top of page

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Anchor 1

Professor

Akshaya K. Samal

​

Anisotropic Nanomaterial Lab

+91 9777056086

s.akshaya@jainuniversity.ac.in

Centre for Nano and Material Sciences
Jain (deemed to be University), Bangalore, India - 562112

Google Scholar, Scopus, ORCID

Akshaya.jpg

Education

  • Ph. D.: Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India, 2010 
    Thesis: Synthesis, Characterization, and Properties of One-Dimensional Nanostructures
    Research Advisor: Prof. T. Pradeep (Padma Shri)

  • M. Sc.: Chemistry, Sambalpur University, Orissa, India, 2001    
    Major: Physical Chemistry, Remarks: 1st Class

  • B. Sc.: Utkal University, Orissa, India, 1999
    Subjects: Chemistry (Major). Remarks: 1st Class with distinction

Professional Experiences

  • March 2024 - Present – Professor, Centre for Nano and Material Sciences (CNMS), Jain University, Bangalore, India.

  • May 2021- Feb. 2024 – Associate Professor, Centre for Nano and Material Sciences (CNMS), Jain University, Bangalore, India

  • July 2017 - April 2021 – Assistant Professor, Centre for Nano and Material Sciences (CNMS), Jain University, Bangalore, India.

  • April 2013 - June 2017 – Postdoctoral Fellow, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.

  • September 2011- September 2012 – Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Vigo, Spain.

  • August 2010 - August 2011 – Research Associate, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India

Research Interests

  • Anisotropic nanostructures

  • Water splitting

  • Environmental remediation through surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)

  • Sensing

  • Shape-dependent chemistry

  • Catalysis

Awards and Recognition

  • Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC), UK, London, 2024

  • Research Peace Award (2019-2020), RULA Award, powered by the World Research Council

  • Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2004 – 94.77 percentile, AIR 170

  • Junior and Senior Research Fellowship, IIT Madras

Research Outputs

  • Article published: 113, Submitted: 5, Preparation: 5

  • Book Chapters: 8, Patents: 12; 1-Granted, and 1 (US Patent)

  • h-index: 33, i10-index: 71, and Citation: 4354

  • Project Funding: 1.30 Cr as PI and 48.5 L as Co-PI

  • Postdocs: 5, 2 (Ongoing)

  • Ph.D.: 8, Awarded: 3, Ongoing: 5

  • M.Sc. Awarded: 6, Intern: 6, Ongoing: 1

bottom of page