Shalini Tomar
CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
Dr. Shalini Tomar is an Assistant Professor in the Manipal Institute of Applied Physics.
She
· is currently engaged in research activities primarily focused on the computational study of advanced functional materials for energy and environmental applications. Her research interests also include Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning in Materials Discovery and Quantum Computing.
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SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING
| Subject | Semester / Year |
|---|---|
| Electronic Devices and Circuits | B.Sc. |
| Physics Lab-III | B.Sc. |
| Physics Lab-I | B.Sc. |
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
| Degree | Specialisation | Institute | Year of passing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Physics (Computational study of Materials) | Bundelkhand University Jhansi & IIT Kanpur UP | 2021 |
| M.Phil. | Physics (Nanotechnology) | Bundelkhand University Jhansi & DMSRDE, DRDO UP | 2015 |
| M.Sc. | Physics | Bundelkhand University Jhansi, UP | 2013 |
Experience
| Institution / Organisation | Designation | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur | Senior Project Associate | 2016 - 2019 | |
| CSIR-CEERI, Pilani, Rajasthan. | Project Assistant | 2019 - 2019 | |
| Indian Institute of Science Education and research centre, Bhopal, MP, India | Senior Project Associate | 2019 - 2021 | |
| Harish-Chandra Research Institute: Prayagraj, UP, India | Research Associate | 2021 - 2023 | |
| Indo-Korea Science & Technology Centre, KIST, Bengaluru, India | Postdoctoral Fellow | 2023 - 2026 | |
| Manipal Institute of Applied Physics, MAHE, Manipal | Assistant Professor | 2026 - Till date |
AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
Area of Interest
Computational study of Nanomaterials, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning in Materials Discovery, Next-Generation Materials Simulation Using Quantum Computing.
Area of Expertise
DFT (Density Functional Theory), TDDFT (Time-dependent DFT), Electronic and Magnetic Properties of 2D materials, Catalytic properties of Metal Oxide, Gas sensing properties of Monolayers, HER/OER/ORR through water-splitting process.
Area of Research
Computational study of Electronic and Magnetic materials, Plasmonic nanostructures, Chemical reaction studies of metal oxides for industrial applications.
Publications (Top 5 latest)
1. Tanuja, Shalini Tomar, T. Singha, and B. Satpati, “ Tuning the d-Band Center via Strain and Ligand Effects in Core–Shell Pentatwinned Au@Pd Nanoparticles for Enhanced Ethanol Oxidation Reaction.” Adv. Funct. Mater. (2025) [IF-19]
2. V. G. Nath, Shalini Tomar, N. N. Rao, M. S. N. Kovilakath, N. S. John, S. Bhattacharjee, S.-C. Lee, A. Subramanian, Unraveling the Synergy of Interfacial Engineering in In Situ Prepared NiO/NdNiO3 for ppb Level SO2 Sensing: Mechanistic and First-Principles Insights. Small 2025, 2502192. [IF-13]
3. Nikhil N. Rao, Chandraraj Alex, Shalini Tomar, Muhammed Safeer N. K., Seung Cheol Lee, Satadeep Bhattacharjee, Neena S. John, Interface-Driven Electrocatalysis: Highlighting the Role of NdNiO₃-NiO accepted in Applied Catalysis B 2025, 371, 125177 [IF-24.3]
4. Shalini Tomar, et. al., Emerging van der Waals Hetero-structures for Enhanced Photocatalytic Water Splitting Through Type-II Band Alignment, JPCC, 2025 129 (13), 6177-6184 [IF- 3.3]
5. Shalini Tomar, et. Al., Single Atom Pd Catalysts on CeO2 [111] for Methane Oxidation: Activation Barriers and Reaction Pathways” JPCC 2024 128 (21), 8580-8589 [IF- 3.3]