{"id":30,"date":"2021-05-03T17:23:57","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T11:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iopb.res.in\/~shikha\/wordpress\/?page_id=30"},"modified":"2024-03-25T22:43:48","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T17:13:48","slug":"talks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iopb.res.in\/~shikha\/talks\/","title":{"rendered":"Talks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-container-3 wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3>Keynote Address &amp; Guest of Honor Lectures<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>PAVINARI Lecture Series on Women Physicists Delivered talk on \u2018<strong>Tale of Photo 51 -Puzzle of DNA &amp; Rosalind Franklin<\/strong>\u2019 (May 2023)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guest Speaker \u2013 Special Lecture on <strong>\u2018Excitements in Nanotechnology and Its Applications for Global Wellbeing\u2019<\/strong> delivered on the occasion of <strong>&#8216;National Science Day-2023&#8217; <\/strong>at Dept. of Applied Sciences &amp; Humanities, Lucknow Univ., Lucknow (Feb. 2023)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guest Speaker &#8211; Lecture on <strong>\u2018<em>Empowering the Women and Girls\u2019<\/em><\/strong> during <strong>Meet the Women Scientist<\/strong> program on the occasion of <strong>&nbsp;\u2018International Day of Women &amp; Girls in Science-2023\u2019 <\/strong>&nbsp;organized by &nbsp;Regional Science Center, Bhubaneswar (Feb. 2023)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guest Speaker &#8211; Lecture on <strong>&nbsp;\u2018Fascinating Surfaces, Nanoscience, Materials and their Applications\u2019<\/strong> on the occasion of <strong> &#8216;National Science Day-2022&#8217;<\/strong> at Berhampur Univ., Berhampur (Feb. 2022)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Endowment Chair Lecture series on <strong>Nanostructure and Sensors <\/strong>at KRADLE, Charotar University of Science and Technology, Changa, Gujarat (Sept. and Oct. 2021)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Career in Science : My Reflections<\/strong> at Virtual Lecture Series \u201cBe The Change\u201d At Isabella Thoburn College, Lucknow ( Oct 2020)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guest of Honor &#8211; Lecture on<strong> Excitements in Nanoscience <\/strong>delivered on the occasion of <strong>National Science Day-2020<\/strong> at the Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (IMMT), Bhubaneswar (Feb. 2020)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keynote Lecture<strong> DNA as a Programmable Sensor of Nanoparticles<\/strong> at the \u2018Pressing for Progress 2019: Indian Physics Association (IPA) National Conference towards Gender Equity in Physics\u2019 held at University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad (Sept. 2019).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3>Invited Talks, Colloquia, Seminars since joining IOP<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Invited Talk on <strong>Nanopatterning of Surfaces: For Sensors, Devices and Bio-applications<\/strong> at International Conference on Sustainable Nanomaterials Integration &amp; Organization for Energy and Environment (iSNIOE2) 2024 (March 2024)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited Talk on <strong>Designing Graphene Quantum dots and their Photo-response <\/strong>at Conference on Advanced Functional Materials and Devices \u2013 2024 (AFMD), SRM, Nanotechnology Research center, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai (Feb. 2024)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited Talk on <strong>Nanoscale patterning of Surfaces: For Sensors and Bio-applications<\/strong> at National Physicists\u2019 Conclave 2024 (NPC 2024), SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai (Feb. 2024)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited Talk on <strong>Nanoscale Patterning of Surfaces: For Sensors and Bio-applications<\/strong> at Frontier Symposium in Physics-2024 (FSP 2024), IISER Thiruvananthapuram (Jan. 2024)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited Talk on <strong>Nanopatterning of Surfaces: For Sensor, Device and Bio-applications<\/strong> at Meghnad Saha Memorial International Conference on Frontiers of Physics (MSMICFP-2023), University of Allahabad, Prayagraj (Nov. 2023)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited Talk on <strong>Quantum Dots and Stone Wale Topological Defects in Graphene<\/strong> at International conference on Advanced Materials for Better Tomorrow (AMBT 2023), BHU, Varanasi (Oct. 2023)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited Talk on <strong>Raman Spectroscopic investigations of Graphene Quantum Dots<\/strong> at National Workshop cum Hands-on Training Program on Raman Spectroscopy, NIT Rourkela, Rourkela (July 2023)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited Talk on <strong><em>DNA and Organic Hybrid templates as Functional Materials<\/em><\/strong>at 39th Annual convention of Orissa Physical Society\u00a0 (OPS) &amp; National Seminar on Functional Materials For Emerging Technology (FMET-2023), at \u00a0Silicon Institute of Technology,\u00a0 Bhubaneswar\u00a0 (Feb, 2023)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited Talk on<strong><em> Quantum Dots and Stone Wale Topological Defects in Graphene <\/em><\/strong>at \u201cPRL Conference on Condensed Matter Physics (CCMP-2023) at Physical Research laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad (Feb. 2023).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on<strong><em> Characterizing Surfaces and Nanostructure: Investigations and Applications of Ion implanted Surfaces and NanoBio Hybrids <\/em><\/strong>at Pondicherry University, Poducherry ( Jan. 2023)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited Talk on <strong>Functional Surfaces to Nanotechnology and \u201cNano Bio\u201d<\/strong> &nbsp;given at \u201c108<sup>th<\/sup> <strong><em>Indian Science Congress<\/em><\/strong> (ISC-2023)\u2019\u2019 held in Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj (RTM) Nagpur Univ., Nagpur, (Jan. 2023).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited Talk on <strong>\u2018 <strong><em>Quantum Effects and Optical Studies of Nanostructure<\/em><\/strong>\u2019<\/strong> at Faculty Development Program on &nbsp;\u201cQuantum transition from Ions to Cosmos (QTIC-2022)\u201d, at Dept. of Phys., Odisha University of Technology and Research (OUTR), Bhubaneswar (Dec. 2022).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited Talk on <strong>\u2018 <strong><em>Applications with Functional Surfaces and Nanomaterials<\/em><\/strong>\u2019<\/strong> at Faculty Development Program on &#8220;Advancement in Materials Science and Nanotechnology&#8221; at Institute of Science, Shri Vaishnav Vidyapeeth Vishwavidyalaya, Indore (Nov.2022)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited Talk on <strong>\u2018Quantum dots and Topological defects in Graphene\u2019<\/strong> at 7th International Conference on Ion Beams in Materials Engineering and Characterization (IBMEC 2022) at Inter University Accelerator Center (IUAC), New Delhi, ( Nov. 2022)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on<strong> \u2018DNA and Organic Hybrid templates as Functional Materials\u2019<\/strong>at International Conference on Emergent Techniques and Functional Materials (ICETFM-2022) Medi-Caps University,&nbsp; Indore (July, 2022)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on<strong> \u2018Characterizing Surfaces and Nanostructure: Morphology and Composition\u2019<\/strong> at High-End Workshop on \u201cScattering Methods (Electron, X-ray and Ion) for Materials Characterization DST-SERB \u201cKaryashala\u201d at IIT- Bhubaneswar (June. 2022)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on \u2018<strong>DNA as a Functional Material<\/strong>\u2019 at National Conference on Functional Materials: Synthesis, Properties and Applications (NCFM2022) organized by&nbsp; Department of Physics, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India (Feb. 2022)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited Talk on<strong> &#8216;Nanopatterning of Surfaces for Sensor, Device and Bio-applications&#8217;<\/strong> at  International Conference on Accelerated Particles in Physics (APP-2022) organised by Hyderabad University, Hyderabad (Jan. 2022)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Endowment Chair Lecture on <strong>\u2018From Surfaces to Nanotechnology to Nano Bio\u2019 <\/strong>at Charotar University of Science and technology, Changa, Gujarat (Oct. 2021)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Endowment Chair Lecture on<strong> \u2018Fabricating Useful Surfaces and Nanostructures\u2019<\/strong> at Charotar University of Science and technology, Changa, Gujarat (Oct. 2021)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Endowment Chair Lecture on<strong> \u2018Investigating Surfaces and Nanostructure: Morphology and Composition\u2019 <\/strong>at Charotar University of Science and technology, Changa, Gujarat (Oct. 2021)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Endowment Chair Lecture on<strong> \u2018Applications with Surfaces