• Ph.D. (2008-12) :- Dept. of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi
• M.Sc. (2004-06) :- Dept. of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi
• B.Sc. (2001-04) :- Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi, Delhi

• Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences (University of Delhi) Assistant Professor (Ad-hoc) July 20, 2015 – Till date
• Acharya Narendra Dev College (University of Delhi) Assistant Professor (Ad-hoc) 21.07.2014 to 18.07.2015
• Shyam Lal College (Eve.) University of Delhi Assistant Professor (Ad-hoc) 30.07.2013 to 20.07.2014
• Acharya Narendra Dev College (University of Delhi) Assistant Professor (Ad-hoc) 27.07.2012 to 22.11.2012

• Co-PI in Major Research Project on the topic titled “Development of eco-friendly and sustainable natural dyes from plant extract” funded by Indian Knowledge Systems, Division of MOE @ AICTE
• Best Poster Presentation in the National Conference on Relationship between Chemical Sciences and Society (RCSS-2020) organized by Department of Chemistry, Shivaji College
• First prize in the poster presentation in National Conference on Frontier Areas in Chemistry (NCFAC-2011) organized by Department of Chemistry, Pondicherry University, Puducherry.
• Life member of Green Chemistry Network Center (GCNC) Advancing Green Chemistry; Membership No. 0304/16/230.
• Member of Indian Association of Solid State Chemists and Allied Scientists (ISCAS).
• Life member of Indian Society of Analytical Scientists, Delhi Chapter.
• Member of Indian Science Congress.

1. Barak A., Kumari M., Vanita, Mishra D., Giri, N. G., Shukla, S. K., “Thermo-catalytic conversion of waste polyethene bags into value added products” Indian Journal of Chemical Technology (IJCT); Jan. 2019, 26, 95-99
2. Barak A., Goel Y., Kumar R., Shukla S. K., “Removal of methyl orange over TiO2/polyacrylamide hydrogel”, Materials Today: Proceedings 12 (2019) 529–535
3. Barak A., Gangwar V. D., Shukla S. K., “Development and Characterization of Polyvinyl Chloride-Graphite Membrane” Indian Journal of Chemical Technology (IJCT); 2018, 25(2), 196-200.
4. Barak A., Das P. J., Vashisht H., Kumar S., “Synthesis, Characterization of Telechelic Bromine Terminated Poly(ethylene oxide) and its inhibition effect on mild steel corrosion in sulfuric acid” Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences, 2014, 5 (1), 931.
5. Barak A., Das P. J., Vashisht H., Kumar S., “Synthesis, Characterization of watersoluble PS-b-PEO-b-PS Tri-block copolymers and its corrosion inhibition Behaviour on mild steel in acidic solution” International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 2014, 4 (1), 1.
6. Barak A., Das P. J., Vashisht H., Yadav O. S., Sharma V., Kumar S., “The Inhibition of corrosion of mild steel in 0.5 M sulfuric acid solution in the presence of telechelic bromine terminated poly (ethylene oxide)”, Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences; 2014, 5(3), 493.
7. Das P. J., Barak A., Kawakami Y., Kannan T., “Synthesis and characterization of ABA-type amphiphilic triblock Copolymers Through anionic polymerization using end functionalized poly (ethylene oxide) Oligomers”, Journal of Polymer Science: Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 2011, Vol. 49, 1376–1386.