Shalini Singh


Contact Details

Associate Professor
Material and Surface Sciences Institute
Uinversity of Limerick
Limerick
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researcher

Biography

Group Webpage: http://singhgroupul.ie/
Biography: Dr. Shalini Singh is an associate professor at the Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Limerick. After 1st class honors in MSc (Chemistry) from DDU University India, she received a research fellowship by Depart. of Sci. and Tech., India to carry research on polymeric membranes and electro-membrane processes in Gujarat India. Following this, she moved to Limerick, Ireland to pursue PhD at University of Limerick with INSPIRE structured PhD Programme. In 2016, she received PhD degree for her work on designing multicomponent metal chalcogenide semiconductor nanocrystals using methods of colloidal chemistry. She subsequently joined  Ghent University, Belgium to explore the surface chemistry of colloidal nanocrystals systems using solution NMR technique as a toolbox. She was awarded the prestigious FWO (Research Foundation, Flanders Belgium) postdoctoral grant in 2017 to work on designing novel semiconductors for photonic applications. Her research interest is focused on the development of shape, phase, and compositionally tunable colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals for energy conversion applications along with surface dynamic study and optoelectronic properties tuning of semiconductor nanocrystals. 

Research Interests

Research interests
1. Material Design – Nanomaterial synthesis via bottom-up and top-down approaches with special interest in functional 2-dimensional nanocrystals and nanocomposites.
2. Surface Chemistry Study – Using NMR (Solution and Solid State), Electron Microscopy and XPS as tool-box to study surface dynamics of nanomaterials.
3. Energy Conversion and storage – Application of nanomaterials in catalysis and battery applications

Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
2023 'Functional Alkali Metal-Based Ternary Chalcogenides: Design, Properties, and Opportunities'
McKeever, Hannah and Patil, Niraj Nitish and Palabathuni, Manoj and Singh, Shalini (2023) 'Functional Alkali Metal-Based Ternary Chalcogenides: Design, Properties, and Opportunities'. Chemistry Of Materials, 0 (0) [DOI] [Details]
2023 'Directly Deposited Antimony on a Copper Silicide Nanowire Array as a High-Performance Potassium-Ion Battery Anode with a Long Cycle Life'
Imtiaz, Sumair,Kapuria, Nilotpal,Amiinu, Ibrahim Saana,Sankaran, Abinaya,Singh, Shalini,Geaney, Hugh,Kennedy, Tadhg,Ryan, Kevin M. (2023) 'Directly Deposited Antimony on a Copper Silicide Nanowire Array as a High-Performance Potassium-Ion Battery Anode with a Long Cycle Life'. Advanced Functional Materials, 33 (2) [Details]
2023 'Colloidal synthesis of the mixed ionic¿electronic conducting NaSbS2 nanocrystals'
Zubair, Maria and Ahad, Syed Abdul and Amiinu, Ibrahim Saana and Lebedev, Vasily A. and Mishra, Mohini and Geaney, Hugh and Singh, Shalini and Ryan, Kevin M. (2023) 'Colloidal synthesis of the mixed ionic¿electronic conducting NaSbS2 nanocrystals'. Nanoscale Horizons, [DOI] [Details]
2023 'Engineering polymorphs in colloidal metal dichalcogenides: precursor-mediated phase control, molecular insights into crystallisation kinetics and promising electrochemical activity'
Kapuria, Nilotpal and Patil, Niraj Nitish and Sankaran, Abinaya and Laffir, Fathima and Geaney, Hugh and Magner, Edmond and Scanlon, Micheal and Ryan, Kevin M. and Singh, Shalini (2023) 'Engineering polymorphs in colloidal metal dichalcogenides: precursor-mediated phase control, molecular insights into crystallisation kinetics and promising electrochemical activity'. Journal Of Materials Chemistry A, 11 :11341-11353 [DOI] [Details]
2023 'A thin Si nanowire network anode for high volumetric capacity and long-life lithium-ion batteries'
Saana Amiinu, Ibrahim,Imtiaz, Sumair,Geaney, Hugh,Kennedy, Tadhg,Kapuria, Nilotpal,Singh, Shalini,Ryan, Kevin M (2023) 'A thin Si nanowire network anode for high volumetric capacity and long-life lithium-ion batteries'. Journal of Energy Chemistry, 81 :20-27 [Details]
2023 'Colloidal Synthesis of Multinary Alkali-Metal Chalcogenides Containing Bi and Sb: An Emerging Class of I¿V¿VI2 Nanocrystals with Tunable Composition and Interesting Properties'
Kapuria, Nilotpal,Nan, Bingfei,Adegoke, Temilade Esther,Bangert, Ursel,Cabot, Andreu,Singh, Shalini,Ryan, Kevin M. (2023) 'Colloidal Synthesis of Multinary Alkali-Metal Chalcogenides Containing Bi and Sb: An Emerging Class of I¿V¿VI2 Nanocrystals with Tunable Composition and Interesting Properties'. Chemistry of Materials, 35 (12):4810-4820 [Details]
2023 'The Dynamic Interaction of Surfactants with Colloidal Molybdenum Disulfide Nanosheets Calls for Thermodynamic Stabilization by Solvents'
Schiettecatte, Pieter,Singh, Shalini,Zhou, Pengshang,Hens, Zeger (2023) 'The Dynamic Interaction of Surfactants with Colloidal Molybdenum Disulfide Nanosheets Calls for Thermodynamic Stabilization by Solvents'. Langmuir, 39 (18):6568-6579 [Details]
2022 'Multipod Bi(Cu2-xS)n Nanocrystals formed by Dynamic Cation¿Ligand Complexation and Their Use as Anodes for Potassium-Ion Batteries'
Kapuria, Nilotpal,Imtiaz, Sumair,Sankaran, Abinaya,Geaney, Hugh,Kennedy, Tadhg,Singh, Shalini,Ryan, Kevin M. (2022) 'Multipod Bi(Cu2-xS)n Nanocrystals formed by Dynamic Cation¿Ligand Complexation and Their Use as Anodes for Potassium-Ion Batteries'. Nano Letters, 22 (24):10120-10127 [Details]
2022 'Precursor-Mediated Colloidal Synthesis of Compositionally Tunable Cu¿Sb¿M¿S (M = Zn, Co, and Ni) Nanocrystals and Their Transport Properties'
Zubair, Maria,Lebedev, Vasily A.,Mishra, Mohini,Adegoke, Temilade Esther,Amiinu, Ibrahim Saana,Zhang, Yu,Cabot, Andreu,Singh, Shalini,Ryan, Kevin M. (2022) 'Precursor-Mediated Colloidal Synthesis of Compositionally Tunable Cu¿Sb¿M¿S (M = Zn, Co, and Ni) Nanocrystals and Their Transport Properties'. Chemistry of Materials, 34 (23):10528-10537 [Details]
2022 'Subsuming the Metal Seed to Transform Binary Metal Chalcogenide Nanocrystals into Multinary Compositions'
