Dr Akhil Kumar Sen

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE (Seventeen years): Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand (2004 - Continuing)

PRESENT ASSIGNMENT AT BIT MESRA:

Active participation in establishing Central Instrumentation Facility (CIF) at BIT Mesra (World Bank through TEQIP funding approximate cost rupees five crores). Starting from the selection of technical specifications, technical evaluation, installation and maintenance of day-to-day activities of the following instruments.

FTIR, Elemental Analyser (CHNS), DSC, TGA, GPC, Surface Tensiometer, Optical Contact Angle, Light Scattering, Electrochemical Analyser, Chemiluminescence Spectrophotometer, Mercury Porosity Meter, Colorimeter, Ellipsometer, SEM, AFM.

Framing of Engineering courses:

B.E./M.E./M.Tech. of Chemical and Polymer Engineering

Development of laboratory courses:

B.E./M.E./M.Tech. of Chemical and Polymer Engineering

Guiding Ph.D. work: 3

Guided M.E./M.Tech. Project: 8

Guided B.E. project: 24

INVITED LECTURES:

· Refreshers Course Physical Science, UGC- Human Resource Development Centre, Ranchi University, Ranchi 20th September 2016

· Guest Lecture in ICAR sponsored Summer School programme at CIFA, Bhubaneswar 2016 on 1st August 2016

· UGC sponsored refresher course at Jadavpur University 19th June 2012.

· Indian Railway at IRIMEE on 25th January 2012.

· TATA Steel, Jamshedpur on 20th December 2011.

· AICTE sponsored Staff Development Program on at BIT Mesra, Ranchi.

· Co-chairperson in PHARMACON 2010 held at BIT Mesra, Ranchi April 2010.

· National Seminar at Department of Physics, KKTM Govt. College, Kerala.

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY:

· Indian Society for Technical Education (Life Member LM 46532)

· Indian Society for Surface Science and Technology (Life Member L/M-S-87)

· Materials Research Society of India (MRSI) (Life Member LMB2082)

PAPER REVIEWED IN JOURNALS:

· Journal of Applied Polymer Science

· Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

· Industrial Engineering and Chemistry Research

· Polymer Composites

· Composites B

· Iranian Polymer Journal

· Journal of Polymer Materials an International Journal

M/s Caprihans India Ltd., Mumbai, (1996-1998)

Dr. Akhil Kumar Sen, M.Sc (IIT KGP), M.Tech.(IIT KGP), Ph.D.(IIT Bombay)

Communicating Address: Chemical Engineering Department,

Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra - 835215, Ranchi, Jharkhand,

E-mail: akhilsen@yahoo.co.in, akhilsen@bitmesra.ac.in,akhilsen@rediffmail.com

Tel:+91-22-0651-2276053

Fax:+91-22-0651-2275401

Phone No. (M): 09431597273

Current Designation: Professor

AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST:

· Thermoresponsive polymer synthesis and applications (Protein/ Enzyme concentration, Drug delivery)

· Conversion of agricultural waste to value added product (Bio fuel and Bioplastics)

· Nanoparticle synthesis and characterization

· Bio based non hazardous, low cost fire retardant material.

EDUCATIONAL PROFILE:

Doctor of Philosophy: (1998 - 2005), Department of Chemical Engineering,

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India.

Area: Colloid and Interfacial Science

Supervisor: Prof. V.A. Juvekar

Co-Supervisor: Prof. Sandip Roy

Master of Technology: (1991-1992), Materials Science Center,

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. India.

Area: Materials Science

Supervisor: Prof. A.K.Banthia

Master of Science: (1989 – 1991), Department of Chemistry,

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. India.

MERITS:

- Merit-cum means Scholarships (During M.Sc.), IIT Kharagpur
- Qualified in GATE examination (All India rank 20) 1991, Percentile 97.53

Qualified in CSIR-UGC examination in December 1990, December 1991 & June 1992

AWARDS/ CITATIONS:

2nd National Award in 2012 for "Technology Innovation in Polymeric Materials" by Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India

JOB EXPERIENCE:

INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE (Four years):

M/s Hindustan Cables Ltd., Naini, Allahabad, (1994-1996)

M/s Caprihans India Ltd Mumbai (1996-1998)

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