National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

An Institute of National Importance

Faculty Profile

EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Soft Matter and Polymer Physics
Areas of Interest
  • Soft Matter, Structure and dynamics of gels, Polymers, Biopolymers, and Biological samples, Micelles and Surfactants

Sidhartha S. Jena Professor & Dean SA (Student Affairs)

Physics and Astronomy

sid@nitrkl.ac.in

0661 - 246 2727

24

PUBLICATIONS

7

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Sidhartha S. Jena

Professor

Physics and Astronomy

Room Number: MC-112

Department of Physics and Astronomy, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

Ph.D. (Jawaharlal Nehru University)

Total Publications: 24

T. Dam, S. Jena, and D. K. Pradhan,"Coupled Ion conduction mechanism and dielectric relaxation phenomenon in PEO20 - LiCF3SO3 - based ion conducting polymer nanocomposite electrolytes", The JournaL of Physical Chemistry C, vol.122, no.8, pp.4133-4143, American Chemical Society, February 2018, 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b11112       Article

T. Dam, S. Tripathy, M. Paluch, S. Jena, and D. K. Pradhan,"Investigations of relaxation dynamics and observation of nearly constant loss phenomena in PEO20-LiCF3SO3-ZrO2 based polymer nano-composite electrolyte", Electrochimica Acta, vol.202, pp.147-156, Elsevier, June 2016, 10.1016/j.electacta.2016.03.134       Article

T. Dam, S. Jena, and D. K. Pradhan,"The ionic transport mechanism and coupling between the ion conduction and segmental relaxation processes of PEO20-LiCF3SO3 based ion conducting polymer clay composites", Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, vol.18, pp.19955-19965, Royal Society of Chemistry, June 2016, 10.1039/c6cp01744d       Article

T. Dam, S. Jena, and D. K. Pradhan,"Equilibrium state of anatase to rutile transformation for nano-structured Titanium Dioxide powder using polymer template method.", in OP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, vol.115, no.012038, pp.1-6, IOP Publishing, iop conference : materials science and engineering, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India, March 2016, 10.1088/1757-899X/115/1/012038       Inproceedings

T. Dam, S. N. Tripathy, M. Paluch, S. Jena, and D. K. Pradhan,"Ionic conduction in polymer composite electrolytes", in Proceedings of 60th DAE Solid State Physics Symposium 2015, vol.1731, pp.070027-1-070027-3, American Institute of Physics, aip conference proceedings, Uttar Pradesh, India, December 2016, 10.1063/1.4947859       Inproceedings

  • PH1002 : Physics - II {Theory}
  • PH101 : Physics - I {Theory}
  • PH102 : Physics II {Theory}
  • PH208 : Thermodynamics {Theory}
  • PH3001 : Thermal and Statistical Physics {Theory}
  • PH3005 : Elements of Quantum Mechanics {Theory}
  • PH331 : World of LASERS {Theory}
  • PH4005 : Quantum Mechanics - I {Theory}
  • PH407 : Quantum Mechanics - I {Theory}
  • PH408 : Quantum Mechanics - II {Theory}
  • PH507 : Nuclear and Particle Physics {Theory}
  • PH602 : Problems in Quantum Physics {Theory}
  • PH6234 : Laser Physics {Theory}
  • PH632 : Physics of Macromolecules {Theory}
  • PH635 : LASER Physics {Theory}
  • PH667 : Low Temperature Properties of Matter {Theory}
  • PH1070 : Physics Laboratory {Practical}
  • PH170 : Physics Laboratory {Practical}
  • PH271 : Waves and Optics Laboratory {Practical}
  • PH3072 : Thermal Physics Laboratory {Practical}
  • PH3074 : Thermal Laboratoy {Practical}
  • PH372 : Thermal Laboratory {Practical}
  • PH374 : Properties of Matter Laboratory {Practical}
  • PH4075 : General Physics Laboratory {Practical}
  • PH471 : General Physics Laboratory {Practical}
  • PH473 : Spectroscopy Laboratory {Practical}
  • PH572 : Advanced Materials Synthesis Laboratory {Practical}
  • PH574 : Advanced Characterization Techniques Laboratory {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [7]
Study of Relaxation Dynamics and Ion Conduction Mechanism of Composite Polymer Electrolyte and Gel Polymer Electrolyte
Tapabrata Dam
Enrolled: Jul 2011
Graduated :  2016
Co-Supervisor
Design and Construction of Fluorescence Recovery after Photobleaching Set up & Investigating Structure and Diffusive Dynamics inside Random and Restricted Media
Santripti Khandai
Enrolled: Jul 2009
Graduated :  2018
Supervisor
Correlating the Structure of Hydrogels to their Diffusion Dynamics & Design and Construction of Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy Setup
Mithra K
Enrolled: Jul 2013
Graduated :  2021
Supervisor
Diffusive Dynamics in Polyelectrolytes
Banani Mishra
Enrolled: Jul 2015
Continuing
Supervisor
Soft Matter
Usharani Mohapatra
Enrolled: Jul 2019
Continuing
Supervisor
Soft Matter
Susmita Mohanta
Enrolled: Jul 2019
Continuing
Supervisor
Soft Matter
Ipsita Padhee
Enrolled: Oct 2020
Continuing
Supervisor