Research Area

Gas sensing, MEMS, nanomaterials, and Flexible Electronics, Printed Electronics, COMSOL, Material Synthesis

Education

Ph.D. (Electrical Engineering)
[Pursuing from January 2023]

Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
Research Area: Gas Sensor – Design and Optimization

M. Tech. (Instrumentation Engineering)
[June 2011 – July 2013]

Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune

Research : Synthesis of Al Doped ZnO By sol-gel Method for CO2 gas sensing

B.E. (Instrumentation Engineering)
[June 2007 – July 2011]

Padmabhooshan Vasantraodada Patil Institute of Technology (PVPIT), Budhgaon, Sangli

Experiences

Assistant Professor
COEP Technological University, Pune
(Formerly, College of Engineering, Pune)
[Oct 2020 – Present · 5 yrs 4 months]
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Department of Instrumentation and control Engineering

Associate Member of IEI
The Institution of Engineers (India)
[Mar 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 11 months]

Assistant Professor
Government college of Engineering and research, Avasari
[Jul 2017 – Oct 2020 · 3 yrs 4 months]
Pune, Maharashtra, India
Department of Instrumentation and control Engineering

Project Engineer
Electronet Equipments Pvt. Ltd.
[Jul 2015 – Feb 2017 · 1 yr 8 months]
Pune, Maharashtra, India

Assistant Professor
Padmabhooshan Vasantraodada Patil Institute of Technology (PVPIT), Budhgaon, Sangli
[Sep 2013 – July 2014 · 11 months]
Sangli, Maharashtra, India
Department of Instrumentation Engineering

Project Intern
Forbes Marshall Pvt. Ltd
[Jun 2012 – Jul 2013 · 1 yr 2 months]
Pune, Maharashtra, India

Publications

1. 1. N. Patil, N. Thomas, A. Behera, P. Swaminathan, and P. Sumathi, “Hydrothermally synthesized pH-Tailored Ag Doped ZnO Nanostructure for Printed Room-Temperature NO2 Gas Sensor”, IEEE Sensors Journal, 2026. DOI: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11333960
   2. N. Patil, N. Thomas, N. Sharma, P. Swaminathan, and P. Sumathi, “Aluminium Doped Zinc Oxide and Silver Nanowire Composite Based Printed CO2 Gas Sensor”, IEEE Sensors Letters, June 2025. (Also presented at IEEE International Conference on Flexible Printable Sensors and Systems, FLEPS 2025, 20 – 25 June, 2025, Singapore.) DOI: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2058-8585/ad9c91/meta
   3. N. Patil, S. Venkatesh, P. Swaminathan, and P. Sumathi, “ Design evaluation and performance analysis of silver nanoparticle ink-based printed heaters”, IOP Flexible and Printed Electronics, vol. 10. no. 1, pp. 015001, Jan 2025,  DOI:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11006525
   4. N. Patil, and D. Patil, “A Review on Nanotechnology Application for CO/CO2 Gas Sensor Fabrication“, Journal of Instrumentation Technology & Innovations, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 1-4 , Oct 2017. DOI: Paper
   5. V. Karade, A.  Shinde, S. Sutar, and N. Patil, ” Online pH measurement and control“, International Journal of Engineering, Science and Mathematics, vol.6, no. 7, pp.108-116, 2017. DOI: Paper
   6. N. Patil, and S. Sondkar,  “Synthesis of Al doped ZnO by sol-gel method for CO2 gas sensing“, International Journal on Recent Trends in Engineering & Technology, vol. 9, no. 1, pp.118, 2013.
      DOI:  Paper