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. 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:
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, Department of Chemistry, 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 University of Technology, 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
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. 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

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

Master Students

Year

Name & Current Affilation

2024 (M. Sc.)
Surendra Sherawat
Shrihari Kannan
Jiya
2023 (M. Sc.)
Ramandeep Kaur
Mayank Bhardwaj
Sahil
2023 (M. Tech.)
Prashant Choudhary
2022 (M. Tech.)
Nisha Meena, ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India Ltd.
2022 (M. Sc.)
Ritu
Yatin Gandhi
Milan Kumar Mayavanshi
2021 (M. Tech.)
Milan Kumar Mayavanshi
Gurudev Kumar
2021 (M. Sc.)
Sarjeet
Megha
2020 (M. Sc.)
Trilok Singh Meena
Shubham Goel
2019 (M. Sc.)
Shalini Verma
Jaiprakash Yadav
Preeti Bharti
2018 (M. Sc.)
Bhoop Singh
Deeksha Gupta
Pawan Kumar
Nimisha Rastogi
2017 (M. Sc.)
Nitesh K. Rawat
Jyoti Yadav
2016 (M. Sc.)
Purva Bansal
Bharti Damor
2015 (M. Sc.)
Chanda Bhamu
Pankhuri Gupta
2014 (M. Sc.)
Ritika Nagar
Rajesh Kumar
Prabhat Kumar Sharma
Amit Kumar Mudgal (CCT, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur)
2009 (M. Sc.)
Satyendra Kumar (I.P. University, Delhi)