Ms. Niki R. Pandya

Designation

Teaching Assistant

Qualification

Ph.D. (Pursuing)

M.Sc. Organic Chemistry (Gold Medalist)

Additional Qualification/ Certification

Short term courses:

1.      Attended STTP on “Surface Chemistry: Colloids and Interface Aspects with Applications (SCCIA-2022)” held online, organized by Department of Chemistry, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Surat, INDIA.

2.      NPTEL online certification course “Soft Nano Technology (Jan-Mar 2020, 8 weeks course)” completed with 99% score.

3.      Participated in course on “Fundamental and Applications of Magnetics: Recent Development towards Biomedical Engineering (December-2017)” offered by GIAN and organised by Government Engineering Collage, Gandhinagar, INDIA.  

Workshops:

1.      Participated in “Two days National workshop on Raman and Fluorescence Based Low-Cost Indigenous Spectroscopy in India (September 2019)” organised by Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University and RI Instruments & Innovations India at PDPU, Gandhinagar, INDIA.

2.      Participated in 3 days workshop “CHIASMA (January-2018)” at Division of Biological and Life Sciences, Ahmedabad University, Ahmedabad, INDIA.

Conference (Paper/Poster) presentations:

1.      Oral presentation in “International E-Conference on Sustainable and Futuristic Materials (SFM-2021)” on 29^th–30^th November, 2021 organised by International Research Centre, Krishnan Kovil, INDIA.

2.      Oral presentation in “National Conference on Academia-Industrial interactions on Surfactants, Nanomaterials, Biosciences & Environmental Remediation (9^th February 2020)” organised by Society for Industrial Chemistry and P P Savani University at PPSU, Surat, INDIA.

3.      E-Poster presentation in “7^th Conference on neutron scattering (CNS-2021)” on 25^th -27^th November, 2021 organised by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, INDIA.

Achievement/ Recognition

Awards:

1.      Awarded ‘Best Oral Presentation’ in “National Conference on Academia-Industrial interactions on Surfactants, Nanomaterials, Biosciences & Environmental Remediation” organised by Society for Industrial Chemistry and P P Savani University, Surat, Gujarat on 9^th February, 2020.

2.      University Gold Medal in M.Sc. (Organic Chemistry) at Uka Tarsadia University, Surat, Gujarat on 24^th December, 2017.

3.      Award and Certificate of Merit for securing First rank in M.Sc. Organic Chemistry (Semester-3) at Uka Tarsadia University, Surat, Gujarat on 26^th April, 2017.

4.      Award and Certificate of Merit for securing First rank in M.Sc. Organic Chemistry (Semester-2) at Uka Tarsadia University, Surat, Gujarat on 26^th April, 2017.

5.      Award and Certificate of Merit for securing First rank in M.Sc. Organic Chemistry (Semester-1) at Uka Tarsadia University, Surat, Gujarat on 19^th April, 2016.

Research and Publications:

Patent:           

1.      Inventor(s): Dharmesh Varade, Gayathri Subramanyamm, Niki Pandya, Sirisha Devi Janni |Patent Application Number: 201941009212 | Status: Published

Book chapter:

1.      “Interfacial Behavior of Saponin Based Surfactant for Potential Application in Cleaning” (Book name: Surfactants and Detergents – Updates and New Insights Edited by Ashim Kumar Dutta)” Intechopen Limited, England and Wales (DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.102560).

Journal Articles/Research papers:

Published 6 research papers in peer-reviewed journals (cumulative impact factor: 22.183).

https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=puzjI-wAAAAJ&hl=en

Experience

2.9 Years as Junior Research Fellow

Area of Interest

Applied chemistry, Surfactants, Material science, Colloids and interfaces

Email

niki.pandya@vvwusurat.ac.in