PhD (Chemical Engineering) National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India.
MTech (Chemical Engineering), National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India.
BTech (Chemical Engineering) University College of Science and Technolgy, University of Calcutta, Kolkata. India.
BSc. (H.) (Chemistry) Maulana Azad College, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India.
Work Experiences
Assistant Professor, National Institute of Technology Durgapur, India. January, 2019-till now.
Assistant Professor, Birla Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani. Dubai Campus, Dubai, UAE. March, 2016- January, 2019.
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Water Desalination and Reuse Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia. January-June, 2015.
Assistant Professor, C. V. Raman College of Engineering, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. March, 2014- December, 2014.
Research Interest
Colloids and Interfacial science: Wetting of solid surface, Self-assembly, microemulsions, Rheological properties of Nanofluids.
Nanotechnology: Synthesis and application of hetero-structured nanoparticles in environment and energy fields.
Desalination
Biodegradable packaging materials
Projects
S. No.
Project Title
Sponsor Agency
Status
Role
1.
Development of Stable and Visible Light Active 2D Metal Free Organic Heterojunction Photocatalyst for Wastewater Treatment
NIT Durgapur
Approved
INR: 5,00,000/-
PI
2.
Photo-Therm: Solar Converted Thermal Energy Harvesting Mangrove and Composite Layer Mechanistic Photo-thermal Material in Interfacial Water Evaporator-Collector Desalination System to Potable Water
DST (Solar Energy Research and Development (SERD-2019), GoI
2021
Approved
INR: 67 lakhs
PI
3.
Production of nano-silica and transportation fuel from inexpensive renewable materials
Tata Chemicals
2020
Approved
MOU Sign done
Co-PI
4.
Development of guidelines to adopt the process of height increment of overburden dumps at open cast coal mines in India using jute-geotextile as reinforcing material
National Jute Board
A Statutory Body, Ministry of Textiles, GoI, 2021
2021-24
(Rs. 71,72,264/-)
Co-PI
5.
Nanotechnological intervention on jute-geotextile to adapt long term sustainability and enhanced durability for its cost-effective and wide application in flexible pavement systems
National Jute Board
A Statutory Body, Ministry of Textiles, GoI, 2021
2021-24
(Rs. 69,52,264/-)
Co-PI
6.
Scientific and Technological Aspect of Electromagnetic Field (EMF) for Reducing Scaling in RO Based Water Treatment System
Eureka Fobes R & D, Bangalore
2022-23
(Rs. 1,00,000/-)
Co-PI
Teachings
Advanced Heat Transfer
Chemical Process Technology
Process Heat Transfer
Energy Environment and Sustainability
Nanotechnology
Colloids and Interface Engineering
UG / PG Students
Mamta Gawla
MTech. (Completed)
Mamta Gawla
MTech. (Completed)
Ekambara Samal
MTech (Completed)
Ekambara Samal
MTech (Completed)
Nisha Shree
MTech (Ongoing)
Nisha Shree
MTech (Ongoing)
Doctoral Students
Sayantan Adak
PhD Scholar (Ongoing)
Sayantan Adak
PhD Scholar (Ongoing)
Sinu Sanghramitra
JRF (Ongoing)
Sinu Sanghramitra
JRF (Ongoing)
Sahinur Rahman Mandal
JRF
Sahinur Rahman Mandal
JRF
Mousumi Majhi
Research Scholar
Mousumi Majhi
Research Scholar
Paulami Banerjee
PhD (Ongoing)
Paulami Banerjee
PhD (Ongoing)
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
Scientific and Technological Aspect of Electromagnetic Field (EMF) for Reducing Scaling in RO Based Water Treatment System
Dr. Mrinal K Mandal
Dr. Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri, Dr. Abhiram Hens
Eureka Fobes R & D, Bangalore
100,000
Sponsored
Ongoing
2022-07-15
2
Development of guidelines to adopt the process of height increment of overburden dumps at open cast coal mines in India using jute-geotextile as reinforcing material
Dr. Supriya Pal
Dr. Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri, Dr. Mrinal K Mandal, Dr. Hirak Chaudhuri
National Jute Board A Statutory Body, Ministry of Textiles, GoI.
