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CURRICULUM VITAE

Personal Details

Name Janki Shah

Address F-1402, marigold, South Bopal, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Phone +91-987-***-****

E-mail adi299@r.postjobfree.com

Nationality Indian

Date of Birth November. 13th 1991

Family Married

URL Links

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=cEHeMfcAAAAJ&hl=en ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Janki_Shah6 WORK EXPERIANCE

Date (from - to) July 8, 2019 - present

Employee Institute for Plasma Research (IPR), Gandhinagar, India Sector Academia

Job title Post Doc Researcher

Main activity Research in Hydrophobic Silica Nanomaterials for Oil/Water separation, transparent hydrophobic spray, and study of self-cleaning properties EDUCATION

Date July 2020

Title Philosophy Doctoral Degree in Applied Physics Organization Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, Gujarat, India Topic Morphological and Thermophysical Properties of Metal-Oxide Nanofluids Date July 2014

Title Master of Science, Physics

Organization Department of Physics, Sardar Patel University, Anand, Gujarat, India Project Topic Synthesis and Characterisation of Oxide Thin films Date July 2012

Title Bachelor of Science, Physics

Organization St. Xavier’s Science College, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India PERSONAL SKILLS

AND

COMPETENCES

Language ability

Self-assessment level Understanding Speaking Writing English Listening Reading Interaction Production

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Mother tongue Hindi, Gujarati (Proficient User)

Programming and

PC Tools

Graphics packages SigmaPlot, Origin, Microsoft Excel Documentation packages Microsoft Word, Latex

Visualizations Tools Xcrysden

Computational Tools Density Functional Theory (DFT) - VASP, Quantum Espresso 2

Experimental Tools

Synthesis methods Chemical methods, CVD, PVD, Sputtering methods, Nanofluid Interferometer, Transient hot-wire method

Characterisation tools XRD, SEM, TEM, Particle size analyser, FTIR, UV-Visible spectroscopy, DSC, TGA, Ultrasonicator, Zeta Potential Analyser, Viscometer, Rheometer TEACHING

Position Teaching Assistant

Academic Year Jul 2018 - Dec 2018

Title Nanomaterials and its applications

Level Bachelor of Science, Physics

Position PhD Fellow

Academic Year Jul 2015 - Jul 2018

Title Solid State Physics

Level Bachelor of Technology, Physics

Position Teaching Assistant

Academic Year Jul 2014 - Apr 2015

Title Plasma, Heat and Thermodynamics

Level Bachelor of Science, Physics

RESEARCH

INTEREST

PhD Research • Synthesis Nanomaterials (Nanoparticles, Thin films) with different morphologies

(Size, Shape)

• Synthesis Methods:

Chemical Methods: Sol-Gel, Precipitation, Microemulsions, Hydrothermal synthesis

Physical methods: CVD, PVD, Sputtering methods

• Phase change materials (PCM)

• Thermal study of nanomaterials: DSC, TGA

• Characterisation tools of nanomaterials

XRD, SEM, TEM, Particle size analyser, FTIR, UV-Visible spectroscopy

• Synthesis Micro/Nanofluids: Metal NFs, Oxide NFs, Magnetic NFs Methods: One-step and Two-step method

• Study of fluid with different parameters: NPs size-shape, Concentration, pH, Surfactant, Temperature

• Stability of fluids

Tools: Ultrasonication method, Zeta Potential Analyser

• Thermal Properties of fluids: Thermal conductivity Tools: Nanofluid Interferometer, Transient hot-wire method

• Rheological Properties of fluids: Viscosity, Shear stress, Shear rate, Newtonian, and non-Newtonian fluid

Tools: Viscometer, Rheometer

Postdoctoral Research

• Synthesis hydrophobic nanomaterials

• Polar and non-polar surfactants

• Hydrophobic contact angles (CA)

Tool- Drop Shape Analyzer

• Hydrophobic nanoparticles, thin film by spray coating, dip coating

• Water repellent coating on Glass/Cotton/Paper

• Oleophilic material- Oil-Water separation

• Optical Properties- Transparent coating

• Cost affective hydrophobic, transparent nanocoating/spray on Glass/Cotton/Paper 3

LIST OF

PUBLICATION

International Journal Publications

1. Shah, J., Ranjan, M., Sooraj, K.P., Sonvane, Y. and Gupta, S.K., 2019. Surfactant prevented growth and enhanced thermophysical properties of CuO nanofluid. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 283, pp.550-557. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2019.03.127

