Nirav Jamnapara

About Nirav Jamnapara

Metallurgist and deeptech leader with 25+ years of experience in surface engineering, advanced coatings, and plasma technology. As Founder Director of Plasmatech Innovation Foundation—a deeptech incubator and technology translation company of Institute for Plasma Research—I support startups and industries through technology transfer, commercialization, and innovation management.My technical work centers on next-generation energy materials and engineered surfaces designed for extreme operating conditions, with expertise spanning metallurgical coatings, plasma processes, high-temperature corrosion, and materials characterization (HT-XRD, XPS, SEM-EDX, nanoindentation, TG). I focus on developing application-specific surface technologies that enable effective industrial demonstration and commercial deployment.Recipient of the Young Researcher Award (SSPC India, 2015) and Fellow of ASM International, USA (2023), I remain committed to advancing deeptech R&D and strengthening technology translation for impactful industrial solutions.

Experience

1. Scientific Officer - G & Head - Ptts Head - Incubation Centre-ipr Associate Professor - Hbni

   Institute For Plasma Research

   Jan 2020 — Present · Gandhinagar, IN

   Leading all externally funded projects and technology transfer activities of the Institute. As a researcher, working on developing new materials and coatings for challenging applications. Guiding/mentoring masters and PhD students on topics related to plasma surface engineering, materials processing & characterization in the capacity of Associate Professor of HBNI. Also leading the Incubation Centre activities of IPR.

Education

• The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Metallurgy

  1996 — 2000

• Gujarat Refinery English Medium School

  XII Science (GSEB), Science-Maths subjects (Jr. K.G to H.S.C - 10+2)

  1981 — 1996

• Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

  Ph.D, Metallurgical Engineering & Materials Science

  2008 — 2013

Skills

• Engineering
• Heat Treatment
• Surface Engineering
• Characterization
• Powder X-Ray Diffraction
• R&D
• Spectroscopy
• Nanomaterials
• Technology Management
• Materials Science
• Failure Analysis
• Materials
• Research and Development (R&D)
• Aluminum
• Design of Experiments
• Corrosion
• Metallurgy
• Technology Commercialization
• Scanning Electron Microscopy
• Electrochemistry
• Research
• Metallography
• Matlab
• Nanotechnology
• Technology Transfer
• Plasma Physics
• Plasma
• Thin Films
• Coatings
• Steel