Dr Naveen Kumar
Assistant Professor of Physics

Jan. 2009 to Continuing - Assistant Professor of Physics - IIITD&M Kancheepuram
Sept. 2006 to Dec. 2008 - Sr. Scientific Officer I/c Head, Solar Energy - SPRERI V.V. Nagar
April 2006 to Sept. 2006 - Sr. Lecturer (Physics) - ITM Gurgoan

Design and Fabrication of All Fiber Devices and Components for DWDM Optical Communication Networks, Fiber Amplifiers, Supermode Theory, Coupled-mode Theory, Waveguide Propagation, Fiber Sensors, Fiber Couplers, Wavelength Multiplexing and Demultiplexing, Fiber Loop Mirrors, Fiber Lasers etc.

Solar Cooking, Solar Air/Water Heating, Solar Lighting Through Optical Fibers, Solar Concentrators, Solar Lasers, Standards and Test Procedures for Solar Thermal Devices, Design of Solar Photovoltaic Power Supply Systems.

1. Naveen Kumar, Tilak Chavda, H.N. Mistry, "A truncated pyramid non-tracking type multipurpose domestic solar cooker/hot water system" Applied Energy, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 21 July 2009.

2.  Naveen Kumar, "Comparison Of Exergy And Energy Efficiency Of Truncated Pyramid Type Solar Cooker", International conference on advances in energy research, Dec. 9 -11, 2009, IIT Bombay, accepted for publications.

1. Naveen Kumar, S. Agravat, T. Chavda, H. N. Mistry, "Design and development of efficient multipurpose domestic solar cooker/ dryer," Renewable Energy, 33, 2207-2211, 2008.

2. Naveen Kumar, M. R. Shenoy, and B. P.Pal, "Flattop all-fiber wavelength interleaver for DWDM transmission: design analysis, parameter optimization, fabrication and characterization recipe", Optics Communications, 281, 5156-5164,2008

3. Naveen Kumar, "Cool and clean solar day-lighting system using optical fibers", SESI JOURNAL, 18 (1), 46-54, 2008

4. S. M. Agravat, S. Mohana, Naveen Kumar, J. S. Suttar, and T.V. Chavada, "From darkness to light: Village Dageria",Akshay Urja, 30-33, 1(6), 2008.

5. Naveen Kumar, Tilak V. Chavda, "Optics and optical fibers for solar-day lighting Systems" PHOTONICS 2008, IIT Delhi,14,2008

1. Naveen Kumar, "Optimisation of the shape and size of different components of the solar lighting system," ICAER 2007,IITB, Dec. 12-14, 2007, MS#ICAER07/008

1. Naveen Kumar, M. R. Shenoy, and B. P. Pal, "An all-fiber interferometric technique for an accurate estimation of mode effective index of a single mode fiber", Optical Engineering, 45(1), 1, January 2006.

2. Naveen Kumar, M. R. Shenoy, K. Thyagarajan and B. P. Pal, "Graphical representation of the super-mode theory", Fiber and Integrated Optics, 25(3), pp. 231-244, April 2006.

3. B.P.Pal, M.R. Shenoy, and Naveen Kumar, "Design and Realization of Fused Fiber Coupler-based All-Fiber Wavelength Selective Devices for DWDM Optical Networks," invited paper in Proc. International Conference on Electronic and Photonic materials, Devices and Systems EPMDS-06, Kolkata, Jan. 4-6, 2006, India.

4. Naveen Kumar, M. R. Shenoy, and B. P. Pal, accepted in "Proc. Seventh International Conference on Optoelectronics,Fiber Optics and Photonics - PHOTONICS-2006, Hyderabad, Dec. 13-16, 2006.

International Conference on Fiber Optics and Photonics , Dec. 13-17, 2008, IIT Delhi

International Conference on Advances on Energy Research, Dec. 12-14, 2007, IIT Bombay

1. Best paper awarded for oral presentation at ICOT 2004

2. NET qualified

1. Dr. Naveen Kumar delivered an invited presentation during the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) Sponsored meeting on "Test Procedure for Thermosyphone-type Domestic Solar Hot Water System, held at Devi Ahiliya Univeristy Indore, on May 16, 2008.

2. Dr. Naveen Kumar presented the technical programme of Solar Energy Activity of Sardar Patel Renewable Energy Research Institute, in Co-ordination Committee Meeting of All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) on Renewable Sources of Energy, of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) held at Hisar (Haryana) on April 8-10, 2008.

3. Dr. Naveen Kumar conducted one session on Solar Energy during a Training programme on National Resource Management (NRM), for senior official of NABARD, held at Dahod on Feb. 29, 2008.

4. Dr. Naveen Kumar presented the progress report of solar energy component during the XVth Biannual Workshop of All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) on Renewable Sources of Energy, held at Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering (CIAE), Bhopal (MP), January 9 - 12, 2008.

5. Dr. Naveen Kumar delivered an invited presentation during the workshop on "Standard and Testing Procedures for Solar Thermal Systems," held at University of Indore, Nov. 23-24, 2007.

6. Dr. Naveen Kumar delivered an invited talk on "Hybrid Solar Lighting" as a keynote speaker on Renewable Energy Day at N.V.P.A.S. College, Vallabh Vidyanagar, on December 14, 2006.

To investigate the feasibility of realizing a solar assisted lab scale refrigeration unit based on absorption cycle with ammonia as refrigerant and barium chloride as absorbent

Sponsored by: MNRE