Ph.D. (MEMS Microfluidics and Nanoelectronics (MMNE) Laboratory)

• Nanomaterials Augmented Microfluidic Point of Source Chemiluminescence Platforms. 

Junior Research Fellow (Electrical & Electronics Engineering) 

• •  Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences (BITS) – Pilani, Hyderabad Campus

  • Topic: “To develop a microfluidic platform based on 28S ribosomal RNA capture and detection on a Chemiluminescence Platform.

M.Tech (Nanotechnology) – Aug 2018 to Oct 2020

• •  Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad

  • Thesis: “Synthesis and Characterization of Nano SiO2 particles by Sol-Gel: Surface Enhancements, Size–Reliant Properties and Applications of Hydrophobicity”

B. Tech (Mechanical Engineering) – Aug 2013 to May 2017

• • Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute of Engineering and Technology

  • Mini Project Title: Modelling using CATIA V5 software and fabrication of Chainless Bicycle (2015-2016).

  • Major project Title: Modelling using SOLIDWORKS (2016) model software and fabrication of Gearless transmission mechanism (2016-2017).

1. Startup, Pyrome Innovations 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠 10 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐍𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐬 – 2025 𝐛𝐲 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐞.

2. Invitation as the 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐆𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭 at a Scientific Workshop ("Miniaturized Nanocomposite Devices for Biomedical Applications"), organized at SRM IST Chennai, where I delivered a talk on “𝑬𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑰𝒏𝒗𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆: 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘢𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘤 𝘕𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘕𝘦𝘹𝘵-𝘎𝘦𝘯 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴.”

3. Award Winner in Startup Challenge (Pyrome Innovations) (~ 350 $ Cash Prize) at Prestigious  International Conference (IEEE APSCON 2025).

4. Excellence In Research Award | Industry Day 2024.

5. Best (1st) Poster Presentation in Vidwanostav 2024.

6. M.Tech Batch Topper (2018-2020) - Centre for Nano Science and Technology, IST, JNTUH.

7. Qualified GATE Mechanical Engineering (2018-2021).

8. Qualified TS-PGECET with Telangana State 56th Rank. (2018).

9. SSC (10th Board) Batch Topper (2010-2011).

Filed:

9) Title: AUTOMATED METHOD OF SYNTHESIZING A NANOPARTICLES AND A QUANTUM DOTS USING MICROFLUIDICS,

    Inventors: Sanket Goel, Pavar Sai Kumar, and Reshma P A

    Status: Indian Patent filed, Application No: 202511085568, Septmeber-2025.

8) Title: DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS OF NOVEL TETRACYANOQUINODIMETHANE (TCNQ) DERIVATIVES TO UTILISE IN A POINT OF SOURCE TESTING (POST) MULTIMODE OPTICAL DETECTION SYSTEM,

    Inventors: Sanket Goel, Pavar Sai Kumar, Jayanty Subbalakshmi and Mohitkar Anuradha

    Status: Indian Patent filed, Application No: 202411103762, January-2025.

7) Title: A REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDE COMPOSITE MATERIAL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE MATERIAL, AN ARTICLE  AND APPLICATION THEREOF,

    Inventors: Sanket Goel and Pavar Sai Kumar, Chandrani Pramanik, and Vimal Kumar Sharma

    Status: Indian Patent filed, Application No: 202431001718, January-2024.

6) Title: Graphene Production on Multiple Substrates via Laser Irradiations Using Natural Shellac as a Source,

    Inventors: Sanket Goel and Pavar Sai Kumar, 

    Status: Indian Patent filed, Application No: 202311042694, June-2023.

Published:

5) Title: Portable Point of Source Testing (PoST) Multimode Optical Detection System

Inventors: Sanket Goel and Pavar Sai Kumar.

Status: Indian Patent filed, Application No: 202411008440, February-2024

4) Title: Monolithic Multilayered Microfluidic Device and the Fabrication Method Thereof, 

    Inventors: Sanket Goel and Pavar Sai Kumar, 

    Status: Indian Patent filed, Application No: 202311012926, February-2023.

3) Title: Microfluidics Chemiluminescence detection system, 

    Inventors: Sanket Goel and Pavar Sai Kumar, 

    Status: Indian Patent filed, Application No: 202211054483, September-2022.

