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Virtual Alumni Meet 2025

The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry is hosting a Virtual Alumni Meet on 17th May 2025 at 2:00 PM to reconnect with our alumni and celebrate their achievements. This online event will offer a platform for sharing experiences, networking, and exploring opportunities for mentorship and collaboration.

Alumni will also be updated on recent departmental developments and invited to contribute to future academic and outreach initiatives.
Convener: Dr. Anupam Agarwal
Organizing Secretary: Dr. Vivek Srivastava
Coordinators: Dr. Priya Das, Dr. Noopur Srivastava, Dr. Paratpar Sarkar

We welcome all alumni to join us in strengthening our community and shaping the future together.

Workshop on Molecular Modelling and DFT Computation

Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, SSES, Sharda University, Greater Noida (Sharda University Local Chapter for Indian Society of Chemists and Biologists) organizes a five days “Workshop on Molecular Modelling and DFT Computation using ORCA” on April 17-22, 2025. This workshop addresses the growing need of Computational Chemistry into academic research frameworks. From hands-on training to data analysis, this workshop will equip participants with cutting-edge tools and methodologies, fostering a culture of computation-driven innovation in academia.

Click here to learn more about the workshop.

Registration link: https://rb.gy/thqstf

About Department

About the Department

The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry endeavors to be a nationally recognized model for educating and graduating students, preparing to compete & contribute to the ever changing technology of the 21st century. To achieve this vision, the Department is committed to provide an excellent teaching & learning atmosphere for Undergraduate as well as Postgraduate students. The Department of Chemistry has excellent infrastructure with smart class rooms, world class laboratories and outstanding research competence. The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry has been actively involved in research work. The department is having pool of learned faculty members who have doctoral and post-doctoral degree from India and abroad. The department is recognized and has sponsored projects from ISRO, DST, SERB and ICMR. To cater the need of contemporary research three advanced research laboratories were also established; namely Advanced Polymeric Material Research Laboratory (APML), Advanced Molecular Biology (AMB) and Computational Chemistry lab. In addition to Ph.D. students, the department also encourages the B.Sc. and M.Sc. students to take research projects as a part of their curriculum. Our students also visit national and multinational industries and R & D laboratories for summer projects. Our alumni are in Foreign Universities and Multinational Industries. The motto of the department is to give the students a glimpse of modern research and to harbor scientific talent. We look forward to meeting you here at Sharda University.

Vision: Strive to achieve excellence in teaching and research in the field of Chemistry and Biochemistry and to build human resource for solving contemporary problems.

Mission:

Providing distinctive and relevant education in Chemistry and Biochemistry to students.
Motivating young minds through innovative teaching methods, to acquire theoretical knowledge and practical skills in different disciplines of chemistry and empowering them with problem solving skills.
Nurturing innovation by carrying out world class research and scholarly work.
Promoting interdisciplinary research in collaboration with national/international laboratories/Institutions.

Undergraduate Programme

B. Sc. in Chemistry
B. Sc. in Biochemistry
B. Sc. (Hons. / Hons. with Research) in Chemistry
B. Sc. (Hons. / Hons. with Research) in Computational Chemistry
B. Sc. (Hons. / Hons. with Research) in Biochemistry
B. Sc. (Hons. / Hons. with Research) in Chemistry with Minor*
B. Sc. (Hons. / Hons. with Research) in Biochemistry with Minor**

*Minor Options: Entrepreneurship/Data Analytics/Machine Learning etc.

**Minor Options: Forensic Biology & Serology

Postgraduate Programme

M. Sc. Chemistry (specialization in Organic/Inorganic/Physical)
M. Sc. Biochemistry

* Value Added Courses (Non-Credit) on Software in Chemistry, Nanomaterials, Intellectual Property Rights & Entreprenureship, Analytical Methods, Artificial Intelligence, Computational Chemistry etc.

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Coordination Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Material Chemistry, Computational Chemistry, Biochemistry, Water Remediation, Nanomaterial.

Career Opportunities (Academia/ Government/ Industry)

Academics/ Content Writer
Scientific Officer/ Scientist/ Chemist
Quality Assurance/ Quality Control/ Laboratory Management/ Waste Management
Chemical/ Biochemical/ Material/ Agriculture/ Food/ Pharmaceutical/ Oil & Petroleum/Textile industry
Studies in India/Abroad with scholarship
Start-up support for qualified students