and Nanostructures: &nbsp;Sensors and Catalysis<\/strong>\u2019 at Charotar University of Science and technology, Changa, Gujarat (Nov. 2021)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on <strong>\u2018Influence of Ion Irradiation for Phase transformation, Resistive switching and biocompatibility effects in thin oxide films\u2019 <\/strong>at National Conference on Low Dimensional Systems: Properties and Applications ( LDSPA-2021) organized by Institute of Technical Education and Research, SOA, Bhubaneswar (July 2021)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on<strong> \u2018Phase Transition in Ion Irradiated TiO2 : Resistive Switching Behavior and DNA Biocompatibility\u2019 <\/strong>at 6th International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN-21) organized online by SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai ( Feb. 2021)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2018From Surfaces to Nanotechnology to \u201cNano Bio\u201d\u2019<\/strong> at New Horizons in Physics: Indian Physics Association at 50\u2019 Series organized by Indian Physics association IPA (Dec. 2020) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Bm41me52t_g\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Bm41me52t_g<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on<strong> \u2018Phase Transformation and Resistive switching phenomenon in Metal oxide films\u2019<\/strong> at the International conference on Ions Beams in Materials Engineering and Characterizations (IBMEC 2020), organized online by IUAC, New Delhi ( Dec. 2020)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on<strong> \u2018Resistive Switching memory, Thermal Transport and DNA Biocompatibility for Ion irradiated Metal-Oxide and Graphene films\u2018 <\/strong>at Asia Pacific Microscopy Conference (APMC-12) at Hyderabad International Convention Center (HICC) (Feb. 2020)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on<strong> \u2019Phase Transition in Ion Irradiated TiO2: Resistive Switching Behaviour and DNA Biocompatibility\u2019 <\/strong>in International Conference on Nanostructuring by Ion Beams ( ICNIB-2019) organized at IGCAR, Kalpakkam (Nov. 2019)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seminar on &#8216;<strong>Phosphonic Acid thin films for detection of Arsenic in Water<\/strong>&#8216;, at University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA (March 2019).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Colloquium on<strong> DNA as a Sensor of Nanoparticles: Unzipping and Changing Persistence Length of DNA,<\/strong> at University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA (March 2019).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lecture on <strong>X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) <\/strong>at International School on \u2018Ion Beams in Material Science`, organized by IUAC, New Delhi (Oct 2018).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on <strong>Ion Beam Modified Surfaces, Roughness, Scaling properties, Fractal properties,<\/strong> at International School on \u2018Ion Beams in Material Science`, organized by IUAC, New Delhi (Oct 2018).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Colloquium on <strong>Nanotechnology &amp; Viewing Atoms and Nanostructures<\/strong> at Uday Nath College, Adaspur. (Sept. 2018)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on <strong>DNA as a Sensor of Nanoparticles: Unzipping and changing Persistence length of DNA<\/strong> at International Conference on Microscopy and XXXIX Annual Meeting of EMSI 2018, at Mayfair Lagoon, Bhubaneswar ( July 2018)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk <strong>Atomic Force Microscopy for the Study of Surfaces, Nanostructures and DNA<\/strong> at pre-conference workshop of International Conference on Microscopy and XXXIX Annual Meeting of EMSI 2018, at IOP Bhubaneswar (July 2018)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited Talk o<strong>n DNA as a Sensor of Nanoparticles: Unzipping and changing Persistence Length of DNA<\/strong> at IISER Kolkata (March 2018)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on <strong>Photoabsorption, Magnetism and DNA Biocompatibility on Nanostructured TiO2 (110)<\/strong> at the Ninth Vidyasagar-Satyendranath Bose National workshop (SMCP-2018) at Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West-Bengal (Jan. 2018).