1. Dr Amit Kumar
Amit Kumar (Ph.D)
email: mittuchem83@gmail.com &
dramitchem@gmail.com
Phone: +91-9625310313
Personal Details
Nationality: Indian Date of Birth: 15/02/1983 Sex: Male
Education
Ph.D in Chemistry 2007-2014
Department of Chemistry, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, India
Thesis Title: “Synthesis and applications of some transition metal doped Zinc Oxide nanoparticles and
their composites with synthetic polymers”
Supervisor: Prof. Shashi Kant Sharma
CSIR-NET Qualified JRF 2007
M.Sc Chemistry (Specialization in Physical Chemistry) 77.16% 2005-2007
Department of Chemistry, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, India (Gold Medalist)
B.Sc 80.35% 2001-2004
Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, India
Details of Teaching and other research experience
 Total Publications: 36 (International Thomson Reuter indexed journals)
 Total Impact Factor gain: 90.14
 h index-13, i10 index-14, citations-340 (Google Scholar)
 h-index-11, (Web of Science, Thomson Reuters Researcher id, Scopus)

2.  Working as Assistant Professor in Chemistry in Shoolini University, Solan, India (Govt of India
ranked 66th
university in India) since July 2011
 Administrative responsibilities as Co-coordinator for various programmes and as examination
superintendent
 Guided 20 PG and 10 UG students in various projects
 Guided 2 M.Phil Student, Presently guiding 2 PhD students and 2 M Phil student
 Presently working in field of magnetically recoverable bio-materials based nanocomposites for
environmental remediation as persistent and new arising pollutant removal, oil spill
remediation and biological applications
 Biochar preparation from agricultural, horticulture, household, agro-food industrial waste
 Magnetic carbon based metal-less photocatalysts, Ferrites based nanomaterials
 Removal of Micro and persistent pollutants by photo-reduction and photo-oxidation
 Search for new novel biocompatible photocatalysts, Green synthesis of nanoparticles
 p-n nano-heterojunctions for better photoreduction and oxidation activity
Brief Summary of Doctoral Research
 Synthesis of transition metal doped Zinc Oxide nanoparticles by cost effective combustion
technique
 Preparation of nanocomposites of bare and doped ZnO and synthetic polymers as Polyaniline and
Polyacrylamide
 Characterization of synthesized nanomaterials by HRTEM, XRD, EDX, SEM, IR, UV-
Visible spectrophotometer etc.
 Study of optical, electrical, thermal properties of nanomaterials
 Exploitation of synthesized nanomaterials for removal of organic pollutants via adsorption and
Advanced photo-oxidation processes
 Use of nanomaterials for enhancement of efficiency of antifungal drugs by syngeristic effect
 Using nanocomposites as effective antibacterial agents
 Effect of doping and polymers on optical properties and environmental applications

3. Memberships/ Editorial Board
1. Life Member, Indian Thermodynamic Society
2. Life & Founder Member, Him Science Congress Association , Himachal Pradesh, India
3. Life Member, Indian Society of analytical Scientists
4. Editorial Board Member, Polymer Sciences, Wilmington, USA
5. Editorial Board Member, IASIR Journals, Georgia, US
6. Reviewer of Applied Catalysis B, Clean: soil air water, Journal of alloys and compounds,
IEEE micro & nano letters, Desalination and water treatment, RSC advances, Frontiers in
Polymer Science, Infrared Physics & Technology, International Journal of industrial chemistry,
Publications
1. Amit Kumar*, Changsheng Guo , Gaurav Sharma, Deepak Pathania, Mu Naushad, Susheel Kalia,
Pooja Dhiman, Magnetically recoverable ZrO2/Fe3O4/Chitosan nanomaterials for enhanced
sunlight driven photoreduction of carcinogenic Cr (VI) and dechlorination & mineralization of 4-
chlorophenol from simulated waste water, RSC Advances, 2016 , 6, 13251-13263 (Impact
Factor:3.84)
2. Amit Kumar*
, G. Sharma, M. Naushad, S. Thakur, SPION/β-cyclodextrin core-shell
nanostructures for oil spill remediation and organic pollutant removal from waste water, Chemical
Engineering Journal, 2015, 280,175-187 ISSN: 1385-8947 (Impact factor: 5.3)
3. Amit Kumar*
, Shashi Kant , P. Singh, P. Dhiman, Removal of malachite green and methylene blue
by Fe0.01Ni0.01Zn0.98O/polyacrylamide nanocomposite using coupled adsorption and photocatalysis,
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 147 , 340-352, 2014. ISSN No. 0926-3373 (Impact factor
8.328)
4. Amit Kumar*
, G. Sharma, M. Naushad, S. Kalia, P. Singh, Polyacrylamide/Ni0.02Zn0.98O
nanocomposite with high solar light photoacatalytic activity and efficient adsorption capacity for

