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Dr Trupti K Gajaria

Ph.D.

Email: trupti.gajaria@gsfcuniversity.ac.in

Dr. Trupti K. Gajaria holds a Ph.D. in Physics from the Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India. Her doctoral research was focused on the Density Functional Theory (DFT) based investigation of III-V materials under bulk and nano/heterostructured configurations for diverse energy applications. Using DFT based simulations, Dr. Gajaria has studied diverse materials under pristine and ambient conditions. During the course of her research journey, Dr. Gajaria has authored numerous publications in high-impact, peer-reviewed international journals and presented her findings at leading national and international conferences, symposia, and scientific forums. Her research excellence has been recognized through prestigious awards and honors. 

Presently, Dr. Gajaria is serving as an Assistant Professor in Physics at GSFC University, Vadodara, Gujarat, India since 2021. Driven by the multi-/inter-disciplinary approach, Dr. Gajaria is also working in new research domains: 

  • AI/ML for Materials Science
  • Electrochemical Analysis of Materials
  • RS & GIS

In additon to her academic and research responsibilities, Dr. Gajaria is playing a pivotal role in acomplishing the GSFC Univerisity's vison and mission through administrative roles. She has been serving as a member/coordinator in various institutional level central/school/departmental committees. In the year 2021-22, she worked as the Student Internship Coordinator for the School of Science, GSFC University. In addition to this, she has been spearheading the B.Sc. & M.Sc. Data Science programs in a pivotal administrative role as the Program Coordinator at the Department of Data Science, School of Science, GSFC University, Vadodara, since 2023.

In recognition of her outstanding contributions to teaching and research, Dr. Trupti K. Gajaria was honored with the Academic Excellence Award by GSFC University for the academic year 2024-25. 

▪ Ph.D. in Physics on "Energetics, Structural and Optoelectronic Properties of III-V Semiconductor Heterostructure Nanowires" (2021) from the Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, The M S University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India. 

▪ M.Sc. Physics, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, M. K. Bhavnagar University, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India. (2012)

▪ B.Sc. Physics, Sir P. P. Institute of Science, M. K. Bhavnagar University, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India. (2010)

  • Density Functional Theory based materials simulations
  • Electrochemical analysis 
  • Machine Learning
  • RS & GIS

▪ Journal


1. Sanjay A Bhakhar, Gunvant K Solanki, Shweta D Dabhi, Trupti K Gajaria, Pratik M Pataniya, C. K. Sumesh, “Synergistic effect of In2+ doping in MoS2 nanosheets for rapid
hydrogen production”, Materials Science and Engineering: B, vol. 314, p. 118032, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2025.118032 
2. Trupti K Gajaria, Shivam Jani, Brahmananda Chakraborty, Prafulla K Jha, “Dwelling deep into the anisotropic transport of Zintl Ca3Sb2”, Materials Science and Engineering: B, vol. 279, p. 115677, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2022.115677
3. Trupti K Gajaria, Narayan N Som, Shweta D Dabhi, Prafulla K Jha, “Hydrogen evolution reaction activity of III V heterostructure nanowires”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, vol. 47, no. 99, p. 41759, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.02.052 
4. Madhavi H Dalsaniya, Trupti K Gajaria, Narayan N. Som, Prafulla K. Jha, Piotr Spiewak, and Krzysztof J. Kurzydłowski. "Type-II GeAs/GaSe heterostructure as suitable
candidate for solar power conversion efficiency." Solar Energy 223, p. 87-99, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2021.05.034
5. Trupti K Gajaria, Darshil Chodvadiya, and Prafulla K. Jha. "Density Functional Theory Investigation of Thermal Conductivity in α-CN and α-CP Monolayers: Implications for
Thermal Management of Electronic Devices." ACS Applied Nano Materials 4, no. 5, p.4474-4483, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.1c00097
6. Raghottam M Sattigeri, Trupti K. Gajaria, Prafulla K Jha, Piotr S piewak, and Krzysztof J. Kurzydłowski. "Emergence of−s,−p–d band inversion in zincblende gold iodide
topological insulator and its thermoelectric properties." Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 33, no. 15, p.155402, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361648X/abdce8
7. Madhavi H Dalsaniya, Trupti K. Gajaria, Narayan N Som and Prafulla K Jha, “Electron density modulation of metallic GeSb monolayer by pnictogen doping for excellent
hydrogen evolution”, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, vol. 22, p. 19823-19836, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0CP02541K
8. Trupti K. Gajaria, Basant Roondhe, Shweta D Dabhi, Piotr Spiewak, Krzysztof J Kurzydłowski and Prafulla K Jha, “Hydrogen evolution reaction electrocatalysis trends of
confined gallium phosphide with substitutional defects”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, vol. 45, no. 44, p. 23928-23936, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.09.032
9. Trupti K Gajaria, Basant Roondhe, Shweta D Dabhi and Prafulla K Jha, “Exploring the hidden catalyst from boron pnictide family for HER and OER”, International Journal of
Hydrogen Energy, vol. 45, no. 37, p. 18612- 18622, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.09.107
10. Trupti K. Gajaria, Shweta D. Dabhi and Prafulla K. Jha, “ab initio Energetics and Thermoelectric Profiles of Gallium Pnictide Polytypes”, Scientific Reports, 5884(9), 1-20.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-41982-9


