Overview:

Professional Experience:

12/2021-Present: Scientist, CSIR-NCL, Pune-411008, India

2017-2021: Scientist, CSIR-CSIO, Chandigarh-160030, India

2016-2017: Dr. D.S. Kothari Fellow, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune-411007, India

2014-2015: Mentor, Graduate School in Advanced Optical Technologies (SAOT), Friedrich-Alexander University, Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

2013-2015: Research Staff, Institute of photonic technologies, Friedrich-Alexander University, Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

Education:

2008-2013: Ph.D in Eng., Friedrich-Alexander University, Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

2007-2008: Research Assistant, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune-411007, India

2004-2006: M.Sc. Physics, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune-411007, India

Membership:

Life member: Indian Laser Association (membership number of LM-1145)

2015-2020: Optical Society of India (OSI) (membership No.1393)

2009–present: SPIE (The International Society for Optical Engineering)

Selected Publications:

  • Sagar Jagtap, Ajay Kumar, Bhoopesh Mahale, Jyotsana Dixit, Ashok E Kalange, Rajesh Kanawade, Shashikala Gangal, Pandit Vidyasagar, “Response of cardiac pulse parameters in humans at various inclinations via 360° rotating platform for simulated microgravity perspective”, npj Microgravity, 9(1), 54 (2023).  

  • Rajesh Kanawade, Ajay Kumar, Dnyandeo Pawar, Kaushal Vairagi, Dattatray Late, Sudipta Sarkar, Ravindra K. Sinha, and Samir Mondal, "Negative axicon tip-based fiber optic interferometer cavity sensor for volatile gas sensing," Opt. Express 27, 7277-7290 (2019).

  • Rajesh Kanawade, Ajay Kumar, Dnyandeo Pawar, Dattatray Late, Samir Mondal, and Ravindra K. Sinha, "Fiber optic Fabry–Perot interferometer sensor: an efficient and fast approach for ammonia gas sensing," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 36, 684-689 (2019).

  • Rajesh Kanawade, Fanuel Mehari, Florian Klämpfl, Maximilian Rohde, Christian Knipfer, Katja Tangermann-Gerk, Werner Adler, Michael Schmidt, Florian Stelzle, “Qualitative tissue differentiation by analysing the intensity ratios of atomic emission lines using laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS): prospects for a feedback mechanism for surgical laser systems”, Journal of Biophotonics 8(1-2), 153–161 (2015) (Most Accessed Paper in 2014-2015).

  • Rajesh Kanawade, Florian Klampfl, Max Riemann, Christian Knipfer, Katja Tangermann-Gerk, Michael Schmidt, and Florian Stelzle “Novel method for early signs of clinical shock detection using blood vessel spatial pattern monitoring” Journal of Biophotonics 7(10), 841–849 (2014) (Editor’s Choice and Most Accessed Paper in October 2014). 

  • Rajesh Kanawade, Fanuel Mehari, Christian Knipfer, Maximilian Rohde, Katja Tangermann-Gerk, Michael Schmidt and Florian Stelzle “Pilot study of LIBS for tissue differentiation by monitoring the plume created during laser surgery - an approach on a feedback Laser control mechanism”, Journal of Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy, 87, 175–181, (2013).   

 Book Chapter:

    "Piezoelectric Materials for Sensor Applications" by Dnyandeo Pawar, Rajesh Kanawade, Dattatray Late, DeLiang Zhu, PeiJiang Cao, in "Advanced Functional Piezoelectric Materials and Applications" Edited by Inamuddin, Tariq Altalhi, Mohammad Luqman, Hamida-Tun-Nisa Chisti, Published by Materials Research Forum LLC (2022), 131, 259-280 

 

 

 "Gas sensors-based on field-effect transistors" by  Dnyandeo Pawar, Shankar Gaware, Ch N Rao, Rajesh Kanawade, Peijiang Cao, in "Green Sustainable Process for Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Science" Edited by Inamuddin, Rajender Boddula Abdullah, M. Asiri, Mohammed Muzibur Rahman, Published by Elsevier (2021), 355-375

 

 "Blood Oxygenation Monitoring from Human Lips by Using Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy" by Ajay Kumar, Rajesh Kanawade, in "Progress in Optomechatronics" Edited by I. Bhattacharya, Y. Otani, P. Lutz, S. Cherukulappurath, Published by Springer, Singapore in Springer Proceedings in Physics (2020) 249, 25-29