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Rabi Narayan Panda

Associate Professor

Biomaterials, Nanostructured-magnetism, Structure and properties of functional materials

FACULTY PROFILE

Prof. Rabi Narayan Panda

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

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[Educational Background]

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.

[Employment Record]

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 2004Alexander 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.   

 [Selected Accomplishments]

  • Development of citrate and borohydride routes for the synthesis of Fe based binary and ternary nitrides.
  • Development of a new ternary nitride, FeMoN2.
  • Fabrication of soft magnetic materials with tunable magnetic properties (Fe-N and Fe-Ni-N systems).
  • Fabrication of Hard magnetic materials (Co based ferrites, Fe-Pt and CoCrPt based) for recording media applications.
  • Fabrication of Bio-compatible hydroxyapatite nano-materials and coatings on Si
  • Distinguishing malignant, benign and normal human breast tissues by laser optics.
  • Development of High surface area and porous Mo, W and V based nitride ceramics for the catalytic application.
  • Synthesis of Thiol capped Pt nano-particles.
  • Development of Urea route for synthesis of soft magnetic iron and cobalt nitrides.
  • Synthesis of transition Fe, Ni Co based metal and alloy nano-systems with core-shell structures.
  • Synthesis and characterization of coated semiconductor nano-crystals in colloidal and nano-crystalline form.
  • Development of newer chemical synthesis routes for synthesizing Fe-Pt, CoPt materials with high Coercive Force.
  • Synthesis of Fe and Co based nitrides by metal-ethylene diamine complex study on nanostructure(shape) dependent magnetism.       

[Honors and Awards]

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 2004Awarded 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).

LIST of OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES (Major)

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  

  1. Invited seminar on “Magnetic and Electronic Properties of Binary and Ternary nitrides’’, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, 1999, India.
  2. Invited Seminar on “ Magnetic Properties of Fe Based Binary and Ternary Materials”, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, 1999, Calcutta, India
  3. Departmental Seminar on “Mossbauer and Magnetic Properties of Nitride materials”, at Department of Materials Science and Engg., National Tsing Hua University, (2001) Hsinchu, Taiwan.
  4. Invited Seminar on “Magnetic Properties of Materials at Nano-Dimenssion” at Institute of nano-technology, Forschungzentrum Karlsruhe, 2002, Germany.
  5. Departmental Seminar on “Synthesis and property study of materials at reduced dimension: A focus on catalytic application” at Max Plank Institute of Coal Research, Muelhein an der ruhr, Muelheim, 2002, Germany.
  6. Invited Seminar on “ Properties of Materials at reduced dimension” at IIT Rookee, 2005, India.
  7. Invited Talk on “Synthesis, Characterization, Magnetic, Electronic and Surface Properties of Materials at Reduced Dimension” at Dept. of Physics, Osmania University in connection with the International Conference on Recent trends in nanostructured Materials and their applications (ICRNM-2008), 19-20 Dec., 2008.  
  8. Invited Talk on “Synthesis and property study of transition metal nitride nano-materials” at School of Chemistry, Sambalpur University, Jyotivihar, Odissa, in connection with National Seminar on ‘Recent trends in Chemical Sciences’ (RETICS-2010) , Feb. 19-21, 2010.
  9. Invited talk on “Synthesis and characterization of transition metal nitride nano-materials” at School of Chemistry, Sambalpur University, Jyotivihar, Odissa in connection with Silver Jubilee Annual Conference of Orissa Chemical Society and National Conference on Molecule , Dec. 24-26, 2011.
  10. Invited talk on “Characterization of Nano-materials” in connection with UGC Sponsored National Seminar: Nanomaterials; Synthesis; Characterization and Applications at Department of Chemistry, Smt. Pavatibai Chowgule College of Arts and Science, Margao-Goa, 2-3 Feb, 2012.
  11. Invited talk on ‘’ Novel Synthesis, Characterization and magnetic properties of alloys and nitride nanomaterials’’ , National Conference on Recent Trends in Chemical Sciences (RETICS-2014), 14-15thNovember, 2014, School of Chemistry, Sambalpur University, Jyotivihar, Burla, Orissa.
  12. Invited talk on ‘’Surface Functionalized Nano-materials as Bio-materials’’ in connection with UGC Sponsored State Level Seminar: Advances in Colloid Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Smt. Pavatibai Chowgule College of Arts and Science, Margao-Goa, 14th, 2015.
  13. Invited Talk on‘‘Tuning of Magnetic Properties of nanostructured materials developed by novel synthetic strategies”, ‘International Conference on Magnetic Materials and Applications, ICMAGMA-2017’, Feb. 1-3, DMRL, Hyderabad, INDIA.
  14. Invited Talk on Novel Chemical Synthesis, Characterization and Tailoring of Magnetic Properties of few selected magnetic systems, National Conference on Advances in Material Science (AMS-2024), Government College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Khandola, Marcela – Goa, India, 2024.

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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