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Dr. Neha Tavker

Designation : Research Associate III

Qualification : M.Phil-Ph.D. Nano Sciences, Central University of Gujarat

Department/Project : Information Technology and Communications

Location : Gandhinagar, Gujarat

Email : nehat@nifindia.org

Dr. Neha completed her masters in Industrial chemistry followed by M.Phil-Ph.D. in Nano Sciences from Central University of Gujarat. Her research work focused on semiconductor anchored cellulose nanocomposites. She has published several research papers in reputed international SCI journals. With a cumulative impact factor of 46, her h-index stands at 9 with 3 patents granted and 2 published. She served as an Assistant Professor in a private university before joining NIF. She joined NIF in Value Addition R&D, where she started her journey as a scientific writer. She played a crucial role in crafting the content for the book "India Innovates," which highlights prominent innovators and delves into the transformative stories behind their groundbreaking initiatives. She also served in INSPIRE MANAK team, where she value added in few awarded projects, mentored and evaluated the competition processes at district and national level empowering the next generation of thinkers and entrepreneurs. Later, she contributed in intensifying collaboration of NIF between India and international partners through Science Diplomacy, integrating grassroots and student innovations into development agendas. Also, she also oversaw tasks related to Knowledge Management ensuring an efficient collection, coordination, sharing, and utilization of activities & information. She has seamlessly transitioned in heading Information Technology and Communication department where she manages the digital infrastructure and ensures internal and external communications through effective use of media, newsletters, and other social media communication channels. Her role involves safeguarding technological assets while promoting innovative achievements and timely updates on organisation's website.

Publications

Tavker, N., & Kumar, N. (2023). Bioelectrochemical systems: Understanding the basics and overcoming the challenges. In Development in Wastewater Treatment Research and Processes (pp. 79-98). Elsevier.

Kumar, N., Tavker, N., Kumar, P., & Singh, S. (2023). Bioelectrochemical Treatment of Petrochemicals. In Green Technologies for Industrial Waste Remediation (pp. 201-219). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.

Tavker, N., & Sharma, M. (2022). Nanosensors for intelligent food packaging. In Nanosensors for Smart Agriculture (pp. 737-756). Elsevier.

Tavker, N., Yadav, V.K., Yadav, K.K., Cabral-Pinto, M.M., Alam, J., Shukla, A.K., Ali, F.A.A., & Alhoshan, M. (2021). Removal of Cadmium and Chromium by Mixture of Silver Nanoparticles and Nano-Fibrillated Cellulose Isolated from Waste Peels of Citrus Sinensis. Polymers, 13, 234. doi:10.3390/polym13020234.

Alam, J., Yadav, V.K., Yadav, K.K., Cabral-Pinto, M.M., Tavker, N., Choudhary, N., Shukla, A.K., Ali, F.A.A., Alhoshan, M., & Hamid, A.A. (2021). Recent Advances in Methods for the Recovery of Carbon Nanominerals and Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons from Coal Fly Ash and Their Emerging Applications. Crystals, 11, 88. doi:10.3390/cryst11020088.

Tavker, N., & Sharma, M. (2020). Fruit rinds isolated cellulose supported SnS2 nanostructures as versatile photocatalyst for the treatment of standard dye, industrial pharma and textile. Journal of Cleaner Production, 271, 122510-122524. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.122510.

Tavker, N., & Sharma, M. (2020). Designing of waste fruit peels extracted cellulose supported molybdenum sulfide nanostructures for photocatalytic degradation of RhB Dye and industrial effluent. Journal of Environmental Management, 255, 109906-109917. doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109906.

Tavker, N., Gaur, U. K., & Sharma, M. (2020). Agro-waste extracted cellulose supported silver phosphate nanostructures as green photocatalyst for improved photodegradation of RhB dye and industrial fertilizer effluent. Nanoscale Advances, 2, 2870-2884. doi:10.1039/d0na00181c.

Tavker, N., Gaur, U. K., & Sharma, M. (2020). Cellulose supported bismuth vanadate nanocomposite for effective removal of organic pollutant. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 8, 104027-104037. doi:10.1016/j.jece.2020.104027.

Yadav, V. K., Saxena, P., Lal, C., Gnanamoorthy, G., Choudhary, N., Singh, B., Tavker, N., Kalasariya, H., & Kumar, P. (2020). Synthesis and Characterization of Mullites from Silicoaluminous Fly Ash Waste. International Journal of Applied Nanotechnology Research (IJANR), 5(1), 10-25. doi:10.4018/IJANR.20200101.oa2.

Tavker, N., Gaur, U. K., & Sharma, M. (2019). Highly active agro-waste-extracted cellulose-supported CuInS2 nanocomposite for visible-light-induced photocatalysis. ACS Omega, 4, 11777–11784. doi:10.1021/acsomega.9b01054.

Tavker, N., & Sharma, M. (2018). Enhanced photocatalytic activity of nanocellulose supported zinc oxide composite for RhB dye as well as ciprofloxacin drug under sunlight/visible light. AIP Conference Proceedings, 030013-030019. doi:10.1063/1.5035215.

Patent

Kumar, V., Tavker, N., Chakraborthy, G. S., Joshi, S., Arora, R., Senthil, S. P., Shinde, R., Guntupalli, P., Bidlan, P., & Thakur. (2024, April). FT-IR spectrophotometer for analysis of bioactive components (IN Patent No. 404244-001). Indian Patent Office.

Minhas, P. S., Yadav, A. K., Sengupta, R., Tavker, N., Jadhav, S. S., Mundhe, V., Savekar, R., Sivakumar, R., Thanapan, S., Firangi, S., & Choudhary, S. (2024, March). Equipment used for measurement of HLB value of surfactants (IN Patent No. 403727- 001). Indian Patent Office.

Balakumar, Y. S., Sudhir, C., Johnson, R., Mishra, M., Narayan, V., Tavker, N. et.al. (2024). Liposomal formulation for site-specific drug delivery in liver cirrhosis (DE Patent No. 20 2024 100 935). German Patent Office.