Rajeev Jindal

Dr. Rajeev Jindal is a Professor of Practice in the Department of Sustainable Energy Engineering at IIT Kanpur. With over 20 years of experience in the technology industry, he has held leadership roles at C&S Electric Ltd., NTL Electronics, and Moser Baer India Ltd. He earned his PhD in Physics from IIT Delhi and completed post-doctoral research at Université de Nice (France) and Michigan State University.

• PhD in Physics, IIT Delhi (1998)
• MSc in Physics (Gold Medalist), IIT Roorkee (1993)
• BSc (Gold Medalist), Rohilkhand University (1991)

His research spans renewable energy systems, flexible electronics, and optical engineering. Recent work focuses on solar power economics, carbon footprint accounting in institutions, and electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Prior publications include sol-gel fiber sensors, organic solar cells, and photonic devices.

Recent publications (2023-2025) emphasize solar energy deployment, policy analysis, and sustainable mobility, while earlier works (2002-2015) highlight optical sensor development, sol-gel processing, and photonic device modeling.

Scientific Honors:

• Gold Medalist, IIT Roorkee (MSc Physics)
• Gold Medalist, Rohilkhand University (BSc)

Dr. Jindal led the establishment of IIT Kanpur's Flexible Electronics Center (2014), secured >$20M in government funding, and managed R&D teams that filed 20 patents across solar, LED lighting, and optical fiber technologies.