Research projects
As a principal investigator (PI):
Computational Strategies for Design and Optimization of Novel Thermoelectric Materials
Status: Ongoing; Total budget: 10,93,152/- (2021-2022)
Solid State Physics Lalboratory, DRDO, Min. of Defence India
Equipment matching grant to Dr. Nirat Ray
Status: Ongoing; Total Budget: Rs. 24,00,000/- (2019-2021)
Magneto-transport in ferromagnetic nanowire networks and Device applications
Status: Ongoing; Total Budget: Rs. 30,91,000/- (2019-2021)
SERB-DST Start-up research grant (SRG) award
Design of quantum dot based thermoelectric devices: An experimental and multiscale modelling approach Co-PI: Prof. S. Sapra, Prof. S. Santapuri
Status: Ongoing; Total Budget: Rs. 10,00,000/- (2019-2021)
Faculty Interdisciplinary Research Proposals (FIRP) scheme from IRD unit of IIT Delhi, INDIA
Investigating charge transport in Designer Solids
Status: Completed; Total Budget: Rs. 20,00,000/- (2018-2019)
New faculty seed grant from planning unit of IIT Delhi, INDIA
New faculty grant from Industrial Research & Development (IRD) unit, IIT Delhi, INDIA
Status: Completed; Total Budget: Rs. 1,00,000/- (2018-2019)
DST-INSPIRE Faculty Award
Status: Completed; Total Budget: Rs. 35,00,000/- (2015-2020)
Awards and Honors
DST‐INSPIRE Faculty fellowship 2015.
H.C. Oersted COFUND postdoc fellowship, Technical University of Denmark (Not availed) 2015.
Schlumberger Foundation Faculty for Future Fellowship, 2012‐2014.
International Fulbright Science and Technology Award, 2009‐2012.
First and only female recipient of award from India
One of 6 recipients of the award in Physics worldwide
Prof. Vidya Bhushan Anand Memorial Scholarship, IIT, Delhi 2008‐2009.
Science meritorious award by University of Delhi, 2003‐2007.
Rajeev Gandhi Science Talent Research Fellowship, JNCASR, 2006.
Certificate of merit for placing national top 1% in National Graduate Physics Examination (NGPE), 2006.
Smt. Lajwanti Raj Rani Memorial Prize for academic excellence in Delhi University examinations, 2005.
Sh. Jiva Ram Shakuntla Kaushal Prize for academic excellence in Delhi University examinations, 2005.