Teaching and Research

CURRICULUM VITAE

MRIDULA MITTAL

M.Sc. Physics and Electronics & M.Tech. Microelectronics

Panjab University, Chandigarh

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Presently taking tutions at home upto grade 12 (Medical/Non-medical) Institute for plasma research, DAE, Gujarat, India. Pulse Power and RFQ Development Division

Scientist (Project) 09 Apr’14 – 08 Apr’16 (2 Years) Institute for Plasma Research is an autonomous R & D organization under the authority of Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Government of India situated near west banks of river Sabarmati in Gujarat, India. This institute is largely involved in theoretical and experimental studies in plasma science including basic plasma physics, agnetically confined hot plasmas and plasma technologies for industrial application. The institute owns two operational Tokamaks (a machine for controlling thermonuclear fusion) - ADITYA and Steady State Tokamak (SST) - 1. FCIPT, ITER-India and CPP-IPR, located in Gandhinagar and Guwahati are three divisions under IPR.

My role as a Scientist in Pulse power and RFQ development division is to work on the physics design of Radio Frequency Quadrupole and Low Energy Beam Transport system for the accelerator division presents me with the challenges in the design and optimization of a RFQ cavity followed by the design of and optimization of a Low Energy Beam Transport System

(including beam dynamics for LEBT). It gives me the opportunity to gather all my theoretical and technical skills, innovative character and ability to make this machine feasible. The assignments handled includes:

Managed all phases of the physics design process for a multitude of products, components including tolerancing, prototyping and documenting results.

Design and optimization of 2-D Radio frequency Quadrupole cavity for the resonant frequency with minimum power loss.

Carry out 2-D simulations to calculate the exact location and diameter of the tuner and dipole rod in the cavity using SUPERFISH.

Analytical design and optimization of End-Cuts for field flatness and transferring magnetic field in the adjacent quadrant.

Completed the task for the selection of Vacuum pump and the interfacing components for the RFQ system including raising the indent for the procurement of vacuum pumps.

Involved in carrying-out 3-D EM simulations for the designed cavity in CST-MWS to validate the 2-D physics design obtained from Superfish.

Design and optimization for the LEBT system for beam matching at the entrance of Radio frequency quadrupole

2-D design of steering and Solenoid magnet

Design reviews at BARC, Mumbai and RRCAT, Indore CSIR-CEERI – Pilani, Rajasthan

Senior Project Fellow 19 Mar’13 to 18 Mar’14 (1 Year)

Gained diverse experience in wafer processing techniques, mainly, wafer cleaning, spin coating, dip coating,

Design and fabrication of carbon nanotube gas sensors and tested for ammonia gas

Functionalized and hybridized CNTs with gold nanoparticles to improve the sensitivity and selectivity towards particular gas (ammonia).

Involved in the fabrication of solar cells

Involved in the synthesis of CNT-MnO2 nano-hybrids for spintronic applications

Involved in investigation of ferromagnetism in Single Walled CNTs Ferozepur College of Engineering and Technology, Ferozeshah, Ferozepur, Punjab Assistant Professor 05 Sep’2012 to 15 Mar’ 13 (6 months 10 days)

Teaching physics and environmental education to 1 st

year engineering students.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

CAD Tools: Solid Works

Simulation tools: CST MWS, COMSOL, Tracewin, Trace-3D, SUPERFISH and POISSON, MATLAB-SIMULINK

Digital Designing Tools : Tanner, Xilinx, DSCH

Complier : Keil Compiler

Programming Languages: Matlab, C, C++

Operating Systems: Windows

Experience on handling characterization instruments (and sample preparation for these instruments): FTIR spectroscope, UV-Vis Spectroscope, Semiconductor Characterization System (SCS-4200), Raman Spectroscope.

Wafer Processing Techniques: Wafer cleaning, spin coating, etching

Languages: English, Hindi, Punjabi

PUBLICATIONS: JOURNALS/CONFERNCES

Suresh Kumar, Mridula Mittal, Inderpreet Kaur, Keya Dharamvir, Banshi Dhar Pant, and Lalit M. Bharadwaj, “Conductivity modulation of carbon nanotubes through hybridization with quantum dots and gold nanoparticles”, Eur. Phys. J. Appl. Phys. (2013) 64: 20401

M. Mittal, A. Kumar, “Carbon Nanotube (CNT) gas sensors for emissions from fossil fuel burning”, Sensors and Actuators B 203 (2014) 349–362

M Mittal, R Bahl, S Kumar, B Sarkar, A Shyam, “Beam Dynamics and Design studies of a low energy beam transport (LEBT) system for 1 MeV radio frequency quadrupole (RFQ) at IPR”, Proceedings of the Indian Particle Accelerator Conference InPAC-2015, under the agies of ISPA, ID-34, page no. 97-100, Dec. 21-24, 2015

S Kumar, R Bahl, B Sarkar, A Shyam and M Mittal, “Optimization of mechanical design of RFQ using CST as tool”, Proceedings of the Indian Particle Accelerator Conference InPAC- 2015, under the agies of ISPA, ID-37, page no. 103-105, Dec. 21-24, 2015

R. Bahl, B. Sarkar, M. Mittal, S. Kumar, A. Shyam,” Design of Radio Frequency Quadrupole

(RFQ) - A front end injector for accelerators at IPR”, Proceedings of the Indian Particle Accelerator Conference InPAC-2015, under the agies of ISPA, ID-39, page no. 106-109, Dec. 21-24, 2015.

