Dr. Vandana Mooss is an Assistant Professor at Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University, specializing in the Department of Chemistry. With over six years of experience in both research and teaching, her expertise lies in the synthesis of conducting polymers, composites, and polymer coatings for various applications. Dr. Mooss actively engages in interdisciplinary collaborations with researchers from fields including polymer and chemical engineering, materials science, and biology.
During her PhD, Dr. Mooss handled several research schemes, including projects focused on novel materials for energy harvesting, environmentally benign anticorrosion and antifouling marine coatings, and biodegradable polymers for food packaging, funded by organizations like UGC UPE, Naval Research Board, and Pennstate, USA.
Her contributions have been recognized with awards such as GATE 2013 March with 90 percentiles, young scientist award for oral presentation at Ceramics-20 in the UK, and the first prize for best poster award at CTC-2015 in Mumbai, India. Dr. Mooss has consistently excelled academically, receiving accolades such as being the topper in her college for both Masters and Bachelors and a meritorious student award from her school.
In addition to her teaching responsibilities, Dr. Mooss serves as the Program Head of MSc Chemistry (Industrial Polymer Chemistry). Her doctoral research focused on "Polyaniline and its Nanocomposite: Marine and Electrochemical Applications," conducted at SPPU. She has authored numerous research publications, including eight research papers and two book chapters, contributing significantly to the advancement of her field.