Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology and Science
Pilani, K K Birla-Goa Campus, NH 17B Bypass Road, Zuarinagar 403726, GOA, INDIA
Phone: 0091-(0)8322580311(Office), 0091-9518984037(Mobile),
E-mail: rnp@goa.bits-pilani.ac.in
Google Scholar Link:
https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=aqvgTqgAAAAJ&hl=en
Ph. D. in Chemistry (Broad Area: Solid State Chemistry and Nanomaterials) (1993-1998)
Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India.
Ph. D. Thesis Title: Synthesis, Characterization, Magnetic and Electronic Properties of Transition Metal Nitrides
M. Sc. in Chemistry (Specialization: Physical Chemistry), (1991-1993)
School of Chemistry, Sambalpur University, Jyotivihar, Burla, Odisha, India.
Feb. 2015- xxxx, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, K. K. Birla Goa Campus, Goa, India.
Feb. 2006-Feb. 2015, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus, Goa, India.
March 2005- Aug. 2005, Post doctoral researcher , Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan,
Research Area: Microstructure and Magneto-transport Properties of Spintronic Materials
Nov, 2004-Mar, 2005, Post Doctoral, DST sponsored project, Indian Institute of technology, Kanpur, 208016, India.
Research Area: Synthesis and Properties study of Transition Metal Nitride
July, 2003-June 2004, Alexander von Humboldt Fellow, Institute of Nanotechnology, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Germany. (Now: KIT)
Research Area: Magnetism of Thiol-capped Co-Pt nano-particles.
May, 2002-April, 2003, Post doctoral, Department of Heterogeneous Catalysis, Max-Plank Institute fur Kohlenforschung, Muelheim an der Ruhr, Germany.
Research Area: High Surface Area Mo and W based Nitride Materials: Materials Development and Catalysis
Sept., 2000-April, 2002, Post Doctoral Researcher, Department of Materials Science and Engg., National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.
Research Area: Synthesis, Characterization and Properties studies of Bio-Materials (HA) and Magnetic Nano-particles / Thin film (Metallic/Alloys/Ferrites)
Nov., 1999- Aug., 2000, Research Associate, Surface Physics Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Calcutta, India.
Research Area: Surface Studies of Polymer thin film using AFM and GIXD technique.
July, 1998-Oct. 1999, Senior Project Associate, Department of Physics and Center for Laser Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India.
Research Area: Photo-luminescence and Micro-Raman techniques for Diseased Tissue Diagnosis.
1991: B. Sc. (Chemistry Honors) 1st class with distinction and 7th rank in Chemistry, Sambalpur University, Odisha, India.
1991-1993: Recipient of National Scholarship during M. Sc.
1993: 1st class with 4th rank in M. Sc. (Chemistry) in Sambalpur University, Odisha, India.
1993: Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engg. (GATE) conducted by IITS, India.
1994: Qualified National Eligibility Test(NET) in Chemical Science for teaching and research conducted jointly by UGC and CSIR, INDIA.
Sept. 2000- April, 2002, Recipient of post doctoral fellowship from National Science Council, Taiwan (Host: Department of Materials Science, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan).
July 2003-July 2004: Awarded Alexander Von Humboldt Fellowship, (Host: Institute of nanotechnology, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Germany)
Mar, 2005-Aug., 2005, Recipient of post doctoral fellowship from National Science Council, Taiwan (Host: Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan).
2012-13 : One Year : Library Member
2013-2018 (July): Nucleus Member, Academic Research Division (ARD).
2016 Jan-Dec : One Year : Library Member
2017 : NMD-ATM - 2017, Local Organizing Committe Member, IIM Goa Chapter
Summer Term: May - July, 2019 : Practice School(I), Domain of Interest: Biomedical Pharma/Diagnostic Lab
2019: Contribution in BITSAT related Task.
2022-2024: Departmental Research Committee(DRC) Member
Selected Professional / Invited Seminars
Reviewer and Membership :
Reviewer of the international Journals: Selected journal Titles: Nano-Scale Research Letter, Materials Science and Engg, B, Materials Lett. , Journal of Magn. Magn. Mater., Dalton transactions, Materials Advances, Electrochimica acta, Energy & fuels, SN Applied Science etc.
Reviewer Profile:
https://publons.com/researcher/1445839/dr-rabi-narayan-panda/
Book Reviewer and Member of professional Global Network:
Tata-McHills, OUP, PHI learning PVT: Minimum 1 title each
Humboldt Network, DAAD Alumni.
Life Member: Indian Society for Surface Science and Technology (ISST), Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA), Magnetics Society of India(MSI),
Indian Institute of Metal (IIM), Goa Chapter, Society for Materials Chemistry(SMC), BARC, Mumbai, India.
Guest Editor in 'Journal of Nanomaterials' (Year: 2014-15), Special Issue Title: Advanced Nanoporous Materials: Synthesis, properties and applications
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