Tuning of Conducting Polymers: Applications from Environmental to Biomedical Fields

Dr. Sapana Jadoun is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Universidad de Tarapacá, Arica, Chile, and a Researcher at the Solar Energy Research Centre (SERC-Chile) under Project FONDAP ANID 1523A0006. She leads the UTA Mayor-funded project 4764-24 and was a FONDECYT Postdoctoral Researcher (2021-2024) at the University of Concepción. Previously, she secured postdoctoral funding from the Harbin Institute of Technology, China (2019), and surpassed the threshold for the Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (2022). Dr. Jadoun earned her Ph.D. in Materials Chemistry from Jamia Millia Islamia, India (2019) and has extensive research experience, including roles as Junior and Senior Research Fellow in a DST-SERB project. She has qualified for the CSIR-NET exam in Chemical Sciences, securing 36th and 19th rank in 2011 and 2012. Her accolades include being listed among the world’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University (2023, 2024), selection as a Brand Ambassador for Bentham Science Publishers (2020), and membership in the Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC), 2022. With over seven years of teaching experience and a decade of research expertise, she has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles, books, and patents, garnering 2,950 citations, an H-index of 29, and an i10 index of 51. Dr. Jadoun specializes in the functionalization of materials for photocatalysis, metal recovery, and environmental remediation. She also serves as an editor for journals like Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry, and Polymers (MDPI) and contributes to multiple editorial boards.

Dr. Nirmala Kumari Jangid is working as an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the Banasthali Vidyapith, Banasthali (India). Her research focuses on Materials chemistry, Inorganic chemistry, and polymer chemistry (Conducting polymers, and their functionalization for applications in photocatalysis, optoelectronics, sensing, etc.). She likes to work in interdisciplinary fields. She has been completed her Ph.D. in 2015 from the Department of Chemistry, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Rajasthan, India. She earned her master’s in Organic Chemistry from the Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Rajasthan, India, and her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Rajasthan, India. She has qualified for CSIR (Council for Scientific & Industrial Research) NET - JRF (National Eligibility Test-Junior Research Fellowship) in Chemical Sciences with All India Rank 73rd (June 2011). She has published over 3 patents, 15 peer-reviewed papers, 25 review articles, 40 book chapters, and 10 chapters in Encyclopaedia, 1 authored book, and edited 1 book. She has presented their research work at 15 international and national conferences. She is an active reviewer in more than 25 journals of international repute. At present, five students are doing their research work under her supervision. Her work is widely recognized, reflected in his h-index of 14, i10 index of 29, and nearly 1600 citations.