Amit Kumar SinghalE-mail: vish_amitks@yahoo.com Phone: (+91) 8684821104

OBJECTIVE:

Seeking opportunities in Nanotechnology, water treatment, chemical industries esteemed related research organizations EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:

M.Tech. in Nanotechnology from “Center for Converging Technologies (CCT)”, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur

Examination Year of Passing Board / University Percentage

IntegratedB.Tech.-M.Tech.

2007-12(Held in June 2013)

CCT, UOR*69.19%

Sr. Sec.(12th) 2005 BOSER† 80.31%

Sec.(10th) 2003 BOSER 78.33%

WORKING EXPOSURE:

Total Experience of 3 years & 8 month (11th January, 2013 to present) Presently working as senior research fellow in environment and resource management

(E&RM) division of Avantha Centre for Industrial Research & Development, Yamuna Nagar, Haryana. (A corporate r & d centre of BILT paper mill, formerly known as Thapar Centre for Industrial Research & Development)Current project Biochemical abatement of pollution load in wastewater to meet the future stringent

norms for agro based pulp and paper mills.

Earlier worked with pulping and bleaching division of ACIRD.Projects handled Organosolv pulping and bleaching of agro residues Increase in brightness ceiling of agro residue pulps in cost effective manner specifically

for wheat straw (Sponsored project)

Also worked with pigment coating division of ACIRD Projects handled Synthesis of calcium sulphate pigment from industrial waste and its utilization in paper

industry (DST sponsored project) Application of Nanotechnology in pulp and paper industry

Associated with KPO projects and analytical testing in respective divisions.

INTERNSHIP (A part of M.Tech):

Worked as project trainee at “Centre for Nanotechnology” BHEL, Corporate R & D, Hyderabad in the project entitled “Microwave Synthesis of Calcium Copper Titanate and its Feasibility as Nanofiller for Polymer Composites” under the guidance of Dr. S. Raghunandan and Dr. Manoj Kumar. (11th June, 2012 to 10th December, 2012). Extra Exposure at BHEL, R&D, Hyderabad:

CNT based super-capacitors Microwave synthesis of CCTO Polymer nano filler composites for high voltage insulation Nano – inks Dye sensitized solar Cell

Projects undertaken during M.Tech curriculum : Sol-Gel synthesis of CdO-ZnO nanocomposite under the guidance of Dr. K.V.R. Rao,

Associate Prof, Dept. of Physics, UOR, Jaipur

Synthesis, characterization and properties of single walled carbon nanotubes & multiwalled carbon nanotubes synthesized using arc-discharge apparatus under the guidance of Prof. Y.K. Vijay, Director, Centre for Development of Physics Education, Jaipur and Dr. K.V.R. Rao

Synthesis, characterization and study of magnetic behavior and optical properties of Mn doped CdS & ZnS nanoparticles under the guidance of Dr. K.V.R. Rao

Green synthesis of Ag nanoparticles by Papaya extract under the guidance of Sumita kachhwaha, Prof., Dept. of Botany, UOR, Jaipur

‘Online admission system’ using HTML and PHP

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Hands on Characterization : Particle Size Analyzer, UV-Visible Spectroscopy, FTIR, Photoluminescence, Gas Chromatography, Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS), Tensiometer,

Experience in Analysis: AFM, SEM, XRD, HPLC.

Nanomaterial Synthesis: Chemical Co-Precipitation Method and Sol-Gel method, Microwave Synthesis, Ball Milling

Design, Simulation and Analysis Tools: MATLAB, Origin, AUTOCAD Hands on Paper Characterization Tools & Techniques: Optical Properties Tester,

Micrometer, Tearing Tester, Tensile Tester, Stiffness Tester, Air Permeance Tester, Brook Field Viscometer, Burst Tester, Cobb Tester, Folding Endurance, Gloss Tester, Water Retention Tester, Abrasion Tester, Colloidal Charge detector, Zeta Potential, Kappa Number, CED Viscosity

Adequate experience in Pulping, Enzymatic treatment of pulp, Bleaching, Effluent analysis, Paper making and Pigment coating

Experienced in Pulp and Wood Analysis: Ash, Lignin, Cellulose, Hemicellulose, Pentosan, Reactivity, Alpha cellulose etc.

Experienced in Waste Water Analysis: pH, TS, TSS, TDS, Color, COD, BOD, Metals analysis etc.

Teaching Experience

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Proficient with Internet and various computer tools and software Familiar with C, C++, JAVA, HTML, MATLAB, AUTOCAD

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS:

Singhal Amit K., Bhardwaj Shubhnag, Kumar Sunil, Bhardwaj N. K., Varadhan R., Improvement in Optical and Print Properties of Coated Recycled Board Used for Packaging, IPPTA, 27(4), 2015, 73-82.

Amit K. Singhal, Sunil Kumar, Sanjeev Gupta, Nishi K. Bhardwaj, Raghavan Varadhan, Calcium sulphate as pigment for improved functional properties of coated paper, progress in organic coatings, 79 (2015), 31–36.

A. K. Singhal, S. Bhardwaj, S. Kumar, S. Gupta, N. K. Bhardwaj, R. Varadhan, Synthesis of a Value Added Product for Paper Industry from Industrial Waste. Proceedings of 7th National Seminar on “Synergistic Aspects of Chemical and Other Sciences-2015”, Department of Chemistry, Panjabi University, Patiala, Feb 19-20, 2015; pp 17.

Amit Kumar Singhal, Sunil Kumar, Sanjeev Gupta, N.K.Bhardwaj, Synthesis and Characterization of Calcium Sulphate as a Low Cost Pigment for Paper Coating Industry. Proceedings of National Conference on Recent Developments in Chemical Sciences, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar, Feb 25-26, 2014; pp 19.

WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES, TRAININGS AND EXHIBITION ATTENDED:

Presented paper in National Conference on Recent Developments in Chemical Sciences (NCRDCS-2014) February 25-26, 2014 at Department of Chemistry, GJUST, Hisar

Six Months industrial training at Centre for Nanotechnology(CNT) Department, BHEL Corporate R & D, Hyderabad.(11-06-2012 to 10-12-2012)

Attended 16 hours training on MATLAB at Thapar University, Patiala, Punjab

Attended 6th INUP Familiarization Workshop on Nanofabrication Technologies at IIT Bombay

Attended 40 hours training on AUTOCAD at CIPET, Jaipur

Attended National Conference and Workshop on recent advances in modern Communication System and Nanotechnology (NCMCN-2011) at CCT, UOR, Jaipur

Attended “Workshop on Nanotechnology” Organized by NIET, Greater Noida on 15th

November, 2009

Attended “Footprints 2009” on Media & Communication conducted by Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication (SIMC)

Attended “SPSS workshop 2010 at Maharani College, UOR, Jaipur (May 2010)

STANDARDIZED TEST SCORE:

IELTS (Oct 2014) Score: 6.0 (Listening: 6, Reading: 6, Writing: 6.5, Speaking: 5.5)

LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT:

Elected Student Representative (SR) of RUSU for the Academic year 2011-2012 Event Co-ordinator of VERVE-12 & CCT-Annual function-2012 Class Representative (CR) in College Member of NGO, Indo Yuva Foundation, since Jan, 2012

STRENGTHS: Punctual, Sincere & Diligent Self motivated, eager to learn Positive and concentrated approach towards work Ability to work in a team environment Excellent Planner Multitasking

BIOSKETCH:

Date of Birth : 15th April, 1988Marital Status : SinglePermanent Address : 31/286, Sector-3,

Pratap Nagar, Sanganer,Jaipur (Rajasthan)

Amit K. Singhal