Dr. Ashish Kumar Chalana

About

Dr. Ashish Kumar Chalana is an accomplished academician and researcher in the field of Chemistry, currently serving as an Assistant Professor at Sharda University. His research focuses on advanced nanomaterials, nanozymes, and chemical-biology interfaces, with applications in environmental remediation, energy, and biomedical systems. He has extensive experience in the synthesis and functionalization of chalcogen-based materials, graphene-based nanocomposites, and enzyme-mimicking catalytic systems. He has published several high-impact research articles in reputed international journals and actively contributes to interdisciplinary research integrating experimental and computational approaches.

Skill sets & Expertise

• Synthesis of nanomaterials (metal chalcogenides, graphene hybrids)
• Advanced characterization techniques (PXRD, SEM, TEM, XPS, UV-Vis, FTIR)
• Enzyme-mimicking catalytic systems (nanozymes)
• Photocatalysis and environmental remediation studies
• Molecular docking and computational chemistry tools
• Electrochemical analysis

Experience

• Assistant Professor, Sharda University (Nov 2021–Present)
• Assistant Professor (Adhoc), Sharda University (Oct 2019–April 2020)
• SRF (Post-PhD), IIT Delhi, (Oct 2020–Nov 2021)
• Research Fellow (Post-PhD), Bennett University (Aug 2020–Oct 2020)
• Research Fellow, Shiv Nadar University (Post-PhD) (June 2019–Dec 2019)
• Chemistry Subject Matter Expert, Six Red Marbles, USA (July 2020–Dec 2020)
•  Junior Research Fellow (JRF), Shiv Nadar University (Sept 2014–Dec 2014)

Qualification

• Ph.D. in Chemistry, Shiv Nadar University (2015–2019)
• BS-MS Dual Degree in Chemistry, IISER Thiruvananthapuram (2009–2014)

Award & Recognition

• ANRF International Travel Grant (ITS) 2026 for E-MRS Spring Meeting, France
• CSIR International Travel Grant (2025), Doha, Qatar
• First Prize – Oral Presentation, University of Delhi (2024)
• DST International Travel Grant (2022), Italy
• Young Scientist Award (2022)
• CSIR-UGC NET-LS (AIR-19, 2016)
• INSPIRE Fellowship (DST, Govt. of India)

Research

• Nanozyme-based catalytic systems for biomedical and environmental applications
• Development of Nanohybrid/Nanocomposite (2D Materials–doped Metal/Metal Chalcogenides) for environmental remediation
• Metal chalcogenide nanostructures for energy storage and conversion.

Publications: (Till 21-4-2026)

For Recent update Visit: Google Scholar ID: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=9EJIpdMAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

