About University
About University
Cradled in the lap of mountains at the foothills of auspicious Trikuta, besides the river Tawi at an altitude of 1030 ft. is Jammu. This 'city of temples' has many places...
Achievements
Fellowships (Natioinal & International):-
- Prof. S. K. Pandey was awarded fellowship by RITE, National Industrial Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan in 1998 for six months and worked with Prof. T. Abe.
- Prof. K.K. Kapoor was awarded BOYSCOST fellowship by DST and worked with Prof. Mugio Nishizawa, Tokushima Bunri University, Japan during 1999-2000.
- Prof. Satya Paul was awarded BOYSCOST fellowship by DST and worked with Prof. James H. Clark, Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, Unversity of York, UK during 2002-2003.
- Prof. R.K. Bamezai was awarded INSA-DFG fellowship to work with Prof. H. Kresse, Martin Luther University, Halle, Germany in 2003.
- Prof. Meena Sharma was awarded INSA fellowship to Czech Republic in 2003 to work with Prof. Petr Uchytil, Institute of Fundamental Reserarch, Czech Republic, Czech.
- Prof. S.K. Pandey was awarded Alexander Von Humboldt Fellowship in 2005 to work with Prof. H.W. Roesky, University of Gottingen, Germany.
- Prof. K.K. Kapoor was awarded INSA fellowship to work with Prof. J.M.K. Williams, University of Bath, UK, in 2006.
- Prof. S.K. Pandey was awarded INSA-DFG fellowship to work with Prof. D. Stalke, University of Gottingen, Germany in 2009.
- Prof. Satya Paul was awarded INSA-DFG fellowship to work with Prof. L.F. Tietze, University of Gottingen, Germany in 2009.
- Prof. Kamal K Kapoor visited Prof. Olivier Reiser’s Laboratory, Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Regensvurg, Germany for a priod of three momths with effect from June 01, 2019 wih financial support of DFG, Germany.
Research Activities:-
Ph.D. Degrees awarded (2018-23) :- 52
M.Phil. Degrees awarded (2018-2022) :- 28
National and International Publications (2018-23) :- 211
Other Activities:-
In addition to academic activities leading to M.Sc., M.Phil. and Ph.D. Degrees, the Department has Chemical Society under the aegis of which various activities, for example, debates, invited Lectures, Seminars, short tours/picnics are held from time to time.
The department also organizes refresher course in Chemistry for College and University teachers in collaboration with Human Recource Development Centre, University of Jammu, Jammu. In addition, various conferences, seminars, workshops, symposia etc. have been organized in the Department.
Organization Memberships:-
The faculty members and research scholars of the Department are invariably life or annual members of various organizations like Indian Chemical Society, Kolkata, Indian Council of Chemists, Agra, National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad, Indian Liquid Crystal Society, Bangalore, Chemical Research Society of India, Bangalore, Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata, Indian Association for Solid State Chemists and Allied Scientists, Jammu, Indian Association of Analytical Chemists, Alexander Von Humbholdt Foundation, Germany, Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth, Japan, Indian Thermodynamic Society, Amritsar, National Environmental Science Academy etc.
Recognition/Affiliation :-
The Department has been identified by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), New Delhi for the DST-FIST Programme in the year 2009 for a period of five years, UGC-SAP Programme in the year 2010 for a period of five years and DST-PURSE Programme in the year 2011 & 2016 for a period of five years.
