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Somnath Biswas

somnath@lnmiit.ac.in

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Prof. Somnath Biswas

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Physics

Education

	Degree/Diploma	Institute/ Organization	Year	Branch/Specialization
1	Post Doctoral Research	Integrated Electronics Engineering Centre (IEEC), State University of New York, Binghamton, New York	2008	Research Scientist
2	Ph. D. Doctor of Philosophy	Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur	2007	Materials Science and Engineering
3	Post Doctoral Research	Petroleum Development Laboratory,University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), Fairbanks, Alaska, USA	2007	N/A
4	M. Tech. Master of Technology	Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur	2002	Materials Science and Engineering
5	M.Sc. Master of Science	University of Calcutta	2000	Physics

Projects

	Name of Project	Total Cost of Project	Funding Agency	Duration From	Duration To
1	Detection of biomolecular interactions with TMR based sensing using magnetic nanotags	900000	UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research	2014	2017
2	Development of high hydrostatic pressure metal foams for hydrogen storage	1356000	Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India	2013	2016
3	Development of Ceramics for Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cell	200000	The LNMIIT, Jaipur	2012	2015
4	Fabrication and Characterization of Nanocrystalline CdSe based Devices	200000	The LNMIIT, Jaipur	2012	2016
5	Half-metallic CrO2 based spintronics devices in single-walled carbon nanotube field-effect transistor (SWCNT-FET) configuration	0	Indian Nanoelectronics Users Program (INUP) of Center for Excellence in Nanoelectronics (CEN), IIT Bombay	2012	2016
6	Development of Novel Magnetic Core-Shell Nanoparticles with Tunable Properties.	200000	The LNMIIT, Jaipur	2011	2015
7	Development of Zinc Oxide based Diluted Magnetic Semiconductors and Devices.	200000	The LNMIIT, Jaipur	2011	2015

Publications

1	S. Dwivedi and S. Biswas, "Enhanced room-temperature magnetoresistance in self-assembled Ag-coated multiphasic chromium oxide nanocomposites", S. Dwivedi and S. Biswas "Enhanced room-temperature magnetoresistance in self-assembled Ag-coated multiphasic chromium oxide nanocomposites" Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. (In press) JULY 2016 ,
2	J. Jadhav and S. Biswas, , "Structural and electrical properties of monodispersed ZnO:Ag core-shell nanoparticles synthesized by a polymer precursor method", "Structural and electrical properties of monodispersed ZnO:Ag core-shell nanoparticles synthesized by a polymer precursor method" Ceram. Inter. (In press) JULY 2016 ,
3	B. Soni and S. Biswas, “Mass-scale processing of open-cell metallic foams by pressurized casting method”, B. Soni and S. Biswas, “Mass-scale processing of open-cell metallic foams by pressurized casting method”. J. Porous Mat. (In press) JULY 2016 ,
4	J. Jadhav and S. Biswas, “Surface plasmon enhanced near-UV emission in monodispersed ZnO:Ag core-shell type nanoparticles synthesized by a wet chemical method”,, “Surface plasmon enhanced near-UV emission in monodispersed ZnO:Ag core-shell type nanoparticles synthesized by a wet chemical method”, Superlattices Microstruct. 91(2016) 8-21 JAN 2016 ,
5	J. Jadhav, S. Biswas, A. K. Yadav, S. N. Jha and D. Bhattacharyya, “Structural and magnetic properties of nanocrystalline Ni-Zn ferrites: In the context of cationic distribution”, New J. Chem. (Under review) AUG 2016, J. Jadhav, S. Biswas, A. K. Yadav, S. N. Jha and D. Bhattacharyya, “Structural and magnetic properties of nanocrystalline Ni-Zn ferrites: In the context of cationic distribution”, New J. Chem. (Under review) AUG 2016 ,
6	B. Soni and S. Biswas, , “Evaluation of mechanical properties of 6061-T6 Al alloy foams fabricated by pressurized salt infiltration casting method under quasi-static compression ”, “Evaluation of mechanical properties of 6061-T6 Al alloy foams fabricated by pressurized salt infiltration casting method under quasi-static compression ” Scripta Mater. (Under review) AUG 2016 ,
7	J. Jadhav and S. Biswas, “Shape-controlled magnetic nanoplatelets of Ni-doped ZnO synthesized via a chemical precursor”,, “Shape-controlled magnetic nanoplatelets of Ni-doped ZnO synthesized via a chemical precursor”, J. Alloys. Compd. 664 (2016) 71-82 DEC 2015 ,
8	M. Patange, S. Biswas, A. K. Yadav, S. N. Jha, and D. Bhattacharyya, “Morphology-controlled synthesis of monodispersed graphitic carbon coated core/shell structured Ni/NiO nanoparticles with enhanced magnetoresistance”, “Morphology-controlled synthesis of monodispersed graphitic carbon coated core/shell structured Ni/NiO nanoparticles with enhanced magnetoresistance”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 17 (2015) 32398-32412 NOV 2015 ,
9	J. Jadhav, S. Biswas, A. K. Yadav, S. N. Jha, D. Bhattacharyya, and N. K. Sahoo, "Effects of Ni concentration on the structural and magnetic properties of NiZnFe2O4 ferrites synthesized via a polymer precursor", "Effects of Ni concentration on the structural and magnetic properties of NiZnFe2O4 ferrites synthesized via a polymer precursor" J. NanoR, 34 (2015) 9-16 FEB 2015 ,

