♦ PhD - Plasmonic Metamaterials,

International Max Planck Research Schools for Science and Technology of Nanostructures, Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), Halle, Germany, 2011- 2015.

♦ Masters - Materials Science and Manufacturing Engineering,

Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark, 2009-2010.

♦ B.Tech. - Metallurgical and Materials Engineering,

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT-R), Roorkee, India, 2005-2009.

Work Experience:

• Associate Professor, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Ropar, India (August 2024 - ongoing)

• Assistant Professor, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Ropar, India (June 2018 - August 2024)

• Assistant Professor, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Jodhpur, India (Dec. 2017 - June 2018)

• Scientist B, Nano-structured Device Group, Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Mohali, India (July 2014 - Nov. 2017)

Administrative Experience:

• HoD, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Ropar (June 2025- ongoing)

• Member, KAPILA committee, IIT Ropar (Jan 2025 - ongoing)

• Dean International Relations, IIT Ropar (May - June 2025)

• Dean International Relations and Alumni Affairs, IIT Ropar (Jan - May 2025)

• Faculty Coordinator Alumni Affairs, IIT Ropar (Nov. 2024 - July 2025)

• Member, Security committee, IIT Ropar (Sept. 2024 - ongoing)

• Faculty advisor, Girl Up club, IIT Ropar (June 2024 - ongoing)

• Chairperson, Women's Forum, IIT Ropar (Dec 2023 - ongoing) 

• Chairperson, Departmental Research Facility, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Ropar, India (2022 - ongoing)

• Member, Central Research Facility committee, IIT Ropar, India (June 2021 - June 2025).

• Member Representative of Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Senate of IIT Ropar, India (June 2021 - June 2025).

• Member, ACRPGS committee, IIT Ropar, India (Aug. 2021 - March 2025).

• Member, Research Progress Evaluation Committee, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Ropar, India (Sept. 2020 - Aug. 2021).

• Member, PhD and Post Doctoral committee for Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Ropar, India (Sept. 2020 - ongoing).

• Batch Advisor (BMME-2018), Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Ropar, India (July 2018 - May 2022).

Teaching courses:

• MM533 Physics of Materials*, IIT/Rpr Autumn semester, 2024-25.

• MM503 Introduction to Nanoscience and Nanotechnology*, IIT/Rpr Autumn semester, 2023-24, Spring 2024-25.

• MM 307 Electronic, Magnetic and Optical Materials*, IIT/Rpr Spring Semester 2020-2021, 2021-2022, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25.

• MM 207 Phase transformations and Heat Treatment*, IIT/Rpr Spring Semester 2019-2020, Autumn Semester 2020-2021.

• MM 203: Materials Characterization Techniques*, IIT/Rpr Autumn Semester 2019-2020, 2020-2021, 2020-2022, 2022-23, 2023-24.

• GE 201: Introduction to Material Science and Engg., IIT/Rpr Autumn Semester 2018-2019, 2019-2020.

• MM 501: Adv. Materials Characterization Techniques*, IIT/Rpr Autumn Semester 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021. Spring semester 2021-2022.

• MT 653: Structure and Characterization of Materials*, IIT/J Spring Semester 2017-18.

• INS 660: Plasmonics and its applications*, INST Autumn semester 2016, 2017.

• IDC 602: PhD Seminar Course, INST Spring semester 2016-17.

• INS 655: Photoluminescence spectroscopy with emphasis on applications in materials science including nanomaterials, Course part on Basics and setups: INST Spring semester 2015, 2016, 2017.

• INS 652: Characterization of nanomaterials, Course part on Confocal Raman: INST Autumn Semester: 2015, 2016, 2017.

*Course Designed

• Outstanding Researcher, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering category, 10th VENUS INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AWARDS – VIRA 2024, Chennai, 12-12-2024

• INAE Young Associate for the year 2023, Indian National Academy of Engineering (India), 2023. 

• Profile featured in CII’s publication Women in STEM: Vanguards of India@75, July 2022.

• Awarded the IEI Young Engineers Award 2021-22 under the Metallurgical & Materials Engineering Division, The Institution of Engineers (India), 2022.

• Member, Indian National Young Academy of Sciences (INYAS), 2021-2025

• Early career researcher (ECR) from IIT Ropar, UK-India Interdisciplinary Workshop on Advanced Biomaterials and Biosensors (ABB-2018), Newton Fund, British Council, UK-IIT Ropar, 2018. 

• Session Chair and Invited Talk, META’17, S. Korea, 2017.

• CSIR-International Travel Support for META’17, S. Korea, CSIR-India 2017. 

