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{{Infobox person
| name = Dr Vijay Kumar Thakur
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| birth_date = December 17, 1981
| birth_place = [[Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh|Bilaspur]], [[Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh]], India
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| nationality = Indian
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| education = [[Iowa State University|Iowa State University, USA]].<br>[[Himachal Pradesh University|Himachal Pradesh University Shimla]].<br> [[National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur]].

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'''Vijay Kumar Thakur''' is an Indian [[scientist]] and [[Professor]] known for his work in the field of [[polymers]], [[nanotechnology]], [[manufacturing engineering]], [[sustainable chemistry]] and [[materials science]]. He has published over 300 SCI journal articles, 52 Books and two USA patents. He sits on the editorial board of several SCI journals.

==Early life==
Born and brought up in village and post office Hatwar of district Bilaspur, [[Himachal Pradesh]], India, Vijay received all his education from government educational institutes. He received his BSc (Chemistry, Physics & Mathematics); BEd and MSc (Organic Chemistry) from Himachal Pradesh University Shimla. He did his PhD from National Institute of Technology and Postdoctoral from Iowa State University USA

== Career and contributions ==

His main area of focus is application oriented related to [[biomaterials]], [[biorefining]], [[polymers]], [[nanocomposites]], [[energy]], [[functional materials]], [[Environmental remediation|remediation]], [[sensors]], [[aerospace]] as well as all aspects of [[sustainable]],<ref name="TOI">{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/pu-organises-online-conference-on-sustainable-research-technology-and-development/articleshow/78303049.cms?fbclid=IwAR33Yc23hHmDt7RBfPrBQPtgoPPG9PZsc_ECnskPn4JCUrxX9ijRKRc9CVY/ |title=SUSTAINABLE RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT
|date=2020 |publisher=TOI}}</ref> and [[advanced materials]] fields.<ref name="On Google Scholar">{{Cite web |url=https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=O8wcInQAAAAJ&hl=en/ |title=On Google Scholar|date=2014 |publisher=Google Scholar}}</ref><ref name="ORCID">{{Cite web |url=https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0790-2264/ |title=ORCID Connecting Research and Researchers|publisher=ELSEVIER}}</ref><ref name="ECNF">{{Cite web |url=http://www.ecnf2018.org/speaker/dr-vijay-kumar-thakur// |title=European Materials Research Society|date=2018 |publisher=ECNF}}</ref><ref name="Advance Materials">{{Cite web |url=https://ch.nirmauni.ac.in/dnew/advance-materials-in-science-and-technology-2020/ |title=Advance Materials in Science and Technology-2020|date=2020 |publisher=Nirma University, India}}</ref> Application aspects range across the automotive to aerospace, energy storage, water purification and biomedical fields to name a few.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.routledge.com/Handbook-of-Sustainable-Polymers-Structure-and-Chemistry/Thakur-Thakur/p/book/9789814613552|title=Handbook of Sustainable Polymers: Structure and Chemistry|website=Routledge & CRC Press}}</ref>

Some of his other prior significant appointments include being a Research Scientist in Temasek Laboratories at [[Nanyang Technological University]], Singapore (2009-2012)<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Hybrid Materials and Polymer Electrolytes for Electrochromic Device Applications
|year=2012
|doi=10.1002/adma.201200213
|last1=Thakur
|first1=Vijay Kumar
|last2=Ding
|first2=Guoqiang
|last3=Ma
|first3=Jan
|last4=Lee
|first4=Pooi See
|last5=Lu
|first5=Xuehong
|journal=Advanced Materials
|volume=24
|issue=30
|pages=4071–4096
|pmid=22581710
}}</ref> and a Visiting Research Fellow in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at [[Lunghwa University of Science and Technology]] in [[Taiwan]]. He did his post-doctoral study in Materials Science and Engineering at [[Iowa State University]] and received a PhD in Polymer Chemistry (2009) at the [[National Institute of Technology]].

Thakur is book series editor for "Materials Horizons: From Nature to Nanomaterials (Springer Nature);<ref name="Book Series">{{Cite web |url=https://www.springer.com/series/16122/|title=Materials Horizons: From Nature to Nanomaterials|date=2018 |publisher=Springer Nature}}</ref> "Gels Horizons: From Science to Smart Materials" (Springer Nature);<ref name="Book">{{Cite web |url=https://www.springer.com/series/15205|title=Gels Horizons: From Science to Smart Materials|date=2018 |publisher=Springer Nature}}</ref> and ''Polymers and Fibers'' (Elsevier).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elsevier.com/books/book-series/advances-in-polymers-and-fibers|title=Book Series: Advances in Polymers and Fibers|website=www.elsevier.com}}</ref> Prior to commencing in the [[SRUC]], Prof Thakur worked in the School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing at [[Cranfield University]], UK. Prof Thakur has also worked as a Staff Scientist in the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at [[Washington State University]], U.S.A.<ref>{{Cite journal|title= Synthesis and Applications of Biodegradable Soy Based Graft Copolymers: A Review|year= 2016|doi= 10.1021/acssuschemeng.5b01327|last1= Thakur|first1= Manju Kumari|last2= Thakur|first2= Vijay Kumar|last3= Gupta|first3= Raju Kumar|last4= Pappu|first4= Asokan|journal= ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering|volume= 4|pages= 1–17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cen.acs.org/articles/93/web/2015/07/Biocompatible-Material-Contains-Sunscreen-Sea.html|title=Biocompatible Material Contains Sunscreen From The Sea|website=Chemical & Engineering News}}</ref>

In 2020, Thakur was named in the Highly Cited Researchers’list-2020 by Clarivate. He was among 6167 researchers from 60 countries and regions who were recognised that year.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=State scientist gets global distinction|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/state-scientist-gets-global-distinction-178805|access-date=2021-08-28|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=World acclaim for SRUC's biomass guy|url=https://www.thescottishfarmer.co.uk/news/18921885.world-acclaim-srucs-biomass-guy/|access-date=2021-08-28|website=The Scottish Farmer|language=en}}</ref>

In 2020, Thakur<ref name=" INDO-UK WORKSHOP">{{Cite web |url=https://www.mgu.ac.in/inc/uploads/2017/09/Technical-Program-Schedule-T_P_S_.pdf |title=INDO-UK WORKSHOP
|date=2016 |publisher=RSC}}</ref> was ranked 154th in the list of the world's most cited [[scientists]] in the "Polymers" field that has been compiled by Scopus Database for Career Long Impact.<ref>{{Cite journal|title= Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators|year=2020|doi=10.1371/journal.pbio.3000918|journal= PLOS Biology|doi-access=free|last1=Ioannidis|first1=John P. A.|last2=Boyack|first2=Kevin W.|last3=Baas|first3=Jeroen|volume=18|issue=10|pages=e3000918|pmid=33064726|pmc=7567353}}</ref>

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