National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

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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, Physics and Astronomy

sid@nitrkl.ac.in

0661 - 246 2727

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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)

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Total Publications: 28
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M. Ojha, S. Mohanta, N. K. Mishra, S. Jena, and S. Jha,"Exploring changes in the structural integrity of lysozymes in the presence of ZnONP: A thermodynamic-based approach.", New Journal of Chemistry, vol.50, no.5, pp.2259-2269, The Royal Society of Chemistry, January 2026, View Details       Article

B. Mishra and S. Jena,"Transition in solution dynamics of polyacrylic acid: an interplay between nonergodicity and triple mode relaxation", Journal of Polymer Science, vol.62, no.7, pp.1394–1410, Wiley, April 2024, 10.1002/pol.20230605       Article

S. Mohanta and S. Jena,"Influence of embedded polyelectrolyte on the structure and dynamics of polyacrylamide hydrogels", AIP Conference Proceedings, vol.2901, no.1, AIP Publishing, December 2023, 10.1063/5.0179222       Article

I. Padhee and S. Jena,"Effect of polymer concentrations on structure and dynamics of Gellan gum hydrogels", AIP Conference Proceedings, vol.2901, no.1, AIP Publishing, December 2023, 10.1063/5.0178677       Article

A. Mohanty, M. K, S. Jena, and R. K. Behera,"Kinetics of Ferritin Self-Assembly by Laser Light Scattering: Impact of Subunit Concentration, pH, and Ionic Strength", Biomacromolecules, vol.22, no.4, pp.1389–1398, ACS 2021, 10.1021/acs.biomac.0c01562.       Article

  • Elements of Quantum Mechanics {Theory}
  • Laser Physics {Theory}
  • Low Temperature Properties of Matter {Theory}
  • Nuclear and Particle Physics {Theory}
  • Physics - I {Theory}
  • Physics - II {Theory}
  • Physics II {Theory}
  • Physics of Macromolecules {Theory}
  • Problems in Quantum Physics {Theory}
  • Quantum Mechanics - I {Theory}
  • Quantum Mechanics - II {Theory}
  • Statistical and Quantum Physics {Theory}
  • Thermal and Statistical Physics {Theory}
  • Thermodynamics {Theory}
  • World of LASERS {Theory}
  • Advanced Characterization Techniques Laboratory {Practical}
  • Advanced Materials Synthesis Laboratory {Practical}
  • Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory {Practical}
  • General Physics Laboratory {Practical}
  • Physics Laboratory {Practical}
  • Properties of Matter Laboratory {Practical}
  • Spectroscopy Laboratory {Practical}
  • Thermal Laboratory {Practical}
  • Thermal Laboratoy {Practical}
  • Thermal Physics Laboratory {Practical}
  • Waves and Optics Laboratory {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [7]
Diffusion Dynamics in Weak Polyelectrolyte Solution
Banani Mishra
Enrolled: Jul 2015
Graduated :  Dec 2024
Supervisor
Correlating the Structure of Hydrogels to their Diffusion Dynamics & Design and Construction of Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy Setup
Mithra K
Enrolled: Jul 2013
Graduated :  Jun 2022
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 :  Dec 2018
Supervisor
Study of Relaxation Dynamics and Ion Conduction Mechanism of Composite Polymer Electrolyte and Gel Polymer Electrolyte
Tapabrata Dam
Enrolled: Jul 2011
Graduated :  Mar 2017
Co-Supervisor
EXPERIMENTAL SOFT CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
Airasikha Mishra
Enrolled: Jan 2026
Continuing
Supervisor
Soft Matter
Susmita Mohanta
Enrolled: Jul 2019
Continuing
Supervisor
Soft Matter
Usharani Mohapatra
Enrolled: Jul 2019
Continuing
Supervisor