National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

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BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Subhankar Paul is the Professor of the Department of Biotechnology and Medical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India. He did B.E and M.Tech in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Biotechnology. He earlier served as Assistant Professor and Associate Professor at the National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India, (2007-2020), and as a Visiting Scientist at the Natural Institute of Natural Sciences (NINS), Japan (2009). His research interest primarily focused on Nanotechnology in Industrial Waste Utilization, Pollutant Remediation, and Nanotechnology in Therapeutic Applications. He has executed several research projects from various external agencies including the Department of Science and Technology (DST), the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), and the Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS), India. He has served as a referee for several International journals of repute. He has more than 17 years of teaching experience. He has also published over 60 research articles in international journals of repute and authored several book chapters published by Elsevier and Springer. Prof. Paul also co-edited a book published by CRC Press. He also has multiple granted patents and several applications under consideration.

EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Environmental and Plant Biotechnology
Areas of Interest
  • "INDUSTRIAL WASTE UTILIZATION":
  • " ENERGY-EFFICIENT POLLUTANT REMEDIATION USING NANOTECHNOLOGY":
  • "DESIGN OF NANO-BASED NOVEL THERAPEUTIC SOLUTIONS":

Subhankar Paul Professor

Biotechnology and Medical Engineering

spaul@nitrkl.ac.in

0661 - 246 2284

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PATENTS / COPYRIGHTS

65

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CONSULTANCY PROJECTS

9

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Subhankar Paul

Professor

Biotechnology and Medical Engineering

Room Number: BM-144

Department of Biotechnology and Medical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

2007

Ph.D.
Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

2001

M.Tech
Chemical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

1999

B.E
Chemical Engineering
Jadavpur University, Kolkata

Teaching Experience
  • Biotechnology,  National Institute of Technology Rourkela,   01 Jul 2007 - 25 Aug 2023
Post Doctoral Research Experience
  • Engineering Aspects of Protein-Protein Interaction,  National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Japan,   01 Jun 2009 - 01 Aug 2009
Industrial Experience
  • Software programming,  Mahindra British Telecom Limited, Pune,   01 Apr 2001 - 12 Sep 2001
Laboratory Development
  • Cell and Molecular Engineering I,  National Institute of Technology Rourkela,   Teaching Laboratory, funded by NIT Rourkela
  • Structural Biology & Nanomedicine,  National Institute of Technology Rourkela,   Established Research Laboratory, funded by DST, DBT and SERB

Protective autophagy by secretory clusterin associated with cell survival and chemoresistance in oral cancer BRNS
  • Co-Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Preparation of stable self-assembled hybrid nanostructure of bovine a-lactolbumin and egg white lysozome for the evaluation of antiproliferative activity in multiple cancer cells: Study of simultaneous targeting and anti cancer drug delivery application SERB
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Stability, mutagenesis and functional studies on Fibroblas Growth Factor Homologous Factors (RGYI) DBT
  • Co-Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Conformational study of bovine a-lactalbumin and B-glucosidase mediated by metal and metal oxide nanoparticles DBT
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Autophagic cell death induction with Abrus agglutinin DBT
  • Co-Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Hsp 90- based therapeutic approach for breast cancer DST
  • Principal Investigator
  • 36
  • Completed   Sponsored
Analysis of Import Balance and Consumption. IDL Explosive Limited
  • Co-consultant
  • 22 Dec 2023 - 21 Jan 2024
  • Completed   Consultancy

S. Paul and S. Das,"METHOD FOR SYNTHESIS OF HIGHLY FLUORESCENT METAL-DOPED CARBON DOT AND ITS USE THEREOF",IN 455180, Granted to NIT Rourkela, 2023       << Patent >>

S. Paul and S. Das,"CONJUGATED METAL-DOPED CARBON QUANTUM DOT AND USE THEREOF",IN 447149, Granted to NIT Rourkela, 2023       << Patent >>

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GOOGLE SCHOLAR H-INDEX 37
GOOGLE SCHOLAR I10-INDEX 0
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Total Publications: 65
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S. Das, V. Singh, and S. Paul,"Surface conjugation of titanium dioxide nanoparticles on nano-graphene oxide enhances photocatalytic degradation of azo dyes under sunlight", Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Springer 2022, 0.1007/s11356-022-18796-w       Article

S. Mohanty, T. Bharadwaj, D. Verma, and S. Paul,"Development of Ag doped ZnO nanostructure and tranexamic acid infused chitosan-guargum film: A multifunctional antimicrobial dressing with haemostatic and wound closure potential", Chemical Engineering Journal, vol.472, Elsevier, September 2023, 10.1016/j.cej.2023.144976       Article

S. Das, Uma. S. Mondal, and S. Paul,"Highly fluorescent metal doped carbon quantum dots prepared from hen feather demonstrating pH-dependent dual sensing of 4-Nitrophenol and Hg2+ ion", Applied Surface Science, vol.638, pp.157998, Elsevier, November 2023, 10.1016/j.apsusc.2023.157998       Article

S. Das, P. Somu, A. Yadav, P. K. Hopke, and S. Paul,"Recent Advances on II-VI Group Semiconductor and Carbon-Based Quantum Dots for Fluorescence-Based Sensing of Metal Ions in Water", Environmental Science: Nano, Royal Society of Chemistry, December 2023, 10.1039/D3EN00541K       Article

