Dr. Shalu Aggarwal is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the School of Basic Sciences in the Department of Chemistry. She has a total experience of more than 2 years of teaching Chemistry and has been associated with Galgotias University since September 2023. She completed her Ph.D. from the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi in 2023. She did her graduation and post-graduation from the University of Delhi and Jamia Millia Islamia University respectively. Her research work involves the design and synthesis of novel nanocomposites for the immobilization of enzymes/proteins in order to exhibit remarkable catalytic applications. She is a firm believer in productivity and efficiency at work. She Exhibits an honest work ethic with the ability to excel in a 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 developing critical thinking and evaluating alternate approaches for problem-solving. She always puts her efforts towards the overall development of her students. She has convened/organized co-curricular/Extracurricular events for the benefit of students in the past few years.

Experience

• 2 years of teaching experience

Qualification

• Ph.D. ( Bio-inorganic Chemistry) (Jamia Millia Islamia University)
• M.Sc. Organic Chemistry (Jamia Millia Islamia University)
• B.Sc Chemistry (Hons.) (Delhi University) (Gold Medalist)

Award & Recognition

• Second Prize in Research proposal presentation under the aegis of climate jamboree 2018 organized by TERI school of advanced studies and Dalmia cement from June-November-2018.
• Appreciation Award in the National Conference “ Nano-polysaccharides for Environmental Sustainability” held on September 25, 2019
• First Position in E-Poster Competition on “Impact of Covid-19 on Biodiversity & Environment: A Boon or a Curse” organized by Dept. of Chemistry, Rayat Bahra University, Mohali (Pb.), India (During pandemic period)
• Best Poster Award for presenting a scientific paper through Poster Presentation in the “INDO-AUSTRALIAN Webinar” on “ Formulation & Characterization of Materials & Their Broad Applications for Sustainable Environment & Therapeutics” held on March 2, 2021
• Research
• A comprehensive review on the incredible renewable carriers as promising platforms for enzyme immobilization & thereof strategies. (IF: 8.025) Shalu Aggarwal, Archana Chakravarty, Saiqa Ikram* International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (Elsevier) , Volume 167, 15 January 2021, Pages 962-986, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.11.052
• Zinc oxide nanoparticles-impregnated Chitosan Surfaces for covalent immobilization of trypsin: Stability & Kinetic Studies. (IF: 8.025) Shalu Aggarwal, Saiqa Ikram* International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (Elsevier), Volume 207, 15 May 2022, Pages 205-221, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.03.014
• A comprehensive review on Bio Mimicked Multimolecular frameworks & Supramolecules As Scaffolds for Enzyme Immobilization. (IF: 4.359) Shalu Aggarwal, Saiqa Ikram* Biotechnology & Bioengineering (Wiley), Pages 1-47, doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.28282
• Certifications
• Research Accomplishments: Enrolled as a Research fellow at Dyal Singh College (DU) in the Innovative Research Project entitled “Synthesis & Characterization of Ionic liquids for their use in chromatographic separation of Amino acids and sugars” (Project Code:-DS-101), 2012-13.
• Enrolled as a Research Assistant at Jamia Millia Islamia University (JMI) in the project during Master’s Programme entitled “Synthesis of Benzimidazole Derivatives, Characterization, DNA Binding Studies and Molecular Modelling” under the supervision of Prof. Imran Ali, FRSC, C Chem (UK), Rank 01 Indian & 24 Global, Anal. Chem

Area of Interest

• Enzyme Immobilization
• Protein Chemistry
• Biopolymers
• Adsorption
• Catalytic Activity
• Green Chemistry

Book Chapters Authored:

• Shalu Aggarwal, Arshiya Abbasi, Divyanshi Mangla, Suhail Ahmed, Kaiser Manzoor, Saiqa Ikram*, “Enzymatic Modification of Biopolymeric Surfaces for CO₂Sequestration” for the book “ Biocomposites in Bio-Medicine”, NOVA Science Publishers, Inc., USA, ISBN : 978-1-53616-247-9

• Divyanshi Mangla, Arshiya Abbasi, Shalu Aggarwal, Kaiser Manzoor, Suhail Ahmed, Saiqa Ikram*, “ Effective Removal of non-biodegradable pollutants from contaminated water” for the book “Photocatalysis - Perspective, Mechanism and Applications”, NOVA Science Publishers, Inc., USA. ISBN: 978-1-53616-045-1

• Suhail Ahmed, Arshiya Abbasi, Kaiser Manzoor, Divyanshi Mangla, Shalu Aggarwal, Saiqa Ikram*, “ Chitosan-based bionanocomposites in drug-delivery” for the book “Bionanocomposites in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine”, Woodhead Publishing Series of Biomaterials, ISBN: 978-0-12-821280-6, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-821280-6.00024-6

• Shalu Aggarwal, Saiqa Ikram*,“Surface Modification of polysaccharide nanocrystals” for the book “Innovation in Nano-Polysaccharides for EcoSustainability”, Elsevier Publishers Inc., ISBN: 978-0-12-823439-6 Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-823439-6.00011-8

• Shalu Aggarwal, Kulsoom Koser, Archana Chakravarty, Saiqa Ikram*, “ Understanding how the substituents of polysaccharides influence physical properties” for the book “ Innovation in Nano-Polysaccharides for Eco-Sustainability”, Elsevier Publishers Inc., ISBN: 978-0-12-823439-6 Doi: https://doi.org/10.1010/B978-0-12-823439-6.00009-X

• Archana Chakravarty* , Preeti Singh, Shalu Aggarwal, Saiqa Ikram* “Nanopolysaccharides (polysaccharide based nanoparticles): perspectives and applications” for the book “ Innovation in Nano-Polysaccharides for EcoSustainability”, Elsevier Publishers Inc., ISBN: 978-0-12-823439-6 Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-823439-6.00001-5