Surya Pratap Singh

Bio: Surya Pratap Singh was born in Uttar Pradesh, India in 1996. He has done his B. Sc. (Hons.) in Chemistry in 2016 from the University of Delhi, New Delhi, India. He then moved to Hyderabad and completed his M. Sc. in Chemistry in 2018 from the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IIT Hyderabad), Telangana, India. He received a scholarship under the FRIENDSHIP Scholarship Program by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to pursue his higher studies in Japan and joined Kyoto University, Japan as a 'Research student' in Oct 2018. He then continued at the Hisao Yoshida Laboratory at Kyoto University as a Ph.D. student starting from Apr 2019 and graduated in Mar 2022. The title of his Ph.D. thesis is "Non-oxidative conversion of methane and ethane over the metal oxide photocatalysts." Currently, he is working as a specially appointed assistant professor at the Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan. His current research interest is the application of electrocatalysis and photoelectrocatalysis for energy and chemicals. He is a member of the Chemical Society of Japan (CSJ) and the Catalysis Society of Japan (CATSJ).

Contact:

E-mail: surya[at]tmu.ac.jp
Alternative e-mail: suryapratap2b[at]gmail.com (Please replace [at] by @.)
Mobile: +81-80-8098-5017,
Phone: +81-42-677-2852

Professional Appointments:

Specially appointed assistant professor, Department of Applied Chemistry for Environment, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan; Apr 2022 - present.

Education:

Ph.D. , Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Apr 2019 - Mar 2022.
M.Sc. in Chemistry, CGPA = 8.72, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IIT Hyderabad), Telangana, India; Aug 2016 - Jun 2018.
B.Sc. (Hons.) in Chemistry, Percentage = 81.4, University of Delhi, Delhi, India; Jul 2013 - Jul 2016.
Intermediate Examination, Percentage = 88.4, Board of High School and Intermediate Education U.P., Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India; Jul 2011 - Jun 2013.
High School Examination, Percentage = 84.0, Board of High School and Intermediate Education U.P., Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India; Jun 2011.

Research Experience:

Specially appointed assistant professor, Prof. Fumiaki Amano Laboratory, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan.
Topics: Electrocatalytic (EC) nitrate reduction, photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) water splitting over pelletized photoelectrodes, photocatalytic methane conversion with water vapor.
Ph.D. student, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.; Apr 2019 - Mar 2022.
Supervisor: Prof. Hisao Yoshida
Topic: Non-oxidative conversion of methane and ethane over metal oxide photocatalysts
Research student, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.; Oct 2018 - Mar 2019.
Supervisor: Prof. Hisao Yoshida
Topic: Photocatalytic non-oxidative coupling of methane (NOCM)
M.Sc. project researcher, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IIT Hyderabad), Telangana, India; Aug 2017 - Jun 2018.
Supervisor: Prof. Faiz Ahmed Khan
Topic: Synthesis of stilbene analogs

Teaching and Research Assistantship Experience:

Teaching assistant (TA) to Prof. Hisao Yoshida, Sojin Seminar, Characterization of a solid catalyst sample, Undergraduate course, Jun 2021.
Research assistant (RA) to Prof. Hisao Yoshida, Experimental assistance in the development of photocatalyst for direct methane conversion, Apr 2020 - Mar 2021.
TA to Prof. Hisao Yoshida, Material function correlation exercises, Undergraduate course, Oct 2020 - Feb 2021.

Summary of Skills:

Experimental Techniques: UV-Vis Spectroscopy, XRD, XAFS, XRF, XPS, ICP-AES, SEM-EDX, TG-DTA, BET SSA, TPR, ESR, Tubular furnace, Sputtering, Potentiostat, Ionization energy measurement, Gas Chromatography.
Software: Athena, Chemdraw, MS Office, Origin, Artemis, Olex2; etc.
Languages: English, Hindi, Japanese.

Publications:

Analysis of TiO2 photoanode process using intensity modulated photocurrent spectroscopy and distribution of relaxation times
Yohei Cho, Mengya Yang, Junyi Cui, Yue Yang, Surya Pratap Singh, Salvador Eslava, Daniele Benetti, James R. Durrant, Akira Yamaguchi, Masahiro Miyauchi, Fumiaki Amano
Journal of American Chemical Society, 2025, under revision.
Cu2O photocathodes for nitrate reduction reaction and enhanced stability through adsorption mechanism
Rizki Marcony Surya, Surya Pratap Singh, Takuya Okazaki, Kosuke Beppu, Fumiaki Amano
Artificial Photosynthesis, 2025, accepted. https://doi.org/10.1021/aps.4c00021
Pd3Bi intermetallic particles prepared by the photodeposition method for photocatalytic ethane production from methane
Surya Pratap Singh, Kosuke Beppu, Fumiaki Amano
Chemical Communications 2024, 60, 2673-2676. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3CC06121C
Porous transport photoelectrodes fabricated on felt substrates and applications to polymer electrolyte photoelectrochemistry
Fumiaki Amano, Rizki Marcony Surya, Surya Pratap Singh
ChemElectroChem, 2024, e 202300646. https://doi.org/10.1002/celc.202300646
Facilitating methane conversion and hydrogen evolution on platinized gallium oxide photocatalyst through liquid-like water nanofilm formation
Fumiaki Amano, Atsushi Ishikawa, Hiromasa Sato, Chiho Akamoto, Surya Pratap Singh, Seiji Yamazoe, Toshiki Sugimoto
Catalysis Today, 2024, 426, 114375. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2023.114375
Nonoxidative coupling of ethane with gold loaded photocatalysts
Surya Pratap Singh, Akira Yamamoto, Hisao Yoshida
Catalysis Science & Technology, 2022, 12, 1551-1561. doi.org/10.1039/D1CY02193A
A Pd-Bi dual-cocatalyst-loaded gallium oxide photocatalyst for selective and stable nonoxidative coupling of methane
Surya Pratap Singh, Akira Yamamoto, Eri Fudo, Atsuhiro Tanaka, Hiroshi Kominami, Hisao Yoshida
ACS Catalysis, 2021, 11, 13768 - 13781. doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.1c03786
Simultaneous formation of CO and H2O2 from CO2 and H2O with an Ag-MnOx /CaTiO3 photocatalyst
Tayyebeh Soltani, Akira Yamamoto, Surya Pratap Singh, Akihiko Anzai, Eri Fudo, Atsuhiro Tanaka, Hiroshi Kominami, Hisao Yoshida
ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2021, 4, 6500 - 6510. doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.1c00510
Effect of transition metal oxide cocatalyst on the photocatalytic activity of Ag loaded CaTiO3 for CO2 reduction with water and water splitting
Tayyebeh Soltani, Xing Zhu, Akira Yamamoto, Surya Pratap Singh, Eri Fudo, Atsuhiro Tanaka, Hiroshi Kominami, Hisao Yoshida
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2021, 286, 119899. doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2021.119899
Non-oxidative coupling of methane over Pd-loaded gallium oxide photocatalysts in a flow reactor
Surya Pratap Singh, Akihiko Anzai, Satoru Kawaharasaki, Akira Yamamoto, Hisao Yoshida
Catalysis Today, 2021, 375, 264 - 272. doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2020.04.023

Conferences, Workshops, and Seminars

Poster presentation, The 104th CSJ Annual Meeting 2024, Chemical Society of Japan (CSJ), Nihon University, Chiba, Japan, Mar 2024.
Oral presentation, 132nd Catalyst Debate (第132回触媒討論会), Catalysis Society of Japan, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, Sep 2023.
Oral presentation, The 9th Tokyo Conference on Advanced Catalytic Science and Technology (TOCAT9), Fukuoka, Japan, Jul 2022.
Oral presentation, 18th Japan-Korea Symposium on Catalysis (18JKSC), online, Nov 2021.
Oral presentation, 128th Catalyst Debate (第128回触媒討論会), Catalysis Society of Japan, online, Sep 2021.
Oral presentation, 18th Catalytic Chemistry Workshop (第18回触媒化学ワークショップ), online, Sep 2021.
Oral presentation, 40th Symposium on Catalytic Chemistry involving Light (第40回光がかかわる触媒化学シンポジウム), online, Jul 2021.
Oral presentation, 39th Solid State Surface Chemistry Debate (第39回固体・表面光化学討論会), online, Nov 2020.
Oral presentation, 126th Catalyst Debate (第126回触媒討論会), Catalysis Society of Japan, online, Sep 2020.
Poster presentation, Osaka-Kansai International Symposium on Catalysis (OKCAT2019), Kansai University, Osaka, Japan, Oct 2019.
Participant, RSC Journal Symposium: Frontiers of Catalysis and Photocatalysis for Energy Chemistry, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, Dec 2018.
Participant, Chemistry: In-house Symposium 2016, 2017, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IIT Hyderabad), Telangana, India.
Participant, 4th INSPIRE Internship Program/Science Conclave: A Congregation of Nobel Laureates and Eminent Scientists, an MHRD-DST (Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India) initiative, Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad (IIIT A), Uttar Pradesh, India, Nov-Dec 2011.

Awards and Achievements:

Young Oral Presentation Award, 18th Japan-Korea Symposium on Catalysis (18JKSC), virtual meeting, Nov 2021.
Scholarship for Ph.D., FRIENDSHIP Scholarship Program by the Japan Internation Cooperation Agency (JICA), Japan, Oct 2018-present.
Scholarship for Higher Education (SHE) under Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) scheme, Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, Jul 2013 - Jun 2018.
TOEFL iBT, 92/120, Education Testing Service (ETS), Apr 2018.
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2018 in Chemistry, 99.25 percentile, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) on behalf of National Coordination Board-GATE, Government of India, Mar 2018.
Joint Admission Test for Masters (JAM) 2016 in Chemistry, All India Rank (AIR) 311, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras), Mar 2016.
Top 1 % of the School Board at Class XII level (Intermediate examination), Board of High School and Intermediate Education, U.P., India, Jun 2013.

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