ABOUT ME
"I am a curious researcher and believe in continuous learning.
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I love to teach and interact with students and am exploring the field of sensors for the past many years.
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My research interests are development of gas- and bio- nanosensors, porous silicon, metal oxides, MEMS, silicon technology, E-nose and IoT".
EDUCATION
RESEARCH INTERESTS
2008 - 2012: PhD
Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University)
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
Materials: Porous silicon and metal oxides;
thin films
Fabrication and characterization of MEMS
2004 - 2006: MSc Electronics
Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University)
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
2004 - 2001: B.A.Sc. (H) Electronics
Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women
Delhi University
School
Holy Child Auxilium School
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Gas- and bio- nanosensors for societal applications
Sensors and IoT
OTHER ENGAGEMENTS
Jan 2022 - Dec 2023: Adcom member
IEEE Sensors Council
Jan 2022 - Dec 2023: Women in Sensors Committee Chair
IEEE Sensors Council
Jan 2019 - Dec 2021: Young Professional Committee Chair
IEEE Sensors Council
2019: Joint Secretary
IEEE Rajasthan Subsection
Sept 2020 - Till date: Associate Editor
IEEE Sensors Letters
Sept 2020 - Till date: Chairperson, Student Wellbeing Committee
IIT Jodhpur (Link for the website)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Sept 2019 - June 2023: Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering
IIT Jodhpur
May 2023 - Start up
Founder and Director, Senskriti Technology Pvt. Ltd.
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Feb 2019 - Sept 2019: SERB Research Scientist
Centre for Biomedical Engineering
IIT Delhi
Jan 2013 - Dec 2018: DST INSPIRE Faculty
Centre for Applied Research in Electronics
IIT Delhi
Aug 2011 - Dec 2012: Assistant Professor
Amity Institute of Nanotechnology
Amity University
AWARDS/RECOGNITION
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Was awarded Dr. Vandana Sharma Memorial Award for Teaching Innovation on IIT Jodhpur Foundation Day in Aug 2023.
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Won Late Shri Pralhad P. Chhabria Awards under the Best Woman Professional Category in March 2022
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Inducted as Associate Editor in IEEE Sensors Letters in 2020.
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Won ‘IEEE YP Hall of Fame Award’ for organizing YP events in IEEE Sensors 2018
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IEEE Sensors Council Adcom member and Young Professional Committee Chair – 2019-21
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IEEE Delhi Section Execom member- 2019
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Mentor and in Board of Advisory for a team of IRSC (Indian Road Safety Campaign) at IIT Delhi for development of alcohol breath analyzer to be used by Traffic Police
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Won 1st Prize in Tata Hackathon Challenge (North Zone) for ‘Developing a smart breathanalyzer for detecting alcohol in human breath’ in October 2017.
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Priyanka Dwivedi, Ph.D. student: Student travel award by PSST 2018, France
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Priyanka Dwivedi, PhD Student: NTC International IEEE Student Award by IEEE Nanotechnology Council 2017
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Best paper awarded: "Selective acetone electrical detection using functionalized nano-porous silicon", Priyanka Dwivedi, Saakshi Dhanekar*, Samaresh Das presented at 12th IEEE India International Conference (INDICON), 17-20 December 2015, Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University), New Delhi, India
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Editorial Board Member for Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Science Publishing Group
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Reviewer for Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Materials Science and Engineering B, RSC Advances, Sensors Review, Sensors and Actuators B, Analytica Chimica Acta, Applied Physics Letters etc., national (SERB) and international projects (FONDECYT).
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DST Travel support to participate in a conference, PSST 2010.