  • BM236 : Engineering Mass Transfer {Theory}
  • BM241 : Microbiology {Theory}
  • BM251 : Bioprocess Calculation {Theory}
  • BM254 : Bioprocess Calculation {Theory}
  • BM3102 : Enzymology and Protein Engineering {Theory}
  • BM346 : Protein Engineering and Proteomics {Theory}
  • BM354 : Bioseparation {Theory}
  • BM358 : Bioreactor Analysis andDesign {Theory}
  • BM363 : Bioseparation {Theory}
  • BM4104 : Structural Biology {Theory}
  • BM428 : Nanotechnology in Biomedical Engineering {Theory}
  • BM441 : Protein Engineering {Theory}
  • BM444 : Structural Biology {Theory}
  • BM462 : Structural Biology {Theory}
  • BM6133 : Nanotechnology in Medical Applications {Theory}
  • BM642 : Biophysics & Structural Biology {Theory}
  • BM643 : Advanced Protein Engineering {Theory}
  • BM645 : Protein Conformational Diseases and Therapy {Theory}
  • BM6501 : Bioprocess Engineering {Theory}
  • BM652 : Biophysics and Structural Biology {Theory}
  • BM654 : Advanced Bioseparation {Theory}
  • BM657 : Bioprocess Optimization {Theory}
  • BM669 : Advanced Bioseparation {Theory}
  • BM375 : Bioheat and Mass transfer Laboratory {Practical}
  • BM382 : Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory {Practical}
  • BM385 : Biochemical Engineering and Bioseparation Laboratory {Practical}
  • BM4707 : Downstream Processing and Bioseparation Laboratory {Practical}
  • BM4708 : Computer Aided Drug Design Laboratory {Practical}
  • BM471 : Bioprocess Design Laboratory {Practical}
  • BM477 : Bioreactor Design Laboratory {Practical}
  • BM481 : Animal Cell Culture Laboratory {Practical}
  • BM484 : Structural Biology Laboratory {Practical}
  • BM486 : Modeling and Simulation in Bioengineering {Practical}
  • BM6672 : Plant Molecular Biology Laboratory {Practical}
  • BM671 : Advanced Bioseparation Laboratory {Practical}
  • BM683 : Special Laboratory in Biotechnology and Medical Engineering-I {Practical}
  • BM696 : Application of Aspen Plus in Bioengineering {Practical}
  • BM789 : Product Development Laboratory {Practical}

Ph.D. Students [9]
Investigation of Semiconductor Quantum Dots for the Application as Sensing Agents and Photocatalysts for Environmental Remediation
Sohel Das
Enrolled: Jan 2017
Graduated :  May 2024
Supervisor
Development of Hydoxyapatite Coated Titanium Alloy with Improved Corrosion Resistance and Biocompatibility for Bone Implant
Sikta Panda
Enrolled: Jan 2016
Graduated :  Aug 2023
Co-Supervisor
Mutagenesis, Structure, Stability and in silico Studies on Fibroblast Growth Factor Homologous Factor 2
Vidyalatha Kolli
Enrolled: Mar 2014
Graduated :  Jun 2021
Co-Supervisor
A Detailed Investigation on The Development of Biomolecule Based Multifaceted Therapeutic Nanoformulations and Their Cytotoxic Behavior in Multiple Cancer Cells
Prathap S
Enrolled: Dec 2014
Graduated :  Aug 2020
Supervisor
Interaction of Metal-Based Nanoparticles with Proteins: Relation to Structure, Function and Amyloid Forming Propensity of Lysozyme and α-Lactalbumin
Deependra Kumar Ban
Enrolled: Jan 2011
Graduated :  Jan 2017
Supervisor
An Investigation of Self-assembled Nanostructured Protein-based Therapeutic Approaches in Breast Cancer
Sailendra Kumar Mahanta
Enrolled: Jul 2010
Graduated :  Dec 2015
Supervisor
Environmental Engineering
Ashutosh Kumar Singh
Enrolled: Jan 2021
Continuing
Supervisor
Cancer Biology and Therapy
Sonali Mohanty
Enrolled: Jul 2019
Continuing
Supervisor
Nano-Biotechnology
Uma Sankar Mondal
Enrolled: Jul 2018
Continuing
Supervisor

Awards And Honours
  • Delivered KeyNote speech in 4 th International Conference on “2021 Devices for Integrated Circuit (DevIC 2021)”,IEEE, Kolkata,   2021
  • Delivered invited speech in AFTEC and HECT Symposium, Yamagata University, Japan,   2018
  • Delivered invited speech in the Department of Life Science, University of Tokyo, Japan,   2018
  • Keynote speaker, International Conference in Chemical, Biological and Environmental engineering, Bangkok,   2013
  • Invited for the JSPS Exchange programme for Asian Young Researcher award, Institute for Molecular Science, Japan,   2009
  • Invited for the Program for Advanced research Institutions in Japan, JSPS,   2009
Memberships / Fellowships
  • Life Member, All India Institution of Engineers (AIIE).,   2008