Dr. Parva Chhantyal

Feature Writer

MEng. Chemical Engineering, Ph.D. Nanotechnology

After graduating from The University of Manchester with a Master's degree in Chemical Engineering with Energy and Environment in 2013, Parva moved to Leibniz University Hannover in Germany to pursue her PhD degree in Nanotechnology. During her PhD, she also held a Research Assistant position at Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V.

Her work experience and PhD specialized in understanding the optical properties of Nano-materials. Since completing her PhD in 2017, she is working at Steinbeis R-Tech as a Project Manager. Her work responsibilities include scientific and project management leading of projects in the area of life-cycle assessment of the production processes and risk analysis of nanomaterials in co-operation with different industrial partners.

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Articles from Parva

Purifying Water at Scale with 3D-Printed Graphene Aerogels

Researchers at the University at Buffalo (UB) have developed a novel 3D-printed scalable water-purifying graphene aerogel with the potential to be used in large industrial wastewater treatment plants.

5 May 2021

How Nanotechnology is Leading the Way in Pollution Control

Scientists at Oxford University have developed a new process based on nanotechnology to simplify and reduce the cost of testing water for chemical pollution and toxicity levels.

23 Apr 2021

The Thermal Analysis of Carbon Nanomaterials

Carbon nanomaterials are considered to be next-generation materials to help design electronics with desirable properties for high-temperature applications. Their prominent features can be evaluated through already established analysis techniques, such as thermogravimetry (TGA) and differential scann

11 Mar 2021

Cicada's Antimicrobial Nanotechnology Solution for COVID-Free Surfaces

UK-based Cicada has launched a long-lasting antimicrobial solution to remove COVID-19 on surfaces. The company was established as a subsidiary of an automotive industry specialist Duracare to create safe and COVID-free areas with nanotechnology.

16 Dec 2020

How has Nanotechnology Developed Over Time?

Since Richard Feynman, the physicist and Nobel Prize laureate, also known as the father of modern nanotechnology presented a famous lecture “There’s Plenty of Room at the Bottom” at the California Institute of Technology in 1959, the concept of nanotechnology has been widely popularized.

30 Nov 2020

Nanotech Energy's Non-Flammable Graphene-Based Battery

The world's top supplier of graphene, Nanotech Energy Inc. has launched a high-performing non-flammable battery with a total investment of $27.5 million.

4 Nov 2020

Ultra-Fast Carbon Electrodes for Revolutionary EV Battery Performance

France-based Nawa Technologies (NAWA) has introduced a ground-breaking ultra-fast carbon battery with unique electrode materials, combining the best nano and clean technologies to store more electricity than current batteries and improve performance.

29 Oct 2020

Antiviral Nanostructured Surfaces for the Inactivation of SARS-CoV-2

The Centre for Biomedical Technologies at Queensland University of Technology (CBT-QUT) has successfully demonstrated the inactivity of SARS-CoV-2 within six hours on durable antiviral nanostructured surfaces.

12 Oct 2020

Using Nanofluid to Efficiently Recover Heavy Oil from Reservoirs

The recent lab-test demonstration from the University of Houston of an inexpensive and non-toxic nanofluid, made up of sodium, can efficiently recover 80% of high viscosity oil from reservoirs. This enormous improvement in the recovery percentage gives noble hopes of using nanofluids for the enhance

6 Oct 2020

How Carbon Nanotubes Could Lead the Way in Next-Generation Smart Fabrics

A growing demand for smart fabrics in different fields that not only serves traditional requirements of protection, safety, fashion, and convenience but also can adjust themselves according to the exterior environment has encouraged textile industries to work on next-generation carbon nanotube smart

26 Aug 2020