Density Functional Theory Approach for Advances in Energy Storage Materials

Amritanshu Shukla is a professor of physics at Lucknow University, Lucknow, India. His research interests include theoretical physics, nuclear physics, and physics of renewable energy resources, including thermal energy storage materials. He has published more than 150 research papers in various international journals and international and national conference proceedings. He has also written 10 international books and has delivered invited talks at various national and international institutes, being involved with several national as well as international projects and active research collaborations in India and universities from other countries such as the University of Lund in Sweden, Kunshan University in Taiwan, and Université Clermont Auvergne in France, among others. He has worked at international research institutes such as the Institute of Physics Bhubaneswar (Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India), Physical Research Laboratory Ahmedabad (Department of Space, Government of India), and University of Rome/Gran Sasso National Laboratory, Italy; and University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, USA.

Alka Misra, is currently working as an associate professor in the Department of Mathematics and Astronomy at Lucknow University, Lucknow, India. Her research interests include the DFT application of studying different molecules, especially for an Astrochemical environment. She has published more than 120 research papers in various international journals and international and national conference proceedings. She has delivered invited talks at various national and international institutes and is involved with several national as well as international projects and active research collaborations in India and abroad on the topics of her research interests. She has been awarded the Governor’s Medal and the President’s Medal for her teaching and leadership role, particularly through the National Service Scheme.

Vivek Kumar Singh is an Associate Professor at the Department of Physics, University of Lucknow. He has more than 15 years of teaching and research experience at the university level. His current research interests include multi-spectroscopy studies of biological samples, plant samples, agricultural and food products, and nano-phosphor samples. He has published more than 90 international research papers and reviews articles. Dr Singh is a recipient of the prestigious “Raman Fellowship” for Post-Doctoral Research in Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkley, USA.