Manoj Aravind Sankar

> Conducting materials research and investigations at the Centre for Antenna and Electronic Materials laboratory. > Preparing carbon materials (carbon black, activated carbon, graphite, and graphene) and functional composites. > Optimizing the material composition and fine-tuning the preparation methodology toward developing high-performance, material-based electrodes, optical filters, hydrophobic surfaces, thermo-absorptive films, energy storage modules, printed electronic sensors, and antennas.

> Managing orientation and training programs for newly hired STEM editors and reviewers (33 mentees so far) by guiding through editorial resources, resolving queries, reviewing assignments, providing feedback, and conducting one-to-one discussions on Teams. > Grading, reporting to Skill and Knowledge Management, and ensuring a structured job–feedback–job work cycle.

> Copyediting and proofreading manuscripts and ensuring that the final text is in standard, scientific English. > Formatting and typesetting manuscripts in terms of templates and reference styles. > Writing highlights, cover letters, and responses to reviewers as per target journal. > Worked on 387 assignments for submission to Nature, Science, RSC, ACS, Taylor & Francis, Wiley, MDPI, Springer, Elsevier, and IEEE journals thus far. > Enabling researchers reach their highest potential in academic publishing.

> Taught 2 sections of 50 undergraduate engineering and physical sciences undergraduate students via Zoom. > Remotely conducted 8 experiments on sound waves and electric circuits encompassing Fourier transforms, harmonics–overtones, Butterworth filters, and virtual oscilloscope involving Arduino Uno, Python, and multimeter. > Judged 21 online group presentations and assessed 8 worksheets and 4 reports per student.

> Handled Zoom lab sessions for 3 sections consisting of 84 undergraduate students majoring in life sciences. > Concretized students’ understanding of the fundamentals via Snap Circuits kit, multimeter, and physics simulations. > Prepared amusing, informative pre-lab lecture slides and enhanced the students’ appreciation for physics in biomedical engineering, botany, electrophysiology, biomagnetism, photobiology, and radiology via 8 experiments.

> Delivered laboratory academic content to 3 sections comprising 85 undergraduate life sciences students on Zoom. > Guided 16 student teams in creating projects using Snap Circuits kit; multimeter; and PhET, Falstad, and Physlet simulations demonstrating applications of physics in medical technologies and reviewed their remote presentations. > Assessed 6 response sheets for each student. > Framed question sets functional as research leads toward correlating the concepts of physics with life sciences.

> Imparted laboratory curriculum to 3 sections of 67 undergraduate engineering and physical sciences students. > Harnessed air track, masses, springs, vibratory motor, Arduino Uno kit, Python (NumPy, SciPy) data analysis, multimeter, and tracker for 10 experiments on kinematics, gravitation, friction, SHM, and oscillations. > Mentored 24 student teams to conceptualize and realize projects blending mechanics with other physics realms. > Evaluated 50 group presentations and graded 13 assignments per student.

> Executed teaching duties for 2 lab sections of 25 undergraduate engineering and physical sciences students. > Organized 7 experiments on electricity, magnetostatics, electromagnetism, acoustics, and geometric–wave optics. > Equipped students with technical and core competencies in conducting experiments using oscilloscope, function generator, circuits, magnetometer, laser, ray box, mirrors, lenses, and diffraction gratings. > Graded 7 lab reports per student and furnished detailed, personalized feedback.

> Capstone: Tailoring porosity and hydrophobicity of carbon catalyst support for PEM fuel cell water management. > Coursework: Nanofabrication and characterization, nanoscience of energy technologies, bioinspired materials. > Wrote and presented 11 term papers on property–behavior–application relationship of various materials. > Completed 18 units of Teaching apprentice practicum and received guidance in teaching strategies and lab protocols.

> Coursework: Engineering math, physics, and chemistry; semiconductors; electromagnetics; environmental science. > Assisted project guide in procuring instruments, systematizing, modernizing, and setting up a materials research workspace at Telecom Centres of Excellence laboratory (funded by Government of India), Vel Tech Research Park. > Participated in research events and gave 13 curricular seminars in physics, electronics, and nanotechnology fields.