Expert Bio

Dr Milind V. Kulkarni is presently working as a senior Scientist’ and ‘Group Head’ at the Nanocomposite Laboratory, Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (C-MET), Pune, under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Govt. Of India.  

He obtained his M.Sc. Degree in ‘Polymer Chemistry from Shivaji University, Kolhapur, India in 1996, with first rank. He received his Ph.D. On “Conducting Polymer Based Sensors”, in 2002 from University of Pune, Pune, India. 

 In 2001, he started his career as ‘Scientist-B’ at C-MET, Pune. He is actively working on the development of Active materials (Cathode and Anode) for Li-ion & Na –ion batteries with the fabrication of prototype cells/batteries and all solid-state, flexible, thin batteries. Recently, he has been developing ‘Li-S’ batteries and ‘Li-air’ batteries for Automobile applications (Hybrid Electrical Vehicles). He has also developed and demonstrated polyaniline-based thin, flexible, lightweight, and ultra-low-cost batteries.  

His main field of current scientific interest is Nanomaterials and Polymer nanocomposites for multifunctional applications, such as ‘Development of conducting/electroactive polymers and their nanocomposites’, ‘Flexible and Wearable’ electronics devices, Nanomaterials for ‘inkjet printers’, ‘flexible electronics devices’. Recently, He has developed polyaniline-CNTs nanocomposite coated ‘E-fabric/smart fabric’. He is also actively working on the development of nanomaterials and glass/polymer nanocomposites for lead-free, X-ray absorption/attenuation application and successfully developed a prototype lightweight, lead-free apron for biomedical applications. Presently, he is also engaged in the development of polymer nanocomposites for biological applications and the development of an ‘Electronic Nose’ (E-Nose) and ‘Electronic Tongue’ (E-Tongue) for chemical and biomedical applications. 

Dr Kulkarni has designed & developed the ‘First Indigenous & Low Cost’ “Polymer Swab” for the sample collection and testing of COVID-19 and other viral diseases