SVKM NMIMS Global University

Dr. Amol Badgujar

Associate Professor

Mechanical Engineering

Email: amol.badgujar@svkm.ac.in

Specialization:

Dr. Amol Chintaman Badgujar is an Associate Professor in the School of Technology Management and Engineering at SVKM NMIMS Global University, Dhule. With over a decade of expertise in academia and research, his work focuses on Materials Engineering, Thin Film Photovoltaics and Advanced Manufacturing. Dr. Badgujar earned his Ph.D. in Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. His research contributions span the development of CIGS thin-film solar cells, transparent conductive electrodes, nanomaterials and laser-based materials processing. His research work has been published in reputed international journals, including ACS Omega, Solar Energy, ACS Applied Energy Materials, and Journal of Alloys and Compounds. Dr. Badgujar has also presented his research at several national and international conferences in India and abroad. Apart from research, Dr. Badgujar is actively involved in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Materials Science, Additive Manufacturing and Manufacturing Processes. He is recognized as a Ph.D. Supervisor and has contributed to curriculum development under NEP guidelines, institutional academic audits, NBA activities and AICTE initiatives, such as Technical Translations in Regional Languages. His current areas of interest include Thin Film Photovoltaics, Additive Manufacturing, Machine Learning applications in engineering, and advanced materials processing. He is also a reviewer for several international journals and a life member of professional bodies, including the Indian Laser Association, Solar Energy Society of India and ISTE.

Qualification	Specialization	University/Institution	Year Completed	Remarks
B.E.	Mechanical Engineering	University of Pune / PES Modern College of Engineering Pune	2011	First Class with Distinction
M.Tech	Mechanical Engineering	Mumbai University / VJTI Mumbai	2013	First Class
Ph.D.	Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science	IIT Bombay	2020	Thesis Title: Development of Copper Indium Gallium Diselenide CIGS Solar Cell by Non-vacuum Techniques. Supervisors: Prof. R.O.Dusane (IIT Bombay) & Dr. S.R.Dhage (ARCI Hyderabad)

From Date	To Date	Designation	Department	University/Institution	Total Years
2013-07-10	2013-09-20	Lecturer	Mechanical Engineering	MES’s Pillai’s Institute of Information Technology Engineering Media Studies and Research, Panvel	0.2
2013-10-01	2018-02-28	Project Junior Scientist	Centre For Solar Energy Materials	International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI), Hyderabad	4.4
2018-03-01	2019-07-16	Research Associate	Centre For Solar Energy Materials	International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI), Hyderabad	1.4
2021-02-11	2021-05-20	Assistant Professor	Mechanical Engineering	GH Raisoni College of Engineering & Management, Pune	0.25
2021-06-07	2025-08-20	Assistant Professor	Mechanical Engineering	SVKM's Institute of Technology Dhule	4.2
2025-08-21	2026-03-31	Associate Professor	Mechanical Engineering	SVKM's Institute of Technology Dhule	0.6

Research Item	Count
Technical Book Translations	02
Article/Paper Published in Journal	11
Paper in Book Chapters	05
Paper in Conference Proceedings	03
Patents Filed/Published/Granted	01
Copyright	0
Projects (Government/Industry Sponsored)	0
Ph.D. Scholars Guided (Ongoing)	03
PG Scholars Guided	0
UG Scholars Guided	18
Grants and Funding Projects (Completed & Ongoing)	0
Consultancy Projects(Completed & Ongoing)	0
Invited Talks/Keynote Speeches/Guest Lectures/Session Delivered	02
Memberships in Professional Bodies	04
Paper Present in International/National Conferences	11
Faculty Development Programs (FDPs)/STTP Participated	12
Workshops// TrainingProgram Participated	03
International/National Collaborations	02

