Associate Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Johannesburg
& Adjunct Professor, Jiangsu University, China

Professional Career

November, 2011 – Present : Associate Professor:Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein Campus, Johannesburg, South Africa.

May, 2013 – Present : Adjunct Professor: Nanomaterials, JiangsuUniversity, China.

June, 2012 – March 2013 : Director: Centre for Nanomaterials Science. University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein Campus, Johannesburg, South Africa.

October, 2009 – October 2011 : Senior Lecturer:Department of Chemical Technology, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein Campus, Johannesburg, South Africa.

February, 2008 – September 2009 : Postdoctoral Fellow: Department of Chemical Technology, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein Campus, Johannesburg, South Africa.

October 2007 – January 2008 :  Postdoctoral Fellow: Built Environment (Civil Engineering). Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Pretoria, South Africa.

March 2006 – September 2007 : Postdoctoral Fellow: Natural and Agricultural Sciences (Chemistry). University of the Free State, Qwaqwa Campus, Phuthaditjhaba, Free State, South Africa.

April 2003 – January 2006 : PhD, Bio-inorganic Chemistry. Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.

July 2001 – October 2002 : M.Phil, Bio-inorganic Chemistry. Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.

July 1999 – June 2001 : M.Sc, Inorganic Chemistry. Department of Chemistry, Udai Pratap (Autonomous) College, Varanasi, India.

July 1999 – June 2001 : P.G.D.M., Environmental Science. Department of Environmental Science, Udai Pratap (Autonomous) College, Varanasi, India.

July 1994 – June 1997 : B.Sc, Chemistry, Botany. Department of Chemistry, Udai Pratap (Autonomous) College, Varanasi, India.

Research Interests

• Synthesis of multifunctional nano-materials, nano-composites, biopolymer and/or petrochemical based biodegradable polymers and polymers based materials/composites for various applications, special attention to drug delivery.
• Nanotechnology towards to the development of smart materials for various applications in the field of Materials Science/Polymer Science/Water Research/Bio-inorganic Chemistry.
• Organometallic Chemistry/Bio-inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis in the area of Inorganic Chemistry.
• Carbon nanotube and graphene based composite materials for technological applications.

Awards  

• Winner of AML Medal 2011 during “ICNANO 2011” Conference in India.
• Winner of IAAM Scientist Award for the year 2011 during “AM2011” Conference in China.
• Winner of Acharya Vinova International (AVI) Award 2009 from Vinova Bhave Research Institute (VBRI), India.
• Nominated for the UJ’s Most Promising Young Researcher Award (UJ) for the year 2010-2011.
• Nominated for NSTF-BHP Billiton Award 2012/13
• Nominated for the HIND RATAN Award 2014

Honors

• Y rated researcher by National Research Foundation, South Africa.
• Biography selected for prestigious MARQUIS Who’s Who in the World 2012 (29th Edition) November 2011.
• Panel Member: National Research Foundation (NRF) for funding.
• Panel Member (Promotion)
• External expert for the assessment of research funding proposal for the National Research Foundation.
• Examiner of a number of National and International Universities for MSc and PhD students.
• External evaluator for the promotion
• Director: Centre for Nanomaterials Science (June 2012-March 2013)
• Research Chair at the Department of Applied Chemistry for conducting research based activities (2011-Todate).
• Executive member of Departmental Research Committee (2011-Todate).
• Deputy Secretary-general, International Union of Advanced Materials, China.
• Programme Chair and Secretary, International Conference on Nanomaterials & Nanotechnology (ICNANO-2011), 18-21 December 2011, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.
• Secretary, Advanced Materials Congress-2011, 13-16 May, 2011, University of Jinan, Jinan, China

Editor for the prestigious books
Editor, Journal of Chinese Advanced Materials Society, Taylor & Francis Publisher
Guest Editor, Current Environmental Engineering, Bentham Science Publisher
Associate Editor, NanoProduct Review Journal An Open Acess, Cranfiled
Principal Editor, Smart Biomolecules in Medicine
Editor, Intelligent Nanomaterials
Principal Editor, Carbon Nanotubes: Synthesis and Properties
Principal Editor, Applications of Carbon Nanotubes
Principal Editor, Nanomedicine for Drug Delivery and Therapeutics
Principal Editor, Nanocomposite for Waste Water Treatment
Principal Editor, Applications of Nanotechnology in Water Research
Principal Editor, Polymer in Nanotechnology

Member of Editorial Board

• Member editorial board, Advanced Chemical Engineering (ACE), Edinwilsen Press
• Member editorial board, Journal of Plastic and Polymer Technology (PAPT) Science and Engineering Publisher
• Member editorial board, Computational Chemistry: An Open Access, OMICS Group Incorporation Publisher 
• Member editorial board, International Journal of Innovations in Electronic Engineering and System, EDUGAIT Press
• Member editorial board, American Journal of Nanoscience, Academic and Scientific Publisher
• Member editorial board, International Journal of Applied Chemistry Research, Academic and Scientific Publisher
• Member editorial board, International Journal of Inorganic Chemistry Research, Academic and Scientific Publisher
• Member editorial board, Open International Journal of Organic Chemistry, Academic and Scientific Publisher
• Member editorial board, International Journal of Carbon Nanotechnology, Academic and Scientific Publisher
• Member editorial board, International Journal of Nanomaterials, Academic and Scientific Publisher
• Member editorial board, International Open Journal of Chemistry, Academic and Scientific Publisher
• Member editorial board, Science International Journal, Science International Publisher
• Member editorial board, Advances in Materials Science and Applications, World Academy Publisher
• Member editorial board, ISRN Inorganic Chemistry, Hindawi Publishing Corporation. 
• Member editorial board, Orectic Journal of Nanoscience, Orectic International Publisher.
• Member editorial board, NanoProduct Review Journal An Open Acess Cranfiled University
• Member editorial board, Open Journal of Polymer Chemistry, Scientific Research Publishing Inc

