Short CV
I had obtained my Masters degree in Physics from Guru Nanak Dev University, India in 2004 and went on to serve as a research fellow - cum - teaching assistant in materials science at Thapar University, India during September 2004 – July 2005. I joined the research group of Professor José M.F. Ferreira at University of Aveiro, Portugal as a research student in October 2005. Since then, during ~5 years, the prime focus of my research work has been towards investigating the structural and thermal behavior of different alkaline-earth aluminosilicate glass and glass-ceramic systems, with emphasis on clinopyroxene based systems, in order to qualify them for different technological applications. I was awarded the Ph.D. ‘European doctorate’ on 21. 12. 2009, under the supervision of Professor José M.F. Ferreira, for my Ph.D. dissertation entitled, “Clinopyroxene based glasses and glass-ceramics for functional applications” by University of Aveiro (UA), Portugal.
My research in past four years was dedicated towards synthesis and in-depth characterization of clinopyroxene based glasses and glass-ceramics with their glass compositions designed along: (i) enstatite (MgSiO3) – rich corner of enstatite-diopside (CaMgSi2O6) join, (ii) diopside based, and (iii) diopside-rich corner of diopside-Ca-tschermak (CaAl2SiO6) join. The objective of study was dual, both scientific and technological; particularly to gain fundamental knowledge on the formation of crystalline phases and solid solutions in selected glass-ceramic systems, and to evaluate the feasibility for application of new materials in different technological areas with emphasis on sealing in high temperature electrochemical applications, for example: solid oxide fuel/electrolyzer cells (SOFC/SOEC) and high temperature sensors.
I was awarded the Ph.D. fellowship by Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), Portugal in 2007. Also, I was awarded the ‘Guest research scholarship’ by Swedish Institute, Sweden for a period of 6 months during October 2007 – March 2008 to work in the area of neutron diffraction studies on glass-ceramics in the research group of Professor Sten Eriksson at Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden. Apart from that, I was also invited as Guest researcher for a period of 3 months (15th March 2009 – 15th June 2009) at University of Modena and Rggio-Emilia, Modena, Italy to work in the research group of Professor Luisa Barbieri and Professor Anna Maria Ferrari in the area of Rietveld refinement on glass-ceramics.
Since January 2010, I am working as a postdoctoral researcher (grant funded by FCT) in the research group of Professor José M.F. Ferreira at UA. The focus of research during my postdoctoral tenure at UA is towards the development of self-healing glass/glass-ceramic seals for solid oxide fuel cells. Apart fro thatl, my research interest also lies in the area of glasses/glass-ceramics for biomedical applications as well as for nuclear waste encapsulation.
Scientific Interests
Glasses and glass-ceramics for biomedicine
Glass-ceramics for nuclear waste immobilization
Main present collaborators
Dr. Dilshat U. Tulyaganov, Turin Polytechnic University in Tashkent, 100174 Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Dr. Maria J. Pascual, Instituto de Cerámica y Vidrio (CSIC), Kelsen 5, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
Dr. Essam R. Shaaban, Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Assuit 71542, Egypt
Dr. Robert V. Law, Department of Chemistry, Imperial College, London, UK
Dr. Luis F. Santos, Departamento de Engenharia de Materiais/ICEMS, Instituto Superior Técnico/TU Lisbon, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
Dr. Anna Maria Ferrari, Dipartimento di Scienze e Metodi dell’Ingegneria, Facoltà di Ingegneria, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, 42122 Reggio Emilia, Italy
Selected Publications
Journals
Submitted
1. A. Goel, E.R. Shaaban, J.B. Oliveira, M. A. Sá, M.J. Pascual, J.M.F. Ferreira, Sintering behavior and devitrification kinetics of iron containing clinopyroxene based magnetic glass-ceramics, Solid State Ionics (2010) Submitted.
2010
2. I. Kansal, D.U. Tulyaganov, A. Goel, M.J. Pascual, J.M.F. Ferreira, Structure and thermal behaviour of diopside-fluorapatite-wollastonite based glasses and glass-ceramics, Acta Biomater. (2010) In press.
3. A. Goel, M.J. Pascual, J.M.F. Ferreira, Stable glass-ceramic sealants for solid oxide fuel cells: Influence of Bi2O3 doping, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy (2010) In press.
4. H.R. Fernandes, D.U. Tulyaganov, A. Goel, M.J. Ribeiro, M.J. Pascual, J.M.F. Ferreira, Effect of Al2O3 and K2O content on structure, properties and devitrification of glasses in the Li2O-SiO2 system, J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. 30 (2010) 2017-2029.
5. A. Goel, D.U. Tulyaganov, M.J. Pascual, F. Munoz, E.R. Shaaban, J.M.F. Ferreira, Development and performance of La2O3-containing diopside based glass-ceramics for sealing applications in solid oxide fuel cells, J. Non-Cryst. Solids 356 (2010) 1070-1080.
6. A. Goel, D.U. Tulyaganov, A.M. Ferrari, E.R. Shaaban, A. Prange, F. Bondioli, J.M. F. Ferreira, Structure, sintering process and crystallization kinetics of alkaline-earth aluminosilicate glasses suitable for sealing solid oxide fuel cells, J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 93 [3] (2010) 830-837.
7. A. Goel, D.U. Tulyaganov, V.V. Kharton, A.A. Yaremchenko, J.M.F. Ferreira, Electrical behaviour of aluminosilicate glass-ceramic sealants and their interaction with metallic SOFC interconnects, J. Power Sources 195 (2010) 522-526.
