Cochin University of Science and Technology

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Vice-Chancellor

Prof. (Dr.) M Junaid Bushiri

Prof (Dr)M.Junaid Bushiri assumed office of The Vice Chancellor on 21 st
September , 2024.A.N.

Prof.(Dr) M. Junaid Bushiri, currently a Senior Professor hailing from
Trivandrum, has been working in the Department of Physics at CUSAT since
2006. He served as the Head of the Department of Physics, Cochin University
of Science and Technology from November 2, 2016, to November 1, 2019, and
currently chairs the Board of Studies in Physics. Prof. Bushiri has also been a
long-standing member of the CUSAT Senate.

Before his tenure at CUSAT, Prof. Bushiri worked at prominent international
institutions, including the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
(KAIST), Academia Sinica in Taiwan, the Institute for Molecular Science in
Okazaki, Japan, and the University of Kerala. He also served at the Department
of Física Aplicada, University of Valencia, Spain, from May 2009 to May 2010.
In November 2022, he was a Visiting Professor at the Tokyo University of
Science.

His diverse research interests include crystal growth, 2D materials,
semiconducting thin films for optoelectronic and luminescent applications,
nanomaterials for electronic, luminescence, water splitting, catalytic
applications and Raman spectroscopy. As a principal investigator, Prof. Bushiri
has successfully led two research projects funded by the Kerala State Council
for Science, Technology, and Environment. Under his mentorship, nearly 40
students have completed their Master's projects, 12 have earned their MPhil
degrees, and 12 have been awarded PhDs. He has also mentored 3 Post Doctoral
Fellows.

Prof. Bushiri has published 69 research papers in internationally reputed, peer-
reviewed journals and has an impressive h-index of 20. In addition to his
research, he serves as a reviewer for several prestigious international journals,
contributing to the advancement of knowledge in his field.

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