"There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness, and truth" - Leo Tolstoy -
Welcome !!
I am Dr. Rinky Sha and currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) at Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Kalyani.
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PhD : IIT Hyderabad (Electrical Engineering, 2019)
M.Tech : NIT Durgapur (ECE, 2013)
B.Tech : W.B.U.T. (ECE 2011)
Assistant Professor : KIIT University, Bhubaneswar (School of Electronics Engineering, July, 2013 - 23rd February, 2014)
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Post-doctoral researcher : IIT Kharagpur (E&ECE, 20th Jan, 2020 - 20th Dec, 2020)
Professional recognition, Awards and Honours
2025: Served as an expert member of the Project Selection Committee (PSC) in reviewing the research proposals for the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-Small Extramural Grants for the year 2025
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Invited as an external examiner in a comprehensive examination for a PhD student at SRM University, Andhra Pradesh​
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Recognized as a peer reviewer by the ACS Publications
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2024: Invited as a selection committee member for "The Honey Bee Network Creativity & Inclusive Innovation (HBNCRIIA) Awards India - 2024" at IIM Ahmedabad
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2023: The article titled “ZnO nano-structured based devices for chemical and optical sensing applications” published in the “Sensors and Actuators Reports” journal in 2022 has been identified as one of the top cited articles
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2018: “Indian Nanoelectronics Users Program (INUP)—IIT Bombay Best Project Award” for the year 2018, chosen among 250+ projects
“International Travel Support” grant from the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Government of India, for presenting a research paper in Greece
2016 - 2018 : “Research Excellence Award” for outstanding research performance in PhD program
2013: Ranked 2nd at M.Tech in NIT, Durgapur, among 21 students of the Micro-Electronics & VLSI stream
2010 : University topper in the 6th semester of B.Tech, secured a CGPA of 9.62 out of 10
2006 : Secured 1st position on delivering a presentation on the eve of Environmental Day at Jadavpur University
2000 - 2005 : Top grade certificates in the All India Science Talent Search Competition held across pan-India school level
Editorial Board Member
Reviewer
Early Career Editorial Board Member, “Sensors and Actuators Reports”, Elsevier, Impact Factor: 7.6, SCImago Q1 Journal, Index: SCI-E & Scopus, ISSN: 2666-0539 from March, 2024 to March, 2027. Link
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1. ACS Energy & Fuels
2. ACS Applied Nano Materials
3. ACS Applied Electronic Materials
4. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
5. ACS Analytical Chemistry
6. ACS Applied Polymer Materials
7. IOP 2D Materials
8. IOP Nanotechnology
9. IOP Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
10. IOP Flexible and Printed Electronics
11. IOP Materials Research Express
12. IOP Physica Scripta
13. Elsevier Chemical Engineering Journal
14. Elsevier Journal of Hazardous Materials
15. Elsevier Journal of Alloys and Compounds
16. Elsevier International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
17. Elsevier Materials Letters
18. Elsevier Materials Today: Proceedings
19. Elsevier Vacuum
20. Elsevier Materials Today Communications
21. Elsevier Chemosphere
22. Elsevier Biosensors and Bioelectronics
23. Elsevier Inorganic Chemistry Communications
24. Elsevier Electrochimica Acta
25. Elsevier Heliyon
26. Elsevier Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing
27. Elsevier Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
28. Elsevier Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical
29. Elsevier Applied Surface Science
30. ECS Journal of The Electrochemical Society
31. Springer Applied Nanoscience
32. Springer Microsystem Technologies
33. Springer Journal of Materials Science
34. Springer Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics
35. Springer Microchimica Acta ​
36. Springer Applied Physics A
37. RSC Materials Advances
38. RSC Journal of Materials Chemistry A
39. Wiley Small Science
40. Wiley Electroanalysis
41. Wiley Luminescence
42. Nature : Scientific Reports
43. IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices
44. IEEE Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems
45. IEEE Sensors Journal
46. IEEE Journal on Flexible Electronics
Invited Talks Delivered
1. “Design and Fabrication of Advanced Functional Nanomaterial-Based Devices for Sensing and Energy Storage Applications”, in an IEEE seminar (Circuits and Systems Society (CAS), IEEE Kolkata Section) at Jadavpur University, Saltlake campus, August, 2025.
Professional Memberships
1. IEEE
2. Materials Research Society of India
Seminar/ Workshops Organized
1. On-line Workshop on "Nano-electronic Devices and their Applications", 23rd - 25th March, 2021, funded by IIIT Kalyani, # of participants : 20
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2. Faculty Development Programme on "IoT for Emerging Technical Applications", 13th -17th December, 2021, funded by AICTE-ATAL, # of participants : 95
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3. Workshop On "Unleashing The Creative Potential Of Students, Start-Ups & Entrepreneurs", 21st March, 2024, funded by IIIT Kalyani, # of participants : 310