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    Dr Shikha Singh

    Assistant Professor
    Chemistry

    A postgraduate in Organic Chemistry from Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, Dr Shikha Singh earned her PhD in Materials Chemistry from Banaras Hindu University in 2017. Her Doctoral research focused on synthesis, characterization, and potential applications of Graphene-based materials.

    She has been the recipient of the prestigious DST Inspire Faculty Fellowship awarded by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India in 2018 which she initially availed at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology-BHU, Varanasi. Her research interest is mainly directed toward the development of polymers and polymeric materials, up-conversion nanomaterials, functionalized carbon materials, and composites. Dr Shikha is interested in harnessing the electrocatalytic, photocatalytic, and analytical potential of these materials to push the frontiers of synthetic methodology as well as to gain a fundamental understanding of their applications in sustainable energy production.

    Education
    Ph D 2017 Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
    M Sc 2011 Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur
    B Sc 2009 Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur 
    Experience
    August 2023 - Till Date Assistant Professor, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Jais, Amethi
    February 2020 - July 2023 DST Inspire Faculty, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Jais, Amethi
    2018 - 2020 DST Inspire Faculty, Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, BHU, Varanasi

     

    CY111- Inorganic and Physical Chemistry 
    Chemical Bonding, Transition metal Chemistry, Organometallic Chemistry, Quantum Chemistry, Phase Transformation, Electrochemistry, Spectroscopy

    CY111 – Chemistry Lab
    Synthesis of Organic Polymer, Redox Titration, Acid-base titration, Complexometric Titration, Crystal Field Splitting Energy Measurement by UV-Vis Spectrometry, Functional Group Determination in Organic Compounds

    CY701- Advanced Nanomaterial for Energy Storage and Conversion
    CVD, Sol-Gel, Dip Lithography, Arch Discharge, Electrochemical, Laser Ablation, Synthetic Approach; XRD, XPS, BET, DSC, TGA- DTA, TEM and SEM methods of characterizing Materials. Application of nanomaterials in electrolyzers, fuel cells, photocatalysis, photovoltaics, batteries and capacitors

    Research Interests
    • Polymers and Polymeric Materials for biological and analytical applications
    • Functionalized Carbon Materials and Composites for analytical, electrocatalytic and biomedical applications
    • Materials for Artificial Photosynthesis or Sustainable Production of Energy
    Research Projects

    • DST-India Project, Grant No.DST/INSPIRE/04/2018/002018, 2018-2023
      Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Jais, Amethi
      Amount: 35,00,000/-

    • Development of Electrodes and design of a prototype for the large-scale water electrolysis
      NTPC- NETRA Project (Co-PI)
      Grant No- 9100000216-151-1001 (P-2002); 2020-2022
      Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Jais, Amethi
      Amount: 98,42,000/-

    • Electro catalytic conversion of H2 in aqueous solution
      RGIPT-Institute Research Grant (Co-PI)
      Grant No- RGIPT/Jais/Accounts/Budget/11/2021-22, 2021-2023
      Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Jais, Amethi
      Amount: 5,50,000/-

    • Development of Electrodes and modular Compact Membraneless Electrolyzer set up for sustainable H2 production from sea/tap/groundwater
      DST- India (Co-PI)
      Grant No- DST/TMD-EWO/AHFC- 2021/2021/111, 2022-2024
      Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Jais, Amethi
      Amount, 2,53,28,000/-

    • Portable Device for Ammonia Sensing
      RGIPT-Institute Research Grant
      Grant No-RGIPT/Jais/ Acounts/Budgets/88/2022-23, 2022-2023
      Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Jais, Amethi
      Amount, 4,00,000/-

    • Clean Fuel Hydrogen
      Swachhata Pakhwada Celebrations
      Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Jais
      July 12, 2022
    Journal Publications

    Visible Light-Promoted Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation by the CeF3:Ho3+-Incorporated TiO2 Nanosystem. A. K. Verma, P. Tripathi, A. Dubey, N. K. Vishwakarma, A. S. K. Sinha, S. Singh. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.3c00113.

    Pyrene-tagged poly( N -vinyl pyrrolidone) as efficient nano-carrier for anticancer drug delivery. K. Mitra, S. Maity, A. Hajra, S. Singh, S. Mondal, J. Singh, P. Maiti, B. Ray. International Journal of Polymeric Materials, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1080/00914037.2023.2182780.

