Engineering Project

BISWAJIT SARKAR, PhD

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CAREER OBJECTIVE

Actively seeking fulltime R&D position as Materials/Chemical Engineer/Scientist in an

organization in need of a professional with proven technical and analytical skills,

multi-tasking abilities, and driven to exceed corporate objectives.

KEY COMPETENCIES

Accomplished and focused professional with more than five years of experience in

materials science & engineering, characterization & analysis, structure-property

relations, material selection, processing, nanocomposites, nanomaterials, polymers,

polymer-electrolytes, Li-polymer, nanoparticles, crystallization, and surface &

solid-state chemistry.

Two years of experience in industrial process development, pilot plant operation, and

design of experiments.

Excellent technical writing and presentation skills: Published 17 peer reviewed

papers; written one grant proposal; received one research grant; presented research

work in more than 10 national and international conferences.

Proven leadership skills and excellent team player: Led one industrial research

project; supervised 7 MS projects; collaborated projects with senior PhD students and

post docs; worked as a team member in two major industrial projects.

Experimental/analytical skills

. Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) . Fluorescence & UV-vis Spectroscopy .

Capillary Viscometry

. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) . Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy

(EDS) . Pilot Plant Operation

. X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and GIXRD . Design of Experiments (DOE)

EDUCATION

University at Buffalo, The State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo, NY, USA

Ph. D. in Chemical Engineering, 2013, GPA 3.8/4.0

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India

Master of Technology (M. Tech.) in Chemical Engineering, 2003, CGPA 8.2/10.0

University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India

Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech.) in Chemical Engineering, 2001, Marks 71.8/100.0

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

South Campus Instrument Center, University at Buffalo, NY, USA

Research Scientist (2013-Present)

Probed structure and surface topology of materials

Trained graduate students and engineers from local industries

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, NY, USA

Graduate Research Assistant (2007-2013)

Project 1. Block copolymer-nanoparticle hybrids

Investigated structure and stability of nanoparticle-block copolymer composites

Developed structure-property correlations

Project 2. Silica nanoparticle dispersions in aqueous media

Examined adsorption of polymers onto nanoparticles

Evaluated role of additives (organic solvents, salts, and homopolymer) on adsorption

of polymers on nanoparticles

Project 3. Amphiphilic block copolymer self-assembly modulated by solvent mixtures

Assessed role of solvents on lyotropic liquid crystalline structure and phase

behavior of block copolymers

Project 4. Self-assembly of ABC-terpolymers in selective solvents

Investigated thermodynamics and structure of micelles

Project 5. Polymer conformation in binary mixtures of good and bad solvents

Probed rheological properties and structure of polymer solutions

South Campus Instrument Center, University at Buffalo, NY, USA

Graduate Research assistant (2009-2013)

Performed SEM imaging, XRD structural characterization, and failure analysis

Mineral Processing Division, National Metallurgical Laboratory (NML) (CSIR, Govt. of

India), Jamshedpur, India

Scientist (2005-2007)

Led one research project and contributed to two other industrial projects as a member

of a team

Developed mathematical model for predicting separation performance

Optimized the process using design of experiment

Chemical Engineering Department, Jaypee Institute of Engineering and Technology,

India

Lecturer (July 2004 - August 2005)

Instructor of undergraduate Chemical Engineering courses, Course taught: Fluid

Mechanics, Mechanical Operations

Chemical Engineering Department, Meerut Institute of Engineering and Technology,

India

Lecturer (July 2003 - June 2004)

Instructor of undergraduate Chemical Engineering courses, Course taught: Fluid

Mechanics

PATENT FILED

A. Das, B. Sarkar and S. P. Mehrotra, A process for the recovery of metal values from

waste printed circuit board, CSIR Patent filed on 25.01.08, Ref No. 0118NF2007/IN,

Application No. 0206DEL2008.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS IN REFEREED JOURNALS

B. Sarkar, and P. Alexandridis, 2013, Self-assembled Block copolymer-nanoparticle

hybrids: Structure, functional properties, and processing, manuscript.

B. Sarkar, V. Venugopal, A. Bodratti, M. Tsianou, and P. Alexandridis, 2013,

Nanoparticle surface modification by amphiphilic polymers in aqueous media: Role of

polar organic solvents, J. Colloid Interface Sci., 397, 1-8.