Awards & Achievements

Details of Extramural Grants

S.No.	Title of Project	Funded by	Project tenure	Start year	Project Budget	Principal Investigator	Co-PI	Status-Completed/ Ongoing
1	Rational drug design of noble Ortho vanillin-amino acid derived molecules as potential and nontoxic drug candidates and evaluating their synergistic effect on Gemcitabine against pancreatic cancer	ICMR	3 Years	2024	83.11 Lakhs	Dr. Preeti Jain	Dr. Garima Chauhan	Ongoing
2	In silico molecular docking analysis and in vitro anticancer activity of bacterial active compound (pectin) with different oncogene protein	ICMR	3 Years	2022	8,5 Lakhs	Dr. Vivek Srivastava		Ongoing
3	Theoretical and Experimental Study of Intermediate Band Solar Cell having potential for Alternative Source of Energy	DST-SERB	3Years	2020	44,66264 Lakhs	Dr. Tanmoy Chakraborty		Ongoing
4	Determining the functional implication of ATM-BLM interaction during DNA damage response	DST-SERB	3Years	2020	1830000 Lakhs	Dr. Vivek Srivastava	NA	Ongoing
5	Synthesis and characterization of Epoxy-based Inorganic-Organic hybrid polymers, and their evaluation as adhesives and Matrix Resins for composites for Space Applications	ISRO	3Years	2018	3491000 Lakhs	Prof. S. Packirisamy	Dr. Sonia Khanna	Completed

Details of Consultancy

Name of the Consultant	Name of Consultancy project	Consulting/Sponsoring agency with contact details	Year	Revenue generated (INR in Lakhs)
Prof. Ajay Kumar	Eradication of gram-negative bacteria from palm leave product	Aabis Design	2023	188800
Prof. Ajay Kumar	Low-cost mass-consumption adhesive for paper-based application	R.R.Thanik and CO., Shashtri Nagar, Delhi	2021	141600
Prof. S. Packirisamy	Synthesis Polyborodiphenylsiloxane (PBPS) that can be used as a catalyst in the preparation of Polycarbosilane(PCS), a preceramic polymer, for the purpose of melting spinning	DACC Carbon Co. Ltd., (Client), 30 Unam-ro, Deokjin-Gu, Jeonbuk,Korea.	2020	218902.5

Seminars & Workshops

Conferences

Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Sharda School of Basic Sciences & Research, Sharda University organizes an International Conference on Cutting-Edge Science for Sustainable Development (ICCSSD-2024) on December 20-21, 2024. Research areas for the conference covers green chemistry, waste management, computational chemistry & biology, sustainable energy and many more. This conference provides a prestigious platform for professionals and experts in chemistry and biology to present their research and foster collaboration.
School of Basic Sciences & Research (SSBSR) organizes a National Conference on Contemporary Advances in Interdisciplinary Sciences (NCCAIS-2024) on April 4-6, 2024. The submitted research works were published in the SAAR Publications (ISBN – 978-81-979350-5-3) book.
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry , Sharda School of Basic Sciences & Research, Sharda University has celebrated the "International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development 2022" on December 09, 2022
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Basic Sciences & Research, Sharda University has celebrated International Mother Language Day on Feb 21st, 2020. On this Occasion an Essay Writing Competition was held on the topic ‘Science in sustainable development of society. The objective of this event was to promote the awareness of language and cultural diversity all across Indian and the whole world.
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Basic Sciences & Research, Sharda University has celebrated International Women’s Day Celebration on March 6, 2020
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Basic Sciences & Research, Sharda University has celebrated International Mole Day on Oct 23, 2018

Workshop

Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Sharda University, Greater Noida organizes a five days “Workshop on Molecular Modelling and DFT Computation using ORCA” on April 17-22, 2025. This workshop addresses the growing need of computational chemistry into academic research frameworks. From hands-on training to data analysis, this workshop will equip participants with cutting-edge tools and methodologies, fostering a culture of computation-driven innovation in academia.
On the occasion of Mole Day, 22nd October, 2024, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Sharda School of Basic Sciences & Research, Sharda University, in collaboration with GeNei Laboratories, Bangalore, organizes a Three-Days Industrial Workshop on “Molecular Biology Techniques: Gene amplification, Characterization and Expression in Bacterial System”.
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Sharda School of Basic Sciences & Research, Sharda University organizes two-days “Hands-on Training on Software to Design: an Effective Manuscript and Data Interpretation” on 4 and 5th June, 2024.
National Seminar on Safer and Greener Chemistry Labs on March 17, 2023
Hands-on training on Research methodology Learning Tools in Research from Jan
18 to Jan 20, 2023
Hands-on Training on Molecular Modelling and Optimization using ORCA on Jan 12
and 13, 2023
Online International Conference on Organic Electronics (ICOE2022) on August 24
to 26th, 2022

