Sustainable Hydrogels Synthesis, Properties, and Applications

Prof. Sabu Thomas is a globally renowned scientist and one of the leading researchers in polymer science and nanotechnology. He currently serves as Professor of Polymer Science & Engineering and was the former Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. Prof. Thomas is internationally recognized for his pioneering work on polymer blends, nanocomposites, green materials, and sustainable polymers.
Dr. Bhasha Sharma is a visiting faculty member at University of Delhi, India. She holds a BSc in Polymer Sciences (2011) and a Ph.D. in Chemistry (2019) from University of Delhi. Dr. Sharma's research focuses on sustainable polymer innovations for packaging, eco-friendly plastic degradation, bio nanocomposite fabrication, and enhancing the electrochemical properties of biopolymers. Notably, she was honored with research awards from Netaji Subhas University of Technology in both 2023 and 2024.
Dr. Purnima Jai is an Associate Professor in Department of Chemistry in Netaji Subhas University of Technology. She is the founder of laboratory "Advance Centre for Polymer Science in Department of Chemistry in NSUT. She has completed her M. Tech and Doctorate from Centre for Polymer Science & Technology, IIT Delhi. Besides teaching chemistry her general research interests are development and characterization of blends, alloys and nanocomposites of polymers.
Shashank Shekhar
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Netaji Subhas University of Technology, Delhi, India
Dr. Shashank Shekhar is currently an Assistant Professor at Netaji Subhas University of Technology and is also associated with the Quantum Research Centre of Excellence as Associate Director in the Department of Renewable Energy. He completed his PhD in Chemistry at the University of Delhi. Dr. Shekhar has been working on biopolymers and Schiff base metal complexes for the last 5 years and has published articles in reputed international journals.