Date	Title	Authors	Journal Name	Indexing (SCI/SCIE/Scopus/UGC-CARE)	Publisher	Year	DOI
2015-08-31	Process parameter impact on properties of sputtered large-area Mo bilayers for CIGS thin film solar cell applications	Amol C Badgujar, Sanjay R Dhage, Shrikant V Joshi	Thin Solid Films	SCI	Elsevier	2015	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2015.04.046
2017-11-15	Effect of various surface treatments on adhesion strength of magnetron sputtered bi-layer Molybdenum thin films on soda lime glass substrate	Brijesh Singh Yadav, Amol C Badgujar, Sanjay R Dhage	Solar Energy	SCI	Pergamon	2017	507â€“ 513. doi:10.1016/j.solener.2017.08.068
2018-04-13	Cu (In, Ga) Se 2 thin film absorber layer by flash light post-treatment	Amol C Badgujar, Rajiv O Dusane, Sanjay R Dhage	Vacuum	SCI	Pergamon	2018	10.1016/j.vacuum.2018.04.021
2018-07-01	Sonochemical synthesis of CuIn0. 7Ga0. 3Se2 nanoparticles for thin film photo absorber application	Amol C Badgujar, Rajiv O Dusane, Sanjay R Dhage	Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing	SCI	Pergamon	2018	doi:10.1016/j.mssp.2018.03.001
2018-08-01	Process parameter impact on selective laser ablation of bilayer molybdenum thin films for CIGS solar cell applications	Amol C Badgujar, Shrikant V Joshi, Sanjay R Dhage	Materials Focus	ESCI	American Scientific Publishers	2018	doi:10.1166/mat.2018.1540
2018-09-30	Transparent conducting Al: ZnO thin films on large area by efficient cylindrical rotating DC magnetron sputtering	Sanjay R Dhage, Amol C Badgujar	Journal of Alloys and Compounds	SCI	Elsevier	2018	10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.05.234
2020-02-21	Pulsed laser annealing of spray casted Cu(In,Ga)Se2 nanocrystal thin films for solar cell application	AC Badgujar, RO Dusane, SR Dhage	Solar Energy	SCI	Pergamon	2020	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2020.02.023
2020-10-01	Cu (In, Ga) Se2 thin film solar cells produced by atmospheric selenization of spray casted nanocrystalline layers	Amol C Badgujar, Rajiv O Dusane, Sanjay R Dhage	Solar Energy	SCI	Pergamon	2020	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2020.08.080
2021-01-25	12.95% Efficient Cu (In, Ga) Se2 Solar Cells by Single-Step Atmospheric Selenization, Scaled to Monolithically Integrated Modules	Sanjay R Dhage, Brijesh Singh Yadav, Golu Kumar Jha, Amol C Badgujar	ACS Applied Energy Materials	SCI	American Chemical Society	2021	https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.0c02254
2022-04-11	Room temperature sputtered aluminum-doped ZnO thin film transparent electrode for application in solar cells and for low-band-gap optoelectronic devices	Amol C Badgujar, Brijesh Singh Yadav, Golu Kumar Jha, Sanjay R Dhage	ACS Omega	SCI	American Chemical Society	2022	https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.2c00830
2026-03-31	Parametric SCAPS-1D Optimization of CuO Thin Film Solar Cells with CdS, ZnO, and TiO? Buffer Layers	A.C. Badgujar, S.R. Patil, N. P. Salunke	Journal of Optoelectronic and Biomedical Materials	ESCI	Virtual Company of Physics	2026	https://doi.org/10.15251/JOBM.2026.181.19

Award Title	Year	Awarded By	Level (National/International)	Recognition Details
Best Paper award in Oral presentation	2021	DMAFT2021	International	Best Paper Award in 2nd Indo-Korea Virtual Conference on Development of Advanced Materials for Future Technologies (DAMFT 2021)
SERB-DST International Travel Grant	2019	SERB-DST	National	Awarded SERB-DST International Travel Grant to participate ICMAT 2019 conference at Singapore (Total Grant: INR 61,543/-)

Organization	Type	Membership ID	Year of Joining
Indian Laser Association	Life Member	LM-1253	2018
Solar Energy Society of India	Life Member	LM/2389/2020	2020
Indian Society of Technical Education	Life Member	LM - 135818	2022
Energy Science Society of India	Life Member	1103201643 L	2015

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Orchid	https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4657-2699
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