Faculty Profile

PROFILE

PREVIOUS POSITIONS/ EXPERIENCE

5^th July 2017 – till date: Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry, Delhi Technological University, Delhi-110042

21^st January 2016- 4^th July 2017, Assistant Professor, Maharaja Agrasen College, University of Delhi, Vasundhara Enclave, New Delhi-110096

UGC-SRF August-2013- December 2015

TEACHING (COURSES TAUGHT)

Polymer Coatings & Adhesives
Polymer Blends & composites
High Performance Polymers
Applied Chemistry
Rubber Technology
Inorganic Chemistry
Solid State Synthesis
Spectroscopy for Inorganic Chemist
Environmental Chemistry

MEMBERSHIPS

Lifetime Membership of Association of Chemistry Teachers (ACT)
Lifetime Membership of Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA)
Lifetime Membership of Materials Research Society of India (MRSI)
Lifetime Membership of Society for Materials Chemistry (SMC)
Lifetime Membership of Indian Society of Analytical Scientists (ISAS)
Member of scientific committee of Nepal Scientific committee

PUBLICATIONS

Mechanochemical synthesis of layered perovskite structured fluorides A₂MF₄ (A = K, Rb; M = Co, Cu, Mg) and their transformation to AMF₃phase by mechanical activation, Poonam Singh, Pooja Rawat, Rajamani Nagarajan∗, Journal of Fluorine Chemistry 165 (2014) 43-48.
Synthesis, structure, optical and magnetic properties of layered hydroxide acetates containing zinc and lanthanides, Poonam Singh and Rajamani Nagarajan∗, Advanced Porous Materials 2 (2014) 149-156.
Synthesis and characterization of hydrotalcite type structure containing Zn²⁺ and La³⁺-ions, Poonam Singh, Rajamani Nagarajan∗, Materials Letters 159 (2015) 58- 60.
Topochemical Oxidation of Perovskite KCoF₃ to a K₂PtCl₆ Structure-Type Oxyfluoride, Rajamani Nagarajan, Shahzad Ahmad, and Poonam Singh, Inorganic Chemistry, 54 (2015) 10105-10107.

