INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
ü Worked in the field of Hydrometallurgy. This involves development of new process for recovery of precious metals from the industrial exhausted catalyst. These catalysts were used for the extraction of the precious metal ions. From this finish product was developed.
RESEARCH & TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
· Working as Assistant Professor in Navrachana University from 14th August 2017 to till date.
· Teaching Assistant at Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, MSU, Vadodara, Gujarat. (During 2013-2014, Feb 2011 to May 2011)
ü Conducted practical classes of Ist and IInd year B.Sc. Students, Performed expert duties in Final year practical examinations of B.Sc.
· Teaching Assistant at Applied Chemistry Department, Faculty of Technology and Engineering, MSU, Vadodara, Gujarat. (During 2014 to 2015)
ü Conducted practical classes of [B.E.–II Textile Technology, Textile Engineering], PG [M.Sc.- I, Applied chemistry] and Diploma classes (DTC – I, II,).
FELLOWSHIP AND AWARD:
- Awarded University Research Scholarship for the year 2011-2013.
- Work as resources person for the Indian National Chemistry Olympiad, February 2025.
List of research grant received
Exploring the use of Metal Phosphonates as Metal Organic Framework (MOF) in the field of Catalysis and Ion Exchange. Role: As Principle Investigator, Navrachana University (Rs: 200000), 14-10-2022 to 13-10-2024, Completed
Development of Novel Green Catalytic Processes by Zirconia Based Mixed Metal Oxides, Navrachana University (Rs: 200000), 25-08-2023 to 24-08-2025, On going
PUBLICATION & BOOK CHAPTERS:
1. Doshi, A., Singh, L., Shah, B.* (2025). Emerging Nanotechnologies Transforming Cancer Therapeutic. In: Joshi, N.J., Patel, G. (eds) Nanoparticle Delivery in Cancer Care. Series in BioEngineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-0457-2_12 .
2. Doshi, A., Soni, J.Y., Shah, B*. (2025). Economic and Ethical Considerations in Nanoparticle Therapies. In: Joshi, N.J., Patel, G. (eds) Nanoparticle Delivery in Cancer Care. Series in BioEngineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-0457-2_13.
3. Brijesh Shah Lalit Singh, Chapter-5, Ion-Exchange Materials for Dye Removal, Materials for Dye Degradation (ISBN: 9781032444819), Publisher CRC press, Talyor and Francis 2025, Page-38. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003441083
4. Tarun parangi, Malabika Borah, Brijesh Shah, Shreyash Kadam, Rutwa Bhatt, Chapter-1, Recent advancements in hydrogen production strategies, Advances in ENERGY RESEARCH, (ISBN: 979-8-89530-259-0), Nova Publishing House, 2025, Volume-2, Page-1-40. https://doi.org/10.52305/KFGK7148
5. Brijesh Shah*, Shreyash Kadam, Chapter-11, Functionalized MXenes-based polymer nanocomposites, for Advances in Functionalized Polymer Nanocomposites, From Synthesis to Applications, (ISBN: 978-0-443-18860-2) Publisher: Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Engineering (Elsevier) 2024, Pages 379-451. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-18860-2.00005-0
6. Vaishali Suthar 1, Jaysy Joseph 1, Shreyash Kadam 2, Rutwa Bhatt 2, Brijesh Shah 2, Chapter-23 – Functionalized polymer nanocomposites for dielectric applications, From Synthesis to Applications, (ISBN:978-0-443-18860-2) Publisher: Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Engineering (Elsevier) 2024, Pages 915-958. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-18860-2.00012-8
7. Shreyash D. Kadam1, Rutwa P. Bhatt1, Jaysy Joseph2, Brijesh Shah1, Vaishali Suthar2, Tarun Parangi3, Chapter 4 – “Engineered titania nanomaterials for hydrogen production, Nanotechnology for Hydrogen Production and Storage Nanostructured Materials and Interfaces”, (ISBN: 978-0-443-21456-1) Publisher: Elsevier, 2024, Pages 97-126. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-21456-1.00009-6
8. Henilkumar M. Lankapatia, Piyush M. Dankharaa, Dharmesh R. Lathiyaa, Brijesh Shahb, Uma V. Chudasamac, Lalita Choudhary d, Kalpana C. Maheriaa*, Removal of lanthanum, cerium and thorium metal ions from aqueous solution using ZrT hybrid ion exchanger, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 47(2021)101415. (I.F.=5.35) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2021.101415
9. Ayushi Patela, Dhara Morawalaa, Henilkumar Lankapatia, Brijesh Shahb, Kalpana Maheria a, Ti-ATMP catalyzed esterification of levulinic acid to synthesize butyl ester, Materials Today Proceedings, 35(2),(2021)A1-A8, (I.F.= 1.24) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.01.347
10. Brijesh Shah and U. Chudasama* Kinetics, thermodynamics and metal separation studies of transition (Co2+, Ni2+, Cu2+, Zn2+) and heavy metal ions (Cd2+, Hg2+, Pb2+) using novel hybrid ion exchanger—Zirconium amino tris methylene phosphonic acid in Separation Science and Technology. 54(10)(2019)1560-1572. (I.F.=1.106) https://doi.org/10.1080/01496395.2018.1519580.
11. Brijesh Shah, Uma Chudasama, Synthesis and Characterization of a Novel Hybrid Chelating Ion Exchanger and its Application as an Amphoteric Exchanger, Separation Science and Technology, 50 (2015) 1-11. (I.F.=1.106) https://doi.org/10.1080/01496395.2014.973511
12. Brijesh Shah, Uma Chudasama, Synthesis and characterization of a novel hybrid material asamphoteric ion exchanger for simultaneous removal of cations and anions, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 276(2014)138-148. (I.F.=10.58) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.05.031
13. Brijesh Shah, Uma Chudasama, Synthesis and Characterization of a Novel Hybrid Material Titanium-Amino tris(methylenephosphonic acid) and its Application as a Cation Exchanger, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 53 (2014)17454-17467. (I. F.=2.843) https://doi.org/10.1021/ie502673m
14. Cross-linked zirconium tri-ethylenetetramine membrane in aqueous media for selective separation of Cu2+, Brijesh Shah, Tina Chakrabarty, Vinod K. Shahi, Uma Chudasama, Separation Science and Technology, 48(2013) 2382-2390. (I.F.=1.106) https://doi.org/10.1080/01496395.2013.807826
15. Tina Chakrabarty, Brijesh Shah, Niharika Srivastava, Vinod K. Shahi, Uma Chudasama, Zirconium tri-ethylene tetra-amine ligand- chelator complex based cross-linked membrane for selective recovery of Cu2+ by electrodialysis, Journal of Membrane Science, 428(2013) 462–469.(I.F.= 6.035) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2012.10.056
16. Brijesh Shah, Uma Chudasama, Application of zirconium phosphonate—a novel hybrid material as an ion exchanger, Desalination and Water Treatment, 38(2012) 227–235.(I.F.=0.986) https://doi.org/10.1080/19443994.2012.664384