Dr Sonal Nirwal is an applied mathematician specialising in wave propagation in complex and smart composite materials, with expertise in computational mechanics, electro-elasto-dynamics, and mathematical modelling. Her research explores wave behaviour in piezoelectric and multiferroic structures, integrating advanced concepts like functional grading and flexoelectricity.
She earned her PhD in Applied Mathematics from the Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan. Currently, she serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore.
Education:
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Certification in Data Science and AI, IIT Roorkee, UP, 2024
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Ph.D Department of Mathematics, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, Jharkhand, 2022
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MSc Department of Mathematics, CCS University, Meerut, 2013
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BSc CCS University, Meerut, 2011
Professional Activities:
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Assistant professor (April 2024 - ongoing) Department of Mathematics, Christ Deemed to be University, Bangalore, India
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Assistant professor (April 2024 - May 2025) Department of Applied Science, KIET Group of Institutions, Ghaziabad, India
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow (October 2022 - February 2024) Department of Civil Engineering, National Yang Ming Chaio Tung University (NYCU), Taiwan
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Lecturer (July 2015-May 2016), Department of Mathematics, Vedanta PG Girls College, Reengus, India
Fellowships/Awards/Achievements :
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Postdoctoral fellowship, Funding: NSTC, Taiwan [2022 - 2024]
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Senior Research Fellow, Funding: Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Danbad, India [2020-2022]
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Junior/Senior Research Fellow, Funding: Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, India [2017-2020]
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Best Paper Presentation Award in an International Conf. on Diff. Eqn and Control Problems: Modelling Analysis and Computation, Organizer: Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi, India [2019]
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All India Rank 14 in Central Universities Common Entrance Test (CUCET), Organizer: Central University of Rajasthan, India [2016 ]
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All India Rank 48 in National Eligibility Test (NET), Organizer: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) New Delhi, India [2015]
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All India Rank 652 in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE), Organizer: Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India [2015]
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Qualified Indian Institute of Technology Joint Admission Test (IIT JAM), Organizer: Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India [ 2014]
Membership in Scientific Organizations:
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Life Member of "The Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA)" Kolkata, West Bengal, India, ID: L40278.
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Life Member of "Indian Mathematical Society (IMS)", Pune, Maharashtra, India, ID: L/2019/74.
Project Undertaken:
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have been appointed as a Post Doctoral Fellow in the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) of Taiwan’s project titled, “Pavement Fatigue and Rutting Life Design of Layered Flexible Pavement via Advanced MultiSmart3D” (Grant No. NSTC 111-2811-E-516 A49-534).
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I was appointed as a DST Project Fellow, initially as a Junior Research Fellow for the first two years and then as a Senior Research Fellow for the third year, to contribute to the DST-SERB sponsored 3-year project titled “Study of Surface Wave Propagation in Elastic Solids Involving Piezoelectric Materials” (Project No. YSS/2015/002057). My tenure was marked by active participation and significant accomplishments, including publishing variousresearch papers in esteemed SCI/SCIE journals.
Service to the Scientific Community:
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Served as a reviewer of Wave Motion, Mechanics Research Communications – Elsevier. Waves in Random and Complex Media, Mechanics of Advanced Material and Structure System – Taylor and Francis, Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications. Journal of Advanced Dielectrics – World Scientific. Mechanics of Solids – Springer.