Soft Materials Lab

Post Doctoral Fellows

Dr. Sonalika Agarwal

DST Women Scientist (2017-2021)

Area of Specialization: Metal oxide nanostructures
Project Title: Encapsulate Nanostructured Metal Oxides for Gas Sensing Applications
Funded by: DST, New Delhi
Current Position: Post-Doc Fellow, Hiroshima University, Japan
Contact: sonalika.spsl@gmail.com

Dr. Yogita Kumari

DST Women Scientist (2017-2018)

Area of Specialization: Block copolymer nanotemplates
Project Title: Self assembled block copolymer nnaotemplates for optoelectronics
Funded by: DST, New Delhi
Current Position: .
Contact: yogita.kahleer@gmail.com

Doctoral Students

Dr. Priyanka Aggarwal

Ph.D. (2019-2024): Department of Physics, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur

Area of Specialization: Hydrogen Energy
Thesis Title: Modified Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Electrocatalysts for Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
Joint Supervisor: Dr. Debasish Sarkar, MNIT Jaipur, India
Current Position:
Contact: priyankaaggarwal341@gmail.com

Dr. Nishel Saini

Ph.D. (2019-2024): Department of Physics, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur

Area of Specialization: Polymer membranes
Thesis Title: Nanostructured membrane comprising self-assembly of conjugated polymers for gas separation
Joint Supervisor: Prof. Myung Han Yoon, GIST, South Korea
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Hiroshima University, Japan
Contact: nishelsaini2@gmail.com

Dr. Poonam Kumari

Ph.D. (2019-2024): Department of Chemsitry, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur

Area of Specialization: Carbon Nanomaterails
Thesis Title: Eco- friendly and Economically Viable Carbon Nano Onions for the Remediation of Wastewater
Joint Supervisor: Prof. Ragini Gupta, MNIT Jaipur
Current Position: Research Fellow, IIT-BHU, Varanasi, India
Contact: poonamduggu04@gmail.com

Dr. Sanjay Kumar

Ph.D. (2018-2023): Department of Physics, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur

Area of Specialization: Gas Sensors
Thesis Title: Functionalized ZnO Nanostructures for Gas Sensing Application
Joint Supervisor: Prof. Yogendra K. Mishra, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Current Position: Post Doc Fellow, Brno Univ. of Tech., Czech Republic
Contact: krsanjay108@gmail.com

Dr. Jyoti Yadav

Ph.D. (2016-2021): Department of Physics, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur

Area of Specialization: Ion beam irradiation
Thesis Title: Effect of pressure on the physical properties of topological insulators
Joint Supervisor: Dr. Manoj Kumar
MNIT Jaipur, India
Current Position: Research Associate, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India
Contact: jyotiyadavx@gmail.com

Dr. Prashant Sharma

Ph.D. (2015-2021): Department of Physics, Malaviya national Institute of Technology Jaipur

Area of Specialization: Sensors
Thesis Title: Optical, electrical and structural studies of sensing films for pH sensors
Joint Supervisor: Dr. Manoj Kumar
Current Position: Technical Officer, CSIR-CEERI, Pilani, India
Contact: prashantceeri@gmail.com

Dr. Rajesh Kumar

Ph.D. (2014-2019): Department of Physics, Malaviya national Institute of Technology Jaipur

Area of Specialization: Polymer membranes
Thesis Title: Functionalized nano-channels in polymeric membranes for hydrogen separation
Joint Supervisor: -
Current Position: Post-Doc Fellow, Hiroshima University, Japan
Contact: rajeshjangir000@gmail.com

Dr. Lokesh Kumar Jangir

Ph.D. (2013-2018): Department of Physics, Malaviya national Institute of Technology Jaipur

Area of Specialization: Block copolymer nanotemplates
Thesis Title: Engineering of block copolymer nanotemplates for opto-electronic applications
Joint Supervisor: Prof. K. C. Swami
Current Position: Post Doc Fellow, IIT BHU, Varanasi, India
Contact: lokesh7785@gmail.com

Dr. Yogita Kumari

Ph.D. (2012-2017): Department of Physics, Malaviya national Institute of Technology Jaipur

Area of Specialization: Block copolymer nanotemplates
Thesis Title: Nanostructures block copolymer templates for solar applications
Joint Supervisor: Prof. K. C. Swami
Current Position: .
Contact: yogita.kahleer@gmail.com

Dr. Harshita Agrawal

Ph.D. (2011-2014): Department of Physics, Banasthali University, Banasthali, Rajasthan

Area of Specialization: Polymer nanocomposites
Thesis Title: PET and its ZnO/TiO2 nanocomposites: Synthesis and electrical, optical and phase transformation studies
Joint Supervisor: Dr. Vibhav Kumar Sarswat
Current Position: Research Associate, Centre for Nanoscience and Engineering, IISc, Bangalore, India
Contact: harshi22101989@gmail.com

Dr. Anil Kumar

Ph.D. (2012-2017): Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, MNIT Jaipur

Area of Specialization: Polymer nanocomposites
Thesis Title: Synthesis and charcterization of PANI based nanocomposites for electronic housing
Joint Supervisor: Dr. Vinod Kumar
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India
Contact: rsanil.nit@gmail.com

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