SMVDU: Mr. Sudhir Kumar Pathak s/o Mr. Dindayal Pathak has been declared qualified for the award of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Energy Management by Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU) Katra, UT (J&K). The candidate has worked on the topic “Energy and Exergy Analysis of Evacuated Tube Collectors based Solar Water Heating Systems with Thermal Energy Storage” under the supervision of Dr. Vineet Veer Tyagi, Associate Professor, School of Physics, SMVDU, Katra. Mr. Sudhir Kumar Pathak has published his research work in various reputed high-impact factor SCI/SCIE and Scopus-indexed journals, and also presented papers in international and national conferences. The candidate thanked Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University for providing all necessary support and facilities for carrying out the research work. Also, Mr. Pathak attributes his success to the unwavering support and blessings of his parents, as well as the constant encouragement from his spouse, Ms. Krati Shukla. Prof. Pragati Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, SMVDU, Prof. R S Mishra (External expert), Prof. Balbir Singh (Dean of Academics), Dr. Kumud Ranjan Jha (Dean Faculty of Engineering),Dr. Vineet Veer Tyagi (Supervisor), Dr. Sanjeev Anand, and other committee members congratulated the scholar and wished him a bright future.