Dr. Kavya Bhakuni is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry at St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi. She holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Delhi, following a B.Sc. (Hons.) in Chemistry from the University of Delhi and an M.Sc. in Chemistry from IIT Delhi. She specializes in physical chemistry with research focused on biophysical chemistry, protein stability, macromolecular crowding, ionic liquids, and sustainable solvent systems. She teaches undergraduate courses in B.sc. Prog. and  B.Sc. Chemistry (Hons). Dr. Bhakuni has published 14 research papers in reputed peer-reviewed journals. During her doctoral research, she presented her work at the 47th IUPAC World Chemistry Congress in Paris in 2019, where she presented an oral paper on molecularly crowded ionic-liquid media for sustainable protein packaging. Alongside her research and teaching, Dr. Bhakuni is actively involved in academic and student-development activities.