Scientific and Technical Staff

Name: Dr. Vipan Kumar

Designation: Chief Scientist

Qualification:

PhD (TERI-SAS), MTech (IIT Bombay), BE (PEC Chandigarh)

Area of Interest:

Innovation, Entrepreneuship and Diffusion Research, Green Skill Development and Technology Management

Phone Number: Office: 011-25841781

Email: vipan.kumar@niscpr.res.in, coordinator.niscpr@acsir.res.in

Name: Dr. Yogesh Suman

Designation: Chief Scientist

Qualification:

B.E. (Computers), M.Tech (IT), PhD (Management)

Area of Interest:

Socio-Economic Impact Assessment and Market Potential Assessment of Technologies, Technology dissemination at Grass Root Level, Technology Transfer and adoption by Industry, Micro Small & Medium Enterprises, Science & Technology Management

Phone Number: Office:011-25843010, Mobile: 9717088448

Email: yogeshsuman@niscpr.res.in

Name: Dr. Naresh Kumar

Designation: Chief Scientist

Qualification:

PhD (Mathematics)

Area of Interest:

Mathematical modeling technological diffusion and forecasting

Phone Number: Office:011-25843102, Mobile:9868423191

Email: nareshkr@niscpr.res.in

Name: Dr. Charu Verma

Designation: Chief Scientist

Qualification:

MBA (Technology Management), IIT Delhi (Gold Medalist)

BE (Electronics & Communication), NSUT (erstwhile DIT), New Delhi (President Gold Medalist)

Area of Interest:

Data Science, AI/ML using Python/R, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), project management, strategy and customer relationships in enterprise software, business intelligence, database design, e-learning and website design

Phone Number: 9810241227

Email: charu_verma@niscpr.res.in

Name: Dr Bornali Sarma

Designation: Senior Principal Scientist

Qualification:

PDF     Innsbruck University, Austria 2005

PhD    Gauhati University: Title of Thesis: "Sheath Phenomena in Magnetized and Thermally Ionic Plasmas" , 2004

MSc     Cotton College, Gauhati University , 1997

BSc      Cotton College, Gauhati University, Physics (Honors), Chemistry, Mathematics, 1994

Area of Interest:

Experimental Plasma Physics, Plasma assisted Materials Science, Nonlinear Plasma Dynamics, Electronic Smart Textiles, Science Communication and Policy Research

Phone Number: 08667691194

Email: drbornali.sarma@csir.res.in

Name: SUMAN RAY

Designation: Senior Principal Scientist

Qualification:

 

  • Ph.D. (Biochemistry), awarded in year 2010 from Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (Formerly-Indian Toxicology Research Centre), Lucknow, and Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj, University, Kanpur.
  • Master’s in Science (Biochemistry) in year 1999 (1st division, 1st rank, Gold Medal) from North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong.
  • Bachelors in Science (Life sciences) in year 1997 (1st division, 2nd Rank) from Lady Keane College, Shillong.

Area of Interest:

Studies in Inclusive Health: socio-economic studies, neurological disorders, medicinal plants and health, stem cell therapy, mental health

Phone Number: 8595156481

Email: suman.niscpr@csir.res.in

Name: Mukesh Pund

Designation: Senior Principal Scientist

Qualification:

M.S.Software Systems

B.E. Computer Science and Engg

Area of Interest:

  • Software Design and Development; Information Technology & Information  Management; Open Source Software; Cloud Computing; Digital Libraries; Human Resource Development

Phone Number: 9868628874

Email: mukeshpund@niscpr.res.in

Name: Mrs. Sandhya Wakdikar

Designation: Senior Principal Scientist

Qualification:

M.Sc. (Environmental Sciences), M.A.(Public Administration)

Area of Interest:

Studies on Gender in STEM, Environmental Studies, Evaluation studies, etc.

Phone Number: 11-25843089

Email: sandhyaw@niscpr.res.in

Name: Dr. Kanika Malik

Designation: Senior Principal Scientist

Qualification:

PhD Biotechnology

Area of Interest:

Intellectual Property Rights

Phone Number: 011-25843189

Email: km.niscpr@csir.res.in

Name: Dr Charu Lata

Designation: Principal Scientist

Qualification:

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Plant Molecular Biology, 1st class (Distinction), ICAR-Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Resaerch Award 2012, National  Institute  of Plant Genome Research, India and Jawaharlal Nehru University, India (2011)
  • Master of Science (Agri.) Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, 1st class (Distinction), G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, India (2007)
  • Bachelor of Science (Agri.) 1st class (Distinction & Univ. Gold Medal), Assam Agricultural University, India (2005)

Area of Interest:

Traditional Knowledge, Science Communication, Policy Research, Crop Genomics, Plant-Microbe Interaction

Phone Number: +011-26964473 (O)

Email: charulata.niscpr@csir.res.in