Biography

Dr. Pradeep Lamichhane holds the position of Research Fellow at the School of Engineering, having joined in 2022. His primary focus is on researching chemicals produced in small-scale plasma-based plants powered by renewable energy sources. This investigation is backed by the ERC Synergy Grant called “Surface-COnfined fast modulated Plasma for process and Energy intensification” (SCOPE), sponsored by the European Commission.

Dr. Lamichhane earned his MSc in Physics from Tribhuwan University, Nepal, and completed his doctoral studies in Physics at Kwangwoon University, Seoul, Korea. During his doctoral research, he concentrated on non-thermal plasma generation and diagnosis. Subsequently, he spent a year as a researcher at the Plasma-Bioscience Research Centre before joining the University of Warwick.

Research Interests

• Creation of cold atmospheric pressure plasma sources, including Plasma jets and Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBDs).
• Evaluation of plasma sources using electrical and spectroscopic techniques.
• Exploration of interactions between plasma and liquids.
• Establishment of standards for cold atmospheric pressure plasma sources.
• Investigation into biomedical applications of plasmas.
• Exploration of plasma agriculture and micro-fertilizer.

Teaching Interests

Recent Publications

2023

• Lamichhane, Pradeep, Nima Pourali, Evgeny V Rebrov, and Volker Hessel. 2023. “Energy Intensified Nitrogen Fixation Through Fast Modulated Gas Discharge from Pyramid-Shaped Micro-Electrode.” Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing, 1–24.
• Lamichhane, Pradeep, Nima Poural, Lauren Scott, Nam N Tran, Liangliang Lin, Marc Escribà Gelonch, Evgeny V Rebrov, and Volker Hessel. 2023. “Critical Review : ‘ Green ’ Ethylene Production Through Emerging Technologies , with a Focus on Plasma Catalysis” Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews , 189, 114044
• Singh, Himani, Lamichhane, Pradeep, Gupta, Ravi, Kaushik, Neha, Choi, Eun Ha, Kaushik, Nagendra Kumar, Enhancing crop health and sustainability: exploring the potential of secondary metabolites and non-thermal plasma treatment as alternatives to pesticides. 2023. Plant Biotechnology Reports, 17, 803–820
• Pourali, Nima, Pradeep Lamichhane, Volker Hessel, and Evgeny V Rebrov. 2023. “Nonoxidative Methane Coupling in a Micro-DBD with Enhanced Secondary Electron Emission.” Plasma Processes and Polymers, 20, e2300007.
• Mumtaz, Muhammad Azhar, Amir Muhammad Afzal, Muhammad Waqas Iqbal, Ahmad A. Ifseisi, Sohail Mumtaz, Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Usman, Zahid Hussain, Muhammad Hamza Waris, and Pradeep Lamichhane. 2023. “Enhancing the Charge Transfer and Redox Characteristics in Energy Storage Devices with a Layered ZnNbS@ Graphene Nanocomposite Electrode Material for Biomedical Application.” Diamond and Related Materials, 140, 110519.
• Elhambakhsh, Abbas, Nguyen Van Duc Long, Pradeep Lamichhane, and Volker Hessel. 2023. “Recent Progress and Future Directions in Plasma-Assisted Biomass Conversion to Hydrogen.” Renewable Energy , 218, 119307.
• Barjasteh, Azadeh*, Pradeep Lamichhane*, Zohreh Dehghani, Neha Kaushik, Ravi Gupta, Eun Ha Choi, and Nagendra Kumar Kaushik. 2023. “Recent Progress of Non-Thermal Atmospheric Pressure Plasma for Seed Germination and Plant Development: Current Scenario and Future Landscape.” Journal of Plant Growth Regulation 1–16.

2022

• Lamichhane, Pradeep, Tirtha Raj Acharya, Neha Kaushik, Linh N Nguyen, Jun Sup Lim, Volker Hessel, Nagendra Kumar Kaushik, and Eun Ha Choi. 2022. “Non-Thermal Argon Plasma Jets of Various Lengths for Selective Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species Production.” Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 10 (3): 107782.
• Mumtaz, Sohail, Lamichhane, Pradeep, Choi, Eun Ha.2020. “A Novel Scheme to Reduce the Electron Loss and Power Amplification in an Axial Virtual Cathode Oscillator.” IEEE conference paper, 23rd International Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC).