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on<strong> DNA as a Sensor of nanoparticles: Unzipping of DNA<\/strong> at the International workshop on Advanced Materials (IWAM-2017) at the National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST), in Berhampur (Dec. 2017)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on <strong>Enhanced Photoabsorption, Super-Paramagnetism and DNA Biocompatibility in ion implanted TiO2 (110)<\/strong> at Meeting on Emerging Trends in the Physics of Surfaces, Interfaces and Nanostructures (ET-PSIN) at Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS) and S. N. Bose National Center for Basic Sciences (SNBNCBS),Kolkata (Nov. 2017)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on<strong> Sensing of Nanoparticles with DNA at National Conference on Physics at Small Scales and Advanced Materials (PSAM) <\/strong>at the School of Physics, University of Hyderabad (Sept 2017).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on <strong>DNA Sensing of Nanoparticles by Scanning Probe Microscopy <\/strong>at International Conference on Electron Microscopy and Allied Techniques and XXXVIII Annual Meeting of the Electron Microscope Society of India (EMSI-2017), held at Mahabalipuram (July, 2017).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on <strong>Nanoscience and Nano-Biotechnology <\/strong>at the Refresher Course in Physical Sciences held at Utkal University, Bhubaneswar (Mar. 2017).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on <strong>DNA as a Sensor of Nanoparticles: Unzipping and changing Persistence Length of DNA<\/strong> at the International conference on Advances in Biological Systems and Materials Science in NanoWorld (ABSMSNW -2017) held at BHU, Varanasi (Feb 2017).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on I<strong>nteraction of DNA with oxidised Silicon Nanostructures<\/strong> at the International conference on Smart Materials &amp; Applications (ISMA-2016), held at SOA-ITER, Bhubaneswar (Dec 2016).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on <strong>Enhanced Photoabsorption and Super-Paramagnetism in Cobalt implanted TiO2<\/strong> at the International conference on Ions Beams in Materials Engineering and Characterizations 2016 (IBMEC 2016), held at IUAC, New Delhi ( Sept 2016).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on <strong>Nanotechnology and Atomic Force Microscopy<\/strong>, at the Faculty Development Program in the department of Physics, held at The College of Engineering and Technology (CET), Bhubaneswar ( Sept 2016).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on <strong>Photo- absorption properties of nanostructures fabricated by atom beam sputteri<\/strong>ng &amp; interaction of nanostructures with plasmid DNA, at the Workshop on Future Directions in Ion Beams in Materials Engineering and Characterizations, held at IUAC, New Delhi (Dec. 2015).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on <strong>Bandgap Tuning, Better Photoabsorption and DNA Biocompatibility on TiO2(110) surfaces<\/strong> at the 60th DAE Solid State Physics Symposium held at Amity Univ., New Delhi (Dec. 2015).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on <strong>Nanodot Patterned surfaces for Photocatalysis<\/strong> at an International Conference on Frontiers in Material Science and Technology- ICFMST-2015 at National Institute of Science and Technology, NIST Berhampur, (Dec. 2015)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Colloquium on <strong>DNA as a sensor of Mercury Nanoparticles<\/strong> at Syracuse University, Syracuse (NY), USA (Dec. 2015).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on <strong>Tuning of Bandgap Parameters for Photo-Catalysis and Enhancement of Bio-compatibility on Ion Beam Patterned TiO2<\/strong> at International Conference on Energy Materials and nanotechnology-EMN Photocatalysis-2015 Conference at Las Vegas, USA (Nov. 2015).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on <strong>Low Energy Ion Beams: TiO2 (110), Si (100), Tantalum Patterning, Photo absorption, DNA Interaction, KMC modelling <\/strong>at Low Energy Ion Beam Facility workshop at IUAC Delhi (Nov. 2015).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on <strong>Fabrication of Nanostructure on rutile TiO2(110) surfaces by Low Energy Ion Beams : Enhanced Photoabsorption &amp; Improved DNA<\/strong> Interaction through improved Hydrophilicity at \u2018Workshop on Interdisciplinary investigations of Ion Beam Interactions with Matter: From Fundamental Aspects to Nanotechnology and Hadron- biology\u2019 organized by IFCPAR (India French Center for the Promotion of the Advanced Research) in Caen, France (May 2015).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on<strong> Studies of nanostructures created on TiO2(110) by Low Energy Ion Beam Sputtering Technique: Role of Oxygen Vacancy<\/strong> at Surface Characterization Workshop: XPS,AES,TOF-SIMS, Physics Department, IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur (Apr. 2015).