▪ Conference Proceedings/Arxiv


1. Trupti K Gajaria, D. Dabhi, Bhumi A. Baraiya, Venu Mankad, and Prafulla K. Jha, "Vibrational properties of III-V semiconductor in wurtzite phase: A comparative density
functional theory study." In AIP Conference Proceedings, vol. 1832, no. 1, p. 090043. AIP Publishing, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4980596
2. Trupti K. Gajaria, Shweta D. Dabhi and Prafulla K Jha, “Diameter and strain dependent structural, electronic and optical properties of gallium phosphide nanowires”, In AIP
Conference Proceedings, vol. 2115, no. 1, p. 030178. AIP Publishing, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5113017
3. Trupti K. Gajaria, Shweta D. Dabhi and Prafulla K. Jha, “Electro-Optic Transport through Janus Monolayers of In2SSe, In2STe and In2SeTe”, In AIP Conference Proceedings, vol. 2265, no. 1, p. 030727. AIP Publishing, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0016948
4. Madhavi H. Dalsaniya, Khushbu Patel, Trupti K. Gajaria and Prafulla K. Jha, “An Abinitio Competitive Study of Adsorption Mechanism of Lightest Alkali and Halide
Elements towards the AlC –Monolayer”, In AIP Conference Proceedings, vol. 2265, no. 1, p.030707, AIP Publishing, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0016935
5. Maitri Joshi, Trupti K Gajaria, Prafulla K Jha, Electron-phonon associated carrier mobility in MgSe and MgTe, arXiv preprint, 2024. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2411.11399
 

▪ Book Chapter

1. Trupti K Gajaria, Narayan N Som, Shweta D Dabhi, Recent Advances in Carbon-Based Nanomaterials for Spintronics, Emerging Applications of Low Dimensional Magnets (1st ed.), CRC Press, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003196952
 

  • Assistant Professor at GSFC University, Vadodara, Gujarat, India. 2021-Present
  • Lecturer & Teaching Assistant at Shree Swaminarayan Naimisharanya College of Science, M K Bhavnagar University, Bhavnagar, Gujarat. 2013-2018
  • Visiting Faculty at Department of Physics, Sir P. P. Institute of Science, M K Bhavnagar University, Bhavnagar, Gujarat. 2012-2014

 

Research Projects:

1. Energetics, Structural and Optoelectronic Properties of III-V Semiconductor Heterostructure Nanowires 2017-2021
The project investigation was focused on the role of III-V materials for diverse energy applications. The density functional theory framework was utilized for studying the materials under bulk, nano and heterostructure configurations. Effect of crystal structure, strain, pressure, chemical composition, defects, etc., was also studied for getting in-depth insight on the parameters dominating the carrier dynamics.
+ Type of Project: Major Research Grant
+ Funded By (Level): Department of Science & Technology (DST WOS-A), Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India (National Grant)
+ Amount Sanctioned: 17,70,200 INR
+ Grant Reference No.: SR/WOS-A/PM-95/2016
+ Role: Woman Scientist (Principal Investigator)

2. Investigations of Banyan tree derived phytochemicals as potential corrosion inhibitors 2024-Present
The prime objective of the project is to study the effect of phytochemicals on the corrosion inhibition process of mild steel through circular voltametric electrochemical measurements using Autolab Potentiostat instrumental set-up. As the corrosion is one of the pressing issues of industry, sustainable and eco-friendly solutions in this domain are at the locus of the researchers.
+ Type of Project: Seed Grant
+ Funded By (Level): GSFC University (University Grant)
+ Amount Sanctioned: 1,50,000 INR
+ Grant Reference No.: GSFCU/R&D/SF-03
+ Role: Principal Investigator

3. Designing Perovskite Materials for Energy Applications 2025-Present
This project aims to design and investigate the potential photovoltaic materials from Perovskite group. As per the project flow, we will first filter the potential materials through ML algorithms, followed by DFT & MD based investigation of shortlisted materials. The materials that further qualify to possess optimum performance will be considered for experimental validation. The computational research work is being performed on the HPC systems supported under National Supercomputing mission (NSM), India.
+ Type of Project: Seed Grant
+ Funded By (Level): GSFC University (University Grant)
+ Amount Sanctioned: 1,50,000 INR
+ Grant Reference No.: GSFCU/R&D/SF-12
+ Role: Co-Principal Investigator

Membership & Certificates:


▪ American Chemical Society (ACS)
▪ Indian Physics Association (IPA)
▪ Indian Association of Physics Teachers (IAPT)
▪ Image analysis & data fusion (IADF)
▪ Qualified Amateur Station Operator's Certificate (ASOC) exam | Amateur HAM radio licence holder
▪ Qualified National Cadet Corps (NCC) “C” Certificate

 

Visit my Webpage: https://trupti.prof/

International Travel Grants & Presentation Awards: 


1. IEEE Travel Grant | IEEE GRSS IADF School on Computer Vision for Earth Observation University of Sannio, Benevento, Italy, 16-19 September 2025
2. Best Oral Presentation Award | The First-DAE Computational Chemistry Symposium (DAE-CCS 2019) at BARC Mumbai, India, 7- 9 November 2019
3. International Travel Grant | Conference on Modern Concepts and New Materials forThermoelectricity, ICPT, Trieste, Italy, 11-15 March 2019
4. Best Poster Award | Indo-German Bilateral Workshop on Membranes for Water and Energy, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India, 18-20 February 2019