Dr Aditya Sharma has been awarded her PhD in Chemistry from IIT Delhi. She has pursued her doctoral research work in collaboration with National Physical Laboratory, Delhi, as a CSIR- Junior and Senior research fellow. She secured first position in Chemistry at her graduation level and was highest scorer in Organic Chemistry at IITD during her PhD. She continually qualified UGC-CSIR-NET/JRF exam in Chemistry (Dec. 2007,  June 2008 and Dec. 2008). She secured first position in Chemistry at her graduation level and was highest scorer in Organic Chemistry at IITD during her PhD.

Research Publications

Aditya has published thirty three research articles, all in SCI/SCOPUS-indexed, peer reviewed international journals having an aggregate SCI impact factor of over 80 (open link for publications). The article entitled “Nanopatterned Cadmium Selenide Langmuir–Blodgett Platform for Leukemia Detection” authored by her, was a research highlight of Nature India & IITD website.

Research Project

A. Project investigator in DST-SERB funded research project (25th July, 2016 to 24th June, 2019).
Title of the project: Lateral Flow Assay Strip Sensor Development for Non–Invasive Point of Care Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infection”
Sanctioned by: Department of Science and Technology (Science and Engineering Research Board) under Young Scientist scheme.
Sanctioned amount: Rs 42.02 lakh

B. In-House Projects

(i)VC Innovation fund

 Team: Sarita Yadav and Aditya Sharma

 Role: Faculty in charge and PhD supervisor.

 Project Title: “Synthesis and electrochemical characterization of NiCo2O4@MnO2/N-doped Graphene as composite electrode material for supercapacitor applications”.

 Sanctioned amount: Rs 1,99,090/-

 Duration: 15^th October 2019- 30^th June 2022

(ii)VCMSSI scheme

 Team: Manoj and Aditya Sharma

 Role: Faculty in charge and PhD supervisor.

 Project Title: “Development of MXene-based molecular imprinted electrode for vitro-diagnostic of Bilrubin in human serum sample”.

 Sanctioned amount: Rs 1,35,000/-

 Duration: 21^st November, 2023- Till date

Research Guidance

• Currently, she is guiding five PhD scholars at NCU.
• Two scholars have completed PhD under her supervision with the following thesis title:

“Materials synthesis, characterizations, device fabrication and performance evaluation of spinel cobaltites based nanocomposite electrodes for supercapacitor application” (Degree awarded in December, 2023)

“ Development of paper-based bioelectrodes for the detection of bacterial infection-specific biomarker procalcitonin using gold nanoparticle and its composites”  (Degree awarded in December, 2023)

• One research scholar has submitted PhD thesis under her supervision with the thesis title “Electroanalysis of serum amyloid a protein using gold and platinum nanoparticles and their composites-based bioelectrodes” (Thesis submitted in December, 2024)

Patents Published

1. Y Gupta, Aditya Sharma Ghrera, “Development of conducting cellulose paper substrate for electrochemical sensing of bacterial infection specific biomarker” got published in India under application number 202211050926 A

Publication Date : 09/09/2022

2. Yadav, Aditya Sharma Ghrera, Ambika Devi, “Novel nanocomposite material for supercapacitor eletrodes and method of preparation thereof” got published in India under application number 202211046005 A

Publication Date : : 09/09/2022

3. Kalpana, Aditya Sharma Ghrera “PtNp modified electrode for electrochemical investigation of viral respiratory infection inflammatory biomarker serum amyloid a protein” got published in India under application number 202211064280.

Publication Date : : 25/11/2022

4. Manoj, Aditya Sharma Ghrera “TI3C2TMXENE/Ortho-phenylenediamine for molecularly imprinted electrochemical sensing platform” got published in India under application number 202411044004A.

Publication Date : : 21/06/2024

Research Expertise/Areas of specialization
Hands on experience on UV-Visible and FTIR spectrometer, Electrochemical analyzer (CV, DPV and EIS), Langmuir Blodgett trough, Contact angle meter, Zetasizer and Gel Electrophoresis setup.
Her areas of research interest include Nanomaterial synthesis, Thin film deposition, Biosensor development, Lateral flow assay, Cancer and  Urinary Tract Infection diagnosis.

Certification Courses Completed

1. Completed “Programming in Python” from SWAYAM platform. Score: 86% (Jan-May, 2024)
2. Completed “Art of C Programming” from SWAYAM platform. Score: 86% (Jan-May, 2024)
3. Certificate course on ‘Coding for Everyone: C and C++ Specialization’ from Coursera with an average score 95%) (August, 2024)
4. Completed “The Complete Quantum Computing Course” from UDEMY (May 2023-June 2024).
5. Successfully completed “ARPIT 2020-Online Refresher Course in Chemistry for Higher Education Faculty” (June-Sept, 2020) (SWAYAM, MHRD). Score: 86%.Membership/Association with Professional Bodies/Societies
   Life member of Materials Research Society of India, Chemical Research Society of India, The Indian Science Congress Association, and Indian Biophysical Society