Infrastructure

Research & Publications

2025

Vinita, V., Guin, M., Durga, G. (2025). Evaluating the Effect of Electron-Withdrawing Substituents on Properties of Bay-Substituted Perylene Diimides for Next-Gen Supercapacitors. ACS Appl. Electron. Mater. 7, 3230–3243
Vinita, V., Dhapola, P. S. , Guin, M. , Singh, P. K., Durga G. (2025) Structure-driven effects of N-Heterocyclic aryl perylene diimide on optoelectronic properties and their potential application in energy storage. Journal of Power Sources 641, 236781

2024
Total number of publications: 72

Ahmad, A., Tiwari, R. K., Siddiqui, S., Chadha, M., Shukla, R., & Srivastava, V. (2024). Emerging trends in gastrointestinal cancers: Targeting developmental pathways in carcinogenesis and tumor progression. International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology, 385, 41-99.
Kaur, E., Agrawal, R., Arun, R., Madhavan, V., Srivastava, V., Kumar, D., Rath, P.P., Kumar, N., Vedagopuram, S., Pandey, N. and Priya, S. (2024). Small molecules that disrupt RAD54-BLM interaction hamper tumor proliferation in colon cancer chemoresistance models. The Journal of Clinical Investigation;134(8):e161941.
S. K. Dubey, B. Biswas, D. Halder, S. Mallick*, I. Saha, K. Gupta, S. Giri, A. S. Patra, C. Rizzoli,* A. K. Meikap, S. Bhattacharjee*, R. Saha*, (2023) Multifunctional Interpenetrated 3D Supramolecular Structure Based on 1D Coordination Polymers: Selective Adsorption, Magnetism, Optical Property, Theoretical Analysis, and Electrical Conductivity. Crystal Growth & Design, 23, 7066−7075.
S. Mallick*, B. Chikitha, J. Kaur, H. Sethi, (2024) Charge transfer properties of 1,3-dithiole-2-thione-4,5-dithiolate integrated dimolybdenum(III,II) molecular dyads: Synthesis, optical analysis and electronic coupling parameters. Polyhedron, 252, 116887.
Mamman, A., Jain, P., & Srivastava, V. (2025). Exploring the catalytic, bactericidal, and anticancer potential of Ag0, Au0, and Ag0@ Au0 nanoparticles: A comparative study. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 707, 135855.
Chalana, A., Bijwe. J., Marathe, U., (2024) Non-covalent functionalization at Titanium carbide nano-particles for strengthening the interface with polyaryletherketone matrix for developing high-strength adhesives, J. Mater. Res. Technol., 31, 570-578.
Pathan, J., Tripathi, D. K., Poluri, K. M., Chalana, A., & Adhikari, S. (2024) Molecular insight into the structural and functional aspects of arene Ru (II) complexes bearing bulky thiourea ligands. J. Inorg. Biochem., 257, 112584.
Das. R., Karri. R., Chalana. A., Rai. R., Roy. G. (2024) Uncovering the Role of Methylmercury on DNA Lesions at Cytotoxic Concentrations in Glutathione-depleted Cells: Insights from Experimental and Computational Studies. Inorg. Chem. 63, 10455–10465.
Nazir F., Agarwal A. (2024) Functionalization of Tinospora cordifolia stem waste charcoal (FTCC) and its utilization for decontamination of water. Chemical Paper, 78, Oct 2024
Pansari P., Durga G., Javed R. (2024) Cysteamine modified Ruellia simplex carbon dots: tuning photoluminescence and unraveling the metal sensing mechanism, Chemical Papers, 78, May 2024.

2023

Ashraf, I., Singh, N.B. and Agarwal, A., 2023. Iron-rich coal fly ash-polydopamine-silver nanocomposite (IRCFA-PDA-Ag NPs): tailored material for remediation of methylene blue dye from aqueous solution. Environ Monit Assess 195, 322. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-023-10931-5.
Kumar, P., Sharma, P., Ranjan, P. and Chakraborty, T., 2023. Electronic and optical properties of lead‐free double perovskites A2BCl6 (A= Rb, Cs; B= Si, Ge, Sn) for solar cell applications: A systematic computational study. Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry, p.e4492.
Nawaz, S.S., Manjunatha, K.B., Ranganatha, S., Supriya, S., Ranjan, P., Chakraborty, T. and Ramakrishna, D., 2023. Nickel curcumin complexes: Physico chemical studies and nonlinear optical activity. Optical Materials, 136, p.113450.
Pandit, S., Khanna, S. and Mathuriya, A.S., 2023. Analysis of pyridine-2-carbaldehyde thiosemicarbazone as an anti-biofouling cathodic agent in microbial fuel cell. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 107(1), pp.459-472.
Paratpar Sarkar, Niraj Niraj, Vivek Srivastava. 2023. In silico identification of small natural inhibitors against DNA methyl transferase 3-like protein by integrative molecular docking and molecular dynamics approach. Chem. Biol. Lett., 2023, 10(2), 537.
Ranjan, P., Solanki, B., Chakraborty, T. and Carbó-Dorca, R., 2023. Theoretical investigation of some transition metal sulfides nanomaterials: CDFT approach. Theoretical Chemistry Accounts, 142(4), p.39.
Sarkar, P., Srivastava, V. and Guin, M., 2023. A Comparative Study through DFT Investigation and Molecular Docking Studies of Potential Dietary Phytochemicals against Cancer Target-DNA Topoisomerase III. Physical Chemistry Research, 11(2), pp.391-408.
Sharma, H., Verma, V.K., Singh, R.C., Singh, P.K. and Basak, A., 2023. Numerical Analysis of High-Efficiency CH3NH3PbI3 Perovskite Solar Cell with PEDOT: PSS Hole Transport Material Using SCAPS 1D Simulator. Journal of Electronic Materials, pp.1-13.

