About
Dr. Priyanka Shah (PhD, CSIR Research Associate-Chemical Sciences) is currently working as an Assistant Professor (Chemistry) at School of Forensic Science, NFSU Gandhinagar Campus. She did her Bachelors (2010), Masters (2012), MPhil (2013) and PhD (2017) in Chemistry from the Department of Chemistry, Gujarat University. She was a Gold medallist at Masters Level and was awarded Junior & Senior Research Fellowship from DST INSPIRE, Government of India, New Delhi for her PhD in 2014.
She worked as a CSIR Research Associate in the Department of Chemistry, Gujarat University, 2018-2021. She has published more than 80 articles (including research papers, review articles, editorials, commentaries, and book chapters) in various reputed international journals, with an h-index of 22 and over 2070 citations. She has been awarded the 'Best Paper Presentation' in various national and international conferences. She has more than 7 years of research and teaching experience. Her primary domains of expertise are the fields of quantitative bioanalysis, analytical and bioanalytical method development and validation in pharmaceutical analysis.
She is an active reviewer for over 35 peer-reviewed journals from prestigious publishers such as Elsevier, American Chemical Society, Royal Society of Chemistry, Wiley, and Future Science, among others, and has reviewed more than 150 research papers. She has been appointed as a Young Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis (JPA) (Elsevier) from December 2021 to December 2025. She also serves as a Section Editor for the Turkish Journal of Analytical Chemistry (Miraç Ocak, DergiPark) and as an Editorial Board Member for the Journal of Chemistry, Environmental Sciences and its Applications, published by Chitkara University Publications, Chandigarh, India.
No. of Publications
Research Paper
71
Book
3
Book Chapter
4
Academic Identity
Teaching Experience
Assistant Professor
National Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar Campus, Gujarat
Jul 2025 to Till Today
Assistant Professor
National Forensic Sciences University, Dharwad Campus, Karnataka
Aug 2023 to Jun 2025
Teaching Associate
Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences, Gujarat University
Oct 2021 to Aug 2023
Research Associate (CSIR-HRDG, New Delhi)
Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences, Gujarat University
May 2018 to Apr 2021
DST-INSPIRE Senior Research Fellow
Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences, Gujarat University
Jul 2016 to Sep 2017
DST-INSPIRE Junior Research Fellow
Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences, Gujarat University
Jul 2014 to Jun 2016
AWARDS
Smt. Rita Nagar Desai Gold Medal (Topper in MSc Chemistry)
Gujarat University
June 2012
Late Prof. A.M. Trivedi Memorial Gold Medal (1st Rank in MSc Chemistry)
Gujarat University
June 2012
First prize for oral presentation in Science Excellence-2014
Department of Botany, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
January 2014
DST-INSPIRE Junior Research Fellow
Department of Chemistry, Gujarat University
July 2014
First prize for poster presentation in National Conference: “Innovative Approaches.....Awareness"
M.N. Science College, Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University
February 2015
Second prize for poster presentation in State Level Seminar on “Recent Green.........Sciences”
H.N.S.B. Ltd. Science College, Himmatnagar, Gujarat
February 2016
Awarded Best Poster at the National Symposium on “Recent Advances…..Chemical Technology-2016”
Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Technology, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
September 2016
DST-INSPIRE Senior Research Fellow
Department of Chemistry, Gujarat University
July 2016
Second prize for poster presentation in State Level Seminar on “Emerging….Chemistry(ETAC-2017)"
Gujarat Arts & Science College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
February 2017
First prize for poster presentation at National Conference on “Novel Trends in Bioactive…."
M.N. College, Visnagar, Gujarat
February 2017
International Young Scientist Award at the 3rd International Young Scientist Congress (IYSC-2017)
Mehsana Urban Institute of Sciences, Mehsana, Gujarat
May 2017
CSIR Research Associateship (RAship)
CSIR, HRDG, New Delhi
May 2018
Award for “Top Cited Article 2017-2018” by Biomedical Chromatography
Clarivate Analytics
February 2019
Best Poster at the International Conference on “7th Asian Network…Natural & Unnatural Materials”
Department of Chemistry, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
September 2019
Young Woman Scientist Award in Chemical Science-2021
“Pharma Medical Sciences Development Society (PMSDS)”, Rampur, Uttar Pradesh
January 2021
Second prize for oral presentation at International Conference on “Recent Trends in Pharmaceutical..
“Pharma Medical Sciences Development Society (PMSDS)”, Majhra Ghat, Rampur, Uttar Pradesh
January 2021
“Best oral presentation” at Online International Conference on “Cutting Edge Research in Chemistry….
Chitkara University, Chandigarh
February 2021
Award for “Top Cited Article 2019-2020” by Biomedical Chromatography
Clarivate Analytics
April 2021
Winner for “Oral Presentation” at International E-Conference on “Advance in Chemical Sciences….."
Department of Chemistry, Shri U P Arts, Smt. M G Panchal Science & Shri V L Shah Commerce College, Pilvai (N. G.) affiliated to HNGU, Patan
October 2021
Highly Ranked Scholar
ScholarGPS, Los Angeles, CA, USA
May 2024
Awarded Certificate of Merit for successfully completing the Hindi Language (Regular) Pragya Exam
Hindi Teaching Scheme, Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India, New Delhi
November 2023
Awarded Certificate of Merit for successfully completing the Hindi Language (Regular) Parangat Exam
Hindi Teaching Scheme, Department of Official Language, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India, New Delhi
June 2024
Awarded Certificate of Recognition & Appreciation for Peer Reviewing, ACS Publications, 2024
American Chemical Society (ACS), Washington, DC 20036, USA
March 2025
2nd Prize – Climate Change Award 2025-26 for the Patent
Climate Change Department, Government of Gujarat
September 2025