National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

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BIOGRAPHY

Prof Shantanu K Behera received his bachelor’s degree in Ceramic Engineering from NIT Rourkela. After a few years of working in the industries, he pursued his doctoral studies in Materials Science and Engineering at Lehigh University (Bethlehem, USA) under the tutelage of Prof Martin Harmer. He used electron microscopy at Lehigh and x-ray absorption spectroscopy at the Brookhaven National Laboratory (Upton, USA) to characterize the structural features of dopants in alumina grain boundaries. Subsequently, he joined Prof Rishi Raj’s group in the Dept of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Colorado (Boulder, USA) and worked on polymer derived ceramics for his postdoctoral research. In 2011, he joined the Department of Ceramic Engineering at NIT Rourkela as a faculty member. Currently he serves as a Professor of Ceramic Engineering. and Associate Dean of Sponsored Research. Prof Behera’s research mostly focuses on the development of unique microstructures of ceramic materials and hybrids of oxide, oxycarbide, and carbides from the preceramic polymer route for functional applications, including electrodes for supercapacitors and lithium ion batteries. He also collaborates with his colleagues on novel processing methods for the development of tough and strong ceramic and polymer composites. He is a Fulbright A&P Excellence Scholar and features in the Stanford-Elsevier Top Scientists List.

EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Nano and Bio-ceramics
Areas of Interest
  • Preceramic Polymer Derived Hybrids, Nanostructured Anodes for Li-ion Batteries, Microstructural Design of Materials.,

Shantanu Kumar Behera Professor & Associate Dean SR (Sponsored Research)

Ceramic Engineering

beherash@nitrkl.ac.in

0661 - 246 2214

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DOCTORAL STUDENTS

1

CONTINUING EDUCATION

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Shantanu Kumar Behera

Professor

Ceramic Engineering

Room Number: CR-225

Department of Ceramic Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

2009

Ph.D.
Materials Science and Engineering
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA

1998

B.E
Ceramic Engineering
National Institute of Technology Rourkela

Teaching Experience
  • UG/PG Teaching and Research,  NIT Rourkela,   2011 - Continuing
  • UG Teaching and Research,  NIT Rourkela,   2000 - 2004
Post Doctoral Research Experience
  • Thinfilm Si Anodes for Li Ion Batteries,  University of Colorado, Boulder, USA,   01 Sep 2022 - 14 Jun 2023
  • Advanced Anodes for Li Ion Batteries,  Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany,   2015 - 2015
  • Polymer Derived Ceramics, Li Ion Batteries,  University of Colorado, Boulder, USA,   2009 - 2011
  • Synchrotron EXAFS (Visiting Researcher for Doctoral Work),  Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, USA,   2006 - 2008
Industrial Experience
  • Advanced Carbon Refractories,  TRL Krosaki Refractories, India,   2011 - 2011
  • Refractories Design and Application,  TRL Krosaki Refractories, India,   1998 - 2000

Tough biomimetic composite inspired by abalone nacre architecture for lightweight multilayered armour application. SERB
  • Co-Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Development of tough biomimetic Alumina Composite inspired by Abalone Nacre Architecture. SERB
  • Co-Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Nanostructured Silicon-Carbon hybrid anodes with high rate capability & cyclic stability for Lithium Ion batteries SERB
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Development and Demonstration of Dense ceramic Membrane-Based technology for separation of Hydrogen and Oxygen Gases DST
  • Co-Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Borohydridr synthesis & photoluminescence properties of lanthanide ions doped & co-doped YB03 phosphor nanomaterials CSIR
  • Co-Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Evolution of Nanoporosity and Nanostructure in Polymer derived amorphous Silicon Oxycarbide Ceramics SERB
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored

S. Srivastava, B. B. Nayak, and S. K. Behera,"Tunable emission colors from single phase terbium doped yttrium borate phosphor",IN 354171, Granted to NIT Rourkela, 2020       << Patent >>

S. Srivastava, B. B. Nayak, and S. K. Behera,"Phosphor embedded polymeric hybrid luminescent film and its applications",IN 406533, Granted to NIT Rourkela, 2022       << Patent >>

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GOOGLE SCHOLAR H-INDEX 27
GOOGLE SCHOLAR I10-INDEX 17
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Total Publications: 56
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S. K. Behera, P. Cantwell, and M. P. Harmer,"A grain boundary mobility discontinuity in reactive element Zr-doped Al2O3", Scripta Materialia, vol.90, no.1, pp.33-36, Elsevier Ltd, November 2014, 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2014.07.010       Article

S. K. Behera and R. Raj,"Extreme-rate capable and highly stable SiCO-TiO2 hybrids for Li ion battery anodes", Chemical Communications, vol.49, no.83, pp.9657-9659, RSC, August 2013, 10.1039/c3cc45311a       Article

S. K. Behera,"Enhanced rate performance and cyclic stability of Fe3O4–graphene nanocomposites for Li ion battery anodes", Chemical Communications, no.47, pp.10371-10373, Royal Society of Chemistry, August 2011, 10.1039/C1CC13218K       Article

S. J. Dillon, S. K. Behera, and M. P. Harmer,"An experimentally quantifiable solute drag factor", Acta Materialia, vol.56, no.6, pp.1374-1379, Elsevier 2008, 10.1016/j.actamat.2007.11.042       Article