2009
8. A. Goel, A.M. Ferrari, I. Kansal, M.J. Pascual, L. Barbieri, F. Bondioli, I. Lancellotti, M.J. Ribeiro, J.M.F. Ferreira, Sintering and crystallization behavior of CaMgSi2O6-NaFeSi2O6 based glass-ceramics, J. Appl. Phys. 106 (2009) 093502.
9. A. Goel, D.U. Tulyaganov, V.V. Kharton, A.A. Yaremchenko, S. Eriksson, J.M.F. Ferreira, Optimization of La2O3-containing diopside based glass-ceramic sealants for fuel cell applications, J. Power Sources 189 (2009) 1032-1043.
10. A. Goel, D.U. Tulyaganov, I. Kansal, E.R. Shaaban, J.M.F. Ferreira, Effect of BaO on the crystallization kinetics of the Diopside-Ca-Tschermak based glasses and glass-ceramics, J. Non-Cryst. Solids 355 (2009) 193-202.
11. A. Goel, D.U. Tulyaganov, E.R. Shaaban, S. Eriksson, C. S. Knee, J.M.F. Ferreira, Structure and crystallization behaviour of some MgSiO3 based glasses, Ceram. Int. 35 (2009) 1529-1538.
12. A. Goel, D.U. Tulyaganov, I. Kansal, E.R. Shaaban, J.M.F. Ferreira, Crystallization kinetics of Diopside-Ca-Tschermak based glasses nucleated with Fe2O3 and Cr2O3, Int. J. Mater. Eng. Innov. 1 (2009) 40.
13. I. Kansal, A. Goel, D.U. Tulyaganov, E.R. Shaaban, M.J. Ribeiro, J.M.F. Ferreira, The effect of fluoride ions on the structure and crystallization kinetics of diopside based oxyfluoride glasses, Ceram. Int. 35 (2009) 3489-3493.
14. I. Kansal, A. Goel, D.U. Tulyaganov, J.M.F. Ferreira, Effect of some rare-earth oxides on the structure and crystallization behaviour of diopside based glasses, Ceram. Int. 35 (2009) 3221-3227.
2008
15. A. Goel, D.U. Tulyaganov, V.V. Kharton, A.A. Yaremchenko, J.M.F. Ferreira, The effect of Cr2O3 on the crystallization behaviour and properties of La2O3 containing diopside glasses and glass-ceramics. Acta Mater. 56 [13] (2008) 3065-3076.
16. A. Goel, E.R. Shaaban, D.U. Tulyaganov, J.M.F. Ferreira, Study of crystallization kinetics on the glasses along the Diopside-Ca-Tschermak join, J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 91 [8] (2008) 2690-2697.
17. A. Goel, D.U. Tulyaganov, E.R. Shaaban, R.N. Basu, J.M.F. Ferreira, Influence of ZnO on the crystallization kinetics and properties of the Diopside-Ca-Tschermak based glasses and glass-ceramics, J. Appl. Phys. 104 (2008) 043529.
18. A. Goel, D.U. Tulyaganov, S. Agathopoulos, J.M.F. Ferreira, The role of Al2O3 on the sintering and crystallization of MgSiO3 based glasses, Ceram. Int. 34 (2008) 505-510.
19. A. Arora, A. Goel, E.R. Shaaban, K. Singh, O.P. Pandey, J.M.F Ferreira, Crystallization kinetics of BaO–ZnO–Al2O3–B2O3–SiO2 glass, Physica B: Cond. Mater. 403 (2008) 1738.
2007
20. A. Goel, D.U. Tulyaganov, S. Agathopoulos, M.J. Ribeiro, R. N. Basu, J.M.F. Ferreira, Diopside-Ca-Tschermak clinopyroxene based glass-ceramics processed via sintering and crystallization of glass powder compacts, J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. 27 [5] (2007) 2325-2331.
21. A. Goel, D.U. Tulyaganov, S. Agathopoulos, M.J. Ribeiro, J.M.F. Ferreira, Synthesis and characterization of MgSiO3 containing glass-ceramics, Ceram. Int. 33 [8] (2007) 1481-1487.
22. A. Goel, D.U. Tulyaganov, S. Agathopoulos, M. Ribeiro, J.M.F. Ferreira, Crystallization behaviour of the glasses, structure and properties of sintered glass-ceramics in the Diopside-Ca-Tschermak system, J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. 27 [10] (2007) 3231-3238.
23. A. Goel, D.U. Tulyaganov, V.V. Kharton, A.A. Yaremchenko, S. Agathopoulos, J.M.F. Ferreira, The influence of BaO on the phase formation and properties of aluminous clinopyroxenes in the Diopside-Ca-Tschermak system, J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 90 [7] (2007) 2236-2244.
24. A. Goel, E.R. Shaaban, F.C.L. Melo, M.J. Ribeiro, and J.M.F. Ferreira, Non-isothermal crystallization kinetic studies on MgO-Al2O3-SiO2-TiO2 glass, J. Non-Cryst. Solids 353 [24&25] (2007) 2383-2391.
25. A. Goel, E.R. Shaaban, F.C.L. Melo, M.J. Ribeiro, J.M.F. Ferreira, Influence of NiO on the crystallization kinetics of near stoichiometric-cordierite glasses nucleated with TiO2, J. Phys: Condens. Matter. 19 (2007) 386231.
2006
26. K. Singh, A. Goel, S. Mohan, A. Arora, G. Sharma, Lead-and Bismuth Borate Fly Ash Glasses as Radiation Shielding Materials, Nucl. Sci. Engg. 154 [2] (2006) 233-240.