Uttam Kumar

About

Research scholar at IIT BHU with experience in Photocatalysis, Electrocatalysis, Nanomaterials, and Biomaterials. Published in multiple peer-reviewed journals and experienced in experimental materials characterization and molecular dynamics studies.

Experience

• Production Head
  Orthoflex Innovation Private Limited
  Jul 2025 – Present
• Junior Research Fellow (JRF)
  Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) BHU
  Dec 2019 – Dec 2020
• Project Associate
  CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory (NML)
  Aug 2019 – Dec 2019
• Master Project Trainee
  CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory (NML)
  May 2018 – Jul 2019

Education

• Research Scholar
  Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-BHU)
  Chemistry · Jan 2021 – May 2025
• Integrated Master of Technology (I. M.Tech)
  Central University of Jharkhand (CUJ)
  Nanotechnology · Jul 2014 – Jun 2019

Skills

• Chemistry
• Photocatalysis
• Materials Characterization
• XRD
• SEM
• FTIR
• UV-Vis Spectroscopy
• Molecular Dynamics
• Raman Spectroscopy
• Nanomaterials
• Xps
• Hr-Tem
• Bet

Projects

• Effect of Austenising Temperature on Impact Toughness of Press Hardening Steel
  XRD, SEM, EDAX, TGA

  Investigated microstructure-property relationships of press hardening steel and supported equipment assembly and testing.

• Synthesis and Photocatalytic Evaluation of New 2D Material Based Nanocomposite
  SEM, HR-TEM, XRD, UV DRS, FTIR, BET

  Prepared 2D material-based heterostructure photocatalysts and studied dye degradation kinetics.

• Synthesis of New 2D Material other than Graphene Oxide for Energy Application
  XPS, Raman Spectroscopy, HR-TEM, SEM

  Exfoliated layered materials into 2D nanosheets and developed 2D nanocomposites for photocatalytic water splitting.

• Development of Magnetically Recyclable Visible Light Photocatalyst for H2 O2 Production
  LAMMPS, Molecular Dynamics Simulation, MedeA VASP, Gaussian

  Fabricated a magnetic material-based heterostructure photocatalyst for H2 O2 generation and in-situ utilization for degradation of organic pollutants.

🗣️ Languages

• English

🏆 Achievements & awards

• best poster award · 2022
• sakura science exchange fellowship · 2023
• ICGP felloship · 2024

📚 Publications

• Constructing 2D hetero-interface of MoS2 /MnIn2 S4 with improved interfacial charge carrier transfer for photocatalytic H2 O2 production ↗ · 2025
• Silver nanostructure-loaded starch functionalized magnetite (Ag/s-Fe3 O4 ) photocatalyst for H2 O2 production: experimental and molecular dynamics studies ↗ · 2025
• Fenton reaction by H2 O2 produced on magnetically recyclable Ag/CuWO4 /NiFe2 O4 photocatalyst ↗ · 2023
• Improved Interfacial Charge Transfer on Noble Metal-Free Biomimetic CdS Based Tertiary Heterostructure @ 2D MoS2 -CdS-Cu2 O with Enhanced Photocatalytic Water Splitting ↗ · 2021
• In-situ H2 O2 production for tetracycline degradation on Ag/s-(Co3 O4 /NiFe2 O4 ) visible light magnetically recyclable photocatalyst: Experiment and Molecular Dynamics Studies ↗ · 2022
• Evolution of H2 O2 producing heterogeneous photocatalysts: a review ↗ · 2025
• Silver nanoparticles decorated NiFe2 O4 /CuWO4 heterostructure electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction ↗ · 2024
• Graphitic carbon nitride-based materials for photoelectrochemical water splitting ↗
• An oxycarbide-derived-carbon supported nickel ferrite/copper tungstate ternary composite for enhanced electrocatalytic activity towards the oxygen evolution reaction ↗ · 2024
• Visible light photo-Fenton degradation of p-nitrophenol on Ag/Fe3 O4 /WO3 nanocomposites: Experimental and molecular dynamics investigations ↗ · 2023
• In-situ use of photocatalytically produced H2 O2 for Fenton degradation of organic pollutants ↗ · 2024
• Synthesis and photocatalytic evaluation of 2D MoS2 /TiO2 heterostructure photocatalyst for organic pollutant degradation ↗ · 2023
• Tailoring of Visible to Near-Infrared Active 2D MXene with Defect-Enriched Titania-Based Heterojunction Photocatalyst for Green H2 Generation ↗ · 2024
• Insight into photo-Fenton reaction on a magnetite-GO nanocomposite: computational and experimental studies ↗ · 2022
• Photocatalytic degradation of crystal violet on Cu, Zn doped BiVO4 particles ↗ · 2024
• Visible light photo-Fenton catalytic properties of starch functionalized -FeOOH/-FeOOH/Cu2 O p-n-p heterojunction nanostructures ↗ · 2023
• The bandgap of sulfur-doped Ag2 O nanoparticles ↗ · 2023
• Cd-doped Ag2 O/BiVO4 visible light Z-scheme photocatalyst for efficient ciprofloxacin degradation ↗ · 2022
• Co-adsorption mechanism of organic pollutants on NiFe2 O4 /GO nanostructures: Experimental and classical molecular dynamics studies ↗ · 2023
• Nanoparticles of MnFeNiCuBi high entropy alloy catalyst for Fenton and photo-Fenton decomposition of p-nitrophenol ↗ · 2024
• Design and development of AgI/ NiFe2 O4 photo-Fenton photocatalyst ↗ · 2024
• r-GO coated magnetic high entropy alloy/oxide nanocomposites as highly efficient Fenton and photo-Fenton catalysts ↗ · 2024
• Neutral pH Fenton and Photo-Fenton activity of Mo-doped iron-pyrite particles ↗ · 2024
• Fabrication of Ag2 MoO4 /CuWO4 Nanocomposite Photocatalyst for the Degradation of Rhodamine-B ↗ · 2024