2021

• Lamichhane, Pradeep, Mayura Veerana, Jun Sup Lim, Sohail Mumtaz, Bhanu Shrestha, Nagendra Kumar Kaushik, Gyungsoon Park, and Eun Ha Choi. 2021. “Low-Temperature Plasma-Assisted Nitrogen Fixation for Corn Plant Growth and Development.” International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22 (10): 5360.
• Barjasteh*, Azadeh, Zohreh Dehghani*, Pradeep Lamichhane*, Neha Kaushik, Eun Ha Choi, and Nagendra Kumar Kaushik. 2021. “Recent Progress in Applications of Non-Thermal Plasma for Water Purification, Bio-Sterilization, and Decontamination.” Applied Sciences 11(8):3372.
• Acharya, Tirtha Raj, Pradeep Lamichhane, Rizwan Wahab, Dinesh Kumar Chaudhary, Bhanu Shrestha, Leela Pradhan Joshi, Nagendra Kumar Kaushik, and Eun Ha Choi. 2021. “Study on the Synthesis of ZnO Nanoparticles Using Azadirachta Indica Extracts for the Fabrication of a Gas Sensor.” Molecules 26(24):7685.
• Adhikari, Bishwa Chandra, Pradeep Lamichhane, Jun Sup Lim, Linh N. Nguyen, and Eun Ha Choi. 2021. “Generation of Reactive Species by Naturally Sucked Air in the Ar Plasma Jet.” Results in Physics 30:104863
• Bhartiya, Pradeep, Sohail Mumtaz, Jun Sup Lim, Neha Kaushik, Pradeep Lamichhane, Linh Nhat Nguyen, Jung Hyun Jang, Sang Ho Yoon, Jin Joo Choi, Nagendra Kumar Kaushik, and others. 2021. “Pulsed 3.5 GHz High Power Microwaves Irradiation on Physiological Solution and Their Biological Evaluation on Human Cell Lines.” Scientific Reports 11(1):8475.
• Ghimire, Bhagirath, Bethany L. Patenall, Endre J. Szili, Nishtha Gaur, Pradeep Lamichhane, Naing T. Thet, Dhruv Trivedi, Andrew Toby A. Jenkins, and Robert D. Short. 2021. “The Influence of a Second Ground Electrode on Hydrogen Peroxide Production from an Atmospheric Pressure Argon Plasma Jet and Correlation to Antibacterial Efficacy and Mammalian Cell Cytotoxicity.” Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 55(12):125207.
• Ghimire, Bhagirath, Endre J. Szili, Bethany L. Patenall, Pradeep Lamichhane, Nishtha Gaur, Alexander J. Robson, Dhruv Trivedi, Naing T. Thet, A. Toby A. Jenkins, Eun Ha Choi, and others. 2021. “Enhancement of Hydrogen Peroxide Production from an Atmospheric Pressure Argon Plasma Jet and Implications to the Antibacterial Activity of Plasma Activated Water.” Plasma Sources Science and Technology 30(3):35009.
• Lee, Geon Joon, Pradeep Lamichhane, Seong Jae Ahn, Seong Hwan Kim, Manesh Ashok Yewale, Choe Earn Choong, Min Jang, and Eun Ha Choi. 2021. “Nitrate Capture Investigation in Plasma-Activated Water and Its Antifungal Effect on Cryptococcus Pseudolongus Cells.” International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22(23):12773.
• Mumtaz, Sohail, Bishwa Chandra Adhikari, Igor V Minin, Oleg V Minin, Pradeep Lamichhane, Ramhari Paneru, and Eun Ha Choi. 2021. “Particle in Cell Simulation for the Power Enhancement by Forming the Second Virtual Cathode in an Axial Vircator.” Results in Physics 24:104126.
• Nguyen, Linh Nhat, Pradeep Lamichhane, Eun Ha Choi, and Geon Joon Lee. 2021. “Structural and Optical Sensing Properties of Nonthermal Atmospheric Plasma-Synthesized Polyethylene Glycol-Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles.” Nanomaterials 11(7):1678.

