Material Research Laboratory

Current Assignment:

Working as Assistant Professor (on Non-Grant Basis) at Department of Chemistry Tuljaram Chaturchand College Baramati Dist Pune (Since August 2014).

Work Experience:

Research Experience: - 2009- Till date (more than 7 years)

Teaching experience: - 2008-2009, 2014-till date (more than 3 years)

Number of Publications:

International Peer Reviewed Journals - 11

National Peer Reviewed Journals - 1

International Conference - 20

National Conference - 25

Educational Qualification:

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) [Thesis Submitted]

Thesis Title: “STUDIES ON MODIFICATION OF WORKING ELECTRODE FOR DYE SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS ”

Sharda University Greater Noida. NCR Delhi India.

• Master of Science (M.Sc.) [2006- 2008] Inorganic Chemistry, (62%) Tuljaram Chaturchand College Baramati, University of Pune. Pune India.
• Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) [2003- 2006] Chemistry, (71.00 %) Tuljaram Chaturchand College Baramati, University of Pune. India.

Fellowship Awarded:

• SRF:- Senior Research fellowship awarded by CSIR(Govt of India) from 2012-2014
• JRF:- Junior Research fellowship awarded by DST(Govt of India) from 2010-2012
• Foreign Student Fellowship awarded by Government of South Korea from 2009-2010  Seoul City Fellowship awarded by Seoul City from 2009-2010
• Seoul City Fellowship awarded by Seoul City from 2009-2010

Awards and Achievements:

• Best Oral Presentation Award in three days national conference on RECENT TRENDS IN EXOTIC MATERIAL Organized by School of Engineering and Technology Sharda University Greater Noida India.
• Best Poster Award in Two day’s national seminar on RECENT ADVENCES IN NANO SCIENCE Jointly Organized By Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University Aurangabad Sub-Centre Osmanabad, Department of Chemistry, Ramkrishna Paramhansa Mahavidyalaya ,Osmanabad.

Publications:

Effect of Structure Texture and Morphology Modulation on Efficiency of Dye sensitized    Solar Cells International Journal of Electrochemical Science. 9 (2014) 5377-88 Impact Factor = 3.729

Effect of variation of average pore size and specific surface area of ZnO Electrode (WE) on Efficiency of Dye sensitized Solar Cells Journal of Nanoscale Research Letters. 9 (2014) 575-583. Impact Factor = 2.524

Nanoporous TiO2 and ZnO Photoelectrodes: A Comparative Photovoltaic Performance Study Communicated in Int. J. Electroactive Materials 3, (2015) 1-5.

Concentration and Temperature Effect on controlling Pore Size and Surface area of Mesoporous Titania by Using Template of F-68 and F-127 Co-Polymer in the Sol-Gel Process, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 12 (2012) 5638-5643 Impact Factor = 1.563 (2011)

Novel Biopolymer Gel Electrolyte for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Application Carbohydrate Polymers 91 (2013) 682– 685   Impact Factor = 3.987

Crystallization Induced Porosity Control in Tri-block Copolymer Templated Mesoporous Silica and Titania RSC Advances, 2, (2012) 16969

Multiwall Carbon Nanotube Doped Ion Conducting Polymer Electrolyte for Electrochemical Application Journal of Experimental Nanoscience (2012) 1-8 Impact Factor = 1.011

Electrostatic Model of Semiconductor Nano-particles Trapped in Polymer Electrolytes Bulletin of Material Science 36, 6, (2013) 977-980  Impact Factor = 0.88

Synthesis and Electrochemical Study of Functional Ionic Polymer, Macromolecular Chemistry and Physic. 212 (2011) 1751-1757 Impact Factor = 2.45

Application of Ionic Liquid Doped Solid Polymer Electrolyte, Ionics, 16, (2010), 645-648. Impact Factor = 1.288

Ultrasound-Assisted Synthesis of Mesoporous ZnO Nanostructures of Different Porosities. J. Phys. Chem. C, 113, (2009), 14676–14680. Impact Factor = 4.805

Effect of Different Surfactants on the Size Control and Optical Properties of Y2O3:Eu3+ Nanoparticles Prepared by Coprecipitation Method. J. Phys. Chem. C, 113, (2009), 13600–13604 Impact Factor = 4.805

Studies on Polarization Effect of PEO Based Polymer Electrolyte in Dye Sensitized Solar Communicated in Solid State Communication.

Effect of Capping Agent and Different Solvents on Controlling the Particle Size of Cadmium Sulfide Journal of Scientific and Technical Research 2 (2012) 61-63