Faculty Area: 2. University faculty

Dr Md Abdus Salam Shaik is an Assistant Professor in the area of Mathematics and Basic Sciences at NIIT University (NU). Abdus Salam has earned his PhD in Chemistry with a major in Materials Chemistry from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. He has received his bachelor’s degree from Calcutta University and completed his MSc degree from Jamia Millia Islamia. He works in the area of synthesizing various carbon nanoparticles and demonstrating their cutting-edge applications in sensing technology. His research also includes the use of ultrafast spectroscopic techniques to study the excited state phenomena involved in the various applications of carbon-based nanomaterials. He has several publications in peer-reviewed journals and has given poster presentations at national as well as international conferences.

Dr Md Abdus Salam Shaik is an Assistant Professor in the area of Mathematics and Basic Sciences at NIIT University (NU). Abdus Salam has earned his PhD in Chemistry with a major in Materials Chemistry from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. He has received his bachelor’s degree from Calcutta University and completed his MSc degree from Jamia Millia Islamia. He works in the area of synthesizing various carbon nanoparticles and demonstrating their cutting-edge applications in sensing technology. His research also includes the use of ultrafast spectroscopic techniques to study the excited state phenomena involved in the various applications of carbon-based nanomaterials. He has several publications in peer-reviewed journals and has given poster presentations at national as well as international conferences.

Dr Md Abdus Salam Shaik is an Assistant Professor in the area of Mathematics and Basic Sciences at NIIT University (NU). Abdus Salam has earned his PhD in Chemistry with a major in Materials Chemistry from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. He has received his bachelor’s degree from Calcutta University and completed his MSc degree from Jamia Millia Islamia. He works in the area of synthesizing various carbon nanoparticles and demonstrating their cutting-edge applications in sensing technology. His research also includes the use of ultrafast spectroscopic techniques to study the excited state phenomena involved in the various applications of carbon-based nanomaterials. He has several publications in peer-reviewed journals and has given poster presentations at national as well as international conferences.

Shivani Varshney completed her MTech from the Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Punjab, where she focused her research on gene regulation in lung cancer, aiming to target genes for advanced lung cancer treatments. During her tenure at IIT Ropar, she was involved in several significant projects. Her thesis projects include ‘Exploring the non-canonical regulatory roles of TAF1C- a component of RNA Pol I transcription system’ and conducting a systematic review on ‘Wearable sensor-based devices for continuous glucose measurement in diabetes patients’.

Dr Vikash Kumar has earned his MTech and PhD in Chemical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, India. He specializes in synthesizing nanostructured materials (TiO2, ZnO, Hybrid nanocomposites, Graphene, and Graphene oxide) for the application in Photocatalysis and Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. In addition to his MTech and PhD research, he also specializes in the bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass into ethanol. He is well versed in handling instruments like Solar Simulator, I-V testing multimeter, UV-visible spectrophotometer, FTIR, BET Surface Area Analyser. He has comprehensive knowledge in analyzing data obtained from FESEM, XRD, UV-Visible spectrophotometer, EDXS and XPS.

Prof Gopalan’s career spans over 30 years. He has held various faculty and administrative positions at IIT Bombay. He was Director of Thapar Institute of

Dr Shivendra Mathur is Registrar and Adjunct Associate Professor – Management at NIIT University (NU). With more than 11 years’ experience in industry and academics,

Dr Utkarsh Raj has earned his PhD from the Department of Bioinformatics & Applied Sciences at the Indian Institute of Information Technology-Allahabad, recognized as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India. His research, encapsulated in his thesis, focuses on the nuanced exploration of targeting epigenetic regulators for cancer therapy. His methodologies involve a judicious blend of NGS data analysis, systems biology, and structural bioinformatics approaches.

Dr. Swakangkha Ghosh earned her PhD degree in active tectonics and paleoseismology from the Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad. However, majority of the work related to her Ph.D. was completed from Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun where she was working as a research scholar in an ISRO funded project. She has competed her master’s in Applied Geology from Dibrugarh University, Assam and her bachelors in Geology (Hons.) from North Eastern Hill University, Meghalaya.

Dr Vandana Suhag, in addition to her post graduate degree in Chemistry, holds MBA and PhD degree. She has excelled in various academic and administrative