| Dr. Rajneesh Dutt Kaushik, Professor | |
| Brief Introduction |
• "Youngest professor (age wise) who has got maximum PG (M.Sc.) teaching experience, has made maximum number of research publications as well as supervised maximum number of Ph.D. students so far in the Department of chemistry, Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar". |
| • "28 years experience of teaching undergraduate/ postgraduate classes" | |
| • "28 years' research experience" | |
| • "Head of Chemistry Department from July ,1995 to June 1997". | |
| • "13 research students have been awarded Ph.D. degree in his supervision. Another 09 students are registered for the same. In addition, 01 student has been registered under his supervision as co-supervisor in C.C.S.university, Meerut. | |
| • "Only faculty member with whom the research student has been registered at universities other than Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar" | |
| • "Has completed seven Major and Minor research projects as Principal Investigator/ CO-PI" | |
| • "Fifty-six research papers have been published in journals of national and international repute including foreign journals so far" | |
| • "07 popular articles related to Chemistry and 02 research articles related to extension/ field outreach activity have been published in magazines/ news papers/ periodicals". | |
| • "Acted as convener, registration, transport, inauguration, technical sessions, souvenir etc. committees of Four National/ International conferences/ Symposia held at Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar" | |
| • "Acted as Local Organizing Secretary, Convener of Inauguration Committee, Convener of Souvenir committee, member of Reception committee and Editor of Souvenir at 37th Annual Convention of Chemists held at Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar from Nov. 15 to Nov. 18 2000" | |
| • "Has attended 31 National/ International Conferences/ Symposia/ seminars including in Toronto (Canada)" | |
| • "Visited Canada and France in relation to research activities. Visits sponsored/ financed fully by DST, INSA, and UGC" | |
| Distinctions | Honored as the best teacher by Rotary Club, Jwalapur (Haridwar) on 01.04.1997. Research fields: |
| • Reaction Kinetics and Mechanism | |
| • Analytical and Environmental Chemistry | |
| • Plant Chemistry | |
| • Archaeo-Chemistry | |
| Memberships/ Fellowships | • Fellow of Indian Council of Chemists (F.I.C.C.) |
| • Fellow of Society of Environmental Sciences (F.S.E.Sc.) | |
| • Fellow of Society of Sciences (F.S.Sc.) | |
| • Life Member (Fellow) of Indian Chemical Society | |
| • Life member, Indian Botanical Society | |
| • Member, Association of Kineticists of India (till 1990) | |
| • Member, Indian Academy of Environmental Sciences (1996 - 1998) | |
| • Junior Research Fellow (CSIR) 1976 - 1978 | |
| • Senior Research Fellow (CSIR) 1978 - 1979 | |
| Research Chapters written in Reference books | • Has written a research oriented chapter entitled 'Non-Malapradian Periodate Oxidation Based Methods for the Microgram Determination of Hazardous Aromatic Amines in Water/Mixed media', in a two volume reference book entitled "Conservation of Lakes, Rivers and Reservoirs", Editor: Prof. Arvind Kumar, Publisher - ABD publishers, Jaipur, Chapter - 11, page 178-186,Year 2002. |
| Recent Invited Lectures Delivered | • 'Thermodynamics of living systems', Refresher course for university and College Teachers, Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar, 2003. |
| Recent Invitations For Invited Lectures | • Has been invited to deliver a Lecturer at World Allelopathy conference at C.C.S. Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar (India) to be held in August, 2004. |
| Activities and Achievements | • "Resource person in Refresher courses for University and College teachers" |
| • "Ph.D. thesis examiner of many universities" | |
| • "Member, Board of studies, GKV" | |
| • "Member , RDC, GKV" | |
| • "Has delivered many radio talks related to Chemistry and its application for common man. These have been broadcasted by All India Radio" | |
| • "Member, Editorial advisory Board of 'Journal Of Current Sciences (J.Curr.Sci.)" | |
| • "Member, Editorial board, Journal of Natural and Physical Sciences (2003 onwards)" | |
| Participation in various programmes/ activities at Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya | • Managing the Evaluation cell of Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, as Evaluation Superintendent. |
| • Acting as Coordinator of B. Pharma. Course to be started shortly | |
| • Current Vice-President, Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya Teachers' Association. | |
| • Acted recently, as member of a committee investigating the irregularities related to Ph.D. supervision and set up to probe the irregularities committed by the Current Senior most professor of Department of Chemistry, Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar. | |
| • Acted recently, as member of Equivalance committee for various courses | |
| • Has been acting as Convener, Admission Committee, B.Sc. course for many years | |
| • Acted as member, Grievance addressal committee | |
| • Acted as member, pay fixation and anomaly removal committee | |
