Dr.Prajwalit Shikha
Name: Dr. Prajwalit Shikha
Qualification: M.Sc., B.Ed., MCA, PhD
Designation : Assistant Professor
Department : Physics
institute name : Maitreyi College, University of Delhi
College address : Maitreyi College, South Campus, Bapudham Complex, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, Pin-110021
awardtitle:Best Teacher Award
Experience: 9
About Dr.Prajwalit Shikha
Brilliant Academic Career – Distinction in Board exam. and in B.Sc. (Hons. in Physics), M. Sc. (Physics)
securing high 1 st class with specialization in Electronics; Master in Computer Application (MCA). Bachelor
of Education (B.Ed.) degree securing high 1 st class; Awarded a Ph.D. degree in Physics by Ranchi University, Ranchi, for her investigation of some the properties of heavy electron compounds;
Authored Books & Book-chapters – 1. Electromagnetic Properties of Heavy Electron Compounds: UPt3 & CeAl3,
2. Nuclear Physics (Primary author), 3. Computational Physics (Co-editor). 4. e-waste: Modern Day Curse of Society to Environment, a chapter in the Book ‘Environmental Concerns of 21 st Century:
India and Global Context’.
Presented Papers - 06 papers in different International Conferences and 10 papers in different National Conferences.
Awards Won – 1. Best Case Study Award in the First PIMR Case Study Contest on “e-waste awareness in India and Abroad: A step towards greener environment” at Prestige Institute of Management and
Research, Indore. 2. Best posters’ award ( a joint paper with a student) in the 5 th IAPT National Student Symposium on Physics held at Department of Physics, Punjab University, Chandigarh.
Training at Prestigious Institute – Was a full time participant in a training programme in Astrophysics & Astronomy conducted by and at the Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics Pune.
Members of Prestigious Academic Bodies - Life Members of Indian Association of Physics Teachers, Indian Science Congress, Materials Research Society of India, and Centre for Education Growth and Research.
Honour – 1. Her profile has been selected and published, to feature in “Asia Pacific Who’s who” in volume 16 by Rifacimento International. 2. She is also nominated for “Personality of the year-2019” by Reguerdon Inc., New Delhi.
An Active Teacher, Research worker, Guide, Organizer and Resource Person - During the span of fifteen years in the teaching field, she has continuously worked towards guiding and motivating students
and helping them achieve their highest potential. She is presently working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi. She has served as an active member of Research
Advisory Committee and Placement Cell and Alumni Committee of Maitreyi College. She was a member of Advisory Committee and the member of organizing committee for different Conferences of National level organized by various departments of Maitreyi College. She has contributed as Resource Person in
various workshops conducted at the college. She has worked as a Resource Person in the academic and cultural exchange workshops held at Maitreyi College for three consecutive years as a part of Study India
Programme organized under the UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI). She believes in keeping herself updated and in that respect she has done Certificate Course on DIGITAL TEACHING
TECHNIQUES organized by ICT Academy; been part of Techno Update 1.0 – A workshop on Google Drive
(Google docs, slides, sheets, and forms) organized by Department of Computer Science, Maitreyi
College; done Faculty development programme on Higher Education, Faculty Career Orientation and Advancement (CEGR certified Faculty) by Centre for Education Growth and Research. She has also participated in the Workshop on ‘Foldscope’ (an invention by Manu Prakash and Jim Cybulski in laboratory at Stanford University). She has been the visiting faculty in the Department of Forensic
Science at NICFS, Delhi for two years. She has been actively involved in different projects with students of undergraduate and post graduate level. She has guided summer projects of four different batches of M.Sc. students from Banasthali Vidyapeeth and two different batches of students from Amity University.
Her students are regularly working and presenting their work in the form of papers, posters & models at various national and international platforms. Her major work is in the areas of water remediation, air pollution control through Nanotechnology, e-waste management, plastic waste management. She has constantly been involved in various projects with her students on diversified topics related to science
and social issues. Her six projects were funded by Department of Biotechnology, under star college scheme and three projects by the Research and Incubation Centre, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi.
To reach out to more students she also prepares online tutorial videos and makes them available for global audience. She believes that teaching is not just to impart bookish knowledge but to change the lives of their students and hence change the face of education.