Urvashi Sandhir, Lecturer of Chemistry at Hamline University, teaches general chemistry and physical chemistry courses. Prior to teaching at Hamline, she taught at Virginia State University (Virginia), Plymouth State University (New Hampshire), University of Minnesota (Twin Cities) and Concordia University (Saint Paul). She earned her doctorate degree in chemistry on the topic of glow discharge electrolysis from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. She mentors students in undergraduate research in plasma chemistry. Her research focuses on the degradation of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), water purification, and the synthesis of bio hydrogels/polymers by atmospheric pressure plasmas. She is a guest researcher in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. During her post-doctoral work there, she focused on detailing the mechanism of virus inactivation, silver nanoparticle synthesis, and polymer synthesis by a cold atmospheric pressure plasma jet. She has industry experience in the research and development sector of corrosion control.
She is the co-director of the Hamline Initiative for Professional and Academic Liaisons (HIPAL). She is also the chair of the Women Chemist Committee of the American Chemical Society, MN local section.