Dr Rakesh Joshi, FRSC
Dr. Rakesh Joshi is an Associate Professor at UNSW Sydney. He earned his PhD in Physics from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi in 2005 and was a Marie Curie International Fellow at the University of Manchester under Nobel Laureate Sir Andre Geim before joining UNSW. Dr. Joshi's research focuses on graphene oxide (GO) membranes and their applications. He has secured over $2.0 million in industry funding as the Lead Chief Investigator (PI) and has contributed as a Co-Chief Investigator to government-funded projects of $5.0 million.
Academic and Research Achievements
Dr. Joshi has been awarded some of the most prestigious international fellowships in his field, including:
- Marie Curie International Fellowship (2011–2013, European Union)
- JSPS Invitation Fellowship (2016–2017, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)
- Alexander von Humboldt Experienced Researcher Fellowship (2018–2021, Germany)
- VAIBHAV Fellowship (2024–2026, Government of India) – awarded to only 22 researchers worldwide
He has published over 125 refereed journal articles and holds five patents, with more than 85 publications as the first/corresponding/lead author (Publications: https://teamgraphene.org/publications)
Professional Experience (Last 10 Years)
- Associate Professor, UNSW Sydney
- Vaibhav Fellow, IIT Roorkee (DST Gov of India)
- Senior Lecturer, UNSW Sydney
- Visiting Professor (Humboldt Fellow), University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
- Vising Faculty (JSPS Fellow), Toyota Technological Institute Nagoya, Japan
- Lecturer, UNSW Sydney
- Marie Curie International Fellow, University of Manchester, UK
Professional Engagements
- Co-chair, International Conference of Sustainable Nanomaterials for Energy and Environment (2024 and 2026)
- Theme Leader, Energy and Environment, UNSW School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), UK (2017–Present)
- Associate Fellow, Institution of Chemical Engineers (AFIChemE) (2017–2021)
- Lead Guest Editor, Small (Wiley, Impact Factor: 13.3)
- Editorial Board Member, Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science (Impact Factor: 12.2)
- Guest Editor, Structure-Property Relationships in Emerging 2D Materials, Springer Journal of Materials Research (Impact Factor: 2.9)