2. Shah, J., Gupta, S.K., Sonvane, Y. and Adhikari, K., 2019. Computational study of electronic and optical properties of p-group atomic adsorption on α- Al2O3 (0001). Computational and Theoretical Chemistry, 1155, pp.101-108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comptc.2019.03.026

3. Kansara, S., Shah, J., Sonvane, Y. and Gupta, S.K., 2019. Conjugation of biomolecules onto antimonene surface for biomedical prospects: A DFT study. Chemical Physics Letters, 715, pp.115-122.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2018.11.027

4. Shah, J., Kumar, S., Ranjan, M., Sonvane, Y., Thareja, P. and Gupta, S.K., 2018. The effect of filler geometry on thermo-optical and rheological properties of CuO nanofluid. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 272, pp.668-675. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2018.09.117

5. Shah, J., Ranjan, M., Gupta, S.K., Satyaprasad, A., Chaki, S. and Sonvane, Y., 2018. Reaction temperature dependent shape-controlled studies of copper-oxide nanocrystals. Materials Research Express, 5(6), p.065037. https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/aacacc

6. Shah, J., Kansara, S., Gupta, S.K. and Sonvane, Y., 2017. Oxygen adsorption on palladium monolayer as a surface catalyst. Physics Letters A, 381(36), pp.3084-3088.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physleta.2017.07.024

7. Shah, J., Ranjan, M., Davariya, V., Gupta, S.K. and Sonvane, Y., 2017. Temperature-dependent thermal conductivity and viscosity of synthesized α- alumina nanofluids. Applied Nanoscience, 7(8), pp.803-813. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13204-017-0594-7

8. Shah, J., Gupta, S.K., Sonvane, Y. and Davariya, V., 2017. Enhancing efficiency of solar thermal engineering systems by thermophysical properties of a promising nanofluids. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 77, pp.1343-1348.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2017.02.030

Conference Publications

1. Shah, J., Ranjan, M., Gupta, S.K. and Sonvane, Y., 2018, May. Surfactant- assisted morphological studies of α-Al2O3 nanoparticles. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 1961, No. 1, p. 030051). AIP Publishing LLC. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5035253

2. Shah, J., Ranjan, M., Gupta, S.K. and Sonvane, Y., 2018, April. Ultrasonication effect on thermophysical properties of Al2O3 nanofluids. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 1951, No. 1, p. 020008). AIP Publishing LLC. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5031716

CONFERENCE

PRESENTATION/Talk

International conferences

1. 9th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT 2017),

(Poster Presentation) (18-23 June 2017), Singapore. 2. 4th International Workshop on Advanced Materials (IWAM 2018),

(Poster Presentation) (18-20 Feb 2018), Dubai.

3. UK-Israel Workshop Summer School 2018 on Nano Scale Crystallography for Bio and Materials Research (Poster Presentation) (18-19 June 2018) Tel-Aviv University, Israel.

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4. XXV International Summer School ‘Nicolás Cabrera’ on Manipulating Light and Matter at the Nanoscale (Poster Presentation) (9-14 Sep 2018) Miraflores de la Sierra, Madrid, Spain.

AWARDS AND

HONOURS

1. PhD fellowship from National Institute of Technology, Surat. 2. Research Proposal selected at IISc Bangalore under INUP Training. 3. Travel grant by 9th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT 2017) Singapore for attending conference. 4. CSIR travel grant for 4th International Workshop on Advanced Materials

(IWAM 2018), Dubai.

5. Tel-Aviv University grant for attending UK-Israel Workshop Summer School 2018 on Nano Scale Crystallography for Bio and Materials Research, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.

6. International travel support (SERB) grant for attending XXV International Summer School ‘Nicolás Cabrera’ on Manipulating Light and Matter at the Nanoscale (2018) Miraflores de la Sierra, Madrid, Spain. 7. Poster Presentation-1St Prize

National Research Scholar Meet on Condensed Matter Physics and material Science (8 December 2018), Gujarat University, Gujarat REFERENCES Dr. Yogesh Sonvane (PhD Supervisor)

Assistant Professor

Department of Applied Physics, SVNIT, Ichchhanath, Surat, Gujarat, India. adi299@r.postjobfree.com

+91-987*******

Dr. Mukesh Ranjan (Postdoc Supervisor)

Scientific Officer – F, Scientist (FCIPT/IPR), Asst. Prof. (HBNI) FCIPT, GIDC, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

adi299@r.postjobfree.com

+91-898*******

Dr. Patrice Estellé (Collaborator)

Associate Professor,

Civil and Mechanical Engineering,

Université de Rennes 1

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