N. Kapuria, M. Conroy, V. A Lebedev, T. E. Adegoke, Y. Zhang, I. S. Amiinu, U. Bangert A. Cabot, S. Singh, K. M. Ryan (2022) 'Subsuming the Metal Seed to Transform Binary Metal Chalcogenide Nanocrystals into Multinary Compositions'. Acs Nano, [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Phosphine free synthesis of copper telluride nanocrystals in 1D and 2D shapes using Dipehylditelluride (DPDTe) as an air-stable source'
M. Mishra, N. N. Patil, M. Zubair, N. Kapuria, V. Lebedev, T. E. Adegoke, K. M. Ryan and S Singh (2022) 'Phosphine free synthesis of copper telluride nanocrystals in 1D and 2D shapes using Dipehylditelluride (DPDTe) as an air-stable source'. Nanotechnology, [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Broadband Optical Phase Modulation by Colloidal CdSe Quantum Wells'
Tanghe, I;Butkus, J;Chen, K;Tamming, RR;Singh, S;Ussembayev, Y;Neyts, K;van Thourhout, D;Hodgkiss, JM;Geiregat, P (2022) 'Broadband Optical Phase Modulation by Colloidal CdSe Quantum Wells'. Nano Letters, 22 :58-64 [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Two-dimensional copper based colloidal nanocrystals: synthesis and applications'
N. Kapuria, N. N. Patil, K. M. Ryan and S. Singh * (2022) 'Two-dimensional copper based colloidal nanocrystals: synthesis and applications'. Nanoscale, [DOI] [Details]
2021 'Synthesis of Colloidal WSe2 Nanocrystals: Polymorphism Control by Precursor-Ligand Chemistry'
Zhou, Pengshang and Schiettecatte, Pieter and Vandichel, Matthias and Rousaki, Anastasia and Vandenabeele, Peter and Hens, Zeger and Singh, Shalini (2021) 'Synthesis of Colloidal WSe2 Nanocrystals: Polymorphism Control by Precursor-Ligand Chemistry'. Crystal Growth & Design, 0 (0) [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2021 'Localization-limited exciton oscillator strength in colloidal CdSe nanoplatelets revealed by the optically induced stark effect'
P. Geiregat,* C. Rodá, I. Tanghe, S. Singh, A. Di Giacomo, D. Lebrun, G. Grimaldi, J. Maes, D. Van Thourhout, I Moreels, A. J. Houtepen and Zeger Hens (2021) 'Localization-limited exciton oscillator strength in colloidal CdSe nanoplatelets revealed by the optically induced stark effect'. Light-Science & Applications, [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2021 'Insights into Nucleation and Growth of Colloidal Quaternary Nanocrystals by Multimodal X-ray Analysis'
Justus Just, Claudia Coughlan, Shalini Singh, Huan Ren, Oliver Müller, Pascal Becker, Thomas Unold, and Kevin M. Ryan (2021) 'Insights into Nucleation and Growth of Colloidal Quaternary Nanocrystals by Multimodal X-ray Analysis'. Acs Nano, [DOI] [Details]
2021 'Ligand Adsorption Energy and the Postpurification Surface Chemistry of Colloidal Metal Chalcogenide Nanocrystals'
Singh, Shalini and Leemans, Jari and Zaccaria, Francesco and Infante, Ivan and Hens, Zeger (2021) 'Ligand Adsorption Energy and the Postpurification Surface Chemistry of Colloidal Metal Chalcogenide Nanocrystals'. Chemistry Of Materials, 0 (0) [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2021 'Van Hove Singularities and Trap States in Two-Dimensional CdSe Nanoplatelets'
Peric, Nemanja and Lambert, Yannick and Singh, Shalini and Khan, Ali Hossain and Franchina Vergel, Nathali Alexandra and Deresmes, Dominique and Berthe, Maxime and Hens, Zeger and Moreels, Iwan and Delerue, Christophe and Grandidier, Bruno and Biadala, Louis (2021) 'Van Hove Singularities and Trap States in Two-Dimensional CdSe Nanoplatelets'. Nano Letters, 21 (4):1702-1708 [DOI] [Details]
2020 'Colloidal WSe2 Nanocrystals as Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries'
Pengshang Zhou, Gearoid A Collins, Zeger Hens, Kevin Michael Ryan, Hugh Geaney, Shalini Singh (2020) 'Colloidal WSe2 Nanocrystals as Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries'. Nanoscale, 12 :22307-22317 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2020 'Near-Edge Ligand Stripping and Robust Radiative Exciton Recombination in CdSe/CdS Core/Crown Nanoplatelets'
Leemans, Jari,Singh, Shalini,Li, Chen,Ten Brinck, Stephanie,Bals, Sara,Infante, Ivan,Moreels, Iwan,Hens, Zeger (2020) 'Near-Edge Ligand Stripping and Robust Radiative Exciton Recombination in CdSe/CdS Core/Crown Nanoplatelets'. Journal Of Physical Chemistry Letters, 11 (9):3339-3344 [DOI] [Details]