7,172,264
Sponsored
Ongoing
2021-11-15
3
Nanotechnological intervention on jute-geotextile to adapt long term sustainability and enhanced durability for its cost-effective and wide application in flexible pavement systems
Dr. Supriya Pal
Dr. Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri, Dr. Mrinal K Mandal, Dr. Hirak Chaudhuri
National Jute Board A Statutory Body, Ministry of Textiles, GoI.
6,952,264
Sponsored
Ongoing
2021-11-15
4
Photo-Therm: Solar Converted Thermal Energy Harvesting Mangrove and Composite Layer Mechanistic Photo-thermal Material in Interfacial Water Evaporator-Collector Desalination System to Potable Water
Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri
Dr. Mrinal K Mandal, Dr. Abhiram Hens
DST (Solar Energy Research and Development (SERD-2019), GoI
4,497,378
Sponsored
Ongoing
2021-08-01
5
Development of Stable and Visible Light Active 2D Metal Free Organic Heterojunction Photocatalyst for Wastewater Treatment
Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri
--
NIT Durgapur
500,000
Sponsored
Completed
2019-07-01
2021-06-30
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
Scientific and Technological Aspect of Electromagnetic Field (EMF) for Reducing Scaling in RO Based Water Treatment System
Dr. Mrinal K Mandal
Dr. Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri, Dr. Abhiram Hens
Eureka Fobes R & D, Bangalore
100,000
Sponsored
Ongoing
2022-07-15
2
Development of guidelines to adopt the process of height increment of overburden dumps at open cast coal mines in India using jute-geotextile as reinforcing material
Dr. Supriya Pal
Dr. Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri, Dr. Mrinal K Mandal, Dr. Hirak Chaudhuri
National Jute Board A Statutory Body, Ministry of Textiles, GoI.
7,172,264
Sponsored
Ongoing
2021-11-15
3
Nanotechnological intervention on jute-geotextile to adapt long term sustainability and enhanced durability for its cost-effective and wide application in flexible pavement systems
Dr. Supriya Pal
Dr. Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri, Dr. Mrinal K Mandal, Dr. Hirak Chaudhuri
National Jute Board A Statutory Body, Ministry of Textiles, GoI.
6,952,264
Sponsored
Ongoing
2021-11-15
4
Photo-Therm: Solar Converted Thermal Energy Harvesting Mangrove and Composite Layer Mechanistic Photo-thermal Material in Interfacial Water Evaporator-Collector Desalination System to Potable Water
Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri
Dr. Mrinal K Mandal, Dr. Abhiram Hens
DST (Solar Energy Research and Development (SERD-2019), GoI
4,497,378
Sponsored
Ongoing
2021-08-01
5
Development of Stable and Visible Light Active 2D Metal Free Organic Heterojunction Photocatalyst for Wastewater Treatment
1. Optimization of geometry and surface wettability for enhanced efficiency of the solar still-based desalination unit Rajneesh Anand, Mrinal Kanti Mandal, Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri, Abhiram Hens International Journal of Ambient Energy
Web of Science
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01430750.2023.2177886
2023
2022
2. Avant-Garde
Solar–Thermal Nanostructures: Nascent Strategy into Effective Photothermal
Desalination Abhyavartin Selvam, Geetika Jain, Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri, Mrinal Kanti Mandal, Sandip Chakrabarti Solar RRL
22003212
SCI
2022
2021
3. Treatment of Hydrocarbon-Rich Wastewater to Enhance Reusability of Water Using a Novel Indigenous Microalgal-Bacterial Consortium Isolated from Kovalam Beach, India Gwala, Mamta; Rai, Abhilasha; Ghosh Chaudhuri, Rajib; Chakrabarty, Jitamanyu; Kumar Mondal, Bikash; Dutta, Susmita Journal of Environmental Engineering
147, 04021063
SCI
2021
2020
4. Development of novel formulation for high performance fire retardant cementitious mortars Pankaj Vyas, Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri, Gopu Gopalakrishnan, Muralidharan Baladhandapani Materials Today: Proceedings
XXX
SCI
10.1016/j.matpr.2020.03.207
Elsevier
2020
2020
5. Importance of interfacial and rheological properties in the suppression of uniform deposition to coffee ring pattern of zinc oxide nanofluids in the presence of anionic surfactants A. Akshai, Aisha Abdul Raouf, Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri Colloid Polym. Sci.
