Gopal Mishra completed his Ph.D. in Polymer Science from India. In year 2001, he has won “Young Scientist” Award and Project for 3 yrs. to pursue an independent Senior Research Associate, with Prof. Anil Kumar (FNASc.), CHE, IIT, Kanpur in “Heterogeneous Catalysis" field. Later, He joined (2004) Functional Materials Group at Chem. & BioChem. Dept., South Carolina, US. as PDF Researcher.

After, he won Foundation of Science & Technology (FCT), Portugal, PDF 3 yrs. fellowship and moved to Prof. ALJ Pombeiro’s group at Istituto Superior Técnico (IST), Lisbon, in “Novel metal compounds synthesis for heterogeneous catalysis” In May 2008, he was appointed as  Research Professor in Materials, Chemistry, UTAD University, Portugal, where the focal the of his research entailed the discovery and design of Nano materials, Immobilize metal complexes for hydrocarbons Catalysis and other related reactions. 

He is author of over 72 publications (SCI articles, conference proceedings and book chapters). Moreover, he has inventor of 5 industrial patents. As Principal Investigator, he have also received 04 research projects as Perncipal Investigator and 04 projects as Co-Investigator and established our own research group with 06 members.

—Key Skills 
R&D Leadership, Heterogeneous Catalysis, Nano-Materials, Metal complexes, Synthesis, Polymerization, Biomass to H2 production, kinetics and Reactor Technology.

Participation in R & D Projects  as Principal Investigator (PI)

(i)     Year 2013, I won the “Indian-Portuguese cooperation” (project : FCT/9701/25/10/2013/S, for 3 year) from FCT, Portugal and DST, India.

(ii)   Year 2011, received a EU Funded project:  PTDC/EQU-ERQ/110825/2009 (for 3 year) from FCT, Portugal (at UTAD, Vila Real, Portugal).

(iii) Year 2001, received a Young Scientist project: SR/FTP/CS-04/2000 (for 3 year)  form Department Science and Technology (DST), India, (at IIT, Kanpur, India).

(iv) Year 2008, received “Ciência 2007” project (for 5 years) from FCT, Portugal (at UTAD, Vila Real, Portugal).

As Co- Investigator (PI)

(v)          Year 2016, received a project from FCT, Portugal (at University of Aveiro, Portugal).

(vi)        Year 2007, received a fellowship and project from FCT, Portugal (at IST, Lisbon, Portugal).

(vii)           Year 2004, received a fellowship and project as Co-PI from FCT, Portugal (at IST, Lisbon, Portugal).

(viii)         Year 2003, received an industrial project form VAM Organics, Gajrola, India (at IIT, Kanpur, India).