2022

Agarwal, A., Shaida, B., Rastogi, M., Singh, N. B., 2022. Food Packaging Materials with Special Reference to Biopolymers-Properties and Applications. Chemistry Africa 6, 117–144 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42250-022-00446-w
Chalana, A., Rai, R.K., Karri, R., Jha, K.K., Kumar, B. and Roy, G., 2022. Interplay of the intermolecular and intramolecular interactions in stabilizing the thione-based copper (I) complexes and their significance in protecting the biomolecules against metal-mediated oxidative damage. Polyhedron, 215, p.115647.
Chandrasekaran, R., Murugavel, S., Guin, M. and Silambarasan, T., 2022. Crystal structure, Hirshfeld, computational biomolecular investigations, and MTT assay studies of amino pyrimidine derivative as EGFR kinase domain inhibitor. Journal of Molecular Structure, 1254, p.132416.
Das, S., Ranjan, P. and Chakraborty, T., 2022. Computational study of Cu n Ag-Au (n= 1–4) clusters invoking DFT-based descriptors. Physical Sciences Reviews.
De, A., Singh, N.B., Guin, M. and Barthwal, S., 2023. Water purification by green synthesized nanomaterials. Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, 24(1), pp.101-117.
Guin, M., Kundu, T., Verma, V.K. and Singh, N.B., 2022. Progress and challenges of semiconducting materials for solar photocatalysis. Optical Properties and Applications of Semiconductors, pp.103-126.
Guin, M., Roopa, R.A., Jain, P. and Singh, N.B., 2022. Heterocyclic Surfactants and Their Applications in Cosmetics. Chemistry Select, 7(8), p. e202103989.
Guin, M., Roopa, R.A., Jain, P. and Singh, N.B., 2022. Heterocyclic Surfactants and Their Applications in Cosmetics. Chemistry Select, 7(8), p. e202103989.
Gupta, P., Singh, N.B. and Sahni, M., 2022. Adsorption and reduction of carcinogenic organics by ordered semi-crystalline poly-m-chloroaniline. High-Performance Polymers, 34(2), pp.162-172.
Jain, P., De, A. and Singh, N.B., 2022. Cellulose‐Based Materials for Water Purification. Chemistry Select, 7(24), p. e202200121.
Jain, P., Guin, M., De, A. and Singh, M., 2022. Molecular docking, synthesis, anticancer activity, and computational investigations of thiazole‐based ligands and their Cu (II) complexes. Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry, p.e4384.
Kumari, D., Tandon, H., Labarca, M. and Chakraborty, T., 2022. Computation of atomic electronegativity values using atomic and covalent potential: A FSGO based study. Journal of Mathematical Chemistry, 60(8), pp.1505-1520.
Manjunatha, K.B., Supriya, S., Nawaz, S.S., Ranjan, P., Chakraborty, T., Poornesh, P. and Dileep, R., 2022. Nonlinear optical and quantum chemical studies of Palladium benzimidazole Schiff base complex. Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 151, p.107012.
Marathe, U., Chalana, A. and Bijwe, J., 2022. Performance Augmentation of Epoxy Adhesives with TiN Nanoparticles. ACS omega, 7(5), pp.4150-4157.
Mathela, S., Kumar, S., Singh, P.K., Chandra Singh, R., Shukla, P.K., Singh, V., Noor, I.M., Kakroo, S., Madkhli, A.Y. and Tomar, R., 2022. Ionic liquid dispersed highly conducting polymer electrolyte for supercapacitor application: Current scenario and prospects “ICSEM 2021”. High-Performance Polymers, 34(6), pp.652-672.
Ranjan, P., Chakraborty, B. and Chakraborty, T., 2022. A systematic computational study of acridine derivatives through conceptual density functional theory. Molecular Diversity, pp.1-13.
Roopa, R.A., Mantelingu, K., Guin, M. and Thimmaiah, S.B., 2022. Bienzymatic spectrophotometric method for uric acid estimation in human serum and urine. Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 77(3), pp.301-307.
Savla, N., Guin, M., Pandit, S., Malik, H., Khilari, S., Mathuriya, A.S., Gupta, P.K., Thapa, B.S., Bobba, R. and Jung, S.P., 2022. Recent advancements in the cathodic catalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction in microbial electrolytic cells. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 47(34), pp.15333-15356.
Sharma, A., Verma, V.K., Singh, J.B. and Guin, M., 2022. Investigation of intramolecular hydrogen bonding in naphthoquinone derivatives by quantum chemical calculations. Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry, p.e4413.
Singh, N. B., Chaudhary, G. R., Desimone, F. M., Agrawal, A, and Shukla, S.K., 2022. Green Synthesized Nanomaterials for Safe Technology in Sustainable Agriculture, Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology 2023; 24(1) https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389201023666220608113924
Singh, N.B., Agarwal, A., De, A. and Singh, P., 2022. Coal fly ash: An emerging material for water remediation. International Journal of Coal Science & Technology, 9(1), p.44.
Singh, N.B., Agarwal, A., De, A., Singh, P., 2022. Coal fly ash: an emerging material for water remediation. Int J Coal Sci Technol 9, 44. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40789-022-00512-1.
Tandon, H., Yadav, P., Chakraborty, T. and Suhag, V., 2022. Can chemical reactivity descriptors explain catalytic reactivity? Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 960, p.122229.
Truong, C.C., Verma, V.K., Mishra, P., Suh, Y.W. and Mishra, D.K., 2022. Catalytic transformation of biomass-based feedstocks in green solvents. In Biomass, Biofuels, Biochemicals (pp. 673-720). Elsevier.
Usman, U.L., Allam, B.K., Singh, N.B. and Banerjee, S., 2022. Adsorptive removal of Cr (VI) from wastewater by hexagonal boron nitride-magnetite nanocomposites: Kinetics, mechanism and LCA analysis. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 354, p.118833.
Yogesh, R., Srivastava, N. and Abbas Bukhari, S.N., 2022. COVID-19 Challenge: A Quest for Effective Vaccine Strategies against Circulating and Emerging SARS-CoV-2 Variants. Current Pharmaceutical Design, 28(35), pp.2901-2913.