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on <strong>Observations of Bandgap Tunability and DNA Biocompatibility on nanostructured TiO2(110) surfaces<\/strong> at \u2018DAE-BRNS National Conference on Current trends in Advanced Materials`, VECC, Kolkata (Nov 2014).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on<strong> X-ray photoelectron Spectroscopy<\/strong> at International School on \u2018Ion Beams in Material Science`, organized by IUAC, New Delhi (Oct 2014).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk o<strong>n Nanostructures and Nano-Bio studies with Low Energy Ion Beams<\/strong> at \u2018Frontiers in Nuclear, Elementary Particle and Condensed Matter Physics\u2019 organized by JINR (Joint Institute For Nuclear Research)-India Forum at Dubna, Russia (Jun. 2014).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on<strong> Tuning Bandgap Parameters for Photocatalysis &amp; Enhancing Bio-compatibility of TiO2 (110) Nanostructures<\/strong> at \u2018Third International Conference on Physics at Surfaces and Interfaces (PSI)` organized by Electron Microscopy Society of India, EMSI, Puri (Feb. 2014).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on <strong>X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy in Elucidation of Chemical States<\/strong> at Theme meeting on \u2018Recent Advances in Material Characterization by Surface Analytical Techniques\u2019 organized by NCCCM, BARC, Hyderabad (Feb. 2014).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on <strong>Fabrication of Nanostructures on TiO2 (110) surfaces by Low Energy Ion beam Sputtering: Enhanced Visible-Photoabsorption and Hydrophilicity at Discussion meeting on \u2018Low Energy Ion Scattering <\/strong>at Molecular Solids\u2019 organized by IIT Madras Chennai (Jan. 2014).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on<strong> Oxide Semiconductors: Bandgap Engineering &amp; Optical Properties<\/strong> at Interaction Meeting on \u2018Photoemission\u2019 organized by Raja Rammana Centre for Advanced Technology, RRCAT(Aug. 2013)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited Talk on <strong>Plenty of Room at the Bottom: Nanotechnology today<\/strong> at \u2018One Day seminars on Feynman\u2019s Birthday\u2019 organized at IOP Bhubaneswar (May. 2013).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on <strong>Nanodot Patterned Rutile TiO2(110) Surfaces for Photocatalysis<\/strong> at National Conference on \u2018Nano-materials as catalysts\u2019 organized by Dept. of Chemistry, ITER, S O A University, Bhubaneswar (Jan. 2013).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on <strong>Biomolecules as Functional Nanomaterials<\/strong> at Conference on Condensed Matter and Biological Systems (CCMB13) organized by Physics Department, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (Jan 2013)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on <strong>Bandgap Tailoring &amp; Biocompatibility in TiO2(110) Surfaces via Low Energy Ion Beam <\/strong>at the International conference on Swift Heavy ions in Materials Engineering and Characterization (SHIMEC 2012) organized by Inter -University Accelerator Center (IUAC), New Delhi ( Oct 2012).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on <strong>Bandgap Engineering and Enhanced Absorbance from Nanodot Patterned Rutile TiO2 (110) Surfaces<\/strong> at IIT Madras, Chennai (Aug 2012).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on<strong> Bandgap Engineering, Enhanced UV-Vis Absorbance and Higher PL Emission from Ion Beam Modified and Nanodot Patterned Rutile TiO2(110) Surfaces<\/strong> at International Conference on Advances and Trends in Engineering Materials and their Applications (Tenth AES-ATEMA- 2012) organized in Montreal University, Montreal, Canada (June 2012).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on <strong>Investigations of Rutile TiO2 Nanodots Formed by Low energy Ion beam Sputtering<\/strong> at &#8216;National Workshop on New and Nanomaterials&#8217; organized by Institute of Materials Science &amp; Science and Technology Department, Govt. of Odisha, at Bhubaneswar (Jan 2012).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk <strong>Interaction of DNA with Hg clusters: tiny Mercury Sensor<\/strong> at \u2018workshop on Photoemission Studies of Advanced Materials (PSAM)&#8217; organized at IOP Bhubaneswar (Dec 2011).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on <strong>X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and its Applications for Nanostructures, Biology, Pollution,<\/strong> at &#8216;workshop on Electron Microscopy (WEM)&#8217; organized at IOP Bhubaneswar (Nov 2011).