Dr. Santanu Das
Dr. Santanu Das has been appointed as Associate Professor in the Department of Ceramic Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, since 2024. He has worked as Assistant Professor in the same department between 2016 to 2024. Before joining this position, he worked as Research Scientist at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of North Texas, USA. Dr. Das did his Ph.D. from Florida International University, USA, in Materials Science and Engineering and did his Master degree from the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) (formerly IT(BHU), Varanasi) in Ceramic Engineering, respectively. At IIT(BHU), he was instrumental in developing various teaching and laboratory courses and established a research laboratory on Nanomaterials/Nanotechnology and Thin-Films for electronic and energy devices. He also had many administrative experiences at IIT(BHU), at various levels, including as a Coordinator, Convener, Warden, and several others.
Dr. Das’s research is actively involved in the synthesis, characterizations, and engineering of various functional nanostructures and thin-films, including Two dimensional (2D)-graphene and 2D-transition metal di-chalcogenides (TMDs), nanocomposites, quantum dots, nano-hybrids, nano-scale heterostructures, etc. His research areas include the engineering of various nanostructured materials and nanoarchetypes for various applications, including energy storage, electrochemical sensors, energy-harvesting, electrocatalysis, transistors, photo-sensors, photodetectors, and several other thin-film photonics, electronics, and optoelectronics.
Dr. Das is a recipient of numerous prestigious awards, including a National award on “Best Innovation 2022, 11th National Petrochemicals Awards, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Govt. of India”; “IIT(BHU) Best Teacher Award 2022”; "Outstanding Ph.D. dissertation award" FIU, USA; “IT-gold Medal” IT(BHU); "The American Ceramic society's McCARE Award" ACerS, USA; "MRS poster Award" Materials Research Society, USA; "Early Career Awards" SERB; “MoE-STARs awards”, Ministry of Education; and many more. He got the honor of becoming Fellow, Indian Chemical Society, 2022; MRSC, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK; 2021, "IEEE Senior Member" 2017; for his outstanding research contribution over the last twelve years. Dr. Das published ~ 1 book, ~ 6 book chapters, a total of more than 137 SCI-indexed peer-reviewed high-impact research articles, and holds 14 patents (including two (02) US patents granted, ten (10) Indian patents granted). He has total more than ~4200 citations, h-index of ~35 and i-10 index of ~83. Recently, he has also transferred a few technologies from lab-scale to start-up industrial scale for developing indigenous products in India.
Dr. Das’s scientific contributions have been recognized by several national/international awards, research partners of international consortiums, fellowship/membership of national/international scientific societies/ academies, Editorial board members of several national/international journals, and many more.
2008-2012 2003-2005 1999-2003 |
Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA. M.Tech, Ceramic Engineering Indian Institute of Technology, Varanasi, India. B.Tech, Ceramic Technology University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India. |
Professional Experiences:
July 2024- |
Associate Professor, Department of Ceramic Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, India Current Responsibility: Teaching, Research, and Administration |
March 2016 – July 2024 | Assistant Professor, Department of Ceramic Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, India Responsibility: Teaching, Research, and Administration |
Sept, 2012–April, 2014 |
Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, (University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, USA)
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May 2011 - July 2011 |
Research Assistant Professor, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea |
June 2009 - August 2009 |
Research Assistant Professor, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea |
Jan 2008 to Aug 2012 |
Graduate Research Assistant/Graduate Teaching Assistant, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA |
Aug 2006-Aug 2007 |
Scientist, National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur (CSIR Lab), Govt. of India |
Sept 2005-Aug 2006 |
Senior Research Fellow, Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, Govt. of India |
Research Positions: Ph.D. positions and Postdoc positions are available. Strongly motivated and interested candidates should contact Dr. Santanu Das (santanudas.cer@iitbhu.ac.in, +919918910417) directly regarding a discussion on the work and position.
Professional Highlights
- Developed an advanced-level nanomaterials and thin film research lab (Nanomaterials for Electronic and Energy Device Lab; i.e., NEED Lab) in IIT(BHU) for working with various nanostructured/nanohybrid/nano-heterostructured materials (especially 2D-transition metal di-chalcogenides, 2D-graphene, 2D-Zinc Oxide), Quantum Dots, Quantum materials, development of semiconductor nanostructures using chemical vapor Deposition (CVD), Vapor Phase Epitaxy (VPE), Vapor Phase Transport (VPT) systems, DC/RF magnetron sputtering, Raman microscopy/Raman spectroscopy, Electrochemistry, Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy, Electrodeposition, etc.
- Developed many new research areas based on various plasmonic devices, quantum optoelectronic devices, large-scale 2D materials-based devices, various electrochemical sensors, and many energy devices, including high energy density Supercapacitors and high-efficiency Hydrogen Generation via water splitting.
- Over Fifteen years of experience developing advanced materials/functional materials, nanomaterials/nanostructures, quantum dots and semiconductors using advanced tools in class 100 clean rooms.
- Over three years of Research scientist experience and contributed to setting up advanced materials laboratories and nanotechnology and device laboratory at the University of North Texas (UNT), USA.
- Worked on several advanced research fields of “2D semiconductor/graphene nano-hybrid interface as a novel photodetectors”, “synthesis of 2D transition metal di-chalcogenides using CVD method”, "Electronic and optoelectronic properties of thin-films," “Highly conducting nanocomposite thin-films using sputtering for deeply scaled interconnects,” “Electrocatalytic thin films using PLD for various functional applications,” and “nanocomposites for energy harvesting and storage.”
- Extensive research and teaching expertise encompassing materials science, metallurgy, nanotechnology, semiconductor processing, Quantum Dots, ceramics (oxide/non-oxide materials), electron microscopy, spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, chemical vapor deposition, Micro/Nano-fabrication, electrochemistry, catalysis, electro-catalysis, advanced materials processing and characterizations, solar-cells, thermodynamics, solid state physics.
- Passionate about executing new research ideas, data analysis, and publishing research articles (h-index: 35; i-10 index: 82; Total Citations: >4100). To date, delivered 14 patents (including 02 US patents granted and 05 Indian patents Granted), One Book, Six (6) book chapters, two (2) invited review, more than 137 peer-reviewed journal articles, more than 20 conference proceedings, over >100 presentations at international conferences, and more than 50 invited talks.
More details can be found in the “List of publications” Tab http://www.drsantanudas.com/research.html, http://www.drsantanudas.com/researchgroup.html
Nanomaterials for Electronic and Energy Device (NEED) Lab Activity
Research Areas:
Dr. Das’s research is actively involved in the synthesis, characterizations, and engineering of various functional nanostructures and thin films, including 2D graphene and 2D transition metal di-chalcogenides (TMDs), nanocomposites, quantum dots, nano-hybrids, nano-scale heterostructures, Quantum materials, etc. His research areas include the engineering of various nanostructured materials and nanoarchetypes for various applications, including energy storage, electrochemical sensors, energy-harvesting, electrocatalysis, transistors, photo-sensors, photodetectors, and several other thin-film photonics, electronics, and optoelectronics.
