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Dr Grishma Pindolia

  • Postdoctoral Research, IIT Roorkee, 2024–2025

  • Ph.D. in Physics, PDEU Gandhinagar, 2021–2024

  • M.Sc. in Physics, Gujarat University, 2017–2019

  • B.Sc. in Physics, St. Xavier’s College, Ahmedabad, 2014–2017

Email: grishma.pindolia@gsfcuniversity.ac.in

Dr. Grishma Pindolia is currently serving as an Assistant Professor (Physics) at GSFC University, Vadodara. Her academic journey includes a Ph.D. in Physics from Pandit Deendayal Energy University, Gandhinagar, where she conducted extensive research on the computational modelling of perovskite solar cells. She further expanded her expertise through postdoctoral research at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee under the DST-Materials-MAP project.

Her research focuses on the design and optimization of sustainable photovoltaic materials—especially unleaded perovskites—using Density Functional Theory (DFT) and solar cell simulation tools. She also integrates modern computational techniques with machine learning to predict and enhance solar cell performance. Her work has been published in several peer-reviewed international journals, including Solar Energy, Materials Chemistry and Physics, and Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, among others. Dr. Pindolia’s research has also attracted international media attention for its contribution to eco-friendly solar cell technology.

She has delivered presentations at both national and international conferences, including events hosted by The University of Queensland (Australia) and leading technical institutions in India. In 2023, she was awarded a prestigious International Travel Grant by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Government of India.

Alongside her research, Dr. Pindolia has substantial teaching experience at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She is also an active peer-reviewer for high-impact journals such as Solar Energy (Elsevier), Physica Scripta (IOPscience), Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing Group), and Optical and Quantum Electronics (Springer), among others.

She is engaged in science communication and pedagogy through her YouTube channel, where she shares physics lectures tailored for undergraduate students. Her academic excellence has been recognized with numerous awards, including the Minaxi Lalit Science Award (state topper for two consecutive years) and a Gold Medal in the National Cyber Olympiad.

  • Postdoctoral Research, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, India (2024–2025), Project: DST-Materials-MAP

  • Ph.D. in Physics, Pandit Deendayal Energy University, Gandhinagar, India (2021–2024), Thesis: Study of Factors Affecting Performance of Perovskite Solar Cells using Computational Methods

  • Gujarat State Eligibility Test (GSET), Qualified in 2018, Subject: Physics

  • M.Sc. in Physics (Electronics Specialization), Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India (2017–2019), Passed with 84%

  • B.Sc. in Physics, St. Xavier’s College, Ahmedabad, India (2014–2017), Minor Subjects: Electronics, Mathematics, Passed with 82.4%

  • Higher Secondary (Science Stream), Kendriya Vidyalaya 2, Bhuj, India (2013–2014), Subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Computer Science, English, Passed with 89.4%

  • Secondary Education (Class 10), Army Public School, Bhuj, India (2011–2012), Passed with CGPA 10

  • Perovskite Solar Cells

  • Density Functional Theory (DFT)

  • Applications of Machine Learning in Materials Science

  • Solar Cell Simulation

  • Computational Materials Science

 

Research Papers published in SCOPUS/SCIE indexed peer-reviewed journals

  1. Grishma Pindolia, Satyam M. Shinde, Prediction of Efficiency for KSnI₃ Perovskite Solar Cells Using Supervised Machine Learning Algorithms, Journal of Electronic Materials, 53 (2024) 3268–3275. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-024-10988-z

  2. Grishma Pindolia, Satyam M. Shinde, Unleaded all-inorganic KSnI₃ perovskite solar cell: A computational study, Optik, 295 (2023) 171470. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijleo.2023.171470

  3. Grishma Pindolia, Satyam M. Shinde, Effect of organic charge transport layers on unleaded KSnI₃ based perovskite solar cell, Results in Optics, 12 (2023) 100469. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rio.2023.100469

  4. Grishma Pindolia, Satyam M. Shinde, Potassium tin mixed iodide-bromide KSn(I₁₋ₓBrₓ)₃ [x = 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1] perovskites for solar cell absorbers: A computational study, Materials Science and Engineering: B, 297 (2023) 116795. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2023.116795

