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Dr. Koustuv Ray is currently designated as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. He specializes in heterogeneous catalysis, computational modeling using Density Functional Theory (DFT), and machine learning-assisted catalyst design, with a strong emphasis on sustainable energy and environmental technologies. His research integrates advanced experimental techniques with in-silico modeling to develop efficient catalysts for CO₂ hydrogenation, dry reforming of methane, and biomass valorization.
Dr. Ray received his Ph.D. and M.Tech in Chemical Engineering from IIT Kanpur, where he graduated with top honors. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed international journals and has delivered invited talks at prominent conferences and workshops. His group is actively involved in several sponsored projects funded by agencies such as ISRO, DBT-BIRAC, DST, SERB, and MNRE, focusing on CO₂ conversion, biogas utilization, and catalyst development for green chemical processes.
In addition to research, Dr. Ray is deeply involved in teaching core undergraduate and postgraduate courses such as Chemical Reaction Engineering, Petroleum Refinery Engineering, and Computer-Aided Process Engineering. He also mentors Ph.D., M.Tech, and B.Tech students, and has played key roles in academic and administrative responsibilities within the institute. Through his interdisciplinary approach, Dr. Ray aims to contribute to the global transition toward cleaner and more sustainable chemical manufacturing.
Projects as PI/Co-PI
Projects as PI/Co-PI
1. 1. Title: Integrated Solar Catalytic Biogas Reforming and High Temperature Sorbent-based CO2 Capture, Total Cost – 180 Lakhs, Sponsor: DBT, Government of India (Submitted – December Status – Submitted, Role: Co-PI
2. Title: Development of low temperature, stable and active catalysts for Sabatier Reaction by benchmarking to Ru/γ-Al2O3, Total Cost – 24 Lakhs, Sponsor: ISRO, Department of Space, Government of India (July 2025 – June 2027, Status - Running), Role: PI
3. Title: Integrating Biotechnological interventions to capture and utilization of CO2 from biogas: Harnessing Algal Cultivation, photocatalytic CO2 conversion to mixed alcohol, Total Cost – 149 Lakhs, Sponsor: DBT-BIRAC, Government of India (Submitted – April 2025, Status – Accepted), Role: Co-PI
4. Title: Development of SiO2 supported Fe catalyst for CO2 methanation: A combined investigation using DRIFTS and DFT, (2020-2022), Total Cost – 33 Lakhs, Sponsor: SERB, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India (December 2020 – November 2022, Status - Completed), Role: PI
5. Title: Development of efficient catalyst using transition metals for CO2 hydrogenation, (2019-2022), Total Cost - 28 Lakhs, Sponsor: SRIC, IIT Kharagpur (October 2019 – September 2022, Status - Completed), Role: PI
Invited Lecture/Panel Discussion
Invited Lecture/Panel Discussion
Delivered an Invited Lecture using online platform on “Catalytic conversion of CO2 and CH4 by developing low-cost transition metal based alloy catalysts” during an International Conference on "Air Quality, Waste Management, and Health: The Triple Nexus for Progress and Sustainable Development, ICPSD-2025", DIT University, Dehradun, March, 2025.
Delivered an Invited Lecture on “Bringing rationality into design aspects of materials by the use of computational modelling: Examples with catalysts and biochar” during "W-CARESOL 2.0", workshop organized by EnReST Lab, ESED and Bio-Hydrogen Lab, DESE, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, March, 2025.
Delivered an Invited Lecture on “Importance of computational catalysis for catalyst screening and formulations in CO2 utilization reactions” during "Sustainable Horizons: Exploring Carbon Capture and Valorization”, a IGSTC sponsored workshop organized by Circular Engineering Research Group (CERG), Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, February, 2025.
Delivered an Invited Lecture on “Catalytic processes using CO2 for the chemical value chain: Catalyst formulation by developing structure-activity relationships” during "Conference on Advances in Catalysis for Energy and Environment (CACEE-2024)", organized by Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Mumbai, Bombay, December, 2024
Delivered an Invited Lecture on “Catalytic structure-activity relationships using First-principles calculation for reactions involving Greenhouse gases” during “Waste derived carbon applications in Remediation, Energy and Sequestration: Opportunities and Learning (W-CARESOL)", workshop jointly organized by EnReST Lab, ESED, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and University of Leeds, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, August, 2024.
Delivered an Invited Talk on “Catalytic processes using CO2 for the chemical value chain: Catalyst development for Methanation and Propane ODH reactions” during Carbon Management in Chemical Industry, a IGSTC sponsored workshop jointly organized by Indian Institute of Technology Bombay & BASF, BASF Innovation Campus, Mumbai, February, 2024.
Delivered an Invited Talk on “Catalytic activity-property relationship with First-principles based surface adsorption and activation calculation” during 5th Indo-German Workshop on Advances in Materials, Reaction, and Separation Processes, organized by Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, February, 2024.
Co-chaired a Panel Discussion Session on “Contemporary Challenges and Emerging Trends in Energy and Environment Research” during International Conference on Novel Materials and Technologies for Energy and Environment (NMTE2A), organized by Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani - Hyderabad Campus, February, 2022.
Delivered a talk entitled as “In-silico characterization of bimetallic catalysts for energy and environmental application“ during an Online Workshop on Synthesis, Characterization and Performance of Advanced Materials (SCPAM – 2021), organized by National Institute of Technology Bhopal, India, May 2021.
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