Research Facilities:
Dr. Das's Own Research Facilities:
18. Microwave plasma etching unit
17. Double-Zone Chemical Vapor Deposition unit
16. confocal Microscopy
15. Confocal Micro-Raman Imaging Spectroscopy
14. Chemical Vapor Deposition Unit
13. Vapor phase epitaxy system
12. Vapor Phase Transport system
11. Vacuum Inert furnace
10. Dual-channel Electrochemical Workstation in-built with electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
9. Spin coater/solution process thin-film fabrication unit
8. RF/DC Magnetron sputtering for thin-film fabrication
7. High-power probe-sonicator
6. Electrophoresis Unit
5. Electrical and Electronic Characterization Unit
4. Transistor Characterization Unit
3. UV/light-Chamber for photocatalysis
2. Electrochemical Workstation in-built with electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
1. Vacuum Oven
Institute Common Facilities:
1. SEM/HR-SEM/FE-SEM
2. Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)/HR-TEM
3. Atomic Force Microscopy
4. X-ray Diffractometer
5. Vibrating Sample Magnetometry in-built with SQUID
6. FTIR
7. UV-VISIBLE spectroscopy
8. XPS/UPS
Ongoing Research Projects:
AS PI:
2. Wafer-scale integration and interfacial engineering of 2D van der Walls superlattice for next-generation nano-scale devices, Core Research Grant, SERB, (2023-2026).
1. Demonstration and reproduction with scientific validation of some Ceramic knowledge systems of ancient India from the Indian Knowledge System, Ministry of Education (MoE) at AICTE, New Delhi.
Completed Research Projects:
AS PI:
12. Development of Ceramic Nitride thin films for soft X-ray applications, UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research, (2021-2024).
11. Metal nanostructures assisted plasmonic hot electron induced phase transformation in 2D-transition metal di-chalcogenides for hydrogen evolution reaction, MoE-STARS Project, (2020-2024).
10. Materials for hydrogen generation by solar water splitting, From Norwegian Council of Education and Research, Norway (2020-2024)
9. Seasonal Effect on Solar-Driven Photocatalytic Performance in India Environment, Project sponsorer: Swansea University, UK (2021-2022)
8. Seamless Synthesis of large-area 2D transition metal di-chalcogenide semiconductors and their applications in next-generation high-performance optoelectronic devices, SERB/DST, (2016-2019).
7. “Development of High Alumina (Al2O3) and doped High Alumina materials for Ceramic Cartridge Applications”, YANTRANSH AUTO PVT. LTD., Rajkot, Gujarat, India, (2019-2020)
6. “Amplifying charge-transfer mechanism at the hybrid graphene interfaces for developing ultra-high energy density supercapacitor devices”; Center for Energy Research and Developments /FAST scheme MHRD (January 2017- July 2018)
5. “Fabrication of an all-transparent flexible 2D-graphene based phototransistor device”, Design and Incubation Center, Banaras Hindu University (2017-2019).
4. Development of functionalized graphene electrode for high-energy-density supercapacitor applications, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), (2017-2019)
3. Development of Large Scale Graphene and Its Heterostructures: Fundamental Properties to Electronic Applications, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi
AS Co-PI:
2. Ageing studies and estimation of thermal properties of liner materials, Defense Research Development Organizations (DRDO), (2019-2022).
1. “Development of a high throughput processing for CIGS PV absorber films by spray pyrolysis of pre-synthesized nanoparticle ink, DST-SERB, (2016-19)
Patents:
14. Das, S.; Qamar, U.; AN ALLOY-BASED PLASMONIC-ORDERED NANOCRYSTALS AND A METHOD OF PREPARATION THEREOF, (2024) Application No. 202411020593. 13. Das, S., Singh, V. K., A METHOD OF SYNTHESIZING 2D IN-SITU FUNCTIONALIZED SO3H/SO3-MOS2NANOSHEETS FOR PHOTOCATALYTIC DYE DEGRADATION, (2023) Application No. 202311007217. 12. Das, S., Singh, V. K., Mukherjee, B., IN-SITU -SO3H FUNCTIONALIZED TWO-DIMENSIONAL MoS2NANOSHEETS AND METHOD OF PREPARATION THEREOF (2022) Patent # 504599, PATENT GRANTED ON January 23, 2024. 11. Das, S., Singh, V. K., Mukherjee, B., A METHOD FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SYNERGISTIC NANO HYBRID STRUCTURE ON NANORODS, Govt. of India, patent application # 202111028517 (2021) PUBLISHED ONLINE. 10. Das, S., Jit, S., Kumar, C., Kumar, R., A TWO DIMENSIONAL PHOTOSENSITIVE METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR (MOS) CAPACITOR, Govt. of India, Patent # 521723, PATENT GRANTED ON March 07, 2024. 9. Das, S.; and Mukherjee, S.; Aluminum based metallic glass powder for efficient degradation of AZO dye and other toxic organic chemicals (2020) (US patent # US10363548B2) United States PATENT GRANTED on February 20, 2020. 8. Mukherjee, S.; and Das, S.; Binary Cu-Ag metallic glass thin film for electronic applications (2018) (US patent # US20180044782A1) United States PATENT GRANTED on November 03, 2020. 7. Tiwari, S.; Das, S.; and Maiti, P.; LOW-COST ADHESIVE FOR THE METAL-CERAMIC JOINTS, (2019) Patent # 528134 PATENT GRANTED ON: MARCH 15, 2024. Technology transferred to an Indian start-up company. 6. Das, S.; Magnesium zinc ferrite-polyurethane nanocomposite, (Patent filed on: 2019) (Indian Patent NO: 419113) PATENT GRANTED on January24, 2023. 5. Das, S.; A METHOD FOR PREPARATION OF GRAPHENE-OXIDE NANOCOMPOSITES BASED SPRAYABLE PAINT COATING (2022) (Indian Patent NO: 413062), PATENT GRANTED on December 01, 2022. 4. Das, S.; AN ALKALINE EARTH METAL DOPED ZINC OXIDE NANOSHEETS AND METHOD OF PREPARATION THEREOF, Govt. of India, NOVEMBER 28, 2018 (Indian Patent No: 409820) PATENT GRANTED on October 2022. 3. Das, S.; HIGH SURFACE AREA, HIGH PURITY AND HIGH CONDUCTANCE MONO-LAYERED REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDE, (Indian Patent No: 411461) PATENT GRANTED on December 01, 2022. 2. Das, S.; A GREEN METHOD FOR REDUCING GRAPHENE OXIDE, 2017, Govt. of India (Patent Application No: 201711036056) PATENT GRANTED on March 28, 2023. 1. Das, S.; A coating composition for making a sensor useful for the selective detection of sulphur dioxide and process for the preparation thereof, Patent No: IN277556 [India], PATENT GRANTED on February 12, 2016. |