298, 587-594
SCI
Springer
2020
2018
6. Surface Modification of Date Seeds (Phoenix dactylifera) Using Potassium Hydroxide for Wastewater Treatment to Remove Azo Dye Abinaya Arunachalam, Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri, Eldhose Iype, B. G. Prakash Kumar Water Practice and Technology
13, 859–870
SCI
IWA Publishing
2018
2018
7. Visible light active 2D C3N4-CdS hetero-junction photocatalyst for effective removal of azo dye by photodegradation Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri, Ashwin Chaturvedi, Eldhose Iype Materials Express Research
5, 036202
SCI
IOP
2018
2018
8. Epsomite dehydration: A molecular dynamics study Eldhose Iype, Zubin Sayed Ahmed Khalfay, Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri, B. G. Prakash Kumar J. Energy Storage
20, 337-343
SCI
Elsevier
2018
2016
9. Hollow Palladium Nanoparticles Facilitated Biodegradation of an Azo Dye by Electrically Active Biofilms Shafeer Kalathil, Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri Material
9, 653-663.
SCI
MDPI
2016
2016
10. Au and Ag/Au double-shell hollow nanoparticles with improved near infrared surface plasmon and photoluminescence properties Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri, Santanu Paria J. Colloid Interface Sci.
461, 15-19
SCI
Elsevier
2016
2015
11. Surface tension, adsorption, and wetting behaviors of natural surfactants on PTFE surface Santanu Paria, Nihar Ranjan Biswal, Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri AIChE Journal.
61, 655-663
SCI
Wiley
2015
2014
12. Influence of different salts on self-assembly of colloidal sulfur particles on glass surface from evaporating sessile drops
Santanu Paria, Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri, Naveen Noah Jason New J. Chemistry.
38, 5943-5951
SCI
RSC
2014
2014
13. Visible light induced photocatalytic activity of sulfur doped hollow TiO2 nanoparticles, synthesized via a novel route Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri, Santanu Paria Dalton Trans.
43, 5526-5534
SCI
RSC
2014
2014
14. Effect of electrolytes on wettability of glass surface using anionic and cationic surfactant solutions Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri, Santanu Paria J. Colloid Interface Sci.
413, 24-32
SCI
Elsevier
2014
2014
15. The wettability of PTFE and glass surfaces by nanofluids Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri, Santanu Paria J. Colloid Interface Sci.
434, 141-151
SCI
Elsevier
2014
2014
16. Naphthalene degradation in the presence of natural-synthetic surfactants mixture by mixed culture K. Jagajjanani Rao, Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri, Santanu Paria J. Environ. Chem. Engg.
2, 826-831
SCI
Elsevier
2014
2013
17. Optical properties of double-shell hollow ZnS−Ag2S nanoparticles Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri, Santanu Paria J. Phys. Chem. C
117, 23385-23390
SCI
ACS
2013
2012
18. Wettability of a PTFE surface by cationic - non-ionic surfactant mixtures in the presence of electrolytes Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri, Saswati Sunayana, Santanu Paria Soft Matter
8, 5429-5433
SCI
RSC
2012
2012
19. A novel method for the templated synthesis of Ag2S hollow nanospheres in aqueous surfactant media Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri, Santanu Paria J. Colloid Interface Sci.
