Rojalin Sahu

Associate Professor

 

Dr. Rojalin Sahu is currently working as an Associate Professor-II in the department of Chemistry at KIIT deemed to be University. She has 11 years of teaching experience and 15 years of research experience. She has completed her M.Sc. and M.Phil. (Utkal University), PhD (IIT Guwahati). She is the recipient of DST young scientist travel award to present a paper at Technical University, Dresden, Germany and CONICET International Post-Doctoral fellowship. Most notably, she has been qualified Radiological Safety Officer (RSO) by BARC, Mumbai. She has been the lead Investigator of a number of externally funded projects (DST, DBT, ICMR, UGC-DAE-CSR, Ministry of Mines and BRNS). She has successfully conducted many national and international conferences as convener. She is also a NABL trained officer for Chemical Testing Laboratories. Her basic areas of research are synthesis and characterization of new Coordination Compounds and their catalytic and biomedical applications; Metal Organic Frameworks and Covalent Organic Frameworks for different application such as drug delivery, catalysis, NLO, wastewater treatment, etc.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

M.Sc, M.Phil, PhD

COURSE EXPERTISE

RESEARCH INTERESTS

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Associate Dean, Central Research Centre
  • VC nominee
  • Group leader of Future Material Laboratory
  • Member, KIIT-TEC

Awards and Achievements

  • Young researcher award by TEEKA foundation
  • Best staff award by KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar
  • DST young scientist travel award

Conferences and Workshops

Professional Membership

  1. ISCA
  2. IANCAS
  3. EMSI
  4. PAN-IIT

Community Engagement

Projects & Collaborations

  • Production of high pure manganese metal organic frameworks (Mn-MOFs) and their derivatives from low grade manganese ores for supercapacitor applications by MNRE
  • Synthesis Of Novel Anti-TB as well as Anti-Cancer Drug Complexes And Their Delivery To Macrophages Using Quantum Dots by KIIT
  • Spatial Distribution of Uranium and associated Water Quality Parameters in GroundwaterlDrinking Water of Four Districts of Odisha(Mayurbhanj,Keonjhar,DebgarhandSundargarh) by BRNS
  • Treatment of wastewater discharged from COVID-19 by NRDC
  • Evaluation of anti-tuberculosis activity of novel drug composites and their delivery using Bio nano metal organic frameworks (nano-MOFs) to infected macrophages by DST
  • Encapsulation of highly fluorescent carbon quantum dots in metal organic frameworks for cancer theranostics by UGC-DAE-CSR
  • Fabrication of Automated Mobile Biomedical Plastic Waste Recycling Facility for development of reusable products by DBT-BIRAC-BIG
  • Health and Hygiene Issues of Tribal Children In Kandhamal , Odisha by DST
  • Development of first ever bromelain containing muco-adhesive buccal patch for management of oral submucous fibrosis by DBT-BIRAC-BIG
Patents and Innovations
Peer Review Contributions

Outreach Activity

  • Kanya Kiran
  • Art of Giving
  • Plantation
  • National Children Science Congress, Kerela