Dr. Shefali Massey

Detailed Profile

Teaching Experience: 15 years

• M.Sc. GUIDED: 05

Research Areas/Areas of interest

• Dyeing of textile products
• Antimicrobial finishing of textiles for enhanced performance
• Sustainable fashion
• Adaptation of tradition craft through textile designing

Awards

• Women Scientist Award-2019 in International Conference on “Innovative Approaches in Applied Sciences and Technologies”, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• Dr. S. Radhakrishnan University Best Teacher Award 2018-19, by GBPUAT, Pantnagar
• Certification of Honor “Shree Swami Sarang Global Peace Foundation” for visionary leadership and unwavering commitment to advancing education, research, and community empowerment by Shree Swami Sarang Global Peace Foundation, Lucknow.
• Honored as “Excellence in peer reviewing” by Journal of Scientific Research and Reports
• Best Paper Award in International Conference on “Emerging trends in Fashion, Footwear and Business Management”.

Projects

• Co- Principal Investigator in ICAR funded Tribal Sub Plan (TSP) of 38.5 lakhs “Drudgery Reduction in Sericulture, waste silk utilization and Product Diversification: An Entrepreneurial Avenue for empowering ST Communities” from 2023- 2024.
• Co- Convenor in ICAR- NIAP training of 4.8 lakhs “Capacity Building Program on Skill Development among SC women of Uttarakhand under SCSP Sub Plan Project” from 2022- 2023.
• Project Scientist, Academic component (Under PI Dr. S.K. Kashyap) of 23 crores in Institutional Development Programme- National Agricultural Higher Education Project (IDP-NAHEP), GBPUAT, Pantnagar from 2019-2023

Patents

• Design Memento from waste silk cocoon. 2025. Inventors Dr. Divya Singh and Dr. Shefali Massey, Patent No. 2025425757-001.
• Design Badge 2026. Inventors Dr. Shefali Massey and Dr. Divya Singh, Patent No. 4257569-001.

Selected Research Publications

1. Desu, S.T., Massey, S., Gahlot, M. et al. 2025. Evaluation of Physico-Comfort Properties of Sustainable Union Fabrics Using Lyocell and Eri Silk. National Academy Science Letters. doi.org/10.1007/s40009-025-01806-z
2. K Bisht, K.; Massey, S. and Gupta, G. 2025. Menstrual Hygiene Nonwoven Products: Comprehending Sustainability and Sanitary Product Usage Patterns. Journal of Scientific Research and Reports. Vol 31 (3): 51-58.
3. Renu; Rani. A.; Gahlot, M. and Massey, S. 2024. Awareness level of youth towards the aspects related to sustainable apparel production and consumption in North India. Ecology, Environment and Conservation. 30 (2024): S159-S162. NAAS 5.05.
4. Massey, S; and Mehtaab, S. 2023. Sustainable development of essential oils coated antimicrobial cellulosic fabric. Bulgarian Chemical Communications. Vol. 55 (A):170-176.
5. Massey, S; Kholiya, R. and Hussain, A. 2022. An Empirical Study Based on Consumer’s Apparel Purchase Behavior during COVID Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology. Vol 4 (8): 250-261. https://doi.org/10.9734/AJAEES/2022/v40i830963
6. Massey, S. and Kholiya, R. and Hussain, A. 2022. Future perspective of Nanotechnology in relation to textile applications using textile waste. Nanotechnology-Assisted Recycling of Textile Waste. Ed(I) John Wiley and Sons publications, ISBN:9781394175017
7. Singh, A.; Jahan, S. and Massey, S. 2019 Recent advances in chemical processing of natural and synthetic textiles. International Journal of Chemical Studies. Vol 7(2): 659-663

Other Information

• Research Papers in National/International Journals- 39
• Review Articles in National/International Journals - 15
• Book Authored- 01
• Editorial Board/Member of Book- 06
• Book Chapters- 12