Awarded "Shakuntala Amir Chand Prize 2020" by the INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH (ICMR). 

Selected for the prestigious Prof. B.K. Bachhawat Memorial Young Scientist Lecture Award  - 2022 by the National Academy of Sciences - NASI, Prayagraj, India.

Elected as FELLOW of the Indian Chemical Society (FICS).

Received EAT RIGHT RESEARCH AWARD-2022 by FSSAI - FDA Bhawan on the "World Food Safety Day" from the Honorable Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya.

Selected for the Indian Society of Chemists and Biologists YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARD In BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Section for the Year 2022.

Selected for the Prof Sushil Kumar Innovation Award - 2023 (SKIA -2023) by the  Flora Fauna Science Foundation (FFSF). 

Selected as a Member of the Indian National Young Academy of Sciences (INYAS) , a body of INSA, New Delhi.

World Number 17 Biosensor Scientist (*Prior Five Years) 2023 by ScholarGPS™, California, USA (https://scholargps.com/).

Listed among the TOP 1,000 RESEARCHERS OF INDIA by Careers360

Excellence in Scientific Research Award in recognition of outstanding contribution to Scientific Research by the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee during the Indo-Japan Symposium on Nanotheranostics - 23 - 25 April 2024. 

Advisor for the Biomedical Sensors Domain and Sensor Networks Systems at the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), Michael Faraday House, Six Hills Way, Stevenage, London, United Kingdom.

Editors-in-Chief: Handbook of Nano bioelectrochemistry: Application in Devices and Biomolecular Sensing, Springer Nature.

The book "Diagnostic Strategies for COVID-19 and Other Coronaviruses" has been Listed among the TOP 10 (No. 5 position) in the area of #Medicine > Medical Science Books (Virology) #World Wide to read in 2022, as featured on CNN, Forbes, and Inc – Book Authority, United States. 

Book "Advanced Micro and Nano Manufacturing Technologies Applications in Biochemical and Biomedical Engineering" has been Listed among the TOP 10 (No. 7 position) in the area of #Medicine > Biomedical Engineering #World Wide to read in 2022, as featured on CNN, Forbes, and Inc – Book Authority, United States. 

INVITED MEMBER  of the International Center for Sensor Science and Engineering, Chicago, United States. 

Executive Guest Editor on the VSI "Smart and sustainable nano-biosensing and therapeutic technologies using bio-based materials" in Industrial Crops and Products, September 2024.

Associate Editor, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Lausanne, Switzerland (Specialty Section: Biosensors and Biomolecular Electronics), 2021.

Editorial Board Member of "Scientific Reports, Nature Publication Group, 2021.

Associate Editor, Sensors International, CAS-Elsevier Science (2019-2023).

Associate Editor, Exploration of Digital Health Technologies.

Guest Editor, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical Elsevier. Theme: Engineered smart Nano-Bio-physio sensing platforms as point-of-care solutions: (Impact Factor: 4.1), 2025.

Guest Editor, Industrial Crops & Products, Elsevier. Theme: Smart and sustainable nano-biosensing and therapeutic technologies using bio-based materials, 2024.

Guest Editor, MOLECULES along with Prof. Akiyoshi Taniguchi National Institute for Materials Science, Japan, and Prof. Yen Nee Tan Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK, 2021.

Guest Editor, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules on the theme: Nano-bio-engineered macromolecules and surfaces fabrication for biosensing applications, 2022.

Editorial Board Member of Microchemical Journal, Elsevier Science.

Editorial Board Member of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews.

Editorial Board Member of Material Science for Energy Technologies, CAS-Elsevier Science (2018-2023).

Editorial Board Member "PLOS ONE" 2021.

Editorial Board Member of  Frontiers in Sensors, Lausanne, Switzerland (Specialty Section: Micro- and Nano-Sensors), 2021.

Editorial Board Member "Green Analytical Chemistry", Elsevier, 2021.

Editor Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology,  Springer Nature. 

Early Career Editorial Board member of the Chemical & Biomedical Imaging,  American Chemical Society

RAMANUJAN FELLOWSHIP from the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India

Early Career Research Award (ECRA), Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.

Gandhian Young Technology Innovation (GYTI) Award 2020 on "Paper-based portable kit for the naked eye detection of milk pasteurization indicator based on alkaline phosphatase" (Awardee Student: Kuldeep Mahato)

Gandhian Young Technology Innovation (GYTI) Award 2023 on "Paper-based point of care device for chronic kidney disease diagnosis" (Awardee Student: Divya)

Selected as a Member of the National Academy of Science (MNASc), India (NASI), Prayagraj, India, 2020.

Selected as a Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC), London 2022.

