Areas of interest

CURRICULUM VITAE

Dr. Shrabani Mahata

AREAS OF INTEREST

 Sol-gel and Hydrothermal synthesis of nanomaterials

 TiO2 Thin film Development

 Biosensor

 Synthesis of cluster materials

 Development of TiO2 photoelectrode for hydrogen

generation

 Gelcasting

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

• DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (2012)

Thesis Title: Nanotitania Synthesis and Rheological Study for Different Applications

University : National Institute of Technology (NIT), Durgapur.

• MASTER OF SCIENCE (M. Sc) IN CHEMISTRY (PHYSICAL)
(Vidyasagar University, West Bengal)

Grade First Class (69.4)

Year 2002

• BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B. Sc) IN CHEMISTRY

(Vidyasagar University, West Bengal)

Grade First Class (59.1)

Year 2000

• HIGHER SECONDARY (SCIENCE)

(W.B. C. H. S. E., West Bengal)

Grade First Class (65.9)

Year 1997
• SECONDARY
(W. B. B. S. E., West Bengal)

Grade First Class (78.9)

Year 1995

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

1. Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) at Central of Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, Jadavpur, Kolkata, India from 2003-2005.

2. Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) at Centre of Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, Jadavpur, Kolkata from 2005-2006.

3. Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) at Central Mechnical Engineering Research Institute, Durgapur from 2007-2011.

4. IASc-INSA-NASI Summer Research Fellowship, 2012.

5. Asst. Professor in the department of Chemistry at National Institute of Science and Technology, Berhampur, Odisha, India from 2011 contd…

TEACHING EXPERIENCES

1. Guest lecturer for Physical Chemistry at Jhargram Raj College (Govt.of West Bengal), India from 1st Nov. 2002 To 31st Aug 2003

2. Guest lecturer for Physical Chemistry at Shilda Chandra Shekhar College, W.B., India from Jan. 2003 To May 2003

3. Asst. Professor in the department of Chemistry at National Institute of Science and Technology, Berhampur, Odisha, India from 2011 contd…

AWARD & HONOR RECEIVED

1. Best poster presentation Award of Materials Research Society of India for best paper presentation on “Superhydrophilic & photocatalytic properties of sol-gel TiO2 thin films on glass”.on 17th AGM of MRSI held at Lucknow , February, 13-15th 2006.

2. IASc-INSA-NASI Summer Research Fellowship, 2012 at IIT Chennai under Prof. T. Pradeep.

WORKED UNDER PROJECTS

1. “Development & characterisation of superhydrophilic & photocatalytic properties of titania thin film” at CGCRI Jadavpur from 2003-2006.

2. “Nanotitania synthesis and its different applications” at CMERI Durgapur from 2007-2011.

3. Development of Electrochemical Biosensor (Presently working)

COURSES DONE

1. 5th Technology Led Entrepreneurship Program 2008 at Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad conducted by CSIR India.

2. Faculty Development Program “Mission 10X” 2011 at National Institute of Science and Technology(NIST), Berhampur, Orissa.

3. Advance Courses on Faculty Development Program “Mission 10X” 2011 at National Institute of Science and Technology(NIST), Berhampur, Orissa.

B.TECH PROJECTS GUIDED

1. Solar hydrogen production by water splitting using TiO2 based photoelectrodes, 2012-13

2. Ordered mesoporous TiO2/ZnO composite for photoelectrochemical solar hydrogen generation, 2012-13

3. Fabrication of highly ordered nano TiO2 array for biosensor application, 2013-14

4. ZnO nanocomposite based photoelectrode towards Hydrogen generation for fuel cell, 2013-14

5. Development of Ag@TiO2 Nanocomposite Thin Film Photoelectrode Towards Hydrogen Generation for Fuel Cell, 2013-14

6. Synthesis of Novel Metal/ Metal oxide Nanoparticles and Development of Doped Thin Films for Different Applications 2014-2015

7. Comparative Study Of Doped Nanomaterials Towards Energy Applications 2014-2015

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

1. Life Member of All India Council for Technical Education, Delhi, India

REVEIWER

1. New Journal of Chemistry

2. Soft Matter

3. RSC Advances

4. Australian Journal of Chemistry


PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS