EXPERTISE INFORMATION
Research Group
- Organic Chemistry
Areas of Interest
- Nanomaterials for anticancer drug delivery, Nanotheranostics, Fluorescence nanosensors, Nanoparticles for photocatalysis, organic transformations
- Quantum dots for biosensing and environmental sensing applications
- Soft biomaterials for therapeutic applications
- Functional Nanomaterials for water purification
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (IP)62
PUBLICATIONS7
SPONSORED PROJECTS16
DOCTORAL STUDENTS1
CONTINUING EDUCATIONPERSONAL INFORMATION
Sasmita Mohapatra
Professor
Chemistry
Room Number: MC-329
Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008
Ph.D. (IIT Kharagpur)
Consortium of Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture, Health , Energy and Environment Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB)
- Co-Investigator
- 60
- Running Sponsored
Designing multifunctional Carbon Quantum Dot(CQD) based Theranostic Nanoparticle for Photochemotherapy of Oral cancer. SERB
- Principal Investigator
- 36
- Completed Sponsored
Transition Metal Catalyzed C-C and C-Heteroatom Bond Formation through C(sp2)-H Activation. SERB
- Co-Investigator
- 36
- Completed Sponsored
Surface functionalized magnetic oxide/luminescent carbon dot hybrid hollow spheres for multimodal imaging and anticancer drug delivery DST
- Principal Investigator
- 36
- Completed Sponsored
Fabrication & application of functionalized magnetic carbon quantum dots(mcqs)in tumor therapy DST
- Principal Investigator
- 36
- Completed Sponsored
Synthesis of Multifunctional Magnetic Mesoporous Hollow Spheres: Application in Cancer Therapy BRNS
- Principal Investigator
- 36
- Completed Sponsored
Development of functionalized ferrite nanoparticles for targeted Tumor Therapy. DBT
- Principal Investigator
- 36
- Completed Sponsored
S. Mohapatra, B. C. Pattnayak, and L. Behera,"A PHOTOCATALYTIC-PHOTOTHERMALFLOATING POROUS HYDROGEL FORSOLAR WATER PURIFICATION",IN 469054, Granted to NIT Rourkela, 2023 << Patent >>
S. Mohapatra, L. Behera, and S.,"A PROCESS FOR REMOVAL OF ORGANIC POLLUTANT FROM WASTE WATER USING COPPER MINES TAILING AS A PHOTOCATALYST",IN 569918, Granted to NIT Rourkela, 2025 << Patent >>
Total Publications: 62
U. Mohapatro, L. Mishra, M. Mishra, and S. Mohapatra,"Zn-CD@Eu Ratiometric Fluorescent Probe for the Detection ofDipicolinic Acid, Uric Acid, and Ex Vivo Uric Acid Imaging", Analytical Chemistry, vol.96, pp.8630, American Chemical Society 2024, https://pubs.acs.org/action/showCitFormats?doi=10.1021/acs.analchem.4c00708&ref=pdf Article
L. Behera and S. Mohapatra,"A stretchable PVA–agar hydrogel patch embedded with metal-doped carbon dots (MCD) for monitoring the Ca2+ biomarker", Materials Advances, vol.6, no.4, pp.1392-1402, Royal Society of Chemistry, February 2025, 10.1039/d4ma00935e Article
L. Behera, L. Mishra, M. Mishra, and S. Mohapatra,"Hybrid AuNP@GCD nanosensor for dual-mode dopamine detection and imaging in the Drosophila brain", Journal of Materials Chemistry B, vol.13, pp.6246, Royal Society of Chemistry, May 2025, 10.1039/d5tb00265f Article
B. C. Pattnayak, P. Pradhan, and S. Mohapatra,"All-in-one solar-activated MXene@CuS membrane for advanced water purification", Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Royal Society of Chemistry, October 2025, 10.1039/d5ta07052j Article
U. Mohapatro, P. K. Senapati, S. K. Bhutia, and S. Mohapatra,"Carbon dot fluorescent nanoprobe for dual-channel detection of epinephrine and pyrophosphate in live cells", Analytical Chemistry, American Chemical Society, November 2025, 10.1021/acs.analchem.5c05370 Article
