R K Kotnala.
Chairman NABL, Fellow National Academy of Sciences India
National Physical Laboratory
India
Biography
Experienced as Scientist for 35 yrs and held positions as Chief Scientist & Divisional Head of Environmental Sciences & Biomedical Metrology and Materials Engineering & Physics in National Physical Laboratory. Dr Kotnala obtained Ph.D on Silicon Solar Cell from Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Delhi. Supported 137 Industries on their quality system based on ISO:17025. Published over 511 research papers with ~9500 citations, h-index 47 in SCI peer reviewed journals, besides 15 US/ Indian patents,+11 industrial consultancies + 4 books and 8 chapters including Hand Book on Magnetic Materials 2015 & Comprehensive Energy System Vol-2 2018, in Elsevier
Research Interest
Green Energy-Hydroelectric Cell Device by Dr Kotnala & Dr Jyoti Shah in 2016. Water Splitting by non-photocatalytic process to generate Green Electricity few drops of water by Hydroelectric Cell an alternative to Solar Cell & Fuel cells. Pride of Scientific Fraternity