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Dr. Pooja Agarwal

Professor

Dr. Pooja Agarwal is currently working as Professor in School of Basic and Applied Sciences. She has earned her doctorate from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Varanasi. She has total experience of more than 16 years of teaching Chemistry and has been associated with Galgotias University since 2012. She is firm Believer of productivity and efficiency in work. She Exhibits an honest work ethic with the ability to excel in fast-paced, time-sensitive environment. Being a passionate teacher, she believes that teaching is not merely restricted to making the students understand the underlying concepts of a course but also to develop critical thinking and evaluate alternate approaches for problem solving. She always put her efforts towards the overall developments of her students. She has convened/organized many co-curricular/Extracurricular events for the benefit of students.

Experience

  • 16 years of teaching experience

Qualification

  • P.hD, M.Sc., NET

Patent Published

  • “Carbon based Magnetic systems for high performance microwave absorber”. Patent no. 202311042484, 2023.
  • “Sustainable Co-Fe Doped ZnO system for enhanced organic pollutant degradation. Patent no. 202541110764 

Research Publications

  • Tripathy, D. B., Pradhan, S., Agarwal, P., & Goyal, D. (2026). 2D MXenes: high-performance supercapacitors for future energy systems. Sustainable Energy & Fuels.
  • Agarwal, P., Dhyani, A., Nadda, A. K., & Mahato, N. (2025). Transforming waste to worth: Integrated multi-tech green approaches for environment-friendly and sustainable production of bio-enzymes, bio-cleaners, and organic acids from fruit waste. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 118640.
  • Tripathy, D. B., Pradhan, S., Agarwal, P., & Malviya, R. (2025). Inorganic Chiral Nanomaterials in Tissue Engineering Applications: Mini Review. Tissue Engineering Part B: Reviews.
  • Tripathy, D. B., Pradhan, S., & Agarwal, P. (2025). Current trends of biohydrogen production, storage and applications. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 196, 152530.
  • Saxena, P., & Agarwal, P. (2025). Facile Synthesis of Co/Fe Doped ZnO with Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity against Dyes and Antibiotics. Journal of the Indian Chemical Society, 102243. 
  • Agarwal, P., Pradhan, S., & Tripathy, D. B. (2025). Electrospun nanofibers for water remediation: Functionalization, structural innovations, and mechanistic insights. Desalination, 119086.
  • Tripathy, D. B., Pradhan, S., Agarwal, P., Gupta, A., Yadav, A., Sinha, A., & Chahar, M. (2025). Nanocatalytic Strategies in Healthcare: Transforming Diagnostics and Therapeutics. Topics in Catalysis, 1-29.
  • Sagar, P., Sahrawat, A., Srivastava, M., Agarwal, P., & Srivastava, S. K. (2025). WS2 nanoparticle integrated MWCNT as an efficient electrode material for electrochemical sensing of chloramphenicol in pharmaceutical samples. Microchemical Journal, 112922.
  • Chaudhary, D., Pantola, P., Kumar, S., Agarwal, P., & Kuanr, B. K. (2025). Synthesis of a lightweight and dual-band (K and Ka-band) microwave absorber based on cobalt ferrite/mesoporous carbon nanocomposite for stealth technology. Ceramics International, 51(1), 1115-1123. 
  • Johari, A., & Agarwal, P. (2025). Development and analysis of newly designed ZnO and CuO nanocomposite for latent fingerprint detection. MRS Advances, 1-9.
  • Tripathy, D. B., Pradhan, S., Gupta, A., & Agarwal, P. (2025). Nanoparticles induced neurotoxicity. Nanotoxicology, 1-28.
  • Synthesis of CoFe2O4/mesoporous-carbon hybrid nanocomposite with enhanced microwave absorption in K and Ka-band. P. Pantola, P. Agarwal, D. Chaudhary, BK Kuanr, AIP Advances 14, 015321 (2024), https://doi.org/10.1063/9.0000807
  • Functional Nanostructured Materials in the Cosmetics Industry: A Review. A. Sharma, P. Agarwal, Z. Sebghatollahi, N. Mahato, Chemengineering, 7, 66, 2023. 
  • Citrus Essential Oils in Aromatherapy: Therapeutic Effects and Mechanisms. Agarwal, P., Sebghatollahi, Z., Kamal, M., Dhyani, A., Shrivastava, A., Singh, K. K., ... & Baek, K. H. (2022). Antioxidants, 11(12), 2374.
  • Citrus flavonoids: Biological activities, implementation in skin health, and topical applications: A Review. Sebghatollahi, Z., Ghanadian, M., Agarwal, P., Ghaheh, H. S., Mahato, N., Yogesh, R., & Hejazi, S. H. (2022). ACS Food Science & Technology, 2(9), 1417-1432.
  • “Biotransformation of Citrus Waste-II: Bio-Sorbent Materials for Removal of Dyes, Heavy Metals and Toxic Chemicals from Polluted Water” Neelima Mahato, Pooja Agarwal, Debananda Mohapatra, Mukty Sinha, Archana Dhyani, Brajesh Pathak, Manwendra K. Tripathi and Subramania Angaiah, Processes, 2021, 9, 1544.
  • “Recent advances on quinazoline derivatives: A potential bioactive scaffold in medicinal chemistry”. Ram Karan, Pooja Agarwal, Mukty Sinha, Neelima Mahato, Chem Engineering, 2021, 5, 73.
  • An Illustrated Review on Chemical Properties, Synthetic Methods and Biological Activities of Quinazolines, Pooja Pantola and Pooja Agarwal, Future J. Pharm. Health. Sci. 2021; 1(2): 12-20.
  • “Statistical optimization of the electrospinning process for chitosan/polylactide nanofabrication using response surface methodology”. P Agarwal, P K Mishra, P Srivastava, Journal of Material Science, 47, 2012, 4262-4269. 
  •  “A predictive model for the synthesis of polylactide from lactic acid by response surface methodology”.P. Agarwal, A. Mondal, P. K. Mishra and P. Srivastava, E-Polymer, 68, 2011.
  • “Electrospun biomaterial for biomedical application”, P Agarwal, P Srivastava, International Journal of Biomedical Research, 3, 2011, 181-191.