    Photocatalytic Production of Oxygen by Nitrogen Doped Graphene Oxide Nanospheres: Synthesized via Bottom-Up Approach Using Dibenzopyrrole, A. K. Verma, P. Tripathi, Z. Alam, S. K. Mishra, B. Ray, A. S. K Sinha, S. Singh, Chemistry Select, 2022, 7, e202202813.

    Fabrication and evaluation of a self-standing reduced graphene-tungsten oxides hybrid electrode for acidic water splitting, P. Tripathi, A. K. Verma, A. Vishwakarma, K. Mitra, B. Ray, A. S. K Sinha, S. Singh, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2022, 47, 36381-36396.

    Colorimetric detection of hydrogen peroxide and cholesterol using Fe3O4-brominated graphene nanocomposite. J. Singh, R. Singh,  S. Singh, K. Mitra,  S. Mondal, S. Vishwakarma,  B. Ray. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2022, 414, 2131-2145. 

    Converting CO 2 into heterocyclic compounds under accelerated performance through Fe 3 O 4 grafted ionic liquid catalysts, Vishwakarma N. K.; Singh S. Patel V.K.; Sahi A. K.; Mishra S. K.; Mahto S. K.; Ray B. New Journal of Chemistry, 2022, 46, 14676. 

    Effect of L-menthol chain-end on the optical rotation, chirality, tacticity and thermal properties of polystyrene prepared by ATRP and polyvinylacetates prepared by RAFT polymerization: A molecular weight dependence study. S. Vishwakarma, A. Kumari,  K. Mitra, S. Singh,  Z. Song,  M. Bando, T. Nakano,   S. K. Sen Gupta, B. Ray. 2021, 26, 101705.

    Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(N-(3-(hexylamino)-N-(3-(isopropylamino)-3-oxopropyl) acrylamide) Homopolymer. A. Kumari, K. Mitra, S. Vishwakarma, S. Mondal, S. Singh, R. Singh, J. Singh, B. Maiti, S. K. Sen Gupta, B. Ray, Journal of Polymer Materials. 2020, 37,143-164.

    Compositional effect on oxygen reduction reaction in Pr excess double perovskite Pr1+xBa1-xCo2O6-δ cathode materials.  BangwalA. S, JhaP. K., Chauhan M, Singh S., Sinha A. S. K., Jha P. A., Singh P,  International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2020, 45, 23378-23390. 

    Doxorubicin loaded pH responsive biodegradable ABA-type AmphiphilicPEG-b-aliphatic Polyketal-b-PEG block copolymer for therapy against aggressive murine lymphoma. DOI: Hira S. K.,Mitra, K, Shrivastava, P, Singh, S., Vishwakarma,  S, Singh, R, Manna P. P, Ray, B. Nanomed. Nanotechnol. Biol. Med. 2020, 24, 102128.

    L-menthol-based xanthate mediator for RAFT polymerization of vinyl acetate. Vishawakarma S., Kumari A., Mitra K., Singh S., Singh R., Singh J., Sen Gupta S. K., Ray B. J. Macromol. Sci. A, 2020, 57, 299-309.

    Selective nitration of phenol to o-nitrophenol in the presence of metal-free reduced graphene oxide at room temperature. S. Mondal, J. Singh, S. Singh, S. Vishwakarma, K. Mitra, A. Kumari, R. Singh, S. K. Sen Gupta, B. Ray. New Journal of Chemistry 2020, 44, 10878-10884.

    Highly selective fluorescence “turn off” sensing of picric acid and efficient cell labelling by water soluble luminescent anthracene bridged poly(N-vinyl pyrolidone). Singh R., Mitra K., Singh S., Senapati S., Patel V. K., Vishwakarma S., Kumari A., Singh J., Sengupta S. K., Misra N., Maiti P., Ray B. Analyst, 2019, 144, 3620-3634.

    Study of the Fluorescence Based Applications of Water Soluble (N,P) Doped Carbon Dots Synthesized via Microwave Assisted Green Pyrolysis. Singh R., Singh S., Senapati S., Mitra K., Singh J., Sen Gupta S. K., Misra N., Maiti P., Ray B. Nanoscience & Nanotechnology-Asia,2019, 10, 827-839.

    Highly selective fluorescence “turn off” sensing of picric acid and efficient cell labelling by water soluble luminescent anthracene bridged poly(N-vinyl pyrolidone). Singh R., Mitra K., Singh S., Senapati S., Patel V. K., Vishwakarma S., Kumari A., Singh J., Sengupta S. K., Misra N., Maiti P., Ray B. Analyst, 2019, 144, 3620-3634.

