Dr. Kamaljit Singh

0183-2258802-09 Extn. 3389, 3508, 0183-2258853

 Er. Swapna Mishra

Ph.D. (Textile Technology) I.I.T. Delhi (Pursuing)
M.Tech. (Textile Technology) I.I.T. Delhi

Publications
1. S. Mishra, S. P. Singh and B. S. Butola, Smart textiles and their production, Colourage, 2006 (May), 41-53.
2. S. Mishra, M. Pathak, G. Kaur, D. Bhardwaj and K. Saini, Improving the dimensional stability of forming fabric used in paper making industry, Asian Textile Journal, 2006 (May), 69-73.
3. B S Butola, Swapna Mishra, Rupinder Kaur, Cyclodextrins in textile applications, Asian Dyer, 81-87, 2007.
4. B S Butola, Swapna Mishra, Nanotechnology in Textiles, Asian Dyer, 2, 70-76, 2007.
5. Swapna Mishra, B S Butola, Inflatable textile structures, Asian Textile Journal, 17(11), 88-98, 2008.
6. Banerjee P.K., Mishra S. Ramkumar T, “ Effect of construction on Uniaxial tensile Properties of Woven Fabrics”, Accepted for publication in Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics, January, 2010.
7. Banerjee P.K., Mishra S. , “Effect of Construction on the strain pattern of Woven Fabrics in Tensile Deformation”, Under communication, Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics.
8. Mishra S., Banerjee P.K. “The role of Distribution of Interlacement in Woven Constructions”, accepted for Oral presentation at The Fiber Society Spring 2010 International Conference on Fibrous Materials to be held at Bursa, Turkey from May 11-14, 2010.

1. Publications (Conferences/Symposium)
1. Mishra S., Banerjee P.K., “The Role of Distribution of Interlacement in Woven Constructions”, (Session 2C), Oral paper titled accepted at The Fiber Society Spring 2010 International Conference, May 12-14, 2010, Barsa (Turkey)
2. “Influence of Distribution of Interlacement in Woven Preforms for Technical Textiles”, Mishra S., Banerjee P.K. Oral Presentation in three-day international conference on “Technical Textiles and Nonwovens” organized by Dept. of Textile Technology, IIT Delhi on November 11-13, 2010.
3. Invited Lecture on one-day symposium on "Blends in Textiles" 23rd September 2010 at B.B.K. D.A.V. College, Amritsar.

• Workshop attended
• Two-day workshop on “Process and Quality Control in Textile Industries ” organized by Dept. of Textile Technology under the aegis of FITT, I.I.T. Delhi at IIT Delhi on April 22-23, 2010.

 Er.Varinder Kaur

Textile chemistry

Dyeing by adopting natural dyes on new green/natural textiles, Processing of Wool, Silk, Linen, Tencal, Ramie, Bamboo and new plant fibres, Eco-friendly bleaching of textile substrates and Garment processing.

National: 5
International: 1
Communicated : 3

Publications Articles/Papers

1. D.P.Chattopadhyay & Varinder Kaur; Garment Printing-Today’s Trend, Man-Made Textiles in India, 1996 (August), 283-286. ISSN: 0377-7537
2.  Varinder Kaur & D.P. Chattopadhyay, Environmentally friendly bleaching of Jute, Textile Asia, 2006 (April), 28-30. (ISSN No-0049-3554)
3.  Kamaljit Singh, Varinder Kaur, Sameer Mehra & Aman Mahajan; “Solvent-assisted dyeing of polyester with Heena“, Colourage, 2006 (October) 60-64. (ISSN No-0010-1826).
4. Varinder Kaur,Gourav Gupta,Shikha Khanna,Amanpreet Singh & Gagandeep Singh, “Lyocell Silverlining to your wardrobe”, Hosiery & Textile Journal,2008  (December)13-17. (ISSN-0018-5388).
5. Varinder Kaur, Aakash Nagpal, Keshav Dhawan, Kushal Malhotra & Amanpreet Bal; ‘Dyeing of wool with Tea as a natural dye’, Colourage, 2012 (February), 42-48.

