaj S., Singh M., Batoo K.M. (eds) Ferrites and Multiferroics. Engineering Materials. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7454-9_11.

Conferences and Paper Presentations

Workshops Attended:

1. 5-day Online FDP on the theme "Inculcating Universal Human Values in Technical Education” organized by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) from 3rd July to 7th July 2023.
2. One Week Exposure on "Application of Artificial Intelligence in Teaching and Learning", organized by Institute for Development and Communication, Approved Research Centre of Panjab University, Sector38-A, Chandigarh during 1^st – 6^th Feb, 2021.
3. National Workshop on New Horizon in Metallurgy, Materials, and Manufacturing organized by the Indian Institute of Metals, Kanpur during 14- 16th Dec 2020.
4. Faculty Development Program (FDP) on 'Recent Advances in Process Metallurgy' organized by OP Jindal University, Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) during 13^th – 17^th July 2020.
5. 5-day Workshop on "One Week Workshop on Design, Development, and Delivery of e-Content" organized by Institute for Development and Communication, Approved Research Centre of Panjab University, Sector38-A, Chandigarh during 20th July 2020 to 25th July
6. 5-day workshop on Technical Communication organized by University Business School, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India during 27- 31 May 2015.
7. 4^th National Symposium for Materials Research Scholars (MR-12) & Workshop on Advanced Characterization Techniques, May 2012 held at IIT Bombay, India
8. Indo- Russian workshop on Nanotechnology and Laser-Induced Plasma- 2009 (IRNANO- 2009) was held at the University of Delhi, Delhi, India during 24- 26 November 

Conference Attended

1. Navneet Kumar, Ranvir Singh Panwar, J D Sharma; "Development and Morphological Study of Stir cast Al/B₄C composite” International Conference on Recent Research developments in Science, Engineering and Management, Held at Mahratta Chamber of Commerce Industries and Agriculture, Pune, India on 29^th May 2016.
2. Ranvir Singh Panwar, Suresh Kumar, P. Pandey; "Study of wear Mechanism for LM13 composites under dry sliding conditions at different Loads”, International conferences on Recent Trends in Applied Physics and Materials Sciences (RAM- 2013) held at Govt. College of Engineering and Technology, Bikaner, India during February 01- 02, 2013.
3. Ranvir Singh Panwar, Suresh Kumar, O.P. Pandey; "Microstructural study and wear behavior of LM13/10%Zr composite at elevated temperature”, 4^th National Symposium for Materials Research Scholars (MR-12) & Workshop on Advanced Characterization Techniques, May 2012 at IIT Bombay, Mumbai,
4. Ranvir Singh Panwar, Suresh Kumar, O.P. Pandey; "Development of environment-friendly zircon sand reinforced composite”, International Conference on Emerging Trends in Physics for Environment Monitoring & Management (ETPEMM-12), held at Punjabi University, Patiala, India during 17- 19, 2012.
5. Ranvir Singh Panwar, Suresh Kumar, P. Pandey; "Effect of elevated temperature on wear behavior of LM13/Zr composite containing different size of zircon sand particles’’ National Conference on Recent Trends in Material Science Research (RTMSR-2012)’’, National Institute of Technology Srinagar, Hazratbal, Srinagar-190006, (J & K), India during September 3-5, 2012.
6. Ranvir Singh Panwar, P. Pandey; Poster presentation in 22^ndAnnual General Meeting of Materials Research Society of India held at Bhopal, India during 14 – 16 February 2011.Official