Dr. Ishwor Pathak is an assistant professor of chemistry at Amrit Campus, Tribhuvan University. He earned his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Jeonbuk National University, where his research focused on advanced nanostructured materials for energy storage and conversion applications. His research interests include MXenes, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), electrospun carbon nanofiber-derived hybrid nanomaterials, and transition metal-based electrocatalysts for green hydrogen production via overall water splitting (HER/OER/fuel cells), as well as supercapacitors, lithium-sulfur batteries, and zinc-air batteries. He leads the Advanced Nanomaterials & Green Energy Laboratory (ANGEL), Nepal. He has published 45 peer-reviewed articles, including 27 in Q1 journals. His publications span ACS, RSC, Wiley, and Elsevier, with over 1,480 citations, an h-index of 19, and an i10-index of 28. He has completed two funded research projects from the University Grants Commission Nepal and the Dean’s Office, Institute of Science and Technology, and has supervised/co-supervised 10 M.Sc. and 5 B.Sc. research works. 

His research area include: 
•        MXenes and MXene-based hybrid nanomaterials 
•        Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and MOF-derived nanomaterials 
•        Electrospun carbon nanofibers (CNFs) and its composites
•        Transition metal-based electrocatalysts for energy conversion 
•        Green hydrogen production via overall water splitting (HER/OER) and fuel cells 
•        Supercapacitors and high-performance energy storage systems 
•        Lithium-sulfur batteries 
•        Zinc-air batteries 

Awards and Grants

[1] “Academic Next Generation Research Dream Award-2024” by Dean of Graduate School,         Jeonbuk National University, Republic of Korea.
[2] “2024 JBNU-G STAR Fellowship Award” by Jeonbuk National University, Republic of Korea.
[3] “JBNU Graduate Student Research Challenge Award-2023” by Jeonbuk National University, Republic of Korea.
[4] “JBNU Academic Next Generation Research Dream Award-2024” by Jeonbuk National University, Republic of Korea.
[5] “Academic Research Excellence Award-2025”, Jeonbuk National University, Republic of Korea.
 

Collaborations:

Collaboration with international research groups at Jeonbuk National University, South Korea, and the University of Nottingham, Jubilee Campus, Triumph Road, Nottingham NG7 2TU, UK.

Ph.D.

1.        Life member of Nepal Chemical Society
2.        Executive Body Member of Nepal Chemical Society (2018-2020)
3.        Life member and Executive Body Member of Nepal Science Olympiad (NeSO).
 

• [1] I. Pathak, D. Acharya, K. Chhetri, P.C. Lohani, S. Subedi, A. Muthurasu, T. Kim, T.H. Ko, B. Dahal, H.Y. Kim, Ti3C2Tx MXene embedded metal–organic framework-based porous electrospun carbon nanofibers as a freestanding electrode for supercapacitors, Journal of Materials Chemistry A  (2023). https://doi.org/10.1039/D2TA09726E
• [2] I. Pathak, D. Acharya, K. Chhetri, P. Chandra Lohani, T. Hoon Ko, A. Muthurasu, S. Subedi, T. Kim, S. Saidin, B. Dahal, H. Yong Kim, Ti3C2Tx MXene integrated hollow carbon nanofibers with polypyrrole layers for MOF-derived freestanding electrodes of flexible asymmetric supercapacitors, Chemical Engineering Journal  (2023) 143388. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.143388.
• [3] I. Pathak, B. Dahal, D. Acharya, K. Chhetri, A. Muthurasu, Y. Raj Rosyara, T. Kim, S. Saidin, T. Hoon Ko, H. Yong Kim, Integrating V-doped CoP on Ti3C2Tx MXene-incorporated hollow carbon nanofibers as a freestanding positrode and MOF-derived carbon nanotube negatrode for flexible supercapacitors, Chemical Engineering Journal 475 (2023) 146351. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.146351.
• [4] I. Pathak, A. Muthurasu, D. Acharya, K. Chhetri, B. Dahal, Y.R. Rosyara, T. Kim, T.H. Ko, H.Y. Kim, Electronically modulated bimetallic telluride nanodendrites atop 2D nanosheets using a vanadium dopant enabling a bifunctional electrocatalyst for overall water splitting, Journal of Materials Chemistry A 12(28) (2024) 17544-17556. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TA01929F.
• [5] I. Pathak, S. Prabhakaran, D. Acharya, K. Chhetri, A. Muthurasu, Y.R. Rosyara, T. Kim, T.H. Ko, D.H. Kim, H.Y. Kim, Structural and Phase Engineering of a Hierarchical 2D–2D Nickel MOF/Hydroxide-Derived Ni0.85Se/NiTe2 Heterointerface for Robust HER, OER, and Overall Water Splitting, Small 20(52) (2024) 2406732. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202406732.
• [6] I. Pathak, D. Acharya, K. Chhetri, Y.R. Rosyara, A. Muthurasu, T. Kim, T.H. Ko, H.Y. Kim, Coengineering of Ni-NDC derived graphitic Ni2P/NiSe2 on a Ti3C2Tx MXene-modified 3D self-supporting electrode: Unraveling 2D‒2D multiphases for overall water electrolysis, Composites Part B: Engineering 296 (2025) 112238. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2025.112238.
• [7] I. Pathak, D. Acharya, K. Chhetri, Y. Raj Rosyara, T. Kim, T. Hoon Ko, H. Yong Kim, Engineering a double MOF-derived Co1-xS/Co9S8 interface modulated by selenium doping and platinum single atoms: an efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for water splitting, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 17 (2025) 40443-40456. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.5c06979.
• [8] K. Chhetri╬, I. Pathak╬, D. Acharya, T. Kim, Y.R. Rosyara, R.M. Bhattarai, A. Muthurasu, K.H. Kong, B.S. Kim, T. Hoon Ko*, H.Y. Kim*, Uniquely nanofibrillated hollow carbon nanofibers with decoration of 2D-MOF-derived Co-Mo sulfides: An efficient cathode material for lithium sulfur batteries, Journal of Energy Storage, 136 (2025) 118459.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2025.118459  (╬ equal first author contribution).
• [9] D. Acharya, I. Pathak, B. Dahal, P.C. Lohani, R.M. Bhattarai, A. Muthurasu, T. Kim, T.H. Ko, K. Chhetri, H.Y. Kim, Immoderate nanoarchitectures of bimetallic MOF derived Ni–Fe–O/NPC on porous carbon nanofibers as freestanding electrode for asymmetric supercapacitors, Carbon 201 (2023) 12-23. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2022.08.091.
• [10] D. Acharya, I. Pathak, A. Muthurasu, R.M. Bhattarai, T. Kim, T.H. Ko, S. Saidin, K. Chhetri, H.Y. Kim, In situ transmogrification of nanoarchitectured Fe-MOFs decorated porous carbon nanofibers into efficient positrode for asymmetric supercapacitor application, Journal of Energy Storage 63 (2023) 106992. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2023.106992.

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