Awards and Honours :-
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Faculty Members |
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Name of the awardee |
Name of the award |
Name of the awarding body |
Category of award (innovation/ techology transfer etc.) |
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Dr. Monika Gupta 2018 |
National Environmental Science Academy (NESA) Green Technology Innovative Award in Delhi University |
NESA |
Research |
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Dr. Ashwani Kumar 2018 |
National Environmental Science Academy (NESA) Young Scientist Award in Delhi University |
NESA |
Research |
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Dr. Monika Gupta 2018 |
Women Research Award |
IOSRD |
Research |
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Dr. Ashwani Kumar 2018 |
Young Scientist Award |
IOSRD |
Research |
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Prof. Meena Sharma 2019 |
Leadership of Academicians Program (LEAP) at IIT Bombay |
Ministry of Education (MoE) |
Research |
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Prof. Meena Sharma 2019 |
Leadership of Academicians Programme (LEAP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore |
MoE |
Research |
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Prof. Kamal K Kapoor June 2019 to August 2019 |
Visited Prof. Oliver Reiser’s Laboratory, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany, with Germany supported Fellowship (DFG) under International Exchange of Scientists Programme for three months, to work in the area of Photocatalysis |
Germany supported Fellowship (DFG |
Research |
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Prof. Kamal K Kapoor 2019 |
Leadership of Academicians Programme (LEAP), Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh |
MoE |
Research |
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Prof. Kamal K Kapoor 2020 |
Leadership of Academicians Programme (LEAP), Monash University, Australia |
MoE |
Research |
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Prof. H. N. Sheikh 2020 |
Leadership of Academicians Program (LEAP) at Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi and Oxford University (Selected) |
MoE |
Research |
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Prof. Kamal K Kapoor 2020 |
Selected to deliver Platinum Jublee Lecture 2020 at 107th ISC, Bangalore [ Jan 03 and Jan 07, 2020] |
ISCA |
Research |
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Research Scholar |
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Name of the awardee |
Name of the award |
Name of the awarding body |
Category of award (innovation/techology transfer etc) |
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Dr. Bushra Chowhan 2021 |
Project (Fabrication of affordable UV chamber for killing COVID-19 using locally available UV lamp) |
J&K Science and Technology Innovation Council (JKSTIC) |
Innovation |
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Ms. Richu (2020) |
3rd Position in the three day Virtual International Conference on Emerging Research Trends in Chemical Sciences (ERTCS-2020) |
PG Department of Chemistry, Govt. Post Graduate College Rajouri |
Conference |
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Ms. Akanksha Manhas (2020) |
3rd Position in the three day Virtual International Conference on Emerging Research Trends in Chemical Sciences (ERTCS-2020) |
PG Department of Chemistry, Govt. Post Graduate College Rajouri |
Conference |
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Ms. Mobina Kouser (2024) |
Certificate for presenting paper at JK Women Science Congress-2024 |
University of Jammu in collaboration with J&K Science, Technology & Innovation Council |
Conference |
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Students |
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Name of the Student |
Name of the award/medal |
National/ International |
Sports / Cultural |
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Sudhashi Khajuria (2017) |
Participated in 28th Senior National Korfball Championship |
National |
Sports |
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Vivek Parihar (2017) |
Vice-Chancellor Award for Completion of 120 hrs. in NSS |
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NSS |
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Vivek Parihar (2018) |
Appreciation Ward from Chairman NSS for regular blood donation |
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NSS |
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Vivek Parihar (2018) |
Joint Team from J&K stood second in Swach Bharat Summer Internship |
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NSS |
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Sudhashi Khajuria (2018) |
Third position in the All India Inter-University Korfball (Mixed) Championship Tournament |
Inter-University |
Sports |
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Sudhashi Khajuria (2021) |
Participated in 32nd Senior National Korfball Championship |
National |
Sports |
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Sudhashi Khajuria (2021) |
Participated in 33rd Senior National Korfball Championship |
National |
Sports |
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Sudhashi Khajuria (2022) |
Third position in the All Inter-University Korfball (Mixed) Tournament |
Inter-University |
Sports |
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Sudhashi Khajuria (2022) |
Participated in 34th Senior National Korfball Championship |
National |
Sports |
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Srishti Koul (2022) |
National Service Scheme Awards for the award 2020-21 (awarded by Hon’ble President of India) |
National |
NSS |
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Prachi Bhagat (2023) |
Participated in the Symposium on Drug Discovery and Skill Development on High End Research, organized by CSIR-IIIM Jammu under One Week One Lab ((OWOL) program |
National |
Symposium |
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Himanshi Khajuria (2023) |
Participated in the Symposium on Drug Discovery and Skill Development on High End Research, organized by CSIR-IIIM Jammu under One Week One Lab ((OWOL) program |