369, 117-122
SCI
Elsevier
2012
2012
20. Self-assembly of colloidal sulfur particles influenced by sodium oxalate salt on glass surface from evaporating drops Naveen Noah Jason, Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri, Santanu Paria Soft Matter
8, 3771-3780
SCI
RSC
22. Growth kinetics of sulfur nanoparticles in aqueous surfactant solutions Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri, Santanu Paria J. Colloid Interface Sci.
354, 563-569
SCI
Elsevier
2011
2010
23. Synthesis of sulfur nanoparticle in aqueous solution of surfactants Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri, Santanu Paria J. Colloid Interface Sci.
343, 439-446
SCI
Elsevier
2010
2009
24. Dynamic contact angles on PTFE surface by aqueous surfactants solution in absence and presence of electrolytes Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri, Santanu Paria J. Colloid Interface Sci.
337, 555-562
SCI
Elsevier
2009
Conferences
ID
Details
Year
January 13- 15, 2020
1.Mamta Gwala, Abhilasha Rai, Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri and Susmita Dutta, “Treatment of Hydrocarbon-rich Wastewater to Enhance Reusability of Water using Microalgal Strain from Kovalam Beach, India” International Conference on Water Energy and Environmental Sustainability 2020.
National Institute of Technology Durgapur, India
January 13- 15, 2020
Dec. 18-20, 2008
2.Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri, Santanu Paria. “Synthesis and characterization of nano to micro size sulfur particle in presence of surfactants” International conference on Environmental Research (ICER-2008)
BITS – Goa. India.
Dec. 18-20, 2008
April 18-19, 2018
3.Akshai A, Ramachandran S, Geetha K, Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri, Khalil Ur Rahman, B G Prakash Kumar “Sustainable Energy from Napier Grass” Current Trends in Biotechnology-CTBT (2018)
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Dubai Campus, UAE.
April 18-19, 2018
April 18-19, 2018
4.Aishwarya Roy, Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri “Carbon Dot: An Excellent Agent for in Vivo Application in Bioimaging” Current Trends in Biotechnology-CTBT (2018)
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Dubai Campus, UAE.
April 18-19, 2018
5-7 Dec 2018
5.Allan Barbosa, Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri, Eldhose Iype, Thirumavalavan K, Ramachandran S and B. G. Prakash Kumar "Bio-Fuels From Vegetable Waste", International Conference on Recent Advances in Fluid & Thermal Sciences (iCRAFT 2018)
BITS PILANI, Dubai Campus, UAE.
5-7 Dec 2018
5-7 Dec 2018
6.Farmeena Zulfikher, Anna Joy, Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri, Eldhose Iype, and B. G. Prakash Kumar "A Study On Effect Of Temperature On Total Dissolved Solids In Reverse Osmosis Reject Water" International Conference on Recent Advances in Fluid & Thermal Sciences (iCRAFT 2018).
BITS PILANI, Dubai Campus, UAE.
5-7 Dec 2018
25-29th March, 2012
7.Naveen Noah Jason, Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri, Santanu Paria. “Self-assembly of colloidal sulfur particles on hydrophilic surface” American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting (Spring Session), Conference Proceedings, 755
San Diego, CA, USA.
25-29th March, 2012
20-22nd October, 2016
8.Taqdees Imtiaz Wadekar, Bileena Balachandran, Kishen Parekh, Vaibhav Raveendran, Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri, B. G. Prakash Kumar "Air Pollution Monitoring Methods: Automotive Emissions Control using Catalytic Converters" International Conference on Separation Technologies in Chemical, Biochemical, Petroleum and Environmental Engineering (TECHNOSCAPE 2016)
VIT University, Vellore, India
20-22nd October, 2016
16-21st October, 2011
9.Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri, Santanu Paria. “Synthesis and characterization of hollow nanoparticles using sacrificial core method in aqueous surfactant media” 11AIChE - 2011 AIChE Annual Meeting, Conference Proceedings, 398d
Minneapolis Convention Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
16-21st October, 2011
16-18th September, 2010
10.Santanu Paria, Nihar Ranjan Biswal, Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri. “Effect of electrolytes on adsorption and wetting behavior of ionic surfactant solutions” International conference on Environmental Research (ICER-2010)
University of Mauritius, Reduit, Mauritius
16-18th September, 2010
13-14th September, 2019
11.Mamta Gwala, Susmita Dutta, Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri, “A Critical Review On Green Synthesis Of Noble Metal Nanoparticles And Its Diverse Applications”, National Symposium on Recent Trends in Chemical and Allied Industries - Technology, Economics and Related Issues.
