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FLUID LAB
Functional Liquid-repellent Ultra-omniphobic, Intelligent, Dynamic Surfaces




Dr. Adil Majeed Rather
DST Inspire Faculty
Department of Chemistry,
National Institute of Technology Srinagar, India
Email: adil_2025dst002071@nitsri.ac.in adilmajeed131@gmail.com

Education and Professional Experience
2025 on wards: National Institute of Technology Srinagar, India
DST Inspire Faculty, Department of Chemistry
2021 – 2025: North Carolina State University, North Carolina, USA Postdoctoral Research Associate
Advisor: Dr. Arun Kumar Kota
2020 – 2021: The Ohio State University, Ohio, USA Postdoctoral Research Associate
Advisor: Dr. Xiaoguang Wang
2015 – 2019: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, Assam-India Ph.D (Chemistry)
Advisor: Dr. Uttam Manna
2013 – 2015: Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh-India MSc. (Chemistry)
2010 – 2013: Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh-India BSc (Hons) Chemistry
Awards/Recognitions
⫸ Best Thesis Award (2020)
Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam-India
⫸ Tertiary Prize Award (2018)
Journal of Bionic Engineering & National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Bionic Engineering, Jilin University’ China
⫸ Best Oral Presentation Award (2018)
International Conference on Advances in Polymer Science & Technology, organized by Asian Polymeric Association and IIT Delhi’.
⫸ Institute Best Presentation Award (2017)
Research Conclave organized by Students Academic Board (SAB) of IIT, Guwahati
⫸ Best Poster Presentation Award (2017)
Chemconvene organized by Department of Chemistry of IIT, Guwahati.
⫸ Best Poster Presentation Award (2017)
International Conference on Sophisticated Instruments in Modern Research, organized by ‘CIF IIT Guwahati’.
⫸ Best Poster Presentation Award (2017)
International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (ICANN) conducted by Centre for Nanotechnology, IIT, Guwahati.
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