2020

• Lamichhane, Pradeep, Bishwa Chandra Adhikari, Linh N Nguyen, Ramhari Paneru, Bhagirath Ghimire, Sohail Mumtaz, Jun Sup Lim, Young June Hong, and Eun Ha Choi. 2020. “Sustainable Nitrogen Fixation from Synergistic Effect of Photo-Electrochemical Water Splitting and Atmospheric Pressure N2 Plasma.” Plasma Sources Science and Technology 29 (4): 45026.
• Lamichhane, Pradeep, Ramhari Paneru, Linh N. Nguyen, Jun Sup Lim, Pradeep Bhartiya, Bishwa Chandra Adhikari, Sohail Mumtaz, and Eun Ha Choi. 2020. “Plasma-Assisted Nitrogen Fixation in Water with Various Metals.” Reaction Chemistry & Engineering 5(11):2053–57.
• Lim, Jun Sup, Rae Han Kim, Young June Hong, Pradeep Lamichhane, Bishwa Chandra Adhikari, Jinsung Choi, and Eun Ha Choi. 2020. “Interactions between Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jet and Deionized Water Surface.” Results in Physics 19:103569.
• Mumtaz, Sohail, Linh Nhat Nguyen, Hansup Uhm, Pradeep Lamichhane, Suck Woo Lee, and Eun Ha Choi. 2020. “A Novel Approach to Form Second Virtual Cathode by Installing a Floating Zone Plate inside the Drift Tube.” Results in Physics 17:103052.
• Paneru, Ramhari, Se Hoon Ki, Pradeep Lamichhane, Linh N. Nguyen, Bishwa Chandra Adhikari, Il Jun Jeong, Sohail Mumtaz, Jinsung Choi, Jae Sung Kwon, and Eun Ha Choi. 2020. “Enhancement of Antibacterial and Wettability Performances of Polyvinyl Alcohol/Chitosan Film Using Non-Thermal Atmospheric Pressure Plasma.” Applied Surface Science 532:147339.
• Adhikari, Bishwa Chandra, Ju Sung Kim, Sohail Mumtaz, Ramhari Paneru, Pradeep Lamichhane, Boo Ki Min, Jung Hyun Jang, and Eun Ha Choi. 2020. “Effective Radius of Adatoms/Single Atom of Polycrystalline W Nanotip in Gas Field Ion Source.” Current Applied Physics 20(5):707–14.
• Mumtaz, Sohail, Pradeep Bhartiya, Neha Kaushik, Manish Adhikari, Pradeep Lamichhane, Su-Jae Lee, Nagendra Kumar Kaushik, and Eun Ha Choi. 2020. “Pulsed High-Power Microwaves Do Not Impair the Functions of Skin Normal and Cancer Cells in Vitro: A Short-Term Biological Evaluation.” Journal of Advanced Research 22:47–55.
• Nguyen, Linh Nhat, Neha Kaushik, Pradeep Lamichhane, Sohail Mumtaz, Ramhari Paneru, Pradeep Bhartiya, Jae Sung Kwon, Yogendra Kumar Mishra, Liem Quang Nguyen, Nagendra Kumar Kaushik, and others. 2020. “In Situ Plasma-Assisted Synthesis of Polydopamine-Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications.” Green Chemistry 22(19):6588–99.

2019

• Lamichhane, Pradeep, Bhagirath Ghimire, Sohail Mumtaz, Ramhari Paneru, Se Hoon Ki, and Eun Ha Choi. 2019. “Control of Hydrogen Peroxide Production in Plasma Activated Water by Utilizing Nitrification.” Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 52 (26): 265206.
• Mumtaz, Sohail, Pradeep Lamichhane, Jun Sup Lim, Sang Ho Yoon, Jung Hyun Jang, Doyoung Kim, Suck Woo Lee, Jin Joo Choi, and Eun Ha Choi. 2019. “Enhancement in the Power of Microwaves by the Interference with a Cone-Shaped Reflector in an Axial Vircator.” Results in Physics 15:102611.
• Paneru, Ramhari, Pradeep Lamichhane, Bishwa Chandra Adhikari, Se Hoon Ki, Jinsung Choi, Jae Sung Kwon, and Eun Ha Choi. 2019. “Surface Modification of PVA Thin Film by Nonthermal Atmospheric Pressure Plasma for Antifogging Property.” AIP Advances 9(7):75008.
• Ghimire, Bhagirath, Endre J. Szili, Pradeep Lamichhane, Robert D. Short, Jun Sup Lim, Pankaj Attri, Kai Masur, Klaus-Dieter Weltmann, Sung-Ha Hong, and Eun Ha Choi. 2019. “The Role of UV Photolysis and Molecular Transport in the Generation of Reactive Species in a Tissue Model with a Cold Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jet.” Applied Physics Letters 114(9):93701.

2018

• Ghimire, Bhagirath, Pradeep Lamichhane, Jun Sup Lim, Booki Min, Ramhari Paneru, Klaus-Dieter Weltmann, and Eun Ha Choi. 2018. “An Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jet Operated by Injecting Natural Air.” Applied Physics Letters 113(19):194101.

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