I. P. Swain, S. Pati, and S. K. Behera,"A preceramic polymer derived nanoporous carbon hybrid for supercapacitors", Chemical Communications, vol.55, no.59, pp.8631-8634, Royal Society of Chemistry, June 2019, 10.1039/C9CC04146J       Article

Thesis and Manuscript Writing Boot Camp Humanities and Social Sciences (Workshop)

  • CR205 : Materials Thermodynamics {Theory}
  • CR2101 : Materials Thermodynamics {Theory}
  • CR2106 : High temperature processes in ceramics {Theory}
  • CR212 : Science of Sintering {Theory}
  • CR223 : Materials Thermodynamics   {Theory}
  • CR320 : Science of Sintering {Theory}
  • CR349 : Solid State Chemistry {Theory}
  • CR6101 : Sintering and Microstructure {Theory}
  • CR612 : Sintering and Microstructure {Theory}
  • CR647 : Advanced Composites {Theory}
  • CR654 : Sintering and Microstructure {Theory}
  • CR367 : Product Development Laboratory – I {Practical}
  • CR368 : Product Development Laboratory – II {Practical}
  • CR371 : High Temperature Processing Laboratory {Practical}
  • CR4105 : Ceramography and microscopy Laboratory {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [11]
Interface Strengthened Graphene Oxide Reinforced Polyvinyl Alcohol Nanocomposites
Swarnima Kashyap
Enrolled: Jan 2012
Graduated :  2017
Supervisor
Borohydride Synthesis for Development of Rare Earth Doped and Co-Doped Yttrium Borate Phosphors for Luminescent Applications
Shubham Srivastava
Enrolled: Oct 2012
Graduated :  2017
Co-Supervisor
Fabrication and Characterization of Preceramic Polymer Derived Macroporous Silicon Oxycarbide
Abhisek Choudhary
Enrolled: Jul 2013
Graduated :  2018
Co-Supervisor
Evolution of Porosity and Nanostructure in Preceramic Polymer Derived Nanoporous Particulates
Ipsita Priyadarshini Swain
Enrolled: Jan 2015
Graduated :  2022
Supervisor
Evolution of Phase and Nanostructure in Early Transition Metal-Doped Polymer Derived Silicon Carbonitride Ceramics
Rahul Anand
Enrolled: Jan 2016
Graduated :  2022
Supervisor
Studies on the Electrocatalytic Activity, Electrical Conductivity, and Oxygen Transport Properties of La0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2-xBxO3-δ [B = Cu, Ni, & Al; x = 0 - 0.2] Perovskite Oxides
Rupesh Mandal
Enrolled: Jan 2017
Graduated :  2023
Co-Supervisor
Nanostructured Si-C Hybrids for Anode Application in Lithium Ion Batteries
Smita Sowmya Bishoyi
Enrolled: Jul 2017
Thesis Submitted
Supervisor
Bulk Biomimetic Structural Materials
Alokjyoti Dash
Enrolled: Feb 2019
Continuing
Co-Supervisor
Nanometrials synthesis, characterization, and property evaluation
Kumar Sanket
Enrolled: Jan 2020
Continuing
Supervisor
Nanostructured hybrid anodes with enhanced rate capability and cyclic stability for lithium ion batteries
Sudhin Sukumaran
Enrolled: Aug 2019
Continuing
Supervisor
Tough Biomimmetic Composite
Sunirmal Karmakar
Enrolled: Sep 2019
Continuing
Co-Supervisor
Executive Ph.D. Students [3]
Advanced Refractories
Sampad Mishra
Enrolled: Sep 2020
Continuing
Supervisor
Executive Ph.D
Nabid Anjum Khan
Enrolled: Aug 2022
Continuing
Supervisor
Luminescent materials
Sanjeet Kumar
Enrolled: Aug 2022
Continuing
Co-Supervisor
M.Tech by Research Students [2]
Graphene Oxide-Magnetite Hybrid Nanoadsorbents for Toxin Removal In Aqueous System
Pranati Badhai
Graduated :  2015
Supervisor
Sintering and Mechanical Properties of Zr-doped Al2O3
Biswajit Baruah
Graduated :  2018
Supervisor

Awards And Honours
  • Fulbright-Nehru Academic & Professional Excellence Fellow (USA),   2022
  • Stanford-Elsevier Top Scientists List, Career Impact,   2021
  • Stanford-Elsevier Top Scientists List, Annual Impact,   2021
  • Stanford-Elsevier Top Scientists List, Career Impact,   2020
  • Stanford-Elsevier Top Scientists List, Annual Impact,   2020
  • Outstanding Reviewer Recognition, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Elsevier,   2017
  • Outstanding Reviewer Recognition, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Elsevier,   2016
  • Outstanding Reviewer Recognition, Materials Letter, Elsevier,   2015
  • Connect Fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany,   2015
  • Outstanding Reviewer Recognition, Ceramics International, Elsevier,   2015
  • Indo-German Frontiers of Engineering Symposium,   2014
  • Graduate Research Fellowship (Lehigh University, USA),   2009
Memberships / Fellowships
  • Indian Ceramic Society,   2015
  • Sigma Xi,   2008