Dr. Rahul A. Aher is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Engineering and Technology, MIT World Peace University (MIT-WPU), Pune. He received his Ph.D. in Advanced 2D Materials and their Applications from Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, where he also completed his Master’s degree with Specialization in Nanotechnology. He is qualified in SET and GATE. During his doctoral research, Dr. Aher was awarded the prestigious Bharatratna J. R. D. Tata Gunwant Sanshodhak Vidyarthi Award in recognition of his research work. Prior to joining MIT-WPU, he served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at Fergusson College, Pune.
His research interests focus on advanced 2D materials, MXenes and transition-metal dichalcogenides, metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), xerogels, nanostructured materials, field emission, electrochemistry, photocatalysis, photodetectors, supercapacitors, and energy-storage materials. His research broadly emphasizes the design, synthesis, characterization, and application of functional nanomaterials for energy, environmental, and optoelectronic applications.
Dr. Aher is also actively involved in undergraduate engineering education, project-based learning, and interdisciplinary research, with an emphasis on connecting fundamental physics with emerging materials technologies and practical applications.
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