Narendra Kumar was born in 1976 in Pitro, a village located
in Bhojpur district of Bihar, India. He received B.Sc. (Hons.)
and M.Sc. degrees in Physics from Banaras Hindu University
in 1996 and 1998, respectively. Prior to graduation, he completed
his schooling from PTPS (Patratu) High School and
St. Columba's College, Hazaribag, Jharkhand. He obtained a
doctorate in Applied Physics from IIT-BHU in 2002. During
his doctoral research, he worked on the propagation
characteristics of some optical waveguides with new smart
structures as well as one-dimensional photonic crystals.
Dr. Kumar is an Assistant Professor (in senior grade) in the
Department of Physics, School of Sciences, Mody University
of Science and Technology, Lakshmangarh, Sikar, Rajasthan,
India. He has over 16 years of experience in academics and research. His research interests
include Optoelectronics and Photonics. He has published more than 24 research papers in
the peer-reviewed international journals and presented papers in several national and
international conferences. He has also co-authored 4 book chapters in the books published
from globally recognized publishers. Some of his works have been extensively cited by
many leading researchers in the field. His three books have been published by major
abroad publishers including Nova Science Publishers, Inc. (USA). He is a member of Board
of Studies at Mody University and has designed several curricula in Physics for UG and
PG levels. He has supervised five master-degree dissertations and co-supervised four doctoral
theses. He has also served as Head, Department of Science, during 2013-2015 and
thereafter as Coordinator, Department of Physics, for 3 years at Mody University. Dr. Kumar
is in the editorial board of the International Journal of Electromagnetics and Applications (SAP),
USA, and associated with some international journals as an invited reviewer in his area of
expertise. He is a Life Fellow of Optical Society of India and the Indian Science Congress
Association.
Bhuvneshwer Suthar was born in 1983 in Bikaner, India.
He received a B.Sc. degree in 2002 from MDS University,
Ajmer, India and an M.Sc. degree in Physics in 2004 from the
University of Bikaner, and a PhD degree in Photonics in 2011
from MGS University, Bikaner (formerly the University of
Bikaner). He received the Junior Research Fellowship of
CSIR, New Delhi, India during 2006-2008 and the Senior
Research Fellowship of CSIR, New Delhi, India during
2008-2011. He has worked as an Assistant Professor in the
College of Engineering & Technology, Bikaner during
2011-2012 and then in Govt. Engineering College, Bikaner
during 2012-2018. At present, he is working as an Assistant
Professor in the Department of Physics, MLB Government
College, Nokha, Bikaner, India. He has published more than 40 research papers in nationaland
international-level journals and also published more than 25 papers in various
international conference proceedings. He has published two authored books and one
edited book on photonic crystals in Nova Science Publishers, Inc. (USA). He has been an
editor of four published international conference proceedings, including AIP Conference
Proceedings. His research interests include Optoelectronics, Photonics, and Nonlinear
Optics. Dr. Suthar is a member of the editorial board of the two international journals and
also a reviewer of various international journals. He is also a senior member of International
Association of Computer Science and Information Technology (IACSIT).