4. toxic dyes removal, ACS Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 2014 , 53,
15549−15560 ISSN: 1520-5045 (Impact factor: 2.525)
5. Shashi Kant, S. Kalia, Amit Kumar*
, A novel nanocomposite of Polyaniline and
Fe0.01Ni0.01Zn0.98O: Photocatalytic, Electrical and Antibacterial Properties, Journal of alloys and
Compounds 578, 249-256, 2013. ISSN: 0925-8388 (Impact factor-2.99)
6. R. Sharma, BS Kaith, S Kalia, D Pathania, Amit Kumar, N Sharma, R M Street, Caroline Schauer,
Biodegradable and conducting hydrogels based on Guar gum polysaccharide for antibacterial and
dye removal applications, Journal of environmental Management, 2015, (Impact Factor (3.895) ,
162, 37-45
7. Shashi Kant , Amit Kumar, A comparative analysis of structural, optical and photocatalytic
properties of ZnO and Ni doped ZnO nanospheres prepared by sol gel method- Advanced Material
Letters, 2012, 3(4) , ISSN: 0976-3961 (Impact Factor: 1.93).
8. Susheel Kalia, Kamini Thakur, Balbir Kaith, Deepak Pathania and Amit Kumar , Surface
functionalization of coconut fibers by enzymatic biografting of syringaldehyde for the development
of biocomposites, RSC advances, accepted, 2015, doi: 10.1039/C5RA14891J, Impact Factor
(3.84)
9. D. Pathania, G. Sharma, A. Kumar, Mu. Naushad, S. Kalia, A. Sharma, Z A ALOthman,
Combined sorptional-photocatalytic remediation of dyes by polyaniline Zr(IV)
selenotungstophosphate nanocomposite., Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry, 2015, doi:
10.1080/02772248.2015.1050024 (Impact Factor-0.9)
10. Pankaj Raizada, P. Singh, Amit Kumar, B. Pare, S Jaonnalgadda, Zero valent iron-brick grain
nanocomposite for enhanced solar-Fenton removal of malachite green , Separation and Purification
Technology 133, 429-437,2014. (Impact factor: 3.5)

5. 11. Pooja Dhiman, J. Chand, Amit Kumar, R. R. Kotnala, K. M. Batoo, M. Singh, Synthesis and
characterization of novel Fe@ZnO nanosystem, Journal of alloys and Compounds 578 , 235-241,
2013. ISSN: 0925-8388 (Impact factor-2.99),
12. . S. Kalia, S. Kango, Amit Kumar, Y. Haldorai, R Kumar, Magnetic Polymer Nanocomposites for
Environmental and Biomedical Applications, Colloid and Polymer Science 292, 2025-2052, 2014.
(Impact factor- 2.161)
13. Reena Sharma, Susheel Kalia, Balbir S Kaith, Deepak Pathania, Amit Kumar, Pankaj Thakur,
Amit Kumar Guaran-based biodegradable and conducting interpenetrating polymer network
composite hydrogels for adsorptive removal of methylene blue dye, Polymer Degradation and
Stability, 122, 52-65, 2015. (Impact Factor-3.291 )
14. Gaurav Sharma, Mohammad Rizwan Khan, Mu. Naushad, Amit Kumar, Shilpa Devi,
Lanthanum/Cadmium/Polyaniline bimetallic nanocomposite for the photodegradation of organic
pollutant, Iranian Polymer Journal, 24(12), 1003-1013, 2015, (Impact Factor-1.806 )
15. Pardeep Singh, Pankaj Raizada, Deepak pathania, Amit Kumar, Preparation of BSA-ZnWO4
nanocomposites with enhanced adsorptional photocatalyic activity for methylene blue degradation,
International Journal of Photoenergy, 2013, Article ID 726250, 7 pages (Impact factor-2.66)
16. Kamini Thakur, Susheel Kalia , Deepak Pathania, Amit Kumar, Neha Sharma, Caroline L.
Schauer, Surface functionalization of lignin constituent of coconut fibers via laccase-catalyzed
biografting for development of antibacterial and hydrophobic properties, Journal of Cleaner
Production, In press, 2015, (Impact Factor- 4.167 )
17. Amit Kumar, Gaurav Sharma, Mu. Naushad, Deepak Pathania, A multifunctional nanocomposite
pectin thorium(IV) tungstomolybdate for heavy metal separation and photoremediation of malachite
green, Desalination and water treatment, In Press, 2015, (Impact Factor-1.173 )