Member IEEE, USA since 2024 

Dr. O. P. S. Sengar Memorial Young Scientist Award – 2016 by Nano Molecular Society

Coveted Honour of the Biotech Research Society of India (BRSI) Young Scientist Award - 2017

Young Engineers Award – 2018 by the Senior Engineers Forum-Guwahati

Coveted Honour of ‘Young Scientist Award - 2019 ’ of the Society for Bioinformatics and Biological Sciences (SBBS).

HIGHLY CITED Corresponding author in The ROYAL SOCIETY OF CHEMISTRY, Cambridge, London in Top 10% cited articles.

Post-doctoral research fellowship of Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Israel

Life member of Biotech Research Society India. LM: 2006

Brain Korea-21 Fellowship, Pusan National University, Busan South Korea

National Research Foundation (NRF) Fellowship, MEST, South Korea

Listed Among the WORLD'S TOP 2% SCIENTIST - YEAR 2020. List prepared by the Stanford University, USA

Listed Among the WORLD'S TOP 2% SCIENTIST - YEAR 2021. List prepared by the Stanford University, USA

Listed Among the WORLD'S TOP 2% SCIENTIST - YEAR 2022. List prepared by the Stanford University, USA

Listed Among the WORLD'S TOP 2% SCIENTIST - YEAR 2023. List prepared by the Stanford University, USA

Listed Among the WORLD'S TOP 2% SCIENTIST - YEAR 2024. List prepared by the Stanford University, USA

Listed in the Research.com for the YEAR 2023 the Discipline of Engineering and Technology Discipline

International travel grants of 1500 USD from Technion- Israel Institute of Technology   (IIT), Israel.

Outstanding Faculty Award in terms of Teaching and Research 2013.

Certificate of reviewer recognition by the AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Outstanding Reviewer Award from various journals of Elsevier  

INVITED SPEAKER in the self-financed short-term “Molecular Techniques in Biotechnology” course organized by the Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology-Allahabad (NIT-A), 16-22 January 2015.

INVITED SPEAKER CSIR-IICT Platinum Jubilee International Conference on Biotechnological Research and Innovation for Sustainable Development XV BRSI Convention 22-25 November 2018.

Expert Resource Person for the UGC-sponsored Refresher Course in “Nano Science & Nano Technology” organized by Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC), Guwahati University, Assam. 22nd March – 11th April, 2017

Research work done as Principal Investigator has been highlighted in 450+ News agencies in India, USA, China, Canada, Taiwan, Singapore, UK, Ireland, Malaysia, etc).  

Invited as a Visiting Scientist at the Institute of Biophysio Sensor Technology, Pusan National University, South Korea in July 2016. 

External Expert for Project evaluation for Kerala State Council for Science, Technology, and Environment under the “back to lab” women scientist division.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER in RUSA "राष्ट्रीय उच्चतर शिक्षा अभियान", (A Centrally Sponsored Scheme of MHRD, Govt. of India) sponsored Pre-conference workshop on “Transforming Technology to Commercial Products”.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER in International Conference on “Advanced Technologies for Societal Applications” during 20-21 December 2016, supported by   राष्ट्रीय उच्चतर शिक्षा अभियान (RUSA), BOARD OF RESEARCH IN NUCLEAR SCIENCES (BRNS), and Solapur University.

Travel grant of 1200 USD in June 2017 from Pusan National University to visit as a visiting scientist in the Institute of Biophysio Sensor Technology

INVITED SPEAKER in the DBT Stake-holders Meeting to evolve a comprehensive Cancer Research program in NER during 26th – 27th October 2017, Hotel Palacio Guwahati.

INVITED SPEAKER in the School of Biomedical Engineering, North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) is a Central University, Shillong, Meghalaya from 15-16 March 2018.

Outstanding Reviewer Award for Contribution to the quality of the journal “Vacuum” (Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands), June 2018.

Expert Reviewer of Indo-French Centre for the Promotion of Advanced Research (IFCPAR/ CEFIPRA) under the Department of Science and Technology (DST), GoI and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) of France.

INVITED SPEAKER at the International Conference on Frontiers in Chemical Sciences (FICS - 2018) from 6- 8th December 2018. Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India

BEST PAPER AWARD in Material Science for Energy Technologies, Elsevier – CAS. 2018.   

INVITED SPEAKER in New Horizon in Food Processing Technology and Nutrition” (NHFPTN-2019) during SLIETCON-2019, Under TEQIP - III (Twinning Program) organized by S.L. Institute of Engineering& Technology (MHRD, Govt. of India), Punjab, India. March 1-2, 2019 at the National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTR), Chandigarh.