• International Travel Support (ITS) for META'15 NYC, Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), India 2015. 

• Best Poster Prize (Rs. 10,000/-), 5th International Conference on Luminescence and its Applications ICLA'15, organized by PES University, Bengaluru in collaboration with Luminescence Society of India, prize is sponsored by Material Research Society of Singapore, 2015 .

• Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Doctoral Fellowship, Martin Luther University of Halle- Wittenberg - IMPRS, 2011-2014. 

• International Max Planck Research School for Science (IMPRS) and Technology of Nanostructures, Doctoral Scholarship, Max-Plank Halle, 2011. 

• Copenhagen Youth Goodwill Ambassador Corps, Denmark, 2010. 

• Exchange Student, KTH Sweden - IIT Roorkee, Spring 2008. Earned 87 European credits at Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden, Jan’08–May ‘08. 

• Awarded Scholarship for International summer course in materials processes ISCMP‘07, KTH Sweden, 2007.

• Keynote Speaker, Metamaterials for optical applications, National Symposium on Advanced Materials for Device Applications (AMDA-2025), 18 March 2025. 

• Invite Speaker, Ignite Your Research Potential: A Deep Dive into Professional Development and Leadership, Faculty Induction Program (Guru Dakshata), organized by the Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre (MMTTC) at Indira Gandhi National Tribal University (IGNTU), Amarkantak, MP, 18th Dec. 2024.

• Keynote Speaker, The Digital Revolution: How Communication, AI, and Robotics are Shaping the Future, Engineers Day, September 16, PEC 2024

• Invited Speaker, Nanoantennas an its applications, CGC Jhanjeri, 20th August, 2024.

• Invited Speaker, 23rd International conference on Advanced Nanomaterials, University of Aveiro, Portugal, 25th July, 2024.

• Invited Speaker, International Day for women and girls in science, IIT Indore, 12th Feb. 2024.

• Invited speaker, Seminar on National Science Day, Feb 28, 2024, ASBASJSM College Bela

• Keynote speaker, Metamaterials for optical applications, iConFIRM 2023, IIT Ropar, December 13, 2023

• Speaker, History of XRD, Workshop on XRD characterization technique for materials science, IIT Ropar, December 11, 2023

• From Idea to Patent : A long journey, Workshop on IPRs for Academics & Research, CSIR-IMMT, July 28, 2023 

• Invited Talk, Kalpana Chawla, Women in Science Domain (WiSDom) Event, Iconic women of India, 12 July 2023 for school students.

• Invited Panelist and chair of session, THE STEAM GAP : Nurturing next generation women leaders in academia, IIT Gandhinagar, 6-7 July 2023

• Invited Talk Titled: The Exotic world of Metamaterials, MNIT Jaipur, 30 March 2023 (Webinar)

• Invited Talk, Raman Spectroscopy: From Instrumentation to Finger printing, CHARACTERIZATION AND QUANTIFICATION OF EMERGING CONTAMINANTS, 8th Feb. 2023

• Invited Talk at International Conference on Emerging Materials for Sustainable Development, October 10-11, 2022, CSIO-CSIR, Chandigarh.

• Plasmonics and metamaterials for energy and sensing applications, KARYASHALA (high end workshop) on Renewable Energy: Production and Storage, Sept. 24-30, 2022

• Session Chair of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, National Security, at Technical symposium on Basic Science and Technology for Sustainable Development (BSSD), Sept. 16-18, 2022, BARC Mumbai.

• Invited Speaker, 7-day Functional development program (SJVN ltd.) Battery storage, green hydrogen and new energies, Sept. 12-19, 2022, IIT Ropar.

• Webinar, Metamaterials, Progressive Regional Association of Youth for Advancement of Sciences, PRAYAS and INYAS event, July 9th 2022.

• Webinar, Plasmonic Metamaterials: from basics to applications, IIT Gandhinagar, 1st April 2022. 

• Webinar, Plasmonics and Metamaterials: Towards futuristic applications, Technical symposium INYAS 7th annual general body meeting , 19th February 2022

• Webinar, Nanotechnology: Nature to Applications, Let's Talk Science 2.0, Jigyasa CSIO-CSIR and INYAS, 21st Jan 2022.

• Webinar, Metamaterials: Fabrication, Characterization and applications, AICTE-ISTE Sponsored Induction/Refresher program on Advances in Materials Processes and Characterization, January 05-11, 2022 (7 Jan 2022).

• Keynote Webinar, Computational Modeling of Materials, 9 Dec. 2021 AFTMME.