Professional Affiliation and Board Membership
Member, American Chemical Society
Member, Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC)
Member, Advisory Committee, International Union of Advanced Materials
Member, Advisory Committee, Chinese Advanced Materials Society
Member, American Nano Society
Member, South African Chemical Institute (SACI)

Supervisor to the postdocs, PhD & Master

• Hosted 9 postdocs and currently 3 is working in the group
• 3 PhD graduated and 7 PhD students are working in the group
• 10 Master student graduated and 5 are working in the group
• 1 BTech student also graduated with distinction

COLLABORATIONS AND PUBLIC LECTURES

• Established a number of collaborations across the world.
• Visited a number of foreign Universities to establish good collaborations.
• Acted as session chair/vice chair in a number of conferences and workshops.
• Delivered a number of Plenary, Keynote, Invited and Oral lecture to various national and international conferences and workshops

GRANTS AND FUNDS

• India-SA Joint Project Grant from National Research Foundation (NRF), South Africa.
• HRTEM scientific instrument
• Argentina-SA Joint Project Grant from National Research Foundation (NRF),
• Swiss-SA Joint Project Grant from National Research Foundation (NRF), South Africa
• Centre for Nanomaterials Science Grant from University of Johannesburg (UJ), South Africa.
• Publication Award from University of Johannesburg, South Africa.
• Eskom Project Grant from ESKOM South Africa.
• FRC Research Grant from University of Johannesburg (UJ), South Africa.
• NRF-Rated Researcher Grant, South Africa.
• Centre of Excellence for string Materials Grant from School of Chemistry, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa.

PUBLICATIONS

1. Edited and authored books: 09
2. Book Chapters: 31
3. International/National Journals: 78
4. Conferences/Seminars/Symposiums/Workshops/Showcases: 77

Selected Recent Publications
Mphilisi M. Mahalambi, Ajay K. Mishra, Shivani B. Mishra, Rui W. Krause, Bhekie B. Mamba, and Ashok K. Raichur, “The effect of metal-ions (Ag, Co, Ni and Pd) on the visible light degradation of Rhodamine B by carbon-covered alumina supported TiO2 in aqueous solutions”, Metal doped Nano size Titania Used for Photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine dye”, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 13, 4934-4942, 2013.
Sudheesh K. Shukla, Ajay K. Mishra, Omotayo A. Arotiba and Bhekie, B. Mamba, “Chitosan-based Nanomaterials-A state-of-the-art review”, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 59, 46-58, 2013.
H. Mittal, S.B. Mishra, A.K. Mishra, B.S. Kaith and R. Jindal, “Flocculation Characteristics and Biodegradation studies of Gum ghatti based hydrogels”, “International Journal Biological Macromolecules, 58, 37-46, 2013.
Ephraim Vunain, A.K. Mishra and R.W. Krause, “Fabrication, characterization and application of magnetite iron oxide- polymer nanocomposites for arsenic (III) removal from water”, Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials, 23, 293-305, 2013.
Mphilisi M. Mahalambi, Ajay K. Mishra, Shivani B. Mishra, Rui W. Krause, Bhekie B. Mamba, and Ashok K. Raichur, “Enhanced Visible Light Degradation of Rhodamine B by Carbon-covered alumina supported metal-ion doped TiO2 in aqueous Solutions”, Industrial & Engineering Chemical Research, 52 (5), 1783-1794, 2013.
Anand D Tiwari, Ajay K. Mishra, Shivani B. Mishra, Alex Kuverega, Bhekie B. Mamba, “A comparative study for the Stabilization of silver and copper nanoparticles in a chemically modified chitosan matrix”, Carbohydrate Polymer, 92, 1402-1407, 2013
A.K. Mishra and A.K. Sharma, “Synthesis of g–cyclodextrins/chitosan composites for the Efficient removal of Cd(II) from aqueous solution”, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 49(4), 504-512, 2011.
Anand D Tiwari, A.K. Mishra, S.B. Mishra, B. Maji, B.B. Mamba, S. Bhattacharya, “DNA binding studies and Synthesis of Ni(II), Co(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II) metal complexes of N1,N5-bis[pyridine-2-methylidne]-thiocarbohydrazone Schiff base ligand”, Spectrochimica Acta Part A, 79 (5), 1050-1056, 2011.
D.S. Dlamini, S.B. Mishra, A.K. Mishra and B.B. Mamba, “Ethylene vinyl acetate and polycaprolactone - organoclay nanocomposite: thermal, mechanical and morphological properties”, Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials, 21(2), 229-236, 2011.
S.B. Mishra, A.K. Mishra, B.B. Mamba and M.J. Witcomb, “In situ formation of b-silicon carbide nanorods from the hybrid of organic moiety and methyltriethoxysilane”, Materials Letters, 65(14), 2245-2247, 2011.
Anand D Tiwari, Ajay K. Mishra, Shivani B. Mishra, Omotayo A. Arotiba and Bhekie B. Mamba, “Green synthesis and stabilization of gold nanoparticles in chemically modified chitosan matrices”, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 48, 682-687, 2011.
V.J. Mkhabela, A.K. Mishra and X.Y. Mbianda, “Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Phosphorylated Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes / Polyvinyl Chloride Nanocomposites”, Carbon, 49(2), 610-617, 2011.