Arti
Joshi

Dr. Arti Joshi is an Azrieli International Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Chemistry at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev under the supervision of Prof. Ira Weinstock.

Arti’s central research interest is polyoxometalates (POMs) chemistry.

She is currently working on designing and developing POM-complexed nanoparticles and exploring them as potential photocatalysts, namely, materials that can initiate reaction in the presence of light. Many areas of catalysis that use sunlight as a clean source of renewable energy – for example, the solar light-driven conversion of carbon dioxide into fuels – are held back from implementation by challenging problems, such as low efficiency, high cost, and poor catalyst stability. Arti’s goal is to overcome these obstacles by developing POM-complexed nanoparticles as stable and efficient catalysts.

Arti was born and raised in Uttarakhand, India. She obtained a BSc and an MSc in chemistry at Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna (HNB) Garhwal University. She then completed her PhD at the Institute of Nanoscience and Technology in Mohali (Punjab) under the supervision of Dr. Monika Singh. Arti is passionate about promoting research as a career option among underprivileged youth. When not engaged in research, she loves to travel and meet new people, read, and practice yoga.