About
Prof. (Dr.) Ram Chandra Singh is a senior Professor of Physics & Environmental Sciences Department at the Sharda School of Engineering & Science, Sharda University, Greater Noida, India. He holds a Ph.D. in Physics from Banaras Hindu University (1997), where his research focused on the equilibrium properties of molecular liquids and liquid crystals using pair correlation functions and density functional theory. With over 25 years of experience in teaching and research, he has served in various academic and administrative capacities including Dean, Director, Controller of Examinations, and Chief Vigilance Officer. His areas of expertise include molecular liquids, phase transitions, wavelet-based time-series analysis, biometrics, and functional materials for energy applications such as perovskite solar cells and supercapacitors. Prof. Singh has successfully guided five Ph.D. scholars and is currently supervising four more. He has completed three major research projects funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India. His research output includes over 100 publications in reputed SCI/Scopus-indexed journals, more than 15 patents, and several book chapters and edited volumes with publishers such as Springer and CRC Press. His scholarly impact is reflected in a citation count of 1370, an h-index of 18, and an i10-index of 34 (Google Scholar). He has been honored with numerous awards including the Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award (USA), Dronacharya Award, Bharat Vidya Shiromani, and Star of Asia. He is the President of the Society for Research Development and holds editorial positions in various international journals. Prof. Singh has delivered invited lectures at prestigious institutions and conferences in countries such as Italy, Germany, the UK, Canada, Turkey, and Malaysia, and has organized and chaired several national and international scientific conferences.
Dr. Singh has extensively travelled to many countries for delivering talks, research and promoting Indian education abroad. Some notable visits include a short tenure at The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), (Italy); Technical University of Munich (Germany); Fraunhofer Institute (Germany); University of Kaiserslautern (Germany); University of Osnabrueck (Germany); Doppler Institute of Mathematical Physics, Prague (Czech Republic); Instanbul Aydin University (Turkey); University of British Columbia, Vancouver (Canada); Homerton College, Cambridge (UK) and Cambridge University (UK). While on his tours for research and academic discussions, Dr. Singh has also used these opportunities to build collaborative arrangements with Institutions abroad and his University in India. His focus on multi-lateral exchange of ideas and collaboration in research has paid rich dividends in terms of reputed Scientists visiting India and Indian students joining international teams in pioneering areas of basic research.
Dr. Singh has been awarded Research Associateship (1997) by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, and Short-Term Visitor status (2011) in The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Italy. He was conferred the “Bharat Vidya Shiromani Award” (2015) by the International Institute of Education and Management, New Delhi, and the “Pride of International Education Excellence Award” (2015) which was presented during Indo-Nepal Friendship Summit in Kathmandu by the Intellectual People and Economic Growth Association, New Delhi. He is also recipient of the “Star of Asia Award” (2015) by International Business Council, New Delhi and the Global Achievers Foundation, New Delhi conferred on him "Bharat Vibhushan Samman Puraskar" (2015) which was presented by Honble Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Shri Harish Rawat at Dehradun. National & International Compendium, New Delhi presented "Lifetime Achievement Award" (2015) to Dr. Singh for his contribution in the field of education and Indian Journalist Compendium, New Delhi conferred on him “Intellectual Quality Excellence Award” (2017) and Shree Narayan Sanskritik Chetna Nyas, Noida (UP) conferred on him “Dronacharya Award” (2018). The Marquis Whos Who, USA has selected Dr. Singh for “Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award” (2017) and “Lifetime Achievement Award” (2019). Recently, VDGOOD Professional Association, India conferred on him “Lifetime Achievement Award” (2020).
Administrative experience of Dr. Singh has been diverse. He was the Head of the Department of Applied Sciences, Chief Hostel Warden, Chief Proctor, Dean Students Welfare, Dean Academics, Founder Controller of Examinations of Sharda University, Director Academics, Director of Engineering Institutions, Director of Internal Quality Assurance Cell, Dean of School of Basic Sciences and Research and Library Advisor during 1997-2022.