Prakrthi Alankaru Narayana

Dynamic nanotechnology researcher with extensive experience at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, specializing in advanced materials synthesis and characterization. Proven expertise in nanofabrication techniques and a strong analytical mindset, driving successful projects in cleanroom environments. Adept at optimizing processes and collaborating effectively within multidisciplinary teams to achieve innovative solutions.

• Ion Beam Sputter Deposition of Aluminium Oxide Thin Films for Electronic Applications, 03/17/25 - 03/21/25, DPG-Spring Meeting-2025, Regensburg, Germany
• Aluminium Doped Lithium Germanium Phosphate: Synthesis, Fabrication of Thin Ceramic Membranes and Their Electrochemical Characterization, 12/08/16 - 12/10/16, i SAEST-11 symposium, Chennai, India
• Doped Sodium zirconium phosphosilicate (NASICON) with high ionic conductivity: Synthesis and characterization, 05/26/16 - 05/28/16, FUNMAT-2016 conference, CSIR- CECRI, Karaikudi, India

• P Anandha Ganesh, AN Prakrthi, S Selva Chandrasekaran, D Jeyakumar, Shape-tuned, surface-active and support-free silver oxygen reduction electrocatalyst enabled high performance fully non-PGM alkaline fuel cell, RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 24872-24882, https://doi.org/10.1039/D1RA02718B
• Balakrishnamurthy Sachin Kumar, Alankaru Narayana Prakrthi, Thangaraj Senthil, Kuruveri Udaya Bhat, Srinivasan Anandhan, Organoclay enabled nanofiber formation from a polyolefin elastomer, Adv Polym Technol., 2018, 37, 1278–1295, https://doi.org/10.1002/adv.21787

• CeNSe Winter School 2024 in Semiconductor technology, 12/09/24 - 12/20/24, IISc Bangalore, India
• Summer School Advanced Materials 2024, 09/09/24 - 09/13/24, University of Applied Sciences, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research (IPF), Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW), Dresden, Germany
• MemrisTec Summer School 2023- Memristive Devices Toward Smart Technical Systems, 08/14/23 - 08/19/23, Dresden, Germany
• Australian National Fabrication Facility-South Australian (ANFF-SA) Microengineering School, 07/01/23, Australia
• EMERGE online school on Sustainable flexible large-area printed electronics & photonics, 03/20/23 - 03/24/23, 83/100
• Infineon Austria winter school 2023 on Green for Tech, 02/08/23 - 02/10/23
• 20th Dresden Microelectronics Academy-cfaed Summer School, 09/12/22 - 09/16/22, Dresden, Germany

• Prof. K. R. Hebbar Gold Medal, For a student with the best academic records and Institute Gold Medal for securing the highest Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) in M.Tech. Materials Engineering, 2013
• Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering Exam-GATE, All India 120th Rank Scholarship from Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India during M. Tech. Materials Engineering, 2013
• First Rank and Prof. J. Uchil Felicitation Gold medal, For securing the highest percentage in M.Sc. Materials Science, 2011
• Sir. C.V. Raman Merit Scholarship, From Karnataka State Government during B.Sc. course, 2009
• National Merit Scholarship, From the Government of India during high school & pre-university, 2006

• Pro flex 2025- roll to roll vacuum coating technologies, 05/05/25 - 05/06/25, Fraunhofer Institute for Electron Beam and Plasma Technology, Dresden, Germany
• DPG-Spring Meeting-condensed matter section, 03/17/25 - 03/21/25, Regensburg, Germany
• Atomic Layer Process Innovation Network (ALPIN) Workshop 2023, 09/11/23 - 09/12/23, University Library of the Technical University of Chemnitz
• Focused Ion Technology for Nanomaterials-FIT4NANO workshop 2023, 07/17/23 - 07/19/23, Lisbon, Portugal
• High-K Workshop 2023, 05/10/23 - 05/11/23, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW), Dresden, Germany

Wet bench, Photolithography (UV, DUV), Physical vapor deposition (thermal evaporation, sputtering (DC, RF, ion beam)), Chemical vapor deposition (PECVD), Atomic layer deposition (PEALD), Dry etching (RIE-Cl,RIE-F), Sol-gel, Combustion synthesis, Precipitation method, Hydrothermal and solvothermal synthesis, Ultrasonic delamination, Solid-state reaction, Melt quenching, Arc-melting, Ball-milling, Slot-die coating, Tape casting, Electrospinning, Plasma spray coating, Electrodeposition, Spin coating, 3D printing (DLP, filament type), Flexible substrates printing: flexographic printing, screen printing, gravure printing, X-ray diffraction, Atomic force microscopy, Profilometry, Ellipsometry, UV-Vis spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray photon spectroscopy, Rutherford backscattering spectrometry, Thermal analysis (differential scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetric analysis), Electrical properties measurements (I-V, C-V), Scanning electron microscopy, LASER scanning microscopy, MS Office, OriginPro 2025, Minitab 16, Image J, CasaXPS, Gwyddion 2.58, X'Pert High Score Plus, Pearson's Crystal Data, Creation Workshop & Rhino 6 (preliminary skills), English, C1, IELTS score: 7.0, German, A2, Kannada, Native, Hindi, B1, Tamil, A2

• Mentor, TeacherOn, 01/01/21 - 10/31/21, Mentoring students across the globe for the research tasks and data analysis
• Guest lecturer, Sri Subrahmanyeshwara Pre-university College, Subrahmanya, Karnataka, India, 11/01/15 - 04/30/15, Teaching theory and practical classes in Physics for intermediate students
• Tutress, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, Karnataka, India, 07/01/12 - 12/31/12, Theory classes and problem-solving sessions in physics, chemistry and materials science