BRIEF BIO-DATA Dr. RINA SINGH Scientist, Environmental Science Division CSIR-CRRI, New Delhi Mobile: +91-9999768407 Email: rinasingh.crri@nic.in, rina_it@rediffmail.com Qualifications : Degree University Year Remarks PhD (Physics) Indian Institute of 2008 First Technology Delhi to M.Tech (Materials Science) M.Sc (Inorganic Chemistry) B.Sc (Math s, Physics, Chemistry) Employment details: Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University Banaras University Banaras University Hindu Hindu 2013 2004 Awarded Gold Medal for standing first in M.Tech with 9.2 CGPA 2002 First Division 2000 First Division Grade/ Post From To Lab./ Instt. Scientist 07.03.2009 Till Date CSIR-C.R.R.I., New Delhi Junior Scientist 19.10.2007 06.03.2009 CSIR-C.R.R.I., New Delhi Junior Scientist 07.03.2005 18.10.2007 CSIR-CFRI, Dhanbad Page 1 of 5
Awards and Achievements 1. Awarded GATE Scholarship (2002) by Human Resources Ministry (HRD), Govt. of India, to pursue M.Tech/PhD degree. 2. Awarded Gold medal for standing first in M. Tech (Materials Science) from IIT BHU with 9.2 CGPA 3. Senior Research Fellow by UGC, Govt of India ( 2004-2005) 4. Awarded PhD Degree in Physics from I.I.T Delhi in 2013. 5. Went on Singapore Deputation for presenting two oral papers. Members in national/ international committees: 1. Indian Roads Congress 2. Materials Research Society Singapore Projects: 1. Study of benzene and VOCs (Volatile Organic Compound) in different corridors of Delhi (In house activity). PL 2. Characterization of non methane hydrocarbons, volatile organic compounds and ozone near traffic intersection of Delhi ( In house activity ) Member 3. Clean Water: Sustainable options; Assessment of pollution loads from roads runoff (CSIR-NEERI Sponsored activity) Member. Brief Summary of Work and Area expertise: Dr Rina Singh did doctorate in Physics from IIT Delhi, in 2013. She has almost 9 years of research experience in various areas like air pollution due to road traffic, fabrication of metal based nanoparticles using laser ablation, catalysis, photonics etc. Presently she is working in area of environmental issues related to road and transportation sector. She has published more that 25 research papers in reputed scientific journals and conference proceedings. Her basic interest is mainly environmental nanotechnology, nanotechnology in concrete, SERS, Plasmonics, innovative catalytic materials for environmental remediation. Page 2 of 5
Research papers published in scientific/ referred journals (Last five years): 1. Rina Singh & R.K.Soni, Improved catalytic activity of laser generated bimetallic and trimetallic nanoparticles, 2014, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 14, 9, 6872-6879. 2. Rina Singh & R.K.Soni, Plasmonics Properties of Trimetallic Al@Al 2 O 3 @Ag@Au and Al@Al 2 O 3 @AuAg nanostructures, 2014, Applied Physics A, DOI: 10.1007/s00339-014-8455-7. 3. Rina Singh & R.K.Soni, Laser Generation of Aluminium Nanoparticles in Biocompatible Polymer Solution, 2014, Applied Physics A, DOI 10.1007/s00339-014-8487-z. 4. Rina Singh & R.K.Soni, Rattle-type Ag-Al Bimetallic Nanostructures Synthesized Using Pulsed Laser Ablation in Liquid, 2014, Science of Advanced Material, Accepted. 5. Sippy Kalra Chauhan, Anuradha Shukla, Rina Singh, Vikram Singh, Source Apportionment for Lower Non methane hydrocarbons in the ambient air of Delhi a mega city in India, Indian Journal of Environmental Protection, 2014, 34, 8, 682 688. 6. Rina Singh & R.K.Soni, Aluminium-Gold Nanocomposites Prepared by Pulsed Laser Ablation, 2012, Journal of Nanoscience letters, 3,11. 7. Subhashree Adhikari, Anuradha Shukla and Rina Singh, Role of Trees in Air Pollution Reduction and Improvement of Air Quality, Indian Journal of Air Pollution Control, Vol X11, No1, March 2012, 14-23, ISSN No-0250-5231. 8. Rina Singh, Anuradha Shukla and S.Gangopadhyay. A Pilot Study of Benzene in Different Corridors of Delhi. Indian Journal of Air Pollution Control, Vol X, March 2010, pp 21-24. 9. Rina Singh, Anuradha Shukla and S.Gangopadhyay. Health Impacts and status of BTEX in air, Indian Journal of Air Pollution Control, Vol X, September 2010, pp 31-42. Page 3 of 5
