Expertise on both synthetic and materials chemistry for designing novel materials using industrial- and agro-waste for applications ranging for battery to electro-optic devices, and biological applications. Research potential lies on synthesis, functionalization and conjunction of both nano- and polymeric materials using the tenets of green chemistry.
- Eco-friendly halogen-free flame retardant cardanol polyphosphazene polybenzoxazine networks, Nagarjuna Amarnath, Divambal Appavoo, Bimlesh Lochab, International Conference on Advances in Polymer Science & Technology, 23-25 November, APA 2017, New Delhi, organized by IITD and CIPET. (poster)
- Shivani Sharma, B. Lochab: Coumarin based self healing polybenzoxazine networks, International conference on Advancing green chemistry : Building a sustainable tomorrow, 3-4th October 2017, University of Delhi. (poster)
- Best Oral Presentation Award, Nisha Yadav and B. Lochab: Synthesis of smart nano-vehicle and its application in gene delivery, National conference, Biogenesis- V, Insights and innovations in Biotechnology, 2-3 Aug, 2017, Greater Noida.
- Monisha, S. Shukla, A. Ghosh, S. Mitra and B. Lochab: Waste derived Li-S battery cathode materials, 21st CRSI National Symposium in Chemistry (NSC-21) and the 1st CRSI-American Chemical Society (ACS) Joint Symposium, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad, July 13-16, 2017. (poster)
- B. Lochab, “High performance cardanol based sustainable copolymers as cathodic materials for Li-S batteries”, International Conference on Lithium sulphur energy storage devices Advanced Rechargeable Batteries and allied Materials (Li-SM3), 26-27 April, 2017.
- B. Lochab, Swapnil Shukla, Arnab Ghosh, Sagar Mitra, “Waste derived Li-S battery Cathode Materials”, International Conference on Advanced Rechargeable Batteries and allied Materials (ICARBM-2017), Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (CMET), 8-10th March 2017, Pune, Maharashtra, India.(Poster)
- Invited lecture, “International Conference on Advance materials for power engineering (ICAMPE) 2016”, 10-13th Nov 2016”, Mahatama Gandhi University, Kerala, India.
- Plenary lecture, “Biopolymers & Green Composites- BPGC 2016– 4th in series, on 29th & 30th September 2016 at Hotel Beaumonde The Fern, Ernakulam South, Cochi, Kerala.
- Poster, NPL-RSC Symposium on Advanced Nanomaterials for Energy, 7th Oct 2016
- Oral lecture, National conference, “Combating Industrial Pollution For Sustainable Environment – A Fusion Of Industrial and Scientific Efforts” (CIPSE - 2016 ), 22-23rd September, Gargi College, University of Delhi.
- Invited talk, Renewable phenols: Sustainable feedstock for polymers, Gautam Budha University, 17 Mar 2016.
- Swapnil Shukla, Arnab Ghosh, Sagar Mitra, Bimlesh Lochab, Inverse vulcanization polymer composites via sustainable route for Li-S battery, International Conference on Advances of Energy Research, ICAER 2016, IIT Bombay.
- B. Lochab, Oral presentation, “Cardanol – Sustainable Source for Futuristic Applications”, RSC workshop on "Chemistry for tomorrow's World, 2-3 Dec 2015 at Hotel Maidens, New Delhi".
- S. Shukla, B. Lochab, Poster presentation, “Role of Higher Functionalities in Cardanol based Benzoxazines”, RSC workshop on "Chemistry for tomorrow's World, 2-3 Dec 2015 at Hotel Maidens, New Delhi".
- Pratibha Sharma, Bimlesh Lochab, Devendra Kumar, Prasun Kumar Roy, Sustainable bis-benzoxazines derived from cardanol and recycled Poly(ethylene terephthalate), Macro 2015.
- Swapnil Shukla, Arnab Ghosh, Prasun Kumar Roy, Sagar Mitra, B. Lochab, Inverse vulcanization polymer composites via sustainable route for Li-S battery, Macro 2015, International symposium on polymer science and technology, IACS, Calcutta, India, Jan 2015.
- Bimlesh Lochab, Swapnil Shukla, and Indra K. Varma, Cardanol based benzoxazine polymers: Structure property correlation, 246th American Chemical Society Conference (ACS), Indianapolis, USA, 9-12th Sep 2013.
- Bimlesh Lochab, Indra K. Varma and Jayashree Bijwe, Sustainable polymers derived from naturally occurring materials, World Congress on Engineering and Technology, Beijing China, 26-28th Oct, 2012.