Total Citations: >4200, h index: 35, i-10 index: 83 Book: 1. S. Jit and S. Das, 2D NANOSCALE HETEROSTRUCTURED MATERIALS, Elsevier Publication, published on 08th May 2020. Book Chapters: Guest Editors: 2. P. Verma, S. Das, S.Pitchaimuthu; Guest Editor for the Special Issue, Measurements in Advanced Materials-based Energy Generation, Storage and Integrated Devices in Measurement: Energy, Elsevier Publication. 1. S. Jit and S. Das, Special issue: Novel Nanostructured Materials for Optoelectronic Applications, Materials, MDPI (Basel, Switzerland) 2022-2023. Selected Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications: 102. Qamar, U.; Mukherjee B.; Devi, A. A. S.; Das, S.; Ordered Au3Cu nanocrystal induced phase transformation in 2D-MoS2 as enhanced SERS substrate for molecular detection ACS Crystal Growth & Design (2024) 24, 14, 5922–5933. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.4c00170 100. Roy, S.; Qamar, U.; Devi, A. A. S.; Das, S.; Recent progresses on Janus electrocatalysts for water electrolysis: a critical review Applied Physics Letters Energy (2024) 2, 011504. doi.org/10.1063/5.0176450 99. Qamar, U.; Roy, S.; Kumar S.; Mukherjee B.; Devi, A. A. S.; Goswami, A.; Maiti, P.; Das, S.; Plasmonic Au3Cu ordered nanocrystals induced phase transformation in 2D-MoS2 for efficient hydrogen evolution, Advanced Functional Materials (2024) 2311943. doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202311943 98. Gautam, A.; Das, S.; Ahmad, Md. I; Band Gap Engineering Through Calcium Addition in (Mg, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn)O High Entropy Oxide for Efficient Photocatalysis, Surfaces and Interfaces (2024) 46 104054. DOI:10.1016/j.surfin.2024.104054 97. Qamar, U.; Hazra, S.; Kant, C.; Ghosh, U. U.; Pal, B. N.; Das, S.; Two- dimensional silver nanonetwork on Ag4Ti5O12 film as highly efficient SERS substrate Microchemical Journal (2024) 196, 109686. DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2023.109686. 96. Pradeepkumar, M. S.; Kumar, A.; Das, S.; Basu, J.; Ahmad, M. I.; Wurtzite nanoparticle ink spray processing for chalcopyrite CuIn(S,Se)2 photovoltaic absorber layer, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing (2024) 169 107940. DOI: 10.1016/j.mssp.2023.107940 95. Wasnik, K.; Gupta, P. S.; Mukherjee, S.; Oviya, A.; Prakash, R.; Pareek, D.; Patra, S.; Maity, S.; Rai, V.; Singh, M.; Singh, G.; Yadav, D.; Das, S.; Maiti, P.; Paik, P., Poly(N-acryloylglycine-acrylamide) hydrogel mimics the cellular microenvironment and promotes neurite growth with protection from oxidative stress, ACS Applied Bio Materials (2023), 6(12) 5644–5661 doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.3c00807. 94. Shivaji, K.; Sridharan, K.; Kirubakaran, D D.; Velusamy, J.; Emadian, S S.; Krishnamurthy, S.; Devadoss, A.; Nagarajan, S.; Das, S.; Pitchaimuthu, S.; Biofunctionalized CdS Quantum Dots: A Case Study on Nanomaterial Toxicity in the Photocatalytic Wastewater Treatment Process ACS Omega (2023) 8 (22) 19413–19424 10.1021/acsomega.3c00496. 93. Rana, J. S.; Das, S.; Jit, S.; High Responsive Al/PTB7/Si/Al Vertical Structure Based White Light Photodetector using FTM Method IEEE Photonics Technology Letters (2023) 35 (14) 765 - 768 DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2023.3277030. 92. Tiwari, S.; Dubey, D. K.; Prakash, O.; Das, S.; Maiti, P.; Effect of functionalization on electrospun PVDF nanohybrid for piezoelectric energy harvesting applications, Energy (2023), 275 127492. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2023.127492 91. Prakash, R.; Das, S.; Maiti, P.; Non-Toxic CuInS2 Quantum Dot Sensitized Solar Cell with Functionalized Thermoplast Polyurethane Gel Electrolytes Polymer (2023) 269 125708. doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2023.125708. 90. Das, S.; Sharma, U.; Mukherjee, B.; Sasikala Devi, A. A.; and Velusamy, J.; Polygonal gold nanocrystal induced efficient phase transition in 2D-MoS2 for enhancing photo-electrocatalytic hydrogen generation Nanotechnology (2023) 34 145202. DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/acade6. 89. Behere, R.; Laxmi, R.; Gupta, N.; Sharma, U.; Das, S.; Kuila, B.; Donor-acceptor organic nanostructure based on conjugated polymer for improving visible light driven photocatalytic activity towards degradation of dye in aqueous medium, New Journal of Chemistry (2022) 2022, 46, 21852-21863. DOI: 10.1039/D2NJ04262B. 88. Singh, V. K.; Mukherjee, B.; Aravindh, S. Assa.; Das, S.; Sulfonic acid (SO3H) functionalized two-dimensional MoS2 nanosheets for electrocatalytic hydrogen generation, Applied Surface Science (2022) 155354. DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2022.155354 87. Rana, J. S.; Das, S.; Jit, S.; PTB7 decorated ZnO nanorod based Room Temperature Ammonia Gas Sensor for Blood Urea Nitrogen Test, IEEE Sensors Journal, (2022) DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2022.3213366. 86. Ghosh, D. K.; Nandi, A.; Bose, S.; Das, G.; Kole, A.; Mukhopadhyay, S.; Singh, V.K..; Sharma, U.; Das, S.; Mukherjee, N.; Pseudostoichiometric and Oxygen Deficient MoOx for Efficient Sensing of H2S and CO at Relatively Low Operating Temperature and Analyte Concentrations Surfaces and Interfaces (2022), 102261. DOI: 10.1016/j.surfin.2022.102261 85. Sharma, U.; Rana, J. S.; Kumar, C.; Pradipkumar, M. S.; Ahamad, I.; Jit, S.; Das, S.; Visible Light Detection Property of Seamless Two-Dimensional MoS2–based Metal-Semiconductor-Metal Photodiodes Fabricated on Silicon Substrates, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing (2022) 151 106987. DOI: 10.1016/j.mssp.2022.106987 84. Maity, P. ; Singh, S. V.; Das, S.; Ghosh, A. K.; Pal, B.; Highly sensitive broadband photodetector based on PbI2 passivated CdS:Mn Quantum Dots with spectrally flat response Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2022) DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c02890. 83. Saroj, A.; Sharma, U.; Das, S.; Ramanathan, V.; Bismuth based novel substrate for surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, (2022) 280, 121576, DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2022.121576. 82. Singh, V. K.; Jain, P.; Panda, S.; Kuila, B. K.; Pitchaimuthu, S.; and Das, S.; Sulfonic acid/Sulfur trioxide (SO3H/SO3) functionalized two-dimensional MoS2 nanosheets for high-performance photocatalysis of organic pollutants, New Journal of Chemistry (2022) 46, 13636– 13642. DOI: 10.1039/D2NJ02222B
