Prof. V. B. Singh

 Born On : 01-11-1951

 

 

Address of Residence : Old F/2, Jodhpur Colony, B.H.U., Varanasi-221 005, INDIA 

Contact No.

Phone No. :   (Office) +915422307321/Ext. 209

                (Resi)     +915422369061

E-mail    :   vijaybs@bhu.ac.in

 

Joined Chemistry Department BHU as : 

Lecturer, 1976

Broad Subject area of Teaching :

Physical Chemistry  Experience :     ~ 33 (Years)

Current Research Field: 

(Broad)   – Electrochemistry

(Specific) - Electrodeposition and Corrosion of metals and alloys, Nanomaterials

Foreign Visits :

For attending Conferences:  France and Germany to present papers in international   conferences on corrosion. (Click here )

 

Published Papers   :  64

       International        :  47

       National               :  17                                                                    

 

  Academic Profile:

 

Degree

Year

University

B. Sc.

1970

Banaras Hindu University

M. Sc.

1972

Banaras Hindu University

Ph. D.

1976

Banaras Hindu University

 Member of Academic Societies:

          Fellow Member of “Society for Advancement of      Electrochemical Science and Technology” (SAEST), India.

  Administrative position held :

Warden, Bhabha Hostel (Dec. 1982-1988).

     Member of Admission/Workshop etc. Committee at departmental level.

    Observer in B.H.U. examinations CVT 1999-2001.

Awards/Honours received :   

Received $200 for contribution of a paper in Metal  Finishing   Journal; USA.                                    

 

Ongoing Project(s) :

Title

P.I./Co-PI

Funding Agency

Fund Sanctioned (Rs)

Duration

Passivity and pitting of alloys in organic solutions

P.I.

C.S.I.R.

10,000,00.00

3 years

 

Ph. D. awarded under your Supervision and Registered for Ph. D.

Name of the Student

Title of the Thesis

Year of Award

N.N. Rao

Corrosion studies of copper and nickel in aqueous binary solutions of amides

1985

V.K. Singh

Corrosion, passivity and pitting of austenitic stainless steel in alcohol-H2SO4 mixtures

1987

A.A. Sarabi

Electrodeposition of nickel from organic solvents

1989

S.M.A. Hosseini

Active passive behaviour of titanium and its alloys in mineral acids

1993

R.N. Singh

Corrosion of copper, nickel and their alloys in aqueous solutions of formic acid and acetic acids and its inhibition by some organotin compounds

1994

R.S. Sarabi

Electrodeposition of nickel from non-aqueous baths and characterization of the deposits

1995

Sugandh Verma

Synthesis of some nitrogen, sulphur containing compounds and their evaluation as corrosion inhibitors

2004

Monali Ray

Passivity and pitting of stainless steel in organic solutions

Continuing

 

 

 

 

Major equipments in lab.:

Potentiostat, X-Y Recorder, Log Converter, polishing machine, optical microscope, Dipole meter, Ultrasonic cleaner, Circulator (low temp., variable temp. bath), pH meter, Constant current supply source, High temperature furnace. 

          Projects completed: Seven (4 CSIR, 3 UGC)

          Post-doctoral students worked:

  1.  Dr. Udai Arvind        :   March 1993-December 1993

  2. Dr. B.N. Upadhyay    :   July 1995-February 1996

  3.  Dr. Archna Gupta      :  January 1999-August 2002

  4. Dr. Pinky Pandey      :  Feb. 2003-June 2004

List of Publications : For details click here

Foreign Visits for attending Conferences

Conference Title Title of paper Author/co-author Date Place
8th ICMC Corrosion of nickel in amide water mixture V.B. Singh,        Lal Bahadur September 1981 Mainz, Germany
ECMR’85 Corrosion of copper in DMF-water mixture V.B. Singh,           N.N. Rao     July 1985 Toulose, France