Publications (Conferences/Symposium/Seminar)

1. Deepika Sharma, Varinder Kaur and Rajesh Kumari Manhas; ‘Dyeing Properties of Natural Colorants from Streptomyces spp., EAR-102, National seminar on Environmental analysis and Remediation, 2-3, March 21-22, 2011.
2. Satindar Kaur, D.P.Chattopadhyay & Varinder Kaur; ‘Studies on the effect of chemicals on physical and dyeing behaviour of Bamboo fibre’ in 15th Punjab Science congress conference on Science in the 21st Century on February 7-9, 2012.
3. D.P.Chattopadhyay, Satindar Kaur & Varinder Kaur; ‘Chemistry and Introduction to Bamboo fibre’, National Seminar on Nonwovens and Technical Textiles organised by Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, 191-193, October 5-6, 2012.
4. Sourabh Sharma & Varrinder Kaur, ‘Extracoporeal Device for Medical Textile’, National Seminar on Nonwovens and Technical Textiles organised by Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, 153-156, October 5-6, 2012.

Achievements in last 5 years:
   ● Delivered a Guest Lecture on ’Blend Dyeing’ in BBK DAV College, Amritsar on Aug. 20, 2010.  
Conference/Seminar/Courses attended:

• Refresher Course in Environment (10-2-03 to1-3-03), A.S.College, G.N.D.University, Amritsar.
• “National Biological Symposium-7” symposium under the ageis of National Bio-organic symposium organized during Nov.9-10, 2001 at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
• “Recent Trends in Textile Chemistry and Technology “-One day symposium under the ageis of the British Council at G.N.D.U.Amritsar on May 1st 2002.
• G.O.C. ( 26-4-05 to 23-5-05)  A.S.College. G.N.D.  University, Amritsar.
• International conference on Emerging Trends in Polymers & Textiles organised by IIT, Delhi held during January 7-8, 2005.

• International Conference on ‘Technical Textiles’ organized by IIT, Delhi held during November 11-12, 2006.
• Third J-NOST Symposium organized at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar held during November 15-18, 2007.
• UGC-Sponsored Special Winter School (2008-2009) organized by Academic Staff College, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar held during December 23, 2008 to January 12, 2009.
• Two day workshop on ‘Process and Quality Control in Textile Industries’ organized by IIT, Delhi.held during April 22-23, 2010.
•  Poster presentation on “Studies on the effect of chemicals on physical and dyeing behaviour of Bamboo fibre" in 15th Punjab Science congress conference on Science in the 21st Century on February 7-9, 2012.
• International Conference on ‘Innovative Methods in Textile Manufacturing and Clothing’ organized by TIT&S, Bhiwani held during February 10-11, 2012.
• International Colour Seminar organized by Datacolor Solutions Private Limited.,403, Jay Antariksha, Makwana Road,Marol, Andheri East, Mumbai  on 15-3-2012.
• National Seminar on Nonwovens and Technical Textiles organised by Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar.

Industry Experience: 1.5 years of industrial exposure of fabric processing in the area of Quality Control in the reputed industries like Duke, Greatway (Eveline International).

Dr. Sucharita Arora

Environmental chemistry

Wastewater treatment, Bioremediation of Textile dye wastewater, Textile Testing (Physical and chemical), Testing of Chemical Auxiliaries.

Research Experience:

Honours and Awards

• Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Bioremediation and Biodegradation, OMICS Publishing group, US from 2011 till date.
• Best poster award in 15th Punjab Science Congress “Science in the 21st Century” for poster presentation on “Decolourisation of Indigo dye by Aerobic Mixed Culture”on 7-9th Feb, 2012.

• Handled papers as editor for Journal of Bioremediation and Biodegradation
• Reviewer for

a.World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2012
b. Water Research, 2012
c. 3-Biotech, 2011
d. Journal of Bioremediation and Biodegradation, 2011
e. Dyes and Pigment, 2011

Publications:

• Field Manual for Water Quality Monitoring, A. K. Roy, S. Arora, S. Akbar, S. Aggarwal, World Wide Fund For Nature-India, New Delhi, 1994.
• Low cost water pollution monitoring kit. Sucharita Arora in: Environment and development, I. S. Grover and A. K. Thukral (Ed), Scientific Publishers, 1998, 227.
• Compositional characteristics of some Indian coals and their need for beneficiation. V. K. Raman, Sucharita Sharma, J. K. Dhillon and R. A. Pandey  Indian J. Env. Health 1999, 41(1), 24.
• Bench scale evaluation of a chemo-biochemical process for desulphurization of gaseous streams containing hydrogen sulphide. R. A. Pandey, S. Malhotra, A. S. Rajvaidya, Sucharita Sharma, S. Peshwe, V. K. Raman and A.S. Bal Water, Air,  Soil pollut. 2003, 146, 243.
• Chemo-biochemical desulphurization of various gaseous streams on bench scale. R. A. Pandey, S. Malhotra, A. S. Rajvaidya, Sucharita Sharma, S. Peshwe, V. K. Raman, A. S. Bal Water, Air, Soil pollut. 2004, 154, 295.
• Decolorisation of a monoazo disperse dye with Candida tropicalis. S. Arora, H. S. Saini and K. Singh Color. Technol. 2005, 121, 298.
• Decolorisation optimisation of a monoazo disperse dye with Bacillus firmus. Identification of a degradation product. S. Arora, H. S. Saini and K. Singh Color. Technol. 2007, 123, 184.
• Removal of synthetic textile dyes from wastewaters: A critical review on current treatment technologies. K. Singh, S. Arora Critical Reviews in Environmental Sciences and Technology 2011, 41, 807.
• Biological decolorization of industrial dyes by Candida tropicalis, Bacillus firmus. S. Arora, H. S. Saini   and K. Singh Water Science and Technology 2011, 63, 761.
• Effect of dye structure on the decolorisation efficiency of Candida tropicalis and Bacillus firmus S. Arora, H. S. Saini and K. Singh Journal of Bioremediation and Biodegradation 2011, 2(5), http:/dx.doi.org/10.41722155-6199.1000131, 1-4.

Presentations

1. National Seminar on Environment and development organized by Dept. of Botanical Sciences, G. N. D. University,  Amritsar, 1995. Low cost pollution monitoring kit (Oral presentation).
2. National Bio-organic symposium-7, Indian Society of bioorganic chemists and Department of chemistry, G. N. D. University, November 9-10, 2001. Studies in the microorganisms mediated decolorisation of heterocyclic monoazo disperse dyes (Poster presentation).
3. National symposium on future challenges in chemical sciences (FCCS-05) held at H. P. University, Shimla-2005. Microbial decolorisation of heterocyclic monoazo disperse dyes by Candida tropicalis (Poster presentation).
4. National symposium on new challenges in chemistry organized at GNDU, Amritsar-March 20-21, 2006. Microbial decolorisation of monoazo disperse dye (Poster presentation).
5. National Seminar on Environmental Pollution, UGC sponsored, held at G. H. G. Khalsa College, Ludhiana, Punjab, March 3-4, 2011. Dyes, Impacts on Environment and Remedies (Oral Presentation).
6. 15th Punjab Science Congress “Science in the 21st Century” held at G.N.D.U., Amritsar, Punjab, Feb 7-9, 2012. Decolourisation of Indigo dye by Aerobic Mixed Culture (Poster Presentation).

Courses/Seminars/ training programs participated and attended. 

1. Completed the Summer Training Programme at Natural History Museum, New Delhi and National Zoological park, New Delhi, organized by University of Delhi from 6th June to 1st July 1988.
2. Attended a Seminar on Environmental Management and Industrial Toxicology, organized by Faculty of Sciences, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Dayalbagh Agra, from 4th to 5th Jan., 1990.
3. Attended All India Meeting of Women in Science ‘Women and Environment’ held at NEERI, Nagpur organized by Indian Women Scientists’ Association (IWSA) on 1st to 3rd Nov., 1990.
4. Participated in short term course on ‘Instrumental Techniques of Analysis of Coal, Coke, Ore, Water and Minerals’ organized by Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, at Dhanbad from 3rd to 8th Dec., 1990.
5. Participated as resource person in workshop on Pollution Monitoring of the Veli Belt’ Thiruvanthapuram,  Kerala, held under the auspices of Environmental Resources Research Centre and World Wide Fund for Nature-India, New Delhi at Thiruvanthapuram from 7th to 9th Oct., 1992.
6. Participated in Third J-NOST Symposium organized by Department of Chemistry, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 15th to 18th Nov., 2007.
7. Participated in the International conference on ‘Textile light and Weather fastness’ organized by Dystar India Private Limited, ATLAS Material Testing Solutions and ASTM International held at Textile Committee, Mumbai on 21st Jan., 2011.
8. Attended the National Symposium on Chemistry in 21st Century, held by Department of Chemistry, G.N.D.U., Amritsar, Punjab, 23rd to 24th Dec., 2011.