- Bimlesh Lochab, “Organics in Solar Cells”, WAMFER-2012, Indo-German Workshop on Advanced Materials for Future Energy Requirements, University of Delhi, Delhi, India, 29th -1st Dec, 2012.
- Bimlesh Lochab, Indra K. Varma and Jayashree Bijwe, “Benzoxazines: A Step towards Renewable Polymers”, 6th International Symposium on Macro- and Supramolecular Architectures and Materials (MAM-12): Nanosystems and Applications, Coimbatore, India 21-25th Nov, 2012.
- Bimlesh Lochab, Indra K. Varma and Jayashree Bijwe, “Sustainable Polymers derived from Naturally Occurring Materials”, World Congress on Engineering and Technology, CET 2012, Beijing, China, 26-28th October 2012.
- Bimlesh Lochab, D. S. Varma, Polymers: Safety in Sustainable development”, Institute of Engineers, India (IEI), Hotel Le Meridian, Delhi, India, Aug 2012.
- B. Lochab, “Applications of Nanotechnology: A Reality”, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi, Invited Lecture, Aug 2011.
- E.A. Thomsen, D. J. Keeble, B. Lochab, P.L. Burn, and I.D.W. Samuel, The 40th Annual International Meeting of the Electron Spin Resonance group of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Poster presented "Electron paramagnetic resonance of photoinduced charge separation in poly(1,4-phenylenevinylene) derivative polymers", 25-29 March 2007, New College, Oxford, UK.
- E.A. Thomsen, D. J. Keeble, B. Lochab, P.L. Burn, and I.D.W. Samuel, 39th Annual International Meeting of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Advanced Techniques and Applications of EPR, “Paramagnetic centres in novel poly(1,4-phenylenevinylene) derivatives”, 2nd –5th April 2006, University of Edinburgh, UK.
- Lochab B., Burn P. L., Barkhouse A., Assender H., Lewis A., Samuel I., Poster presented on Charge Separation Polymers: Novel Photovoltaic Materials, 31st July-4th Aug 2005, International Conference on Optics & Photonics (SPIE 50th Anniversary), San Diego, California, USA.
- Lochab B. and Burn P. L., Poster presented on Organics for Photovoltaic Applications, 29th Sep. 2004, Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, UK.
- Lochab B. and Varma I. K., Novel Matrix resins for Composites Based on Dendritic Polyesters, POLYCHAR-9, 8th-12th Jan 2001, Denton, Texas, USA.
- Selected for CRSI Bronze award 2021 for outstanding achievements in research.
- Awarded for outstanding achievements “Distinguished alumna award 2020”, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi, 16th June 2020.
- Newspapers cited B. Lochab, Green Chemistry work on Li-S battery, PTI, 24th Aug 2020. *presented in Appendix-1
- Invited speaker for International Webinar on ‘COVID – 19 and 3Ls: Lives, Livelihood and Lockdown’, Talked about “Research Then, Now and in Future”, held on 26th April, 2020 organized under ‘e–Saanidhy: 2020’ Maitreyi College, University of Delhi.
- Invited talk, “Green Chemistry: Expanding Frontiers of Novel Applications” GBU, 26th Feb 2020.
- Keynote speaker, Ch. Chhotu Ram (PG) College, Mujjaffar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, Green Chemistry Workshop, 18th Feb 2020.
- Newspapers cited B. Lochab, Green Chemistry Symposium, Uttar Pradesh, 19th Feb 2020
- Invited as a keynote speaker for the International conference ISPBZ 2021 in Luxembourg (2-4 September 2020), https://www.ispbz2020.lu/programme/keynote-speakers/ Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST)
- Invited as an expert for a recording programme on “लीथियम ऑयन बैटरी" for Panel discussion, Vigyan Prasar, Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, 24 October, 2019. https://www.indiascience.in/videos/rechargeable-duniya-h
- Invited speaker, First joint SNU-JNCASR symposium on 'Emerging Materials', JNCASR, Bangalore, 8-9 November 2019.
- Invited speaker, “Knowledge Clique” session as a knowledge management initiative, to talk on the best practices and learning in designing experiments on nanodrug delivery vehicles, 14th November 2019, Dr. Reddy’s Hyderabad.
- Invited for a panel discussion titled, "My Journey: In and After Maitreyi", Maitreyi Alumni Association, 16th October 2019.
- Invited for the interaction in the “Industry Academia Conclave on Energy Storage”, DST, Govt. of India, MNIT Jaipur, 30th Nov 2019.
