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Dr Vasant Kumar has been awarded the Kroll Medal and Prize in recognition of significant contribution that has enhanced the scientific understanding of materials chemistry as applied to the industrial production of materials.

Dr Kumar, a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Materials Science at the University of Cambridge, has been conducting world leading research in materials chemistry reactions at the cutting edge of new applications within an ecological framework. His research has helped advance new knowledge in materials chemistry with innovations in ionic sensors, batteries, fuel cells, electrolytic cells and photocatalytic-reactors.

He has published over 200 papers, ten patents, four chapters in handbooks and one edited book (High energy density Li batteries, Wiley-VCH 2010). He has supervised over 30 PhD students, 20 post-doctoral researchers, 15 visiting students and hosted eight visiting professors.

Dr Kumar is the Founder and Director of several start-up companies – Solutions4Hydrogen Ltd in Pune, India; Environmental Monitoring & Control Ltd, Stafford, UK; Cambridge Solar Energy Solutions Ltd, Cambridge UK and Cambridge Nano Sensors – for furthering his research into industrial applications in the areas of energy and environment. Dr Kumar has worked very closely with industry and research organisations and has been successful in transferring technology to the industry.

He has won many awards for his work including the Armourers and Brasiers Venture Prize in 2007, and was awarded the Honorary Doctorate of Engineering by University of Malaysia in 2011 and Honorary Professorships in Hebei University and HUST, Wuhan in China.

Date awarded

15 October 2014

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