B. Tech in Chemical Engineering, VIT University, Vellore (2010)
M.E in Chemical Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata (2012)
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras, Chennai (2017)
Work Experiences
Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering Department, MVJ College of Engineering (Aug 2017 - January 2018)
Bill and Melinda Gates Post Doctoral Fellow, The Toley Laboratory for Ubiquitous Medical Diagnostic Technologies, IISc Bangalore (January 2018 - October 2018)
DST INSPIRE Faculty Fellow, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kanpur (October 29, 2018 - June 30, 2021)
Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering Dpeartment, Shiv Nadar University, Delhi-NCR (July 1, 2021 - Sept 2, 2022)
Research Interest
Flow through porous media, Paper Microfluidics, Fabrication and Designing of Biomedical Devices, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Heat Transfer
Teachings
Courses Taken -
1.Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering (First Year Mtech)
2. Biofuel technology (First Year Mtech and PhD)
3. Process Heat Transfer (Open Elective - 2nd year)
4. Process Modeling and Simulation (3rd year Btech Chemical)
5. Unit Operations in Chemical Engineering (For Biotech Department)
6. Process Control and Instrumentation (For Biotech Department)
7. Chemical Reactor Analysis and Design (Dual Degree - Chemical)
8. CFD Applications in Chemical Engineering (Final year Btech Chemical)
9. Applied Microfluidics in Chemical Engineering (Developed this course for the final year Btech Students - Conducting this course for the first time in Chemical Department)
Lab Conducted -
Heat Transfer Lab
Chemical Engineering Computing Lab
Unit Operations Lab
Reaction Engineering Lab
Process Equipment Design (Sessional Course)
Summer Internship - Vocational training
UG Students
Ankit Shukla
Ankit Shukla
Amit Kumar
Amit Kumar
Prajjwal Singh
Prajjwal Singh
Deviya Palit
Deviya Palit
Ankit Kumar
Quantitative analysis of mixing behaviour in
cellulose paper membranes with multiple inlets
Paper Microfluidics
Ankit Kumar
Paper Microfluidics
Kshitij Chaddha
Quantitative analysis of mixing behaviour in
cellulose paper membranes with multiple inlets
Paper Microfluidics
Kshitij Chaddha
Paper Microfluidics
Soumyadeep Samanta
Sensitivity
and signal enhancement study on sugar-based paper assays
Paper Microfluidics
Soumyadeep Samanta
Paper Microfluidics
V Praveen
ONGC
Sensitivity
and signal enhancement study on sugar-based paper assays
Paper Microfluidics
V Praveen
ONGC
Paper Microfluidics
Jyotsna Rathod
Effect of geometrical shapes of paper assays on imbibition
Paper Microfluidics
Jyotsna Rathod
Paper Microfluidics
Rachita Pandey
Effect of geometrical shapes of paper assays on imbibition
Paper Microfluidics
Rachita Pandey
Paper Microfluidics
PG Students
Nookala Ravikumar
IIT Kanpur (PHD)
Nookala Ravikumar
IIT Kanpur (PHD)
Neha Majee
Pursuing PhD at IIT Guwahati
Experimental studies in controlling fluid flow and viscous fingering analysis in paper membranes/pads
Paper Microfluidics
Neha Majee
Pursuing PhD at IIT Guwahati
Paper Microfluidics
Experimental studies in controlling fluid flow and viscous fingering analysis in paper membranes/pads
Post-Doctoral Students
Data Not Found!
Doctoral Students
Shatabdi Sengupta
CRISPR/Cas Technology, DNA Extraction on paper assays
Shatabdi Sengupta
CRISPR/Cas Technology, DNA Extraction on paper assays
Suvomoy Samanta
Wastewater Treatment, Biofuel Production
Suvomoy Samanta
Wastewater Treatment, Biofuel Production
Chandra Bhushan
Paper-Microfluidics
Study of Dispersion and Viscous fingering in paper-analytical devices
Chandra Bhushan
Paper-Microfluidics
Study of Dispersion and Viscous fingering in paper-analytical devices
Projects
Sl.No.
