Dr. Arun Kumar Sarma
Director General
North East Centre for Technology
Application and Reach (NECTAR)
Email: dg.nectar[at]nectar[dot]org[dot]in
Ph: 011-26566778

Dr. Arun Kumar Sarma took charge as Director General of North East Centre for Technology Application and Reach (NECTAR) on 30th September, 2019.

Prof. Sarma holds doctoral degree in physics from IASST & Gauwhati University, Assam in the year 1999. After completing 1st post Doctoral research at Institute of Space & Astronautical Science (ISAS), Sagamihara, Kanagawa Japan, he worked as a Scientist at CPP-IRR,(Extension Centre) Govt. of India for one & half year.

He served as a faculty in the Deptt. of Applied physics of BIT, Mesra, Ranchi during 2003-07. Then he joined Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU) during 2007-2011. He was also serve as a Dean of PG programme for 3 years at PDPU.

Before joining NECTAR he served as a Professor of Physics of VIT University, Chennai Campus from 2011 & he was Dean Sponsored Research of VIT Chennai from 2012-2019. He was the recipient of BOYSCAST, DST, Govt. of India fellowship in the year 2004-05. He was also recipient of various prestigious fellowship like AAAPT Research & Training from Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, CoE fellowship from Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan, INSA bilateral exchange programme, INSA visiting fellow etc.

His research interest including fundamental & application orientated research using Plasma Science & Technology & mainly on thin film coating for metal, semiconductor & Textile materials. He has few patents & published number of research papers in international reputed journals. He has also transferred a Technology to an automobile parts Industry. He has completed number of projects from various Govt. funding agencies & guided few students for their Ph.D degree.

He has strong collaboration with foreign Universities from Austria, France, Germany, Japan, Nepal, Thailand & UK.