2020 'Metal chalcogenide semiconductor nanocrystals synthesized from ion-conducting seeds and their applications'
Kapuria, Nilotpal and Ghorpade, Uma V. and Zubair, Maria and Mishra, Mohini and Singh, Shalini and Ryan, Kevin M (2020) 'Metal chalcogenide semiconductor nanocrystals synthesized from ion-conducting seeds and their applications'. Journal Of Materials Chemistry C, 8 :13868-13895 [DOI] [Details]
2020 'Boosting the Er3+ 1.5 μm Luminescence in CsPbCl3 Perovskite Nanocrystals for Photonic Devices Operating at Telecommunication Wavelengths'
Zeng, Min,Artizzu, Flavia,Liu, Jing,Singh, Shalini,Locardi, Federico,Mara, Dimitrije,Hens, Zeger,Van Deun, Rik (2020) 'Boosting the Er3+ 1.5 μm Luminescence in CsPbCl3 Perovskite Nanocrystals for Photonic Devices Operating at Telecommunication Wavelengths'. Acs Applied Nano Materials, 3 (5):4699-4707 [DOI] [Details]
2019 'Strong upconversion emission in CsPbBr3 perovskite quantum dots through efficient BaYF5:Yb,Ln sensitization'
Min Zeng, Shalini Singh, Zeger Hens, Jing Liu, Flavia Artizzu, Rik Van Deun (2019) 'Strong upconversion emission in CsPbBr3 perovskite quantum dots through efficient BaYF5:Yb,Ln sensitization'. Journal Of Materials Chemistry C, 7 :2014-2021 [DOI] [Details]
2019 'Thermodynamic Equilibrium between Excitons and Excitonic Molecules Dictates Optical Gain in Colloidal CdSe Quantum Wells'
Geiregat, Pieter,Tomar, Renu,Chen, Kai,Singh, Shalini,Hodgkiss, Justin M.,Hens, Zeger (2019) 'Thermodynamic Equilibrium between Excitons and Excitonic Molecules Dictates Optical Gain in Colloidal CdSe Quantum Wells'. Journal Of Physical Chemistry Letters, 10 (13):3637-3644 [DOI] [Details]
2019 'Charge Carrier Cooling Bottleneck Opens Up Nonexcitonic Gain Mechanisms in Colloidal CdSe Quantum Wells'
Tomar, Renu,Kulkarni, Aditya,Chen, Kai,Singh, Shalini,van Thourhout, Dries,Hodgkiss, Justin M.,Siebbeles, Laurens D.A.,Hens, Zeger,Geiregat, Pieter (2019) 'Charge Carrier Cooling Bottleneck Opens Up Nonexcitonic Gain Mechanisms in Colloidal CdSe Quantum Wells'. Journal Of Physical Chemistry C, 123 (14):9640-9650 [DOI] [Details]
2018 'Colloidal CdSe Nanoplatelets, A Model for Surface Chemistry/Optoelectronic Property Relations in Semiconductor Nanocrystals'
Singh, Shalini,Tomar, Renu,ten Brinck, Stephanie,De Roo, Jonathan,Geiregat, Pieter,Martins, José C.,Infante, Ivan,Hens, Zeger (2018) 'Colloidal CdSe Nanoplatelets, A Model for Surface Chemistry/Optoelectronic Property Relations in Semiconductor Nanocrystals'. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 140 (41):13292-13300 [DOI] [Details]
2018 'Synthesis of Curved CuIn1¿xGax(S1¿ySey)2 Nanocrystals and Complete Characterization of Their Diffraction Contrast Effects'
Coughlan, Claudia,Guo, Yina,Singh, Shalini,Nakahara, Shohei,Ryan, Kevin M. (2018) 'Synthesis of Curved CuIn1¿xGax(S1¿ySey)2 Nanocrystals and Complete Characterization of Their Diffraction Contrast Effects'. Chemistry of Materials, 30 (23):8679-8689 [ULIR Link] [Details]
2017 'Assembling Ordered Nanorod Superstructures and Their Application as Microcavity Lasers'
Liu, Pai,Singh, Shalini,Guo, Yina,Wang, Jian-Jun,Xu, Hongxing,Silien, Christophe,Liu, Ning,Ryan, Kevin M. (2017) 'Assembling Ordered Nanorod Superstructures and Their Application as Microcavity Lasers'. Scientific Reports, 7 (1) [ULIR Link] [Details]
2016 'Heteroaggregation assisted wet synthesis of core¿shell silver¿silica¿cadmium selenide nanowires'
Pita, Isabel A.,Singh, Shalini,Silien, Christophe,Ryan, Kevin M.,Liu, Ning (2016) 'Heteroaggregation assisted wet synthesis of core¿shell silver¿silica¿cadmium selenide nanowires'. Nanoscale, 8 (2):1200-1209 [Details]
2016 'Selective Phase Transformation of Wurtzite Cu2ZnSn(SSe)4 (CZTSSe) Nanocrystals into Zinc-Blende and Kesterite Phases by Solution and Solid State Transformations'
Singh, Shalini,Brandon, Michael,Liu, Pai,Laffir, Fathima,Redington, Wynette,Ryan, Kevin M. (2016) 'Selective Phase Transformation of Wurtzite Cu2ZnSn(SSe)4 (CZTSSe) Nanocrystals into Zinc-Blende and Kesterite Phases by Solution and Solid State Transformations'. Chemistry of Materials, 28 (14):5055-5062 [Details]
