• Name: Dr. Kavita Verma
• Gender: Female
• Department: Physics

• Head, Department. of Physics, Patna Women’s College (Autonomous), Patna
• Teaching: Post-Graduate, Graduate and Intermediate level, Duration: 02-7-2000 – till date
• Takes classes of Industrial Microbiology (IMB).

1. Life Member of Indian Association of Physics Teacher (IAPT), Kanpur
2. Life Member of MRSI
3. Life Member of Indian Science Congress Science for society, Bihar, member NCSTC- network, Delhi
4. Secretary Board Of studies for UG and PG program Of Physics Patna Women’s College Autonomous
5. Member of IQAC Internal Quality Assurance Cell, Patna Women’s College. Member of Disciplinary Committee, Patna Women’s College, Autonomous.
6. Member of Research Committee, Patna Women’s College, Autonomous ,Patna.

Green Nanotechnology, Nanofibers, eco-friendly Ferroelectric/piezoelectric Ceramics, Ferrites, Multiferroic materials,

Experimental expertise:

• Impedance analyzer, DC Resistivity
• Preparation of Electro ceramics
• SEM ,TEM and XRD Analysis
• Sol-gel technology
• Citrate Precursor method
• Solid state method
• UV-Visible spectroscopy
• Synthesis of nanomaterials
• Nanofibres via electrospinning
• FTIR

Software Knowledge:

• Windows, MS office, Excel, Origin, Python,Matlab

Books Reviewed
• Advanced Quantum Mechanics, Pearson Education
• Mechanics – Principles & Application, Pearson Education

• PhD: Dept. of Physics, Patna University, Patna “Study of Electronic Transport In Some Poorly Conducting Materials”
• M.Sc.: Physics, specialization in laser and spectroscopy, Patna University, Patna, India in 1999 with 68.3% marks.
• B.Sc.: Hons. Physics (Integrated with Phys, Chem, Maths , Economics), Delhi University, Delhi, India in 1996 with 75% marks.
• I.Sc. Pitts Modern School, CBSE Gomia , Jharkhand in 1993 with 86.2% marks. 2^nd topper of the school

Research Award: 

• Awarded “Institutional Researcher” of the year (2014-15) by Patna Women’s College, (Autonomous), Patna University, NAAC Re-accredited-A grade with CGPA-3.58.

Women Scientist Award:

• Awarded by Department of Science and Technology, Govt of India on the topic “Development of Barium Titanate Ferroelectric Ceramics for Industrial Application”,    2008.

Project ongoing

• “Development of Chemresistive based Nano -structured Ferrites for an efficient Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) Sensor Application Sept. 2025 ,Ref-14/2025 , Patna Women’s College, Autonomous, Patna University

Short Term Course      

• Participated in the CEP&QIP course on “Perovskite Solar Cell” conducted by IIT Bombay, on 15^th -16^th October ,2019.

SWAYAM ARPIT online Refresher course 

• Refresher Course on “Teacher and Teaching in Higher Education” course sponsored by Savitribai Phule Pune University.

Online Certificate Course on Research Methodology  

• Successfully completed 5-day online certificate course on “Research Methodology” organized by International Benevolent Research Foundation Registered under the act of II,1882, Govt. of India held from 26^th to 30^th April,2020

External Expert

1. Nominated as External Expert for Evaluating the performance of candidate by Director, BITM, Kolkata, a Unit of National Council of Science Museum, Ministry of Culture,Govt. of India.
2. Appointed expert by Bihar State Pollution Control Board, Parivesh Bhawan ,Patliputra Industrial Area , PO.Sadaquat Ashram Patna -800010.s

