Dr. Anurag Prakash Sunda

About Me:

I (born June 1986) obtained BSc (2006), MSc (2008), and MPhil (2009) degrees from the University of Rajasthan, Jaipur and later moved to National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune. I did PhD (2010 - 2014) in Chemistry at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune and further pursued Post-doctoral Research at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore. My research interest is to investigate proton-conducting materials, electrolytes and polymer membranes for energy applications.

Ph.D. Thesis: Atomistic Investigation of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Nanostructure and Dynamics of Molecular Transport in Fuel Cells. [Weblink :  Shodhganga@INFLIBNET]

Education:

• MSc, Physical Chemistry (2006-2008)
  Department of Chemistry,  University of Rajasthan, Jaipur.
   
• MPhil, Energy (2008-2009)
  Center for Non-Conventional Energy Resources, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur.
   
• PhD, Chemistry (2010-2014)
  Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune.

Professional Experience:

• Assistant Professor (Feb'20 - till date) [Find out More - Click Here]
  J. C. Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA Faridabad
   
• DST INSPIRE Faculty (March'15 - March'20) - For 5 Years 
  Under the Inspire Faculty Scheme of DST, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India.  
   
• ​Post-doctoral Research Associate (Feb'14 - March'15)
  CPMU, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore
   
• Project Assistant (Aug'09 - Dec'09)
  Polymer Science & Engineering Division, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune

Awards & Fellowships:

• Best Poster Presentation Award (2019) in Theoretical Chemistry Symposium TCS-2019 held at BITS Pilani from Feb. 13-16, 2019. 
• SERB - International Travel Support (2016) for EMN Meeting on Fuel Cell held at Jeju, KOREA-ROK.
• DST INSPIRE Faculty Award (2014) in 'Materials Sciences' by Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi.
• Rajat Jayanti Science Communication Fellowship (2011) by National Council of Science & Technology, DST, New-Delhi.
• UGC-Junior and Senior Research Fellowship (2010-2014)
• GATE Fellowship in Chemical Science (2009)

Memberships:

• Member of DRC, Dept. of Chemistry,  J. C. Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA Faridabad for the period of 2 years w.e.f. March 25, 2023.
• Member of Board of Studies (BOS) Chemistry, J. C. Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA Faridabad for the period of 2 years w.e.f. Feb 09, 2021.
• Member of Board of Faculty (BOF) Sciences, J. C. Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA Faridabad for the period of 2 years w.e.f. July 28, 2020.
• Life Time Member of Asian Polymer Association [L 623].
• Life Time Member of Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) [LM 1847].
• Member of American Chemical Society [Annual Membership - 2017]

Extra-curricular Responsibilities:

• Deputy Director, Central Intrumentation Lab at J. C. Bose UST, YMCA Faridabad w.e.f. Aug 2025.
• Incharge, University New and Old Guest House at J. C. Bose UST, YMCA Faridabad w.e.f. July 2022.
• Coordinator, IQAC: NAAC Cariteria-1 at J. C. Bose UST, YMCA Faridabad w.e.f. Nov 2022.
• Deputy Centre Supdt.: NEET-UG Exam 2025 at J. C. Bose UST, YMCA Faridabad held on May 04, 2025.
• Coordinator, Research and Development (Also served as CSIR-Fellowship Maker) at J. C. Bose UST, YMCA Faridabad w.e.f. July 2021.
• Presiding officer - MCF Election Faridabad held on March 02, 2025.
• Presiding officer - Haryana Legislative Election 2024 held on October 05, 2024.
• Presiding officer - General Election 2024 held on May 25, 2024. 
• Co-Coordinator, Sports (Eklavya Club under the office of Student Welfare) at J. C. Bose UST, YMCA Faridabad w.e.f. August 2020 to August 2024.
• Nodal Officer Fit-India Programme at J. C. Bose UST, YMCA Faridabad w.e.f. Sep 2020.
• Deputy Centre Supdt.: NTA CET Haryana Exam 2022 at J. C. Bose UST, YMCA Faridabad held on Nov 5-6, 2022.
• Duty Magistrate in Haryana Panchayat Election 2022 for Faridabad Block held on Nov 22/25, 2022.