2016 'Complete assembly of Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) nanorods at substrate interfaces using a combination of self and directed organisation'
Liu, Pai;Singh, Shalini;Bree, Gerard;Ryan, Kevin M.; (2016) 'Complete assembly of Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) nanorods at substrate interfaces using a combination of self and directed organisation'. Chemical Communications, [DOI] [Details]
2015 'Occurrence of Polytypism in Compound Colloidal Metal Chalcogenide Nanocrystals, Opportunities, and Challenges'
Singh, Shalini,Ryan, Kevin M. (2015) 'Occurrence of Polytypism in Compound Colloidal Metal Chalcogenide Nanocrystals, Opportunities, and Challenges'. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 6 (16):3141-3148 [Details]
2015 'Colloidal Cu2ZnSn(SSe)4 (CZTSSe) Nanocrystals: Shape and Crystal Phase Control to Form Dots, Arrows, Ellipsoids, and Rods'
Singh, Shalini,Liu, Pai,Singh, Ajay,Coughlan, Claudia,Wang, Jianjun,Lusi, Matteo,Ryan, Kevin M. (2015) 'Colloidal Cu2ZnSn(SSe)4 (CZTSSe) Nanocrystals: Shape and Crystal Phase Control to Form Dots, Arrows, Ellipsoids, and Rods'. Chemistry Of Materials, 27 (1313):4742-4748 [DOI] [Details]
2014 'Promoting Cell Proliferation Using Water Dispersible Germanium Nanowires'
Bezuidenhout, Michael,Liu, Pai,Singh, Shalini,Kiely, Maeve,Ryan, Kevin M.,Kiely, Patrick A. (2014) 'Promoting Cell Proliferation Using Water Dispersible Germanium Nanowires'. PLOS ONE, 9 (9) [ULIR Link] [Details]
2014 'Assembly of binary, ternary and quaternary compound semiconductor nanorods: From local to device scale ordering influenced by surface charge'
Ryan, Kevin M. and Singh, Shalini and Liu, Pai and Singh, Ajay (2014) 'Assembly of binary, ternary and quaternary compound semiconductor nanorods: From local to device scale ordering influenced by surface charge'. CrystEngComm, 16 :9446-9454 [DOI] [Details]
2013 'Colloidal Synthesis of Cu2SnSe3 Tetrapod Nanocrystals'
Wang, Jianjun,Singh, Ajay,Liu, Pai,Singh, Shalini,Coughlan, Claudia,Guo, Yina,Ryan, Kevin M (2013) 'Colloidal Synthesis of Cu2SnSe3 Tetrapod Nanocrystals'. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 135 (21):7835-7838 [Details]
2013 'Compositionally Tunable Photoluminescence Emission in Cu2ZnSn(S1¿xSex)4 Nanocrystals'
Singh, Ajay and Singh, Shalini and Levcenko, Sergiu and Unold, Thomas and Laffir, Fathima and Ryan, Kevin M. (2013) 'Compositionally Tunable Photoluminescence Emission in Cu2ZnSn(S1¿xSex)4 Nanocrystals'. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 52 (35):9120-9124 [DOI] [Details]
2013 'Colloidal synthesis of homogeneously alloyed CdSexS1¿x nanorods with compositionally tunable photoluminescence'
Singh, Shalini and Singh, Ajay and Palaniappan, Kumaranand and Ryan, Kevin M. (2013) 'Colloidal synthesis of homogeneously alloyed CdSexS1¿x nanorods with compositionally tunable photoluminescence'. Chem. Commun, 49 :10293-10295 [DOI] [Details]
2011 'Pb2+ selective and highly cross-linked zirconium phosphonate membrane by sol-gel in aqueous media for electrochemical applications'
Singh, Shalini;Patel, Parimal;Shahi, Vinod K.;Chudasama, Uma; (2011) 'Pb2+ selective and highly cross-linked zirconium phosphonate membrane by sol-gel in aqueous media for electrochemical applications'. Desalination, [DOI] [Details]
2010 'A green method for the preparation of highly stable organic-inorganic hybrid anion-exchange membranes in aqueous media for electrochemical processes'
Singh, Shalini;Jasti, Amaranadh;Kumar, Mahendra;Shahi, Vinod K.; (2010) 'A green method for the preparation of highly stable organic-inorganic hybrid anion-exchange membranes in aqueous media for electrochemical processes'. Polymer Chemistry, [DOI] [Details]
2010 'Cross-Linked Poly(vinyl alcohol)-Poly(acrylonitrile-co-2-dimethylamino ethylmethacrylate) Based Anion-Exchange Membranes in Aqueous Media'
Kumar, Mahendra;Singh, Shalini;Shahi, Vinod K.; (2010) 'Cross-Linked Poly(vinyl alcohol)-Poly(acrylonitrile-co-2-dimethylamino ethylmethacrylate) Based Anion-Exchange Membranes in Aqueous Media'. The journal of physical chemistry. B, [DOI] [Details]