80. Sharma, U.; Karazhanov, S.; Alonso-Vante, N.; Das, S.; Metallic-phase of MoS2 as potential electro-catalyst for hydrogen production via water splitting: A brief review; Current Opinion in Electrochemistry (2022) 35, 101067. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.coelec.2022.101067 79. Ling, J.; Karuppiah, C.; Das, S.; Singh, V.K.; Misnon, I. I.; Rahim, M. H. A.; Peng, S.; Yang, C.; and Jose, R.; Electrospun Quasi-Anisotropic Nickel-Cobalt-Manganese Oxide Nano-octahedron as Anode for Lithium-ion Battery, New Journal of Chemistry (2022) 46, 9799 - 9810 DOI: 10.1039/D2NJ01462A. 78. Sharma, U.; Karazhanov, S.; Jose, R.; Das, S.; Plasmonic hot-electron assisted phase-transformation in 2D-MoS2 for hydrogen evolution reaction: current status and future perspectives, Journal of Materials Chemistry A (2022) 10, 8626-8655. DOI: 10.1039/D1TA10918A. 77. Ghosh, S. K.; Das, S.; Bhattacharyya, S.; Terahertz Wave Conversion From Linear to Circular Polarization by Graphene Metasurface Featuring Ultrawideband Tunability, IEEE JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY (2022) DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2022.3156640. 76. Ling, J.; Karuppiah, C.; Das, S.; Misnon, I. I.; Rahim, M. H.; Yang, C.; Jose, R.; Electrospun Ternary Composite Metal Oxide Fibers as an Anode for Lithium-ion Batteries, Frontiers in Materials, section Ceramics and Glass, (2022) 9, 815204, DOI: 10.3389/fmats.2022.815204. 75. Ghosh, S. K.; Das, S.; Bhattacharyya, S.; Graphene-Based Metasurface for Tunable Absorption and Transmission Characteristics in the Near Mid-Infrared Region, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation (2022) 70(6) 4600-4612 DOI:10.1109/TAP.2022.3140904. 74. Ghosh, S. K.; Das, S.; Bhattacharyya, S.; Graphene-based dual functional metadevice in terahertz gap Applied Optics (2021) 60(34) 340001-01. DOI: 10.1364/AO.444873 73. Akhter, S.; Mohd Zain, N. K.; Shalauddin, M.; Singh, V. K.; Misnon, I. I.; Sharma, R. K.; Das, S.; Basirun, W. J.; Johan, M. R.; Jose, R., Tri-metallic Co-Ni-Cu based metal-organic framework nanostructures for the detection of an anticancer drug nilutamide Sensors and Actuators A: Physical (2021), 325, 112711. 72. Singh, V.K.; Gupta, U.; Mukherjee, B.; Chattopadhyay, S.; Das, S.; MoS2 Nanosheets on MoNi4/MoO2 Nanorods for Hydrogen Evolution ACS App Nanomaterials (2021) 4, 1, 886–896 DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.0c03296. 71. Zain, N. K. M.; Misnon, I. I.; Karuppiah, C.; Das, S.; Ozoemena, K. I.; Yang, C-C.; Jose, R.; High Capacity and Rate Capability Binder-less Ternary Transition Metal-Organic Framework as Anode Material for Lithium-ion Battery, Electroanalysis, (2020) 32, 3180. 70. Ghosh, S. K.; Das, S.; Bhattacharyya, S.; Transmittive-type Triple-band Linear to Circular Polarization Conversion in THz Region using Graphene-Based Metasurface Optics Communications (2020) 480, 126480. 69. Bhattacharyya, R.; Singh, V. K.; Bhattacharyya, S.; Maiti, P.; Das, S.; Defect reconstructions in graphene for excellent broadband absorption properties with enhanced bandwidth Applied Surface Science, (2020) 537, 147840, 10.1016/j.apsusc.2020.147840. 68. Ray, S.; Bhattacharya, T. K.; Singh, V. K.; Deb, D.; Ghosh, S.; and Das, S.; Non-isothermal decomposition kinetics of nano-scale CaCO3 as a function of particle size variation Ceramic International (2020) doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2020.08.198. 67. Ghosh, S. K.; Das, S.; and Bhattacharyya, S.; Graphene Based Metasurface with Near Unity Broadband Absorption in the Terahertz Gap, Int. J. of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering (2020) 30 (12) e22436 https://doi.org/10.1002/mmce.22436. 66. Daripa, S.; Singh, V. K.; Prakash, O.; Maiti, P.; Kuila, B.K.; Das, S.; Sulfonated graphene-modified electrodes for enhanced capacitive performance and improved electro-oxidation of hydrogen peroxide, Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects 24 (2020) 100531. 65. Samantaray, M. R.; Mondal, A.; Murugadoss, G.; Pitchaimuthu, S.; Das, S.; Bahru, R.; Mohamed, M. A.; Synergetic Effects of Hybrid Carbon Nanostructured Counter Electrodes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: A Review, Materials (2020) 13, 2779; doi:10.3390/ma13122779. 64. Daripa, S.; Khawas, K.; Sharma, A.; Kumar, A.; Pal, B. N.; Das, S.; Jit, S.; Kuila, B. K.; Simple and direct synthetic route to a rod-coil conjugated block copolymer either from rod or coil block using a single bi-functional initiator, solvent dependent self-assembly and field effect mobility study, ACS Applied Polymer Materials (2020) 2, 1283-1293. 63. Bhattacharyya, R.; Prakash, O.; Roy, S.; Singh, A. P.; Bhattacharyya, T. K.; Maiti, P.; Bhattacharyya, S.; and Das, S.; Graphene oxide-ferrite hybrid framework as enhanced broadband absorption in gigahertz frequencies, (2019) Nature Scientific Reports, (2019) 9, 12111. 62. Das, S.; Kumar, C.; Kumar, R.; Srivastava, A.; Jit, S., Two-Dimensional MoS2 Based Photosensitive Al/MoS2/SiO2/Si/Ag MOS Capacitor. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters (2020) 1-1, DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2019.2957260. 61. Bose, A.; Ray, S.; Singh, V.K.; Banerjee, A.; Nayak, C.; Singha, A.; Bhattacharyya, A.; Chattopadhyay, D.; Das, S.; and Dasgupta; A. K.; Differential Graphene functions on two Photosynthetic Microbes; Advances in Natural Sciences: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (2020) 11(1) 015004 (10pp). 60. Daripa, S.; Zaeem, S. M.; Kuila, b. K.; and Das, S.; Mn3O4 nanocluster-graphene hybrid for energy storage and electrochemical sensing application, Ionics (2020) 26, 2623–2631. doi.org/10.1007/s11581-019-03349-y. 59. Rawat, S. S.; Harsha, A. P.; Das, S.; Agarwal, P. D.; Effect of CuO and ZnO nano-additive on the tribological performance of paraffin oil-based lithium grease, Tribology Transactions (2019) Article in press doi.org/10.1080/10402004.2019.1664684. 