DIRECTOR

Director
Dr Vikram Kumar

Telephone:
Director's office : 91-11-26848917, 91-11-26823437
Address:
Central Road Research Institute
Delhi-Mathura Road, P.O. CRRI
New Delhi - 110020
India

E-mail : vkumar.crri@nic.in

Field of specialization	Semiconductor physics and technology
Areas of research	Defects in semiconductors, semiconductor technology, instrumentation
Experience	Director, Solid State Physics Lab., Delhi, 1992-June 2003 Associate Professor, I.I.Sc. Bangalore, 1987-92 Assistant Professor, I.I.Sc. Bangalore, 1982-87 Lecturer, I.I.Sc. Bangalore, 1977-82 Research Associate, Lehigh University, USA, 1975-76 Teaching/Research Asst, Lehigh University, USA, 1968-75
Publications	Journals: 110 Conference proceedings: 115
Thesis	Ph.D. : 15 M.Tech. : 11
Awards	Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award - 1992 MRSI Medal - 1992
Fellow	National Academy of Sciences Institution of Electronic and Telecom. Engineers.
Member -Societies	Material Research Society of India Indian Physics Association Indian Society for Technical Education Semiconductor Society (India) Institute of Smart Structures and Systems Asia Pacific Academy of Materials Society for Semiconductor Devices Instrument Society of India
President-Societies	IWPSD for 1997, 1999, and 2001 Semiconductor Society of India
Vice-President-Socities	Institute of Smart Structures and System Instrument Society of India
Member-Boards/Councils	Board of Directors, Semiconductor Complex Ltd., Chandigarh Board of Directors, CEL Sahibabad (for a few years) Governing Council C-MET, Pune Governing Council, Shivaji College, New Delhi. (2000-01) Research Council, NPL (for a few years)
Member-Editorial Boards	Bulletin of Materials Science J. IETE IETE Tech Reviews Indian J of Engineering and Materials Sciences Society for Semiconductor Devices
Achievements	A leading authority on semiconductor materials characterization and device technology in the country, and well known for his extensive understanding of electronic defects and interface states in silicon, III - V and II - VI semiconductors. The Bhatnagar Award in 1992 recognized his personal scientific contributions towards understanding the deep level defects in semiconductors. As director of Solid State Physics Laboratory, he made contributions in developing technologies for new materials and devices, some of which have since reached the production stage. His major achievements are: Setting up a GaAs Enabling Technology Centre (GAETEC) for pilot plant level fabrication of monolithic microwave integrated circuits. The Centre has since started supplying devices on regular basis. The technology utilizes 0.7 gate ion implanted MESFET as the active device developed at SSPL. Further, 0.5 pseudomorphic HEMT devices using strained layer AlGaAs/InGaAs/GaAs structures have already been demonstrated. Technology for growth of single crystals of CdZnTe and GaAs and supplied device quality wafers to users. These technologies are being transferred to a production agency. Technology for the LWIR photoconductive detector array. Technology for ferrite phase shifter modules. It has already been transferred to CEL. Initiated programme for thermoelectric coolers and mask fabrication facility, which are coming up at the laboratory. Started a programme on Micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) and as a consequence several devices are under fabrication. Played a major role in starting the National Programme on Smart Materials