• Gupta, V., Maurya. S., Mohan. C*., Rawat. K. A., Chalana. A*. Photocatalytic Efficacy of Copper Telluride Nanoparticles toward the Degradation of Methylene Blue Dye in Wastewater. Inorg. Nano-Met. Chem. Manuscript Accepted.
• Maurya, S., Jha, P., Sharma, S., Yadav, N⁎., Chalana, A^⁎.͙͙ Synergistically Enhanced Peroxidase-like Activity of FeSe₂/rGO Nanohybrids: Kinetic, Mechanistic, and Molecular Docking Studies. ACS Appl. Bio Mater. 2026, 9, 7, 3552–3563.
• Buhari, S., Maurya, S., Jha, P., Sharma, A., Tomar, S., Chalana, A^⁎. A Comprehensive Review of Plant‐Mediated Greener Synthesis of ZnO Nanoparticles for Photocatalytic Removal of Emerging Contaminants. ChemistrySelect, 2026, 11, 7, e04786.
• Ahuja, M., Buhari, S., Soni. D., Babu, B^⁎., Chalana, A^⁎. Exploring the Bifunctional Electrochemical behaviour of Cu_2-xTe@reduced Graphene Oxide for Energy Storage and Water Splitting Applications, Precis. Chem. 2025, XXXX, XXX, XXX-XXX.
• Ahmad, H., Buhari, S., Dabas, R., Kronu, T., Sharma. A., Tomar, S., Chalana, A^⁎. Advancements in MXene Hybrid Materials: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications in Energy Storage Technologies. Precis. Chem. 2025, 3, 12, 726–754.
• Buhari, S., Ahuja, M., Babu, B., Chalana, A⁎. Advances in MXenes: Synthesis and Electrochemical Applications, Adv. Sustain. Syst, 2025, 9(9), e00419.
• Buhari. S., Gupta. V., Sharma. A., Tomar. S., Ranjan. N. Sharma. K. Singh. V., Rajeev. M. Kumar. A., Chalana. A⁎. A mini-review of MXenes in biomedicine: From synthesis to revolutionary applications. J. Chem. Rev. 2025, 7(1), 108-130.
• Chalana, A., Bijwe. J., Marathe, U., Non-covalent functionalization at Titanium carbide nano-particles for strengthening the interface with polyaryletherketone matrix for developing high-strength adhesives, J. Mater. Res. Technol. 2024, 31, 570-578.
• Pathan, J., Tripathi, D. K., Poluri, K. M., Chalana, A.^⁎, Adhikari, S. Molecular insight into the structural and functional aspects of arene Ru (II) complexes bearing bulky thiourea ligands. J. Inorg. Biochem. 2024, 257, 112584.
• Das. R., Karri. R., Chalana. A., Rai. R., Roy. G. Uncovering the Role of Methylmercury on DNA Lesions at Cytotoxic Concentrations in Glutathione-depleted Cells: Insights from Experimental and Computational Studies. Inorg. Chem. 2024, 63, 10455–10465.
• Chauhan, N., Sharma. N., Buhari. S., Das. P. P., Kumar. S., Chalana. A^⁎. Facile Synthesis of Copper Telluride Nanoparticles as a Robust Nanoenzymatic Catalyst for Intrinsic Peroxidase- Like Activity, ChemistrySelect, 2024, 9,1-9.
• Rai, R. K., Chalana, A., Karri, R., Islam, A., Pati, R. S., Sarathy, V. P., & Roy, G. Synthesis, structures and DFT study of copper coordination with bis-benzimidazole based thiones and selones: Scope for nonstoichiometric Cu2-xSe nanoparticles. Inorganica Chim. Acta. 2024, 562, 121880.
• Pathan, J., Quraishi, S., Das, S., Chalana, A., Sutradhar D., Adhikari, S., Exploring Benzene Ru (II) Complexes of 2-Subsitituted Quinoline/Napthyridine Ligands: Synthesis, Biomacromolecular Binding and DFT Investigations, J. Mol. Struct. 2024,1295, 136690.
• Pathan, J. M., Gautam, T., Chalana, A., Sutradhar, D., & Adhikari, S. Synthesis, crystal structure and hydrogen bonding of a Cp*Rh(III) complex bearing pyridyl azine ligands: a combined experimental and DFT approach, J. Coord. Chem., 2023, 1-12.
• Marathe, U., Chalana, A., Bijwe, J. Performance augmentation of epoxy adhesives with TiN nanoparticles, ACS Omega, 2022, 7, 4150–4157.
• Chalana, A., Rai, R K., Karri, R., Jha, K. K., Kumar, B., Roy, G. Interplay of the intermolecular and intramolecular interactions in stabilizing the thione-based copper complexes and their significance in protecting the biomolecules against metal-mediated oxidative damage, Polyhedron 2022, 215, 115647.
• Tripathy, S, Chalana. A., Talukdar. A Rajesh. P. V., Saha. A Pramanik. G, Ghosh. S. Limited-Resource Preparable Chitosan Magnetic Particles for Extracting Amplification-Ready Nucleic Acid from Complex Biofluid." Analyst, 2022, 147, 165-177.
• Chalana, A., Karri, R., Mandal. S., Pathak. B., Roy, G. Chemical Degradation of Mercury Alkyls Mediated by Copper Selenide Nanosheets, Chem. Asian J. 2019, 14, 4582–4587.
• Chalana, A., Karri, R., Das, R., Kumar, B., Rai, R, K., Saxena, H., Gupta, A., Banerjee, M., Jha, K. K., Roy, G. Copper-driven Deselenization: A Strategy for Selective Conversion of Copper Ion into Nanozyme and Its Implication for Copper-Related Disorders, ACS Appl. Mater. Interface 2019, 11, 4766–4776. 
• Karri, R., Chalana, A., Kumar, B., Jayadev. M., Roy, G., Exploiting the κ₂‐Fashioned Coordination of ‐Donor Ligand L₃Se for Facile Hg−C Bond Cleavage of Mercury Alkyls and Cytoprotection against Methylmercury‐Induced Toxicity, Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 12810–12819.
• Karri, R., Chalana, A., Das, R., Rai, R, K., Roy, G. Cytoprotective effects of imidazole-based and -donor ligands against mercury toxicity: a bioinorganic approach. Metallomics 2019, 11, 213-225.
• Rai, R. K., Chalana, A., Karri, R., Das, R., Kumar, B., Roy, G. Role of Hydrogen Bonding by Thiones in Protecting Biomolecules from Copper (I)-Mediated Oxidative Damage. Inorg. Chem. 2019, 58, 6628–6638.
• Karri, R., Banerjee, M., Chalana, A., Jha, K. K.; Roy, G., Activation of the Hg–C Bond of Methylmercury by -Donor Ligands, Inorg. Chem. 2017, 56, 12102–12115.
• Banerjee, M., Karri, R., Chalana. A., Das, R., Rai, R. K., Rawat, K. S., Pathak, B., Roy, G. Protection of Endogenous Thiols against Methylmercury by Benzimidazole-based Thione via Unusual Ligand Exchange Reactions. Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, 5696–5707.
• Johnson, J., Ashokan. A., Chalana, A., Venugopal.A.; Neutral and Cationic β-Ketoiminato Bismuth Complexes, Z. Anorg. Al. Chem. 2017, 643, 607.