58. Khawas, K.; Daripa, S.; Kumari, P.; Das, S.; Dey, R.K.; Kuila, B. K.; Highly Water Soluble Rod-Coil Conjugated Block Copolymer for Efficient Humidity Sensor, Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, (2019), 220, 1900013. https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.201900013. 57. Banerjee, A,; Chattyopadhyay, S.; Kundu, A.; Sharma, R. K.; Maiti, P.; Das, S.; Vertically aligned zinc oxide nanosheet for high-performance photocatalysis of water pollutants Ceramic International (2019) 45 (14) 16821-16828. 56. Daripa, S.; Khawas, K.; Das, S.; Kuila, B. K.; Aligned proton conducting graphene sheets via block copolymer supramolecular assembly and their application for highly transparent moisture sensitive conductive coating, ChemistrySelect (2019) 4 (25) 7523-7531. 55. Ghosh, S. K.; Yadav, V. S.; Das, S.; Bhattacharyya, S.; Tunable Graphene Based Metasurface for Polarization-Independent Broadband Absorption in Lower Mid Infrared (MIR) Range IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility, (2019) DOI: 10.1109/TEMC.2019.2900757. 54. Mohd Zain, N. K.; Vijayan, B. L.; Misnon, I. I.; Das, S.; Karuppiah, C.; Yang, C.-C.; Yusoff, M. M.; Jose, R., Direct Growth of Triple Cation Metal–Organic Framework on a Metal Substrate for Electrochemical Energy Storage. ACS Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (2019) 58, 2, 665-674. DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.8b03898. 53. Bhattacharyya, R.; Roy, S.; Prakash, O.; Singh, A. P.; Bhattacharyya, T. K.; Maiti, P.; Bhattacharyya, S.; Das, S.; Mg0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4-polyurethane thin nanocomposite coating as broadband microwave absorber, Springer Nature Applied Sciences, (2019) 1, 38. doi.org/10.1007/s42452-018-0041-8. 52. Kuila, B. K.; Zaeem, S. M.; Daripa, S.; Kaushik, K.; Gupta, S. K.; and Das, S.; Mesoporous Mn3O4 coated reduced graphene oxide for high-performance supercapacitor applications. Materials Research Express (2019) 6 (1), 015037. 51. Bhattacharyya, S.; Yadav, V. S. ; Ghosh, S. K.; and Das, S.; Wideband Tunable Mid-infrared Cross-polarization Converter Using Monolayered Graphene-Based Metasurface over A Wide Angle of Incidence, IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation, (2018) DOI: 10.1049/iet-map.2018.5373. 50. Yadav, V. S.; Ghosh, S. K.; Bhattacharyya, S.; and Das, S.; Graphene-based metasurface for a tunable broadband terahertz cross-polarization converter over a wide angle of incidence Applied Optics, (2018) 57 8720-8726. 49. Kumar, S.; Maurya, I.C.; Prakash, O.; Srivastava, P.; Das, S.; and Maiti, P.; Functionalized Thermoplast Polyurethane as Hole Conductor for Quantum Dot Sensitized Solar Cell, ACS Applied Energy Materials, (2018) 1 (9), 4641–4650, DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.8b00783. 48. Nair, R. B.; Arora, H. S.; Mandal, P., Das, S.; Grewal, H.S.; High-Performance Microwave-Derived Multi-Principal Element Alloy Coatings for Tribological Application, Advanced Engineering Materials, (2018) doi.org/10.1002/adem.201800163. 47. Das, S.; Arora, H. S.; Mukherjee, S.; Das, S., Arora, H. S. & Mukherjee, S. Metallic Glass Nano-composite Thin Films for High-performance Functional Applications, Sp. Ed. Nanostructured Surfaces for Improved Functional Properties, Journal of Metals (2017), doi:10.1007/s11837-017-2365-z. 46. Jeong, JY.; Lee, KM.; Shrestha, R.; Horne, K.; Das, S.; Choi, W.; Kim, M.; Choi, TY.; Thermal conductivity measurement of few layer graphene film by a micropipette sensor with laser point heating source, Materials Research Express, 2016, 3, 055004. 45. Das, S.; Choudhary, K.; Chernatynskiy, A.; Yim, H.; Bandyopadhyay, A.; Mukherjee, S.; Spin-exchange interaction between transition metals and metalloids in soft ferromagnetic metallic glasses, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 2016 28 216003 (dx.doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/28/21/216003). 44. Das, S.; Martinez, N.; Das, S.; Mishra, Rajiv S.; Grant, Glenn J.; Jana, S.; and Polikarpov, E.; Magnetic Properties of Friction Stir Processed Composite, Journal of Metals, 2016, DOI: 10.1007/s11837-016-1881-6. 43. Das, S.; Santos, R.; Arora, H.S.; Mridha, S.; Shepherd, N.D.; Mukherjee, S.;Electro-mechanical behavior of pulsed laser deposited platinum-based metallic glass thin films, Physica Status Solidi A, 2015, DOI: 10.1002/pssa.201532639. 42. Das, S.; Garrison, S.; Mukherjee, S., Bi-Functional Mechanism in Degradation of Toxic Water Pollutants by Catalytic Amorphous Metals. Advanced Engineering Materials 2015, DOI: 10.1002/adem.201500239. (Spotlighted as Wiley-VCH featured Article, July 2015) 41. Veligatla, M.; Das, S.; Lee, W.; Hwang, J.; Thumthan, O.; Hao, Y.; and Mukherjee, S.; Tuning the magnetic properties of Cobalt-based metallic glass nano-composites Futuristic Nanomaterials and Composites Special Edition, Journal of Metals, 2015, 10.1007/s11837-015-1584-4. 40. Mridha, S.; Das, S.; Aouadi, S.; Mukherjee, S.; and Mishra, R. S.; Nanomechanical Behavior of CoCrFeMnNi High-Entropy Alloy. Journal of Metals, 2015, 67 (10), 2296-2302. 39. Vabbina, P. K.; Choudhary, N.; Chowdhury, A.-A.; Sinha, R.; Karabiyik, M.; Das, S.; Choi, W.; Pala, N., Highly Sensitive Wide Bandwidth Photodetector Based on Internal Photoemission in CVD Grown P-Type MoS2/Graphene Schottky Junction. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2015, 7 (28) 15206–15213. 38. Das, S.; Bandi, V.; Arora, H. S.; Veligatla, M.; Garrison, S.; D'Souza, F.; Mukherjee, S., Synergistic catalytic effect of iron metallic glass particles in direct blue dye degradation, Journal of Materials Research, Cambridge University Press 2015, 30 (08), 1121-1127. 37. Roy, J.; Das, S.; Maitra, S.; Sol gel‐Processed Mullite Coating—A Review Int. J. Appl. Ceram. Technol. 2014 12: E71-E77. doi:10.1111/ijac.12230. 36. Veligatla, M.; Katakam, S.; Das, S.; Dahotre, N.; Gopalan, R.; Prabhu, D.; ArvindhaBabu, D.; Choi-Yim, H.; Mukherjee, S., Effect of Iron on the Enhancement of Magnetic Properties for Cobalt-Based Soft Magnetic Metallic Glasses. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A 2014, 1-5. 35. Das, S., Sudhagar, P.; Kang, Y. S.; Choi, W., Graphene synthesis and application for solar cells, Journal of Materials Research, Cambridge University Press(2014), 29, 299 - 319. DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2013.297. 34. Das, S.; Kim, M.; Lee, J.-w.; Choi, W., Synthesis, Properties, and Applications of 2-D Materials: A Comprehensive Review, Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences 2014, 39, 231-252. 33. Das, S.; Lahiri, D.; Agarwal, A.; Choi, W., Interfacial bonding characteristics between graphene and dielectric substrates, Nanotechnology 2014, 25, 045707. 32. Devadoss, A.; Sudhagar, P.; Das, S.; Lee, S. Y.; Terashima, C.; Nakata, K.; Fujishima, A.; Choi, W.; Kang, Y. S.; Paik, U., Synergistic Metal–Metal Oxide Nanoparticles Supported Electrocatalytic Graphene for Improved Photo-electrochemical Glucose Oxidation, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2014, 6, 4864-4871. 31. Choi, D.; Kuru, C.; Choi, C.; Noh, K.; Hong, S.-K.; Das, S.; Choi, W.; Jin, S., Nanopatterned Graphene Field Effect Transistor Fabricated Using Block Co-polymer Lithography, Materials Research Letters 2014, 1-9. 30. J. Roy, S. Chandra, S. Das, and S. Maitra, Oxidation behaviour of Silicon carbide-A review, Rev. Adv. Mater. Sci. 38 (2014) 29-39. 29. Vabbina, P. K.; Pala, N.; Das, S.; Choi, W.B.; Controlled Synthesis of ZnO Nanoflakes on Arbitrary Substrates at Ambient Conditions, Particle & Particle Systems Characterization, 2013, 1-5, DOI: 10.1002/ppsc.201300208. 28. Zhang, C.; Chaudhary, U.; Das, S.; Godavarty, A.; and Agarwal, A.; Effect of Porosity on Photocatalytic Activity of Plasma Sprayed TiO2 Coating, The Journal of Thermal Spray Technology 2013, 22, 1193-1200. 27. Das, S.; Lahiri, D.; Lee, D.-Y.; Agarwal, A.; Choi, W., Measurements of the adhesion energy of graphene to metallic substrates, Carbon 2013, 59, 121–129. 26. Das, S.; Sudhagar, P.; Ito, E.; Lee, D.-y.; Nagarajan, S.; Lee, S. Y.; Kang, Y. S.; Choi, W., Effect of HNO3 functionalization on large scale graphene for enhanced tri-iodide reduction in dye-sensitized solar cells, Journal of Materials Chemistry 2012, 22, 20490-20497. 25. Das, S.; Sudhagar, P.; Nagarajan, S.; Ito, E.; Lee, S. Y.; Kang, Y. S.; Choi, W., Synthesis of graphene-CoS electro-catalytic electrodes for dye sensitized solar cells, Carbon 2012, 50, 4815-4821. 24. Lahiri, D.; Das, S.; Choi, W.; Agarwal, A., Unfolding the Damping Behavior of Multilayer Graphene Membrane in the Low-Frequency Regime. ACS Nano 2012, 6, 3992-4000. 23. Das, S.; Sudhagar, P.; Verma, V.; Song, D.; Ito, E.; Lee, S. Y.; Kang, Y. S.; Choi, W., Amplifying Charge-Transfer Characteristics of Graphene for Tri-iodide Reduction in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. Advanced Functional Materials 2011, 21, 3729-3736. 22. Das, S.; Seelaboyina, R.; Verma, V.; Lahiri, I.; Hwang, J. Y.; Banerjee, R.; Choi, W., Synthesis and characterization of self-organized multilayered graphene-carbon nanotube hybrid films, Journal of Materials Chemistry 2011, 21 7289-7295. 21. Lahiri, I.; Das, S.; Kang, C.; Choi, W., Application of carbon nanostructures-Energy to electronics. Journal of Metals 2011, 63, 70-76. 20. Verma, V. P.; Das, S.; Lahiri, I.; Choi, W., Large-area graphene on polymer film for flexible and transparent anode in field emission device, Applied Physics Letters 2010, 96, 203108-1-3. 19. Verma, V. P.; Das, S.; Hwang, S.; Choi, H.; Jeon, M.; Choi, W., Nitric oxide gas sensing at room temperature by functionalized single zinc oxide nanowire, Materials Science and Engineering: B 2010, 171, 45-49. 18. Roy, J.; Bandyopadhyay, N.; Das, S.; Maitra, S., Role of V2O5 on the formation of chemical mullite from aluminosilicate precursor, Ceramics International 2010, 36, 1603–1608. 17. Saha, D.; Das, S.; Sengupta, K., Development of commercial nanoporous trace moisture sensor following sol-gel thin film technique, Sensors and Actuators B-Chemical 2008, 128, 383–387. 16. Maitra, S.; Das, S.; Ray, R.; Mitra, N. K., Role of some transition metal cations on the kinetics of thermal dehydration of synthetic zeolites, Ceramics International 2008, 34, 485–490. 15. Das, S.; Chakraborty, S.; Parkash, O.; Kumar, D.; Bandyopadhyay, S.; SK Samudrala, SK.; Sen, A.; Maiti, HS.; Vanadium doped tin dioxide as a novel sulfur dioxide sensor Talanta 2008, 75, 2 385-389. 14. Seal, A.; Das, S.; Mazumder, R.; Sen, A., Low-frequency dispersion in low-temperature fast-fired PZT. Journal of Physics D-Applied Physics 2007, 40, 7560. 13. Maitra, S.; Pal, A. J.; Bandyopadhyay, N.; Das, S.; Pal, J., Use of genetic algorithm to determine the kinetic model of solid-state reactions. Journal of the American Ceramic Society 2007, 90, 1611–1614. 12. Maitra, S.; Das, S.; Sen, A., The role of TiO2 in the densification of low cement Al2O3-MgO spinel castable, Ceramics International 2007, 33, 239–243. 11. Maitra, S.; Bandyopadhyay, N.; Das, S.; Pal, A. J.; Pramanik, M. J., Non-isothermal decomposition kinetics of alkaline earth metal carbonates, Journal of the American Ceramic Society 2007, 90, 1299–1303. 10. Maitra, S.; Das, S.; Das, A. K.; Basumajumdar, A., Effect of heat treatment on properties of steam cured fly ash-lime compacts. Bulletin of Materials Science 2005, 28, 697-702. 9. Maitra, S.; Ahmad, F.; Das, A. K.; Dutta, Das, S.; B. K.; Effect of curing conditions and ionic additives on properties of fly ash-lime compacts, Bulletin of Materials Science 2010, 33, 185-190. 8. Maitra, S; and Das, S.; Effect of TiO2 on the properties of ultra-low cement Al2O3-MgO spinel castable, Refractory and Industrial Ceramics 2006, 47, 63-67. 7. Roy, J.; Bandyopadhyay, N.; Das, S.; and Maitra, S.; Studies on the Formation of Mullite from Diphasic Al2O3-SiO2 Gel by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, Iran. J. Chem. Chem. Eng. 30, 1, (2011) 65-71. 6. Roy, J., Bandyopadhyay, N., Das, S., Maitra, S., Effect of Synthetic Fe2O3 on the Properties of Mullite Ceramics Derived from Di-phasic Al2O3-SiO2 Gel J Aust. Ceram. Soc. 46 (2010) 15-22. 