Facile synthesis and photocatalytic properties of light emitting layered compounds of Zn-La-Tb hydroxide and oxoanions, Poonam Singh and Rajamani Nagarajan∗ , Applied Clay Science 125 (2016) 173-179.
Effect of uniaxial pressure on the Raman spectra of fluoro perovskites containing manganese with sodium or potassium, Poonam Singh and Rajamani Nagarajan∗ , Spectroscopy Letters 49 (2016) 444-446.
An ethylene glycol intercalated monometallic layered double hydroxide based on iron as an efficient bifunctional catalyst, Rajamani Nagarajan*, Pankaj Gupta, Poonam Singh, and Pinki Chakraborty, Dalton Transactions 45 (2016)17508-17520.
Perovskite (ACuF₃) to double perovskite (A₃CuF₆) (A = K, Rb) transformation by a simple shaking procedure with hydrogen peroxide, Sanjay Kumar Saroj, Poonam Singh and Rajamani Nagarajan, Solid State Sciences, 83 (2018) 137-142.
Green Synthesis and Characterization of Copper Oxide Nanoparticles Using Psidium guajava Leaf Extract, Ammu Varughese1, Raminder Kaur, Poonam Singh, IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng. 961 012011 (2020)
Layered Double Hydroxide Nanomaterials: Biomedical Applications, Current Status, and Challenges, Nano LIFE 2021, https://doi.org/10.1142/S1793984421300089\
Photocatalytic-sorption processes for the removal of pollutants from wastewater using polymer metal oxide nanocomposites and associated environmental risks, Bhamini Pandey, Poonam Singh, Vinod Kumar, Environmental nanotechnology, monitoring & management,16 (2021) 100596
Facile synthesis of Zn/Cu and PANI modified Layered Double Hydroxides with insights into structural memory effect property, Bhamini Pandey, Poonam Singh, Vinod Kumar, Bulletin of Materials Science (2022)45:169, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12034-022-02754-w
Assessment of the bioaccumulation pattern of Pb, Cd, Cr and Hg in edible fishes of East kolkata Wetlands, India J. Dutta, S. Zaman, T. K. Thakur, S. Kaushik, A. Mitra, P. Singh etal., Saudi J Biol Sci, 2 (2022) 758.
Synthesis and characterization of ternary layered double hydroxide containing zinc/copper/nickel and its PANI composite, Jigyasa Pathak, Poonam Singh, July 2022, Polymer Composites 43(11), https://doi.org/10.1002/pc.26895
Mechanical characteristics of high strength concrete incorporating recycled CFRP fibres, Nitin Lamba, Ritu Raj Ahirwar, Poonam Singh, September 2022, Journal of Applied Polymer Science 139(47), 10.1002/app.53183
Functionalized Peptide-Based Nanoparticles for Targeted Cancer Nanotherapeutics: A State-of-the-Art Review, Ritika Sharma, Shikha Jyoti Borah, Bhawna, Sanjeev Kumar, Akanksha Gupta, Poonam Singh, Vijay Kumar Goel, Ravinder Kumar, Vinod Kumar, October 2022, ACS Omega 7(2), 10.1021/acsomega.2c03974
Adsorptive Removal of Congo Red Using Organically Modified Zinc–Copper–Nickel Ternary Metal Hydroxide: Kinetics, Isotherms and Adsorption Studies, Jigyasa Pathak, Poonam Singh, October 2022, Journal of Polymers and the Environment 31(1):1-18, 10.1007/s10924-022-02612-0
Mechanical response of recycled carbon fiber reinforced polymer fibers in high-strength concrete, Nitin Lamba, Ritu Raj Ahirwar, Poonam Singh, December 2022, Materials Today Proceedings, 10.1016/j.matpr.2022.11.477
Microplastics in the Ecosystem: An Overview on Detection, Removal, Toxicity Assessment, and Control Release, Bhamini Pandey, Jigyasa Pathak, Poonam Singh, Ravinder Kumar, Amit Kumar, Sandeep Kaushik, Tarun Kumar Thakur, December 2022, Water 15(1), 10.3390/w15010051
Statistical Optimization of Process Parameters for Ultrafast Uptake of Anionic Azo Dyes by Efficient Sorbent: Zn/Cu Layered Double Hydroxide, Bhamini Pandey, Poonam Singh, March 2023, Applied Organometallic Chemistry 37(5), 10.1002/aoc.7072
Development and Assessment of Carboxymethyl Tamarind Kernel Gum-based pH-responsive Hydrogel for Release of Diclofenac Sodium, Priyanka Meena, Poonam Singh, Sudhir Gopalrao Warkar, July 2023, European Polymer Journal 197(1):112340, 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2023.112340
Adsorption of anionic dye from aqueous environment using surface-engineered Zn/Cu hydroxy double salt-based material: mechanistic, equilibrium and kinetic studies, Bhamini Pandey, Poonam Singh, Vinod Kumar, August 2023, Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances & Environmental Engineering 58(10):1-16, 10.1080/10934529.2023.2243193