Book Chapters

  Year Publication
2012 'Recent Advances in High Performance Polymer Electrolyte Membranes'
Shalini Singh, V. K. Shahi, (2012) 'Recent Advances in High Performance Polymer Electrolyte Membranes' In: Maryann C. Wythers (eds). Advances in Materials Science Research. Volume 8. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers. [DOI] [Details]

Conference Contributions

  Year Publication
2023 NaNaX10,
Shalini Singh (2023) Engineering Polymorphs in Colloidal Metal Dichalcogenides for Efficient Electrochemical Activity. [Oral Presentation], NaNaX10, IST Austria , 03-JUL-23 - 07-JUL-23 [Details]
2015 NanoNet Ireland,
Shalini Singh (2015) Colloidal Cu2ZnSn(SSe)4 (CZTSSe) Nanocrystals- Shape and Crystal Phase control. [Poster Presentation], NanoNet Ireland, University of Limerick [Details]
2017 NaNaX 2017,
Shalini Singh (2017) Unravelling the Surface Chemistry of 2D Nanoplatelets. [Poster Presentation], NaNaX 2017, Braga Portugal [Details]
2018 Gordon Research Conferences: Colloidal Semiconductor Nanocrystals,
Shalini Singh (2018) Surface Chemistry of Colloidal II-VI Nanoplatelets. [Poster Presentation], Gordon Research Conferences: Colloidal Semiconductor Nanocrystals, Bryant University, RI, USA [Details]
2010 AGRSM, Indian Chemical Society- 2010,
Shalini Singh (2010) Cross-Linked Poly(vinyl alcohol)-Poly(acrylonitrile-co-2-dimethylamino ethylmethacrylate) Based Anion-Exchange Membranes for Electro-Membrane Applications. [Oral Presentation], AGRSM, Indian Chemical Society- 2010, M.S. University Vadodara, India [Details]
2012 65th Irish Universities Chemistry Research Colloquium,
Shalini Singh (2012) Homogeneously alloyed CdSexS1-x nanorods with compositionally tunable photoluminescence synthesis and application. [Oral Presentation], 65th Irish Universities Chemistry Research Colloquium, Trinity College, Dublin [Details]
2015 Symposium N, MRS Spring 2015,
Shalini Singh (2015) Mechanistic Study of Chemically- and Thermally-Induced Phase Transformation in Copper-Based Multielement Semiconductor Nanocrystals. [Oral Presentation], Symposium N, MRS Spring 2015, Moscone West Convention Centre, San Francisco, USA [Details]
2015 Symposium N, MRS Spring 2015,
Shalini Singh (2015) Synthesis of Polytypic CZTSSe Semiconductor Nanocrystals with Shape and Phase Control. [Oral Presentation], Symposium N, MRS Spring 2015, Moscone West Convention Centre, San Francisco, USA [Details]
2015 Microscopic Society of Ireland Symposium 2015,
Shalini Singh (2015) Colloidal Semiconductor Nanocrystals-Structure as Resolved by TEM. [Oral Presentation], Microscopic Society of Ireland Symposium 2015, University of Limerick [Details]
2017 Indian Institute of Technology Lecture Series,
Shalini Singh (2017) Unravelling the Surface Chemistry of Colloidal 2D Nanostructures. [Invited Oral Presentation], Indian Institute of Technology Lecture Series, ndian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India [Details]
2018 NanoGe Fall Meeting 2018,
Shalini Singh (2018) The Surface Chemistry of Colloidal II-VI Two-Dimensional Nanoplatelets. [Invited Oral Presentation], NanoGe Fall Meeting 2018, Malaga, Spain , 18-OCT-18 [Details]
2018 Bernal Institute Lecture Series, University of Limerick, Ireland,
Shalini Singh (2018) Surface Chemistry of Semiconductor Nanocrystals. [Invited Oral Presentation], Bernal Institute Lecture Series, University of Limerick, Ireland, University of Limerick , 14-NOV-18 [Details]
2020 Internet Conference of Quantum Dotss,
Shalini Singh (2020) Ligand Adsorption Energy and the Actual Surface Chemistry of Colloidal Nanocrystals. [Oral Presentation], Internet Conference of Quantum Dotss, Online , 14-JUL-20 [Details]
2021 School of Chemistry Virtual Seminar Series at Trinity College Dublin,
Shalini Singh (2021) Surface Science of Two dimensional Nanocrystals. [Invited Oral Presentation], School of Chemistry Virtual Seminar Series at Trinity College Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin , 22-APR-21 - 22-APR-21 [Details]
2022 ACS Spring Meeting,
Shalini Singh (2022) Crystallisation Kinetics of Colloidal Quaternary Nanocrystals: Investigation by Multimodal X-ray Analysis and Transmission Electron Microscopy’. [Invited Oral Presentation], ACS Spring Meeting, San Diego, USA , 20-MAR-22 - 25-MAR-22 [Details]