INVITED SPEAKER in 2nd International Conference on Computational Methods in Manufacturing (ICCMM 2019), Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India, March 8-9, 2019

INVITED EXPERT SPEAKER in Next Generation Diagnostics Summit, 13 - 14 APRIL 2019 | THE PARK, HYDERABAD under the Auspices of CME Foundation of India.  Title: Nano-bioengineered Sensors: An Innovative Tool for Next-Generation Point-of-Care Clinical Diagnostics

INVITED SPEAKER, Department of Biochemistry, North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) is a Central University, Shillong, Meghalaya—19th April 2019.

Appointed as External Examiner for PhD evaluation in Biotechnology, Faculty of Science (FOS) Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Ref: UBD/FOS/N3(i), April 2019.

Appointed as External Examiner for PhD evaluation in Bioengineering, Sathyabama Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai, India. 

Appointed as External Examiner for PhD evaluation for Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow, India

Appointed as External Examiner for PhD evaluation for Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi - Uttar Pradesh 221005, India

INVITED SPEAKER at 4th Annual Conference of Indian Society of Nanomedicine "NANOBIOTECK 2019" Global BIOINDIA from 20-23 November 2019. Aerocity, New Delhi. Title: Nano-Bio-Engineered Surfaces for Point-of-Care Diagnostics 

3 Biotech volume 9, Article number: 57 (2019), Springer listed among the TOP three highly cited article of 2019. 

INVITED SPEAKER in the international webinar on “Challenges and Scientific Advances for SARS-COV-2” organised by the Department of Microbiology Assam University in Collaboration with Springer Nature and Society of Environmental Sustainability 27th August 2020. Title: Nanobioengineered Sensing Systems and Their Prospects in COVID-19 Diagnosis

Expert Reviewer of the R&D Proposals under the CSIR-Fundamental & Innovative Research in Science of Tomorrow [CSIR-FIRST] Scheme.

Expert Reviewer of the various R&D Proposals for the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India. 

Expert Reviewer for project under the Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS) under the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Government of India. 

Expert Reviewer of projects under the Israeli Ministry of Science and Technology, Israel. 

INVITED SPEAKER in the Short Term Course (STC) on "Recent advances of 3D printing and its Bio-medical Engineering Applications"  jointly organized by the National Cheng Kung University Hospital (NCKUH), Taiwan, North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, Meghalaya, India and Royal Global University, Guwahati, Assam, India from 12th to 16th October 2020 Title: Nanoengineered 3D Dendrites and their Composites for Biomedical Applications

INVITED EXPERT LECTURE at BIRAC's SITARE BIIS (Biotech Innovation Ignition School-6) Webinar, organized by SRISTI in collaboration with BIRAC (Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council, Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India) 10th October, 2020. Title: Application of nanotechnology in biosensing devices

INVITED EXPERT LECTURE at BIRAC's SITARE BIIS (Biotech Innovation Ignition School-8) Webinar, organized by SRISTI in collaboration with BIRAC (Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council, Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India) 9th February, 2021. Title: Paper-Based Diagnostics: Emerging Technologies and Commercial Aspects

INVITED SPEAKER in the National Conference in Biosensing, organized by Hansraj College, University of Delhi on 3rd April 2021. Title: Bio / Nano Engineering Aspects in Design and Development of Commercially Viable Sensor Systems.

INVITED SPEAKER in International Webinar on "Emerging Trends in Biomedical Applications of Nanostructured Materials" organized by Department of Physics, Ranjiv Gandhi Central University, Arunachal Pradesh on 14th July 2021. Title: "Nanobioengineering Approaches in Point-Of-Care and Personalized Diagnostics".

INVITED SPEAKER in "KARYASHALA: One Week Online High-End Workshop on Advancements in In vitro Diagnostic Methods in Healthcare " under Accelerate Vigyan Scheme of DST-SERB from 19th-25th July 2021. Organized by Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad.Title: Nanobioengineering Approaches in Bedside and In vitro Diagnostics. 

INVITED SPEAKER in the Faculty Development Program (FDP) from 4th - 8th August 2021, in 'Smart and Functional Nanomaterials' at the National Institute of Technology Calicut. Title: Nanobioengineered Diagnostic Technologies for Ultrasensitive Detection of Clinically Relevant Molecules.

RESOURCE PERSON to deliver Expert Talk in the "Indo-Korea Joint Webinar" on "Advances in BIOSENSORS" jointly organized by Shastra University and Sungkyun University, South Korea. The event is organized under the umbrella of MHRD-SPARK Gov. Of India and NRF South Korea.

DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER in the Shiksha Sanskriti Utthan Nyas (शिक्षा संस्कृति उत्थान न्यास) (North-East) Expert Lecture Series, 25th Sept 2021. Title: Role of Research & Innovation for AatmaNirbhar Bharat (आत्मनिर्भर भारत).

