RESEARCH INTERESTS

1. Analytical method development and validation for pesticides, botanicals, and related products
2. Synthesis and application of nanoparticles for pesticide decontamination and analysis
3. Persistence, dissipation, chemical characterization, and degradation behaviour of pesticides and related chemicals
4. Environmental monitoring of contaminants
5. Research to regulatory affairs
6. Untargeted contaminants analysis
7. Impurity profiling
8. Certified Reference Materials

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS

1. Synthesis of magnetic core–shell nanoparticles
2. Development of Magnetic Solid Phase Extraction (MSPE) processes for pesticide residue analysis
3. Method development for precise determination of methylmercury
4. Method optimization for total phosphorous analysis in rock phosphates

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

1. Alam, S.*, Biswas, S., Anil, A.S., Thakur, L.K., & Kumar, J. (2024).
2. Total Phosphorous and Mineral Content Determination in Rock Phosphates using ICP-MS.
3. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 55(7), 944–958.
4. DOI: 10.1080/00103624.2023.2285953
5. Anil, A.S., Alam, S.*, & Thakur, L.K. (2024).
6. Optimized mercury speciation analysis using LC-ICP-MS and microwave assisted extraction for precise determination of methylmercury in fish, rice and soil.
7. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 129, 106092.
8. DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2024.106092
9. Iqbal, N., Hazra, D.K., Jawale, C., Alam, S., Yadav, S., Agrawal, A., Anil, A.S., & Kumar, J. (2024).
10. Biofabrication of Microbeads Infused with Acorus calamus Oil and Eucalyptus Extract for Sustainable Stored Grain Pest Management.
11. ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 6(3), 1599–1610.
12. DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.3c01779
13. Iqbal, N., Thirunavukkarasu, S., Krishna, R., Hazra, D.K., Jawale, C., Yadav, S., Alam, S., Ghosh, S., Agrawal, A., & Kumar, J. (2023).
14. Environmentally Benign Design of Renewable Oleoresin Bioenergized Imidacloprid Nanohydrocolloids for Improved Activity, Lower Toxicity, and Agroecological Sustainability.
15. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 11(42), 15480–15491.
16. Yadav, S., Alam, S.*, Anil, A.S., & Kumar, J. (2023).
17. Development and Single Laboratory Validation of Ultra-Fast Liquid Chromatography Method for Quantification of Bispyribac sodium and Difenthiuron in Formulations.
18. Agriculture Association of Textile Chemical and Critical Reviews Journal, 351–000.
19. Alam, S.*, Srivastava, N., Iqbal, N., Saini, M.K., & Kumar, J. (2021).
20. Magnetic Solid Phase Extraction (MSPE) using magnetite-based core–shell nanoparticles coupled with GC-MS/MS analysis for determination of multiclass pesticides in water.
21. Journal of AOAC International, 104(3), 633–644.
22. DOI: 10.1093/jaoacint/qsaa156
23. Srivastava, N., Kumari, S., Nair, K., Alam, S.*, & Raza, S.K. (2017).
24. Determination of organophosphorous pesticides in environmental water using GC-MS/MS.
25. Journal of AOAC International.
26. DOI: 10.5740/jaoacint.16-0312
27. Sanyal, N., Alam, S., Pradhan, S., Banerjee, K., Chowdhury, A., & Aktar, W. (2015).
28. Metabolism and dissipation kinetics of oxadiargyl.
29. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 187(7), 433.
30. Nair, K.K., Kaur, R., Iqbal, N., Hasan, A., Alam, S.*, & Raza, S.K. (2015).
31. High yield aqueous synthesis of C18 functionalized iron oxide nanoparticles.
32. Materials Research Express, 2, 045014.
33. Kaur, R., Hasan, A., Iqbal, N., Alam, S.*, Saini, M.K., & Raza, S.K. (2014).
34. Magnetic nanoparticles for environmental cleanup and pesticide residue analysis.
35. Journal of Separation Science, 37(14), 1805–1825.
36. Alam, S., Sengupta, D., Kole, R.K., & Bhattacharyya, A. (2013).
37. Dissipation kinetics of tetraconazole in soil and water.
38. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 185, 9819–9824.
39. Alam, S., & Kole, R.K. (2013).
40. Influence of pH on persistence of clofentezine in water.
41. Journal of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, 5(4), 74–80.
42. Alam, S., Kole, R.K., & Bhattacharyya, A. (2011).
43. Residual fate of tetraconazole in mango.
44. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 87, 444–447.

AWARDS / HONOURS / AFFILIATIONS

Major Recognitions

1. Lead Assessor & Technical Assessor, NABL
2. National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories
3. Empanelled as Lead Assessor (since 2020) and Technical Assessor (since 2015) as per ISO/IEC 17025.
4. Invited Lecture,
5. 4th IUPAC International Conference on Agrochemicals, New Delhi (7–10 January 2020)
6. Topic: Magnetite-based core–shell nanoparticles for pesticide extraction and detoxification.
7. Academic Counsellor, IGNOU
8. PG Diploma in Analytical Chemistry (PGDAC), 2015–2019.
9. Technical Consultant, Directorate of Horticulture, Govt. of Haryana
10. Establishment of instrumentation laboratories at Centres of Excellence, Sirsa & Karnal (2014–2016).
11. Best Poster Presentation (3rd Prize)
12. International Conference on Frontiers of Mass Spectrometry, 2013, Kerala.
13. Director’s Award, IPFT
14. On designation of IPFT by OPCW (2011).
15. Certificate of Appreciation, ACS Publications, USA
16. For peer review contributions.
17. Escort Officer,
18. National Authority, Chemical Weapons Convention
19. OPCW Inspection (2010).
20. OPCW Inspection Team Member,
21. OPCW Sample & Analysis Inspection (2011).

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS

Internal Committees

1. Project Management and Business Development Committee
2. Academic Committee
3. Website and IT Committee
4. Technical & Purchase Committee

External Committees

1. Working Group, Standing Committee on Monitoring,
2. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Ozone Cell)
3. MSD-20 Reference Materials Sectional Committee,
4. Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
5. Pesticide Residues Analysis Sectional Committee (FAD-27),
6. Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)