1. 1. Successfully completed a 15days day Faculty Development Programme on “Python Programming” organized by Department of Computer Science, Patna Women’s College, (Autonomous), Patna University, Patna, in association with Aztech Technology and Engineers Private limited, from 14^th to 30^th May,2019.
   2. Participated in the two-day Faculty Development Programme on “Standards of Excellence in Higher Education” organized by Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Patna Women’s College, (Autonomous), Patna University, Patna, on 5^th -6^th July,2019.
   3. Participated in the two-day Faculty Development programme on “Blended Learning Tools for Effective Teaching” organized by Department of MCA, Patna Women’s College, (Autonomous), Patna University, Patna, on 2^nd -3^rd August,2019.
   4. Successfully completed in One Week Faculty Development programme on “La Tex &Xfig”  organized by IQAC, A.N. College, Patna in association with Indian Institute of Technology Bombay through Spoken Tutorial, Remote Learning.(An initiative of National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Govt. of India), on 11^th May to 17^th May,2020. Reg.No.ANC/199/IITB/2020
   5. Successfully completed twelve day Faculty Development programme on “ Scilab (Scientific Laboratories”organized by IQAC, A.N. College, Patna in association with Indian Institute of Technology Bombay through Spoken Tutorial, Remote Learning.(An initiative of  National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Govt. of India), on 22^nd  May to  2^nd June,2020. Reg.No.ANC/040/IITB/2020

1. Influence of Zn substitution on structural, microstructural and dielectric properties of nanocrystalline Nickel Ferrites, Kavita Verma, Umesh Choubey, V N Singh, B R Mehta and Seema Sharma, Materials Science and Engineering B, 167 (2010) 187.
2. Investigation of structural and magnetic properties of Cu_1-xCd_xFe₂O₄ ceramic system, Kavita Verma, Seema Sharma and R Rai, Integrated Ferroelectrics, 117, 1, 2010.
3. Sol-gel processing and characterization of nanostructured (BaSrTiO3) ceramics, Kavita Verma, S Sharma, D K Sharma, R Kumar and R Rai, Advanced Materials Letters 2011.
4. Impedance spectroscopy and dielectric behaviour in barium strontium titanate – nickel zincferrite composites, Kavita Verma and Seema Sharma, Physica Status Solidi B ,2012.
5.  Structural, electrical and magnetic properties of copper-cadmium ferrites prepared from      metal citrates, R Rai, Kavita Verma, S Sharma, Swapna S. Nair, Manuel A Valente, Andrei L. Kholkin and Nikolai A. Sobolev, J of Alloys and Compounds, 509, 7585, 2011.
6. Study of ferromagnetic resonance properties of pure and Cd doped nanocrystalline copper ferrite, R Rai, Kavita Verma, S Sharma, Swapna S. Nair, Manuel A Valente, Andrei L. Kholkin and N. A. Sobolev, J of Physics and Chemistry of solids, 72, 862, 2011.
7.  Influence of addition of copper cadmium ferrite on the dielectric and electrical behavior of  BaSrTiO3 ceramics Kavita Verma, Seema Sharma, Ceramics International, 5957- 5966, 2012.
8. Synthesis and Electrical properties of Lead-free Magneto Electric (ME) composites, Arti  Kumari, Shreya Mishra, Shilpi Kumari, Kavita Verma, Explore, ISSN 2278- 6414, Volume IX, 2018.
9. Role of ferrite phase on the structural, ferroelectric and magnetic properties of(1-x) BCT- X CZFO composites, Kavita Verma, Md Kashif Shamim , Shekhar Kumar, Seema  Sharma ,Material Chemistry and Physics (255)2020, 123284
10. Probing the impact of the inclusion of NiFe2O4 on the structural and magnetic properties Probing the impact of the inclusion of NiFe2O4 on the structural and magnetic properties of LaSrBiMnO3 ceramics February 2026 Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic materials 643:173911DOI:10.1016/j.jmmm.2026.173911 Shekhar Kumar. Md Kashif Shamim , Divya Kumari. Shaishtah Naaz, Kavita Verma, Nisha Kumari, Ruchi Rashmi, Seema Sharma

• Investigation of structural and magnetic properties of Cu1-x CdxFe2O4 ceramic system, International conference on Electroceramics, ICE2009, Delhi University, Delhi.
• Synthesis and Charecterisation of nickel zinc ferrite by citrate precursor method, National Conference CMDAYS-O9 Jadavpur Univ, Kolkata, West Bengal, August 26-28, 2009.