2021

De, A. and Kalita, D., 2021. Bio-fabricated gold and silver nanoparticle-based plasmonic sensors for detection of environmental pollutants: An overview. Critical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry, pp.1-17.
De, A., Jain, P., Manna, A.K., Srivastava, V. and Das, R., 2021. An eco-benign synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Aegle marmelos L. bark extract and evaluation of their DNA cleavage, DNA binding, antioxidant and antibacterial activity. Inorganic and Nano-Metal Chemistry, pp.1-12.
Devapal, D., Morris, V.B., Suraj, S. and Packirisamy, S., 2021. Non-aqueous sol–gel synthesis of epoxy-functionalized and epoxy and vinyl-functionalized poly (boro siloxane) s. Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, pp.1-16.
Durga, G., Kalra, P., Verma, V.K., Wangdi, K. and Mishra, A., 2021. Ionic liquids: From a solvent for polymeric reactions to the monomers for poly (ionic liquids). Journal of Molecular Liquids, 335, p.116540.
Guin, M., Rautela, K., Roopa, R.A., Shantharam, C.S. and Elavarasi, S.B., 2021. Hydrogen-bonded complexes of rhodanine with H2X/CH3XH (X= O, S, Se). Computational and Theoretical Chemistry, 1196, p.113134.
Gupta, P., Sahni, M. and Chauhan, S., 2021. Enhanced photoluminescence properties of rare earth elements doped Y0. 50Gd0. 50BO3 phosphor and its application in red and green LEDs. Optik, 240, p.166810.
Ranjan, P. and Chakraborty, T., 2021. A computational study of chalcopyrite-type nanomaterials for solar cell applications. Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 127, p.105745.
Sharma, V., Dash, S.K., Govarthanan, K., Gahtori, R., Negi, N., Barani, M., Tomar, R., Chakraborty, S., Mathapati, S., Bishi, D.K. and Negi, P., 2021. Recent advances in cardiac tissue engineering for the management of myocardium infarction. Cells, 10(10), p.2538.
Sibuh, B.Z., Gupta, P.K., Taneja, P., Khanna, S., Sarkar, P., Pachisia, S., Khan, A.A., Jha, N.K., Dua, K., Singh, S.K. and Pandey, S., 2021. Synthesis, in silico study, and anti-cancer activity of thiosemicarbazone derivatives. Biomedicines, 9(10), p.1375.
Sibuh, B.Z., Khanna, S., Taneja, P., Sarkar, P. and Taneja, N.K., 2021. Molecular docking, synthesis and anticancer activity of thiosemicarbazone derivatives against MCF-7 human breast cancer cell line. Life Sciences, 273, p.119305.
Singh, N.B., Susan, B.H. and Guin, M., 2021. Applications of green synthesized nanomaterials in water remediation. Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, 22(6), pp.733-761.
Yadav, A., Singh, S., Srivastava, V., Bardhan, N., Gupta, S., Sarkar, P. and Kaur, H., 2021. A Review Article on Vaccine Development and Therapeutics Approach against SARS-CoV-2. The Open COVID Journal, 1(1).
Zhu, G.Y., Qin, Y., Meng, M., Mallick, S., Gao, H., Chen, X., Cheng, T., Tan, Y.N., Xiao, X., Han, M.J. and Sun, M.F., 2021. Crossover between the adiabatic and nonadiabatic electron transfer limits in the Landau-Zener model. Nature communications, 12(1), p.456.

