Research areas
ü Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry, Biochemistry, Colloid & Surface Science, Micellar Growth, Forensic Sciences, Peptide and Protein kinetics, catalysis, Quantum dots, Bioconjugation etc.
Post graduate Research Project Supervised:
1. Rakeshni Rekha Pratap “Analysis of polyphenol in ginger”. FIJI
2. Deepak Chand “Ciguatera Fish Poisoning in Fiji” FIJI
3. Shilvee Prasad “Analysis of Chemical Preservatives in Red Top and Valley Fresh Tomato Sauce” FIJI
Masters project Supervision
Rakeshni Rekha Pratap“Extraction and Physico-chemical characterization of Biodiesel from Algae Chlorella Vulgaris”FIJI
Instruments handled
ü Conductivity Bridge, Ultrasonic Interferometer, Viscometer, Surface Tensiometer, UV – Visible and IR – Spectrophotometers, NMR, Fluorescence, Polarogram, HPLC, GC-MS and working knowledge of other research related instruments.
Conferences organized
ü Organizedan InternationalConferenceonAppliedChemistry(ICONAC-2014) at College of Engineering Science and Technology, Fiji National University, Nasinu, Fiji,5-7March,2014.
ü ICONAC-2014 funded by Third World Academy of Science (TWAS), US; Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapon (OPCW), Europe; and International Union of Crystallography (IUCr), Singapore.
Memberconference organizing/scientificeditorial committee
ü Workedas Organizing SecretaryforInternationalConferenceonAppliedChemistry(ICONAC-2014)includingonedayKavaSymposium5-7March,2014.
ü ScientificreviewcommitteememberinInternationalConferenceonOceansandRivers(ICOR-2014) at Fiji National University, Nadi, Fiji,13-15October,2014.
ü Fellow of The Royal Society of Chemistry
Unpublished research work
1. “Kinetic And Mechanism Of The Reactions of Peptides And Their Metal Complexes With Ninhydrin In Aqueous And Micellar Media”.
Book
1. Zaidi, Neelam Hazoor (2021).Kinetic And Mechanism Of The Reactions of Peptides And Their Metal Complexes With Ninhydrin In Aqueous And Micellar Media.(In process).
Research papers published in International Journals
Research papers presented and published in Conferences