Title
Name of the PI
Name of the CoPIs
Funding Agency
Amount (Rs.)
Project Type
Project Status
Date of Initiation
Date of Completion
1
Design of a two-dimensional (2D) paper-based CRISPR/CAS integrated LAMP (Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Reaction) device for point-of-care applications
Debayan Das
NA
ANRF
5,800,000
Sponsored
Ongoing
2025-02-18
2
INSPIRE Faculty Project
Debayan Das
NA
DST
3,500,000
Sponsored
Ongoing
2018-10-29
2023-10-22
Projects
Sl.No.
Title
Name of the PI
Name of the CoPIs
Funding Agency
Amount (Rs.)
Project Type
Project Status
Date of Initiation
Date of Completion
1
Design of a two-dimensional (2D) paper-based CRISPR/CAS integrated LAMP (Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Reaction) device for point-of-care applications
1. Engineering Passive Flow Control and Hydrodynamic Dispersion in Paper-Based Microfluidics through Thermal Conditioning and Residual Saturation Chandra Bhushan, Amit Kumar, Ankit Shukla, Debayan Das Microfluidics and Nanofluidics
In press
SCI
Springer Nature
2026
2025
2. Punch-based structural design strategies for controlled dispersion in paper assays Chandra Bhushan, Devanshi Sharma, Debayan Das Chemical Engineering Research and Design
Date: January 2026
Pages: 328-340
Volume: Volume 225
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Elsevier
https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/chemical-engineering-research-and-design
2025
2025
3. Characterization of hydrogel-induced flow control in paper-based microfluidics platform Neha Majee, Chandra Bhushan, Debayan Das Microfluidics and Nanofluidics
29 and 55
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Springer Nature
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10404-025-02832-5
2025
2025
4. Sugar-Assisted Mitigation of dispersion and flow instabilities in Paper-Based assays Chandra Bhushan, Debayan Das Chemical Engineering Science
315 and 121893
SCI/SCOPUS
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2025.121893
Elsevier
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S000925092500716X
2025
2024
5. Flow control and imbibition dynamics studies in paper membranes using inert additives Debayan Das, Samaksh Gupta Chemical Engineering Science
299 & 120504
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2024.120504
Elsevier
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0009250924008042
7. Miniaturized Non-Contact Heating and Transmitted Light Imaging Using an Inexpensive and Modular 3D-Printed Platform for Molecular Diagnostics A Laman, D Das, A Priye Sensors
23 & 7718
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10.3390/s23187718
MDPI
2023
2023
8. Based Loop Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) Platforms: Integrating the Versatility of Paper Microfluidics with Accuracy of Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests Debayan Das, Manaswini Masetty, Aashish Priye Chemosensors
11 and 163
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https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors11030163
MDPI
https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9040/11/3/163
2023
2022
9. Effects of Relative Humidity and Paper Geometry on the Imbibition Dynamics and Reactions in Lateral Flow Assays D Das, T Singh, I Ahmed, M Masetty, A Priye Langmuir
38 (32), 9863-9873
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ACS
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c01017
2022
2021
10. Thermal analysis of loop mediated isothermal DNA amplification (LAMP) based point-of-care diagnostic device D Das, PK Panigrahi Applied Thermal Engineering
183, 116179
SCI
2021
2021
11. Selection of a suitable paper membrane for Loop Mediated Isothermal DNA amplification reaction (LAMP) in a point-of-care diagnostic kit–Experimental and CFD analysis D Das, S Namboodiri Chemical Engineering Science
229, 116130
SCI
2021
2020
12. CFD simulations for paper-based DNA amplification reaction (LAMP) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis—point-of-care diagnostic perspective D Das, PK Panigrahi Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing
58 (2), 271-289
SCIE
2020
2019
13. Analysis of efficiency of convection in porous geometries (square vs triangular) with multiple discrete heaters on walls: A heatline perspective D Das, L Lukose, T Basak International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow
SCI
2019
2019
14. Paper Stacks for Uniform Rehydration of Dried Reagents in Paper Microfluidic Devices D Das, A Dsouza, N Kaur, S Soni, BJ Toley Scientific reports
9 (1), 1-12
SCI
2019
2018
15. Heatlines: Modeling, visualization, mixing and thermal management T Basak, D Das, P Biswal Progress in Energy and Combustion Science
64, 157-218
SCI
2018
2018
16. Role of multiple discrete heaters on the entropy generation during natural convection in porous square and triangular enclosures D Das, L Lukose, T Basak NUMERICAL HEAT TRANSFER, PART A
74 (10), 1636–1665
SCIE
2018
2018
17. Role of multiple solar heaters along the walls for the thermal management during natural convection in square and triangular cavities D Das, L Lukose, T Basak Renewable Energy
121, 205-229
SCI
2018
2018
18. Multidimensional paper networks: a new generation of low-cost pump-free microfluidic devices Bhushan J Toley, Debayan Das, Ketan A Ganar, Navjot Kaur, Mithlesh Meena, Dharitri Rath, N Sathishkumar, Shruti Soni Journal of the Indian Institute of Science
98 (2), 103-136
SCIE
2018
2018
19. Role of multiple discrete heaters to minimize entropy generation during natural convection in fluid filled square and triangular enclosures D Das, L Lukose, T Basak International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
127, 1290-1312
SCI
2018
2017
20. Role of distributed/discrete solar heaters for the entropy generation studies in the square and triangular cavities during natural convection D Das, T Basak Applied Thermal Engineering
113, 1514-1535
SCI
2017
2017
21. Studies on natural convection within enclosures of various (non-square) shapes–A review D Das, M Roy, T Basak International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
106, 356-406
SCI
2017
2017
22. Analysis of entropy generation during natural convection in discretely heated porous square and triangular enclosures D Das, T Basak Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications
71 (10), 979-1003
SCIE
2017
2017
23. Thermal management investigation on fluid processing within porous rhombic cavities: Heatlines versus entropy generation D Das, T Basak The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering
95 (7), 1399-1416
SCIE
2017
2017
24. Role of discrete heating on the efficient thermal management within porous square and triangular enclosures via heatline approach D Das, T Basak International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
112, 489-508
SCI
2017
2017
25. Role of finite element based grids and simulations on evaluation of Nusselt numbers for heatfunctions within square and triangular cavities involving multiple discrete heaters D Das, L Lukose, T Basak International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer
89, 39-46
SCI
2017
2016
26. Biosorption of lead ions (Pb2+) from simulated wastewater using residual biomass of microalgae D Das, S Chakraborty, C Bhattacharjee, R Chowdhury Desalination and Water Treatment
57 (10), 4576-4586
SCIE
2016
2016
27. Role of the importance of ‘Forchheimer term’for visualization of natural convection in porous enclosures of various shapes D Das, P Biswal, M Roy, T Basak International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
97, 1044-1068
SCI
2016
2016
28. Analysis of average Nusselt numbers at various zones for heat flow visualizations during natural convection within enclosures (square vs triangular) involving discrete heaters D Das, T Basak International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer
75, 303-310
SCI
2016
2016
29. Role of distributed/discrete solar heaters during natural convection in the square and triangular cavities: CFD and heatline simulations D Das, T Basak Solar Energy
135, 130-153
SCI
2016
2016
30. Analysis of thermal management on processing of fluids within rhombic cavities: Heatlines vs. entropy generation D Kavya, D Das, T Basak Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers
68, 301-322
SCI
2016
Conferences
ID
Details
Year
2023
1.International Heat Transfer Conference (IHTC) 2023
Cape Town, South Africa
2023
2019
2.AICHE 2019
Orlando, Florida, USA
2019
2014
3.International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics
Orlando, Fl, USA
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