B. Sarkar, V. Venugopal, M. Tsianou, and P. Alexandridis, 2013, Adsorption of

Pluronic block copolymers on silica nanoparticles, Colloids Surf. A., 422, 155-164.

B. Sarkar, V. Ravi, and P. Alexandridis, 2013, Micellization of amphiphilic block

copolymers in binary and ternary solvent mixtures, J. Colloid Interface Sci., 390,

137-146.

E. Ayandele, B. Sarkar, and P. Alexandridis, 2012, Polyhedral oligomeric

silsesquioxane (POSS)-containing polymer nanocomposites, Nanomaterials, 2(4),

445-475.

B. Sarkar, and P. Alexandridis, 2012, Self-assembled block copolymer nanoparticle

hybrids: interplay between enthalpy and entropy, Langmuir, 28, 159**-*****.

B. Sarkar, J. Lakshmichand, and P. Alexandridis, 2012, Effect of ternary solvent

mixtures on self-assembly of amphiphilic block copolymers: Phase behavior and

structure, Macromol. Chem. Phys., 123 (23), 2514-2528.

B. Sarkar, S. Balijepalli, and P. Alexandridis, 2010, Self-assembly of poly(ethylene

oxide)-poly(propylene oxide)-polyethylene triblock terpolymer amphiphiles, J. Surf.

Sci. Tech. 26(3-4), 221-238.

B. Sarkar, S. Lam, and P. Alexandridis, 2010, Micellization of

alkyl-propoxy-ethoxylate surfactants in water-polar organic solvent mixtures,

Langmuir, 26(13), 105**-*****.

B. Sarkar and P. Alexandridis, 2010, Alkyl-propoxy-ethoxylate "graded" surfactants in

aqueous solutions: Micelle formation and structure, J. Phys. Chem. B, 114(13),

4485-4494.

E. Antoniou, E. Themistou, B. Sarkar, M. Tsianou, and P. Alexandridis, 2010,

Structure and dynamics of dextran in binary mixtures of a good and a bad solvent,

Colloid Polym. Sci., 288(12-13), 1301-1312.

A. Das, B. Sarkar, A. Vidyadhar, and S. Roy, 2010, Efficient recovery of combustibles

from coking coal fines, Miner Process Extract Metal Rev., 31, 236-249.

B. Sarkar and A. Das, 2010, A comparative study of slip velocity models for the

prediction of performance of floatex density separator, Int. J. Miner. Process,

94(1-2), 20-27.

A. Das, B. Sarkar, and S. P. Mehrotra, 2009, Prediction of separation performance of

floatex density separator for processing of fine coal particles, Int. J. Miner.

Process, 91(1-2), 41-49.

B. Sarkar, A. Das and S. P. Mehorotra, 2008, Study of separation features in floatex

density separator for cleaning difficult-to-wash fine coal, Int. J. Miner. Process,

86, 40-49.

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS

Block copolymer-nanoparticle co-assembly facilitated by solvents, AIChE annual

meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, October 2012.

Block copolymer-nanoparticle hybrids", Oak Ridge national laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN,

August 2012. (Invited talk)

Self-assembled block copolymer-nanoparticle hybrids, Praxair Technology Inc.,

Buffalo, NY, November 2011. (Invited talk)

Self-assembled block copolymer-nanoparticle hybrids, University at Buffalo, Buffalo,

NY, October 2011. (Invited talk)

Self-assembled block copolymer-nanoparticle hybrids, ACS Fall National meeting,

Denver, CO, August 2011.

Silica nanoparticle dispersion in aqueous media, ACS-CSS Symposium, Montreal, Quebec,

Canada, June 2011.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

MEMBER OF AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY.

Life member of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers.

Life member of Indian Institute of Mineral Engineers.

AWARDS & HONORS

WHO IS WHO AMONG STUDENTS IN AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES, 2012.

Indian Institute of Minerals Engineering (IIME) best paper published in 2009 awards,

2010.

Indian Institute of Minerals Engineering (IIME) best paper published in 2008 awards,

2009.

2nd Best NML In-house Project Award, 2009.

Member of Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society.

NSF fellowship for attending summer school, University of Massachusetts, Lowell,

2009.

Research grant from Mark Diamond Research Fund (MDRF), 2009.

MHRD, Govt. of India Fellowship during M. Tech study at IIT Roorkee, 2001.

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