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on <strong>Enhanced Photo-absorption and Photoluminescence Properties of TiO2 via nanostructures created by Ion sputtering<\/strong> at &#8216;Nanostructures by Ion Beams&#8217; organized by IUAC-Delhi at Allahabad (Oct 2011).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on <strong>Tiny Mercury Sensors using DNA<\/strong> at conference on &#8216;Advanced Functional Materials&#8217; organized at IOP Bhubaneswar (July 2011).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on <strong>Can DNA be used as a Sensor<\/strong> at &#8216;National workshop on Advanced Materials and Technology (NWAMT)&#8217; organized by ITER &#8211; Bhubaneswar (Apr 2011).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on <strong>Enhanced Photo-absorption and Photoluminescence Properties of TiO2<\/strong> at &#8216;International Conference on \u2018Ion Beam Induced Nanopatterning of materials (IINM)&#8217; organized at IOP Bhubaneswar (Feb 2011).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited Talk on<strong> Patterning of TiO2 Surfaces by Low Energy Ion Beams<\/strong> at Inter University Accelerator Center (IUAC) New Delhi (Aug 2010).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited Talk on on DNA as a sensor of Hg Nanoparticles at Inter University Accelerator Center (IUAC) New Delhi (Aug 2010).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lecture on Utilizing Physics Tools In Biology at \u201cRefresher\u2019s Course for College Teachers\u201d organized by Biotechnology Department Utkal University, Bhubaneswar (Feb 2010).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on DNA as a Sensor at \u2018Functional materials and Future Direction\u2019s organized by Physics Department Utkal University, Bhubaneswar (Mar 2009).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on RBS and Channeling studies on Si(100) at QIP winter School on Optoelectronic Materials held at IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India (Jan 99&#8242;).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on Surface patterning with Ion Beams at 2nd conference on Physics Surfaces and Interface (PSI) at Puri, India (Feb-2009).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on Nanostructures in ZnO and InP at One day Seminar on \u2018High Tech Materials\u2019 organized by Institute of Materials Science, Bhubaneswar (Nov. 2008).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on Pattern Formation with low energy Ion Beams at 4th Vacuum and Surface Sciences Conference of Asia and Australia (VASSCAA-4) at Matsue, Japan (Oct 2008).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Colloquium on Fabrication of nanopatterns on InP(111) semiconductor surfaces at workshop on currents trends in Science and Technology of Materials at Salipur College, Salipur (July-2008)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on Electronic Structure and Scaling Studies of Surfaces Patterned By keV Ion Irradiation at Seminar-cum-Workshop on \u2018Materials Characterization and Surface Modification in Research and Industry using Ion Accelerators (MCIA)\u2019 organized by IOP Bhubaneswar (Apr2008)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on Experimental Facilities, Nano-Bio and Soft Condensed Matter Programs at Institute of Physics Bhubaneswar at Indo-Us workshop on \u2018Science and Technology at Nano Bio interface\u2019 organized by IOP Bhubaneswar (Feb2008)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on InP Nano dots Formation after keV Ar ion irradiation at International Workshop on Mesoscopic and Macroscopic Materials (IWMNMM) organized by Institute of Material Science, Bhubaneswar (Jan2008).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on Nano Pattern fabrication on semiconductor surfaces by ion beam irradiation at 52 DAE Solid State Physics Symposium University of Mysore, Mysore (Dec 2007)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on Characteristic Behavior and Scaling Studies of Self Organized InP Nano-dots formed via keV and MeV irradiation at the international Conference on Ion Beam Analysis (IBA) at Hyderabad (Sept 2007).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on Fabrication of InP Nano-dots, Magnetic Nano-dots of FeCr and Nano-dots of ZnO at French Delegate\u2019s Meet organized by IOP Bhubaneswar (Sept 2007)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on Fabrication of Nano-dots and nano bio program at Nano-Meet organized by IOP Bhubaneswar (Aug 2007)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on Fabrication and Scaling Studies of Nano dots formed on InP after keV ion Irradiation at Inter University Center (IUC) Indore (Jul 2007).