KEYNOTE SPEAKER in the program आत्मनिर्भर भारत organised by Shiksha Sanskriti Utthan Nyas (शिक्षा संस्कृति उत्थान न्यास) (Maharashtra Unit)  and Agnihotri School of Technology, Wardha, Maharashtra  7th October 2021. Title:AatmaNirbhar Bharat : Research & Innovation for (आत्मनिर्भर भारत: अनुसन्धान तथा नवाचार ).

INVITED SPEAKER in The 32nd Annual General Meeting of Material Research Society of India (MRSI) and the 3rd Indian Materials Conclave, December 20-23, 2021 organized by Indian Institute of Technology Madras Title: Nanobioengineering Approaches in Point-Of-Care and Personalized Diagnostics Devices. 

INVITED SPEAKER in The National Academy of Sciences, India, 91st Annual Session & Symposium on ‘Interface Between Biological and Physical Sciences Towards Atmanirbhar Bharat’ Date: 4-6 December. 2021. Title: A Handheld Optoelectronic Nanobiosensing Device for Point-of-Care Clinical Diagnostics

INVITED SPEAKER in Industry Expert Lecture Series, Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering & Technology, Rama University. Date:  December 7, 2021  Title: Healthcare Sensing Technologies: Story from Idea to Commercial Products.

NASI-Swarna Jayanti Puraskar and Second Prize in poster (BIO/PS/2021/018) presentation ​ by Ms. Rohini Kumari (PhD Student) in the The National Academy of Sciences, India, 91st Annual Session & Symposium on ‘Interface Between Biological and Physical Sciences Towards Atmanirbhar Bharat’ Date: 4-6 December. 2021. Title: Nanoengineered surface comprising dendrite for biomolecular analysis from a clinical perspective. Authors: Rohini Kumari and Pranjal Chandra* (Student Award)

KEYNOTE SPEAKER in the Three-Day International Conference On “Electrochemical Techniques and their Applications in the Development of Sensors” (ETADS-22) organized by Madurai Kamaraj University, Tamil Nadu, India, 20-22nd, January-2022. Title: Three Dimensional Nanoengineered Materials for Molecular Sensing.

INVITED SPEAKER  in the faculty development program “On Precision Agriculture and Nano-technology: Making Agriculture Future Ready” 20-24th Jan 2022, sponsored by AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy Faculty Development Programme NOIDA INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY. Title: Nanosensors: Design and Implication in Agriculture.

INVITED as "GUEST SPEAKER" in the TECHNICAL FEST "PLEXUS'22" on 28 Jan' 2022 organized by Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Science For Women, University of Delhi, India. Title: Biosensors: An Intelligent Diagnostic Tool.

Receive SECOND PRIZE in poster presentation in Three-Day International Conference On “Electrochemical Techniques and their Applications in the Development of Sensors” organized by Madurai Kamaraj University, Tamil Nadu, India, 20-22nd, January-2022.  presented by ​Ms. Daphika S Dkhar (PhD Student). Title: Nanoengineering of Bioreceptor in Clinical Settings for Fasciola gigantica Detection.

INVITED to deliver "EXPERT TALK" under the flagship program of "Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav / आजादी का अमृत महोत्सव " organized by Central University of Haryana Mahendergarh (Haryana)-123031, INDIA, 11 February'2022. Title: Sensor-based Healthcare Devices: Design and Commercial Impact in India.

GUEST SPEAKER on "National Science Day" function - 28th February 2022 in Live National Webinar Session organized by IES College of Technology Bhopal affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya (RGPV), Bhopal in association with Madhya Pradesh Council of Science and Technology. Title: Application of Biosensors

GUEST SPEAKER on "National Science Day" function - 28th February 2022 organized by Shodh Prakalp (Assam) Shiksha Sanskriti Utthan Nyas (शिक्षा संस्कृति उत्थान न्यास ), Title: Science, Technology, and Its Protection Via Patents.

INVITED SPEAKER  at BioSangam 2022: “International Conference on Emerging Trends in Biotechnology” on March 10-12, 2022 organised by Department of Biotechnology Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj-211004 (UP) India. Title: Nanoengineered Systems for Tracking Biomarkers In Miniaturized Settings.

INVITED SPEAKER in the "Advanced Research Strategies for Sustainable Development" during 3-4 June 2022 Organised by: Career College, Bhopal and Research Foundation of India & RFI-CARE Title: Sustainable Procedures for development of miniaturized sensing devices.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER in the "International Congress of Biotechnology 2022" during 10 - 11 June 2022 Organised by Dr. B. Lal Institute of Biotechnology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. Title: Nanoengineered Sensing Systems for Detecting Biomarkers In Miniaturized Settings.

