Dr. Sangeeta Rawal

About

Dr. Sangeeta Rawal is working as an Assistnt Professor in Department of Physics and Environmental Sciences, Sharda School of Engineering and Sciences, Sharda University. She completed her Ph.D. from the Department of Applied Physics, Gautam Buddha University, and M. Tech from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India. Her research area is experimental material science including aqueous electrolytes, supercapacitors, carbon material and conducting polymers and biosensors. During her Ph.D she worked in the field of supercapacitors

Experience

Dr. Sangeeta Rawal has a total of 10 years of teching experience (including Ph.D) and 4 years of inducsty experience as a Sr. Engineer in R&D sector.

Qualification

• Ph.D.
• M. Tech
• M.Sc
• B.Sc
• B.Ed

Award & Recognition

• Best Oral Presentation for ‘“Effect of Nitric Acid Treatment on Morphological and Structural Properties of Bioresource Derived Activated Carbon” National Conference on Functional Materials (NCFM-2020) held on 25-26 July 2020 at Sharda University, Noida, India.

Research

Publications:

• Rawal, S., Chauhan, S., Singh, A., Kumar, A. and Mittal, H., 2024. Superior piezophotocatalytic degradation of dyes and antibiotics using multiferroic BiFeO3-Carbon nanocomposites under visible light.Materials Today Communications, 41, p.110938.
• Sangeeta Rawal, “Poly (ethyl methacrylate) (PEMA) and its Composites for Various Applications: Background, Recent progress and Future challenges” Macromolecular Symposia /Volume 413, Issue1 /2300096
• Sangeeta Rawal, Pushpendra Kumar, Pramod K Singh, and Anoop Kumar Mukhopadhyay, “Conducting Polymer Nanocomposites for Energy Storage Applications: Recent Progress and Future Challenges” Bulgarian journal of Chemistry Bulgarian Chemical Communications, Volume 55, Special Issue A (pp. 146-156) 2023.
• Akash, R. Singhal, M. G. H. Zaidi, S. Rawal, A. K. Mukhopadhyay, P. Kumar “Effect of calcination on nickel-doped calcium hydroxide nanoparticles” Bulgarian Chemical Communications, Volume 55, Special Issue A (pp. 5-11) 2023.
• Abhimanyn Singh, Bhawana Joshi, Sangeeta Rawal, Pramod K. Singh, Subhrajit Konwar, Sunanda Kakaroo, Ayush Y. Madkhli, Mohd Nor Faiz Norrahim, Diksha Singh,Summayya Saleh Ibrahim, “ Polyethylene-oxide: NaI polymer electrolyte: Electrical, Structurl and Photoelectrochemical studies” Journal of high perforce polymer 35 (2023) 10-15.
• Sangeeta Rawal, Bhawana Joshi, Yogesh Kumar, “Synthesis and characterization of activated carbon from the biomass of Saccharum bengalense for electrochemical supercapacitors” Journal of Energy Storage 20 (2018) 418-426 (IF 9.5).
• Yogesh Kumar, Sangeeta Rawal, Bhawana Joshi, S. A. Hashmi, “Background, fundamental understanding and progress in electrochemical capacitors” Journal of solid state electrochemistry 23 (2019) 667-692 (IF 2.2).
• Sangeeta Rawal, U. K. Mandal, Ashwani Kumar, Yogesh Kumar, Bhawana Joshi, “Enhanced electrochemical performance of hierarchical porous carbon/polyaniline composite for supercapacitor applications” Nano Express, 2 (2021) 010013.
• Sangeeta Rawal, Yogesh Kumar, U. K. Mandal, Ashwani Kumar, Ruchika Tanwar, Bhawana Joshi, “Synthesis and Electrochemical Study of Phosphorus doped Porous Carbon for Supercapacitor Applications” SN Applied Sciences, 3 (2021) 141.

Book Chapters:

• Srivastava, Monika, Sangeeta Rawal, and Anoop Kumar Mukhopadhyay. "Physics of Deformation Behaviour in Nickel-Based Super Alloys."  Deformation and Fracture in Materials, pp. 273-295. CRC Press.
• Rawal,Sangeeta, Monika Srivastava, and Anoop Kumar Mukhopadhyay. "Deformation and Fracture of Polymeric Materials: Experimental Methods and Challenges." Deformation and Fracture in Materials (2025): 111-134.
• Sangeeta Rawal, and Anoop Kumar Mukhopadhyay, “Nanoindentation Studies on Physics of Deformation at Microstructural Length Scale of Metals”  Deformation and Fracture in Materials, pp 296-312, CRC Press.
• Sangeeta Rawal, Bhawana Joshi, " SnO2 and its composite as anode materials for Li rechargeable batteries", Advancement in Oxide Utilization for Li Rechargeable Batteries, pp 177 - 197, RSC

Patents:

• A process for the preparation of BiFeO3 nanocomposite powder and its piezo- photocatalytic applications (Ref No: E-137/17225/2024/DEL)
• HANDHELD ELECTROSPINNING APPARATUS (Ref No: SURDSURDC/P/23/11/309)

Projects:

• “Efficiency and Reliability Improvement of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with Discotic Liquid Crystals as Electrolyte Solution, from CSTUP as CoPI.
• Synthesis of PVDF(1-x)BiFeO3@x(ZnO) Core-Shell Nanostructured materials by electrospinning method for waterflow derived Piezo-photocatalytic and nanogenerator applications , Seed fund of Rs. 1.5 Lakh from Sharda University (PI) (Completed).

Research Guidance:

• Dissertation Guidance: B.Sc. (3 students) & 15 community connect

Certifications

FDP:

• Organised and attended FDP on “ Recent Advances in Physical, Bio- and Life-Sciences”, Feb 6-10, 2023 at Sharda University
• Attended an FDP titled ‘Recent Trends in Materials Science and technology organized by Department of physics, SBSR, Sharda University held on 25-31 May 2020.

Conferences:

• “Synthesis of Bioresource Derived Activated Carbon”, in National Conference NANOWORLD-13- 14 April, 2018, Shivaji College, Delhi University.
• “Low Temperature Synthesis of Activated Carbon/Polyaniline Nanocomposite for Supercapacitor Applications” In International conference on advanced materials (ICAM) – 6-7 March 2019, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
• “Effect of Nitric Acid Treatment on Morphological and Structural Properties of Bioresource Derived Activated Carbon” National Conference on Functional Materials (NCFM-2020) held on 25-26 July 2020 at Sharda University, Noida, India.
• “Effect of Aqueous and Solid Electrolytes on the Supercapacitive Performance of Bioresource Derived Porous Carbon” Inational Conference on Organic Electronics (ICOE-2022) held on 24-26th August 2022 at Sharda University, Noida, India.
• 5. “Nanoindentation Studies on Physics of Deformation at Microstructural Length Scale of Metals” Biyani International Conference on Academia Industry Interface Model: Avenues for the Future (BICON 2022-23) held on 21-25 th January 20223 at Biyani group of Colleges, Jaipur, India.

Area of Interest

Material Science including aqueous electrolytes, supercapacitors, carbon material and conducting polymers and biosensors