Neha Sardana

Biography

Educational Qualification: ♦ PhD - Plasmonic Metamaterials, International Max Planck Research Schools for Science and Technology of Nanostructures, Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), Halle, Germany, 2011- 2015. ♦ Masters - Materials Science and Manufacturing Engineering, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark, 2009-2011. ♦ B.Tech. - Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT-R), Roorkee, India, 2005-2009. Awards & Recognitions :: International Travel Support (ITS) for META'15 NYC, Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), India 2015. Best Poster Prize, 5th International Conference on Luminescence and its Applications ICLA'15, organized by PES University, Bengaluru in collaboration with Luminescence Society of India, prize is sponsored by Material Research Society of Singapore, 2015. Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) Doctoral Fellowship, Martin Luther University of Halle- Wittenberg - IMPRS, 2011-2014. International Max Planck Research School for Science (IMPRS) and Technology of Nanostructures, Doctoral Scholarship, Max-Plank Halle, 2011. Copenhagen Youth Goodwill Ambassador Corps, Denmark, 2010. Exchange Student, KTH Sweden - IIT Roorkee, Spring 2008. Awarded Scholarship for International summer course in materials processes ISCMP‘07, KTH Sweden, 2007.

Research Interest

Fabrication and optical characterization of plasmonic metamaterials with a view towards nanodevices. Designing plasmonic structures for low cost sensing applications. Targeted metamaterials for clocking device and hyperlens application. Nanostructured materials for energy harvesting and H2 Storage (+ photophysical studies). Gels: Aerogels and Hydrogels for plasmonic activity.