Conference Proceedings: 1. Rina Singh and R.K.Soni, Plasmonics Properties of Trimetallic Al@Al 2 O 3 @Ag@Au and Al@Al 2 O 3 @AuAg nanostructures, 2013, Abstract published in the proceedings of ICMAT, Singapore, Symposium V, pp-174. 2. Rina Singh and R.K.Soni, The architecture of laser generated nanostructure and their catalytic activity, 2013, Abstract published in the proceedings of ICMAT, Singapore, Symposium H, pp-84 3. Rina Singh & R.K.Soni, Bimetallic Al-Ag and Al-Au Nanocomposites for Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICAONSAT 2012), ARCI, Hyderabad, 20-23 Jan 2012. 4. Rina Singh, Naresh Kumar, Jyoti Katyal and R.K. Soni, Plasmonic Sensing of Oxidation in Aluminium Nanoparticles, Paper presented in International Conference and Workshop on Nanostructured Ceramics and other Nanomaterials (ICWNCN 2012), Delhi University, March 2012, p-110. 5. Rina Singh & R.K.Soni, Synthesis of Aluminium Nanoparticles in Polymer Matrix using Pulsed Laser Ablation in Liquid, 2nd International Conference on Laser Ablation and Nanoparticle Generation in Liquids (ANGEL 2012), 22 nd - 24 th May, 2012, Sicily, Italy. 6. Rina Singh and R.K.Soni, Laser generation of Zn-Al nanocomposites and their photocatalytic properties, Navas MP, Abstract published in the proceedings of International Conference on Materials Science and Technology (ICMST 2012) June 2012, Kerela, p-167. 7. Rina Singh & R.K.Soni, Aluminium-gold Nanocomposite in Polymer Matrix by Laser Irradiation, International Conference of Young researchers on Advanced Materials (ICYRAM 2012),1-6 July 2012, Singapore. 8. Rina Singh and Jyoti Katyal, Plasmonic properties of aluminium nanoparticles, R.K. Soni, National Symposium on Pulsed Laser Deposition of Thin Films and Nanostructured Materials (PLD 2011), Nov 2011, IISc Bangalore, Invited paper, p-22. 9. Rina Singh and R.K. Soni, Aluminium-Gold Nanocomposites in PVP matrix Prepared by Pulsed Laser Ablation, National Symposium on Pulsed Laser Deposition of Thin Films and Nanostructured Materials (PLD 2011) Nov 2011, IISc Bangalore, p-70. 10. Rina Singh and R.K. Soni, Plasmonic properties of Aluminium nanoparticles, Abstract published in the proceedings of International conference on Page 4 of 5
International Conference on Materials Advanced Technologies (ICMAT 2011), June 2011, Singapore, p-46. 11. Rina Singh and R.K. Soni, Hollow aluminium nanoparticle formation by pulsed laser ablation in solution, Paper presented at International Conference on Current Development in Atomic and Molecular Physics (CDAMOP) Delhi University, December 2011,p-133. 12. Rina Singh and R.K. Soni, Studying Optical Properties of metallic nanoparticles for Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, Paper published in the proceedings of International conference on Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (NANOCON-2010), October 2010. 13. Rina Singh and R.K. Soni, Plasmonic properties of Nanomaterials and Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, Paper published in the proceedings of International conference on Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (NANO- 2010), December 2010, McMillan Advanced Research Series, pp 81-86. 14. Anuradha Shukla, Rina Singh and Subhashree Adhikari. Nanomaterials in Road Transportation Sector-Vision 2030 Poster presented at Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi,11-12 th May Book Chapters 1. Rina Singh & R.K.Soni Plasmonic properties of Nanomaterials and Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy in a book chapters under the category Energy and Environment December 2010,Mc Milan Advance Research Series, pp 81-86 2. Rina Singh & R.K. Soni Hollow aluminium nanoparticle formation by pulsed laser ablation in solution to be published in book chapter NAROSA series publications. Magazine articles 1. Rina Singh & Anuradha Shukla, Nanotech for Road Transport, September 2011, Nanodigest (SCI article), 3, 4, 42-43. Date: 10.09.2014 (Dr Rina Singh) Page 5 of 5