Personal profile
Education
Ph.D.: Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India, 2020
Research interests
Plasmonics, Surface plasmon resonance, Localized surface plasmon resonance, Fiber optic sensors,Biosensing, Lossy mode resonance, Small-molecules detection, Aptamer, Fluorescence and colorimetric based sensors.
Experience
- Assistant Professor: Manipal Institute of Applied Physics, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), March 2025 to Present
- Post Doctoral Fellow: Technical University of Denmark (DTU), April 2021 to Feb 2025
- Postdoc: IIT Roorkee, India, November 2020 to March 2021
- Earlydoc Fellow: IIT Delhi, India, July 2020 to October 2020
Awards and Recognition:
- Inspire Fellowship: Awarded Research Fellowship by Department of Science and Technology, India during Ph.D. program.
- Inspire Scholarship: Awarded by Department of Science and Technology, India during B.Sc and M.Sc.
- Qualified National Eligibility Test (NET) in JUNE 2014 in Physical Sciences conducted by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India.
- Best Poster award at International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, ICANN-2017, December 18-21, at IIT Guwahati.
- Received Research Excellence Travel (RETA) award for international conference from IIT Delhi, January 2019.
- Received Travel grant for international conference from Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), India. Sept 2018.
- Received JSAP-OSA Joint Symposia 2017 Travel Award.
- Best Poster award at Danish Optical Society, DOPS-2021, November 17, at Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Real-time monitoring of ssDNA binding using a fiber optic LSPR microfluidic platform
Semwal, V., Moltke, A. M., Bang, O. & Janting, J., 08-2025, In: Biosensors and Bioelectronics: X. 24, 100613.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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SPR-based tapered MCF sensor for monitoring of poly (T) - Poly (A) binding
Hernández-Ambato, V., Semwal, V., Woyessa, G., Bang, O., Janting, J., Barrera, D. & Sales, S., 2025, 29th International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors. Santos, J. L., Sainz, M.L.-A. & Sun, T. (eds.). SPIE, 13639AO. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; vol. 13639).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Investigation of Performance Parameters of Spherical Gold Nanoparticles in Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance Biosensing
Semwal, V., Jensen, O. R., Bang, O. & Janting, J., 09-2023, In: Micromachines. 14, 9, 1717.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Real-time Monitoring of DNA Binding by Plasmonic Chip Using an Optical Fiber
Semwal, V., Moltke, A. M., Bang, O. & Janting, J., 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Recent advances in molecular imprinting technique based fiber optic biosensors
Gupta, B. D. & Semwal, V., 10-2023, In: Optical Fiber Technology. 80, 103429.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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