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Dr Suprakas Sinha Ray is a chief researcher in polymer nanocomposites at the National Centre for Nano-structured Materials at the CSIR.
Formal education
PhD (Feb. 2001): Physical Chemistry
Department of Chemistry, Presidency College, University of Calcutta, India.
"Preparation and Evaluation of Nanocomposites Based on Some Heterocyclic Polymers"
Graduated with highest honour, Sir P. C. Ray research Award
Thesis Advisor: Prof Mukul Biswas
MSc (Nov. 1996): Physical Chemistry
Department of Chemistry, University College of Science and Technology, University of Calcutta, India.
Experience
Dr Sinha Ray joined the CSIR in October 2006. Previously he worked as a research scientist for the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Laval, Canada. This was followed by his JSPS postdoctoral stay at the Toyota Technological Institute, Japan from 2001 to 2004.
Distinctions
- CSIR MSM Excellence Awards 2007
- Cited in Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering in 2006-2007
- Cited in Marquis Who's Who in the World 2005-2006.
- Canada Research Chair Postdoctoral Fellowship (Research Scientist) on Polymer Physics and Nanomaterials from Laval University 2004.
- Prestigious JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship-2002 from Japanese Government.
- Sir P.C. Ray Research Award 1999-2000 from the University of Calcutta, India for best Ph.D. thesis in Science and Engineering in the year 1999-2000.
- Senior Research Fellowship in 1998 (April)-2001(March) from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India.
Editorial Boards in International Journals
- Associate Editor, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
- Associate Editor, Advanced Science Letters
Professional Associations
- ACS - American Chemical Society
- PMSE - Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering (ACS division)
- PPS - Polymer Processing Society (International)
- SANi (ex.com)- South African Nanotechnology Initiatives
Journal Reviews (more than 250 articles reviewed)
Macromolecules; Langmuir; Chemistry of Materials; Biomacromolecules; Journal of Physical Chemistry; Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology; Journal of Materials Science; Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics; Macromolecular Rapid Communication; Macromolecular Materials and Engineering; Polymer; Spectroscopic Letters; Journal of Polymer Science; Progress in Polymer Science; Advanced Science Letters; Nanotechnology.
Books and articles View list of books and articles.
Recent Invited Lectures
- International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Chennai, India, Feb. 2008.
- SANi General Meeting, Cape Town, South Africa, Jan. 2008.
- UNIDO Expert Group Meeting on Nanotechnology, Vienna, Austria, Dec. 2007.
- Department of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India, Nov. 2007.
- International Conference on Natural Polymer Based Blends and Composites: From Macro to Nano, Kerala, India, Nov. 2007.
- International Polymer Processing Society Annual Meeting, Salvador, Brazil, May 2007.
- South African Institute of Physics Conference, Johannesburg, South Africa, July 2007.
- International Conference on Materials Research, Zululand, South Africa, July 2007.
- Department of Chemistry, Wits University, South Africa, Feb. 2007.
- Department of Materials Science, Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, India, Feb. 2007.
- International Conference on Nanomaterials, iTHEM Laboratory, Cape Town, South Africa, Jan. 2007.
Organisational details
CSIR Materials Science and Manufacturing
National Centre for Nano Structured Materials
P.O. Box 395
Pretoria 0001
South Africa
Email: rsuprakas@csir.co.za
Tel.: +27 12 841 2388
Fax: +27 12 841 2135
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