Profile
Dr. Vanish Kumar is currently serving Scientist C at the National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali. He has M. Tech degree (gold medalist) in nanoscience and nanotechnology. He completed his Ph.D (Engineering) from Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) CSIR-CSIO, Chandigarh, India on the development of advanced materials based sensors for food adulterants and disease diagnosis. During his doctoral studies, Dr. Kumar specialized in the development of cutting-edge materials-based sensors tailored for detecting food adulterants and diagnosing diseases. After completion of his Ph.D., Dr. Kumar embarked on a postdoctoral research stint at Hanyang University, South Korea. His focus during this phase was primarily directed towards the advancement of nanomaterials, particularly in the areas of sensing, adsorption, and catalytic applications. Throughout his career, Dr. Kumar has been a recipient of numerous prestigious research projects and fellowships. Notable among these are projects such as SERB-ECR and INSPIRE faculty and fellowships including DST-INSPIRE Faculty, SERB-NPDF, and CSIR-SRF. He has successfully guided two Ph.D. candidates and approximately fifteen master's students. He has published over 90 research papers in reputed international journals. Total citations for his published articles are ~6000 with h-index of 43 and i-10 index of 72.
Current Focus Areas
Development of nanosensing platforms, food safety assessment, and smart food packaging.
Selected Publications
Kalyan V., Dhiman J., Suresh K., Kim KH, and Kumar V.* (2021). Mixed metal (cobalt/molybdenum) based metal-organic frameworks for highly sensitive and specific sensing of arsenic (V): Spectroscopic versus paper-based approaches. Chemical Engineering Journal, 426, 131243
Dhiman J., Vaid K., Johns T., Maurya R., Arora M., Negi A., Gupta R., Misra M., Kim KH, and Kumar V.* (2022). Tyrosinase-functionalized gold nanoparticle-tailored ultrasensitive nanosensing probe for hazardous and nutritional phenolic compounds. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 371, 132434.
Kumar V., Kaur I., Arora S., Mehla R., Vellingiri K., and Kim KH. (2019). Graphene nanoplatelet/graphitized nanodiamond-based nanocomposite for mediator-free electrochemical sensing of urea. Food Chemistry, 303, 125375.
Kumar V., Mahajan R., Kaur I., Kim KH. (2017). A simple and mediator-free urea sensing based on engineered nanodiamonds with polyaniline nanofibers synthesized in situ. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 9, 16813-16823.
Kumar V, Singh V., Kim KH., Kwon E.K., Younis S.A. (2021) Metal-organic frameworks for photocatalytic detoxification of chromium and uranium in water. Coordination Chemistry Reviews 447, 214148.
Kalyan V., Dhiman J., Suresh K., Kim KH, and Kumar V.* (2021). Mixed metal (cobalt/molybdenum) based metal-organic frameworks for highly sensitive and specific sensing of arsenic (V): Spectroscopic versus paper-based approaches. Chemical Engineering Journal, 426, 131243