“Dr. Yogesh Kumar K”

Dr. Yogesh Kumar is a seasoned academic and researcher in the field of Chemistry, currently serving as a Professor and Research Faculty in Alliance School of Sciences. With over a decade of teaching and research experience, Dr. Kumar has made significant contributions to both undergraduate and postgraduate education, as well as interdisciplinary research.

Prior to joining Alliance University, he held the position of Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry (Basic Science), School of Engineering and Technology, Jain University, Bangalore, where he also served as an Assistant Professor from 2014 to 2022. His academic journey includes teaching stints at Surana College, Bangalore, and research experience as a Research Assistant in a VTU-sponsored project on eco-friendly nanoparticle synthesis for groundwater treatment. Additionally, he gained industrial research experience as a Scientific Assistant Trainee at NESSO, a phytochemical R&D organization in Mysore.

Dr. Kumar has taught a broad range of subjects including Engineering Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Food Chemistry, Biochemistry, Organic, Analytical, and Physical Chemistry, as well as coaching students for competitive exams like IIT-JEE and AIEEE.

In addition to his academic responsibilities, Dr. Kumar has actively contributed to institutional development as Sports and Cultural Secretary, ISO Internal Auditor, and Department Coordinator for NBA and NAAC accreditations. He has also served as Software Coordinator, Lab In-charge, and Admission Coordinator, showcasing his holistic engagement in academic administration and student development.

“Dr. Vivekanand Mishra”

Dr. Vivekanand Mishra earned his doctorate from Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (IIT, BHU) on “Optical Waveguide” (2001). Dr. Mishra teaches various subjects at undergraduate and postgraduate levels related to the field of Physics and Electronics Engineering. His area of expertise is in Optical fiber communications and nonlinear optics.

Dr. Mishra has more than two decades of academic experiences in institutions across India and abroad. He is involved as Project leader/investigator for various projects funded by the DST, DRDO, India and Ministry of Science and Technology E Science MOSTY Government of Malaysia. Dr. Mishra was active member and secretary of High Speed Broadband Network (HSBN) and Chairman of Optical Communication Group (OGC) at Multimedia University and UTAR Malaysia.

Dr. Mishra’s research interests include optical fiber communications, optoelectronics devices, nonlinear optics, optical sensors, optical amplifier, antenna and metamaterials.

“Dr. Dhriti Majumdar”

Dr. Majumdar carried out her post-doctoral studies at the department of Biotechnology in IIT Madras from 2014 to 2020. Her post-doctoral research focused on understanding the role of common food adulterants, such as trans fatty acids, in inducing ischemic stroke in young adults. She obtained a doctoral degree from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata (IISER-Kolkata) in 2014. Her doctoral research examined the role of innate immune system cells, specifically brain-derived microglia, in Mouse Hepatitis Virus (a member of the coronavirus family) induced neuroinflammation and demyelination in an experimental mouse model. She has also gained experience as a predoctoral fellow at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in a collaborative project where she got trained in primary cell culture. She has also worked in the industry at PierianDx and Excelra Knowledge Solutions, analyzing cancer patient-derived data and exploring how conventional therapy and clinical trials could improve patient outcomes.

“Dr. Neetu Talreja”

Dr. Neetu Talreja completed her Ph.D. in Chemistry from Banasthali University. She has previously worked as a Researcher at the University of Concepcion, Chile, University of La Serena, Chile, Gachon University, South Korea, and Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, China.

Dr. Neetu mainly focus on interdisciplinary research involving nanomaterials and chemical sciences such as synthesis, characterization of nanomaterials (2D nanomaterials), and polymeric composite-based materials for energy and environmental applications. The leading field of science that is relevant to her area of interest consists of nanotechnology, nano-bioscience, and its application in environmental remediation (adsorption and photocatalyst), and energy. Dr. Neetu has published many research articles and has filed few patents also.

“Dr. Pravin Rameshwarji Bhansali”

Dr. Pravin Rameshwarji Bhansali completed his postdoctoral research at Johns Hopkins University, USA, a premier research institute in the world where he worked on National Institute of health (NIH) USA funded projects related to antibacterial and anticancer therapy. Dr. Bhansali completed his Ph.D. in Medicinal and Biological Chemistry from the University of Toledo, Ohio, USA and holds an M.Pharm. Degree in pharmaceutical chemistry from Bharati Vidyapeeth’s Poona College of Pharmacy, Pune.

During his doctoral thesis, Dr. Bhansali worked on total synthesis of largazole, a natural potent and selective anticancer agent which inhibits histone deacetylase (HDAC) enzyme.

His research interests include medicinal chemistry and drug design development.

“Dr. Usha Arcot”

Dr. Usha Arcot, with over 24+ years of teaching experience, specializes in Graph Theory and has published numerous research papers in national and international journals. She earned her M.Phil. from Madurai Kamaraj University and a Ph.D. from Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum, for her dissertation on “An Omnibus of Graph Operators on Topological Indices.” Dr. Arcot has presented her research at several national and international conferences, including topics on topological indices, graph operators, and their applications in fields such as human lung alveoli and phenylene structures. Her conference participation includes events at institutions like Veerashaiva College, Siddaganga Institute of Technology, and Uludag University in Turkey.