DEEKSHA SHUKLA

I am an environmental scientist with 5+ years of experience contributing to national and international projects across south Asia and Europe. I have proven ability to deliver high-impact contributions in laboratory operations, air quality monitoring, and emissions research within multidisciplinary R&D environments. Skilled in method-optimization, speciation sampling, and advanced separation techniques including various chromatography and mass spectrometry techniques, emission testing and environmental monitoring, I bring strong cross-functional collaboration, effective communication, and project management capabilities, with a demonstrated ability to coordinate research initiatives across diverse teams.

Technical & Analytical: Emission Sampling | GC-MS | TD-GCMS | HPLC-DAD | IC
Instrument Calibration & Maintenance | Method Development | Emission Testing
Instrument Software: OpenLab ChemStation | Chromeleon | Shimadzu LabSolutions | Agilent OpenLab CDS | Agilent MassHunter
Software & Tools: Python (data analysis, visualization) | MATLAB | Adobe Illustrator | MS Office Suite
Project & Lab Management: Field Campaign Planning | Sample Logistics | Campaign Coordination | SOP Writing| Documentation & Reporting | Cross-functional Team Leadership
Communication: Technical Reporting | Cross-functional Team Collaboration | Conference Presentations| Scientific publications

    2021- Present

• PhD, Comprehensive Molecular Analytics (CMA), Helmholtz Munich / H2020 EU-funded ULtrafine particles from Transportation - Health Assessment of Sources (ULTRHAS) project,
• Contributed to 7 X international emissions research campaigns (Germany, Finland) involving jet engines, ship engines, and modern car emissions and biomass emissions., Managed instrumentation setup, testing, and data collection and focused on offline chemical characterization in lab environments.,
• Ensured accurate and reproducible experimental data., Authored 6 X peer-reviewed publications., Presented at 3 X International and 3 X National Conferences.

2019-2021

• DST-INSPIRE Research Fellow, Aerosol Characterization and receptor modeling (ACE) group, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal (IISERB)
• Actively involved in the residential cooking/lighting and brick kiln survey-based campaigns required for the development of the carbonaceous aerosol emission inventory in India
• Analyzed fine particulate matter for inorganic ions, supported in IC data for Source apportionment and atmospheric transformation

2016-2018

• Master of Science- Environmental Sciences, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (A Central University)
• Gold medalist, Grade: A 8.16 FGPA, Indoor Air Quality Monitoring of Urban and Rural Households of a North Indian City During Cooking Hours,
• Conducted comparative air quality assessments in urban vs rural households using sensor-based samplers.,
• Made a documentary on this work/ featured in News channel.

• Gold Medalist (Batch 2016-2018), Department of Environmental Sciences (DES), Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (A Central University)
• DST-INSPIRE Fellowship AORC (Assured Opportunity for Research Careers) by Department of Science & Technology (DST), Govt. of India
• Scholarship awarded for Horizon Europe MAGICA Summer School' on Climate Entrepreneurship (Horizon Europe Coordination and Supporting Action financed under the call HORIZON-CL5-2021-D1-01, coordinated by CMCC Foundation)