SNEHRAJ GAUR
Prime Minister's Research Fellow
PI: Prof. Ritu Gupta, Associate Professor
Advanced Materials and Devices Laboratory
Department of Chemistry
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
BIO
I strongly believe in the idea that 'There is no more neutrality in the world. You either have to be part of the solution, or you are going to be part of the problem.'
My objective is to push the limits of Nanoscience and become part of the solution to real-world problems of the century to effect influential change.
Our research work is focused on developing gas sensors to detect the multiple Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in breath for healthcare diagnostics with potential for miniaturization and facile integration in electronic circuits. Increasing effort is needed in the field of healthcare diagnostics to improve the early and convenient analyses of human health for screening at an early stage of diseases which will eventually improve the cure rate of diseases.
RESEARCH PROJECT
Development of E-Nose as Breath Sensor for Non–invasive Disease Diagnostics
RESEARCH INTERESTS
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Synthesis of 2D Nanomaterials
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Functionalization of Nanomaterials
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Fabrication of Sensor Array
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Flexible and Printed Devices
SKILLS/TRAINING
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Trained in Class 1000/ISO 6 Clean Room Facility
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Maskless Lithography
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AutoCAD for electrode patterning
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Synthesis of Nanomaterials
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Machine Learning Analysis
SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENTS
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Best Poster Award at International Winter School and Recent Advances in Material 2023.
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Best Flash Talk Award at Materials and Devices for Futuristic Technologies (MDFT-2023)
PhD Coursewok
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EEL7330 Flexible and Printed Electronics
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CYL7330 Catalysis for Energy
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PHL7440 Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
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PHL7510 Energy Harvesting
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CYL6070 Solid State and Material Chemistry
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MTL7100 Structure and Characterization of Materials
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HSN7010 Technical Communication
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OAL7010 Innovation and IP Management
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OAN7010 System Engineering and Project Management
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HSN7020 Ethics and Professional Life
Teaching and Mentoring Experience
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Teaching Assistant, B.Tech Chemistry CMP100 Course (January 2024- May 2024) with Prof. Narayanan D. Kurur
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Teaching Assistant, B.Sc. Chemistry Laboratory, Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi University (October 2023 - till).
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Teaching Assistant, Government Polytechnic College, Jodhpur (February 2022 - September 2023) with Dr. Ramesh Parihar.
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Teaching Assistant, Nanoscience CYL2010 (August 2021 – December 2021).
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Teaching Assistant, Nanomaterials and Nanodevices CYL7450 (August 2021 – December, 2021).
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Teaching Assistant, B.Tech Chemistry CYL1010 Course (May 2021-August 2021).
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Teaching Assistant, Hands On-II, M.Sc. Laboratories (March 2021- May 2021).
Workshops/Seminars attended/Outreach activities
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Poster Presentation at Indian National Academy of Engineering Annual Convention 2024, organized at IIT Delhi from 19th December - 21th December, 2024.
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Poster Presentation at International Conference on Frontiers in Polymers and Advanced Material 2024, organized at IISER Berhampur, Orissa on 9th November - 14th November, 2024
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Organizing committee student member and Mentor at Nano Jatha: an outreach event organized at Miranda House, University of Delhi and INST, Mohali- July 2024.
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Participated in CeNSE Summer School on “Semiconductor Technology and Microfabricaion” conducted by CeNSE, IISc Bengaluru from 3rd to 14th June 2024.
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Best Poster Award at International Winter School and Recent Advances in Material 2023, organized at JNCASR, Bangalore on 4th December - 9th December, 2023
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Best Flash Talk Award at Materials and Devices for Futuristic Technologies (MDFT-2023) organized at Hubli, Karnataka on 28th September- 29th September, 2023.
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Poster presentation and volunteered for Open House at IIT Delhi on 4th November 2023.
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Invited talk at Govt. Polytechnic College, Jodhpur on "Government Schemes for Startups and entrepreneurship" on 8th April 2023.
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Participated in IUMRS IIT Jodhpur.
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Poster presentation on Industry Day, IIT Jodhpur.
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Organizing committee student member “Empowering Science and Technology with Women-WOST 2022” Conference, IIT Jodhpur on 19th April- 20th April, 2022.
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Participated in organizing National Science Day Outreach Activity, INYAS and DST Rajasthan for students of 9th-12th Standard at Vill. Pahadi, Bharatpur (Rajasthan) on 28th February, 2022.
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Participated in the organization of Online Internship Program as INYAS Outreach Program on “Nanomaterials for Energy and Environment” for B.Sc. and M.Sc. Students by Advanced Materials and Devices Laboratory (AMDL), IIT Jodhpur from 26th June- 17th July 2021.
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Volunteered for Vigya Jyoti outreach activity
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“Basic Training Program in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, INUP workshop” supported by MHRD and conducted by Centre of Nanoscience and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore from 10th -12th May 2021.
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International Workshop on “Supporting Chemistry Research with modern DFT (Density Functional Theory): Software, Techniques and Applications” by Sankalchand Patel University, Gujarat from 5th-16th Feb 2021.
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RSC Desktop Seminar – "Smart Sensors for Environmental Monitoring and Healthcare" Hosted by Materials Horizon and Nanoscale Horizons on 3rd Dec 2020.
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TEQIP-III sponsored online workshop on “Experimental methods in Analytical Electrochemistry and Advanced Chemical Engineering” by Ujjain Engineering College from 23rd-25th November 2020.
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University Distinguished lecture titled “Doing Science without Borders” delivered by Prof. Ajay K. Sood, IISc Bengaluru and organized by SRM University on 17th Oct, 2020.
Scholastic Achievements
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Best Poster Award at Indian National Academy of Engineering Annual Convention 2024, organized at IIT Delhi from 19th December - 21th December, 2024.
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Best Poster Award at International Conference on Frontiers in Polymers and Advanced Material 2024, organized at IISER Berhampur, Orissa on 9th November - 14th November, 2024.
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Best Poster Award at International Winter School and Recent Advances in Material 2023, organized at JNCASR, Bangalore on 4th December - 9th December, 2023
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Best Flash Talk Award at Materials and Devices for Futuristic Technologies (MDFT-2023) organized at Hubli, Karnataka on 28th September- 29th September, 2023.
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Awarded Prestigious Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF), Ministry of Education, Government of India (May 2021)
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Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE -2020) in Chemistry, National Level Entrance Examination in India.
Education
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PhD Chemistry, 2023- present
Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
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PhD Chemistry, Sep 2020- 2023
Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur
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Integrated M.Sc. B.Ed Chemistry, July 2016-May 2019
Department of Chemistry, Central University of Rajasthan
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B.Sc Physics Chemistry Maths, July 2013-May 2016
University College of Science, MLSU