1. Physics Education: Issues, Challenges and Prospects presented in UGC sponsored National Conference cum Workshop, Department of Physics, Magadh Mahila College, Patna in Collaboration with Department of Science and Technology. Govt of Bihar, 30-31 Jan,2016.
2. Investigation of structural and magnetic properties of Cu_1-x Cd_xFe₂O₄Ceramic system, presented in the International conference, ICE2009, Delhi  Univ, Delhi, 13-17 Dec, 2009.
3. Synthesis of nanocrystalline nickel zinc ferrites from metal citrates, presentated in the CMDAYS09 held at Jadavpur University, Kolkata, 26-28 August, 2009.
4. Nano-particles Boost Solar Cell in UGC sponsored National Seminar on “Application of Nano-science and Nanotechnology organized by Dept. of Physics, Patna Women’s College supported by Dept. of Science and Technology, Govt. of Bihar, 12th Sept, 2008
5. Second Bihar Vigyan Congress organized by government of Bihar, Dept. of Science and Technology, Patna, 26-28 Feb. 2007.

4. Participated in International Web Conference on “Science, Engineering &Technology IWCSET-2020”, organized by Society for Technologically Advanced Materials of India(STAMI) in association with ISTE Delhi , DACN Nagpur JIT Nagpur, SDMV Nawargaon , SSES Amravati, RGITA Amravati, SGWSD Jhansi, JTMCE Jalgaon , IAPT Delhi , Cretile Bangalore on May 15-16, 2020
5. Participated in the National Webinar on “KEY INSIGHTS ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS:AN INTERFACE AND EMERGING ISSUES” organized by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Patna Women’s College(Autonomous),Patna University on 25^th &26^th June,2020
6. Participated in the National Webinar on “Material Science, Technology & Society(MSMT2020)” organized by JNU , New Delhi on 8^th -9^th May 2020.
7. Paticipated in the International webinar on “The Role of E-Learning during Lockdown: Academic Challenges and the Road Ahead” organized by IQAC IN collaboration with the Department of Education Patna Women’s College(Autonomous),Patna University on 8^th and 9^th May 2020
8. Successfully completed Online Workshop on “Effective Tools for Online Meeting and Teaching” organized by the Department of MCA. Patna Women’s College (Autonomous), Patna University, Patna under the aegis of UGC Para marsh
9. Participated in the Online International Conference on “Covid-19 Pandemic and World Tourism Hospitality : Trends, Challenges and Future Prospects” organized by IQAC, Patna Women’s College(Autonomous),Patna University on 26^th and 27^th May 2020
10. Participated in the online International Conference on “Advances in Physical, Mathematical, 7 Computational Sciences” organized by the Faculty of Physical Science , St. Aloysius College(Autonomous) , Jabalpur on 12^th & 13^th June,2020
11. Participated in the National Webinar on “ Nurturing Research culture and Enhancing Teaching and Learning through the Star College Scheme of DBT” organized by the Faculty of Science, Patna Womens College (Autonomous) Patna University on 17^th and 18^th June 2020
12. Participated in a Department of Biotechnology Sponsored workshop on” College Scheme for the Colleges of Bihar and Jharkhand” organized by Patna Women’s College, Patna University, Patna on 25^th January,2018.
13. Participated in National Seminar on “Chemical Pollutant: Effect of Environment and Health” organized by the Department of Chemistry, Patna Women’s College in collaboration with the Department of Chemistry, PG center, Magadh Mahila College, on 9^th -10^th December,2016.
14. Participated in UGC Sponsored National Seminar on “Environmental Pollutant: Safety Measure and Management” on December 5-6,2015, organized by Department of Chemistry in collaboration with P.G Department of   Environmental Science, A, N. College, Patna.
15. Participated in National Seminar on “Sustainable Solution to Waste ,Waste water and Solid Waste”, organized by Department of  Environmental Science,  A, N. College, Patna in collaboration with NEERI- CSIR, on May 8-9,2015.
16. Participated in National Seminar on “ICT and Women Empowerment” organized by the Department of Computer Science, Patna Women’s College, Patna in    technical collaboration with Computer Society of India, Div I (Systems) and Div III   (Application) on 22^nd January,2015.
17. Participated in MHRD sponsored workshop on “Awareness of National mission on Education Technology through ICT” on 17^th &18^thJanuary,2014 organised by NIT,Patna    
18. Participated in the workshop on “Lasers in Micro and Nano scale Engineered Devices for Sensing and Medicine Application” organized by Aryabhatta Knowledge University ,Patna  on 19^th Nov,2013

