Academic Experience

Dr. Bharti Arora has been associated with The NorthCap University since July 2013 and brings over 13 years of teaching experience, including her tenure at prestigious institutions such as Hansraj College and Lady Irwin College under the University of Delhi. At NCU, she has been actively engaged in teaching a broad range of subjects including Engineering Chemistry, Environmental Studies, Organic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Biophysics, and Green Technology. Her teaching excellence was recognized in 2016 by Prof. John Wilson, Head of ASIC Accreditation, UK, who commended her for outstanding classroom delivery. Additionally, she contributes as a faculty member for the Environmental Studies course on the NCU Online Learning (NCU OL) platform.

Fellowships/Awards

Dr. Bharti Arora has consistently demonstrated academic excellence throughout her education at the University of Delhi. She was awarded the prestigious “UGC Research Fellowship in Science for Meritorious Students” and was also selected for the “Jawaharlal Nehru Scholarship for Doctoral Research Studies” in 2008. In recognition of her academic contributions, she was named the “Bentham Science Ambassador” for India by Bentham Publishers. Dr. Arora has also received a certificate of appreciation from Elsevier for her peer-review contributions to different journals. Most recently, she was honoured with the NCU Academic Research Scholarship Award as one of the Top 10 Faculty Researchers on Teacher’s Day 2024.

Research Areas/ Interest

Biophysical and Biochemical aspects of Nucleic Acids, Structural Biology, Biopolymers, Ionic liquids, Bioinformatics, Water Purification, Phase change materials, Nanocomposites, Carbon Nanotubes.

She is well acquainted with UV-visible & Circular Dichroism (CD) Spectroscopy, Gel Electrophoresis and Bioinformatic software/tools.

Research Guidance: Supervision of Doctoral Thesis, awarded-1, under progress- 01

International Collaborations: National University Corporation Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

Research Publications

Dr. Bharti Arora has published ten research papers indexed in Web of Science and Scopus, with a cumulative SCI impact factor of 31.09. She has also authored seven book chapters (WOS/Scopus indexed) and one Scopus-indexed conference proceeding. She has actively participated in and presented her research at numerous national and international conferences. Additionally, Dr. Arora holds a published patent granted by the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks, underscoring her contributions to research and innovation. Click here for publications.

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2406-1647

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Google Scholar Citations: h-index of 8, i10-index of 8

Administrative Roles & Others

In addition to her excellence in teaching, Dr. Bharti Arora has been playing a key role in research administration at The NorthCap University as the Deputy Dean – Research, Development and Industrial Liaison (RDIL) over a period of 8+ yrs. She has also served as the NCU Coordinator for NIRF rankings and NAAC accreditation in recent years and is an active member of the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC).

Dr. Arora has successfully organized several guest lectures featuring eminent scientists from India and abroad. Notably, she co-coordinated a National Workshop on “MEMS Design, Technology & Application” held from March 1^st – 3^rd , 2015, in collaboration with IIT Delhi (Coordinator: Dr. Madhusudan Singh, IITD).

She is also actively involved in academic outreach, having delivered invited talks, participated in panel discussions, and contributed to academic blogging. Dr. Arora regularly organizes chemistry-related events, including educational visits for students, and played a key role in celebrating the International Year of Chemistry in 2019. Click here for details

Certifications

• “Design the Thinking” Certification, FinTech School of Design Thinking, Chennai.
• Top UX design certifications, “Google UX Design” Professional Certificate developed by Google.
• SWAYAM certification course on “Programming in Python.”
• IBM Professional certifications “Enterprise Design Thinking Co-Creator” & “Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner.”

Scientific Associations
She is a Life member of DNA Society of India, The Indian Science Congress Association, Society of Biological Chemists (India), Indian Biophysical Society & Chemical Research Society of India. She is a reviewer for Cleaner Materials (Elsevier), Nature Scientific Reports (IF 4.011), PLOS One (IF 2.776) & Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry Journal (IF= 2.556), Environment, Development and Sustainability, Springer Journal (2.191).