Phyto-fabrication of zinc oxide nanoparticles using Ficus religiosa and its potential application in degradation of crystal violet dye, Bhamini Pandey, Hema Tewatia, Dipendra Meel, Poonam Singh, September 2023, Applied Chemical Engineering 6(3):2024, 10.24294/ace.v6i3.2024
The Effects of Recycled Carbon Fibers on the Mechanical Properties of High-Strength Concrete and Its Resilience to Impact, Nitin Lamba, Ritu Raj Ahirwar, Poonam Singh, November 2023, Iranian Journal of Science and Technology - Transactions of Civil Engineering 48(4), 10.1007/s40996-023-01269-6
Fabrication and evaluation of stimuli-sensitive xanthan gum-based hydrogel as a potential carrier for a hydrophobic drug ibuprofen, Priyanka Meena, Poonam Singh, Sudhir Gopalrao Warkar, November 2023Colloid and Polymer Science 302(3):1-15, 10.1007/s00396-023-05198-8
Feasibility of Recycled Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Fibers in Cementitious Composites: An Experimental Investigation, Nitin Lamba, Ritu Raj Ahirwar, Poonam Singh, January 2024, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering 49(10), 10.1007/s13369-024-08712-4
Chopped carbon fibre reinforcement in high-strength concrete: Flexural characteristics, Nitin Lamba, Ritu Raj Ahirwar, Poonam Singh, February 2024, Materials Science and Technology 40(1):47-53, 10.1177/02670836231212615
Ultrafast catalytic reduction of organic pollutants using ternary zinc–copper–nickel layered double hydroxide, Jigyasa Pathak, Poonam Singh, May 2024, Applied Organometallic Chemistry 38(7), 10.1002/aoc.7507
Zinc-Copper-Nickel Mixed Metal Oxide as Heterogeneous Catalytic Material for the Reductive Degradation of Nitroarene and Azo Dye, Jigyasa Pathak, Poonam Singh, June 2024, Catalysis Letters 154(10):5280-5293, 10.1007/s10562-024-04754-3
Layered double hydroxides–polymer matrix composites: nexus materials for energy storage applications, Jigyasa Pathak, Poonam Singh, August 2024, Chemical Papers 78(13), 10.1007/s11696-024-03624-x
Tailoring pH-sensitive carboxymethyl tamarind kernel gum-based hydrogel for an efficient delivery of hydrophobic drug indomethacin, Priyanka Meena, Poonam Singh, Sudhir Gopalrao Warkar, September 2024, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 280(Pt 3):136029, 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.136029
Lac-based-Biosynthesis of Zinc-Copper Mixed Metal Oxide Nanoparticles and Evaluation of their Antifungal Activity against A.alternata and F. oxysporum, Sarla Yadav, Jigyasa Pathak, Pursottam Majhi, Sandeep Kaushik, Awadhesh Kumar Shukla, Raminder Kaur, Ravinder Kumar, Poonam Singh, November 2024, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 330:130152, 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2024.130152
Degradable pH-Sensitive Calcium-Crosslinked Tragacanth Gum/β-Cyclodextrin/Sodium Alginate Hydrogel Microspheres Prepared via Ionotropic Gelation Technique for Hydrophobic Drug Delivery, Priyanka Meena, Poonam Singh, Sudhir Gopalrao Warkar, November 2024, Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 10.1007/s10924-024-03449-5
Ultrasonic?Assisted Adsorptive Uptake of Malachite Green Dye Onto Zn/Cu?Layered Double Oxide: Spectrophotometric and Smartphone?Based Detection, Bhamini Pandey, Poonam Singh, Ravinder Kumar, January 2025, Applied Organometallic Chemistry 39(2), 10.1002/aoc.7981
Zn/Cu Layered Double Hydroxide as a Catalyst for the Synthesis of Highly Functionalized Pyrazole Derivatives, Charu Gupta, Bhamini Pandey, Poonam Singh, Ram Singh, March 2-25, Chemistry Select 10(13), 10.1002/slct.202404835
Photocatalytic degradation of crystal violet dye using phytofabricated zinc oxide nanoparticles from anthocyanin extract, Sarla Yadav, Pooja Singh, Gunjan Varshney, Saurabh, Poonam Singh, Raminder Kaur, April 2025, Microchemical Journal 213:113681, 10.1016/j.microc.2025.113681
Button-lac Mediated Preparation of Zn-Cu oxide Nanoparticles for Wastewater Treatment, Sarla Yadav, Poonam Singh, Raminder Kaur, June 2025, Materials Chemistry and Physics 344:131157, 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2025.131157
Biogenic Fabrication of Zinc-Nickel Oxide Nanoparticles via Button Lac for Azo Dye Removal, Sarla Yadav, Poonam Singh, Raminder Kaur, September 2025, Journal of the Indian Chemical Society 102(11):102152, 10.1016/j.jics.2025.102152
Comprehensive insights into anionic layered materials: Assembly, synthesis, reactivity, and application paradigms, Jigyasa Pathak, Sarla Yadav, Bhamini Pandey, Poonam Singh, October 2025, Advances in Colloid and Interface Science 347, 103696, 10.1016/j.cis.2025.103696