    L-Methol Based initiators for atom transfer radical polymerization of styrene. Vishwakarma S., Kumari A., Mitra K., Singh S., Singh R., Singh J., Sen Gupta S. K., Ray B. J. Appli. Polym. Sci.2019, 47964-47974.

    Water Soluble Fluorescent Graphene Nanodots. Singh S.; Mitra K.; Singh R.; Kumari A.; Sambhav V,; Ray B. ChemNanoMat,2018, 4, 1 –13.

    In Vitro Anticancer Drug Delivery using Amphiphilic Poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone)-b-Polyketal-b-Poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) Block Copolymer as Miceller Nanocarrier. Mitra K.;Hira S. K.; Singh S.; Vishwakarma N. K.;Vishawakarma S.; Gupta U.; Manna P. P.; Ray B. Chemistry select, 2018, 3, 8833.

    Electrochemical Sensing of Hydrogen Peroxide Using Brominated Graphene as Mimetic Catalase. Singh S.; Singh M.; Mitra K.; Singh R.;Sengupta S. K.; Tiwari I,;Ray B.  Electrochimica acta, 2017, 258, 1435.

    Colorimetry Detection of Hydrogen Peroxide and Glucose via Brominated Graphene. Singh S.; Mitra K.; Singh R.;Kumari A.; Sengupta S. K.;Misra N.; Maithi P.; Ray B. Anal. Method.,2017, 9, 6675.

    Brominated graphene as mimetic peroxidase for Sulphide ion recognition. Singh S.; Mitra K.; Shukhla A.; Singh R.; Gundampati R. K.; Misra N.; Maithi P.; Ray B. Anal. Chem., 2017, 89, 783.

    Controlled drug release through regulated biodegradation of poly(lactic acid) using inorganic salts.Kumar S.; Singh S.; Senapati S.; Singh A. P.; Ray B.; Maithi P. Int.J. Biol. Macromol., 2017, 104, 487.

    Osteoconductive Amine Functionalized Graphene-Poly(methylmethacrylate)Bone Cement Composite with Controlled Exothermic Polymerization.Rakesh Sharma R.; Kapusetti G.; Bhong S Y.; Roy P.; Singh S K.; Singh S.; Ray B.; Maiti P.; Misra N. Bioconjugate Chem., 2017, 28 , 2254.

    Polymerization of 1-(2-Propynyl)-3-methylimidazolium Bromide using CyclometalatedPd(II) Catalysts and Study of the Interaction of Ensuing Oligomer with BSA.Mukhopadhyay S.; Mitra K.; Paitandi, R. P.; Singh R.; Singh S.; Ray, B.; Pandey, D. S.Chemistry Select,  2017, 2, 6000.

    Study of fluoresence based application of Pyrene Tagged Poly (N- Vinyl -2-Pyrrolidone). Mitra K.; Singh S.; Hira S. K.; Patel V. K.; Singh D.; Vishawakarma S.; Singh R.; Kumari A.; Manna P. P.; Ray B. ACS Biomater. Sci. Eng., 2016, 2 1630.

    Self-assembly of Novel Poly(D,L-Lactide-co-Glycolide) -b-Poly(N- Vinylpyrrolidone) (PLGA-b-PNVP) AmphiphilicDiblock Copolymers. Ramesh K.;  Singh S.;  Mitra K.;  Chattopadhyay D.; Misra N.;  Ray B. Colloid Poly. Sci.  Colloid Polym. Sci., 2016, 294, 399.

    Synthesis of fluorescence poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) via click chemistry using azideterminatedxanthate mediator (S)-2-(4-azidobutyl propionate)-(O-ethyl xanthate). Patel V. K.; Vishwakarma N. K.; Singh S.; Mitra K.; Ramesh K.; Mishra N.; Ray B. Int. J. of Polym. Mat. Polym. Biomat.,2016, 65, 269.

    Effect of the Isotacticity of Linear Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) on Its Gelation in Benzyl Alcohol. Biswas C. S.; Mitra K.; Singh S.; Patel D. K.; Maiti B.; Maiti P.; Ray B. J. Chem. Sci., 2016, 128, 941.

    "Synthesis of low polydisperse isotactic poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)s in environmental-friendly and less toxic methanol-water mixtures by RAFT polymerization".Biswas C. S.; Mitra K.; Singh S.; Ray B.J. Chem. Sci., 2016, 128, 415.

