Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
Polymer Science, Materials Chemistry, and Catalysis
Polymer Chemistry, Sustainable and Circular Chemistry, Precious Metal Recovery, Polymer Supported Catalyst, and Waste to Value Materials
Mail: rini.sharma@sru.edu.in
PhD
Integrated Master's and Doctor's Degree
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Chemistry Honours
Post Doctoral Researcher at University of Ulsan, South Korea, from 2023-09-01 to 2026-08-31.
Ph.D
PG
Ujjal Haldar, Rini Sharma, Bhuban Ruidas, Hyung-il Lee*, Toward rapid and selective detection of hypochlorous acid in pure aqueous media and its application to cell imaging: BODIPY-derived water-soluble macromolecular chemosensor with high sensitivity, Dyes and Pigments10.1016/j.dyepig.2019.107858, 2020
Ujjal Haldar, Rini Sharma, Eun-Jae Kim, Hyung-il Lee*, Azobenzene–hemicyanine conjugated polymeric chemosensor for the rapid and selective detection of cyanide in pure aqueous media, Journal of Polymer Science, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1002/pola.29463
Ujjal Haldar1, Sutapa Som Chaudhury1, Rini Sharma, Bhuban Ruidas, Shanti Gopal Patra, Chitrangada Das Mukhopadhyay, Hyung-il Lee*, A fluorimetric water-soluble polymeric pH chemosensor for extremely acidic conditions: Live-cell and bacterial imaging application, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2020, 10.1016/j.snb.2020.128379
Rini Sharma, Ujjal Haldar, Md Hasan Turabee, Hyung-il Lee*, Recyclable macromolecular thermogels for Hg (II) detection and separation via sol-gel transition in complex aqueous environments, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021, 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124625
Rini Sharma, Ujjal Haldar, Hyung-il Lee*, Two-in-one dual-channel boronic ester block copolymer for the colorimetric detection of cysteine and glucose at neutral pH, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c03020
Rini Sharma, Seo-Hyun Jung, Hyung-il Lee*, Thin polymeric films for real-time colorimetric detection of hydrazine vapor with parts-per-million sensitivity, ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.1c01292
Rini Sharma, Hyung-il Lee*, Recent advances in polymeric chemosensors for the detection and removal of mercury ions in complex aqueous media, Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1080/10601325.2022.2054348
Rini Sharma, Hyung-il Lee*, A water-soluble azobenzene-dicyano pendant polymeric chemosensor for the colorimetric detection of cyanide in 100% aqueous media and food samples, New Journal of Chemistry, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1039/d2nj02544b
Rini Sharma, Nabilah Firyal Suhendra, Seo-Hyun Jung, Hyung-il Lee*, Gold recovery at ultra-high purity from electronic waste using selective polymeric film, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023, 10.1016/j.cej.2022.138506
Rini Sharma, Nabilah Firyal Suhendra, Hyung-il Lee*, Hydrogen sulfide detection induced burst release of model drug from polymeric micelles, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2023, 10.1016/j.snb.2023.133570
Rini Sharma, Santosh N Chavan, Hyung-il Lee*, Fluorescent imidazolium hydrogels for tracing and recovering platinum with highest purity from spent auto catalyst, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2023, 10.1016/j.snb.2023.134625
Rini Sharma, Natrajan Vijay, Beom Jin Kim, Hyung-il Lee*, Thermoresponsive maleimide-containing polymers with tunable emission for temperature-dependent intracellular imaging, European Polymer Journal, 2023, 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2023.112545
So-young Park1, Rini Sharma1, Hyung-il Lee*, Thin colorimetric film array for rapid and selective detection of v-type nerve agent mimic in potentially contaminated areas, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024, 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.133064
Nabilah Firyal Suhendra1, Rini Sharma1, Hyung-il Lee*, Thermally versatile maleimide-based polymeric thin film for detection and separation of picric acid from polluted areas, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2024, 10.1016/j.snb.2024.136345
Rini Sharma, Yuna Kim, Eunji Lee, Hyung-il Lee*, Ultrapure gold recovery from electronic waste as nanoparticles immobilized in hydrogel matrix, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 10.1016/j.cej.2024.156539
Rini Sharma, Young-Ji Lee, Hyung-il Lee*, Valence Selective Gold Precursor Synthesis From Electronic Waste via Programmable Coordination Chemistry, Small, 2026, https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.73626
Prakash Biswas1, Rini Sharma1, Samiran Mondal, Hyung-il Lee*, Amirul Islam Mallick*, Bimodal application of fluorescently labeled polymeric micelles for detection and infection-responsive therapy of Salmonella infection in a murine model, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2026, 10.1016/j.cej.2026.180730