University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
13-14th September, 2019
Books
ID
Title
Abdul Wasee, Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri, Prakash Kumar, Eldhose Iype “A Study on Distance Based Representation of Molecules for Statistical Learning” in “New Trends in Computational Vision and Bio-inspired Computing, Selected works presented at the ICCVBIC 2018, Coimbatore, India” Springer, Cham. 2020, Page: 577-585, doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-41862-5_56.
1.
Abdul Wasee, Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri, Prakash Kumar, Eldhose Iype “A Study on Distance Based Representation of Molecules for Statistical Learning” in “New Trends in Computational Vision and Bio-inspired Computing, Selected works presented at the ICCVBIC 2018, Coimbatore, India” Springer, Cham. 2020, Page: 577-585, doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-41862-5_56.
Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri, Santanu Paria. “Gold-based core/shell and hollow nanoparticles” Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. doi: 10.1002/0471238961, July, 2013.
2.
Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri, Santanu Paria. “Gold-based core/shell and hollow nanoparticles” Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. doi: 10.1002/0471238961, July, 2013.
Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri "Metal/Semiconductor Core/shell Nanostructures for Environmental Remediation" in Metal Semiconductor Core-shell Nanostructures for Solar Energy and Environmental Applications” Elsevier, May, 2017. ISBN: 978-0-323-44922-9. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-323-44922-9.00004-1.
3.
Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri "Metal/Semiconductor Core/shell Nanostructures for Environmental Remediation" in Metal Semiconductor Core-shell Nanostructures for Solar Energy and Environmental Applications” Elsevier, May, 2017. ISBN: 978-0-323-44922-9. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-323-44922-9.00004-1.
Mamta Gwala,
Susmita Dutta, Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri “Algae
Mediated Nanomaterials Synthesis” in “Algae-Multifarious Applications for a Sustainable World” Chapter 13, Springer
Nature Singapore, December, 2020.
doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-7518-1_13.
4.
Mamta Gwala,
Susmita Dutta, Rajib Ghosh Chaudhuri “Algae
Mediated Nanomaterials Synthesis” in “Algae-Multifarious Applications for a Sustainable World” Chapter 13, Springer
Nature Singapore, December, 2020.
doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-7518-1_13.
Patents
ID
Details
Patent Filed Year
Awards and Recognitions
New Generation Ideation Content 2022 by HP Corporation Limited, HP Green R & D Centre, Bengalure.
Top Cited Article 2010 to 2011 awarded by J. Colloid Interface Science.(Elsevier) for article: “Synthesis of sulfur nanoparticle in aqueous solution of surfactants” J. Colloid Interface Sci. 343, 2010, 439-446.
Ph. D Assistantship funded by MHRD for pursuing Ph. D programme (Aug, 2009 to June, 2013).
IIChE best M. Tech thesis award: Ambuja’s Young Researcher’s Awards for doing Post-Graduate Studies in India after GATE Examination in 2009.
GATE Scholarship funded by MHRD for pursuing M. Tech programme, (for all India score 325), 2007-2009.
Administrative Responsibilities
1. PG Co-ordinator (2020 to till date)
2. Warden, Hall-9 (Dec, 2020 to till date)
Contact
Mobile : +91-7596854649 Email : rajib.ghoshchaudhuri@che.nitdgp.ac.in
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