| • Acted as Head of Chemistry Department from 1995-1997. During this tenure, the staff got sitting rooms and research space for the first time. Construction of an equipment laboratory was started. Department got the first computer during this tenure. Also a paper on "Computer applications in Chemistry" and industrial project was introduced at P.G. level for the first time. B.Sc. (Contact programme) was started during the same tenure | |
| • Established Department of Chemistry at Kanya Gurukul Mahavidyalaya, Haridwar (1996) and acted as founder Head. Also started M.Sc. Chemistry (Commercial Methods of Chemical Analysis) course and Ph.D. programme at this center in the same year. | |
| • Convener, Board of Studies in Chemistry (1995 - 1997) | |
| • Convener, Research degree Committee in Chemistry(1995 - 1997) | |
| • Acted as teacher representative (elected) member of Academic Council of Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya (1988 - 1991) | |
| • Acted as teacher representative (elected) member, Executive Council (Syndicate), Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya (1997-2000) | |
| • Acted as General Secretary, Teachers Association. Also acted as Joint secretary of the same association many times. | |
| • Acted as a member, Sports Council, Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar | |
| • Acted as Organizer and Convener of Youth Festival Week (1987 and 1988) in which Cartoon Exhibition, Essay writing Competition, Debate Competition and Lecture Competitions were organized at the instructions of UGC. | |
| • Acted as Organizer and Convener of Annual Cultural Function, Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar) | |
| • Acted as Convener, Transport Committee, Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar Centenary Celebrations | |
| • Acted as Convener, flying squad, University examinations. Also acted as Member, flying squad, University examinations | |
| • Acted as the one man committee on behalf of the Principal, College of Science, Gurukul Kangri University, for enlisting the Garbhastha Chatras (adopted Students) for College of Science during 1999 - 2004. | |
| • Many time acted as member of Disciplinary action committee and scholarship awarding committees. | |
| • Acted many time as In-charge, Departmental equipment purchase committee, Chemicals and glassware purchase committee, equipment and laboratory maintenance committees etc. in the Department of Chemistry | |
| • Acted as member of Purchase Committee, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Gurukul Kangri University, Hardwar | |
| List of Research Publications | • S.P.Srivastava, M.C.Jain and R. D. Kaushik, 1979, 'Kinetics of periodate oxidation of aromatic amines --- Oxidation of N,N - dimethylaniline', National Academy Science Letters, 2, 63 - 64. |
| • S.P.Srivastava, V.K.Gupta, M.C.Jain, M.N.Ansari and R. D. Kaushik, 1983, 'Thermodynamic and LFER studies for the oxidation of anilines by periodate ion', Thermo Chimica Acta, 68, 27 - 33. | |
| • V.K.Gupta,R.Bhushan, R. D. Kaushik, M.C.Jain and S.P.Srivastava, 1984, 'Kinetics and Mechanism of periodate oxidation of aromatic amines by periodate ion --- Oxidation of aniline and N, N - dimethylaniline', Oxidation Communications, 7(3 - 4), 409 - 423. | |
| • M.N.Ansari,M.C.Jain, R. D. Kaushik and W.U.Malik, 1982, 'pH - metric studies on Cu - benzamidothiosemicarbazide complex', Journal of Indian Chemical Society, 59, 414 - 415. | |
| Popular Articles/ Research Articles Published in Magazines, News papers etc | • 'METALS IN OUR BODY', Aryabhatta - A science magazine published by Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, (English), June, 1985, 29 - 32. |
| • ' NAMAK SE LABH EVAM HAANI', Aryabhatta, (Hindi), September, 1984, 22 - 24. | |
| • 'IMPACT OF SCIENCE ON SOCIAL VALUES', (English), Relation between Human values and society --- A research collection, (Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya), September, 1984, 129 -131. | |
| • 'RASAYANIC KRIYA BHAVISHYA', (Hindi), Prahlad magazine, No. 2, 1985, 62 - 73. | |
| • 'SATYARTHA PRAKASH DENOUNCES CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGES - A research article', (English), Vedic Path (An international English journal), March, 1986, 59 - 95. | |
| • 'GURUKUL SYSTEM OF EDUCATION AND NEW EDUCATION POLICY', (English), Proceedings of National Philisophy conference held at Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar from 16 - 18 May, 1987, 21 - 23. | |
| • 'SANSHLESHIT RANGA PATHARTHON SE HAANIYAN', (Hindi), Aryabhatta, August, 1987, 37 - 39. | |
| • 'SYNTHETIC DYE INDUSTRIES ; POLLUTION HAZARDS', (English), The Hawk, an English newspaper daily, Haridwar, October 10, 1988, 3. | |
| • 'USHMAGATIKI KA DAINIK JEEVAN ME MAHATVA', (Hindi), Aryabhatta, 1 (1998), 233 - 234. | |
| • 'NAMAK KE LABH EVAM HAANI', (Hindi), (5 p.m.; August, 1986), Radio talk, AIR, Nazibabad. | |
| • 'RADIO DHARMITA KE MANAV KE LIYE UPYOG', (Hindi), (7:10 a.m. ; October 6, 1992), Radio talk, AIR, Nazibabad. | |
| Conferences/ Seminars/ Symposia attended/ Papers accepted | • 1990 (10th) International Symposium on Environment pollution; June 7 - 8, 1990 (Toronto, Canada); (Trip financed by UGC, DST and INSA). |
| • Annual Convention of Chemists; Dec. 27 - 31, 1978 (Andhra University, Waltair); Abs.: Phy, 69(1978) 29. | |
| • Symposium on kinetics and mechanism of chemical reactions; December, 1980 (Allahabad University, Allahabad); Abs.: 6.16 (1980) 38. | |
| • Symposium on recent trends in instrumental methods of analysis ; Feb. 23 - 25, 1985 (University of Roorkee, Roorkee). | |