Dr. Susanta Sinha Mahapatra
M.Sc. (Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan), M.Tech. (Jadavpur University), Ph.D. (IIEST, Shibpur)

Date of Joining: 18th August, 2009
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Research Areas

Electrochemistry: Synthesis and Characterization of Nanomaterials for Energy Conversion & Storage Applications 

  • Development of Anode Catalyst for Direct Alcohol Fuel Cells (DAFCs)
  • Supercapacitor (EDLC)
  • Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (HER)
  • Electrochemical CO2 Reduction Reaction (ECO2R)

Research Group:

  1. Bipin Kumar Singh. Ph.D. Awarded (2025). Thesis Title: Development and Characterization of Anode Materials for Direct Ethanol Fuel Cells and Supercapacitor. Presently working as an Assistant Professor in Sai Nath University, Ranchi 
  2. Anirban Mukherjee. Ph.D. Awarded (September 2026). Thesis Title: Synthesis, Characterization and performance analysis of metal sulfide-based Nanomaterials for electrochemical CO2 reduction to valuable chemicals. Presently working as an Assistant Professor in IEM, Kolkata. 
  3. Nasrin Kamal: Research Topic: Electrochemical Double Layer Supercapacitor
  4. Gausian Noori: Research Topic: 2D Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage Applications
  5. Priyanka Kumari: Research Topic: Synthesis & Characterization of Carbon Dots (CDs) for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (HER).

Work Experience

  • Teaching: 17.2 Years
  • Research: 17.2 Years
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Academic Profile

Award and Honours
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Leadership & Institutional Service

Teaching & Mentorship

Award and Honours

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Indian Society for Electroanalytical Chemistry (ISEAC) Journal Publication Award - year '2010'

GATE qualified

National Scholarship in M.Sc. final year examination

Current Sponsored Projects

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  • Development of low cost electrocatalysts for the hydrogen production by water splitting. Funding Agency: DST-SERB (Co-PI) - Ongoing (2024- ….)
  • One-dimensional Nanostructured Si-based Electrodes for High-Performance Energy Storage Devices. Funding Agency: BRNS- Completed (2017-2020)
  • Metal Oxide Core Shell Nanostructures as Anode Material for Lithium Ion Batteries. Funding Agency: CSIR (Co-PI)-Completed (2014-2017)