About Me:

I (born June 1986) obtained BSc (2006), MSc (2008), and MPhil (2009) degree from University of Rajasthan, Jaipur and later moved to National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune. I did PhD (2010 - 2014) in Chemistry at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune and further pursued Post-doctoral Research at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore. My research interest is to investigate proton-conducting materials, electrolytes and polymer membranes for energy applications.

Ph.D. Thesis: Atomistic Investigation of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Nanostructure and Dynamics of Molecular Transport in Fuel Cells. Weblink

Education:

• M. Sc., Physical Chemistry (2006-2008)
  Department of Chemistry,  University of Rajasthan, Jaipur.
   
• M. Phil., Energy (2008-2009)
  Center for Non-Conventional Energy Resources, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur.
   
• Ph. D., Chemistry (2010-2014)
  Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune.

Professional Experience:

• Assistant Professor (Feb 2020 - till date)
  J. C. Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA Faridabad
   
• Associate Professor (Oct'19 - Feb'20)
  Sharda University, Greater Noida
   
• Assistant Professor [DST INSPIRE Faculty] (July'17 - Oct'19)
  Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer
   
• Assistant Professor [DST INSPIRE Faculty] (July'15 - July'17)
  Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh
   
• Assistant Professor [DST INSPIRE Faculty] (March'15 - July'15)
  Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Shekhawati University, Sikar
   
• ​Post-doctoral Research Associate (Feb'14 - March'15)
  Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore
   
• Project Assistant (Aug'09 - Dec'09)
  Polymer Science & Engineering Division, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune

Awards & Fellowships:

• Best Poster Presentation Award (2019) in Theoretical Chemistry Symposium TCS-2019 held at BITS Pilani from Feb. 13-16, 2019. 
   
• SERB - International Travel Support (2016) for EMN Meeting on Fuel Cell held at Jeju, KOREA-ROK.
   
• DST INSPIRE Faculty Award (2014) in 'Materials Sciences' by Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi.
   
• Rajat Jayanti Science Communication Fellowship (2011) by National Council of Science & Technology, DST, New-Delhi.
   
• UGC-Junior and Senior Research Fellowship (2010-2014)
   
• GATE Fellowship in Chemical Science (2009)

Memberships:

• Member of Board of Studies (BOS) Chemistry, J. C. Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA Faridabad  for the period of 2 years w.e.f. Feb 09, 2021.
   
• Member of Board of Faculty (BOF) Sciences, J. C. Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA Faridabad  for the period of 2 years w.e.f. July 28, 2020.
   
• Life Time Member of Asian Polymer Association [L 623].
   
• Life Time Member of Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) [LM 1847].
   
• Member of American Chemical Society [Annual Membership - 2017]