INTERNAL REPORTS

Mridula Mittal, Renu Bahl, “LEBT optimization for beam matching studies”, IPR/RR- 792/2016, April, 2016

Mridula Mittal, Renu Bahl, “An Optimization to optimize RFQ Cavity Using SUPERFISH CODE”, IPR/RR-787/2016, March 2016

INVITED TALK

Given an Invited Talk in “Fourth International Conference on Natural Polymers, ICNP- 2015” held Kottayam, Kerala, India from 10 Apr to 12 Apr, 2015 on “Carbon Nanotube- Polymer Composites for Gas Sensing Applications”

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Presented a Poster on “Emittance Growth Studies in LEBT for Different Particle Distributions in Ion Beams using Tracewin” in a workshop on RFQ Accelerators and Associated Technologies (9-10 June, 2015) held at Institute for Plasma Research, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Authors: Mridula Mittal, Renu Bahl, Anurag Shyam, B Sarkar

Presented a poster in 10

th

Asia Plasma and fusion association conference 2015- R. Bahl, A. Shyam, B. Sarkar, R. Kumar, M. Mittal and S. Kumar, “Development of Neutronics facility using RFQ Accelerator as the basic tool”.

Presented a poster in Indian particle Accelerator conference InPAC-2015 under the ages of ISPA held at TIFR, Mumbai from 21, Dec 2015 to 24 Dec 2015 on “Optimization of mechanical design of RFQ using CST as tool”, S. Kumar, R. Bahl, B. Sarkar, A. Shyam and M. Mittal

Presented a poster in Indian particle Accelerator conference InPAC-2015 under the ages of ISPA held at TIFR, Mumbai from 21, Dec 2015 to 24 Dec 2015 on “Beam Dynamics and Design Studies of a Low Energy Beam Transport (LEBT) System for 1 MeV Radio Frequency Quadrupole (RFQ) at IPR”, M.Mittal, R.Bahl, S.Kumar, B.Sarkar and A. Shyam

ACADEMICS

Degree University /

Board

Major Subjects Performance Year

M.Tech U.I.E.T. (Panjab

University)

Microelectronics 76.3% 2012

M.Sc. Panjab University

Physics and

Electronics

69.8% 2010

B.Sc. Panjab University

Comp. Sci.,

Physics, Maths

67.3% 2008

Higher Secondary PSEB Non-Medical 63.2% 2005

Matric CBSE Science, Maths,

SST, Eng, Pbi

77.3% 2003

PROJECTS & INTERNSHIPS

6 weeks training in ‘Embedded Systems using Microcontrollers’ from Eureka Electrosoft Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Chandigarh from 8 June 2009 to 17 July, 2009.

M.Sc. Project – Six months project on ‘Optical Fiber scanner’ under the supervision of Dr. J.B. Singh, Physics dept., Panjab University, Chandigarh

M.Tech. Project - One year training cum thesis work from Central Scientific Instruments Organization (CSIO- CSIR) Chandigarh (160030), India during M.Tech. Specialization is in the field of Nanotechnology on “Alignment and Electrical Characterization of Carbon Nanotube

– Quantum Dot Nanohybrid” under the guidance of Dr. Lalit M. Bharadwaj CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS ATTENDED

Attended Indian Microelectronics Society (IMS) Workshop - 2012 held at Panjab University

(U.I.E.T.), Chandigarh.

Participated as a delegate in Chandigarh Science Congress (CHASCON) - 2012 held at Panjab University, Chandigarh.

Participated as a delegate in Chandigarh Science Congress (CHASCON) - 2010 held at Panjab University, Chandigarh.

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACHIEVEMENTS

Member of the organizing committee and edited the Abstract booklet organized at IPR in 9 th

June to 10

th

June 2015 on “RFQ Accelerators and Associated Technologies”.

Member of the organizing committee of Summer School program at IPR in 2015.

Member of the organizing committee of National Science day at IPR 2015 and 2016, where I was involved in organizing quiz competition, model exhibition and making sign ages.

Written article in Hindi for the institute’s magazine ‘Plasma Joyti’ on carbon nanotubes.

Involved in translating articles to Hindi for publication in institute’s monthly magazine

‘Plasma Joyti’ and annual report.

Involved in organizing IMS workshop in UIET, Chandigarh

One year Student Member of Indian Microelectronics Society, 2010-2011, Membership no- 451SM.

Involved in organizing annual functions and decorating the entrance with rangoli in physics dept. in university

Regular participation in curricular activities in school, college and university level. PERSONAL DETAILS

Last Organisation Institute For Plasma Research, DAE Current Location Moga, Punjab

Total Working Experience 3 Years, 6 Months

Notice Period Immediate

Date of Birth 13

th

May, 1987

Permanent Address

House no-1262, Ward no-11, 1, Gandhi Nagar,

Moga (142001), Punjab

Address for Correspondence

House no-1262, Ward no-11, 1, Gandhi Nagar,

Moga (142001), Punjab

Mailing Address ******.*******.**@*****.***

Contact Number +91-946*******

Marital Status Married

Passport Number J0833955

Husband’s Name Rishav Bansal

Father’s Name Ashok Mittal

Mother’s Name Sunita Mittal

REFERENCES

1) Dr. Devinder Mehta

Chairperson, Physics Department,

Panjab University, Sector-14,

Chandigarh (160014), India

Contact No: +91 – 981-***-****

E-mail: ******@**.**.**

2) Ms. Renu Bahl

Scientist F,

Institute for Plasma Research,

Bhat (382428), Gandhinagar, Gujarat

Contact no: +91-942*******

E-mail: ***.*******@*****.***

3) Dr. B. Sarkar

Scientist H, Area Chairman

Institute for Plasma Research,

Bhat (382428), Gandhinagar, Gujarat

Contact no: +91-982*******

E-mail: *******@****-*****.***

I, hereby declare that the above information is true to the best of knowledge and belief.

(Mridula Mittal)

Date: 18 JUNE,2020

Place: MOGA

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