Dr. Harsha Kharkwal
| Professor Dr. Harsha Kharkwal | |
|---|---|
| File:Dr. Harsha Kharkwal.jpgDr._Harsha_Kharkwal.jpg | |
| Native name | हर्षा खरकवाल |
| Born | 27-07-1976 Hyderabad |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Indian |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | Indian |
| 🏫 Education | Ph.D. (Organic Chemistry) |
| 🎓 Alma mater | National Botanical Research Institute Lucknow |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Natural Products Chemistry |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Dr. Amit Kharkwal |
| 👶 Children | 2 |
| 🏅 Awards | Senior Research Fellowship by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi. (2003) |
Dr. Harsha Kharkwal[2] is an Indian Scientist, working in the field of Natural Products Chemistry. She has established herself as an early-career leader in the emerging field in a short span of time. She has done significant research work in the field of Applied Carbohydrate and Natural Product Chemistry and has published more than 55 research papers[3] in journals of repute, books and has guided 3 Ph.D. students during this period. In addition to teaching, she has shown an equal flair for Research and Innovation which has led to her filing of more than 60 patents, some of which have been commercialized while others are in pipeline to be taken up by Industries so that her excellent research accomplishments can reach from “Lab to Land”.
Education
Dr. Harsha Kharkwal completed her B.Sc. in Microbiology, Zoology, and Chemistry (1996), followed by M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry (1998) from Kumaun University, Nainital.
She did her Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry (2004) at National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, and her thesis was executed under the doctoral advisors of Dr. V. P. Kapoor (Supervisor) and Dr. Mahesh Pal[4] (Co-Supervisor).
Career
Dr. Harsha has been associated with research and development in the field of Natural Products Chemistry and is currently working at Amity Institute of Phytomedicine and Phytochemistry, Amity University, Noida as a Director. She joined Amity University as a lecturer[5] around the time of its establishment in 2005.
Personal life
Dr. Harsha was born in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India and is a native of Uttarakhand. She is the eldest daughter of Shri Ramesh Chandra Joshi (1949-……), who was associated with the National Institute of Rural Development and Mrs. Manju Joshi (1953-……), a senior Hindi teacher at a private school. Her younger brother, Girish Joshi, is a Deputy Manager at ICICI and lives in Hyderabad. Dr. Harsha Kharkwal is married to Dr. Amit Kharkwal[6], Deputy Director at Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University, Noida, and they have two children.
References
- ↑ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dr_Mahesh_Pal
- ↑ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Harsha_Kharkwal2
- ↑ https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=-4zsSIwAAAAJ&hl=en
- ↑ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dr_Mahesh_Pal
- ↑ https://amity.academia.edu/DrHarshaKharkwal
- ↑ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Amit_Kharkwal
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