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Salzburg, Austria

Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

• Project: Porous nanoparticles and nanocomposite (NC) hydrogels as 3D biomaterials for drug delivery and biotechnological applications.Output:
• Synthesized and characterized the porous nanoparticles and integrated into hydrogels.
• Hydrogels were characterized for rheological and mechanical properties for 3d printing.
• Analyzed and interpreted cell viability data, which led to 2 published articles. Supervised one master student for her project.

Karlsruhe Area, Germany

• Project: Planning and execution of external projects from researchers for soft-lithography under Karlsruhe Nano Micro Facility, a user facility. Supervision and training of doctoral/master students to the.
• Conceptualized, managed and collaborations of more than 15 research projects, resulting in 13 publications and 1 book chapter.
• Demonstrated laboratory techniques and supervised master / doctor students. Organized lab tour… Show more Project: Planning and execution of external projects from researchers for soft-lithography under Karlsruhe Nano.
• Demonstrated laboratory techniques and supervised master / doctor students. Organized lab tour for school students to motivate into science.
• Managed the lab consumables and lab research resources for the group.
• Developed, validated and prepared bio-active surfaces by utilizing different surface-chemistry to captured biomaterials for biotechnological and diagnosis applications.

Hamburg Area, Germany

• Project: Capturing circulating tumor (CTC) cells on microarray platform, an ERC project between UKE Hamburg and KIT Karlsruhe. Output:
• Designed and prepared protein microarray on functionalized surface.
• Captured CTC under microarray integrated microfluidic ceiling.
• Used strong technical and communication skills to collaborate with team members from KIT and university of Wien and published one publication.

Karlsruhe Area, Germany

• Project: Development of polymer pen lithography (PPL) into novel printing method for biological applications.Output:
• Designed and developed a novel multiplexed PPL method for advanced multiplexed DNA/protein microarray for biosensors and biological application.
• Investigated and optimized a microfluidic platform integrated with 2D printed allergen microarray for cell sorting application and Mast cell activation in Immunology.
• Developed and designed a gradient lipid pattern for… Show more Project: Development of polymer pen lithography (PPL) into novel printing method for biological applications.Output:
• Developed and designed a gradient lipid pattern for bio-application and interpreted the lipid-ink transport behavior from PPL stamps to the surface.
• Supervised and mentored three international master students. Received DAAD-Rise supervision scholarship.

Karlsruhe Area, Germany

• Project: A thesis project sponsored by German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), to fabricate and characterized phospholipids grating by softlithography technique. Output:
• Designed and fabricate lipid-grating by Dip-Pen Nanolithography.
• Performed quantitative and qualitative analyses by fluorescence microscopy and Atomic Force Microscopy.

Kurukshetra, Haryana, India

• Examination in-charge and admission coordinator.
• Developed physics lab experiment.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physics, Biology, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: A joint research at KIT and University of Muenster Scanning probe lithography, bio-assay, DNA microarray.

Master'S Project, Dip-Pen Nanolithography, 10 Out Of 10

Fabrication of Optical Diffraction Lipid grating by Dip-Pen Nanolithography and characterization by AFM.

Master'S Degree, Materials Science, 9.225 Out Of 10

Courses - Physics of Semiconductor devices, Semiconductor device technology, IC technology, Technology of RF and microwave solid state.

Master Of Science - Ms, Physics

Courses - Electronic devices and circuits, Quantum Mechanics, Advance quantum mechanics, Nuclear and particle physics, Solid state.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Physical Sciences

Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.