6. 18. Mahavir Singh, Amit Kumar, Pooja Dhiman, solution combustion preparation of Fe2O3 nanoflakes
: synthesis and Characterization- Advanced Material Letters , 2012, 3(4) ISSN: 0976-3961 (Impact
Factor-1.90)
19. Shashi Kant, Amit Kumar , Sunil Kumar, Molar volume, viscosity and conductance studies of
some alkali metal chlorides in aqueous ascorbic acid- Journal of Molecular Liquids, 150, 39-42,
2009, ISSN: 0167-7322 ( Impact Factor-2.083)
20. V. K. Gupta, Deepak Pathania, Pardeep Singh, Amit Kumar, B.S Rathore, Adsorptional removal
of methylene blue by guar gum – cerium (IV) tungstate hybrid cation exchanger, Carbohydrate
Polymer, 101, 684-691, 2014, ( Impact factor-4.5)
21. P. Singh, P.Raizada, S. Kumar, Amit Kumar, D. Pathania, Solar-Fenton removal of malachite
green with novel Fe0-activatedcarbon nanocomposite , Applied catalysis A: General,476 (2014) 9-
18 (Impact factor: 4.038)
22. S. Kalia, K. Sharma, Amit Kumar, A.Celli, Laccase-assisted surface functionalization of
lignocellulosics , Journal of molecular catalysis B : Enzymatic 102: 2014 48-58 (Impact
factor:2.8)
23. Susheel kalia, R. Sheron, H. Mittal, Amit Kumar, Surface modification of Ramie fibres using
microwave assisted graft copolymerization followed by Brevibacillus paravbrevis pretreatment, ,
Advanced Materials letters, 4(10), 742-748, 2013. ISSN: 0976-3961 (Impact Factor-1.93)
24. Bandna Bharti, Susheel Kalia, Sunil Kumar, Amit Kumar and Hemant Mittal, Surface
Functionalization of Sisal Fibers using Peroxide Treatment Followed by Grafting of Poly(ethyl
acrylate) and Copolymers, International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization,
18(8),596-607, 2013. ISSN: 1563-5341 (Impact factor 1.487)

7. 25. Pushpa Bhardwaj, Susheel Kalia, Amit Kumar, and Hemant Mittal, Peroxide treatment of soy
protein fibers followed by grafting of poly(methyl acrylate) and copolymers, Journal of Renewable
Materials, 1(4) 302-310, (2013) ISSN : 2164-6341
26. D. Pathania, G. Sharma, Amit Kumar, N.C. Kothiyal, Fabrication of nanocomposite polyaniline
zirconium(IV) silicophosphate for photocatalytic and antimicrobial activity, Journal of alloys and
compounds, 588 (2014) 668-675 (Impact Factor: 2.726).
27. Mu. Naushad, S. Vasudevan,G. Sharma, A. Kumar, Z.A. ALOthman, Adsorption kinetics,
isotherms, and thermodynamic studies for Hg2+ adsorption from aqueous medium using alizarin
red-S-loaded amberlite IRA-400 resin, Desalination and Water Treatment, In Press, 2015
28. Deepak Pathania, Gaurav Sharma, Mu. Naushad, Amit Kumar, N. C. Kothiyal, Synthesis and
characterization of a new nanocomposite cation exchanger polyacrylamide Ce(IV) silicophosphate:
Photocatalytic and antimicrobial applications, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry,
20(5) 3596-3603, 2014 (Impact Factor: 2.1).
29. Pankaj Raizada, P. Singh, Amit Kumar, G. Sharma, B. Pare, S Jonnalgadda, P. Thakur, Solar
Photocatalytic activity of nano-ZnO supported on activated carbon or brick grain particles: Role of
adsorption in dye degradation, Accepted, Applied Catalysis A: General,486, 159-169, 2014 476, 9-
18 (Impact factor-4.038)
30. G Sharma, VK Gupta, S Agarwal, A Kumar, S Thakur, D Pathania, Fabrication and
characterization of Fe@ MoPO nanoparticles: Ion exchange behavior and photocatalytic activity
against malachite green, Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2016, 219,1137-1143
Awards, Honors and Fellowships
 University Topper and Gold Medalist in M.Sc Chemistry