    Self-Assembly, DOX-loading and Antimicrobial Activity of Well-defined ABA-type AmphiphilicPoly(N-vinyl pyrrolidone)-b-Poly(D,L-lactide)-b-Poly(N-vinyl pyrrolidone) Triblock Copolymers. Ramesh K.; Gundamppati R. K.; Singh S.; Mitra K.; Shukla A.; Chattopadhya D.; Misra N.; Ray B.RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 25864.

    Enhanced catalytic and antibacterial activities of silver nanoparticles   immobilized on poly(N-vinyl pyrolidone)-grafted graphene oxide.Singh S.; Gundamppati R. K.; Mitra K.; Ramesh K.; Jagannadham M. V.;  Misra N.; Ray B. RSC Adv.,2015, 5, 81994.

    Study of the properties of luminescent poly[1-(2-propynyl)-3-     methylimidazolium bromide] oligomers prepared using a Mo(CO)6/Phenol Catalyst.Mitra K.; Singh S.; Ray B. RSC Adv.,2015, 5, 20270.

    Study of the effect of isotacticity on some physical properties of poly(N-   isopropylacrylamide). Biswas C. S.; Mitra K.; Singh S.; Ramesh K.; Misra N.; Maithi B.; Panda A. K.; Mathi P.; Kamigaito M.; Ray B. Colloid Polym. Sci., 2015, 293, 1749.

    Tadpole shaped β- cyclodextrin-tagged poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone): synthesis and characterization and studies of its complexation with phenolphatalein and anti tumouractivities.Viswakarma N. K.; Patel V. K.; Hira S. K.; Ramesh K.; Srivastava P.; Mitra K.; Singh S.; Chattopadhyay D.; Maiti P.; Ray B. RSC adv.2015, 5, 15547

    Conference Publications

    Workshop on "Advanced Functional materials (WAFM-2012)",  19-24th March, 2012.  Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, under UGC-Networking programme. (Participated)

     7th RSC-CRSI Symposium in Chemistry, 31st Jan, 2013, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. (Participated)

    15th CRSI National Symposium in Chemistry, 1-3rd Feb, 2013, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. (Participated)

    3rd Federation of Asian Polymer Congress and MACRO-2013 (FAPS-MACRO-2013), 15-18th May, 2013, IISc. Bangalore, India. (Presented Poster) Page no. 498 Poster no. BL 54. Poly(ether sulfone)/Graphene Oxide and Poly(ether sulfone)/Graphene Composites: A Comparative Study on the Thermal, Electrical and Mechanical Properties.  

    An International Conference and Expo on Recent Advances in Polymer and Rubber Science and Technology (RAPT 2014), 22-24th Jan, 2014. Department of Polymer Science and Technology, University of Calcutta, India. (Presented Poster)Page no. 195,Poster no. P 43. Synthesis of Poly(N-vinyl pyrrolidone)-grafted Graphene Oxide using the Combination of Click Chemistry and RAFT Polymerization.

    International Symposium  on Polymer Science and Technology(Macro 2015), 23-26th  Jan, 2015, IACS Kolkatta, India. (Presented Poster)Page no. 679, Poster no. PN 33. Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles supported on GO-/GO-grafted- Poly (N-vinyl pyrolidone) and Studies of Condition Dependent Tuning in  Dimension, Catalytic Activity and antibacterial and antileishmanial Activities.

    International Conferenceon Polymer Science and Technology(Macro 2017), 08-11th  Jan, Thiruvananthapuram, India. (Presented Poster)Page no. 138, Poster no. NSP-P 211. Reduced Graphene-Polyaniline Nanofibres Hybrid as Peroxidase Mimetic Material: Exploited for H2O2 and Cholesterol Detection.

    International Conference on Electrochemical Science and Technology (Iconest 2017), 10th-12thAug, IISc Bangalore, India.(Presented Oral). Oral presentation no. OP-EC-06. Brominated Graphene as Mimetic Catalase for Electrochemical Sensing of Hydrogen Peroxide.

    QIP course on Electrochemical Energy Generation and Storage Materials (2019), 14th -18thNov, Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.

    TEQIP-III sponsored international conference on Chemical, Bio & Environmental Engineering (CHEMBIOEN-2020), Department of Chemical Engineering Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar-144011, Punjab, INDIA, (2020), 13th- 14th Feb, Shakti Priyadarshan, Vijay Laxmi Yadav, A. S. K. Sinha, Shikha Singh. 2020 Paper ID: A592, Study of effect of non-precious transitions metal doping on the band gap properties of graphitic carbon nitride.