Book Chapters

Guin, M. and Singh, N.B., 2023. Applications of biosurfactant as solubilizers and wetting agents. In Applications of Next Generation Biosurfactants in the Food Sector (pp. 279-306). Academic Press.
Kushwaha, C.S., Shukla, S.K. and Singh, N.B., 2022. Polymer-Based Hybrid Adsorbents for Water Remediation. In Nanomaterials for Environmental Applications (pp. 121-137). CRC Press.
Singh, N.B., De, A., Guin, M. and Tomar, R., 2022. Applications of Green Nanomaterials in Environmental Remediation. In Handbook of Green and Sustainable Nanotechnology: Fundamentals, Developments and Applications (pp. 1-36). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
Srivastava, V., Siddiqui, S., Dhondiyal, A., Gupta, P. and Yadav, A., 2022. Telomerase and its Inhibitor in Cancer Therapeutics: Current Status and Future Prospective. In Natural Products as Enzyme Inhibitors: An Industrial Perspective (pp. 227-249). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
Agarwal, A., Rastogi, M. and Singh, N.B., 2022. Agricultural Wastes Utilization in Water Purification. Inorganic-Organic Composites for Water and Wastewater Treatment: Volume 1, pp.147-168. Springer.
Agarwal, A., Singh, N.B., Prajapati, R. and Ashraf, I., 2022. Advanced Functional Nanomaterials for Sensing of Pollutants and Water Remediation. In Advanced Nanomaterials (pp. 237-264). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
Guin, M. and Singh, N.B., 2021. Removal of hydrophobic pollutants from water using adsorption and degradation method with special reference to biosurfactants. In Green Sustainable Process for Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Science (pp. 227-273). Elsevier.
Rai, S., Shukla, S.K. and Singh, N.B., 2021. Nanomaterials: green synthesis, characterization, and applications. Applications of Advanced Green Materials, pp.441-480. Elsevier.
Rai, S., Shukla, S.K. and Singh, N.B., 2021. Nanomaterials: green synthesis, characterization, and applications. Applications of Advanced Green Materials, pp.441-480.
Singh, N.B. and De, A., 2021. Lignocellulosics as adsorbents for removal of dyes from water. In Natural Polymers-Based Green Adsorbents for Water Treatment (pp. 195-222). Elsevier.
Singh, N.B., 2021. Remediation of metal ions contaminated soil by nanomaterials. In Nanomaterials for Soil Remediation (pp. 409-426). Elsevier.
Singh, N.B., Agarwal, A. and Uzo-God, O.C., 2021. Zinc nanomaterials: A safe animal feed supplement. Zinc-Based Nanostructures for Environmental and Agricultural Applications, pp.385-401.
Agarwal, A., Ashraf, I., Rachna, K. and Singh, N.B., 2021, April. Sensing and removal of chromium metal ion from water using spectroscopic and adsorption techniques. In Smart Biomedical and Physiological Sensor Technology XVIII (Vol. 11757, pp. 44-47). SPIE.
Khanna, S., 2020. Applications of Nanotechnology in Diverse Fields of Supramolecules, Green Chemistry, and Biomedical Chemistry: A Very Comprehensive Review. Natural Products Chemistry, pp.41-77.
Kumar, Y., Gupta, M., Kumar, A. and Singh, N.B., 2020. Polymer Electrolytes in Rechargeable Batteries. Rechargeable Batteries: History, Progress, and Applications, pp.61-85.
Packirisamy, S., Sreejith, K.J., Devapal, D. and Swaminathan, B., 2020. Polymer-derived ceramics and their space applications. Handbook of Advanced Ceramics and Composites: Defense, Security, Aerospace and Energy Applications, pp.975-1080. Springer.
Singh, N.B. and Onuegbu, C.U., 2020. Nano-Minerals as Livestock Feed Additives. In 21st Century Nanoscience–A Handbook (pp. 20-1). CRC Press.

