Trust Areas of Research:
Advanced nanostructured materials: Development of Novel but Cost-effective synthesis routes to prepare nanomaterials and Demonstration of the performances of the synthesized materials and lab scale fabricated prototypes/ devices. Some of the synthesized nanostructured materials are: (i) varieties of single phase ferrites, (ii) hard-soft ferrite nanocomposites, (iii) pure metal and metal alloy nanoparticles, (iv) TiO2 (v) nanoparticles with engineered bandgap energy, (vi) nanoparticle loaded porous materials, (vii) reduced graphene oxide-nanoparticle based nanocomposites, (viii) biomass derived porous carbon- nanoparticle based nanocomposites, (ix) graphitic carbon nitride (gC3N4)- nanoparticle based nanocomposites, (x) polymer based nanocomposites, etc.
Applications of the designed and synthesized materials in the following areas:
Materials and Technology for Energy Harvesting from Renewable Sources: Nano-materials to develop high performance mechanically flexible all solid state supercapacitor devices.
Advanced Materials for the Wastewater and Contaminated Water Treatment Technology : Advanced photo-catalysts to treat wastewater, discharged from dye- based industries under natural sunlight irradiation.
Adsorbents to treat flouride contaminated water.
Advanced catalysis: Heterogeneous versatile catalysts for model organic reactions.
Materials for Defense Applications: Microwave absorbing smart nanocomposites.
Fundamental Science: Use of Quantum Mechanical Calculations (DFT) for designing the nanomaterials and, to predict and explain their properties.
Some representative developed materials and prototypes
List of Sponsored Research Projects:
(A) Ongoing Projects
(A) Ongoing Projects
22) Project Title: Development of New and Novel Nanostructured Materials
Funding amount: Rs 35 lakhs
Funding Agency: Dempo Charities Trust
Principal Investigator: Dr. N N Ghosh
Collaboration: Dempe College of Arts and Science
Status: Ongoing (Started March 2023)
Duration 5 years
21) Project Title: “DBT- Builder BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa campus Interdisciplinary Life Science Program for Advanced research and Education”
Funding amount: Rs 8.43 crore
Funding Agency: DBT
Role of Dr. N N Ghosh: Research Group Leader (Biomaterials Group) and Co-coordinator
Status: Sanctioned Started November 2022
Duration 5 years
20) Title: Radioactive Ion Beam irradiation of a multifunctional nanocomposite composed of multiferroic BiFeO3 nanoparticle and semiconducting graphitic carbon, for tuning its electronic structure and properties and its application in the fabrication of high-performance mechanically flexible all-solid-state supercapacitor device and photo-catalyst for Industrial dye-containing wastewater treatment under natural sunlight and solar power generated simulated solar light.
Sanction reference no. is: CRS/2021-22/02/522
Funding Agency: University Grant Commission and Department of Energy (UGC DAE) Consortium For Scientific Research
Name of Principal Investigator: Dr. N N Ghosh
Principal Collaborator from UGC-DAE CSR: Dr. Sandeep Sitaram Ghugre (Director, Kolkata Center)
Status: Sanctioned (30th March 2022), Started 1st April 2022
Duration 3 years
19) Title: Investigations on synthesis of a polymer which will exhibit photoresponsive features and its structural characterization
Funding Agency: BITSAA
Name of Principal Investigator: Dr. N N Ghosh
Status: Started 2nd May 2022
18) Development of Novel Biolilm Resistant Coat for Implant Devices from Moringa Leaf Extract
Name of Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. N N Ghosh
Funding agency: Indian Council of Medical Research
Status: Ongoing (Starting December 2019)
(B) Completed Projects
17) International Project: Newton Research Collaboration Programme award (Reference NRCP/1415/244, code: FEFE.RSDP18534)
Funding Agency: The Royal Academy Of Engineering (UK)
Amount: £4635
Name of Scientist (India): N N Ghosh
Name of Scientist (UK): Professor Gerard Franklyn Fernando (University of Birmingham)
Status: Completed (2015- 2016)
16) International Project: Title: Development and characterisation of nanomaterials for biosensors and biocatalysts (reference number INT/UK/UKIERI/P-41/2013)
Funding agency: UKIERI (DST and British Council)
Amount: Rs 91 lakh
Status: Starting May 2013
Completed (March 2016).