2) Title: An electro microfluidic chip and a method for preparing the same,

    Inventors: Sanket Goel and Pavar Sai Kumar, 

    Status: Indian Patent filed, Application No: 202211012080, March-2022.

Granted:

1) Title: A Method of Fabricating Reduced Graphene Oxide, 

    Inventors: Sanket Goel and Pavar Sai Kumar, 

    Status: Indian Patent Granted, Patent No.: 446942, Application No: 202111026737, June-2021.

Publications: 

1. Reshma, P. A., Pavar Sai Kumar, Rajnish Kaur Calay, and Sanket Goel. "Chemiluminescence coupled microfluidic point of source testing device for onsite detection of harmful pesticides in fruits." Microchemical Journal (2025): 114381.

2. Wagh, M. D., Kumar, P. S., Bhaiyya, M., Kumar, A., & Goel, S. (2024). Benchmarking Single Source Fabrication Approach for Chemiluminescence, Electrochemiluminescence, and Electrochemical Techniques: Experimental Validation via Choline detection. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 116147.

3. Kumar, Pavar Sai, and Sanket Goel. "Nanomaterials and Graphene Advances in Point of Care (PoC) Chemiluminescence Devices for Remarkable Applications." IEEE Nanotechnology Magazine (2024).

4. Pavar, Sai Kumar, et al. "Graphitization on Natural Biopolymer Shellac: Toward Substrate Independent Coatings and a Recyclable Flexible Heater." Advanced Materials Interfaces (2024): 2400301.

5. Kumar, Pavar Sai, et al. "Shellac-mediated laser-induced reduced graphene oxide film on paper and fabric: exceptional performance in flexible fuel cell, supercapacitor and electrocardiography applications." Materials Advances 5.14 (2024): 5932-5944.

6. Kumar, Pavar Sai, Srinivasan Madapusi, and Sanket Goel. "Sub-second synthesis of silver nanoparticles in 3D printed monolithic multilayered microfluidic chip: Enhanced chemiluminescence sensing predictions via machine learning algorithms." International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (2023): 125502, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.125502.

7. Pavar Sai Kumar, Srinivasan Madapusi, Sanket Goel, 3D printed microfluidic chemiluminescence PoC device with self-powering and integrated incubating system: Validation via ALP detection on disposable µPADs, Microchemical Journal, Volume 189, 2023,108518, ISSN 0026-265X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microc.2023.108518.

8. Kumar, P. S., Advincula, P. & Goel, S. G. First report on Onsite Temperature based Recovery of Quenched Chemiluminescence Signal from Graphenized μPADs: Validation by Catechins Radical Scavenging. Nano Futur. (2022) doi:10.1088/2399-1984/ac9d78.

9. P. S. Kumar, S. Bhand, A. K. Das, and S. Goel, “Microfluidic paper device with on-site heating to produce reactive peroxide species for enhanced smartphone enabled chemiluminescence signal,” Talanta, vol. 236, p. 122858, 2022, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2021.122858. 

10. P. S. Kumar and S. Goel, “First report on graphene oxide free, ultrafast fabrication of reduced graphene oxide on paper via visible light laser irradiation,” Diam. Relat. Mater., vol. 120, p. 108680, 2021, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diamond.2021.108680.

11. S. K. Pavar, D. Velpula, M. Sakarya, S. C. Chidurala, and A. Chinthakuntla, “Synthesis and characterization of novel binders free high hydrophobic silica nano particles spray,” Mater. Today Proc., 2021, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.02.763.

Collaborative Publications: 

1. Awasthi, Himanshi, N. K. Nishchitha, Pavar Sai Kumar, and Sanket Goel. "Rapidly synthesized laser-induced graphene and its derivatives for miniaturized energy devices: Principles, applications, and challenges." Applied Physics Reviews 12, no. 2 (2025).

2. Fande, Sonal, Sai Kumar Pavar, and Sanket Goel. "Recent trends in electro-microfluidic devices for wireless monitoring of biomarker levels." Applied Physics Letters 126, no. 4 (2025).

