Maninder Singh is a materials scientist who completed his Ph.D. in Materials Science from JAIST in 2019. His research focused on Sustainable Nanostructured Thermoelectric Materials, resulting in several published papers. Currently as lead scientist in technology based industry, he is working on developing Sensors. As postdoc, he researched enormously on cutting-edge composite materials using polymers, hydrogels, and nanomaterials, among others. With over 8 years of experience in polymeric and nanomaterials, Maninder brings a wealth of knowledge to his research, aiming to address global challenges. Key Skills: • 4+ years of expertise in the preparation of biobased polyamide, polybenzimidazole, polybenzoxazoles, inorganic-organic hybrid, Synthesis of organic monomer, and syntheses of a polymer from milli to bulk state polymerization. • Expertise in conventional and modern purification techniques of organic compounds using column chromatography, distillation techniques, and recrystallization methods. • 3+ years of expertise in hydrogel hybrid composites and their characterization. • 5+ years of experience in the inorganic material synthesis using a bottom-up approach (semiconducting thermoelectric material) and studying their physical and chemical properties on the basis of their structure-property relationship. • 5+ years of expertise in designing synthetic methods for inorganic nanoparticles. • 1+ years of experience in the fabrication of semiconducting material using chemical vapor transport (CVT) and its electrical and thermal properties characterization using various techniques such as four probe/ two probe method for electrical conductivity measurement, carrier concentration using Hall measurement, and thermal conductivity measurement. • Expertise in solving crystal patterns using multiphase Rietveld Refinement. • Years of hands-on experience (documented) working with Transmission electron microscopy coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-Ray diffraction, High-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy, Scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Atomic Force Microscopy, UV-Vis spectroscopy, Raman Spectroscopy, Thermogravimetric analysis, NMR both carbon, and proton (solution and solid-state) Thermomechanical analysis, Optical microscope with cross-polarisation, zeta-sizer, Rheometer, Gel permeation chromatography, Size exclusion chromatography, and Microtome.