- Team: Deepika Kannan, Nisha Yadav, Guide: Dr. Shailja Singh, Dr. Bimlesh Lochab, Dr. Soumya Pati, Modernization of traditional anti-malarial drug artesunate via Nanomedicine approach, BIRAC-SRISTI: GYTI 2019 (Gandhian Young Technological Innovation) award, 6th July 2019, Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, award from Honorable Vice-President of India, Shri Venkaiah Naidu.
- Invited talk in Zhejiang Province, China, 16-21st Oct 2018.
- Invitation to become as a member in Expert Committee on Bibliometrics, DST, 2nd meeting, September 20-21, 2018 at University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad. Invited to give a lecture and followed by a discussion to evolve guidelines regarding predatory journals in India.
- ACS invitation, Invited Lecture in the Young Talents and Upcoming Investigators, “The Third International Symposium on Polybenzoxazines: Towards Diamond Jubilee of Benzoxazine Chemistry” auspices of The Division of Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering (PMSE), The American Chemical Society, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 18-22, 2018.
- ACS invitation for presiding session in American Chemical Society, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 18-22, 2018.
- Invitation to contribute an article to Regional - INDIA Themed Issue of Green Materials, Thomas Reuters, 2017.
- DST, International Travel support Grant to travel to UK in LiSM3, energy conference, 26-27 April 2017.
- Newspaper cited B. Lochab, Green Chemistry in Hindustan Magazine, Uttar Pradesh 27th Feb 2017.
- Certificate of Outstanding contribution in Reviewing, Electrochimica Acta, Elsevier.
- Invited Lecture, UK, Li-SM3 conference on energy storage devices to give oral presentation, energy conference, 26-27 April 2017 (available online: YouTube Organizers uploaded research presentation in energy conference, LiSM3 2017, London, UK on 26-27 April 2017 is available on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuqkND3gPq8&feature=youtu.be and http://www.lism3.org/
- International Travel support Grant from DST to attend conference in London, UK, Li-SM3 conference on energy storage devices to give oral presentation 2017.
- Outstanding contribution in Reviewing, Electrochimica Acta, Elsevier, Nov 2016.
- Plenary lecture, “Biopolymers & Green Composites- BPGC 2016– 4th in series, on 29th & 30th September 2016 at Hotel Beaumonde The Fern, Ernakulam South, Cochi, Kerala.
- Judge for “Symposium” for RYAN SCIENTIFIC MILIEU 2016, 23rd August 2016
- Invited lecture at University of Delhi, Gautam Buddha University, etc.
- ACS invitation for Chairing session in American Chemical Society ACS, Green Benzoxazine monomers and polymers section, Indianapolis, 2013.
- Invited Lecture, ACS, Green Benzoxazine monomers and polymers section, Indianapolis, 2013.
- Member of American Chemical Society, ACS 2013-17 (Chaired session in ACS, Benzoxazine section)
- Travel Grant from DST to attend conference in China, World Congress on Engineering and Technology (CET2012) to give oral presentation2012.
- Invited Speaker, at Institute of Engineers India, Safety Convention at Hotel Le Meridien from 9-11 August, 2012 (Best Speaker Appreciation)
- Certificate of Appreciation in organizing the Star College Workshop (Ramjas College, University of Delhi), Dec 2011.
- Attended several Conferences and workshops at National and International level.
- Best Poster award, University of Delhi (NWREE), 2010
- Young Scientist Award, Department of Science & Technology (DST), 2009-2013.
- Editorial and Academic Board Member, NanoTrends Journal, since Aug 2009
- Fellowship from C. R. Barber Trust Fund, Travel fellowship, IoP, UK, 2005.
- Member of Institute of Physics (IoP), 2005-2006.
- Member of Polymer Physics group, 2005-2006.
- Felix Scholarship for pursuing D. Phil., UK, 2002-2005.
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research–Junior Research Fellowship, 1999.
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research–University Grant Commission- National Eligibility Test, 1999.
- All India Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (Chemistry), 93.92 percentile, 1999.
- Qualified Subject GRE (AGRE) in Chemistry with a Formula Score 86, 1999.
- Merit-cum-Means Scholarship, 1997-1999.
- Certificate of Merit for standing 1st in B. Sc. (Hons.) Chemistry, 1997.
- Radha Sai Ram Memorial prize, Best Student in Chemistry, B. Sc. (Hons.) Chemistry, 1995.
- Membership of ACS (since 2013) and the Society for Polymer Science India (Lifetime)