Biography:
Madhusmita Baruah completed her M.Sc. in Chemistry from Dibrugarh University in 2018, subsequently joining Dr. Jiban Saikia's research group at the same university, Dibrugarh, Assam, India. In 2020, she obtained her M.Phil. Degree in chemistry from the same institution. Since 2021, Madhusmita has been working as a Ph.D. scholar under the guidance of Dr. Jiban Saikia at the same University. In 2021, she has cleared both National Eligibility test (NET) and Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) in India. Holding the position of Senior Research Fellow in a DST-PURSE sponsored project, her focus is on the developing of hydrogel-based composites to enhance the fertilizer use efficiency in agricultural applications. With a notable contribution to this field, she has published four research articles in SCI journals.
Title : Novel Ni-ZnO cross-linked carboxy methyl cellulose-based nanocomposite hydrogel beads for agricultural applications