5. Roy, J.; Bandyopadhyay, N.; Das, S.; and Maitra, S.; Effect of copper ions on mullite formation from alumino-silicate precursor, Ceramic Sillikaty, 2010, 128-132. 4. Roy, J.; Bandyopadhyay, N.; Das, S.; and Maitra, S.; Role of Cr2O3 on the mullitization of diphasic Al2O3-SiO2 gel Cerâmica 56 (2010) 273-278. 3. Roy, J.; Bandyopadhyay, N.; Das, S.; and Maitra, S.; Effect of CoO on the Formation of Mullite Ceramics from Diphasic Al2O3-SiO2 Gel Journal of Engineering Science and Technology Review 3 (2010) 136-141. 2. Maitra, S., Das, S., Sen, A., Bandyopadhyay, N., Das, K., Patra, S., Ghosh, B. Synthesis of mullite-SiC composites and its characterization, J Aust. Ceram. Soc., 42 (2006) 22-26. 1. Maitra, S., Chatterjee, R., Das, S., Rahaman, A.; A new approach for the synthesis of ceria stabilized zirconia-mullite composites and their characterization, J Aust. Ceram. Soc. 42 (2006) 71-75. 18. S. K. Ghosh, S. Das, and S. Bhattacharyya, Graphene-Metal Hybrid Metasurface for Tunable Bandpass Filter in Terahertz Region, 2021 IEEE Indian Conference on Antennas and Propagation (InCAP), 13-16 December 2021 | Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur. |
Invited Talk: 49. Two-dimensional functional nanostructures for electronics and energy applications: New archetypes of nano-scale engineering, International Conference on Functional Materials, Materials Research Center, IIT Kharagpur, 9-11 January 2024. Presentations: 52. U. Sharma and S. Das; Plasmon-derived phase transformation in two dimensional MoS2 for improving electrocatalytic activity, DESIGN FABRICATION AND APPLICATIONS OF SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES, COOL LONGBOAT 2nd- Winter School 2021, 1-3 December 2021.
Research Positions: Ph.D. positions and Postdoc positions are available. Strongly motivated and interested candidates should contact Dr. Das (santanudas.cer@iitbhu.ac.in) directly for a discussion on the work and position. |
Awards & Achievements:
- Winner for 11th National Petrochemicals Awards: BEST INNOVATION 2022; from the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Government of India, September 2022.
- Honored with ‘Best Teacher Awards' 2022, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, 05th September 2022.
- Honored as “Fellow” Indian Chemical Society, April 2022.
- Member, Education and Professional Development Council (EPDC), American Ceramic Society, USA, October 2021.
- Became a member of the “Outstanding Educator Award Committee,” American Ceramic Society, USA.
- MRSC, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK
- Honored with IEEE Senior Member Fellow as top 5% achiever among all IEEE society members, January 2018.
- Honored as one of the top 1 percent of peer reviewers in the field of Physics, Publons, September 2017, UK London.
- Honored as one of the top 1 percent of peer reviewers in the field of Materials Science, Publons, September 2017, UK London.
- Invited as session chair for the session “Materials for Energy Devices” at European Advanced Materials Congress 2017, 22nd -24th August 2017, Stockholm, Sweden.
- Received Prestigious “Early Career Award” from “Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, December 2016.
- Invited as a Keynote speaker in the UK-INDIA Workshop on Integrated Renewables for Autonomous Power Supply at The University of Exeter, Cornwell, Exeter, UK, August 2016.
- Achieved recognition as “Country’s Most Accomplished Professional” and Enlisted my biography in Who's Who in America 2016, 70th Platinum Edition, American achievement of highest merit.
- My Ph.D. Thesis is one of ProQuest’s Most Accessed (Top ten) Dissertations and Theses from 2 million online documents (Overall Rank 9), 2015-2016.
- Wiley-VCH has spotlighted my recent research article on amorphous metal particles for environmental protection in NEWS of July 2015.
- One of my recent research on “Degradation of Toxic Water Pollutants by Catalytic Amorphous Metals” was highlighted in the fall 2015 Advanced Materials Industrial Consortium, University of Wisconsin-Madison newsletters and in the NEWS of "Technological Watch", European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for Research, technological development, and demonstration.
- My recent research work on "Saving the Environment from Toxic Chemicals using Amorphous Metals" was awarded consecutive First prize, Second prize, and Third Prize at the 6th North Texas Inter-University Materials and Engineering Symposium 2015, Federation of North Texas Area Universities-Graduate Student Research Symposium 2015, and Engineering Category-University of North Texas, Graduate Exhibition 2015, respectively.
- Winner of MRS Outstanding Poster Award 2013, MRS, USA, at the fall meeting 2013, Boston, USA.
- Finalist and nominated for the Outstanding poster Award, MRS, USA at the fall meeting 2012, Boston, USA.
- Outstanding Doctoral Research Award 2012, Florida International University.
- Prestigious Dissertation Year Fellowship (DYF), Florida International University for the academic yearof2011-2012.
- Prestigious Dissertation Evidence Acquisition (DEA) Fellowship, Florida International University for the academic year of 2010-2011.
- Honorary Membership offer for Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, USA, 2012.
- Winner of Second Prize in Student poster competition in FIU Graduate Scholarly Forum 2012.
- Winner of Third Prize in Materials Challenges in Alternative and Renewable Energy2012, American Ceramic Society student poster contest.
- Recipient of IIT Gold Medal for standing first in Masters Course at Indian Institute of Technology-(BHU), INDIA.
- Honorary student member of "Golden Key International Honors Society", USA.
- Honorary student member of "Tau Beta Pi” Engineering Honors Society, USA.
- Honorary student member of "Delta Epsilon Iota” USA.
- Winner of Prestigious GATE Fellowship from Government of INDIA 2003-2005.
- Invited as Education Committee Member: ASM International (American Society for Metals), 2013.
- Invited as Committee Member: Judges Panel, Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society 2013, 2014, 2015.
Editorial Board Member:
- Frontiers in Energy Research, Switzerland
- Material Science Research India, India.
