Rate My Professor Giridhar Kulkarni

Prof. Giridhar U. Kulkarni is a Professor in the Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR). He obtained his Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore in 1992 and conducted postdoctoral research at IISc and Cardiff University. He joined JNCASR in 1995 and has been a Professor in the Materials Unit since 2008. He previously served as Chair of the Materials Unit and as Dean-Academic and Faculty Affairs. From 2015 to 2020, he was Director of the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), where he continues as Adjunct Professor. He served as President of JNCASR from 2020 to 2025. He has held visiting positions at Cardiff University, institutions in Tokyo, Trieste, Pisa, and Paris Sud, and was Adjunct Professor at Purdue University from 2009 to 2011.

Prof. Kulkarni has authored over 340 publications and mentored 36 students. He is a Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy (FNA), Indian Academy of Sciences (FNASc), Indian National Academy of Engineering (FNAE), Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), The World Academy of Sciences (FTWAS), and other bodies including APAM, and is a J.C. Bose Fellow. His research focuses on nanomaterials, nanolithography and fabrications, neuromorphic devices, and molecular systems and properties.