BOOKS/BOOK CHAPTERS (IF ANY)

Chapter 3 Energy Storage Devices (supercapacitors and batteries) pp.53-75,Published in: Advances in Hybrid Conducting Polymer Technology, Print ISBN: 978-3-030-62089-9
Recent Study on Novel Layered Zn-Y Hydroxide and their UV Properties by Intercalation of Organic Aliphatic and Aromatic UV-Absorbent Molecules, May 2021, 10.9734/bpi/cacb/v6/8350D, In book: Current Advances in Chemistry and Biochemistry Vol. 6
Advances in Hybrid Conducting Polymer Technology. Engineering Materials. Springer, Cham., April 2023, In book: Energy Storage Devices (Supercapacitors and Batteries) Chapter: Advances in Hybrid Conducting Polymer Technology. Engineering Materials. Springer, Cham., Publisher: Springer chem
Transmission electron microscopy for biomedical nanotechnology, August 2023, 10.1088/978-0-7503-3379-5ch12, In book: Analytical Techniques for Biomedical Nanotechnology, Publisher: IOP
Municipal Solid Waste and Climate Change, April 2024, 10.1007/978-981-97-0823-9_10, In book: Integrated Waste Management

PATENTS (IF ANY)

N/A

HONOURS AND AWARDS (IF ANY)

Name of Project: Environmental Applications of Composites Based on Layered Double Hydroxide

Funding Agency: UGC Grant: 10, 00, 000

START-UPS (IF ANY)

MOOC COURSES DEVELOPED (IF ANY)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

01	Five days information literacy workshop “ E-resources: A Gateway for Research, 5^th Edition 2021	DTU	05 Day 6^th September 2021 to 10^th September 2021	DTU	Member, Attended
02	National Webinar entitled “Teacher’s e-Kit: A Four Quadrant Approach for Development of OERS for Higher Education	online	9^th September 2021	Guru Angad Dev Teaching Learning centre , SGTB Khalsa College University of Delhi	Member, Attended
03	E workshop on Entrepreneurial innovations for Early age start ups	online	14^th September 2021	Department of Electrical Engineering DTU	Member, Attended
04	5 Days skill Enhancement workshop under student Development Program on “ Beyond Industry 4.0 Energy and Environment”	Online	05 Day 25^th July 2022-29^th July 2022	University school of Chemical Technology	Member, Attended
05	Workshop on Intellectual Property (IP) Awareness programme, organized by IPR cell, Delhi Technological University, Delhi	DTU	03 Day, 12-14 December 2022	DTU	Member, Attended
06	Two week interdisciplinary Refresher Course in Advanced Research Methodology	Online	22 April -6 May 2023	Ramanujan College, University of Delhi	Member, Attended
07	Faculty Development Programme on NBA Accrediation Procedure	DTU	9-11 May 2022	DTU	Member, Attended
08	One week FDP programme on National Educational Policy 2020	online	28 August – 3 September 2023	Ramanujan College, University of Delhi	Member, Attended
09	National Seminar on Recent Advancement in Semiconductor Devices and Materials (RASDM 2023)	DTU	01 Day, 30 January 2023	DTU	Member, Attended
10	Chaired and Judged the session for oral presentation in International conference on Chemical & Allied Sciences and their Applications	DTU	20^th January 2023	Department of Applied Chemistry DTU	Judge
11	Acted as Judge in Essay writing and poster making competition to celebrate National Science Day	DTU	28 February 2023	ACS student Chapter DTU	Judge
12	Industry Academia Seminar on Petrochemicals in Today’s world	DTU	21 April 2023	DTU, Just Polymer Solutions and PLUSS Advanced Technologies	Member, Attended
13	International Conference on Emerging Techno- Economic Development for Sustainable Environment organized by IPS Academy, Institute of Engineering & Science Indore Department of Chemical Engineering	Online	02 Days, 12-13 January 2024	IPS Academy, Institute of Engineering & Science Indore Department of Chemical Engineering	Attended Paper Presented
14	Speaker in Faculty Induction Programme (Orientation Programme for 24 working days) from 12.02.2024 to 09.03.2024. Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak (MP)	online	16 February 2024	Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak (MP)	speaker
15	Speaker National Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights, Literature Search and Research Ethics in Pharmaceutical and Allied Sciences organized by Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and IIC HNB Garhwal University 23rd February 2024	online	23rd February 2024	Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and IIC HNB Garhwal University	Speaker
16	International Faculty Development on Sustainability and Research in Modern Chemical Engineering	Online	23-27 September 2024	Department of Mechanical Engineering Madanapalle Institute of Technology & Science Andhra Pradesh India	Member, Attended
17	Resource Person in Refresher Course in Climate Change and Disaster Management (Interdisciplinary) held from 14.10.2024 to 26.10.2024 organized by Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, on 21^st October 2024	online	21^st October 2024	Mission Teacher Training Centre, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak	Resource Person
18	Samerpan Sustainable Action and Mobility for Emission Reduction & Promoting Awareness Nation wide	DTU	26^th November 2024	Department of Environmental Engineering, DTU	Member, Attended
19	Resource Person in Faculty Induction Programme (Guru Dakshata) held from 1.11.2024 to 30.11.2024 organized by Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak on 28 November 2024	DTU	28 November 2024	Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak	Resource Person
20	Speaker in one-day National Conference on Indian Knowledge System Traditional to modern Technology organized by special Centre for Nanoscience, JNU School of Biotechnology JNU December 13 2024	JNU	December 13 2024	special Centre for Nanoscience, JNU School of Biotechnology JNU	Speaker
21	Chaired a Session on one-day National Conference on Indian Knowledge System Traditional to modern Technology organized by special Centre for Nanoscience, JNU School of Biotechnology JNU December 13 2024	JNU	December 13 2024	special Centre for Nanoscience, JNU School of Biotechnology JNU	chaired
22	Speaker UCOST Sponsored IPR workshop on Role of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in Entrepreneurship and Academic Research organized by IIC HNB Garhwal University	online	7th February 2025	IIC HNB Garhwal University	Speaker
23	Workshop on SDG related activities mapping	DTU	9^th April 2025	Department of Applied Chemistry DTU	Member, Attended
24	Workshop on Prevention of sexual Harassment at workplace and Gender Equality	DTU	25^th April 2025	DTU	Member, Attended
25	One day online session on Distillation Columns An Industry perspective	Online	24 February 2025	Department of Applied Chemistry DTU	Member, Attended
26	National Initiative For Technical Teachers Training (NITTT-2021), Eight Modules Courses	online	March 04, 2020 to May 04, 2020; Examinations were conducted Last week of February 2021	National Institute of Teachers Training and Research; AICTE	Member, Attended

