ARSD College

The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS-CNPq) Postdoctoral Fellow
Centro de Ciências, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza- CE, Brazil (2011-12)   
        
Ph.D., Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi (2006); 
Title: Synthesis, Physico-chemical and Thermal Characterization of Organometallic Complexes
with ligands containing N-, S- as donor atoms. Advisor: Professor N K Kaushik.
                                                                                              
M. Sc. (Inorganic Chemistry), Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi (2001)
 
B. Sc. Chemistry (Honors), Hindu College, University of Delhi (1999)

 Professor, Department of Chemistry, Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College, University of Delhi (2021 onwards)

 Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College, University of Delhi. (2018)

 Assistant Professor (Permanent), Department of Chemistry, ARSD College, University of Delhi (2007-2018)

 Assistant Professor, Department of Polymer Science, Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences, University of Delhi (2006-07)

Broad research areas:
Material Chemistry, Hybrid materials,
Organometallic Complexes,
Bioinorganic Chemistry.
Use of sol-gel technique for the synthesis of ceramic and hybrid materials.
Processes and techniques.
Analysis of hybrids and nanocomposite materials.
Preparation of clay based materials for removal of dyes from wastewater.
Applications of synthesized compounds in treatment of contaminated water.

B. Sc. Chemistry Honours

37. N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Silver(I) Complexes: Emerging Developments for Medicinal Applications, V Kumawat, S C Mohapatra, M Singla and Rajeev Singh*, Current Bioactive Compounds, 22(5) (2026)

36. Synthesis of Transition Metal Nanoparticles Immobilized to Graphene (GO and RGO) as an Enhancer of Dissolved Oxygen with Reduced Band-Gap Energy. Kumawat, V, Aggarwal, S, Singla, M, Bansal S, Rajeev Singh, Kumar R, Das P J,. J. Electron. Mater., 54(12), 10975- 10984 (2025)

35. Adsorption of malachite green and chrysoidine-Y by Sn-pillared clay, L Raghav, P Patanjali, I Chopra & Rajeev Singh*, Environmental Quality Management (Wiley), 32 (3), 181-193, (ISSN: 1520-6483) (2023)

34. Adsorption and kinetic studies for removal of basic dyes using pillared bentonites, L Raghav, P Patanjali, I Chopra & Rajeev Singh*, Indian Journal of Chemical Technology, 29 (1), pp 47-53, (ISSN: 0975-0991) (2022)

33. Organobentonite as an Efficient and Reusable Adsorbent for Cationic Dyes Removal from Aqueous Solution, P Patanjali, I Chopra, A Mandal, Rajeev Singh*, Journal of Scientific & Industrial Research, 80 (01), 80-86 (ISSN: 0975-1084) (2021)

32. Green synthesis of gold nanoparticles from Combretum indicum and their characterization, S S Gupta, P Patanjali, N K Mishra, A Kumar, I Chopra & Rajeev Singh*, Indian Journal of Chemical Technology, 28 (6), (ISSN: 0975-0991) (2021)

31. Kinetics and isotherm studies for adsorptive removal of methylene blue from aqueous solutions using organoclay, P Patanjali, I Chopra, A Mandal & Rajeev Singh^*, Indian Journal of Chemical Technology, 28, 86-93, (ISSN: 0975-0991) (2021)

Member Secretary/ Incubator Manager:
Pivotal role in establishing the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurial Leadership, Technology Business Incubator, (TBI)
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise, (MoMSME), GoI. (2015-21)

Member Secretary/ Overall Coordinator,
STAR College Scheme, Department of Biotechnology,
Government of India. Pivotal role in establishing the DBT Science Centre (2014-20).

DOCTORAL STUDENTS/ PROJECT FELLOWS

1. Vishnu Kumawat, Teacher Fellow, Pursuing Ph.D. from University of Delhi, 2021 onwards.

2. Dr. Pooja Patanjali, Awarded in 2022 from University of Delhi

3. Ms. Little Nagyal, Awarded in 2023 from University of Delhi.

4. Mr. Neeraj Kumar Mishra, UGC Project Fellow (2013-2016)

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

· Dr. Amit Kumar, Guest Researcher, JAIST Ph. D. fellow, Japan; “Synthesis of 4, 4 diaminostilbene from 4-aminocinnamic acid” (Ph. D. Minor Project, 2014-15)