Invited Talks and Awards: Dr. Manav Saxena

Invited talk/Awards:

1. Young Scientists award by SERB, Government of India, New Delhi, India in November 2015
2. UGC-Dr. D. S. Kothari Post-Doctoral Fellowship awarded by UGC, Government of India, New Delhi, India in February 2013
3. CSIR (NET-SRF)-Chemical Sciences awarded by CSIR, Government of India, New Delhi, India from July 2009
4. CSIR (NET-JRF)-Chemical Sciences awarded by CSIR, Government of India, New Delhi, India from July 2007
5. Uttar Pradesh State Level Merit Scholarship awarded by the Government of Uttar Pradesh, India from July 1995
6. Ekikrit Scholarship, awarded by the Government of Uttar Pradesh, India from July 1993

List of conferences:

1. Oral and Poster Presentation in 8th International conference on recent progress in Graphene/2D Research at Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea during September 25-29, 2016.
2. Attended 2015 IBS Research conference at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, South Korea during November 18-19, 2015
3. Delivered talk titled as “Co-evolution story of carbon nano materials and human” at New Diamond and Nano Carbons 2014 (NDNC 2014) conference during May 25-29, 2014 at Chicago, USA
4. Presented poster titled “The use of nano-carbon to control mosquito vectors” “ICONSAT 2014” at Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Mohali during March 02-05, 2014.
5. Delivered talk at Science Academies Lecture Workshop on ‘Recent Progress in Chemistry’ at Bengal Engineering and Science University, Howrah during December 26-28th 2013.
6. Delivered talk titled as "Carbon nanomaterials and man: an age old co-evolutionary story" at “International Conference on Structural and Physical Properties of Solids (SPPS 2013)” November 18t-20t, 2013 at Indian School of Mines (ISM), Dhanbad, India.
7. Presented poster titled as “Graphene: In our food stuff since Mesolithic age” in Graphene 2012” conference during April 10-13, 2012 at Brussels, Belgium.
8. A Mini-Symposium in chemistry, on March 02, 2012 at the department of Chemistry IIT Kanpur, India.
9. Presented poster titled as “From Peanut Skin to Fluorescent Carbon Nano Balls: A Natural Revolution in Nano Technology!” in International Conference on “22 European Conference on Diamond, Diamond-Like Materials, Carbon Nanotubes and Nitrides 2011 (DIAMOND 2011)” during September 04-08, 2011 at Bavaria, Germany.
10. Presented poster titled as “Is Delicious Food a Source of Nano Carbon?” in CHEMFEST 2011 during April 16, 2011, at the department of Chemistry IIT Kanpur, India.
11. Delivered talk titled as "Fluorescent Carbon Nanoparticle: Synthesis and Characterization" at National seminar on “Contemporary Research in Material Science and Chemical Biology” from 31 January to 02 February 2010 at Central University of Allahabad, India.
12. Presented poster titled as “Carbon Nanocubes and Nanobricks from Pyrolysis of Rice” in International Conference on "Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology" during December 09-11, 2009 at Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India.
13. Conference attended on Intellectual Property Rights Sensitization Program held on 22-June-09 by FICCI and IPO at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India.

Research work highlights:

1. Water soluble nano particle stops mosquito population: Science program telecasted on Rajya Sabha TV, Government of India (Science Monitor and Gyan Vigyan in English and Hindi respectively), 16 August 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGxBIjFRIyc&feature=youtu.be
2. Debunking the graphene myth, published in daily newspaper The Telegraph, India, 14 July 2014 http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140714/jsp/knowhow/story_18611124.jsp#.VDNyLmeSwyE
3. Graphene oxide stands the test of time published in Chemistry world (RSC), 1 July 2014 http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2014/07/graphene-bbq-meat-gripe-water
4. Barbecued gives clean chit to nano carbon published in Nature India, 23 June 2014 http://www.natureasia.com/en/nindia/article/10.1038/nindia.2014.84
5. Nanoparticles prevent mosquito breeding published in news.dbv.vn, 24 September 2013 http://news.dbv.vn/nanoparticles-prevent-mosquito-breeding-243273.html
6. Mosquito control: Indian scientists show a novel way published in Nature India, 17 September 2013 http://www.natureasia.com/en/nindia/article/10.1038/nindia.2013.123
7. Indian Scientist develop cheaper, safer way to contain dengue, malaria published in morning edition of Hindustan Times (Delhi), 19 September 2013. http://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/indian-scientists-develop-cheaper-safer-way-to-contain-dengue-malaria/story-umX3qZMBjLL049JEltRnvN.html
8. Indian scientists develop cheaper, safer way to contain dengue, malaria published in the morning edition of Hindustan Times (Indore), page 620thSeptember,(2013). 
9. लार्वापनपनेसेरोकेंगेकार्बननैनोपार्टिकल्स in Hindustan Times (Delhi) Hindi edition, 21 September 2013 http://home.iitk.ac.in/~abya/press%20news/press/Hindustan%20Times%20e-Paper%20hindi.pdf
10. ऐसेतोलार्वाकभीनहींबनपाएंगेमच्छर in Hindustan (Patna), 21 September 2013
11. Nanoparticles stop mosquitoes breeding published in Chemistry World (RSC), 23 September 2013 http://home.iitk.ac.in/~abya/press/Nanoparticles%20stop%20mosquitoes%20breeding%20_%20Chemistry%20World.pdf
12. Highlighted in Down To Earth magazine as Lethal nanopowder in Science & Technology column http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/lethal-nanopowder
13. Highlighted on the India Africa CONNECT website. http://www.indiaafricaconnect.in/index.php?param=news/6568/health-education/106
14. Article on “When your food makes you glow-a novel optical bioimaging technique” in Nano Werk Magazine http://www.nanowerk.com/spotlight/spotid=23329.php
15. Article on “Feeding Fruit Flies So They Fluoresce” in Chemistry Views Magazine http://www.chemistryviews.org/details/news/1378227/Feeding_Fruit_Flies_So_They_Fluoresce.html
16. Nature India article on “Glow imaging for living things. 8 November 2011 http://www.nature.com/nindia/2011/111108/full/nindia.2011.163.html
17. Article by famous science writer David Bradley on synthesis of carbon nanocuboids from rice http://home.iitk.ac.in/~abya/press%20news/press/nano%20rice.pdf in spectroscopy now.com