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Assistant Professor Grade 1 in the field of Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Himansu Sekhar Nanda received his Ph. D. in Materials Science and Engineering in 2014 from International Joint Graduate School of National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan (Top 12 Global Innovators: Government Lab by Most Trusted Clarivate Analytics and Thomson Reuters). He received Master of Technology in Nanotechnology from IIT Roorkee in 2010 and Bachelor of Technology in Biotechnology from MITS Rayagada under Biju Patnaik University of Technology in 2008. He was a post-doctoral fellow at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (2014-2015) and a postdoctoral research fellow at Nanyang Technological University Singapore (2016-2017). He worked as an Assistant Professor Grade II at Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing (IIITDM), Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh from 2017 to 2019 and currently serving as Assistant Professor Grade I in the same institute. He was a Visiting Scholar at College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology (2018) and a Senior Visiting Scholar at State Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (2019). He was a research scientist at Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI), Los Angeles, USA (2022-2023) and now, he is an affiliate researcher at TIBI since 2023. His current research interests include design and engineering of biomaterials for advanced biomanufacturing of tissues and organs, additive manufacturing and nanoscale surface engineering of biomaterials and implants for better clinical performance, and biomechanics of implants for sustainable manufacturing. His research accomplishments have been featured in several high impact Journal papers in the field of Biomaterials and Materials Sciences and Engineering. He has edited several special issues in Science Citation Indexed Journals: Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering (Elsevier), Frontiers in Materials (frontiers), Biosensors (MDPI) and Bioengineering (MDPI). He has been awarded with Best Researcher Award (from VDGOOD Professional Association, India), 2024 Emerging Investigator Award from Journal of Materials Chemistry B (from Royal Society of Chemistry, UK), and Nanotechnology Alumnus Award (IIT Roorkee, India). He has actively involved in contributing established scientific societies such as Society for Biomaterials and Artificial Organs India (SBAOI) (as a member of Thesis Award Committee) and Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society-Asia Pacific (TERMIS-AP) (as a member of Local Development Committee) and Asian Polymer Association (APA) (as an Executive Member). Apart from this, he has been a member of several other scientific communities such as American Chemical Society, International Society of Biomechanics, TMS, IIS, IIChE, AIChE. He has served for various administrative roles at IIITDM Jabalpur such as member Department Post Graduate Committee and member of Department Undergraduate Committee, Member of Tender Committee for Manpower Outsourcing and as a Professor in Charge at Central workshop. Under his lead role, IIITDM has signed few memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with Beijing University of Chemical Technology China (2019), CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India (2020) and Institute of Advanced Materials, Ulrika, Sweden (2020). He is a well-trained visible young leader in the field of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering in Indian Biomaterials Community received training from Prof. Guoping Chen (Current President Elect- TERMIS AP), Prof. Ali Khademhosseini (Former Professor MIT and current CEO, Terasaki Institute) and Prof. Seeram Ramakrishna (World’s Most Influential Minds (Thomson Reuters), and World’s Highly Cited Researchers in Cross-Fields (Clarivate Analytics) and many others (not listed here). He is heading Biomaterials and Biomanufacturing Lab at IIITDM Jabalpur with the fund support from SERB, DST, MOE and the grant form Fudan University, China and Terasaki Institute, USA. He loves in engaging himself in scientific networking and collaborations to produce high standard research outputs.