Associate Professor Kinjal J. Shah
College of Urban Construction, Nanjing Tech University, China
Biography:
Dr. Kinjal J. Shah works as an associate professor at the College of Urban Construction, Nanjing Tech University, China. He is a visiting associate professor at the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology in Taiwan and a visiting advisor at the Climate Change Department, Government of Gujarat, India.
He started his research career in 2009 at the Shah Schulman Center for Surface Science and Nanotechnology (SSCSSNT), DDU, India. During his past 15-years research career, he has published more than 70 SCI articles as well as 3 books and 10 book chapters in internationally recognized journals. His research has been cited over 3500 times and the h-index is 29. He has received International Leading Young Scientist awarded by Society of Polymer Science, Japan (2019), Invited and awarded by Taipei City Mayor (2019), and Nominated for ENI Award (2019) in the categories of Environment and Sustainability. He has also received numerous national and international awards from various societies and institutional bodies. He has been invited as a keynote speaker at many internationally recognized conferences around the world.
He has developed 9 commercial products for Indian Bentonite Industries (Jani Clays Ltd) for wastewater treatment and polymer nanocomposite applications. He also serves as section editor and guest editor of the Elsevier and Bentham group of journals. His research activities focus on the synthesis of functional materials for environmental applications and the implementation of the practice of green chemistry for environmental pollution control. He actively serves as Secretary-General (2018) and committee member of the International Conference on Integrated and Innovative Solutions for a Circular Economy in Taiwan (2017, 2019-23) to promote a circular economy in Taiwan.