• Webinar, Electromagnetic tunable substrates and their applications, 2-Days Online Workshop on Thin Film Technologies for Sensors and Opto-electronic Applications, OSA IIITA Student Chapter successfully held at Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad, 18th July 2021

• Webinar, The Raman Effect: Nobel prize to sensing, DST Rajasthan and INYAS, 19 June 2021

• Webinar, Nanostructured materials in nature, metamaterials and their optical properties, Centre for Nano-Science & Nano-Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 26 Feb 2021

• Webinar in 2-weeks Refresher Course (13.02.2021 to 26.02.2021) titled Research Methodology in Science-Research and Innovation Ecosystem, PU Chandigarh, 20 Feb 2021

• Panel Discussion, WISE-INYAS event : Why I chose Science and my Challenges in Science , on international day for women and girls in science, 11 Feb. 2021

• Webinar, Recent trends in materials and technologies to combat Covid19, HRMMV Jalandhar, 21 July 2020

• Webinar, Tech for good, SWE India-IITRopar, 20 June 2020

• National: International Day of Women and Girls in Science, OSA student Chapter IIIT-Allahabad, 11 Feb. 2019.

• National: Short Term course on," Characterization of Advanced Functional Materials”, PEC Univ. of Tech., Chandigarh, June 18-24, 2018. 

• National:  Lecture Workshop on "Chemistry and its multidisciplinary facets", MCM DAV College for Women for Indian academy, 24-25 Oct. 2017. 

• International: META’17, the 8th International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics, Incheon, S. Korea 25-28 July 2017.

• National: One day national seminar on "Emerging trends in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology", GGSCW, PU Feb. 2017, Chandigarh.

• National: Short Term course on," Nanodevices (NANODEV-2016)", PEC Univ. of Tech. July 2016, Chandigarh.

• National: Short Term course on," Instrumental Chemical and Material Analysis (ITCMA-2016)", PEC Univ. of Tech. June 2016, Chandigarh.

• National: FiLMI 2016 (Frontiers in Light-Matter Interaction) IIT Ropar, March 2016, Roopnagar, Punjab

• National: Short Term course on," Instrumental Chemical and Material Analysis (ITCMA-2015)", PEC Univ. of Tech. December 2015, Chandigarh.

• Stake holders consultation workshop, Brainstorming on MedTech Mission, PU-dST, 01 Oct 2024

• 23rd International conference on Advanced Nanomaterials, University of Aveiro, Portugal, 23-25th July, 2024.

• Keynote Speaker and session chair,  iConFIRM 2024, 12-14 Dec. 2023

• Recent trends in materials and technologies to combat Covid19, HRMMV, India 2020

• Characterization of Advanced Functional Materials, PEC Univ. of Tech., India, 2018

• META'17, Incheon, S. Korea 2017

• Chemical Frontiers, Goa, India 2016

• Nanodevices (NANODEV-2016), PEC Univ. of Tech. India 2016

• FiLMI (Frontiers in Light-Matter Interaction) IIT Ropar, India 2016

• META'15, City College of New York, NYC 2015

• ICLA'15, Bengaluru, India 2015.

• Nano IMPRS Halle, Germany 2013.

• META`13, Sharjah, UAE 2013.

• DPG´13, Regensburg, Germany 2013.

• META´12, Paris, France 2012.

• SPIE´12, Brussels, Belgium 2012.

• DPG´12, Berlin, Germany 2012.

• Seetharaman Seminar - Materials Processing towards Properties, Sweden 2010.

Conferences/ Workshops Organized:

• Convenor, iConFIRM December 12 - 14, 2023

• Workshop on XRD characterization technique for materials science in collaboration with Malvern Panalytical, 11th December 2023.

• Organizing Member, AFTMME, SOMME, 2021

• Convener, AFTMME,  IIT Ropar, December 5 - 7, 2019

• Organizing Member, AISRF, INST Mohali, 2015

• Organizing Member, MRS, INST Mohali, 2015

• Women Leading IITs workshop, IIT Madras, Aug-Nov. 2024.

• Gender bias workshop by  Prof. Mangala Subramaniam, INYAS and Purdue University, 7th March 2022.

• UK-India Interdisciplinary Workshop on Advanced Biomaterials and Biosensors (ABB-2018), Newton Fund, British Council, UK-IIT Ropar, 2018 

• Knowledge management & knowledge sharing in organizations for scientists and technologists, Aug. 29 - Sept. 2, IIPA-New Delhi 2016.

• NanoDev 2015, Electronics Dept., July 20-25, PEC university of technology 2015.

• Sensitization workshop for women, DST, Feb 4, Panjab University 2015.

• Fabrication of metamaterials, EUPROMETA, June17-21, Uni. of Glasgow, U.K. 2013.