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on Techniques of AFM in a Refresher Course for College Teachers at IOP (Jun-2007)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on Characterization with Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) techniques at &#8216;National Workshop in Nuclear and Atomic Techniques based inter disciplinary Research&#8217; organized by IUC-Kolkata at Kalyani University, Kalyani (Mar 2007).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on Patterning of InP surfaces via Ion Beam Irradiation at &#8216;The Annual Workshop on Mesoscopic and Nanoscopic Materials&#8217; at Institute of Material Science (IMS), Bhubaneswar (Mar 2007).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on Scaling Studies of Nanodots formed on InP(111) surfaces by Ion beam Irradiation-Sputtering at &#8216;The International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials ANM-07&#8217; held at IIT Mumbai (Jan 2007).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on Fabricating Nano dots by ion beam Implantation and Ion beam Irradiation at Inter University Accelerator Center (IUAC) New Delhi(Oct 2006).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on Formation of Nano Dots on InP(111) Surfaces after MeV Ion Implantation at National Conference on Recent Advances in Material Science (RAMS-06)&#8217; at The Department of Physics, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, (Sep 2006).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited Talk on X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy in a Refresher Course for College Teachers at IOP (Jun-2005)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited Talk on Scaling studies of nanostructures created after MeV implantation at Nuclear Science Center (NSC) New Delhi (Mar-2006).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on Nanoscale Structure Formation on InP(111) Surfaces after MeV Implantations at Indo-German Workshop on Synthesis and Modification of Nanostructured Materials by Energetic ions at NSC New Delhi (Feb-2005).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on Nanostucture Formation on InP(111) Surfaces after MeV Implantations at International Symposium on Advanced Materials and Processing, ISAMAP2K4, at IIT Kharagpur (Dec-2004).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited talk on Scanning Probe Microscopy at Workshop on &#8220;Ion Beams in Material Science&#8221;(Oct-2004)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Colloquium on AFM studies on Ion Implanted Surfaces at Material Science Department, IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur(Aug-2004)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lecture on XPS and AFM studies in Ion Beam Research at IOP in a Refresher Course for College Teachers (Jun-2004)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invited Talk Invited talk Studies using XPS and AFM after Surface Modifications with Low energy Accelerator at Workshop on &#8220;Research with Low Energy Accelerators&#8221; 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(Sept. 1994)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seminar on The Study of MgO surfaces by Photoelectron Diffraction at the University of California at Santa Barbara, California, USA. (Nov. 1993).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seminar on Comparative Structural study of Ni, Co,and Cu ultrathin films and sandwiches by quantitative Auger electron diffraction at American Physical Society Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. (Mar.1993).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seminar on Study of MgO Surfaces by Photoelectron Diffraction at University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, (Feb.1993).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seminar on The Study Of Single Crystal Surfaces by Photoelectron Diffraction at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay, India. (Dec. 1992).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seminar on Thermal Desorption Spectroscopy at Case Western Reserve University at Cleveland, Ohio, USA. (Nov. 1990).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seminar on The Deposition of Molybdenum from Mo(CO)6 at Protective Coatings: Processing and Characterization, TMS Northeast Regional Meeting sponsored by The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, ASM International, American Vacuum Society and New Jersey Advanced Technology Center for Surface Engineered Materials and held in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA. (May 1989).