Granted Patent:

• Roy. G., Banerjee. M., Karri. R., Chalana. A., Das. R. Derivatives of Imidazole and Benzimidazole, Method of Preparation and Use Thereof. (Patent granted) (International Publication Number WO 2017/168451 A1)

Book Chapters:

• Chauhan, N, Sharma. N., Das. P. P, and Chalana, A. "Synthesis of Metal Telluride Nanomaterials and Their Application in Catalysis." In International Symposium on Emerging Trends in Synthesis and Catalysis, pp. 333-342. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2023. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-97-5169-3_23
• Chalana, A., Singh, K., Sharma, S., Bhardwaj, V., Rai, R.K. (2023). E-waste Management: Prospects and Strategies. In: Debbarma, P., Kumar, S., Suyal, D.C., Soni, R. (eds) Microbial Technology for Sustainable E-waste Management. Springer, Cham. (https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25678-3_19)
• Banerjee, M.; Karri, R.; Muthuvel, K, Chalana, A., Roy, G. “Detoxification of Mercury: Bioremediation to Chemical Degradation, in “Metal-Microbe interactions and bioremediation: Principle and applications for toxic metals.” Published by Taylor & Francis (CRC Press), Ed: Das, S. and Dash, H. R.; 2016.

Certifications

• Faculty Development Programs (FDPs) on Green Technology & Analytical Techniques
• Workshops on computational chemistry and nanotechnology

Area of Interest

• Coordination Chemistry
• Nanomaterials
• Chemical Biology
• Medicinal Chemistry
• Bioorganic Chemistry
• Tribology of Polymers and nano-composites