INVITED SPEAKER / RESOURCE PERSON in the Faculty Development Program on “FUTURISTIC INTERVENTIONS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY: THE ROADMAP AHEAD” organized by Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Chhattisgarh from 4th-8th July 2022. Title: Intelligent Nanobioengineered Surfaces for Biomolecular Sensing

GUEST SPEAKER in the All India IGEM Meet (AIIM) 2022 at The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India. 23rd–25th July 2022.  Title: Nanoengineered Smart Sensors: Design Engineering and Commercial Impact

GUEST SPEAKER in the iGEM'22-Workshop - Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali (IISER_Mohali), India. 30th July 2022. Title: Emerging Role of Aptamers in Diagnosis and Therapeutics.

GUEST SPEAKER in the ASPIRE-BioNEST BIG Partner program "Guidance Session for BIG 21st Call" organized by the University of Hyderabad in collaboration with the Society for Innovation & Entrepreneurship -SINE Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, 22 July' 2022. Title: Data Analysis and Project Writing

MENTOR for Elvikon India Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad, through KIIT-TBI, under BIG-BIRAC.   

MENTOR  in the NIDHI Scheme (NATIONAL INITIATIVE FOR DEVELOPING AND HARNESSING INNOVATIONS) of the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India at CoE, KIIT Technology Business Incubator.

Committee Member for the DST-NIDHI’s PRomoting and Accelerating Young and ASpiring technology entrepreneurs (PRAYAS).

Screening Committee Member for the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology [MeitY], under TIDE 2.0 [Technology Incubation & Development of Entrepreneurs]. 

EXPERT of the selection committee for BIRACs initiative -Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development Fund ("SEED Fund") 

EXPERT of the selection committee for BIRAC Launching Entrepreneurial Driven Affordable Products Fund ("LEAP Fund") 

External Expert  for Jammu and Kashmir Science & Technology Innovation Council, Department of Science and Technology, Gandhinagar, Jammu- 180004

INVITED SPEAKER at PES University, Bangalore, India. Title: BIOSENSORS: Application in Biomedical Engineering. 06 November 2022

INVITED SPEAKER in the Faculty Development Programme On "Advances in Biological Wastewater Treatment Methods: Teaching and Learning Strategies" 5 - 9 December 2022 organized by the Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology Warangal, India. Title: Nano-Bio-Engineered Surfaces for Detection of Metals and Xenobiotics in Surface Water Samples: Implication Toward Riverside Analysis. 

INVITED SPEAKER in the International Conference on "Advances in Biosciences and Biotechnology- 2023: 18-20 January, 2023 organized by Department of Biotechnology, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, India. Title: Design and Implementation Translational Sensor Systems for Real World Applications. 

DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER in the International Conference under the thematic title of “Conference on Electrochemistry in Industry, Health and Environment (EIHE 2023)”, at Department of Atomic Energy  Convention Centre, The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai - 400094 during February 7 to 11, 2023. Title: Nanoengineered Electrochemical Sensors for Tracking Biomarkers In Miniaturized Settings

BEST PAPER PRESENTATION (CP-187-EIHE 2023) by Ms. Rohini Kumari (PhD Student) at the International Conference under the thematic title of “Conference on Electrochemistry in Industry, Health and Environment (EIHE 2023)”, at the Department of Atomic Energy  Convention Centre, The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai - 400094 during February 7 to 11, 2023.  Title: Designing an Engineered Nanodendritic Sensing Probe for Acetaminophen Detection in Human Urine, by Rohini Kumari and Pranjal Chandra* (Student Award)

DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER on the Research Scholar Day 2023 during 4th - 5th March 2023 of the Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Bihar. Title: Design and Engineering Aspects of Translational Microdevices and Sensors. 

INVITED SPEAKER in the International Conference on Biomaterials and Health Care (BioHeal-2023) at Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh, India on 13th – 16th  April 2023 in association with Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee; Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taiwan; Better Life Training Institute, Roorkee, Manipal School of Life Sciences, MAHE; Indian Photobiology Society, Kolkata and Bengal Academic Society for Interactive Sciences, India. Title: Application of Microdevices in Healthcare Technologies (could not attend). 

BEST Poster Award to Daphika S Dkhar (PhD Student) in the International Conference on Biomaterials and Health Care (BioHeal-2023) at Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh, India on 13th – 16th  April 2023 Title: Nanohybrid for serotonin detection in biological fluids and human embryonic kidney cell microenvironment. Authors: Daphika S Dkhar and Pranjal Chandra* (Student Award)

BEST Poster Award to Darshana (PhD Student) in the International Conference on Biomaterials and Health Care (BioHeal-2023) at Parmarth Niketan, Rishikesh, India on 13th – 16th  April 2023 Title: PCL/Nano-Hydroxyapatite Based Solution Blow Spun Nanofibrous Scaffold for Bone Tissue Regeneration Applications. Authors: Darshana, Pranjal Chandra*, Pradeep Srivastava*(Student Award)

INVITED SPEAKER in the international workshop on 8th 10th May 2023 on Smart Healthcare Systems organized by Taichung Veterans General Hospital (TCVGH),  Taichung, Taiwan. Title: Nanobioengineering Approaches for Deployable Biosensing Systems.

