Dr. A. Sinha
Designation: Associate Professor
Department: Basic Sciences and Social Sciences
Qualifications:
M.Sc. Physical Chemistry (1983) Lucknow University, Ph.D. Chemistry (1992) North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong
Administrative position(s):
Areas of Interest/Specialization:
Solubilisation studies, Surfactant-organiz solute interaction in aqueous phase, innovation in automated devices and applications for convenient and safe ecosystem for humans.
Experience:
Teaching: 28 years at Dept. of Chemistry, Pachhunga University College, NEHU, Aizawl and Dept. of B.S.S.S., School of Technology, NEHU, Shillong
Research: 21 years
3 research papers (2 International, Peer reviewed and 1National, Peer reviewed)
Papers presented in Conferences/ Seminars: 1
X National Conference on Surfactants, Emulsions & Bio-colloids, Dept. of Chemistry, NEHU, Shillong, 2001
Awards (if any):
- 1st Prize to a team product/innovation - Start Up India Yatra Project Meghalaya, 2019 at IIM, Shillong, February, 2019 (patent filed)
- Another innovation/idea selected for Pre-incubation offer in Start Up India Yatra Project Meghalaya, 2019 event
Administrative responsibilities undertaken:
- Head of Department of B.S.SS. from November,2009 to Nov,2011 and from November, 2016 for three years
- Member of the Organising Committee of the 96th Indian Science Congress at NEHU, Shillong, January, 2009
- Chairman, Departmental Purchase Committee from November, 2009 to November, 2011 and since November 2016
- Member, Steering Committee of Incubation Centre of NEHU, from August, 2018 till 19th August, 2019
- Member, Management Committee of Incubation Centre, NEHU, 19th August, 2019 onward
- Member, Editorial Board, NEHU Annual Report since April, 2017
- Nodal Officer of NEHU for the North-East India Education Summit at NEHU in collaboration with Dept. of Higher Education, Govt. of Mizoram, Facebook and Josh Talks, Gurugram, October, 2018
- Nodal Officer of NEHU for Election Awareness Campaign, "Citizen Townhall" at NEHU in collaboration with Election Commission of Meghalaya and Josh Talks, Gurugram, March, 2019
- Nodal Officer of NEHU for the Interaction Programme of the U.K. Universities on Higher Education Tour to NEHU, Shillong, September, 2019
Academic affiliations
- Member Academic Council from 2009 to 2011 and since 2016 for three years
- Examination Moderation Board Member of NEHU since 2007
- Member, BoS, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, NEHU since April, 2016 for three years.
- Member, BoS, Dept. of Computer Applications, NEHU since July, 2019 for three years.
- Member, Board of School of Technology, NEHU from November, 2009 to November, 2011 and November, 2016 for hree years
- Nominated member of ISCA, Kolkata for ISCA-Shillong Chapter since 2017
- Member of the Organising Committee of Annual Meeting of Indian Academy of Science, Bangalore, at NEHU, Shillong, November 2017
- Subject Coordinator of the course of Engineering Chemistry in the Dept. of B.S.S.S., School of Technology, NEHU from 2006-2009
- Organised One Day Workshop on IPR, Patent and Trade Mark at School of Technology, NEHU, Shillong in collaboration with Intellectual Property Office, Kolkata, March 2019
- Organised two day Workshop & Hands-on training Programme on AI & ML at School of Technology, NEHU, March, 2019
- Conducted Popular Science Project Work (Chemistry of day-to-day life) in the DST, INSPIRE Programme, Dept. of BSSS, NEHU, November, 2010
- Active member of the Organising Committee for the event of Commemoration of Birth Anniversaries of Madam Curie & Sir C.V.Raman, November, 2015 & 2016
Patents (if any): 1
- Indian Patent Application No. TEMP/E-1/20918/2019-KOL. “Automated Vehicle Accident and Theft Prevention Device.” (Applicants - Prof. G.Saha & Dr. A.Sinha)
Any other information:
- Life Member of Indian Society of Surface Science & Technology, India since 2001
- Life Member of Indian Science Congress since 2009
- Member of the Executive Committee of NEHU Teachers’ Association (NEHUTA), 2013-2015
- General Secretary of NEHUTA and Member, National Executive Body of FEDCUTA, 2015-2017
- Jt. Secretary, NEHU Alumni Association, 2016-2018, 2018-2019, and Secretary in-charge since June, 2019
- Member Advisory Committee of the Star Status St. Edmund’s College, Shillong
- Organiser of the NEHU annual event of National Unity Day since October, 2015