3. Singh, Ritesh Kumar, Pavar Sai Kumar, Khairunnisa Amreen, Satish Kumar Dubey, and Sanket Goel. "Zinc Oxide/Laser-Induced Graphene Matrix Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy Assisted Toluene Detection in Liquid Phase." Journal of Micro and Nano Science and Engineering 13, no. 4 (2025): 041002.

4. Awasthi, Himanshi, Pavar Sai Kumar, Thomas Thundat, and Sanket Goel. "Flexible Supercapacitor Device Based on Laser‐Synthesized Nanographene for Low‐Power Applications." Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research 5, no. 12 (2024): 2400180.

5. Singh, Ritesh Kumar, Pavar Sai Kumar, Khairunnisa Amreen, Satish Kumar Dubey, and Sanket Goel. "Metal Oxide Composite Assisted Paper based Electrochemical sensor for Hydrazine Detection." In 2024 IEEE Applied Sensing Conference (APSCON), pp. 1-4. IEEE, 2024.

6. Deepak, K. S., Aniket Balapure, P. Ramya Priya, P. Sai Kumar, Satish Kumar Dubey, Arshad Javed, Samit Chattopadhyay, and Sanket Goe. "Development of a Microfluidic Device for the Dual Detection and Quantification of Ammonia and Urea from the Blood Serum." Sensors and Actuators A: Physical (2024): 115174.

7. Nishchitha, N. K., Pavar Sai Kumar, and Sanket Goel. "Laser-induced in situ synthesis of nano-composite Co–Co3O4–rGO on paper: miniaturized biosensor for alkaline phosphatase detection." Nanotechnology 34.29 (2023): 295502.

8. R. K. Singh, P. S. Kumar, K. Amreen, S. K. Dubey and S. Goel, "Miniaturized Paper based Sensor with reduced Graphene Oxide as Interdigitated Electrodes for Multiple Applications," in IEEE Sensors Journal, doi: 10.1109/JSEN.2023.3277800.

9. R. K. Singh, P. S. Kumar, K. Amreen, S. K. Dubey and S. Goel, "Disposable Miniaturized Electrochemical Sensing Platform with Laser-Induced Reduced Graphene Oxide Electrodes for Multiplexed Biochemical Analysis," in IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience, 2022, doi: 10.1109/TNB.2022.3216312.

10. M. Bhaiyya, P. S. Kumar, P. K. Pattnaik, K. Shankar and S. Goel, "Stereolithography 3-D Printed Electrochemiluminescence Platform With Random Grade Graphite Electrodes: Detection of HO and Cholesterol Using a Smartphone," in IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 750-757, 1 Jan.1, 2023, doi: 10.1109/JSEN.2022.3221728.

11. M. D. Wagh, R. H, P. S. Kumar, K. Amreen, S. K. Sahoo and S. Goel, "Integrated Microfluidic Device With MXene Enhanced Laser-Induced Graphene Bioelectrode for Sensitive and Selective Electroanalytical Detection of Dopamine," in IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 22, no. 14, pp. 14620-14627, 15 July15, 2022, doi: 10.1109/JSEN.2022.3182293.

12. P. Rewatkar, D. Nath, P. S. Kumar, M. E. Suss, and S. Goel, “Internet of Things enabled environmental condition monitoring driven by laser ablated reduced graphene oxide based Al-air fuel cell,” J. Power Sources, vol. 521, p. 230938, 2022, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2021.230938.

Conferences:

1. R. K. Singh, P. S. Kumar, K. Amreen, S. K. Dubey and S. Goel, "Metal Oxide Composite Assisted Paper-based Electrochemical sensor for Hydrazine Detection," 2024 IEEE Applied Sensing Conference (APSCON), Goa, India, 2024, pp. 1-4, doi: 10.1109/APSCON60364.2024.10465691 

2. R. Banerjee, A. H. Chowdhury, P. S. Kumar, C. Wang, S. Goel and P. M. Raj, "Laser-induced graphene supercapacitors on flex substrates for package-integrated power supply," 2023 Fourth International Symposium on 3D Power Electronics Integration and Manufacturing (3D-PEIM), Miami, FL, USA, 2023, pp. 1–5, doi: 10.1109/3D-PEIM55914.2023.10052332.

