RESEARCH AREAS:

1) Crystal Engineering of Metal organic frameworks and their Applications. 

2) Photoelectrochemical splitting of water for solar Hydrogen generation

3) Polymers

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

   (6 Years of teaching experience)

• Since Nov 2017 teaching in MSc Chemistry, BSc chemistry, B.VOC, & B. Tech(Applied Chemistry).
• Teaching Inorganic Chemistry to undergraduate and postgraduate classes.
• Topics taught – Coordination Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Statistical techniques in chemistry, Solids.

h-index:    6

Citations: 146

i10-index: 6

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

• Active researcher in the domain of Chemical Sciences/Materials Chemistry for more than   10 years.
• Research publications in peer-reviewed journals
• Ph.D. supervision (02) ongoing students
• Successfully supervised (04) M.Sc. dissertations and (01) ongoing
• Earned Ph.D. in 2017 on “Application of Porous Metal-OrganicFrameworks” from IIT Delhi .

RESEARCH AREA:

• Nano porous Solids, including synthesis, structure determination and applications of metal organic frameworks
• Polymers and nanomaterials: Synthesis and applications

EDUCATION:

2017 Ph.D., IIT Delhi, India

2010 M.Sc., Chemistry, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra, India

2008 B.Ed., Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra, India

2007 B.Sc., Chemistry (H) Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra, India

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:

• Performed all activities related to evaluation (correction of Daily Home Assignments, Class Assignments), invigilation duties, preparation of question papers.
• I have maintained the persistent quality and value of academic teaching towards students in the DEI.
• Conducted regular tests and evaluation during Practical and Work experience courses.
• Modified respective Question Banks of courses taught.
• Actively Participated in tendering, TEC, TPC, placing order and Installation of FESEM in Department of Chemistry under MNRE project
• Continuous involvement of my contribution in the Departmental assignments / activities like preparation of Weekly activities organized for student encouragement, Board of Studies (BOS) meeting.
• Incharge FESEM Lab.
• Regular participation in Faculty level examinations (e.g. CA/CT/Term exams/End term exams);
• Participation in DEI Entrance examinations; Interview of Ph. D. programs
• Coordinator YOUTH PARLIAMENT - 2022
• Assistance to students of REI Intermediate College and PV Girls Inter College for JEE Entrance Examination.
• Testing of STP Water – Weekly
• Mental Ability Classes- Council of Children’s Affairs
• Supervision of Science projects as Member of Science Exhibition Committee
• Supervision students in NSS & UBA Camp (I year Girls, Faculty of Science December 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021)
• Assistance in Games classes (I/III year Girls, Faculty of Science)
• Organized one day Workshop on Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope for the faculties working across the University.
• Preparation of informative Power point presentations for TV display: Related to Research, Safety and interesting facts in Chemistry
• Organized workshop-RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS – AN EXPOSURE (RISE-2022)” for Chem (Hons) students

PUBLICATIONS:

• N.K. Biswas, A. Srivastav, S. Saxena, A. Verma, S. Upadhyay, R. Dutta, M. Srivastava, V.R. Satsangi, R. Shrivastav and S. Dass, N-TiO₂ Crystal Seeds Incorporated in Amorphous Matrix for Enhanced Solar Hydrogen Generation: Experimental & First-Principles Analysis, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy,2022. (Impact Factor – 7.139)
• S. Saxena, N. Siddiqui, M. Srivastava; Nanocomposites: A Boon To Material Sciences; Nanocomposite Materials for Sensor, 2022
• M. Jadon, M.Srivastava, P. K. Roy, A. Ramanan; From molecules to materials: Structural landscape of zinc terephthalates grown from solution, J. Chem. Sci. (2021)133:93
• R. Dutta, R. Shrivasta, M. Srivastava, A. Verma, S. Saxena, N.K. Biswas, V.R. Satsangi, S. Dass, MOFs in Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting: New Horizons and Challenges, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2021, Volume 47, Issue 8, Pages 5192-5210, ISSN 0360-3199. (Impact Factor - 7.139)
• Srivastava, Manju, Prasun Kumar Roy, and Arunachalam Ramanan. "Hydrolytically stable ZIF-8@ PDMS core–shell microspheres for gas–solid chromatographic separation." RSC advances 6.16 (2016): 13426-13432.
• Sharma, Pratibha, et al. "Metal‐Organic Frameworks as curing accelerators for benzoxazines." Chemistry Select 1.13 (2016): 3924-3932.
• Manju, Manju, et al. "Core–shell polysiloxane–MOF 5 microspheres as a stationary phase for gas–solid chromatographic separation." RSC Advances 4.34 (2014): 17429-17433.
• Manju, Roy, Prasun Kumar, and Arunachalam Ramanan. "Toughening of epoxy resin using Zn4O(1,4-benzenedicarboxylate) 3 metal–organic frameworks." RSC Advances 4.94 (2014): 52338-52345.
• Manju, Roy, P. K., Ramanan, A., & Rajagopal, C. (2013). Post consumer PET waste as potential feedstock for metal organic frameworks. Materials Letters, 106, 390-392.

• Paper presentation in Prof Susuma Kitagawa, Kyoto 4^thInternational  Conference on University, Chair of the Metal Organic Frameworks and conference committee MOF Open Framework Compounds 2014 (MOF 2014) held in Kobe, Japan
• Paper presentation in Royal Society of Chemistry international conference on Challenges in Inorganic and Materials Chemistry (ISACS13), held in Dubin, Ireland
• R. Dutta, V. Goyal, S. Dass, M. Srivastava, R. Shrivastav, Effect of electrolyte concentration on the photoelectrochemical performance of Cu₃BiS₃  thin films for water splitting, American Chemical Society, Fall 2022, August 21 – August 25, 2022. (Accepted)
• R. Dutta, V. Goyal, S. Dass, M. Srivastava, R. Shrivastav, Double heterojunction system of TiO₂/ZnO/Cu₃BiS₃ for photoelectrochemical water splitting, First International Conference on Smart Green Connected Society, SPAST Abstracts, 1, 1, 2021.
• Invited speaker in the 5th International Conference on Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology (ABB 2022)
• Invited Speaker  in Organized by School of International Conference on Energy Materials (SEM), Liquid Crystals, Liquid Mahatma Gandhi University, Crystalline Polymers and P.D Hills  P.O, Kottayam Nanosystems  (ICLCPN 2019) Institute of Macromolecular Science And Engineering, Parumbaikadu P.O, Kottayam
• Invited speaker in RSC Materials Chemistry Division’s discussion forum on how materials chemistry can contribute to making carbon capture, utilisation and storage more economically viable held on 22^nd July 2020.
• Member of Nationa Advisory School of Energy Materials Committee in First International (SEM), Mahatma Gandhi Conference on Blends, University, P.D Hills  P.O, Composites, Bio-Composites and Kottayam. Institute of Nanocomposites (ICNC–2020) to Macromolecular Science And be held on 9, 10 and 11 October Engineering, Parumbaikadu 2020, Kottayam, Kerala, India P.O, Kottayam, Kerala, India. Siberian Federal University, Russia Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China & Technical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland!

PATENT:

SKILLS:

• Practical experience on hydrothermal, mechanochemical, sonochemical, microwave assisted synthesis methods, PXRD, Single crystal X-Ray diffraction, DMA, UTM, SEM, FTIR, TGA, DSC, Gas Chromatographic analysis, surface area analysis, chemisorptions analysis.
• Comprehensive knowledge on catalysts synthesis and Characterization.
• Vital knowledge of Metal organic frameworks synthesis and their characterization
• Willing to continuously learn and keep myself updated with the latest technologies in this field
• Optimal computer skills combined with statistical skills.

MEMBERSHIP TO THE PROFESSIONAL BODIES:

• Life Member, System Society of India
• Associate Member Royal Society of Chemistry