ANRF –Sponsored SSR activity - Bridging Fundamentals to Practice: A Workshop on Applied Chemistry Chemistry (Workshop)
- Co-Coordinator
- 17 Oct 2025 - 18 Oct 2025
- Brochure
- CY1002 : Chemistry of Materials for Energy Applications {Theory}
- CY101 : Chemistry {Theory}
- CY1101 : Chemistry {Theory}
- CY2101 : Hydrocarbons and Their Functional Groups {Theory}
- CY2102 : Organic Chemistry: Structure and Reactivity {Theory}
- CY212 : Basic Organic Chemistry - II {Theory}
- CY221 : Chemistry of Industrial Materials {Theory}
- CY312 : Basic Organic Chemistry-II {Theory}
- CY431 : Chemistry of Nanomaterials {Theory}
- CY513 : Spectroscopic Methods of Analysis {Theory}
- CY518 : Polymer Chemistry {Theory}
- CY532 : Molecular Spectroscopy {Theory}
- CY538 : Molecular Spectroscopy {Theory}
- CY541 : Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds {Theory}
- CY1170 : Chemistry Laboratory {Practical}
- CY170 : Chemistry Laboratory {Practical}
- CY271 : Basic Organic Chemistry Laboratory {Practical}
- CY271 : Organic Chemistry Laboratory {Practical}
- CY4471 : Material Synthesis Laboratory {Practical}
- CY4705 : Materials Synthesis Laboratory {Practical}
- CY472 : Organic Chemistry Laboratory – II {Practical}
- CY575 : Material Synthesis Laboratory {Practical}
Ph.D. Students [15]
Sustainable Water Purification Using Biomass-Derived Photothermal Floating Hydrogels
Bibek Chaw PattnayakEnrolled: Sep 2020Graduated : Nov 2025Supervisor
Development of Novel Carbon Dot Hybrid Sensors for the Detection of Environmental Pollutants and Biomarkers
Lingaraj BeheraEnrolled: Jul 2019Graduated : Apr 2025Supervisor
Development of Carbon Dot and Related Hybrid Materials for Fluorescence Sensing Applications
Balaram BarikEnrolled: Jul 2017Graduated : Aug 2023Supervisor
Functional Carbon Nanomaterials for Chemosensing and Therapeutic Applications
Snigdharani PandaEnrolled: Jan 2016Graduated : Oct 2021Supervisor
Design of Carbon Quantum Dot based Fluorescence Sensor for Detection of Toxic Organic Molecules
Mihir Kumar BeraEnrolled: Jul 2015Graduated : Dec 2021Supervisor
Luminescent Heteroatom doped Carbon Quantum Dots for Sensing and Drug Delivery Applications
Rahul Kumar DasEnrolled: Jan 2014Graduated : Jul 2019Supervisor
Design of Multifunctional Magnetic Nanostructures for Targeted Delivery of Anticancer Drugs.
Smruti Ranjan RoutEnrolled: Jul 2011Graduated : Feb 2016Supervisor
NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY
Swagatika SahuEnrolled: Dec 2010Graduated : Apr 2015Supervisor
HYDROGEOLOGY
Lipsarani PrustyEnrolled: Aug 2025ContinuingCo-Supervisor
Applied nanomaterials
Purnananda BarikEnrolled: Jan 2026ContinuingSupervisor
Nanosensors
Smrutirekha BagEnrolled: Jul 2025ContinuingSupervisor
Nanomaterial
Priyadarshini PradhanEnrolled: Jan 2025ContinuingSupervisor
Material Science
Ananya MohantyEnrolled: Mar 2022ContinuingSupervisor
Nanomaterials
Bikash Kumar SahuEnrolled: Aug 2021ContinuingSupervisor
Fluorescence Nano sensors.
Upasana MohapatroEnrolled: Aug 2021ContinuingSupervisor
Executive Ph.D. Students [1]
Nanomedicine
Nalinikanta MishraEnrolled: Jul 2025ContinuingSupervisor
Awards And Honours
- Young Scientist Award, State Science Academy, 2014, 2014
- R. C. Tripathy Young Scientist Award, OCS 2013, 2013
- CSIR-NET JRF, 2001
Memberships / Fellowships
- Life Fellow, Indian Chemical Society no 8570, 2022
- Indian Society of Nanomedicine, Life Member ISNM-LF-117, 2014
- OCS, Life Member LM/915/12, 2012