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    Dr Shweta

    Assistant Professor
    Chemical Engineering

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    Education
    Ph D 2017 Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
    M Tech 2011 Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
    B Tech 2009 Institute of Engineering and Technology, Lucknow 
    Experience
    March 2021- Till Date Assistant Professor, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Jais, Amethi
    Sep 2018 – Dec 2019 Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Pau, France
    May 2017 – Aug 2018 Assistant Professor, Ahmedabad University, Ahmedabad
    Jan 2017 – Apr 2017 Visiting Faculty, Ahmedabad University, Ahmedabad
    Jun 2013 – Sep 2016 Senior Student Research Associate, IIT Kanpur

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    Research Interests
    • Rheology of complex fluids
    • Phase behavior of colloidal systems
    • Interfacial rheology of crude oil-water interfaces
    • Emulsions 
    Research Projects
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    Training / Workshops Attended
    • “Olin collaboratory- faculty development program” at Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, Needham, Massachusetts, USA June 2018.
    • “SERB School and Symposium on Rheology of Complex Fluids (2013): Advanced Computational Methods”, IIT Delhi.
    • Training program on “Cleaner Technology- 2011” organized by Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Roorkee.
    • All India seminar on “Advances in Chemical Engineering: Novel Application for Performance Improvement in Chemical Process Industry- 2008” organized by Institute of Engineers (India), U.P. State Centre, Lucknow.
    Journal Publications

    Jatav, S. & Srivastava V. C. 2019. Ce/Al2O3 as an efficient catalyst for oxidative desulfurization of liquid fuel. Petroleum Science and Technology, 36(6), 1-8.

    Jatav, S., & Joshi, Y. M. 2017. Phase Behavior of Aqueous Suspension of Laponite: New Insights with Microscopic Evidence. Langmuir, 33: 2370-2377.

    Jatav, S., & Joshi, Y. M. 2016. Analyzing a fractal gel of charged oblate nanoparticles in a suspension using time-resolved rheometry and DLVO theory. Faraday Discussions, 186, 199-213.

    Jatav, S., & Joshi, Y. M. 2014b. Rheological signatures of gelation and effect of shear melting on aging colloidal suspension. Journal of Rheology, 58(5): 1535-1554.

    Jatav, S., & Joshi, Y. M. 2014a. Chemical stability of Laponite in aqueous media. Applied Clay Science, 97–98(0): 72-77.

    Dhavale, T. P., Jatav, S., & Joshi, Y. M. 2013. Thermally activated asymmetric structural recovery in a soft glassy nano-clay suspension. Soft Matter, 9(32): 7751-7756.

    Jatav, S., Bouriat, P., Anaclet, P., Hung, Y., Rondelez, F., and Dicharry, C., Roles of exogenous cationic and endogenous bitumen surfactants in the stability of Bitumen/Water Interfaces. sciencesconf.org:isbmlyon2020:288473. RILEM ISBM Lyon 2020

    Jatav, S., & Joshi, Y. M. Effect of solvent pH on the critical gelation behavior of the colloidal suspensions of Laponite. Manuscript ready to submit.

    Conference Publications

    “Roles of exogenous cationic and endogenous bitumen surfactants in the stability of Bitumen/Water Interfaces” in RILEM International Symposium on Bituminous Materials (December 2020), Lyon, France.

    “Effect of solvent pH on the critical gelation behavior of the colloidal suspensions of Laponite” in International conference on Advances in Polymer Science & Technology (2017), New Delhi, India.

    “Effect of solvent pH on the critical gelation behavior of the colloidal suspensions of Laponite” in The XVIIth International Congress on Rheology (ICR2016), Kyoto, Japan.

    “Revising a Phase Behavior of Aqueous Suspension of Laponite: A Rheological Perspective and Microscopic Evidence” in the XVIIth International Congress on Rheology (ICR2016), Kyoto, Japan.

    “Analyzing a fractal gel of charged oblate nanoparticles in a suspension using time-resolved rheometry and DLVO theory” in Nanoparticle Assembly: From Fundamental to applications Faraday Discussion (2016), Mumbai, India.

    “Phase behavior of aqueous suspension of Laponite: A rheological perspective” in 10th Annual European Rheology Conference (AERC- 2015), Nantes, France.

    “Rheological Signatures of Gelation and Effect of Shear Melting on Aging Colloidal Suspension” in Eighth National Symposium on Complex Fluids (CompFlu-2014), JNCASR, Bangalore, India.

    “Rheological Signatures of Gelation and Effect of Shear Melting on Aging Colloidal Suspension” in International conference on Soft materials (ICSM,2014), Jaipur, India.

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    • Best Oral Presenter, Research Scholar Day, 2016, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Kanpur
    • The Society of Rheology, USA, Travel Grant for the 17th International Congress on Rheology (ICR2016), Kyoto, Japan
    • Department of Science and Technology (DST), India Travel Grant for 10th Annual European Rheology Conference (AERC- 2015), Nantes, France
    • Cash award from IIT Kanpur for publication of "Chemical stability of Laponite in aqueous media" Applied Clay Science, 97–98 (2014) 72-77

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