Dinesh Kumar (born 1979)

Dinesh Kumar is a professor and dean of the school of chemical sciences at the Central University of Gujarat (CUG).^[1]^[2]^[3]

Early life and education

Kumar was born on in Khatushyamji, Rajasthan. He did his primary education in Mandha, Rajasthan. Kumar completed his Master of Science in chemistry in 2002 and obtained his Ph.D. in chemistry from the Department of Chemistry at the University of Rajasthan in 2006.^[4]^[2]

Kumar joined Banasthali Vidyapith as an assistant professor in 2007 and became associate professor in 2011.

Kumar joined the Central University of Gujarat as an associate professor in 2017 and was later appointed as a professor in 2020.^[5]

Currently, he is a Professor and Dean of School of Chemical Sciences at Central University of Gujarat.

Kumar, D. (Ed.). (2021). Nanocellulose and Its Composites for Water Treatment Applications (1st ed.). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003042556

Kumar, D., & Nemiwal, M. (Eds.). (2022). Applications of Advanced Nanomaterials in Water Treatment (1st ed.). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003252931

Kumar, D., & Sharma, R. (2022). Plasmonic Nanosensors for Detection of Aqueous Toxic Metals (1st ed.). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003128281

Kumar has been listed to the "WORLD TOP 2% SCIENTIST" list by Stanford University for consecutive four years.

He was listed in the "TOP 2%" list for the first time in 2021 and then in 2022, 2023 and 2024 respectively.^[6]^[7]^[8]