2005    Ph. D. (Physics) from University of Delhi, Delhi, India

1998    M. Sc. (Physics) from Hindu College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India

1996    B.Sc. (H) Physics from Maitreyi College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India

• Associate Professor , March 2016 – till date , Maitreyi College
• Assistant Professor , March 2008 - March 2016 , Maitreyi College
• Oct. 2006 - March 2008 , Lecturer (Temporary) , Miranda House
• July 2003 - Oct. 2006 & July 2001 - Feb. 2002 , Lecturer (Ad-hoc) , Miranda House

Mechanics (Theory and Lab.)

Thermal Physics (Theory and Lab.)

Electricity and Magnetism (Theory and Lab.)

Elements of Modern Physics (Theory and Lab.)

1. Worked as an evaluator in the National Anveshika Experimental Skill Test (NAEST - 2021) organized by National Anveshika Network of India, a unit of IAPT in collaboration with Vigyan Prasar and Shiksha Sopan during Oct. - Nov., 2021
2. Worked as a member of the Committee of Courses and Studies for Hons., Post-graduate and Research Studies in Physics from July 28, 2017 to July 27, 2019
3. Worked as a member of the sub-committee of the Committee of Courses for Hons., Post-Graduate and Research Studies for the appointment of the examiners/paper-setters for B. Sc. (H)/Programme Examinations held during the academic sessions 2017-19
4. Worked as a member of committee for revision of undergraduate Physics syllabus of CBCS during March 2018
5. Worked as convener of the sub-committee for Question banks and model question papers of Mechanics, constituted by the Committee of Courses on December 13, 2018
6. Worked as a member of the sub-committee to finalize the guidelines/model question papers constituted by the Committee of Courses on December 13, 2018
7. Worked as Programme Officer, NSS from March 4, 2016 to May 3, 2018
8. Worked as Teacher-in-charge, Department of Physics, Maitreyi College during the academic session 2015-16 and 2009-10
9. Appointed and served as Teacher Representative in the Governing Body of Maitreyi College from January 24, 2014 to January 23, 2015
10. Was associated with teaching of ‘Web Designing and Animation for Interactive Media’ course run at the Campus of Open Learning in collaboration with Edinburgh’s Telford College under the UK India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI) project since January 2010 for eight consecutive batches
11. Worked as a convenor/member of various staff council committees

(during the last 5 years)

1. ‘Non-ideal classical plasma: laser pulse effects and dynamic dipole polarizabilities’ by Shalini Lumb Talwar, Sonia Lumb, Kalidas Sen and Vinod Prasad, Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics 56, 225002 (2023), ISSN (Print): 0953-4075, ISSN (Online): 1361-6455, Impact Factor: 1.6
2. ‘Generation of adiabatic pulses’ by Sonia Lumb, Shalini Lumb Talwar, Mustafa Kemal Bahar and Vinod Prasad, Physica E 144, 115431 (2022), ISSN: 1386-9477, Impact Factor: 3.369
3. ‘Hydrogenic impurity in a distorted quantum disk: effects of hydrostatic pressure and temperature on the optical properties’ by Sonia Lumb, Shalini Lumb Talwar and Vinod Prasad, European Physical Journal Plus 137, 672 (2022), ISSN (Electronic): 2190-5444, Impact Factor: 3.911
4.  ‘Optical properties of hydrogenic impurity in a distorted quantum disk’ by Shalini Lumb Talwar, Sonia Lumb and Vinod Prasad, European Physical Journal Plus 137, 175 (2022), ISSN (Electronic): 2190-5444, Impact Factor: 3.911
5. ‘Charge currents and induced magnetic fields in a bounded two-dimensional hydrogen atom’ by Shalini Lumb Talwar, Sonia Lumb and Vinod Prasad, European Physical Journal D 75, 59 (2021), ISSN (Print): 1434-6060, ISSN (Online): 1434-6079, Impact Factor: 1.366
6. ‘Generation of charge currents and magnetic pulses’ by Sonia Lumb, Shalini Lumb Talwar and Vinod Prasad, Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics 53, 205002 (2020), ISSN (Print): 0953-4075, ISSN (Online): 1361-6455, Impact Factor: 1.703
7. ‘Particle confined in modified ring-shaped potential’ by Shalini Lumb Talwar , Sonia Lumb, Kalidas Sen and Vinod Prasad, Physica Scripta 95, 035404 (2020), ISSN (Print): 0031-8949, ISSN (Online): 1402-4896, Impact Factor: 1.985
8. ‘Confinement effects on persistent currents in hydrogenic atoms’ by Vinod Prasad, Sonia Lumb, Shalini Lumb Talwar, G. Lefkidis and W. Hübner, Physica Scripta 94, 125015 (2019), ISSN (Print): 0031-8949, ISSN (Online): 1402-4896, Impact factor: 1.985
9. ‘Persistent currents and induced magnetization in presence of external magnetic field and transition probabilities in presence of combined laser pulse and external magnetic field for a confined hydrogen atom’ by Vinod Prasad, Shalini Lumb Talwar, Sonia Lumb, G. Lefkidis and W. Hübner, Physics Letters A 383, 125775 (2019), ISSN: 0375-9601, Impact Factor: 2.278

AWARDS RECEIVED

Received the National Research Excellence Award 2022 from IMRF Institute of Higher Education & Research, India on May 14, 2022