AMBIKA PRADHAN

Assistant Professor for six years bringing proven success in implementing technology-based curriculum delivery and assessment tools. Passionate about fostering academic development and success for every student.

• Post-Graduate Teacher (PGT) in Physics, Loreto Convent, Darjeeling, 01/01/06, 12/31/08, 2 years
• Teacher, Tashi Namgyal Senior Secondary School (T.N.S.S.), Gangtok, Sikkim, 01/01/08, 12/31/09, 1 year

• Soft and Nano Materials
• Surfactants
• Foams
• Emulsions
• Natural Products

• Date of Birth: 01/06/81
• Gender: Female
• Nationality: Indian
• Marital Status: Married
• Place of Birth: West Bengal

Pradhan, A. Bhattacharyya, A., Natural surfactant extract from Juglans regia: extraction, evaluation of surface-activity and interfacial properties and preliminary characterization., Colloid Polym Sci, 2025,

 Pradhan, A. Bhuyan, S. Chhetri, K. Mandal, S. and Bhattacharyya, A., Saponins from Albizia procera Extract: Surfactant Activity and Preliminary Analysis., Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2022, 

Pradhan, A. and Bhattacharyya, A., Natural surfactant system: precursor flow in one-shot two-dimensional foam drainage., The European Physical Journal E, 2021, Pradhan, A. and Bhattacharyya, A., An Alternative Approach for Determining Critical Micelle Concentration: Dispersion of Ink in Foam., Journal of Surfactants and Detergents, 2018,

 Pradhan, A. and Bhattacharyya, A., Quest for an eco-friendly alternative surfactant: Surface and foam characteristics of natural surfactants., Journal of Cleaner Production, 2017, Pradhan, A. and Bhattacharyya, A., Shampoos Then and Now: Synthetic versus Natural., Journal of Surface Science and Technology, 2014, 

Pradhan, A. and Bhattacharyya, A., Investigating Natural Surfactants as a Green Alternative: A Review, Modern aspects in Materials Physics and Chemistry, LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2015

• Hair Cleaning in a Clean Way: Natural versus Synthetic Shampoos, Ambika Pradhan and Amitabha Bhattacharyya, 23rd National Conference on Liquid Crystals (NCLC 2016), 12/07/16 - 12/09/16, Indian Institute of Technology, Dhanbad, Oral Presentation

• Analysis of Forced Foam Drainage in Natural Surfactant Systems, Ambika Pradhan and Amitabha Bhattacharyya, Physics at Surfaces and Interfaces of Soft Materials (PSISM-2019), 09/26/19 - 09/27/19, Department of Physics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, Oral Presentation

• Dispersion of Dirt in Foam: An Economical Approach to Determine Critical Micelle Concentration, Ambika Pradhan and Amitabha Bhattacharyya, e-Conferences on Soft Matter (eCOSM-2020), 07/15/20 - 07/17/20, Centre for Nanosciences and Nanotechnology, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Oral Presentation

• Precursor Flow in One-Shot Two-Dimensional Forced Foam Drainage in Natural Surfactant System, Ambika Pradhan and Amitabha Bhattacharyya, 1st International e-Conferences on Recent Advances in Physics & Material Science -2020 (IC-RAPMS-2020), 07/09/20 - 07/10/20, Kuresong College, Darjeeling in collaboration with St. Joseph’s College, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India, Oral Presentation

• Shampoos Then and Now: Synthetic verses Natural, Ambika Pradhan and Amitabha Bhattacharyya, 5th Asian Conference on Colloid and Interface Science, 11/20/13 - 11/23/13, University of North Bengal, Darjeeling, India, Poster Presentation

• Questing Alternatives: A Study of Surface and Foam Properties of Eco-friendly Natural Surfactants, Ambika Pradhan and Amitabha Bhattacharyya, 21st National Conference on Liquid Crystals, 11/10/14 - 11/12/14, Vikramajit Singh Sanatan Dharm College, Chhatrapati ShahuJi Maharaj University, Kanpur, Poster Presentation

• Forced Foam Drainage in Natural Surfactant System, Ambika Pradhan and Amitabha Bhattacharyya, 22nd National Conference on Liquid Crystals, 12/21/15 - 12/23/15, DIT University, Dehradun, Poster Presentation

• Saponin Based Surfactant: Surface and Foam Properties, Ambika Pradhan and Amitabha Bhattacharyya, CompFlu 2016- International Conference on Complex Fluids, 12/12/16 - 12/14/16, Hyderabad, Poster Presentation

• Surface Active Property and Spectroscopic Characterization of Zephyranthes carinata Extract, Ambika Pradhan and Amitabha Bhattacharyya, CompFlu 2017- International Conference on Complex Fluids, 12/18/17 - 12/20/17, IIT Madras-Chennai, Poster Presentation

• Basic Physics and Topology, Refresher Course, 01/29/18 - 02/09/18, Gangtok, Sikkim, Participated

• Astronomy and Astrophysics, IUCAA Workshop, 03/29/19 - 03/31/19, Gangtok, Sikkim, Participated

• Materials Science & Nanotechnology (FDP-MSNT-2020), 14-days Online Faculty Development Programme, 08/03/20 - 08/17/20, Department of Chemistry, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, Vandalur, Chennai, Participated

• Research Methodology, One Week National Level E-STTP, 07/20/20 - 07/27/20, Faculty of Humanities and Science, Adayalampattu Phase II campus, Dr. MGR Educational and Research Institute University, Participated

• Bio-Electronics & Informatics in Present Scenario, International e-Conference, 06/26/20 - 06/27/20, Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering Shobhit Institute of Engineering and Technology, Meerut, India, Participated

• Advanced Nanotechnology, Versatile Molecule & Spectroscopy, Webinar, 07/03/20 - 07/04/20, Dept. of Chemistry, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology in Collaboration with Association of Chemistry Teachers (ACT) C/O Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Mumbai, Participated

• Research Methodology, Webinar, 07/17/20, Loyola College (Autonomous), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Participated

• World Nano Congress on Advanced Science and Technology (WNCST-2021), Webinar, 03/08/21 - 03/13/21, Centre for Nanotechnology Research (CNR), Vellore Institute of Technology, Participated

• Academic Writing for Faculty Members and Research Scholars, Webinar, 08/24/21, Participated

• National Intellectual Property Awareness mission, IP Awareness/Training program, 03/17/22, Participated

• Interpretation of Instrumental Methods (WIIM-2024), Workshop, 01/03/24 - 01/11/24, Department of Chemistry & Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, International Research Centre Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, in Association with CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory Madras Centre, Participated

• Citation & Reference Management for Scholarly Writing, 03-days Online Faculty Development Programme, 02/26/24 - 02/28/24, IQAC, NSB Bangalore in collaboration with Mendeley, Netherlands, Participated

• Recent Topics in Scientific Advances and Research Innovations, Workshop for Faculty members, 03/09/24 - 03/10/24, Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, Participated

• Interpretation of Instrumental Methods (WIIM-2025), Workshop, 01/02/25 - 01/07/25, Department of Chemistry & International Research Centre Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, in Association with CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory Madras Centre, Participated

• M. Phil., Study of Foam and Foam Drainage of Different Chemical and Bio-Chemical Detergents, Dr. Amitabha Bhattacharyya

• Ph.D., A Comparative Study on Surface and Foam Properties of Natural and Synthetic Surfactants and Characterization of Natural Surfactants, Dr. Amitabha Bhattacharyya