Dr. Vimal K. Bhardwaj

Qualification

Ph. D. (Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar)

M.Sc. (Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar)

B.Sc. (Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar)

Biography

Dr. Vimal Kumar is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Dr B. R. Ambedkar, NIT Jalandhar. He received his PhD degree at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. His research interests are focused on catalytic applications (ester hydrolysis, photo-catalysis, DNA binding, Homogenous-heterogeneous catalysis etc.) of multinuclear metal complexes and optical chemo-sensor development. He has published 36 papers in peer-reviewed journals and a book chapter.

Professional Experiences

Assistant Professor: Dr B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT), Since Aug. 2018

DST - INSPIRE Faculty: Department of Chemistry, IIT Ropar, Rupnagar, 2012-2018

Postdoctoral Fellow: Department of Chemistry, IIT Ropar, Rupnagar, Punjab, 2011-2012

Assistant Professor: Khalsa College of Engineering & Technology, Amritsar, Punjab, 2010–2011

Lecturer: ASSM College, Mukandpur, Punjab, 2003–2004

Research Area 

Bioinorganic Chemistry and Crystallography
Optical Chemo-sensor Development

Awards and Honors:
•    Young Scientist Award in International Conference on Global Opportunities for Latest Developments in Chemistry and Technology (Gold-CT-2014) at North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon (6th-8th Feb 2014) Recipient of DST-INSPIRE Faculty Award (2012 - 2017)

•    DST-INSPIRE Faculty Award (2012 - 2017)
•    Secured “Very Good” grade for five years performance by DST in INSPIRE project.
•    Invited Talk in UGC sponsored National seminar at S.S.M. College Dinanagar (Gurdaspur) on 1-2 Feb.2014
•    Invited Talk in International Conference on Global Opportunities for Latest Developments in Chemistry and Technology (Gold-CT-2014) at North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon (6th-8th Feb 2014).
•    Research Visit to Yonsei University, S.Korea under Indo-Korean Project in Jan. 2012
•    Reviewed more than 15 research paper of ACS, RSC and Elsevier.

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Research Supervision
•    Supervised M.Tech. project: Mr. Navid Hussain (Completed)
•    Co-supervision of Ph.D. student: Ms. Pooja Joshi (about to submit thesis)
•    Research Supervisor of J.R.F.: (01 student, in DST-INSPIRE Project)

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Research Project: 01 (Completed)
Sponsor: Department of Science and Technology (DST)
Duration: 5 Years 
Grant Amount: Rs. 35 Lakh