Ms. Arpita Maurya | Polymer Material | Young Scientist Award

Ms. Arpita Maurya is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Chemistry, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, specializing in the design and synthesis of conjugated polymer frameworks for electrocatalytic applications. Her doctoral research focuses on engineering functional monomers and their polymerization to develop conjugated polymer networks for energy-related processes, particularly the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). She completed her M.Sc. in Chemistry with a specialization in Physical Chemistry from Banaras Hindu University, where she secured, and a B.Sc. in Physical Science from Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University Arpita has qualified for prestigious competitive examinations including CSIR-NET (JRF, and she is the recipient of a Senior Research Fellowship from the University Grants Commission. Her research experience is strongly supported by expertise in advanced instrumental techniques, including FT-IR, NMR, TGA, SEM, TEM, XRD, UV-Vis, electrochemical analyzers, XPS, and DFT calculations, along with proficiency in handling Schlenk line techniques for air- and moisture-sensitive reactions. She has authored and co-authored several publications in reputed journals such as ACS Applied Energy Materials and ACS Applied Polymer Materials, with her contributions highlighting advances in polymer-based electrocatalysts, photoluminescence tuning, light-harvesting systems, and photocatalysis. She has also presented her work at national and international platforms, including the National Symposium on Chemistry at the Interface (BHU) and the European Polymer Congress (EPF Groningen). With 2 citations by 2 documents, 4 documents, and an h-index of 1, Arpita is emerging as a promising researcher. Fluent in Hindi and English, she demonstrates strong analytical and problem-solving skills, a positive outlook, and collaborative spirit, while actively contributing to innovative research in sustainable electrocatalytic applications under the guidance of Prof. Biplab Kumar Kuila at BHU.