PGDEHS (Post-Graduation Diploma in Environment, Health, and Safety is a Skilled course in the field of Environment, Health, and Safety for people who are working in the Industry or freshers who wants to become safety engineer.

- Completed 9 subjects with more than 90% positive feedback from the students- Delivered 4 technical lectures at Indrashil University and other Universities.- As a department placement coordinator, coordinated for 100% internship and more than 50% placement for the first batch of the University with support from Mr. Vijo Joy, Placement Officer.- Carried out 3 field visits for B.Tech. students and 3 field visit for PGDEHS students.- Convener of two National level seminar/webinars… Show more - Completed 9 subjects with more than 90% positive feedback from the students- Delivered 4 technical lectures at Indrashil University and other Universities.- As a department placement coordinator, coordinated for 100% internship and more than 50% placement for the first batch of the University with support from Mr. Vijo Joy, Placement Officer.- Carried out 3 field visits for B.Tech. students and 3 field visit for PGDEHS students.- Convener of two National level seminar/webinars sponsored by GUJCOST.- Developed Environment Audit Cell. Consultancy Projects: Worth 10 Lakh.- Designing of Wet Scrubber for specific effluent: Designed 11 Acid and Alkaline scrubbers (Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd.)- Reducing BOD and COD of effluent: Implemented cleaner production concepts reduced BOD and COD by working on Source. (Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd.)- Energy Audit: Carried out Energy Audit and suggested low-hanging fruits and Mid level investment to achieved 5% reduction. (Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd.)- Designing of Waste Management System for Nano-Fertilizer: Developed ETP scheme, Designed ETP plant and Prepared detailed R & D report. (IFFCO Ltd.)Responsibilities:- Coordinator - Chemical and Biochemical Engineering (CBE) Department- Member of BoS - CBE and PGDEHS.- Convener - University Sport Committee- Banding and Marketing of PGDEHS programme Show less

Research Experience- Thesis Title “Synthesis and optimization of CZTS thin films for applications in third generation solar cells”.- Applied the concept of design of experiments (DoE) to refine deposition parameters, subsequently, used response surface methodology (RSM) to obtain specific deposition conditions for the synthesis of single-phase CZTS thin films.- Investigated possible application of CZTS in state-of-the-art Quantum-dots Sensitized Solar Cells (QDSSCs).-… Show more Research Experience- Thesis Title “Synthesis and optimization of CZTS thin films for applications in third generation solar cells”.- Applied the concept of design of experiments (DoE) to refine deposition parameters, subsequently, used response surface methodology (RSM) to obtain specific deposition conditions for the synthesis of single-phase CZTS thin films.- Investigated possible application of CZTS in state-of-the-art Quantum-dots Sensitized Solar Cells (QDSSCs).- Synthesized quasi-solid gel polymer electrolyte to improve the stability of QDSSCs and applied in CZTS as counter electrode based QSSCs for the first time.- Developed new simplified process for synthesis of CZTS nanoparticles (NPs) to apply as HTM in PSCs.- Applied CZTS NPs in Perovskite solar cells as low-cost and sustainable HTM to reduce its fabrication cost.- Developed more stable and efficient hybrid perovskite absorber material by investigating composition space of monovalent cation.- Employed various low-cost solution based thin film deposition techniques such as spray pyrolysis, spin coating, SILAR. CBD and PECVD- Expertise in different characterization methods such as XRD, DLS, SEM, EDX, AFM, and EIS.Additional Contribution- Supervised four graduate student’s summer research internships and the final year research project of a postgraduate student.- Contributed to the conceptualization and writing of two novel research proposals for research-grants funded by SERB and DRDO.- Managed laboratory material inventories and maintenance of instruments. Show less