Edited Book Published

Applications of Nanoparticles in Drug Delivery and Therapeutics, 2024, pp. 1–261; Tripathy, D.B., Gupta, A., Jain, A.K., Agarwal, P. Benthem Science.

  • Polymeric Biomaterials: Fabrication, Properties and Applications. P Agarwal, DB Tripathy, A Gupta, & BK Kuanr (Eds.). (2022). ISBN 9781032146652, December 30, 2022 by CRC Press
  • Nanopesticides, Nanoherbicides, and Nanofertilizers: Formulations and applications, A Gupta, DB Tripathy,P Agarwal, A Ghosal, ISBN 9781032428123, November 7, 2023 by CRC Press, 
  • Oils and Fats as Raw Materials for Industry, DB Tripathy, A Gupta, P Agarwal, AK Jain, ISBN 978-1-119-91053-4, January 2024, John Wiley & Sons
  • Applications of Nanoparticles in Drug Delivery and Therapeutics, DB Tripathy, A Gupta, P Agarwal, AK Jain, ISBN: 978-981-5256-50-5, Benthem science Publications (2024).
  • Solid Waste Management: Challenges, Sustainability and Advancement, Scrivener Publishing (Wiley Publication), P Singh, P Agarwal, V, Vivekanand. 
  • Advancements through Sustainable Green Nanocomposites, Taylor and Fransis. P Agarwal, D Tripathy, BK Kuanr. Under production and to be published in April 2026.

Book Chapters

  • Johari, A., & Agarwal, P. (2025). Multifunctional Polymeric Materials. Multifunctional Materials: Engineering and Biological Applications, 47-79.
  • Pantola, P., Farooq, O., Agarwal, P., Dhyani, A., Mehta, Y., Wahid, M. A., ... & Mahato, N. (2024). Conducting Polymer and Carbon Nanotube-Based Composites for Electrochemical Energy Storage. In Carbon Nanotube-Polymer Nanocomposites: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications (pp. 259-310). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
  • Shakya, H., Prasad, L., Pradhan, S., Agarwal, P., & Chauhan, D. (2024). Biobased Hydrogenated Lubricants. Lubricants from Renewable Feedstocks, 93-140. 
  • Agarwal, P., Tripathy, D. B., & Singh, P. (2022). Polymeric Biomaterials: An Overview. Polymeric Biomaterials: Fabrication, properties and Applications, 1-15. CRC Press.
  • Nehal, N., Singh, P., & Agarwal, P. (2022). 11 Biorefinery Green Polymeric Approaches for. Polymeric Biomaterials: Fabrication, Properties and Applications, 163. CRC Press
  • Agarwal, P., Gupta, A., & Tripathy, D. (2022). Brief Overview of Aspiring Properties of Functional Biopolymers for Food Packaging Applications. Biomaterials in Food Packaging, 105-120.
  • Gupta, A., Tripathy, D., Aggarwal, M., & Agarwal, P. (2022). Edible Coatings: Recent Advancements on Protein-and Polysaccharide-Based Films. In Biomaterials in Food Packaging (pp. 137-157). Jenny Stanford Publishing.
  • Tripathy, D. B., Gupta, A., & Agarwal, P. (2022). Prospects of Nanomaterials in Active Finishing of Food and Food Packaging: A Review. Biomaterials in Food Packaging, 219-232.
  • Biomedical Aspects of Lichen-Derived Products: Roadmap to Alternative Sources for Synthetic Drugs. Lichen‐Derived Products: Extraction and Applications, 119-140. Willey online Library, 2020.
  • Book chapter entitled “Contemporary approach to bio-colorants as photosensitizers for dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC)”. ‘Handbook of Renewable Materials for Coloration and Finishing’. Publisher: Scrivener Publishing, business partner of John Wiley & Sons.2019.
  • Book chapter entitled “Textile effluent remediation by membrane based technique” Handbook of Textile Effluent Remediation. Publisher: Pan Stanford Publishing Pte Ltd..2018 
  • Book chapter entitled “Chlorophylls: As Natural Pigment” under the ‘Handbook of Renewable Materials for Coloration and Finishing’. Publisher: Scrivener Publishing, business partner of John Wiley & Sons.2018

Area of Interest

  • Nanomaterial & Nanocomposites
  • Environmental remidiation
  • Microwave absorbing materials
  • Biomaterials and scaffolds
  • Tissue engineering 
  • Polymer chemistry