Tapas Ranjan Sahoo

Associate Professor

 

Dr. Tapas Ranjan Sahoo, is doctorate in Chemical Sciences by I.I.T. Kanpur, India and postdoctoral fellow at University of Amsterdam, Netherlands and Politecnico di Torino, Italy. He has obtained his M.Sc. degree from Utkal University, Bhubaneswar. Currently, working as an Associate Professor (II) in Department of Chemistry, School of Applied Sciences, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar. He has over 11 years of experience in teaching and administration at KIIT University. During this period, he has guided 4 PhD students and 6 MSc projects. Qualified GATE in Chemistry (2004) with 98.55 Percentile and All India Rank: 48, Dr. Sahoo has also been selected for Professor Dayanidhi Patnaik memorial award for best research paper (2017), by OCS and as Visiting Professor to IIM Indore. Dr. Sahoo’s research group mainly focuses on synthesis of Metal Oxide, Mixed Oxide and Rare Earth Metal Oxide nanoparticles and its adsorption and photo catalytic activities for waste water treatment as well as dielectric, magnetic and biological applications.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

MSc, PhD, Postdoc

COURSE EXPERTISE

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Materials Science / Nanomaterials/ Metal Oxide Nanoparticles and its different Applications

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Chemistry Course Coordinator
  • Board of Studies member
  • Faculty in Charge: Website and Social Media
  • Group Leader – ‘Advanced Materials Lab’
  • SEM in Charge

Awards and Achievements

  1. Professor Dayanidhi Patnaik memorial award, by Orissa Chemical Society (OCS).
  2. Erasmus Mundus (European Commission), EMECW Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, 2010
  3. Erasmus Mundus Action 2, AREAS+ Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, 2014.
  4. Visiting Professor to IIM Indore in 2013 for Integrated Programme in Management (IPM) course.
  5. .Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test for Engineering (GATE) in Chemistry (2004) with 98.55 Percentile. All India Rank : 48
  6. Best Paper Presentation (1st Prize) award in “National Conference on Nano-Materials as Catalysts” 25th- 26th January 2013, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar.

Conferences and Workshops

Professional Membership

  1. Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA)
  2. Orissa Chemical Society (OCS)
  3. Materials Research Society of India (MRSI)
  4. Materials Research Society of Singapore

Community Engagement

Projects & Collaborations
Patents and Innovations
Peer Review Contributions

Outreach Activity

  1. Visiting Professor to IIM Indore, for Integrated Programme in Management (IPM) course.
  2. Guest Scientist, to Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin fur Materialien and Energie, Berlin, Germany.
  3. Postdoctoral Researcher at Politecnico di Torino, Italy.
  4. Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
  5. Art of Giving