15. Participated in” Awreness Workshop for University Users for Collaborative Research In “Basic and Applied Sciences” organized by UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific  Research, Kolkata and Patna Women’s College, PU on 9^th &10^th January 2013

16.Participated in six day workshop on “Emotional Intelligence, Stress Management, Motivation, Winning Negotiation and Teaching Ethics organized by Sociatrix Consultancy services pvt ltd on 3^rd Oct – 8^th Oct, 2012

17. Participated in the workshop entitled “Statistical and Mathematical Modeling including Data Collection and Analysis” at CR RAO Advanced institute of Mathematics, Statistics   and Computer Science, University of Hyderabad from  17 to 21 October,2011.
18. Participated in UGC sponsored Symposium on “ Emerging Trends in Material Science(ETMS-2011), organized by the Department of Physics and the Department of Computer Science, Patna Womens College,Patna University in collaboration with the PG Department of Physics,Patna University on 27^th September,2011.
19. Participated in UGC sponsored workshop on “INFLIBNET” organized by Deptt of  Computer Science, Patna Women’s College, PU on 18^th February, 20.
20. Participated in the International conference, ICE2009, Delhi Univ.of Delhi on 13- 17^th December, 2009.
21. Participated in National Symposium on “Climate change and Sustainable Development” organised by Magadh Mahila College, PU, on 23^rd & 24^th December,2009
22. Participated in National Symposium on “Ethics in Science and Technology” organized by Science Dept, Patna Women’s College, Patna and Society for Scientific values, Delhi on 22^nd  August, 2009.
23. Participated in UGC Sponsored Seminar on “Application of Nano-science and  Nanotechnology” organized by Dept. of Physics, Patna Women’s College supported by  Dept. of Science and Technology, Govt of Bihar, on12th September,2008
24. Participated in UGC National Conference on “Relevance and Dimension of Nano-science &nanotechnology” for the development of Bihar”organized by Dept. of Physics, B.S.College, Danapur, MU. held on 18^th to21st April,2008.
25.  . 1^st Bihar Science Conference,2008 organised by Bihar Brains Development Society held at Science College, Patna University, Patna between 7^th to 9^th May,2008.
26.   Scientific Foresight 2007 at S.K.Memorial Hall, Bihar Science and Technology, Govt. of Bihar held from22-24 Dec., 2007.
27.  Second Bihar Vigyan Congress organized by Govt. of Bihar, Dept. of Science and Technology, Patna on 26-28Feb,2007.
28.   UGC Sponsored National Conference on “Environmental Education for sustainable Life Style” organized by Patna Women’s College at Patna held on 10-11, 2006.
29.   IIPPNW South Asian Regional Seminar for Peace and Development on the occasion of 60^th Anniversary of Hirosima and Nagasaki day,at L.N.Mishra institute organized by Indian Doctors for peace and development, Bihar chapter (IDPD)-International from 6-9 August ,2005.

Apart from Teaching-Learning & Evaluation and Co-curricular activities,  has guided,  UGC-Sponsored Research Projects under ‘College with Potential for Excellence’ (CPE) status scheme, and Basic Scientific Research (BSR), UGC- Govt. of India, Special scheme  (Total Projects: CPE: 10 and BSR: 05 = 15).

