Mxenes: Emerging 2D Materials

Dr. O. P. Pandey started his carrier from the Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi. After completing M.Tech. in 1984, followed by Ph.D. from Department of Metallurgical Engineering, IIT, BHU in 1992, he joined at Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, Punjab as Lecturer, now rose to Senior Professor. He has developed expertise in the area of materials and so far supervised 56 PhDs, more than 100 PG thesis, 5 Patents with more than 30 research projects in different areas from DST, DRDO, UGC, CSIR, MOM, DietY, UGC-DAE and many more in the area of Glasses, Electrolytes, Composites, Magnetic materials, HSLA steels, Bullet proof steels, Minerals, Seedlings, Semiconductors, Energy materials, Ceramics, Nano materials, etc. So far, he has published nearly 400 papers in SCI journals and nearly 500 in conference proceedings. He has also delivered several invited talks in various National and International conferences, workshops, seminars and chaired many sessions in India and Abroad. Currently 5 PhD students are working on different topics. His students are well settled in different universities and institutions in India and Abroad. He always enjoys teaching and research. His research interests are in the areas of Undercooling, Powder Metallurgy, Rapid Solidification, Spray Deposition, Heat Treatment, Glass Ceramic, Magnetic Materials, Nanomaterials, and Composites.

Dr. Piyush Sharma received his Master of Technology Degree from University Institute of Engineering and Technology (2012-2014). In his master's thesis, he focused on enhancing the thermal stability of wood through the application of fire-resistant compounds. He earned his Ph.D. degree from the Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, India (2015-2021). During his PhD, he was the junior research fellow for the project (based on glasses for fuel cells), awarded by Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi (2016-18). He extensively studied the differential thermal analysis and thermogravimetric response to get insight about the crystallization and conductivity behaviour of the CuS modified N2S-P2S5 glasses. He is the recipient of the international travel award from Department of Science and Technology (India) and American Ceramic Society to attend international summer schools and conferences. He has also been awarded with Indian prestigious fellowship CSIR SRF DIRECT (01 May 2018- 30 April 2021) sponsored by Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (India). During this tenure, he worked on the synthesis of MAX phases and studied their non-isothermal oxidation kinetics. After completing his doctorate, he joined to Virginia Tech Centre for Excellence in Emerging Materials (CEEMS) to work as a Post-Doctoral Fellow. He provided comprehensive guidance and coordination for interns, graduates, and research scholars. His ongoing research endeavours involve crafting viable substitutes for secure, cost-effective, and scalable energy storage solutions with robust power capabilities and resilience to mishandling, namely, wastewater treatment, energy conversion and storage devices. Currently, he is Assistant Professor at Division of Research and Development (DRD), Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India. His research interests are in the areas of 2D MXenes, 2D MBenes, MAX phases, MAB phases, Electrochemistry, Photocatalysis, Thermal Oxidation, Thermal Kinetics and Heat treatment.

Dr. O. P. Pandey於印度理工學院（BHU）瓦拉納西開始他的職業生涯。在1984年完成碩士學位後，他於1992年從印度理工學院（BHU）冶金工程系獲得博士學位，並加入了帕蒂亞拉的塔帕爾工程技術學院，擔任講師，現已晉升為高級教授。他在材料領域擁有專業知識，迄今已指導了56位博士生，超過100位碩士生，擁有5項專利，並在不同領域獲得了30多個來自DST、DRDO、UGC、CSIR、MOM、DietY、UGC-DAE等的研究項目，涉及玻璃、電解質、複合材料、磁性材料、高強度低合金鋼、防彈鋼、礦物、苗木、半導體、能源材料、陶瓷、納米材料等。迄今為止，他在SCI期刊上發表了近400篇論文，並在會議論文集中發表了近500篇論文。他還在印度和國外的各種國家和國際會議、研討會和研討會上發表了多次邀請演講，並主持了許多會議。目前有5名博士生正在從事不同的研究課題。他的學生在印度和國外的不同大學和機構中都有良好的發展。他一直熱愛教學和研究。他的研究興趣包括過冷、粉末冶金、快速凝固、噴射沉積、熱處理、玻璃陶瓷、磁性材料、納米材料和複合材料等領域。

Dr. Piyush Sharma於2012年至2014年在University Institute of Engineering and Technology獲得碩士學位。在他的碩士論文中，他專注於通過應用防火化合物提高木材的熱穩定性。他於2015年至2021年在印度帕蒂亞拉的塔帕爾工程技術學院獲得博士學位。在博士期間，他擔任由印度新德里科學技術部（2016-18）資助的關於燃料電池玻璃的項目的初級研究員。他廣泛研究了差熱分析和熱重反應，以瞭解CuS改性N2S-P2S5玻璃的結晶和導電行為。他獲得了印度科學技術部（India）和美國陶瓷學會頒發的國際旅行獎，以參加國際暑期學校和會議。他還獲得了印度科學與工業研究委員會（India）贊助的印度著名研究員CSIR SRF DIRECT（2018年5月1日至2021年4月30日）。在此期間，他研究了MAX相的合成並研究了它們的非等溫氧化動力學。在完成博士學位後，他加入了維吉尼亞理工學院新興材料卓越中心（CEEMS）擔任博士後研究員。他為實習生、研究生和研究學者提供全面的指導和協調工作。他目前是印度旁遮普邦法格瓦拉的Lovely Professional University研究與開發部（DRD）的助理教授。他的研究興趣包括2D MXenes、2D MBenes、MAX相、MAB相、電化學、光催化、熱氧化、熱動力學和熱處理等領域。