PROFILE
DR. SUSANTA KUMAR SAHA
Assistant Professor
Department of Engineering Sciences and Humanites
Siliguri Institute of Technology
e-mail: susanta.saha.1966@gmail.com
(M) 9434685675
Date of joining: May 03, 2010
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
Ph.D. in Chemistry from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, 1996.
M.Sc. in Chemistry from University of North Bengal, 1989 (Silver Medalist).
B.Sc. (Honors) in Chemistry from University of North Bengal, 1986 (Gold Medalist).
COURSES TAUGHT
Chemistry
Basic Environmental Engineering and Elementary Biology
EXPERIENCES
Assistant Professor, Siliguri Institute of Technology, Siliguri: 2010-Till date
Visiting Faculty, Siliguri College, Siliguri: 2008-2010
Research Scientist/Associate, University of North Texas, USA: 2003-2005
Post Doctoral Research Associate, Washington State University, USA: 2001-2003
Post Doctoral Research Associate, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Israel: 2000-2001
Post Doctoral Research Associate, National Taiwan University, Taiwan: 1999-2000
International Seminarist, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany: 1997-1998
R & D Chemist, Jyoti Ceramic Industries, Nasik, India: 1994-1995
PUBLIClATIONS
JOURNALS:
SAHA, S.K, BANERJEE A., BANERJEE S., BOSE, S., 2009, Synthesis of nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite using surfactant template systems: Role of templates in controlling morphology, Materials Science and Engineering C 29, 2294–2301. (46)
WIESLI, W.A., BEARD, B.L., BRATERMAN, P., JOHNSON, C.M., SAHA, S.K., SINHA, M.P., 2007, Iron isotope fractionation between liquid and vapor phases of iron pentacarbonyl, Talanta, 71, 90–96. (02)
XU ZHI PING, SAHA, S.K., BRATERMAN, P., D’SOUZA, N, 2006, The effect of Zn, Al layered double hydroxide on thermal decomposition of polyvinyl chloride, Polymer Degradation and Stability, 91, 3237-3244. (64)
BOSE, S. and SAHA, S.K., 2003, Synthesis and characterization of hydroxyapatite nanopowders by emulsion technique, Chemistry of Materials, 15, 4464-4469. (245)
BOSE, S. and SAHA, S.K., 2003, Synthesis of hydroxyapatite nanopowders via sucrose templated sol-gel method, Journal of American Ceramic Society, 86, 1055-1057. (88)
ACHIVEMENTS AND AWARDS
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD): 1996
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India, RA: 1995
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), National Eligibility Test: 1989, 1991.
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE), India: 1990.
University Medals: 1986, 1989.
National Scholarship: Govt. of India: 1981-1989.
MEMBERSHIP
Life Member of Materials Research Society of India.
American Chemical Society Community Member