▁chem istry ▁from ▁Ban ar as ▁H indu ▁University , ▁India ▁and ▁B . Sc .( 1 9 7 3 ) ▁degree ▁in ▁math , ▁physics , ▁and ▁chem istry ▁from ▁Bh ag al pur ▁University ▁in ▁India . ▁He ▁has ▁author ed / co author ed ▁over ▁ 3 0 0 ▁articles ▁including ▁ref ere ed ▁technical ▁papers , ▁conference ▁proceed ings , ▁reviews , ▁and ▁book ▁chap ters . ▁He ▁has ▁co - ed ited ▁few ▁books ▁including ▁" Do D ▁App lications ▁of ▁N ano - material s ". ▁ ▁Career ▁Kar na ▁is ▁a ▁Senior ▁Research ▁Scient ist ▁( ST ) ▁of ▁N ano - function al ▁Material s ▁at ▁the ▁Army ▁Research ▁Labor atory , ▁We ap ons ▁& ▁Material s ▁Research ▁Director ate , ▁Aber de en ▁Pro ving ▁Gr ound , ▁Maryland . ▁He ▁led ▁the ▁A RL ▁N anos cience ▁Str ateg ic ▁Techn ical ▁In iti ative ▁( 2 0 0 6 – 2 0 0 8 ). ▁He ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁Nan ote chn ology ▁area ▁at ▁the ▁Army ▁Science ▁Conference ▁( 2 0 0 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ), ▁American ▁Phys ical ▁Society ▁Sym pos ium ▁on ▁M ole cular ▁Electron ics ▁( 2 0 0 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ), ▁American ▁Chem ical ▁Society ▁Sym pos ium ▁on ▁Non linear ▁Opt ical ▁Material s ▁( 1 9 9 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 ), ▁Material s ▁Research ▁Society ▁Sym