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seminar on The Correlation between Strain and Electronic Structure in Monolayer Thick Films at Materials Science and Engineering Conference in Buffalo, New York, USA. (July 1988).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seminar on Structure Induced Electronic States For Hg Overlayers on Ag(100) at American Physical Society Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. (March 1986).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seminar on Photoemission and Energy Loss Studies of Halogens adsorption on Fe(100) at Syracuse University , New York. Sept (1985).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seminar on Characteristic Energy Loss Studies of Molecular Halogens adsorbed on Fe(100) at American Physical Society Conference in Baltimore, Maryland. (March 1985).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3>Popular Science Talks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Exciting Functional Materials &amp; Applications of Nanoscience <\/strong>at<strong> <\/strong>Indian Association of Nuclear Chemists and Allied Scientists-Eastern Regional Center<strong> (<\/strong>IANCAS- ERC) program on \u2018Wonder&nbsp; Materials, Energy and Radiation\u2019 at Rama Devi (RD) University, Bhubaneswar (July 2022)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>From Surfaces to Nanotechnology to \u201cNano Bio\u201d <\/strong>at<strong> <\/strong>Vigyan Vidushi Program organized by Homi Bhabha Science Center ( HBSC) and TIFR ( July 2022)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2018Fascinating Surfaces, Nanoscience, Materials and their Applications\u2019<\/strong> at <strong>National Science Day<\/strong> at  Berhampur Univ., Berhampur (28 Feb 2022)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fascinating Surfaces, Nanoscience, Materials and their Applications<\/strong> at <strong>National Science Day<\/strong> at Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar (28 Feb 2020)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nanotechnology: Viewing Atoms and Nanostructures <\/strong>at Udaynath College of Science and Technology at Adaspur, Cuttack ( Sept. 2018)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Surface Science with Scanning Probe Microscopes<\/strong> at Third World Organization of Women Scientists (TWOWS) at Bangalore (Nov-2005).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Looking at Electron<\/strong>s at Orientation of High School Students at IOP Bhubaneswar (April 2002).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/iopb.res.in\/~shikha\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/NSD-Celebration-by-ASH-FOET-1-2-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iopb.res.in\/~shikha\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/NSD-Celebration-by-ASH-FOET-1-2-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/iopb.res.in\/~shikha\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/NSD-Celebration-by-ASH-FOET-1-2-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/iopb.res.in\/~shikha\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/NSD-Celebration-by-ASH-FOET-1-2-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iopb.res.in\/~shikha\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/NSD-Celebration-by-ASH-FOET-1-2-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/iopb.res.in\/~shikha\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/NSD-Celebration-by-ASH-FOET-1-2-1448x2048.jpg 1448w, https:\/\/iopb.res.in\/~shikha\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/NSD-Celebration-by-ASH-FOET-1-2-scaled.jpg 1810w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">National Science Day Talk<br>Lucknow University, Lucknow<br>28-Feb-2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"891\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/iopb.res.in\/~shikha\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/poster-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iopb.res.in\/~shikha\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/poster-2.jpg 891w, https:\/\/iopb.res.in\/~shikha\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/poster-2-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iopb.res.in\/~shikha\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/poster-2-768x552.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 891px) 100vw, 891px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">International Day of Women &amp; 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