Dr. Bapun Barik | Materials for Energy | Best Researcher Award

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Dr. Bapun Barik | Materials for Energy | Best Researcher Award

Econain Co. Ltd | South Korea

Dr. Bapun Barik is a scientist and innovator specializing in advanced materials for environment and energy technologies. His expertise includes designing, synthesizing, and characterizing organic, inorganic, and polymeric composite materials for applications such as fuel cells, electrocatalysis, water purification, heterogeneous catalysis, heavy metal adsorption, photocatalysis, and sensor development. He has led projects on PEMFC electrolytes, regenerative fuel cell components, and membrane electrode assembly, contributing to patent filings and publications. He also collaborates on catalyst development, electrolyte optimization, and stack fabrication for hydrogen energy systems. Dr. Barik is skilled in advanced instrumentation, electrochemical analysis, and technical software tools, with strong leadership experience in managing research teams, confidential projects, proposal writing, and mentoring students.

Barik, B., Kasbe, A., Oh, S. J., & Moon, S. H. (2025). A two-way synergistic approach to boost proton transfer and chemical durability in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells. Chemical Engineering Journal, 520, 165796.

Lilly, K., Agrawal, A., Barik, B., Gugulothu, S. B., Rath, S. N., Oh, S. J., & Joshi, A. (2025). Toward next-generation therapies for intrauterine adhesions: A perspective on granular hydrogel systems. Journal of Materials Chemistry B.

Barik, B., & Rout, L. (2025). Graphene–metal oxide-based hybrid materials for fuel cell applications. In Graphene–Metal Oxide Composites: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications (Chapter 17).

Rout, V., Barik, B., Panda, D. K., Subudhi, S., Mohapatra, A., Sharma, R. K., & Dash, P. (2024). Grafting of CuCo alloy nanoparticles on g-C3N4 sheet: An efficient strategy for solar-driven photocatalytic degradation of ibuprofen and H₂ gas evolution by water splitting. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 63(18), 8054–8075.

Priyadarsini, P., Barik, D., & Barik, B. (2024). Plastic pollution and associated emerging contaminant across Indian subcontinent river catchments: A grave concern of anthropogenic epoch. In River Basin Ecohydrology in the Indian Sub-Continent (pp. 169–181).

Prof Dr. Fouad Belhora | Materials for Energy | Editorial Board Member

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Prof Dr. Fouad Belhora | Materials for Energy | Editorial Board Member

National School of Applied Sciences - El Jadida| Morocco

Prof. Dr. Fouad Belhora is a researcher specializing in energy conversion in functional dielectrics, focusing on piezoelectric, magnetoelectric, electrostrictive, thermoelectric, and pyroelectric systems, with applications in sensors, actuators, and energy harvesting. His work also covers electrical aging and insulation diagnostics in renewable energy systems, along with current activities in vibration control and autonomous energy systems. He has held academic roles at ENSA-El Jadida and previously contributed to research at the University of Evry-Val d'Essonne and INSA Lyon in areas involving polymeric materials at interfaces and embedded intelligence. With extensive publications and leadership in international projects related to flexible piezo- and thermoelectric materials, intelligent autonomous systems, and renewable energy management, he has supervised multiple theses and maintains strong expertise in experimental methods and materials for energy applications.

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Featured Publications

Ye, Y., Deng, W., Ye, Z., Belhora, F., & Zhang, J. W. (2025). Smart monitoring of potential induced leakage current of photovoltaic under salt mist environment based on passive optical Fabry–Perot interference sensor. Solar Energy.

Li, S., Feng, K., Mao, Q., Zheng, W., Belhora, F., Hajjaji, A., & Zhang, J. W. (2025). Aging characterization of photovoltaic backsheets in extreme climates based on multiscale physical, chemical, and electrical perspectives. ACS Applied Optical Materials.

Zhang, B., Wang, B., Zhang, H., Outzourhit, A., Belhora, F., & El Felsoufi, Z. (2025). Research on an energy-harvesting system based on the energy field of the environment surrounding a photovoltaic power plant. Energies.

Sadni, F. E., Salhi, I., Belhora, F., & Hajjaji, A. (2025). Multi-objective optimization of energy and exergy efficiencies in ORC configurations using NSGA-II and TOPSIS. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 103606.

Baraket, A., Ghedir, E. K., Zine, N., Jaffrezic-Renault, N., Aarfane, A., & Nasrellah, H. (2025). Electrochemical immunosensor prototype for N-terminal natriuretic peptide detection in human saliva: Heart failure biomedical application. Chemosensors.