1. “Study of Photoconductivity in semiconductors materials” under CPE Research Project scheme in 2006.
2. “Study of Conductivity in Poorly conducting material: Nickel -Zinc Ferrite” under CPE Research Project scheme in 2007.
3. “Study of Electrical Conductivity in Ferromagnetic Material” under CPE Research Project scheme in 2008.
4. “Synthesis of Barium Strontium Titanate powders by citrate precursor method” under CPE Research Project scheme in 2009.
5. “Structural and Magnetic studies of La substituted Barium hexa Ferrite nanoparticles synthesized using citrate precursor method” under BSR Research Project scheme in 2009.
6. “Preparation and Charecterization of polycrystalline nanomaterials” under CPE Research Project scheme in 2010.
7. “Study of Ferroelectric behaviour in Perovskite structure” under BSR Research Project scheme in 2010.
8. “Structure and Analysis of Nickel Cobalt Copper Ferrite” under CPE Research Project scheme in 2011.
9. “Synthesis and Structural analysis of Nanocrystalline Cobalt substituted Ni-Cu Ferrite” under BSR Research Project scheme in 2011.
10.  “Synthesis and study of effect annealing temperature on structural and magnetic properties of Ni substituted Zinc ferrite nanoparticles” under BSR Research Project scheme in 2012.
11. “Synthesis and Characterization of Ferromagnetic Nanoparticles” under CPE Research Project scheme in 2013.
12. “Synthesis and Characterization of Lanthanum Ferrite nanoparticles” under BSR Research Project scheme in 2013.
13. “Synthesis and Structural analysis of nanoparticles of Barium Strontium Cobalt Ferrite (BSCF) in Solid oxide Fuel cells(SOFC) for cathode application” under CPE Research Project scheme in 2014.
14. “Synthesis and Study of Electrical properties of Bismuth Ferrite – Barium titanate” under BSR Research Project scheme in 2014.
15. “Solid oxide Fuel cells (SOFCs):An Environmentally clean and Efficient source of Energy” under BSR Research Project scheme in 2016.
16. “Quantum Chaology” under BSR Research Project scheme in 2018.
17. “Synthesis and charecterisation of Cadmium substituted Copper Nano Ferrites”, under BSR Research Project scheme,2024

• • Checked IGNOU Hons. Answer sheets
  • Member of evaluation committee in the 21^st Children’s Science Congress- 2013
  • Appointed Evaluation Coordinator by Academic Council of Patna Women’s, College , Autonomous, Patna for several End Sem Exams.

1. Worked as a Joint Secretary and Coordinator in National conference and Seminar held at Patna Women’s College sponsored by UGC-DAE.
2. Designated as a Member of the College Organizing Committee of UGC sponsored National seminar on “Application of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology on 12.09.2008.
3. Worked as Organizing Secretary for the Vigyan Utsav-2020 organized by Patna Women’s College under the agis of Star College Scheme: Department of Biotecnology held on 28^th and 29^th February 2020.
4. Convenor in “Two days International Webinar on Exploring the properties of Materials at Nanoscale” conducted by the Department in July 2021.
5. Joint-Convenor in “Vigyan Utsav 2022” conducted by college to mark the “National Science Day”.
6. Organizing Secretary in “Vigyan Utsav 2026” conducted by college to mark the “National Science Day”.
7. Session Chair in the Technical Session of two day International Conference on “Translating Science into Solutions: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Real World Problems” held on 16^th and 17^th of January,2026, organized by the Department of Microbiology, Department of Biotechnology Patna Women’s College Autonomous, Patna University, Patna in collaboration with The School of Natural and Applied Science ,Mount Carmel College (Autonomous), Bengaluru, Karnataka.

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• Head UG Department of Physics- 2024– till date
• Head PG Department of Physics- 2024– till date

8. Coordinator Star College Scheme- 2025- till date
9. Coordinator of Credit Based Certificate Course – Electrical and Electronic Acquaintance Program Department of Physics ,Patna Women’s College
10. “Organizing secretary for G.C. sponsored  National Seminar on Applications of Nano-science and Nano- technology held in 2008.”
11. Coordinator for National Science Day celebration event from 2005 till date.
12. Organized National & International Seminars, Symposiums, Workshops, Awareness programs, hands on training, etc.

References 

1.Prof. Vijay A. Singh, Senior Scientist, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai

2.Prof. Girija Gupta, Retd. University Professor, Patna University, Patna

3.Dr. Seema Sharma, Associate Professor, Magadh University, Patna