Honours and Awards

  Year Title Awarding Body
2009 Department of Science & Technology, India-Junior Research Fellowship Department of Science & Technology, India
2021 Emerging Investigator 2021 ACS journal Crystal Growth & Design
2016 Seal of Excellence European Research Council
2022 Emerging Investigator in Nanoscience RSC journal Nanoscale
2021 UL Excellence in Teaching (Individual) University of Limerick and Centre of Teaching and Learning
2011 INSPIRE (INSPIRE-Integrated Nanoscience Platform for Ireland) PhD Fellowship Higher Education Authority, Ireland
2017 FWO Postdoctoral Researcher Fellowship Flanders Research Organization, Belgium
2015 Irish Lindau Laureate Meeting Grant Nobel Laureate Association + Irish Research Council

Professional Associations

  Association Function From / To
ACS journal Crystal Growth & Design Topic Editor 15-MAR-22 / 14-MAR-24

Committees

  Committee Function From / To
Bernal Safety committee Member 2020 / 2021
Athena Swan Committee, Department of Chemical Sciences Member 2020 / 2022
Safety committee, Department of Chemical Sciences Co- 2020 /

Employment

  Employer Position From / To
University of Limerick Lecturer 11-DEC-19 /
Ghent University and Flanders Research Organisation, Belgium FWO Postdoctoral Fellow 01-OCT-17 / 30-NOV-19
Department of Chemistry and Centre of nb-photonics, Ghent University, Belgium Postdoctoral Fellow 01-APR-16 / 30-SEP-17

Education

  Year Institution Qualification Subject
2016 University of Limerick PhD Chemistry
2009 Deendayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, India MSc Chemistry

Languages

  Language Reading Writing Speaking
Hindi Fluent Fluent Fluent
English Fluent Fluent Fluent

Outreach Activities

  Description

Panel Speaker ‘Science for a Better Life’ panel for International Women's Forum Visit to UL 09-2021

Panel Speaker for Leadership in Academia, Women in STEM InterVarsity Event, 13th March 2021

YouTube videos production as featured by ACS and Nanoresearch UL YouTube channels. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPQ900JH6AM&list=LL&index=11&t=2s&ab_channel=AmericanChemicalSociety https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRBrLCGx5WE&ab_channel=nanoresearchulLimerick

Interview on ongoing research with Silicon Republic 2021 https://www.siliconrepublic.com/machines/shalini-singh-university-of-limerick-nanoscience-materials-energy

Podcast interviewee for Gender Equality and Diversity, WITS-UL podcast session, April 2021

Reviews

  Journal Role
Crystal Growth & Design Editor
Chemistry Of Materials Reviewer
Chemical Communications Reviewer
Acs Nano Reviewer
Nano Letters Reviewer
Journal Of The American Chemical Society Reviewer

Teaching Interests

Organic Chemistry

Modules Taught

  Term (ID)) Title Link Subject
1/2020 Organic Chemistry 1 CH4102Organic Chemistry
2/2020 Organic Chemistry 2A CH4103Organic Chemistry
2/2020 Organic Chemistry CH4013Organic Chemistry