National |
Symposium |
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Preeti Sharma (2023) |
Participated in the Symposium on Drug Discovery and Skill Development on High End Research, organized by CSIR-IIIM Jammu under One Week One Lab ((OWOL) program |
National |
Symposium |
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Kavita Sharma (2023) |
Participated in the Symposium on Drug Discovery and Skill Development on High End Research, organized by CSIR-IIIM Jammu under One Week One Lab ((OWOL) program |
National |
Symposium |
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Rohit Singh (2023) |
Participated in the Symposium on Drug Discovery and Skill Development on High End Research, organized by CSIR-IIIM Jammu under One Week One Lab ((OWOL) program |
National |
Symposium |
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Purnima Raina (2023) |
Participated in the Symposium on Drug Discovery and Skill Development on High End Research, organized by CSIR-IIIM Jammu under One Week One Lab ((OWOL) program |
National |
Symposium |
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Arushi Sharma (2023) |
Participated in the Symposium on Drug Discovery and Skill Development on High End Research, organized by CSIR-IIIM Jammu under One Week One Lab ((OWOL) program |
National |
Symposium |
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Neha Choudhary (2023) |
Participated in the Symposium on Drug Discovery and Skill Development on High End Research, organized by CSIR-IIIM Jammu under One Week One Lab ((OWOL) program |
National |
Symposium |
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Ritika Bhatia (2023) |
Participated in the Symposium on Drug Discovery and Skill Development on High End Research, organized by CSIR-IIIM Jammu under One Week One Lab ((OWOL) program |
National |
Symposium |
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Rahul Gupta (2023) |
Participated in the Symposium on Drug Discovery and Skill Development on High End Research, organized by CSIR-IIIM Jammu under One Week One Lab ((OWOL) program |
National |
Symposium |
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Purvi Gupta (2023) |
Participated in the Symposium on Drug Discovery and Skill Development on High End Research, organized by CSIR-IIIM Jammu under One Week One Lab ((OWOL) program |
National |
Symposium |
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Meenakshi Singh (2023) |
Participated in the Symposium on Drug Discovery and Skill Development on High End Research, organized by CSIR-IIIM Jammu under One Week One Lab ((OWOL) program |
National |
Symposium |
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Geetanjali Sharma (2023) |
Participated in the Symposium on Drug Discovery and Skill Development on High End Research, organized by CSIR-IIIM Jammu under One Week One Lab ((OWOL) program |
National |
Symposium |
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Arushi Vashist (2023) |
Participated in the Symposium on Drug Discovery and Skill Development on High End Research, organized by CSIR-IIIM Jammu under One Week One Lab ((OWOL) program |
National |
Symposium |
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Harneet Kour (2023) |
Participated in the Symposium on Drug Discovery and Skill Development on High End Research, organized by CSIR-IIIM Jammu under One Week One Lab ((OWOL) program |
National |
Symposium |
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Anshika Aggarwal (2023) |
Participated in the Symposium on Drug Discovery and Skill Development on High End Research, organized by CSIR-IIIM Jammu under One Week One Lab ((OWOL) program |
National |
Symposium |
| Name | Designation | Qualification | Specialization | Contact Info. |
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| Prof. H.N. Sheikh | Professor & HOD | M.Sc., Ph.D | Coordination Chemistry, Coordination Polymers, Material Chemistry, Nanomaterials | E-mail: hnsheikh@rediffmail.comEPABX: Mobile No.: 9419148792 |
| Prof. Meena Sharma | Professor | M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D | Material Science, Solution Chemistry | E-mail: mlakhanpal89@rediffmail.comEPABX: Mobile No.: 9419184645 |
| Prof. S.K. Pandey | Professor | M.Sc., Ph.D | Dithiophosphate Chemistry, Heterometallcyclophosphazene Chemistry, Flourine Chemistry pertaining to the Synthesis of CFC's Alternatives & Electrochemical Fluorination, Phosphazene Chemistry, Metallo-orgamic Chemistry | E-mail: kpsushil@rediffmail.comEPABX: Mobile No.: 9419147679 |
| Prof. Kamal K. Kapoor | Professor | M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D | Organic Synthesis, Green Chemistry, Synthesis of Un-natural Amino Acids, Medicinal Chemistry | E-mail: k2kapoor@yahoo.com; kamalkka@gmail.comEPABX: Mobile No.: 9419134807 |
| Prof. Satya Paul | Professor | M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D. | Heterogeneous catalysis, Green chemistry, Synthesis of Bio-active Heterocycles | E-mail: paul7@rediffmail.comEPABX: Mobile No.: 9419147677 |
| Prof. Devinder Singh Sambyal | Professor | M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D. | Solid State and Materials Chemistry, Perovskite Oxides, Ruddlesden-Popper Phases, Spinal and Inverse Spinel Ferrites, Pyrochlores | E-mail: drdssambyal@rediffmail.comEPABX: Mobile No.: 9419244710 |
| Dr. Ashwani Kumar | Assistant Professor | M.Sc., Ph.D | Solution Chemistry, Biomolecules in Solutions | E-mail: ashwani.kalsi@gmail.comEPABX: Mobile No.: 9419860841 |
| Dr. Monika Gupta | Associate Professor | M.Sc, Ph. D | Organic Chemistry, Heterogeneous Catalysis, Green Chemistry, Ionic Liquids, Synthesis of Bioactive Heterocycles | E-mail: monika.gupta77@rediffmail.comEPABX: Mobile No.: 9419623841 |
| Dr. Kuldeep Raj Sharma | Lecturer on Contract | Ph. D | Inorganic Chemistry | E-mail: kr,sharma546@gmail.comEPABX: Mobile No.: 9086631451 |
| Dr. Richa Singhaal | Lecturer on Contract | Ph.D | Inorganic Chemistry | E-mail: singhaalricha123@gmail.comEPABX: Mobile No.: 7006810565 |
| Dr. Nitika Sharma | Lecturer on Contract | Ph.D | Organic Chemistry | E-mail: snitika697@gmail.comEPABX: Mobile No.: 9149723370 |
| Dr. Amir Fayaz | Lecturer on Contract | Ph.D | Physical Chemistry | E-mail: amirfayaz34@gmail.comEPABX: Mobile No.: 9906711574 |