Physics
Dr. Virendra Singh
Assistant Professor
AWARDS / HONOURS
Qualified Radiological Safety Officer, awarded by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
(BARC), Mumbai, September 2021
Topper of MOOC Course ‘Teaching and Learning in General Programmes (TALG),
awarded by Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore through SWAYAM portal,
August, 2023.
Best Research Paper in ‘International Conference on Advances in Science &
Technology’ ITM, Dehradun, June 2025
UGC-CSIR NET, December 2008Research Areas/ Areas of Interest
Energy materials, Nano-composites, Waste valorization, Water Remediation, Glass for
radiation shielding, X-Ray fluorescence RESEARCH PROJECT
‘Development of SilverNanowires/ Polypyrrole (AgNWs/Ppy) Composite Electrode for
Fabrication of Supercapacitor of High Energy Density’, sanctioned by UCOST, Dehradun,
Imlemented: January, 2024 (P.I. of the project)
“Optimization of Pyrolysis Parameters for Improved Biochar Yield and Comprehensive Characterization of Biochar, Bio-oil, and Syngas from Diverse Biomass Feedstocks”, funded by Ground-Up Ecowaste Pvt. Ltd., May 2026 – Ongoing (P.I.)Teaching Experience and Courses Taught
Teaching Experience: More than 10 years
UG Courses:
Electromagnetic Fields and waves, Analog & Digital Electronics, Control Systems, Modern Physics,Engineering Physics I & II [Physics I &
Physics II], Semiconductor Physics, Wave optics and introduction to
Quantum Mechanics, Oscillations, waves and optics PG Courses
Electronics, Linear and Digital IC II, Electromagnetism, Physics for Agrometerologist, Experimental Physics, Agrometerological Instrumentation, Statistical Physics, Advanced Statistical Physics Selected Research Publications
- Adhikari, Himanshu, Arun Kumar, Rajat Kumar Sharma, Virendra Singh, Siddharth
Jain, and Akarsh Verma. "Optimizing biochar for heavy metal adsorption: an AI-
driven predictive modeling approach with Gamma testing." Biofuels (2026): 1-21.
- Singh, Neeraj, Virendra Singh, Neeraj Bisht, Puneet Negi, Archana Dhyani, Rajat
Kumar Sharma, and B. S. Tewari. "A comprehensive review on supercapacitors:
Basics to recent advancements." Journal of Energy Storage 121 (2025): 116498.
- Virendra Singh, Chaitanya Chauhan, Neeraj Singh, Arvind Kumar, Diwakar Padalia,
and Shri Ram. "Effect of the Concentration of PVP Capping Agent on Silver
Nanowires Synthesized via CuCl2⋅ 2H2O Mediated Polyol Route." Physics of
Metals and Metallography 125, no. 13 (2024): 1569-1577.
- Rautela, Manish Singh, Virendra Singh, and Neeraj Singh. "Investigating the effect
of gamma irradiation on structural and optical properties of (55-x) TeO2-20ZnO-
25B2O3-xEr2O3 radiation shielding glass: influence of Er3+ ions." Radiation Physics
and Chemistry 224 (2024): 11207
- Basant Kumar Yadav, Virendra Singh, Rajat Gangwar, and Neeraj Bisht. "Study of
optical, structural and radiation shielding properties of (55− x) TeO2–20ZnO–
25B2O3–x Er2O3 glass matrix." International Journal of Materials Research 115, no.
4 (2024): 291-302.
- Anuj Saraswat, Shri Ram, Rajeew Kumar, Veer Singh, Virendra Singh, Aakash
Salar, and Shubham Anil Durgude. "Synthesis and Characterization of Chitosan
Encapsulated Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles and its Application in Maize under Zinc
Deficit Soil." International Journal of Plant & Soil Science 36 (2024): 393-401.
- Virendra Singh, Nidhi Pant, Rajat Kumar Sharma, Diwakar Padalia, Pankaj Singh Rawat, Rabina Goswami, Praveen Singh, Akhilesh Kumar, Prabhakar Bhandari, Alam Tabish, and et al. 2023. "Adsorption Studies of Pb(II) and Cd(II) Heavy Metal Ions from Aqueous Solutions Using a Magnetic Biochar Composite Material" Separations 10, no. 7: 389. https://doi.org/10.3390/separations10070389
- Durgude, Shubham A., Shri Ram, Rajeew Kumar, Shiv Vendra Singh, Virendra Singh, Anil G. Durgude, Biswajit Pramanick, Sagar Maitra, Ahmed Gaber, and Akbar
Hossain. "Synthesis of Mesoporous Silica and graphene-based FeO and ZnO
nanocomposites for nutritional biofortification and sustained the productivity of rice
(Oryza sativa L.)." Journal of Nanomaterials 2022 (2022).
- Anamika, Virendra Singh and Basant K Yadav, “Adsorption study of Heavy Metals
from Aqueous Solutions using Magnetite Nanoparticles” Journal of Physics:
Conference Series, IOP Publishing 1504 (2020) 012011.
- Harshita Gangwar, Virendra Singh, B. S. Tewari, Himanshu Gupta, L.P.Purohit,
“Study of zinc doped tellurite glasses using XRD, UV-Vis and FTIR” Materials Today:
Proceedings, 17, 329–337, 2019.
- Virendra Singh, G.C. Joshi, Dinesh C. Bisht, “EDXRF Analysis of Soil in the
Vicinity of Industrial Areas and Heavy Metal Pollution Assessment” Journal of
Applied Spectroscopy, vol. 84 (2), 2017.
- Virendra Singh, Diwakar Padalia, Kamal Devlal, “Determination of Cu, Zn, Mn &
Fe Metals in Soil Employing the EDXRF & FAAS Techniques and Comparative Study
of Results” Journal of Nuclear Physics, Material Sciences, Radiation and Applications,
vol. 2, pp 1-9, 2017.
- Chanyal, B. C., S. K. Chanyal, Virendra Singh, and A. S. Rawat. "Proca-Maxwell
Equations for Dyons with Quaternion." Applied Mathematics 4, no. 1 (2016): 9-15.
- Virendra Singh, H.M. Agrawal, “Characterization of the solubility of Aluminum in
soil by x-ray diffraction” Analytical Letters, vol. 48, pp. 503-512, 2015.
- Virendra Singh, H.M. Agrawal, “Edxrf Analysis Of Soil Samples To Study The Role
Of Trace Elements In Optimizing The Yield”, Int. J. Modern Engineering Res., 2
(2012) 1454-1458.
- Virendra Singh, H.M. Agrawal, G.C. Joshi, M. Sudarshan and A.K. Sinha,
“Elemental profile of agricultural soil by the EDXRF technique and use of the
Principal Component Analysis (PCA) method to interpret the complex data”, Applied
Radiation and Isotopes, 69 (2011) 969–974.
Other Information
MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
Indian Association of Nuclear Chemists and Allied Scientists (IANCAS) [LM No.-
1699]
Incharge, Biophysics Unit, CBSH, GBPUAT
Warden, Shastri Bhawan Hostel, March 2019 to December 2024, GBPUAT
Member, P.G. Society, GBPUAT
Incharge, Maintenance and repair, CBSH, GBPUAT
Member, Extension Program Committee and General Maintenance Committee,
CBSH, GBPUAT
Incharge RITL, CBSH, December, 2022 to January, 2023, CBSH, GBPUAT