Patents Published

Bhaskar Banerjee, Vinay K Verma, Vivek Srivastava and Ram Chandra Singh. Anticancer Molecular Organic Framework Comprising Se/Te, N and O, their Metal Complexes and Preparations Thereof. Patent No: 202311008531. Published (2023)
Dr. Kanu Priya, Dr. Sonia Khanna, Neha Verma, Dr. Saumya Pandit, Shilpa Yadav, Dr. Piyush Gupta Patent No. 20221010277. Anti-Cancer Thiosemicarbazone Based Compound and Method of Synthesis Thereof. Published (2022)
Dr. Kanu Priya, Dr. Sonia Khanna, Richa Verna, Shilpa Kumarui, Dr. Saumya Pandit. Patent No 202211017552. An Anticancer Compound and Method of Synthesis Thereof Published (2022)
Dr. Richa Tomar, Dr. Soumya Pandit, Prof. P.K. Singh, Dr. Piyush Gupta, Dr. Mohit Sahni Patent No. 202211021312 A Microbial Desalination Cell Comprising A Perovskite Oxide Catalyst For Oxygen Reduction Reaction. Published (2022)
Dr. Sonia Khanna, Dr. Somya Pandit, Dr. Abhilasha Mathuriya. Patent No. 202111044362 Anti-Biofouling Composition and Method of Preparation Thereof Published (2021)
Dr. Vinay K Verma, Dr. P.K. Singh, and Prof. R.C. Singh. Patent No. 202111017045 "Perovskite Solar Cells (Psc) and A Process for Fabrication of Psc Using Nickel Oxide" Published (2021)
Paratpar Sarkar, Vinay K. Verma, Mridula Guin, Ram C. Singh. Patent No.202111010301 5-(4-Tert-Butoxy Phenyl)-3-(4n-Octyloxyphenyl)-4, 5-Dihydroisoxazole Molecule (C-I): A Promising Drug For Sars-Cov-2 (Target I) And Blood Cancer (Target Ii). Published (2021).
Dr. Anupam Agarwal, Prof. N.B. Singh, Iqra Ashraf. Patent No. 202111037733 Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles from Flower Waste for Chromium Sensing. Published (2021)
Dr. Anupam Agarwal, N.B. Singh, Iqra Ashraf. Patent No. 202211037086. A Green Chemistry Method for Synthesizing Iron Rich Coal Fly Ash/Organic Polymer/Metallic Nanoparticle Composite. Published (2022)
Dr. Preeti Jain, Dr. Anindita De. Patent No. 202211006653. Anti-Viral Thiazole Based Copper Compound and Method of Synthesis Thereof. Published (2022)
N B Singh and Bhaskar Pratap. Patent No. 202211025492 Preparing Metal Oxide Doped Copper Phosphate Glass Edged Electrolyte for Solid State Battery. Published (2022)
Dr. Anupam Agarwal, Anmol Gupta. Patent No. 202211026526. A Green Chemistry Method for Synthesizing Bimetallic Nanoparticles Using an Extract of Seed Biowaste Published (2022)
Dr. Anupam Agarwal, Dr. Anindita De, Prof. N.B. Singh. Patent No 202111005754. Iron Rich Coal Fly Ash – Polydopamine Based Nanocomposite and Method of Preparation Thereof. Published (2021)

Placement

Placement assistance, Mock interview, On-campus job interview for UG and PG students

Ms. Manya (B.Sc Chemistry)
Placed at Accenture in 2024
Ms. Airas (M.Sc Biochemistry)
Placed at Fitelo in 2024
Ms. Jaspreet (M.Sc. Chemistry)
Placed at: TUV India Private Limited, DELHI in 2024
Ms. Anjika (M.Sc. Chemistry)
Placed at DELHI Public School, JinD in 2024
Ms. Nandita (M.Sc. Chemistry)
Placed at Jubilant Life Sciences Ltd in 2024
Ms. Chhaya Dagar (M.Sc. Chemistry)
Placed at Jubilant Life Sciences Ltd in 2024
Ms. Vidhi Katiyar (M.Sc. Chemistry)
Placed at HBG Knowledge Services Pvt. Ltd. in 2024
Ms. Himanshi Sethi (M.Sc. Chemistry)
Placed at Unicure India Ltd. in 2024
Soumya Mishra B.Sc. (Hons.) Chemistry
GoMedii Technologies Private Limited
Shaurya Gupta B.Sc. (Hons ) Biochemistry
Simplify Growth
Deepak Kumar (PG)
Placed at: Syngene International
Deepak Kumar (PG)
Placed at: Syngene International
Deepak Kumar (PG)
Placed at: Syngene International

Facilities and Resources

The department is offering fully air-conditioned smart class rooms and seminar halls. The department has three well-settled laboratories for UG and PG students. Four advanced research laboratories have been established for Ph.D. students, namely, Advanced Polymeric Material Research Laboratory (APML), Advanced Molecular Biology (AMB) Computational Chemistry Laboratory (CCL) and Central Instrumentation Facility (CIF). We are providing a complete range of instrumental facilities and technical expertise to our students in the laboratories.

