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Ravinder Kumar Kotnala known as Dr.R.K. Kotnala is an Indian scientist.

Early life and education
Ravinder Kumar Kotnala was born 2 october 1957, in Kotnali village of Uttrakhand. Kotnala completed his schooling at a Delhi government school. He then earned his bachelor's degree from Delhi University. kotnala received his Ph.D. in Silicon Solar Cells from IIT Delhi in 1982.

Career as a scientist
kotnala Joined National Physical Laboratory as Scientist in 1982, where he worked till 2017. in 2018 he started Rajaramanna Fellow in Department of Atomic Energy. in 2020 he becomae a Chairman of National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL).

Awards and honours
Kotnala has received numerous awards and accolades for his scientific achievements and fellowships from prestigious scientific societies. According to US Stanford University Dr Kotnala is among 2% top scientists of the world.


 * Recipient of the prestigious Renewable Energy India Award by UBM, London REI Award 2018, Asia’s largest Renewable Energy congregation organizers.
 * Office of Naval Research (ONR), Washington, USA awarded a prestigious project on multiferroics for development of electromagnetic sensors in 2011.
 * MRSI Medal Award 2008.
 * JSPS Japan Visiting Scientists 1989-90.
 * Outstanding Academician(Elected) Asia Pacific Academy of Materials APAM.
 * Fellow (Elected) NASI, Indian Geophysical Union IGU & Associate Editor in Journal of Applied Physics (USA), IET (UK),Indian J of Physics.

Books

 * “Multiferroics: Nanoparticles and Thin Films”, Kuldeep Chand Verma, N. S. Negi, R. K. Kotnala, LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2016.
 * “Elements of Electronic Instrumentation” R. K. Kotnala, Laxmi Publications, pp. 361, 1995
 * Electrical & Mechanical Engineering” N. K. Bansal and R.K. Kotnala, Laxmi Publication, 1989.
 * “Basic Physics for I.I.T.” R. K. Kotnala and V.K. Kotnala Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd., pp. 436,1987.
 * “Essentials of Solar Cells”, R.K. Kotnala, N. P. Singh, Allied publisher Pvt. Ltd., pp. 204,1986.