Dr. Saroj L. Samal
Positions Held:
2014 – Present: Assistant Professor, Deptartment of Chemistry, NIT Rourkela, Odisha, INDIA.
2013 – 14: Post-Doctoral Fellow; Iowa State University, Iowa, USA
Advisor: Prof. Gorden J. Miller and Prof. John D. Corbett
2009 – 13: Post-Doctoral Fellow; Iowa State University, Iowa, USA
Advisor: Prof. John D. Corbett
Education:
2010: Ph.D. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT Delhi)
Advisor: Prof. Ashok K. Ganguli
Thesis Title: Effect of cation substitution on physical properties of some perovskite oxides.
2004: M.Sc. Chemistry, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar
Cources Taught:
CY101 (Chemistry), CY221 (Basic Inorganic Chemistry), CY 523 (Solid State Chemistry), CY232 (Chemical Kinetics), CY171 (Chemistry B.Tech. Lab). CY 473 (Inorganic Chemistry Lab)
Ongoing Projects:
1. Exploration of Mn/Fe based ternary chalcogenides and their potential applications in magnetic refrigeration, Funded by DST-SERB (30 Lacs) (Feb 2016-Feb 2019)
2. Understanding of magnetic structure in some gold based intermetallics and FeSb2Se4 related compounds, Funded by UGC DAE-CSR, Mumbai Center (12 Lacs) (Jan 2016 - Jan 2019)
Honors and Awards:
2003 Dec - Qualified CSIR-JRF in Chemical Sciences.2002 - Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) in Chemical Sciences.