ADVISEES

ANY OTHER INFORMATION

Developed course for wisdom on wheels 2025
Member of NAAC, NBA, Library Committee
Member of IQAC and ISO activity, Member of Academic Audit committee
Expert lecture coordinator
Course Coordinator for courses CH408, CH406, CH319, MSCH202a, AC101, MSCH101
Member of committee for designing course and syllabus for Integrated BSc MSc for Minor tracks entitles Sustainable Sciences
Member of Departmental SDG committee
Member of UG syllabus Revision committee and NEP
Member of outreach Extension Committee
Member of Integrated BSc MSc Inorganic syllabus preparation committee
Departmental Magazine Rasayan Coordinator
Departmental coordinator for DEC CH395
Departmental coordinator for ARENA’24 ARENA 2023 ARENA 2022
Member of UG –PG Program Executive committee and Grade moderation committee
M.Tech admission Co-coordinator
Member of Departmental Research Committee DRC 2021-2023
Mentor B.Tech 4^th year, MSc 2nd Year
Laboratory Incharge for Research Lab II
Prepared Evaluative Report of Department for 2^nd cycle of NAAC
Examiner for MSCH 108, MSCH204, B.Tech Project (PT-401)/ PT-402/ CH402) and Industrial Seminar (PT-403)
Departmental Time Table Incharge
Responsibility of updating Alumni network/ notable Alumni on departmental website
Conducted regular classes and motivated UG and PG students towards research and innovation
Supervised B.Tech, M Tech, MSc. and PhD students for their project work.
Coordinator of Departmental Magazine Rasayan
Invigilator for BTech, MSc Mid Sem/ End Sem Examination
Online/ offline classroom teaching of B. Tech., M.Sc Students
Administrative work as assigned by HOD
Co-coordinator in the one-day workshop Basics of Investment held on March 1, 2023 Department of Applied Chemistry, DTU
Co-coordinator in the one-day conference on Lean Startup & Minimum viable Product/ Business Under IIC activities Quarter IV for AY 2023-2024 held on 30 August 2024 Department of Applied Chemistry, DTU
Mentor MSc 2^nd Year 2021-2022

Designed and Developed Lab Manual for MSc Inorganic Chemistry Ist and 2^nd Semester

Institute Level

Member of USIP committee for selection process of interns (2021-2023)
Member of seating arrangement committee in 8th Convocation 2021 DTU
Member of Seating arrangement in Raj Soin Hall and Silver Golden Diamond Jubilee home coming alumni meet 2022
Member of seating arrangement committee in 9th Convocation 2022 DTU
Member of coordination committee for orientation cum induction program of Newly Admitted BTech Ist Semester Students 2022
Member of seating arrangement committee for Research Excellence Award 2023
Member of seating arrangement committee for orientation program 2023
Member of seating arrangement committee for Research Excellence Award 2024
Member of seating arrangement committee in 11th Convocation 2024 DTU
Member of Seating arrangement for home coming alumni meet 2025
Member of seating arrangement committee for orientation program 2025
SRC member of research students for Department of Applied Chemistry and Department of Applied Physics
M.Tech admission Co-coordinator
Member of NAAC, NBA, Library Committee
Member of IQAC and ISO activity, Member of Academic Audit committee
Departmental coordinator for ARENA’24 ARENA 2023 ARENA 2022

Dr. Poonam Singh