8.  Awarded Young Scientist Foreign Travel Grant from DST India to participate in Nanostruc
2014, International Conference on Structural Nano Composites Madrid Spain. 20-21 May,
2014.
 Junior research fellow award through National Eligibility Test conducted by CSIR-UGC,
India 2007
 Organizing Secretary, International Conference on Science: Emerging Scenario and Future
Challenges-2016, Dharamshala, India
 DST(Government of india) INSPIRE Internship Camp, Mentor, 2015
Conferences/Symposia
 Recent Trends In Synthetic And Polymer Chemistry , UGC-SAP seminar , march 2007.
 Recent Advances in Analytical sciences and Applications, National symposium ,April 2007
 NWAEMA-2011 in Shoolini University, September 2007 (Oral Presentation)
 ECTMS-2012, HPU , Shimla , March 2012 (Poster Presentation)
 CCC-2012, NIT Jallandhar , September 2012(Poster Presentation)
 NSAES – 2012, Shoolini University , Solan , August 2012. (Oral Presentation)
 SESFC-2013, Shoolini University, Solan, March, 2013. (Oral Presentation)
 FPS-II-2013, HPU , Shimla, Dec, 2013. (Poster Presentation)
 SESFC-2015, VGC Mandi, 2014 (Oral Presentation)
 SMART-2016, Shoolini University (Oral Presentation)
 SESFC-2016, Dharamshala (Organizing Secretary)

9. Research Collaborations
o Dr. Changsheng Guo, associate professor
State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research
Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China Email: guocs@craes.org.cn
o Prof. Mu Naushad, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Science,
Building#5, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Email: shad123@gmail.com
o Prof.Eder Lima, Instituto de Qu´ımica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul,
UFRGS, Av. Bento Gon¸calves 9500, Caixa Postal 15003, CEP 91501-970, Porto Alegre,
RS, Brazil
o Prof Renato Cataluna, Instituto de Qu´ımica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul,
UFRGS, Av. Bento Gon¸calves 9500, Caixa Postal 15003, CEP 91501-970, Porto Alegre,
RS, Brazil Email: rcv@ufrgs.br
o Prof Shashi Kant Sharma (Ph.D mentor) , Department of Chemistry, Himachal Pradesh
University, Shimla, India, 171005 Email: drsklomesh@gmail.com
o Prof. Susheel Kalia, Dept. of Chemistry, ACC Wing (Academic Block) Indian Military
Academy Dehradun - 248007 (Uttrakhand) India, Email: susheel_kalia@yahoo.com

10. References:
o Dr. Changsheng Guo, associate professor
State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research
Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China Email: guocs@craes.org.cn
o Prof. Mu Naushad, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Science,
Building#5, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Email: shad123@gmail.com
o Prof Shashi Kant Sharma (Ph.D mentor) , Department of Chemistry, Himachal Pradesh
University, Shimla, India, 171005 Email: drsklomesh@gmail.com
o Prof. Susheel Kalia, Dept. of Chemistry, ACC Wing (Academic Block) Indian Military
Academy Dehradun - 248007 (Uttrakhand) India, Email: susheel_kalia@yahoo.com
Dr Amit Kumar