Assistant Professor
Office: A-301/4
Phone: 0832-2580213
Email: richas@goa.bits-pilani.ac.in
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EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy, Chemical Engineering, Drexel University, 2016
Master of Technology, Chemical Engineering, IIT Delhi, 2010
Bachelor of Technology, Chemical Engineering, Aligarh Muslim University, 2008
WORK EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering Department, BITS Pilani,
K.K. Birla Goa Campus, July 2017-till date.
Postdoctoral Scientist, Department of Chemistry, George Washington University, USA, Aug. 2016 - Mar. 2017
Scientist C, Biofuels Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun, India, 2010-2012.
RESEARCH AREAS
Nanomaterials synthesis, Electrospinning, Electrochemical energy storage, Supercapacitors, Rechargeable batteries, Electrocatalysis, Renewable energy systems
ABOUT
Dr. Richa Singhal joined the Department of Chemical Engineering at BITS Pilani, K. K. Birla Goa Campus in July 2017 as an Assistant Professor. Before joining BITS Pilani, she was working as a Postdoctoral Scientist in the Department of Chemistry at George Washington University, USA. Dr. Singhal received her doctorate in Chemical Engineering from Drexel University, USA in June 2016. She completed her M. Tech in Chemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi in 2010 and B. Tech in Chemical Engineering from Aligarh Muslim University in 2008. Before obtaining her PhD, she worked as a scientist at CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun. Her research interests include nanomaterials synthesis and characterization, electrochemical energy storage and conversion devices, renewable energy sources, and CO2 mitigation.