Workshop attended

	Type	Month	Year	Information
1	Conference - International	March	2016	B. Soni and S. Biswas, “Mechanical behaviour under quasi-static loading of open-cell foams of 6061-T6 Al alloys processed by pressurized salt infiltration technique” presented in the International Conference on Design, Materials and Manufacturing (ICDMM 2016) March 25-27, 2016 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2	Conference - International	June	2016	M. Patange and S. Biswas, “Structural, magnetic and electrical properties of Ni/NiO core-shell nanoparticles dispersed in poly-vinyl alcohol matrix” in the Second International Conference on Materials Science and Technology (ICMST 2016) (held during June 5-8, 2016 at St. Thomas College, Palai, India) pg. 43.
3	Conference - International	June	2016	S. Pokhriyal and S. Biswas, “Magnetic nanoparticles assisted TMR based sensors for smart bio-sensing applications” in the Second International Conference on Materials Science and Technology (ICMST 2016) (held during June 5-8, 2016 at St. Thomas College, Palai, India) pg. 45.
4	Conference - National	June	2016	B. Soni and S. Biswas, “Novel approach for gaseous hydrogen storage under high hydrostatic pressure using open-cell metals foams” in the proceedings of the Second International Conference on Materials Science and Technology (ICMST 2016) (held during June 5-8, 2016 at St. Thomas College, Palai, India, to be published as a special issue in the journal Advanced Science Letters) pg. 113.
5	Conference - International	June	2016	S. Dwivedi and S. Biswas, “Magnetotransport properties of field-aligned silver-coated chromium oxide nanocomposites dispersed in a matrix of poly-vinyl alcohol” in the Second International Conference on Materials Science and Technology (ICMST 2016) (held during June 5-8, 2016 at St. Thomas College, Palai, India) pg. 184.
6	Conference - International	April	2016	S. Pokhriyal and S. Biswas, “Detection of Biomolecular Interactions with TMR Based Sensing Using Magnetic Nanotags” in the International Conference on Biomaterials, Biodiagnostics, Tissue Engineering, Drug Delivery and Regenerative Medicine (BiTERM-2016) held during Apr 15-17, 2016 at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, New Delhi, India.
7	Conference - International	December	2015	J. Jadhav, M. Patange and S. Biswas, “Advance nanocomposite materials for wastewater treatment” in the Indian International Science Festival (IISF 2015-Young Scientists` Meet) Dec 4-8, 2015 at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. (Award of second prize in its category) Paper published in the proceedings of IISF-2015.
8	Conference - International	October	2015	S. Pokhriyal and S. Biswas, “Effects of Ti doping on the dielectric properties of HfO2 nanoparticles” in the International Conference on Condensed Matter and Applied Physics (ICC-2015) Oct 30-31, 2015 at Government College of Engineering and Technology, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India. AIP Conf. Proceedings, 1728 (2016) 020457 (6pp)
9	Conference - International	July	2015	S. Pokhriyal and S. Biswas, “Doping dependent high-frequency dielectric properties of Hf1-xTixO2 nanoparticles” in the International Conference on Recent Advances in Nano Science and Technology (RAINSAT-2015), July 8-10, 2015 at Sathyabama University, Chennai, India. Materials Today: Proceedings 3(6) (2016) 1311-1319.

Workshop conducted

	Type	Month	Year	Information
1	Workshop	June	2012	1st NEI Workshop on Design of CMOS Analog Circuits held at DAIICT, Gandhinagar, India
2	Workshop	June	2012	1st NEI Workshop on Design of CMOS Analog Circuits held at DAIICT, Gandhinagar, India
3	Workshop	February	2010	Workshop on Nanomagnetism at The LNMIIT, Jaipur, India