Dr. Kashmira Harpale

• Ph.D. in Physics, Dept. of Physics, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Year of Completion: November 2018
• M.Sc. in Physics, Fergusson College, Savitribai Phule Pune University, 2009
• B.Sc. Physics, Fergusson College, Savitribai Phule Pune University, 2007

• Assistant Professor, Fergusson College, (July 2019 – March 2020, October 2021 – May 2023, June 2024 – September 2024)
• Assistant Professor, JSPM University, October 1, 2024 to Present.

• Advanced functional materials - 2D materials
• Conducting polymers
• Metal oxides
• Hybrid nanocomposites
• Energy storage and emerging technologies
• Interdisciplinary research

• Kashmira Harpale, Shweta Jagtap, MXene Based Gas Sensors/ Self Powered MXene Based Gas Sensors, Book Name: MXene Based Gas Sensors, CRC Press, 97810035, 20870, 2026.
• S Anirudh, Kashmira Harpale, Praveen Kumar, Shweta Jagtap, Metallo-organic frameworks as biosensors, Book Name: Materials and Components of Biosensors in Healthcare, Academic Press, 339-366, 2025
• Kashmira Harpale, Shweta Jagtap, Chandrashekhar Rout, Flexible electrochemical sensors for biomedical applications, Book name: Advances in Flexible and Printed Electronics: Materials, fabrication, and applications, IOP Publishing, 339-366, 2023.
• Shalaka A Kamble, Kashmira Harpale, A Nandi, S Ghorui, Dhruva Bhattacharjee, SV Bhoraskar, MA More, VL Mathe, Thermal plasma synthesized nano-powders of (LaCe)B6 starting from oxide-based precursors and its field electron emission performance, Advanced Powder Technology, 33(4), 103526, 2022.
• Sanjeewani R Bansode, Kashmira V Harpale, Pallavi Mutadak, Kishor M Sonawane, Manohar G Chaskar, Mahendra A More, Rishi B Sharma, Morphology-dependent field emission investigations from the 2-dimensional Bi2Se3-RGO nanocomposites, Materials Science and Engineering: B, 274, 115450, 2021.
• Kashmira Harpale, Pankaj Kolhe, Prashant Bankar, Ruchita Khare, Sandip Patil, Namita Maiti, MG Chaskar, Mahendra A More, Kishor M Sonawane, Multifunctional characteristics of polypyrrole-zinc oxide (PPy-ZnO) nanocomposite: Field emission investigations and gas sensing application, Synthetic Metals, 269, 116542, 2020.
• Kashmira Harpale, Krishna Jagtap, Ashok Bankar, Sanjay Dhole, Mahendra More, Synthesis, Characterization and Anti-Biofilm Efficacy of Polypyrrole-Zinc Oxide Composites, Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology, 20 (4), 2639, 2020.
• Nilam Qureshi, Kashmira Harpale, Manish Shinde, Katia Vutova, Mahendra More, Taesung Kim, Dinesh Amalnerkar, Hierarchical MoS -Based Onion-Flower-like Nanostructures with and without Seedpods via Hydrothermal Route Exhibiting Low Turn-on Field Emission, Journal of Electronic Materials, 48 (3), 1590, 2019.
• Shraddha Chhatre, Amol Ichake, Kashmira Harpale, Sumati Patil, Aparna Deshpande, Mahendra More, Prakash P Wadgaonkar, Phenazine-containing poly (phenylenevinylene): a new polymer with impressive field emission properties, Journal of Polymer Research, 25 (3), 1, 2018.
• Shalaka A Kamble, Kashmira Harpale, S Ghorui, D Bhattacharjee, SV Bhoraskar, MA More, VL Mathe, Morphology tuning and electron emission properties of a carbonaceous LaB6 system obtained using a thermal plasma route, CrystEngComm, 20 (29), 4103, 2018.
• Kashmira V Harpale, Sanjeewani R Bansode, Mahendra A More, One‐pot synthesis, characterization, and field emission investigations of composites of polypyrrole with graphene oxide, reduced graphene oxide, and graphene nanoribbons, Journal of  Applied Polymer Science, 134 (32), 45170, 2017.
• Sanjeewani R Bansode, Kashmira Harpale, Ruchita T Khare, Pravin S Walke, Mahendra A More, Morphological, structural and field emission characterization of hydrothermally synthesized MoS2-RGO nanocomposites, Materials Research Express, 3 (11), 115023, 2016.
• Kashmira Harpale, Sanjeewani Bansode, Mahendra More, DJ Late, Field emission investigation of composites of Polypyrrole with graphene oxide, reduced graphene oxide and graphene nanoribbons, 29th International Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference (IVNC), IEEE, 2016.
• Sanjeewani R Bansode, Ruchita T Khare, Kashmira Harpale, Mahendra A More, Facile,  single step synthesis of CdS—RGO heterostructure and its photo enhanced field emission investigations, Materials Research Express, 3 (3), 035602, 2016.
• Sandip S Patil, Kashmira V Harpale, Akansha D Shinde, Ruchita T Khare, Pankaj M Koinkar, Mahendra A More, Facile synthesis of cadmium sulphide-polyaniline (CdS- PANI) nanocomposite and its field emission investigations, Journal of Polymer Research, 22 (6), 1, 2015.
• Kashmira Harpale, Mahendra A More, Pankaj M Koinkar, Sandip S Patil, Kishor M Sonawane, Polypyrrole nanostructures and their field emission investigations, Modern Physics Letters B, 29 (06n07), 1540035, 2015.
• Sandip S Patil, Kashmira V Harpale, Shankar P Koiry, Kashinath R Patil, Dinesh K Aswal, Mahendra A More, Multifunctional polyaniline–tin oxide (PANI–SnO2) nanocomposite: synthesis, electrochemical, and field emission investigations, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 132 (5), 2015.
• Sanjeewani R Bansode, Ruchita T Khare, Kashmira Harpale, Pankaj Kolhe, Mahendra A More, Solid State Physics, AIP Conf. Proc. 1665, 050181-1–050181-3; 2015, doi: 10.1063/1.4917822.
• Sandip S Patil, Kashmira Harpale, Mahendra A More, Aditi Kulkarni, Kishor Sonawane, Morphology dependent field emission characteristics of polypyrrole thin film emitters, 27th International Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference (IVNC), 2014, DOI: 10.1109/IVNC.2014.6894831

