Sh. A.K. Jain

Research Interest

• Automotive Fuels and Emissions
• Alternative Fuels
• Industrial and Domestic Combustion
• Tribology
• Research Planning & Business Development

Work Experience

Chief Scientist	CSIR- Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun (12/10/2009 to till date)
Senior Principal Scientist	CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun (12/10/2002 to 11/10/2009)
Principal Scientist	CSIR- Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun (12/10/1996 to 11/10/2002)
Senior Scientist	CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun (12/10/1991 to 11/10/1996)
Scientist	CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun (12/10/1986 to 11/10/1991)
Senior Scientist	CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun (12/10/1981 to 11/10/1986)

Awards and Honours

• Transformation of Research Planning & Business Development Division for Image Building of the Institute, considerable increase in sponsored projects and technology commercialization
• In Tribology & Combustion Division, Combustion Laboratory was modernized by renovating the building and creating better infrastructure and instrumental facilities. In Advanced Tribology Research Centre, new facilities are being continuously added
• 33 years of research experience in the automotive fuels and engines particularly related to fuel quality, vehicle emissions and their control, use of alternative fuels, engine technology and exhaust after-treatment devices
• Establishment of vehicle/engine emission measurement laboratory as per Euro-III/IV emission norms at CSIR-IIP, Dehradun
• Represented CSIR-IIP in the national committees related to fuel quality and vehicle emissions
• Research work reported in the comprehensive report entitled, “Vehicle Emissions and Control Perspectives in India – A State-of-the-art Report” helped the Govt. of India to formulate national vehicle emission standards
• Organized various training programmes for engineers from automotive and oil industries on fuel quality and vehicle emission control
• Assisted the ‘Expert Committee on Auto Fuel Policy for India’ in framing the policy and writing the report of the committee for Govt. of India
• Secretary of Research Council of CSIR-IIP
• Gold Medal in M.E. from University of Roorkee
• Best Scientist Award by CSIR-IIP in the year 1995
• Best Indian Paper on Environmental Pollution Award to SAE Paper presented in the Symposium on International Automotive Technology, Pune, India, 2007
• Awarded UNIDO Fellowship in 1984 for research work in USA, DAAD Fellowship in 1992 & 2002 for research work in Germany, INSA Fellowship in 1998 & 2003 for research work in Germany

Patents

• A Device for Dual-Fuel Operation of Diesel Engines with Alcohols
  D Kumar, A K Jain, A K. Gondal, I P Singh, K K Gandhi, S Singhal and B P Pundir; Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun
• A Method for the Preparation of a Novel Washcoat of High Stability, Strong Adherance with Substrate and Functions as an Excellent Support for Noble Metal Catalysts,
  D S Rawat, V S Dangwal, R P Mehrotra, A K Jain, Laxmi Narayan, B P Pundir, Manoj Kumar, Anand Singh, Prempal, L D Sharma, M K Runda, V K Kapoor, K K Gandhi and T S R Prasada Rao
• An Improved Preparation Procedure For Noble Metal, Three-Way, Auto-Exhaust Catalyst Having High Activity and Longer Life for Loading on a Commercially Available Ceramic Cordierite Honeycomb Monolith
  V S Dangwal, A K Jain and L D Sharma

Selected Publications

• A K Jain, L Robindro, S Pathak, Y R Singh, S K Singal, Impact of Road Quality, Traffic Management and Driver Training on Vehicular Emissions and Fuel Economy – An Experimental Study on Indian Roads, S.A.E. Paper No. 2011-26-0040, Presented in the Symposium on International Automotive Technology, Pune, India, January 19-21, 2011
• A K Jain, Y Singh, S P Singh, S Pathak, S K Singal, Effect of Improving the Gasoline Fuel Quality on Exhaust Emissions from in-use Vehicles – An Experimental Study, S.A.E. Paper No. 2009-26-016, Presented in the Symposium on International Automotive Technology, Pune, India, January 21-23, 2009
• A K Jain, S Pathak, Y Singh, S Singh, M Saxena, M Subramanian and P C Kanal, Effect of Gasoline Composition (Olefins, Aromatics and Benzene) on Exhaust Mass Emissions from Two-Wheelers – An Experimental Study, S.A.E. Paper No. 2007-26-014, Presented in the Symposium on International Automotive Technology, Pune, India, January 17-20, 2007
• A K Jain, Y Singh, S Singh, M Abraham and S Singhal, Engine-out Benzene Emissions from Gasoline Vehicles and Effectiveness of Catalytic Converters, S.A.E. Paper No. 2001-01-0018, Presented in the SIAT 2001 – SAE Conference, Organized by ARAI and SAE International at ARAI, Pune, January 10-13, 2001
• A K Jain and K K Gandhi, Projections on Automotive Fuel Quality in India for Meeting Future Vehicle Emission Norms, S.A.E. Paper No. 990020, Presented in the SIAT 1999 – SAE Conference, Organized by ARAI and SAE International at ARAI, Pune, January 13-16, 1999