About
Dr. Priyanka Shah (PhD, CSIR Research Associate-Chemical Sciences) is currently working as an Assistant Professor (Chemistry) in the BSc-MSc Forensic Science Program. She did her Bachelors (2010), Masters (2012), MPhil (2013) and PhD (2017) in Chemistry from the Department of Chemistry, Gujarat University. She was a Gold medalist at Masters Level and was awarded Junior & Senior Research Fellowship from DST INSPIRE, Government of India, New Delhi for her PhD in 2014. She worked as a CSIR-Research Associate at the Department of Chemistry, Gujarat University 2018-2021.
She has Published more than 80 articles (including research, review, editorial articles, commentary and book chapters) in various Scopus-indexed international journals of repute with h-index 19 and total citations of more than 1700. She has one Indian patent to her credit. She has been awarded the 'Best Paper Presentation' in various national and international conferences. She has more than 8 years of research and teaching experience. Her primary domains of expertise are the fields of quantitative bioanalysis, analytical and bioanalytical method development and validation in pharmaceutical analysis.
She is an active reviewer for over 30 peer-reviewed journals from prestigious publishers such as Elsevier Science, American Chemical Society, Royal Society of Chemistry, Wiley, Springer, Oxford University Press, Taylor & Francis and many others and has reviewed more than 150 research papers. She has been appointed as a Young Editorial board member of “Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis (JPA)”, Elsevier Science (December 2021-Present) and Editorial Board Member for the "Journal of Chemistry, Environmental Sciences and its Applications”, Chitkara University Publications, Chandigarh, India.
She has Published more than 80 articles (including research, review, editorial articles, commentary and book chapters) in various Scopus-indexed international journals of repute with h-index 19 and total citations of more than 1700. She has one Indian patent to her credit. She has been awarded the 'Best Paper Presentation' in various national and international conferences. She has more than 8 years of research and teaching experience. Her primary domains of expertise are the fields of quantitative bioanalysis, analytical and bioanalytical method development and validation in pharmaceutical analysis.
She is an active reviewer for over 30 peer-reviewed journals from prestigious publishers such as Elsevier Science, American Chemical Society, Royal Society of Chemistry, Wiley, Springer, Oxford University Press, Taylor & Francis and many others and has reviewed more than 150 research papers. She has been appointed as a Young Editorial board member of “Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis (JPA)”, Elsevier Science (December 2021-Present) and Editorial Board Member for the "Journal of Chemistry, Environmental Sciences and its Applications”, Chitkara University Publications, Chandigarh, India.
No. of Publications
Research Paper
70
Book
0
Book Chapter
2
Academic Identity
Teaching Experience
Assistant Professor
National Forensic Sciences University, Dharwad
Aug 2023 to Till Today
Teaching Associate
Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences, Gujarat University
Oct 2021 to Aug 2023
Research Associate (CSIR-HRDG, New Delhi)
Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences, Gujarat University
May 2018 to Apr 2021
DST-INSPIRE Senior Research Fellow
Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences, Gujarat University
Jul 2016 to Sep 2017
DST-INSPIRE Junior Research Fellow
Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences, Gujarat University
Jul 2014 to Jun 2016
AWARDS
Smt. Rita Nagar Desai Gold Medal (Topper in MSc Chemistry)
Gujarat University
June 2012
Late Prof. A.M. Trivedi Memorial Gold Medal (1st Rank in MSc Chemistry)
Gujarat University
June 2012
First prize for oral presentation in Science Excellence-2014
Department of Botany, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
January 2014
DST-INSPIRE Junior Research Fellow
Department of Chemistry, Gujarat University
July 2014
First prize for poster presentation in National Conference: “Innovative Approaches.....Awareness"
M.N. Science College, Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University
February 2015
Second prize for poster presentation in State Level Seminar on “Recent Green.........Sciences”
H.N.S.B. Ltd. Science College, Himmatnagar, Gujarat
February 2016
Awarded Best Poster at the National Symposium on “Recent Advances…..Chemical Technology-2016”
Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Technology, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
September 2016
DST-INSPIRE Senior Research Fellow
Department of Chemistry, Gujarat University
July 2016
Second prize for poster presentation in State Level Seminar on “Emerging….Chemistry(ETAC-2017)"
Gujarat Arts & Science College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
February 2017
First prize for poster presentation at National Conference on “Novel Trends in Bioactive…."
M.N. College, Visnagar, Gujarat
February 2017
International Young Scientist Award at the 3rd International Young Scientist Congress (IYSC-2017)
Mehsana Urban Institute of Sciences, Mehsana, Gujarat
May 2017
CSIR Research Associateship (RAship)
CSIR, HRDG, New Delhi
May 2018
Award for “Top Cited Article 2017-2018” by Biomedical Chromatography
Clarivate Analytics
February 2019
Best Poster at the International Conference on “7th Asian Network…Natural & Unnatural Materials”
Department of Chemistry, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
September 2019
Young Woman Scientist Award in Chemical Science-2021
“Pharma Medical Sciences Development Society (PMSDS)”, Rampur, Uttar Pradesh
January 2021
Second prize for oral presentation at International Conference on “Recent Trends in Pharmaceutical..
“Pharma Medical Sciences Development Society (PMSDS)”, Majhra Ghat, Rampur, Uttar Pradesh
January 2021
“Best oral presentation” at Online International Conference on “Cutting Edge Research in Chemistry….
Chitkara University, Chandigarh
February 2021
Award for “Top Cited Article 2019-2020” by Biomedical Chromatography
Clarivate Analytics
April 2021
Winner for “Oral Presentation” at International E-Conference on “Advance in Chemical Sciences….."
Department of Chemistry, Shri U P Arts, Smt. M G Panchal Science & Shri V L Shah Commerce College, Pilvai (N. G.) affiliated to HNGU, Patan
October 2021
Highly Ranked Scholar
ScholarGPS, Los Angeles, CA, USA
May 2024