• Best Oral Presentation (2nd) award at the international conference on Ion Beams in Materials Engineering and Characterizations (IBMEC 2018) held between 8-12 October, 2018 organized by Inter-University Accelerator Centre (IUAC), New Delhi.
• Late Dr. M. R. Bhide prize at the Raman Memorial conference 2016 for “Potential for Industrialization” by R. Chandrashekhar memorial foundation (RCMF) organized department of Physics, S. P. Pune university, Pune between 12 – 13 February, 2016.

Member of Indian association of Physics Teacher (IAPT).

U. G. Theory courses -

Principles and Applications of Optics – (S. Y. B.Sc. Physics - SEM 3) A. Y. 2021-22
Oscillations, Waves and Sound – (S. Y. B.Sc. Physics - SEM 3) A. Y. 2022-23
Elements of Materials Science - (T. Y. B.Sc. Physics - SEM 5)) A. Y. 2022-23, 2024-25
Nuclear Physics – (T. Y. B.Sc. Physics - SEM 6) A. Y. 2021-22, A. Y. 2022-23
Optics and Modern Physics – (F. Y. B. Tech. – SEM 1 and SEM 2) – A. Y. 2024 -25, A. Y. 2025 – 26
Photonics – (S. Y. B. Sc. Chemistry - SEM 3) A. Y. 2025 -26

U. G. Practical courses -
Physics Practical – I (F. Y. BSc. Physics - SEM 1), II (F. Y. BSc. Physics - SEM 2), III (S. Y. B.Sc.
Physics SEM 1) and IV (S. Y. B.Sc. Physics - SEM 2), A. Y. 2021-22, A. Y. 2022-23, A. Y. 2024- 25.
Physics Practical – IV, V, VI (Project) – (T. Y. B.Sc. Physics SEM 1 and SEM 2) – A. Y. 2019 – 2020, 2021-2022, 2022-2023
Optics and Modern Physics Lab – (F. Y. B. Tech. – SEM 1 and SEM 2) – A. Y. 2024 -25, A. Y. A. Y. 2025 - 26

P. G. Theory courses –
Atmospheric Science - (S. Y. M.Sc. Physics - SEM 3) A. Y. 2021 -2022, 2022-2023
Experimental Techniques in Physics - (S. Y. M.Sc. Physics - SEM 3) A. Y. 2024 -2025

P. G. Practical courses -
Physics Practical Laboratory – II (Electronics Lab – SEM 2) – F. Y. M. Sc. Physics A. Y. 2019 – 2020.
Physics Practical Laboratory – I (General Lab – SEM 2) - F. Y. M. Sc. Physics A. Y. 2020 – 2021, 2022 – 2023, 2024 – 2025
Physics Practical Laboratory –III (Materials Science – SEM 3) – S. Y. M.Sc. Physics 2021 -2022

Office Address: KV 304, JSPM University Pune
Email: kvh.sbas@jspmuni.ac.in
Phone: 8379804200

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