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Hardeep Singh won 2nd Prize in Paper presentation at The Fiber Society’s 2022 Fall Meeting
Mr. Hardeep Singh won 2nd prize in Graduate student paper competition for his paper titled 'Metal-Organic Frameworks Functionalized Smart Textiles for Adsorptive Removal of Hazardous Aromatic Pollutants from Ambient Air', at The Fiber Society's fall conference held at Raleigh, North Carolina, USA on 19−21 October, 2022. As the second place winner, he received US$300.00 and certificate of appreciation  |
Farewell of Dr. Varun Arora along with M.tech and B.tech batch of 2020
The farewell ceremony of B.tech, M.tech batch of 2019 and Dr. Varun Arora was held on 29 January 2021 through online mode. They all were awarded for their contribution in research activities and lab management. Ms. Seema Agrawal and Ms. Peerti Saini were awarded for their significant contribution in "Electrospun Nanofibres". They joined the group in 2019 for their B.tech project. Mr. Sumit Kumar Singh was awarded for significant contribution in "Water Purification using Nanofibre Membranes". He joined the group in 2018 after completing his B.tech. from Indian Institute of Carpet Technology, Bhadohi. Mr. Amit Patel was awarded for significant contribution in "Electrospinning". He joined the group in 2018 after completing his B.tech. from Institute of chemical technology, Mumbai and with around a year of work experience. Mr. Jogendra Rathore was awarded for significant contribution in "Textile Based Sensors". He joined the group in 2018 after completing his B.tech from M.L.V. Textile and Engineering College, Bhilwara, Rajasthan and with around a year of work experience. Mr. Meharchand was awarded for significant contribution in "Piezoelectric Nanofibres". He joined the group in 2018 after completing his B.tech from M.L.V. Textile and Engineering College, Bhilwara, Rajasthan and with around three years of work experience. Dr. Varun Arora joined the group in 2019 as a research associate after completing his PhD in chemistry from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi. He handled multiple projects at SMITA group and worked successfully in the area of antimicrobial coatings even in the covid19 pandemic time. He was awarded a certificate for outstanding contribution in Technology transfer for "Nanomaterial based Antimicrobial Coating". He also worked in a collaborative project, and was awarded with a certificate of appreciation for making outstanding contribution in research area of "Biomedical Materials" in collaboration with All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. He also received a certificate of appreciation for making outstanding contribution in "Operation and management of Smita Research Lab during Covid19 Pandemic". He is leaving the group to join Kusuma School of Biological Sciences IIT Delhi. We hope they had a good learning experience at SMITA Research Lab and wish them all the best for their future endeavors.  Dr. Jagan presenting mementoes and certificates on behalf of Prof. Jassal and Prof. Agrawal. |
Ms. Rashi Agarwal Won the Best Poster Presentation Award at Bengaluru India Nano 2020
Ms. Rashi was awarded for the best poster presentation for her poster titled 'Nano metal oxide-based moisture management finish for Poly(ethylene terephthalate) fabric' at 11th edition of Bengaluru India Nano 2020, March 2020, Bengaluru, India.  |
All Testing Facilities at SMITA are Closed Till 17th of May
All testings at SMITA lab are suspended till 17th of May (tentative) as per the government instructions for blocking all the possibilities of spreading SARS-Cov-2. Kindly follow all the precautionary instructions provided by Central Gov. of India and WHO. For more information please click on the link below.  |
Prof. Manjeet Jassal Got the Best Presentation Award at UK
Prof. Jassal recieved the award at "International Conference on Water Pollution, Recycle and Waste Water (ICWPRW)" held in London, UK. She presented there, how functionalization of nanofibers can help in removing the toxic organic matter from water.  |
Smita Member Presenting at Conference in March 2020
We would like to announce that one of our SMITA group members is presenting her work at 11th Edition BENGALURU INDIA NANO 2020. Ms. Rashi would be presenting her poster titled "Nano Metal Oxide based Moisture Management Finish for Poly(ethylene terephthalate) Fabric" in the Month of March. |
SMITA Members presenting at conferences in February 2020
We would like to announce that a few of our members shall be presenting their work at conferences in the month of February 2020. Ms. Rashi Agarwal, Ms. Neeta Prajapati, and Mr. Hardeep Singh would be presenting the poster on the abstract titled "Structural Analysis of Aqueous based Titania nanosol”, “Green synthesis approach for phosphorylation of renewable feedstock” and “Metal-Organic Frameworks for Decontamination of Environmental Air” respectively on February 23, 2020 at the International Conference on "Smart Materials for Sustainable Technology (SMST-2020) " at Goa during 22-25 February 2020. It is being organized by Society for interdisciplinary Research in Materials and Biology (SIRMB) in association with IIT (BHU) Varanasi, IIT-Delhi, IIT-Goa, and SINP-Kolkata. |
Prof. Ashwini K. Agrawal has been honoured with Professor K. L. Chopra Faculty Research Award in the Category of Applied Research
On the 61st Foundation Day of IIT Delhi on 27th January 2020, Prof. Ashwini K. Agrawal of SMITA Research group was awarded Professor K. L. Chopra Faculty Research Award for the outstanding contribution in the field of Applied Research.  |
Institute Chair to Prof. Ashwini K. Agrawal
Prof. Ashwini K. Agrawal of the SMITA Research group has been awarded Institute Chair at IIT Delhi for the years 2019-2022. |
Dr. Rita Duggal Chair to Prof. Manjeet Jassal
Prof. Manjeet Jassal of SMITA Research Group has been awarded Dr. Rita Duggal Chair for excellence and leadership among women faculty members in teaching, research and development in the field of Science, Engineering, Management, Humanities or Social Sciences for the years 2019-2022. |
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