INVITED SPEAKER at the Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU), Taiwan on 9th May 2023. Title: Nanobioengineering for Medical Diagnosis.

EXHIBITER / Representing IIT(BHU) in the INDIA MEDTECH EXPO 2023 18 -20 August 2023 at Helipad Exhibition Ground, Gandhinagar, Gujrat.

INVITED SPEAKER at Gujarat Biotechnology University, Gandhinagar  Gujarat International Finance Tec-City,  Gandhinagar, Gujarat. 19 August 2023. Title: Electrochemical Biosensors for Medical Biotechnology

INVITED SPEAKER in “Equinox-2023”, the Annual International Conference on the theme “Research Development and Social Transformation” organized by Maitreyi College, University of Delhi from 23-  25th August 2023. Title: Sensors for Society: Engineering Aspects and Deployment 

INVITED SPEAKER at the International Conference on “New Horizons in Drugs, Devices & Diagnostics (NIPER-PHARMACON 2023)” from 14-16 September 2023. Title: Affordable Healthcare Sensing Technologies Based on Intelligent Nanobioengineering

INVITED SPEAKER in INYAS Technical Symposium on Science and Technology for Sustainable Future (STSF) organized by Indian National Young Academy of Sciences (INYAS) and Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad Venue: Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad Dates: September 15-17, 2023. Title: Nanobioengineering for Affordable Disease Diagnosis

EXPERT SPEAKER in the Digital HealthTech Accelerator program, a DST Centre of Excellence joint initiative, KIIT Technology Business Incubator, and FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry). 23 September 2023. Title: Point Of Contact Diagnosis Using Bio Sensor 

IEEE 2023 BEST Young Professional Poster Award to Divya (PhD Student) in the IEEE SENSORS Conference, Vienna Austria 29 October - 1 November 2023 Title: Immunosensing Device for Diagnosing Kidney Dysfunction. Authors: Divya and Pranjal Chandra*(Student Award)

DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER at the three days International Conferences on Renaissance of Neuro-Cardiac Biology (RNCB - 2023) from 05 - 07th October 2023, organized by the Department of Zoology, St. Joseph University, Nagaland, and the Department of Biomedical Engineering, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong. Title: Bioengineering Approaches for Cardiac Biomarker Detection in Clinical Settings

KEYNOTE SPEAKER and Session Chairman in the 7th International Conference on Biotechnology (BIOSPECTRUM) during 25-26th November 2023 at the University of Engineering & Management, Kolkata, IEM/UEM Group. Title: Analytical Aspects in Bio-Sensing Devices for it Translational.  

KEYNOTE SPEAKER in Technological Advancements in Waste Management: Challenges and Opportunities – 2023 (TAWMCO - 2023). Date organized by Indian Institute of Technology (ISM), Dhanbad, Jharkhand 4-6 December 2023. Title: Ultrasensitive and Portable Nanodevices for Carcinogenic Metal Detection is Ganga Water. 

INVITED SPEAKER and SESSION CHAIRMAN in the 16th International Conference on Sensing Technology (ICST2023) | December 17-20, 2023 Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Hyderabad, India Title: Interfacial Nanobioengineering for Deployable Bio-Sensing Devices based on Nanodendrites. 

EMINENT KEYNOTE SPEAKER and International Scientific Advisory Committee Member in the 5th International Conference on Renewable Energy, Sustainable Environmental, Agricultural and Artificial Intelligence Technologies (i-RESEAT-2023) organized by Thammasat University, Pathumtani, Thailand, 18 - 20th December 2023. Title: Deployable Sensing Technologies for Environmental Contaminants

INVITED SPEAKER in the 28th ISCB International Conference Recent Advances In Biological, Chemical, And Pharmaceutical Sciences For Innovation In Healthcare, 8th - 10th January 2024, Organized by the Indian Society of Chemists and Biologists. Title: Sensing Systems for Clinics and Personalized Diagnosis

INVITED SPEAKER in the  National conference on “Emerging Trend in Implants and Diagnostics-2024 (ETID-2024) 1st~ 2nd  February 2024, Organized by Department of Medical Devices, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research - Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Title: Device Nanoengineering for Analytical Applications in Healthcare Sector. 

