A. V. Moholkar

Distinguished Professor in the Department of Physics at Shivaji University, Kolhapur, since January 2011, with extensive undergraduate teaching experience at Gopal Krishna Gokhale College from 1994 to 2011. Nearly 28 years of research experience encompasses advanced materials essential for scientific and technological advancements, focusing on transparent conductive oxides, photovoltaic and electrochemical cells, and high-performance supercapacitors. A dedicated mentor, guiding thirteen Ph.D. candidates to completion and currently supervising six doctoral researchers while fostering global collaborations with esteemed institutions such as C.N.R.S. France and IIT Mumbai. Recognized for exceptional contributions through numerous accolades, including the BOYSCAST Fellowship and the 'National Young Scientist' award, complemented by a robust publication record of over 225 research papers in high-impact journals.

Kolhapur, (M.S.), India. From 1994 to 2011 he has worked at GKG, College, Kolhapur for UG courses. Besides this, he has 30 years and research experience on the different materials which are useful in various fields of Science and Technology and Engineering like TCO materials, different types of cell viz: solar cells, Fuel cell, electrochemical cell, gas sensor, Photoelectrochemical (PEC) detoxification of water and supercapacitor etc. He has guided twelve 16 students for their Ph.D. degree. He is the recipient of the prestigious ‘Better Opportunities for Young Scientists in Chosen Areas of Science and Technology’ [BOYSCAST] Fellowship DST, New Delhi for which he worked at Chonnam National University, Gwangju South Korea for One year as a Post- Doctoral researcher on “Synthesis of Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) thin films by PLD technique for solar cell applications”. In 2014, he has been elected as Fellow of Maharashtra Academy of Sciences (F.M.A.Sc.). His contribution to scientific research and societal work has been recognized by his achievements as Rashtriya Yuva Shastradnya (2019), Adarsh Shishak Purshkar (2016), World’s Top 2% Scientists (2020),University and World Ranker (2021), Excellence in Research (2021),Distinguished Faculty in Materials (2021), The Best Teacher Award (2021). According to a survey conducted by AD Scientific Index in 2021, Prof. Dr. Annasaheb Moholkar of the Department of Physics, Shivaji University has been ranked 5th in the Shivaji University, 657th in the India, 13120th in Asia Region and 25132nd among the world-renowned scientists. He has successfully completed Seven research projects of worth Rs. 1.5 cores funded by diverse agencies like, UGC, DST and DAE-BRNS, SERB. There are Six books to his credit published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Germany. He has contributed to 6 Book chapters published by the publisher of International repute like, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd.” Springer Publishing Company, IGI Global, USA, Palgrave Macmillan, Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd. and Elsevier. Working as a Referee for more than 30 International Journals and various project proposals of UGC and SERB funding agencies and well familiar with the role of organizer of the International Conferences on Physics of Materials and Materials based Device Fabrication. Under my guidance 12 have received their Ph.D. 3 students have submitted their thesis and 3 students are currently working for their Ph.D. Published more than 238 research papers appeared in reputed international journals high impact factor with citation index 11772, RG score 40.32, h index 65 and i-10 index is 169. The 23 articles have been ranked among Science Direct Top 25 and there are 35 articles appeared in the ‘BUTTER® Information Brochure which is devoted to Better Understanding Through Technology and Emerging Research. He has delivered more than 35 invited talks at national and international levels and his research work has been discriminated through more than 105 various seminar/workshops/symposium and conferences. More than decade the various materials useful for supercapacitor, solar cells, fuel cells, detection of gas, water splitting, and purification of water have been investigated by facile, cost-effective chemical techniques deposition method like spray pyrolysis, electrode position, CBD, SILAR, sol-gel. Hydrothermal etc. The work using spray pyrolysis for different kinds of TCO thin film materials viz. SnO2:F, In2O3:Sn, SnO2:Sb, CdO, CdO:F, CdO:Ga, ZnO, ZnO:F, ZnO:In, ZnO:Ga, CdInO4 and Zn2SnO4, by spray pyrolysis technique. Other materials investigated includes CdSe, Fe doped CdSe, F doped ZnO, CdIn2O4, CZTS, ZnO, Ga:ZnO, Al, Ga and In doped ZnO, ZnS, NiO, CdS, CdS sensitized ZnO, CuO-PAA, Al:Fe2O3, Zn2SnO4, Polyaniline ZnO nanocomposite, CuOPAA/ CNT, Silver:polyaniline, polypyrrole–ZnO nano-composite, CuInS2, TiO2, ZnSe, αFe2O3, MoO3, Pd sensitized MoO3, V2O5, Pd sensitized V2O5 CCTS etc. Recently supercapacitors, water splitting for production of hydrogen energy and biosensors, Nano Materials Thin Films, Nano-structured Photo-electro-chemical, Photocatalytic, Photoelectric Devices, Fuel Cells, Dye Sensitized and Solid-State Junction Solar Cells, Transparent Conductive Oxides, Bio and Gas Sensors, Supercapacitors, Green Energy are areas of research.

BPO Trainer, Shri. Venkatesh Mahavidyalaya, Ichalkaranji, Ichalkaranji, Maharashtra, 416115, 

Consultant, MonadNano-tech Pvt. Limited, Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400076, 

Professor, Shivaji   University, Kolhapur, 18/03/2025  Till To   date

Associate   Professor, Shivaji   University, Kolhapur, 11/01/2011 to18/03/2025

Visiting   Professor, Chonnam   National University, Gwangju, South Korea, 10/03/2009 to 09/03/2010

Assistant   Professor, G.K.G.   College, Kolhapur, 25/06/1994 to 10/01/2011

• Workshop on LEADERSHIP for Change, 2019-02-15, Pune, Maharashtra, India
• One-day workshop on Chhatrapati Sahu’s Code of Sexual Violence Prevention and Today’s Reality, 2018-08-02, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India
• One-day workshop on Prime Minister’s Fellowship Scheme for Doctoral Research, 2016-11-25, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India