- Springer Nature Applied Science, Switzerland.
- Advances in Materials, NY, USA.
- Journal of Materials Science Research, the Canadian Center of Science and Education, Canada.
Reviewer of the following international peer-reviewed journals:
1. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK
2. Advanced Optical Materials, Wiley VCH
3. Journal of Materials Science, springer-nature publications
4. ACS Applied Energy Materials, American Chemical Society, USA.
5. Materials Today Energy, Elsevier Publications
6. Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, Elsevier Publications
7. Nanoscale, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK
8. Journal of Electronic Materials, Springer.
9. Applied Physics Letters, American Institute of Physics Publications, USA.
10. Physica Scripta, Institute of Physics, UK
11. Small, Wiley VCH.
12. IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility, IEEE, USA
13. Journal of Materials Research, Materials Research Society, USA.
14. Applied Surface Science, Elsevier Publications.
15. CARBON, Americal Carbon Society, Elsevier Publications, Elsevier Publications.
16. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Elsevier Publications
17. Materials and Design, Elsevier Publications
18. Materials Chemistry and Physics, Elsevier Publications
19. Royal Society Open Science, Royal Society of Chemistry
20. Materials Letters, Elsevier Publications
21. Materials Science and Engineering B, Elsevier Publications
22. Materials Science & Engineering A, Elsevier Publications
23. Materials Science and Engineering C, Elsevier Publications
24. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Elsevier Publications.
25. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, Elsevier Publications
26. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, Elsevier Publications
27. Solid State Communications, Elsevier Publications
28. Thin Solid Films, Elsevier Publications
29. Nanotechnology, Institute of Physics, UK.
30. Journal of Applied Physics D, Institute of Physics.
31. Surface and Coating Technology, Elsevier Publications.
32. Current Applied Physics, Elsevier Publications.
33. Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Elsevier Publications
34. Applied Physics A, Springer.
35. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, Springer.
36. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Wiley
37. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, Springer.
38. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Springer.
39. Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Letters, American Scientific Publishers.
40. AIP Advances, American Institute of Physics
Research Positions: Ph.D. positions and Postdoc positions are available. Strongly motivated and interested candidates should contact Dr. Das (santanudas.cer@iitbhu.ac.in) directly for a discussion on the work and position.
Course Development:
Developed three brand-new courses in the department of ceramic engineering in the year 2016-2017
1. Advanced Materials for Energy Devices
2. Nanoelectronics
3. Advanced Thin-film technology
Laboratory Development:
Developed and Established the following undergraduate laboratories in the department:
1. Particle Mechanics and Fluid Flow Laboratory
2. Tinkering Laboratory
Class Teaching:
Graduate Courses:
Theoretical Courses:
1. Nanoelectronics
2. Advanced Techniques for Materials Characterizations
3. Advanced Materials for Energy Devices
4. Nanoceramics
5. Electrical and Electronic Ceramics
Laboratory Courses:
1. Ceramic Engineering Laboratory
2. Materials Characterizations Lab
Undergraduate Courses:
Theoretical Courses:
1. Structure and Properties of Ceramic Materials
2. Nanotechnology
2. Techniques for Materials Characterizations
3. Introduction to Ceramics
4. Basic Ceramic Practices
5. Ceramic Instrumental Analysis
6. Ceramic Coating
Laboratory Courses:
1. Nanotechnology
2. Particle Mechanics And Fluid flow Laboratory
3. Basic Ceramic Practices
4. Electroceramics Lab
Memberships/Scholarly Societies
- Life Fellow, Indian Chemical society.
- The Education and Professional Development Council, American Ceramic Society, USA
- Member, International Academy of Electrochemical Energy Science, Canada.
- Member, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK
- Member, American Ceramic Society, USA
- Member, American Chemical Society, USA.
- Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), USA
- Senior Member of IEEE Photonic Society, USA.
- Life Member of Indian Society for ElectroAnalytical Chemistry (ISEAC), India
- Life member of the Materials Research Society of India, India.
- Life member of Indian Carbon Society, India.
- Member, Materials Research Society, USA
- Member, The Electrochemical Society, USA
- Member, Texas Society of Microscopy, USA
- Member, Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, USA
- Life Member of Golden Key International Honors Society, “Tau Beta Pi” Engineering Honors Society, and “Delta Epsilon Iota” honor society
- Life Member of “The Indian Institute of Ceramics”, India
Other Involvements:
- The Education and Professional Development Council (EPDC), American Ceramic Society, USA
- Faculty Advisor, IEEE Photonics Society Student Branch Chapter, IIT(BHU), Varanasi
- Active participant in Education committee activities for ASM International.
- Session Chair at the Fall Meeting of Materials Research Society, USA, 2012 in session W14: Carbon Nanomaterials for Energy Application.
- Served as Judge for “Student Research Showcase” Presentation Competition in Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society of USA, in the year of 2013, 2014, and 2015.
- Served as Judge for “Super Poster Presentation”, College of Engineering, University of North Texas, USA, 2014.
- Active participant in University of North Texas MRS chapter for TAMS, K-12 activities.
- Secretary of the Materials Advantage-FIU for 2009-2010.
- Symposium Assistant for Materials Research Society, Fall 2010 Annual meeting, Boston.
Conference/Course/webinars
Coordinator: “One-day Workshop and hands-on training on "Instrumentations and Characterizations of 2D Materials (IC-2D)". Sponsored by Science and Engineering Research Board, (SERB) Govt. of India.
Convener: Three-Day international workshop/ summer school & Course preparation on "Solar Water splitting and artificial Photosynthesis" (SWAP) 2023, 05-07 June 2023, in Madurai Kamraj University, Madurai, Tamilnadu, India
Convener: COOLLONGBOAT 3rd - Winter School 2022, 1-3 December 2021, Norway, France, and India.
Convener: DESIGN FABRICATION AND APPLICATIONS OF SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES, COOLLONGBOAT 2nd- Winter School 2021, 1-3
December 2021, Norway, France, India.
Convener: “Industrial Practice of Refractories and High-Temperature Ceramics: Testing and Characterizations” March 22nd-23rd, 2021
Coordinator: AICTE Sponsored Short Term Course On “Advanced Materials Characterizations: From fundamentals toward applications” February 22-26, 2021.
Convener: FAC2020: Advanced Course 2: Material Synthesis and Experimental Technique – Bulk to Nano." 21st September 2020 to 03rd October 2020.
Convener: FAC2020: Foundation Course 1: "Materials Synthesis and characterizations, FAC2020”, 07th Sep 2020-19th Sep 2020.
Research Positions: Ph.D. positions and Postdoc positions are available. Strongly motivated and interested candidates should contact Dr. Das (santanudas.cer@iitbhu.ac.in) directly for a discussion on the work and position.
Research Positions: Ph.D. positions and Postdoc positions are available. Strongly motivated and interested candidates should contact Dr. Das (santanudas.cer@iitbhu.ac.in) directly for a discussion on the work and position.