​Papers in National/International Conferences​

• Insights into the phase engineering of metal oxynitrides: A case study of titanium oxynitride for photocatalytic applications (Oral) (Won best oral presentation award)

R. Mithun Prakash, M. Sakar, National Conference on New and Renewable Energy Resources for Sustainable Future (NEERESF2023), 07-08th December 2023 at Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa, India.

• Manifestation of enhanced photovoltaic performance using titanium oxynitride as electron transport layer in quantum dot-sensitized solar cells (Oral)

R. Mithun Prakash, S. Akhil, M. Sakar, R. G. Balakrishna, 3rd Indo-Korea Virtual conference on Development of Advanced Materials for Future Technologies (DAMFT -2022), 22-23rd April 2022, KAIST, Daejeon, South Korea & Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, India.

• Fe3O4 loaded g-C3N4 layered composites for photoreduction-driven degradation of organic dye molecules under sunlight (Poster) (Published in AIP Conf. Proceedings journal)

R. Mithun Prakash, C. Ningaraju, K. Gayathri, M. Kanmani, M. Sakar, 65th DAE Solid State Physics Symposium (DAE SSPS-2021), 15-19th December 2021, at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India.

• Manifestation of photocatalytic memory effects in magneto-plasmonic Ag/Fe3O4/TiO2 nanocomposites for photocatalytic applications (Oral)

R. Mithun Prakash, M. Sakar, 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Environment Energy and Construction (ICSEEC-2021), 16-17th December 2021, at Hindustan Institute of Technology & Science, Chennai, India.

• Protonation mediated intercalation of selenium in g-C3N4 for the enhanced sunlight driven photocatalytic degradation (Poster) (Published in AIP Conf. Proceedings journal)

Y. N. Teja, R. Mithun Prakash, K. Gayathri, P. P. Adarsh Chandran, M. Sakar, 65th DAE Solid State Physics Symposium (DAE SSPS-2021), 15-19th December 2021, at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India.

• Development of a novel approach for the synthesis of visible light-driven photocatalytic nickel oxynitride nanoparticles (Poster) (Won best poster award)

R. Mithun Prakash, C. Ningaraju, Y. N. Teja, K. Gayathri, M. Sakar, National Conference on Frontiers of Catalysis Science & Technology and its Applications (FOCSTA-2020), 10-11th January 2020, at St. Joseph's College, Bangalore, India.

• Used match sticks derived cellulose-iron oxide based composites and their sensitization using silver nanoparticles for photocatalytic applications (Oral)

R. Mithun Prakash, M. Sakar, Virtual International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Technologies (V-ICSEET2020), 2-4th November 2020, at Reva University, Bangalore, India.​

• Nitrided-TiO2/g-C3N4 integrated PVDF free-standing thin films for the photocatalytic degradation of pollutants under sunlight (Poster)

R. Mithun Prakash, M. Sakar, International Conference on Frontiers in Materials from Basic Science to Real-time Applications (F2DM-2019), 13-16th March 2019, at Centre for Nano and Material Sciences, Jain (Deemed-to-be University), Bengaluru, India.

• Featuring the atypical heterogeneous catalysts for the biodiesel production from waste cooking oil (Oral) (Best oral presentation award)

C. Ningaraju, K. V. Yatish, R. Mithun Prakash, M. Sakar, R. Geetha Balakrishna, International Virtual Conference on Innovative Strategies in Chemical Science and Technology (ISCST-2020), 27-28 June 2020, BMC College for Women, Chennai, India.

• Development of green additives and non-conventional heterogeneous catalysts for the production of biodiesel from waste cooking oil (Oral)

C. Ningaraju, R. Mithun Prakash, K.V. Yatish, M. Sakar, R. Geetha Balakrishna, , Bengaluru India Nano 2020, 2-4 March, 2020, Bengalore, India.

• Development of ginger extract based additive for the reduction of viscosity of biodiesel produced from waste cooking oil (Oral)

C. Ningaraju, R. Mithun Prakash, M. Sakar, Geetha R. Balakrishna, National Conference on Frontiers of Catalysis Science & Technology and its Applications (FOCSTA-2020), 10-11 January 2020, St. Joseph’s College, Bangalore, India

• Band structuring engineering in titanium oxynitrides for the visible light driven photocatalytic applications (Poster) (Published in AIP Conf. Proceedings journal)

R. Mithun Prakash, Y. N. Teja, C. Ningaraju, M. Sakar, Solid State Physics Symposium (DAE-SSPS-2019), 18-22nd December 2019, at Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.​

• Green synthesized copper oxide based heterogeneous catalyst for biodiesel production (Oral)

C. Ningaraju, R. Mithun Prakash, M. Sakar, R. Geetha Balakrishna, International Conference on Energy and Environment (ICEE-2019), 12-14 December 2019, T. K. M College of Arts and Science, Kerala, India.

• Manifestation of synergistically enhanced solar-light driven photocatalytic properties in Ag plasmons integrated magnetic Fe3O4@TiO2 nanocomposites (Poster)

R. Mithun Prakash, M. Sakar, International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Nanomaterials for Sustainable Development (ACeND-2018), 19-21st September 2018, at CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, India.

Seminars/webinars attended

• ​Participated in International symposium on Science boundary: Invention, Discovery, Innovation and Society “Rasayan 17, 9-10th October 2023, Centre for Nano and Material Sciences, Jain (Deemed-to-be University), Bengaluru, India.

• Participated in Virtual national webinar on Nanostructured materials for controlling the flow of light, 5th June 2020, Department of Physics & Department of Electronics, Sri. Y. N. College, Andra Pradesh, India.​

• Participated in Virtual national webinar on Nanomaterials in catalysis, 27th July 2020, Department of Science & Humanities, Dr. Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology, Tamil Nadu, India.​

• Participated in International winter school on Frontiers in materials science, 02-06th December 2019, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, India.​

• Participated in National seminar on Frontiers in materials and chemical science, 30-31st August 2018, Centre for Nano and Material Sciences, Jain (Deemed-to-be University), Bengaluru, India.