3. P. S. Kumar, K. Gohel and S. Goel, "Graphenized Papertronic Devices using Blue Laser ablated Polyimide Resin Paper," 2021 IEEE 16th Nanotechnology Materials and Devices Conference (NMDC), 2021, pp. 1-4, doi: 10.1109/NMDC50713.2021.9677540. 

Book Chapters: 

1. Kumar, Pavar Sai, Shilpa Chakra Chidurala, and Murikinati Mamatha Kumari. "Techniques and Methods to Study Physiochemical Properties of Micro-nanostructure Characteristics in the Food Industry." Nanoscience & Nanotechnologies: Critical Problems, Science in Society, Historical Perspectives. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, 2025. 181-255.

2. Sai Kumar, Pavar, et al. "Laser Processing." Micro Electromechanical Systems (MEMS) Practical Lab Manual (2025): 41-51.

3. Sai Kumar, Pavar, and Sanket Goel. "Multiphysics Simulations on the Effect of Fluidic Concentration Profiles Over Y‐Channel and T‐Channel Designs." Micro Electromechanical Systems (MEMS) Practical Lab Manual (2025): 1-11.

4. Sai Kumar, P., Kumar, A., & Goel, S. (2025). Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing). Micro Electromechanical Systems (MEMS) Practical Lab Manual, 29-39.

5. Pal, Abhishesh, Pavar Sai Kumar, Sreerama Amrutha Lahari, Sonal Fande, Abhishek Kumar, Manish Bhaiyya, Sohan Dudala, R. N. Ponnalagu, Satish Kumar Dubey, and Sanket Goel. "Microfluidic Devices." Micro Electromechanical Systems (MEMS) Practical Lab Manual (2025): 105-134.

6. Kumar, Sanjeet, Manish Bhaiyya, Khairunnisa Amreen, Pavar Sai Kumar, and Abhishek Kumar. "IEEE Press Series on Sensors." (2025): b1-b2.

7. V. Divya, S. K. Pavar, C. Shilpa Chakra, T. Rakesh Kumar, K. Shireesha, and S. Madhuri, “Applications of Carbon-Based Nanomaterials in Health and Environment: Biosensors, Medicine and Water Treatment BT  - Carbon Nanomaterial Electronics: Devices and Applications,” A. Hazra and R. Goswami, Eds. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2021, pp. 261–284.

8. S. Madhuri, C. Shilpa Chakra, T. Rakesh Kumar, K. Shireesha, S. K. Pavar, and V. Divya, “Carbon: A Phantom for Nanocomposite-Driven Applications BT  - Carbon Nanomaterial Electronics: Devices and Applications,” A. Hazra and R. Goswami, Eds. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2021, pp. 77–95.

1. Love green tea? A portable device can test quality of it in Hyderabad; Feb 09, 2023 (Reported by Times of India (ToI).

2. Several hand sanitizers fail to make grade in JNTUH and BITS efficacy tests; Jun 03, 2021 (Reported by Times of India (ToI).

3. Innovative natural polymer-based graphene film paves way for wearable tech; July 18, 2024 (Reported by The Hindu).

4. Chemiluminometer: A new compact portable device that enables onsite pesticide quantifications for safer food consumption; September 23 & 24, 2025 (Reported by Times of India (ToI); Eenadu Telangana; Food Manifest; Education Today; Education News Network; Samayam Telugu; Hyderabad Mail; Agrotech Space; BITS Pilani LinkedIn; and GNT TV; 

• Exchange Research Scholar under a short Student Mobility program funded by INTPART (Norwegian Research Council). Presented in the seminar and research activities workshop arranged in the project, Collaboration in Microbial Fuel Cell Research and Innovation Driven Graduate Education” (INTPART Project BRIDGE, No.: 322325).

• Industrial Internship on Synthesis of Nanoparticles and Characterization techniques at Nanospan India Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad (2018).

• Industrial Internship Program in the Department of Heat Exchangers and Boilers from Bharath Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Hyderabad (2016).

Pavar Sai Kumar

MEMS, Microfluidics & Nanoelectronics Laboratory

J-204, J-Block, BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus

Jawahar Nagar, Kapra Mandal

Hyderabad-500078, Telangana, India

Ph:+91 8143711567 

Email: saipavar.official@gmail.com