  5. Grishma Pindolia, Satyam M. Shinde, Prafulla K. Jha, P3CPenT as an organic hole transport layer for perovskite solar cells, International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, 123 (2023) e27149. https://doi.org/10.1002/qua.27149

  6. Grishma Pindolia, Satyam M. Shinde, Effect of phthalocyanine-based charge transport layers on unleaded KSnI₃ perovskite solar cell, Physica Scripta, 98 (2023) 065520. https://doi.org/10.1088/1402-4896/acd4ff

  7. Grishma Pindolia, Satyam M. Shinde, Prafulla K. Jha, Void of lead and non-carcinogenic germanium based RbGeI₃ PSC using organic charge transport layers: Towards a clean and green future, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 34 (2023) 804. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-023-10231-1

  8. Grishma Pindolia, Satyam M. Shinde, Prafulla K. Jha, Non-leaded, KSnI₃ based perovskite solar cell: A DFT study along with SCAPS simulation, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 297 (2023) 127426. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2023.127426

  9. Grishma Pindolia, Jalaja Pandya, Satyam M. Shinde, Prafulla K. Jha, Fluorinated copper phthalocyanine as an electron transport material in perovskite solar cell, International Journal of Energy Research, 46 (2022) 15127–15142. https://doi.org/10.1002/er.8211

  10. Grishma Pindolia, Satyam M. Shinde, Prafulla K. Jha, Optimization of an inorganic lead free RbGeI₃ based perovskite solar cell by SCAPS-1D simulation, Solar Energy, 236 (2022) 802–821. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2022.03.053

  11. Remya Ranjith, Bharti Saini, Swapnil Dharaskar, Tushar Patil, Grishma Pindolia, Satyam Shinde, Rama Rao Karri, “Experimental and predictive analysis of deep eutectic solvent gel membranes for efficient CO2 separation”, Scientific Reports, 15 (2025), 29 677.

  • Assistant Professor, GSFC University, Vadodara, 2025 – Present

  • Teaching Assistant, Pandit Deendayal Energy University, Gandhinagar, 2021 – 2024

  • Assistant Professor, Shree Sahajanand Girls Institute, Kutch University, Bhuj, 2019 – 2021

Peer- Reviewer for international journals

  1. Solar Energy – Elsevier

  2. Optical and Quantum Electronics – Springer

  3. Scientific Reports – Nature Publishing Group

  4. Electrical Engineering – Springer

  5. Physica Scripta – IOPscience

  6. Brazilian Journal of Physics – Springer

  • International Media Recognition:

    Research on lead-free perovskite solar cells has been featured in several international science and technology outlets:

    1. PV Magazine International: “Scientists designed 10.83%-efficient solar cell based on new unleaded perovskite material”, Link

    2. Quotidiano Nazionale (Italy): “Addio piombo, basta la perovskite: ecco la nuova cella solare sostenibile ed efficiente”, Link

    3. Casa e Giardino (Italy): “Nuova cella solare super sostenibile: è senza piombo!”, Link

  • Online Educational Content: Maintains an active YouTube channel delivering physics lectures and laboratory content for undergraduate students. Link

  • Languages Known: English, Hindi, Gujarati

  • Participation in Academic Olympiads:

    Participated in International Mathematics Olympiad, International English Olympiad, National Science Olympiad, and National Cyber Olympiad multiple times from 2008 to 2013.

  • Technical Skills:

    • Programming Languages: Python, C, C++, C#, LaTeX

    • Scientific Tools: VASP, Gaussian09/16, SCAPS-1D

    • Databases: MySQL

  1. International Travel Grant, awarded by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Government of India, under the International Travel Scheme (ITS) for presenting at the International Conference on Materials Innovation, University of Queensland, Australia (2023).

  2. State Topper, Minaxi Lalit Science Award Exam – secured top rank in Gujarat for two consecutive years (2018 and 2017).

  3. Gold Medal, National Cyber Olympiad (2013), awarded by the Science Olympiad Foundation.

  4. Selected Research Intern, Institute for Plasma Research (IPR), Gandhinagar (2016–2017) – completed a one-year project on the ROBIN negative hydrogen ion source under the mentorship of Dr. Mainak Bandyopadhyay.