
Dr. Amit Jaiswal
Assistant Professor
School of Basic Sciences
Indian Institute of Technology Mandi
Kamand, Mandi-175005
Himachal Pradesh, India
Tel: 01905-267-154
Email: j.amit[at]iitmandi[dot]ac[dot]in
ORCID: 0000-0002-9748-0404
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Education
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Ph.D. in Nanotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (2013)
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M.Tech. in Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (2010)
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B.Tech. in Biotechnology, Heritage Institute of Technology, WBUT (2008)
Professional Experience
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Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi (2014-Present)
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Associate, Indian Academy of Sciences Bangalore (2020 -Present)
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Postdoctoral Researcher with Prof. Hossam Haick, The Laboratory of Nanomaterial Based Devices, Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel (2014)
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Postdoctoral Researcher with Prof. Srikanth Singamaneni, Soft Nanomaterial Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, USA (2013)
Awards and Honor
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Selected as an Associate at The Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, 2020
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The Teaching Honour Roll Award by Indian Institute of Technology Mandi for excellence in teaching during the academic year 2017-18
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The Young Scientist MAHE Award by the Society for Biomaterials and Artificial organs (India), 2018
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ACS Pittcon Travel Award 2018
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The Young Scientist Research Award by DAE-BRNS, 2016-17
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The Best Young Investigator Award at the International conference on “Advances in Biological Systems and Materials Science in NanoWorld” (ABSMSNW-2017) organized by Indian Institute of Technology BHU
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Dr. DS Kothari Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2014
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Selected as Young Researcher for expense free participation at the International Conference On Nanoscience And Technology (ICONSAT-2012)
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CSIR-UGC-NET JRF, 2011
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GATE 2007 and 2008 in Life Sciences
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Gold Medal in National Level Biotechnology Examination, 2009
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Certificate for distinctive performance in 5th National Science Olympiad, 2003
Teaching
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IC136: Understanding Biotechnology and its Applications
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BY501: DNA nanotechnology
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BY505: NanoBiotechnology
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BY514: Analytical Biotechniques
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BY522P: Analytical and Molecular Biotechnology Lab
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BY524P: Medical and NanoBiotechnology Lab
Additional Responsibilities
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Reviewer: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Chemistry of Materials, Theranostics, npg 2D materials and applications, Biosensors & Bioelectronics, Chemical Communications, Nanoscale, Langmuir, JMC-B, Lab on Chip, Analyst, Analytical Methods, Polymer Chemistry, RSC Advances, etc.
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Review Editor, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology and Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences (nanobiotechnology)
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Chief Warden, IIT Mandi
Invited Talks/Guest Lecture
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Metal and semiconductor based nanocomposites for Theranostics, Invited Talk, National Conference on Nanomaterials in Biology (NCNB 2019), Jaipur, Rajasthan.
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Nano-Biotechnological Applications of Plasmonic Nanostructures and 2-D Material-based Nanocomposites, Expert Talk, Chandigarh University on 2nd September 2019.
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Plasmonic Nanostructures and 2-D Material based nanocomposites for applications in Biology, Catalysis and Sensing, Invited Lecture, Advances in Chemical Engineering and Science (ACES-2019) Department of Chemical Engineering, IISER Bhopal.
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Stimuli Responsive Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery and Photothermal Therapy, Invited Talk, 6th world congress on Nanomedical Sciences-ISNSCON-2018, Chemistry-Biology Interface 2019 and Conference on Science and Technology for the Future of Mankind (2019) at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
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Gold Nanorattles: an emerging nanoplatform for sensing and theranostic applications, Oral Talk, NanoBioteck 2018, 3rd Annual Conference of Indian Society of Nanomedicine, AIIMS, New Delhi.
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Advanced nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications, Selected Talk, UK-INDIA Interdisciplinary Workshop on Advanced Biomaterials and Biosensors (2018), IIT Ropar.
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Plasmonic Nanorattles: Engineering its Structure for Applications in Catalysis, Sensing and Theranostics, Invited Talk, International conference on Biomaterials, Bioengineering and Biotheranostics (BioMET 2018), VIT Vellore.
Projects Completed
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Stimuli Responsive Smart Nanocarriers for Theranostic Applications (SERB), 2015-2018
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Engineering novel plasmonic nanocapsules for cancer therapy and diagnostics (DBT), 2016-2018