Jindal Research Group

Dr Swati Jindal

Dr Jindal has studied at Kurukshetra University, Haryana and graduated in 2014. She completed an MSc in 2016 from IIT Hyderabad. Later, in 2022, she got awarded a PhD degree from IIT Kanpur, under the supervision of Prof J. N Moorthy. Simultaneously, she went for postdoctoral research experience at KAUST, Saudi Arabia, to work with Prof Mohammed Eddaoudi, where she spent more than three years. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry, IIT Jodhpur.

Dr Swati Jindal is a materials chemist specialized in the design, synthesis, and application of advanced organic porous materials, including Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs), Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs), and luminescent hybrid materials. Her current research interests encompass functional porous materials for energy storage, chemical sensors, photocatalysis, water purification, and environmental remediation. Her work aims to develop next-generation functional materials for sustainable energy, environmental, and optoelectronics.

Work Experience

Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Jodhpur, Sep 2025 - Present

– Research Program: Synthetic Materials Chemistry, Porous Materials

Postdoctoral Fellow in Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials (AMPM) Centre, KAUST, Saudi Arabia, Jun 2022 - Sep 2025

– Advisor: Prof. Mohamed Eddaoudi, Director, FMD3 Group, AMPM Research Centre.

– Title: Design and Synthesis of Functionalized Organic Materials for Applications in Energy Storage (batteries), Light Communication, and Photocatalysis.

Educational Qualification

PhD in Synthetic Materials Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, 2016-22

– Advisor: Prof. Jarugu Narasimha Moorthy, Director, IISER Thiruvananthapuram and J C Bose Fellow

– Co-Advisor: Prof. Gurunath Ramanathan, Department of Chemistry, IIT Kanpur.

– Title: De Novo Design, Synthesis, and Applications of Luminescent Metal-Organic Frameworks (LMOFs) and Metal-Organic Nanosheets (LMONs).

MSc in Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Telangana, India, 2014-16

– Advisor: Prof. Surendra Kumar Martha, Head of Chemistry Department, IIT Hyderabad.

– Title: Nano-Structured Reduced Graphene Oxide (RGO) Coated TiO2 as Negative Electrode Additive for Advanced Lead Acid Batteries.

BSc/BEd in Physics/Chemistry/Mathematics, Kurukshetra University, Haryana, India, 2010-14

Invited Talks and Presentations

– Delivered an invited lecture at OCSECRC-2026, Feb 2026, IIT Jodhpur.

– Delivered an invited lecture at ChemMeet-2025 at IIT Jodhpur Chem. Dept., Oct 2025

– Invited for a talk at the 16th Conference of AsCA2019, UTown, NUS, Singapore, entitled “Luminescent MOFs based on bis-imidazole linkers” in Micro-symposium – Luminescence/chromaticity-based sensing.

Academic Achievements and Awards

– Received the ”Best Poster Award for ES01: Next-Generation EV Battery Materials—Bridging Academic, Government, and Industry Research” at the 2024 MRS Spring Meeting and Exhibit in Seattle, Washington, USA.”

– Received the “Outstanding PhD. Thesis Award” and Silver Medal at the 55th Convocation of IIT Kanpur.

– Qualified GATE 2015, CSIR-NET 2015 (Rank-24), IIT JAM 2014 (Rank-209), PU-CET 2014 (Rank-2) during my academic journey.

– Granted Merit-Cum-Means Scholarship during tenure at IIT Hyderabad, India, 2014-16.

– Attend the workshop on ”Mastering the Art of Scientific Grant Writing for Research Excellence” by Dr. Allison Jones, KAUST, OPRA Team

– Falling Walls Lab KAUST runner up entitled ”Breaking the wall of Communication Gaps During Disaster” September 2024

– Poster Presentation entitled ”Accessing p- and n-type Polyimide Covalent Organic Frameworks via PostSynthetic Linker Exchange for High-Performance Cathodes in Sodium-Ion Batteries” in MRS Spring Meeting and Exhibit, Seattle, Washington, 22-26th April 2024.

– Engaged inthe KAUST Research Conference: Membranes and Porous Materials for Vision 2030, Focusing on Essential Pillars for a Sustainable Future, March 2023.

– Attended the Virtual Conference on Metal-Organic Frameworks and Open Framework Compounds organized by Dechema in Germany, September 2020.

– Participated in the 16th Conference of AsCA2019 at UTown, NUS, Singapore, December 2019.

– Represented IITH in the JENESYS2015 Program in Japan, organised by JICE, January 2016.

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