Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Chemistry

Division of Materials Sciences and Engineering

Dr. Aravinda Kini

Materials Sciences and Engineering Division
Office of Basic Energy Sciences
SC-22.2/Germantown Building, Rm F-414
U.S. Department of Energy
1000 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20585-1290

E-Mail: A.Kini@science.doe.gov
Phone: (301) 903-3565
Fax: (301) 903-9513

Dr. Aravinda (Arvind) Kini joined the Materials Sciences and Engineering Division of DOE's Office of Basic Energy Sciences in February 2002 as the Program Manager for Materials Chemistry and Biomolecular Materials. Prior to joining DOE, he worked as a Staff Scientist in the Chemistry and Materials Science Divisions at Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois during 1986-2002. He earned his B. Sc. degree in Physics and Chemistry in 1969 from the University of Mysore, India, M. Sc. degree in Chemistry in 1971 from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (Chennai), India, and Ph.D. degree in Chemistry in 1979 from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He was a Post-doctoral fellow at the Johns Hopkins University during 1980-1984, and worked as a Research Scientist in the Electronics and Optics Group at LTV Aerospace and Defense Company in Dallas, Texas from 1984 to 1986. Arvind has conducted research in broad scientific areas such as organic photochemistry, bioorganic chemistry, organic solid state chemistry, superconductivity and materials science. He has published over 140 papers in peer-reviewed journals, several review articles, a book-chapter and a book on organic superconductors. He received the U. S. Department of Energy award-Outstanding Scientific Accomplishment in Materials Chemistry-in 1990. He currently serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of Advanced Functional Materials.