BEST Poster Award to Shubhangi (PhD Student) in the  National conference on “Emerging Trend in Implants and Diagnostics-2024 (ETID-2024) 1st~ 2nd  February 2024, Organized by Department of Medical Devices, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research - Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Title: Peroxidase - Metal-Organic Framework Nanohybrid. Authors: Shubhangi, Rohini Kumari, Sanjay K. Rai, Pranjal Chandra*(Student Award)

BEST Oral Presentation Award to Rohini Kumari (PhD Student) in the  National conference on “Emerging Trend in Implants and Diagnostics-2024 (ETID-2024) 1st~ 2nd  February 2024, Organized by Department of Medical Devices, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research - Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Title: 3D Trimetallic Nanodendrites as a Highly Conductive and Electrocatalytic Interface for Ultrasensitive Sensing of Antibiotics. Authors: Rohini Kumari and Pranjal Chandra*(Student Award)

INVITED SPEAKER in the Colloquium talk of Chemistry Department, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, United States. Title: Nanobiointerface Engineering for Precision Medicine.

INVITED SPEAKER in the FLORA FAUNA INNOVATION SUMMIT-2024, 10th February 2024 organized by Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur Title: Development of deployable and highly sensitive nanohybrid sensing platform for ultrafast detection of picloram in rice water and soil

INVITED SPEAKER in the BioSangam 2024, International Conference on “Bio-Technological Intervention for Health, Agriculture and Circular Economy”, February 23-25 organized by Department of Biotechnology, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, Prayagraj-211004 Uttar Pradesh India. Title: Field Deployable Opto-Electronic Sensing Devices in Healthcare Industries 

INVITED SPEAKER in the NATIONAL SCIENCE DAY Symposium "Indigenous Technologies for Viksit Bharat" organized by Siddharth University, Kapilvastu  Siddharth Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. Title: Sustainable Sensing Devices in Healthcare: From Lab To Personalized Diagnosis.

INVITED SPEAKER in the 3rd DAE‐BRNS Symposium on Current Trends in Analytical Chemistry (CTAC-2023), is being organized by Analytical Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Trombay, Mumbai, India, during March 06-09, 2024 at DAE Convention Centre, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai-400094—title: Electrochemical Nanoengineering of Three Dimensional Dendritic Surface for Free Radical Sensing in Cellular Microenvironment. 

INVITED SPEAKER in the National Conference "Medical Biotechnology for Enhanced Health and Well Being" during 14 -16 March 2024 organized by Gujarat Biotechnology University (GBU), Gandhinagar, Gujrat. Title: Nanobioengineering for Device Development and Deployment in Healthcare

INVITED SPEAKER in the Indo Japan Symposium on Nanotheranostics (InJaNa 2024)”, 23-25 April 2024 at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India. Title: Nanobioengineering for Point-of-Care Diagnostic Sensors and Devices

BEST Oral Presentation Award to Divya (PhD Student) in the  Indo Japan Symposium on Nanotheranostics - 2024"  organized by the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee,23-25 April 2024  Title: BioEngineered Paper based Micro-Device for Diagnosis of Chronic Kidney Disease. Authors: Rohini Kumari and Pranjal Chandra* (Student Award)

DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER in the Session on BIG-24 Call: Perspectives and Proposal Crafting from KIIT - Technology Business Incubator A: KIIT University  Bhubaneswar, 17 May 2024 Title: Does and Don't while fabricating a Sensing Device

INVITED SPEAKER in the India-Taiwan Workshop on Biomanufacturing, under the Indo-Taiwan bilateral program of the Department of Science & Technology (DST) organized by BRIC-Translational Health Science and Technology Institute NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad, 20-21 May 2024. Title: Bio-Nano-Fabrication Strategies for Commercially Viable Sensing Devices

INVITED SPEAKER in the Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu, Japan, May 25 to 28, 2024. Title: Bioelectronic Devices in Personalized Diagnostic

INVITED SPEAKER in the 13th International Symposium on Organic Molecular Electronics organized by the Advanced ICT Research Institute, Kobe, Japan and National Institute of Information and Communications Technology", Kobe, Japan May 29-31, 2024. Title: Nanoengineering for Precision Diagnostics

BEST Poster Presentation Award to Supratim Mahapatra (PhD Student) at the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology", Kobe, Japan during May 29-31, 2024. Title: Laser Scribd fabrication of paper-based electroanalytical devices and assessing its multifunctional sensing ability. Authors: Supratim Mahapatra, Rohini Kumari and Pranjal Chandra* (Student Award)

INVITED SPEAKER in the workshop entitled “Advances in the development and evaluation of diagnostics for precision medicine” organized by the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology China Regional Research Centre, Taizhou Medical City, Taizhou, Jiangsu, China June 23–26, 2024. Title: Lab-on-a-chip and microfluidics  

KEYNOTE SPEAKER in the Short-Term Course on "Functional Hybrid Materials for Clean Energy & Healthcare Applications (SMART-NANO-2024)" in the Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering, National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra from 22-26 July 2024. Title: Nanohybrid Materials for Multitarget Sensing Applications in Miniaturised Settings.