    International Conference on Recent Trends in Energy Sciences and Engineering. (ICRTESE 2021), RGIPT (ICRTESE-2021), Department of Sciences and Humanities, RGIPT, Jais, Amethi, India. 2021, 26th -28th Oct, Prerna Tripathi, Amit Kumar Verma, A. S. K. Sinha, Shikha Singh. Page No-16, Development of Durable and Efficient Electrode for Sea Water Splitting Application.

    International Conference on Recent Trends in Energy Sciences and Engineering. (ICRTESE 2021), RGIPT (ICRTESE-2021), Department of Sciences and Humanities, RGIPT, Jais, Amethi, India. 2021, 26th -28th Oct, Kheyanath Mitra, Shikha Singh, Rajshree Singh, Sushanta Kumar Sen Gupta, Sandip Chaterjee,A. S. K. Sinha, Biswajit Ray. Page No-50, 3-Methyl-1-(2-Propynyl)Imidazolium Bromide Assisted Fast, Green Cathodic Exfoliation Of Low Cost Graphite Electrodes To Few Layered Graphene Flakes.

    Chemical Engineering Congress (CHEMCON 2022) 75th Annual Session (Platinum Jubilee) of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, December 27th to 30th 2022, HBTU, Kanpur, India. OP-RAE-121, Amit Kumar Verma, PrernaTripathi, ZahoorAlam, A. S. K.  Sinha, ShikhaSingh. Enhanced Photocatalytic Production of Oxygen by Nitrogen Doped Graphene Oxide Nanospheres.

    Chemical Engineering Congress (CHEMCON 2022) 75th Annual Session (Platinum Jubilee) of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, December 27th to 30th 2022, HBTU, Kanpur, India. OP-RAE-123, PrernaTripathi, Amit Kumar Verma, A. S. K.  Sinha, Shikha Singh. Stepping Towards a SuccessfulAcidic Electrolyser World with the Development of a Free-Standing, Three-Dimensional (3D) Reduced Graphene-Non-Noble Tungsten Oxide Electrode.

    International conference on Nanomaterials and sustainable applications, (NANO-SA-2023), Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai-Marathwada Capus, Jalna, January 10-11th 2023, Aurangabad Maharashtra, India. P-26. Amit Kumar Verma, Prerna Tripathi, Akash Dubey, A. S. K. Sinha, Shikha Singh. In-situ Synthesis of Up-Conversion Material Incorporated TiO2 Photocatalyst for Visible Light Assisted Hydrogen Generation.

    International conference on Nanomaterials and sustainable applications, (NANO-SA-2023), Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai-Marathwada Capus, Jalna, January 10-11th 2023, Aurangabad Maharashtra, India. P-49. Prerna Tripathi, Amit Kumar Verma, A. S. K. Sinha, Shikha Singh. Electrocatalytic Decomposition of H2S using Self-assembled Graphene-Metal Sulfide Electrode. 

    Patents

    Layered Electrode for Seawater Electrolysis
    Indian Patent Application No. 202211011767
    Indian Filing Date: March 04, 2022 

    • Member, Internal Complaint Committee, RGIPT
      2020 - Till Date
    • Smt Munder Devi and Shri Sheo Nidhilal Srivastava Memorial Medal for obtaining Highest marks in B Sc Examination (2009) St Andrews College, Gorakhpur
    • Qualified Research Entrance Test of Banaras Hindu University (CRET BHU) in 2011
    • Qualified CIPET JEE in 2011
    • Awarded University Grants Commission-Basic scientific research Junior Research Fellowship for meritorious students (UGC-JRF) 2015
    • Awarded Council of Scientific and Industrial Research CSIR-SRF in April 2017
    • Awarded DST-Inspire faculty fellowship by the Government of India for pursuing independent research (2018)
    • Life Member, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers

    Amit Verma
    Ph D Student

    		 2020

    Photocatalytic Dissociation of Water by Visible Light using Up-conversion Material Incorporated Titanium Dioxide

    Prerna Tripathi
    Ph D Student

    		 2021

    Development of Material based on Graphene Transition Metal Compounds Hybrids for Hydrogen Generation via Electrocatalysis.

    Akash Dubey
    Ph D Student

    		 2021 Prototype Efficient Photoelectrochemical Device for Hydrogen Generation

    Anju Vishwakarma
    Ph D Student

    		 2023 Development of Materials for Conversion of Carbon Dioxide to Biodegradable Polymer

     

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