PhD (Fabric and Apparel Science), M.Sc (Fabric & Apparel Science), B.Sc (Honours) Textiles & Clothing
Fashion Studies, Textile Wet Processing, Sustainability & Innovation
Textile Technology, Fashion Studies, Research Methodology, Innovation & Sustainability
Fashion Technology, Apparel and Textile Design, Textile wet Processing, Fabric science, Fashion Management and Retail, Visual merchandising, Research Methodology.
• Project on 100 Hi- Fashion Garments, April – August, 1995, Sponsored by Commissioner of Handlooms, Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India. • 3-year project on “Involvement of Women of Low Socio-Economic Group in the Development of Aids & Accessories for Special Needs.” July, 1999 – October, 2002, Sponsored by the Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India. • 2-Year project on “Evaluation and Up gradation of the Technology for Manufacture of low Cost Sanitary Napkins”. April, 2006 – 2008, Sponsored by the Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India. • Organized a 3-day National level Technology Transfer workshop on ‘Manufacture of Low Cost Sanitary Napkins using Cotton Knitwear Waste’. 12th – 14th November, 2009, Sponsored by the Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India. • One-Year project on ‘Application of Cellulosic Hydro gel in Selected Disposable Absorbent Hygiene Products’. January, 2012- 2013, sponsored by the National Research Development Corporation, an enterprise of DSIR, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. • 6-months project on ‘Skill raining on manufacturing of Low Cost Sanitary Napkins’, January, 2012 onwards sponsored by the National Research Development Corporation, an enterprise of DSIR, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. • 2-Year project on ‘Adaptation of the Cotton Knitwear Waste Technology for the Development of Adult Diapers for Urinary Incontinence’, December, 2011 – 2013, Sponsored by the SEED division, Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India. • One-Year innovation project on ‘Multi-criteria Framework of Sustainability Design Audit’, July, 2012 – 2013, sponsored by the University of Delhi. • One-Year innovation project on ‘Evaluation of the Multi-criteria Framework of Sustainability Design Audit’, July, 2013 – 2014, sponsored by the University of Delhi.
1) Guest faculty with NIFT (Mumbai) with the Knitwear Design department, Fashion Design, Textile Design and Masters of Design departments, August, 2014 till date.
2) Guest faculty with Pearl Academy (Mumbai) for the Post Graduate department of Fashion Business and Marketing March – April, 2015.
3) Adjunct faculty with Ansal University, Gurgaon as a panelist on Ph.D supervisors
4) Principle member of the MHD 16 committee (Medical Equipment Hospital Planning) of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), since October, 2012
5) Member, Course development committee of ‘Diploma in Apparel merchandising’, IGNOU, since July, 2012.
6) Guest faculty with Technological Institute of Textiles & Sciences, Birla’s Technology Institute (TITs), Bhiwani, Haryana, for the Garment Manufacturing Technology M.Tech. deparment from October 1994 -December 1994 and October, 2012
7) Expert on the panel for creating a Question bank for Apparel Construction courses at the NIOS, Noida, 2009-2010. Referee for review of projects for SEED Division, Department of Science Technology, Govt of India, 2008-2010.
8) Resource person – In- Service training programme for teachers of Home Science, Preparation of blue prints of Senior Secondary CBSE Question paper, Member of the committee to modify the syllabus for the vocational stream of Textiles & Clothing of CBSE.
9) Member of the committee at National Institute of Open School for initiating the course & preparation of study material on Fashion and technology, Cutting and Tailoring and Laundry Services for vocational courses 1995 -2013.
10) Member, organizing committee, international conference of Okhla garment and Textile Cluster (OGTC), 2009 till date.
11) Member, organizing committee, 67th All India Textile Conference of Textile Association of India (TAI, Delhi), 4-5 February, 2012.
1) ‘Cellulosic-Superabsorbent Polymer Based Absorbent Member & Disposable Absorbent Articles Comprising the same’ – Patent filed in October, 2013, Application no. 2973/DEL/2013
2) ‘An Equipment and Process to Manufacture Laps’, Patent filed February, 2014, Application no. 473/DEL/2014.
1) Received the ‘Meritorious invention’ award for Societal Innovation’ for the ‘Development of Low Cost Sanitary Napkins using Alternate Materials’, for the year 2009, by NRDC (National Research Development Corporation), DSIR, Govt. of India.
2) Received the ‘Anjani Mashelkar award for Inclusive Innovation Resource poor and old’ for the ‘Development of Low Cost Adult Urinary Incontinence Diapers using Alternate Materials’, for the year 2011, by the International Longevity Centre (India) ILC-I, in December, 2011.
3) Received the award of the top 10 innovators in the ‘Innovators’ Competition’, DST - Lockheed Martin India Innovation Growth Programme, (IIGP, FICCI) April-May, 2013.
4) Received the ‘Teaching Excellence Award for innovation’, University of Delhi, May, 2015
Amity School of Fashion Technology (ASFT)