Student Achievement

Sushant Singh (BSc Chemistry)
Admitted for M.Sc. (Environmental Chemistry), Jiwaji University, Gwalior in 2024.
Priyanshi (B.Sc. Chemistry)
Admitted for M.Sc. (Industrial Chemistry), Central University of Gujarat in 2024.
Pranup C Rai (B.Sc. Biochemistry)
Qualified GRE exam in 2024.
Manya Srivastava (B.Sc. Chemistry)
Certificate in Central Zone Vice - Chancellors' Conference on Implementation of National Education Policy 2020 organized by UGC at the Vikram University, Ujjain
Sonali Sharma (B.Sc. Biochemistry)
Admitted for M.Sc. Biochemistry at HNB Garhwal Central University, Uttarakhand in 2024
Varsha Chauhan (B.Sc. Biochemistry)
Admitted for M.Sc. Forensic Science at National Forensic Science University, Tripura Campus in 2024
Arita Saha (B.Sc. Biochemistry)
Admitted for M.Sc. Biochemistry at University of Calcutta, West Bengal in 2024
Vishakha Chauhan (M.Sc. Chemistry)
Ph.D. at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore with 100% scholarship
Shreya Mathela (M.Sc. Chemistry)
Ph.D. Chemistry at Univeristy of Penn State with 100% scholarship
Bharti Sangwan (M.Sc. Chemistry)
Ph.D. at The State University of New York Polytechnic Institute with 100% scholarship

Student Technical Club

Industrial visit to Jubilant Ingrevia Limited, Greater Noida on October 14, 2023 for PG final year students.
Industrial visit to Sheela Foam Limited, Greater Noida on March 21, 2024 for PG final year students.
Educational visit to Amrit Udyan and Rashtrapati Bhawan Museum on September 06, 2024 of for UG and PG students.
Quiz series for NET/GATE exams
Visit to India Expo Centre, Greater Noida to attend 6 Polyurethane exhibition on April 13, 2023 for B.Sc. Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2nd Year and M. Sc. Chemistry First Year Students
Industry Visit to Integral Biosciences Pvt Ltd, C-64, Hosiery Complex, Noida Phase - 2 Extension, Uttar Pradesh 201306 on April 6, 2023
Education trip to International Trade Fair on Nov 22, 2022 for all B.Sc and M.Sc students
Educational visit cum Industrial Visit to Mother Dairy, Patparganj, New Delhi for the students of B.Sc. Hons. Biochemistry and B.Sc. Hons. Chemistry (4th and 6th Term) on April 4, 2022.
An Educational visit to National Dairy Research Institute for the students of B.Sc. Hons. Biochemistry,6th Term and B.Sc. Hons. Chemistry was organized on 6th Term on 19th March, 2019.
An Industrial visit to Vanesa Cosmetics Pvt. Ltd, Sonepat (Haryana) on 8th March, 2019.
Industrial Visit to Mother Dairy, Patparganj, New Delhi for the students of B.Sc. Biochemistry (2nd ,4th and 6th Term) on March 27, 2018

Industrial Visits

Visit to India Expo Centre, Greater Noida to attend 6 Polyurethane exhibition on April 13, 2023 for B.Sc. Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2nd Year and M. Sc. Chemistry First Year Students
Industry Visit to Integral Biosciences Pvt Ltd, C-64, Hosiery Complex, Noida Phase - 2 Extension, Uttar Pradesh 201306 on April 6, 2023
Education trip to International Trade Fair on Nov 22, 2022 for all B.Sc and M.Sc
Educational visit cum Industrial Visit to Mother Dairy, Patparganj, New Delhi for the students of B.Sc. Hons. Biochemistry and B.Sc. Hons. Chemistry (4th and 6th Term) on April 4, 2022.
An Educational visit to National Dairy Research Institute for the students of B.Sc. Hons. Biochemistry,6th Term and B.Sc. Hons. Chemistry was organized on 6th Term on 19th March, 2019.
An Industrial visit to Vanesa Cosmetics Pvt. Ltd, Sonepat (Haryana) on 8th March, 2019.
Industrial Visit to Mother Dairy, Patparganj, New Delhi for the students of B.Sc. Biochemistry (2nd ,4th and 6th Term) on March 27, 2018