Materials Research Lab

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I am currently a Fellow of Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg (HWK) at University of Oldenburg, Germany. I received my Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India. Prior to my current assignment, I was a Professor and Head of Chemistry at Sunandan Divatia School of Science, SVKM's NMIMS University, Mumbai, India. I have an experience of over 20+ years in research and 7+ years in academia. I am also a visiting researcher at University of Regensburg, Regensburg and Technical University of Chemnitz, Germany. I am a recipient of Alexander von Humboldt fellowship and have several awards such as the Peter Salamon Young Scientist award, the DST Women Scientist award, the DST Young Scientist award, and many more to my credits. I am a member of the Indian Science Congress Association, Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung/Foundation, Society of Materials Chemistry. I am also serving as topical advisory panel member of two MDPI journals: ‘Molecules’ and ‘Current Issues in Molecular Biology’. 

 

My research interests mainly focus on (1) smart multifunctional hybrid nanomaterials and (2) applications of nanomaterials. For the former, my research aims to create novel hybrid nanomaterials based on metal, metal oxides and metal sulfides, dendrimers, upconversion nanomaterials with controlled morphology, attractive functionalities and targeted properties. For the latter, my research aims at the application of nanomaterials for drug delivery, biosensing, and energy whilst also investigating the formation mechanisms and process-structure-property relationships.