EXPERT PANALIST in the focused group meeting on the topic "Healthcare & Medical Technology" as a part of the brainstorming sessions to develop a policy and vision document on "Healthcare For Viksit Bharat 2047" at IIT(BHU), Varanasi on August 31' 2024. 

Received Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of outstanding achievement in being granted patents(s) by the Director, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi on Research and Innovation Day / Teachers Day, 5th September; 2024.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER in the 3rd International Conference on Electrochemical Science and Technology (ICONEST-2024) to be held on 18-20 September 2024 at the CSIR-National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi. Title: Electrochemically Engineered Platforms in BioMolecular Sensing Devices 

BEST POSTER Presentation Award to Rohini Kumari (PhD Student) in the 3rd International Conference on Electrochemical Science and Technology-2024 18-20 September 2024 organized by the CSIR-National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi & The Electrochemical Society, India Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bengaluru. Title: Highly Catalytic Nanoelectronic Electrochemical Sensing Chip Comprising 3D Metallic Dendrites for Detection of Contaminant in Environmental Matrix Authors: Rohini Kumari and Pranjal Chandra*

BEST ORAL Presentation Award to Daphika S Dkhar (PhD Student) in the 3rd International Conference on Electrochemical Science and Technology-2024 18-20 September 2024 organized by the CSIR-National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi & The Electrochemical Society, India Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bengaluru. Title: Design and Fabrication of Chemically Modified Unzipped Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube and Reduced Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite for Picloram Detection Authors: Daphika S Dkhar, Rohini Kumari and Pranjal Chandra* 

SESSION CHAIRMAN (T-3: Affordable Healthcare) in the INYAS Mid Year Meeting 2024 and Technical Symposium on “Empowering Young: Leveraging Science and Technology for Sustainable Development” organized by the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata 26-28 September 2024

INVITED SPEAKER at the Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Barrackpore Kolkata, West Bengal, 27 September 2024. Title: Design and Implementation of sensors in environmental samples. 

INVITED SPEAKER in the International Conference on "New Approaches in Material Fabrication for Environmental Clean-up & Impacts on Human Health"  will be held on 17-19 October 2024 at T.P.S. College, Patliputra University, Patna—title: Deployable nanoengineering systems for point-of-care detection of biomolecules. 

​BEST ORAL Presentation Award to Supratim Mahapatra (PhD Student) in the International Conference on "New Approaches in Material Fabrication for Environmental Clean-up & Impacts on Human Health"  will be held on 17-19 October 2024 at T.P.S. College, Patliputra University, Patna Title: Development of a three-electrode Laser scribed papertronic device and to prove its commercial potential for electrochemical assessment.  Authors: Supratim Mahapatra, Rohini Kumari and Pranjal Chandra* 

INVITED SPEAKER in the National Conference On Advanced Biotechnology & Biosystem, November, 11-12, 2024 organized by the Department of Biotechnology, D.D.U. Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur-273009, Uttar Pradesh Title: Clinical Diagnosis using Engineered Biosensing Devices

PLENARY SPEAKER in the International Conference on “Advancements in Diagnostic Technologies: Global Healthcare Monitoring – 2024 (ADT-2024)” organized by the Department of Biotechnology at Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT) Allahabad, Prayagraj-211004 U.P. India from November 15-17, 2024. Title: Clinically Relevant Biosensors: From Lab Bench to Product Development.

INVITED SPEAKER NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON Contemporary Research in Life Sciences (CRL-24) December, 7-8, 2024 School of Life Sciences SAMBALPUR UNIVERSITY, JYOTI VIHAR-768019, BURLA, ODISHA Title: Sensing Devices: Design and Translational Aspects

 INVITED SPEAKER  in the workshop on “Microfabrication and Biosensors: Advances in Diagnostics”, hosted by Indian Institute of Technology Jammu, Jan 18–19, 2025. Title: Engineering of Analytical Devices for personalized diagnostics. 

BEST INNOVATION AWARD to Supratim Mahapatra (PhD Student) the prestigious workshop on “Microfabrication and Biosensors: Advances in Diagnostics”, hosted by Indian Institute of Technology Jammu, Jan 18–19, 2025. Title: Laser-Directed Electrochemical Paper Analytical Device (LD-ePAD) platform for multifunctional sensing. Authors: Supratim Mahapatra, Rohini Kumari, and Pranjal Chandra* 

BEST Presentation Award to Divya (PhD Student) in DAE-BRNS Conference on Electrochemistry for Industry, Health and Environment, EIHE-2025" hosted by the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai and the Indian Society for ElectroAnalytical Chemistry from Jan 21–25, 2025. Title: Paper microfluidics integrated smartphone device for Kidney Disease Diagnostics Authors: Divya and Pranjal Chandra*