Indian Lead scientist: Dr Narendra Nath Ghosh,
UK lead scientist: Prof. Paul Anthony Millner, University of Leeds
15) International Project: The Royal Academy Of Engineering for Research Exchanges with China And India Award (2010)
Funding Agency: The Royal Academy Of Engineering (UK)
Name of Scientist (India): N N Ghosh
Amount : GBP 2870
Name of Scientist (UK): Professor Gerard Franklyn Fernando (University of Birmingham)
Status: Completed (2011)
National Projects:
14) Title: Development of Mesoporous Silica (or Alumina)- SiC-metal nanoparticle based nanocomposites for Radar Absorption Application at High Temperature (ERIP/ER/201803003/M/01/1737)
Funding Agency: Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), India
Amount: Rs 15 lakhs
Name of Principal Investigator: Dr. N N Ghosh
Status: Completed Sanctioned (October 2018- August 2022)
13) Title: Development of Photocatalyst embedded Graphene based membranes for Treatment of Dye containing waste water under sunlight.
Funding Agency: The Aditya Birla Science and Technology Company Private Limited and BITS Pilani
Amount: Rs 53 lakhs
Name of Principal Investigator: Dr. N N Ghosh
Status: (Starting June 2018)
Completed (31st march 2021)
12) Title: Design and synthesis of graphene oxide based AIE-sensor for selective detection of Hg(II) and organic mercury in aqueous medium
Funding Agency: DAE-UGC consortium, India
Amount: Rs 7 lakhs
Name of Principal Investigator: Dr Amrita Chatterjee
Name of Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. N N Ghosh
Status: Starting March 2017
Completed 31st March 2020
11) Title: “Investigation on microstructures of hard-soft ferrite nanocomposites and influence of microstructure on their properties” (Ref: CSR-KN/CRS-68/2014-15/ 508)
Funding Agency: University Grant Commission- Dept. of Atomic Energy Consortium for Scientific Research, India
Amount: Rs 7,00,000/-
Name of Principal Investigator: N N Ghosh
Status: Completed
starting 2014
Completed March 2017
Duration: 3 years
10) Title "Development of Polymer-Ferrite (and/ or Graphene Nanocomposites having High Thermal Stability and Microwave Absorption Property for Radar Absorbing Coating Applications (ERIP/ER/1305004/01/1523)
Funding Agency: Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), India
Amount: Rs 14,59,000/-
Name of Principal Investigator: N N Ghosh
Status: Completed
(starting 2014)
(Completed 2017)
Duration: 3 years
9) Title: “Preparation of Magnetically Separable, Mesoporous TiO2 Catalysts and Study of their Catalytic Properties” CSIR Sanction letter No 02(147)/13/EMR-II)
Funding Agency: CSIR, New Delhi
Amount 16,30,000/-
Principal Investigator: Dr. Narendra Nath Ghosh
Status: Completed
(Staring date: 1st December, 2013)
Completed December 2016
Duration: 3 years
8) Title: Development of Nanostructured High Surface Area Alumina and Silica based adsorbent with Tailored Pore structure for Removal of Fluoride ions from Ground Water (Sanc no: 2010/37C/2/ BRNS/ 827)
Funding Agency: Board of Research in Nuclear Science (BRNS), India
Amount: Rs 29,07,150/-
Name of Principal Investigator.: N N Ghosh
Status: Completed (2014)
Duration: 3 years
7) Imprinted polymer for sensing and removal of selected antibiotic and pesticide residue”Project no. NFBSFARA/PHT-4007/2013-14
Funding Agency: National Funds for Basic and Strategic Research in Frontier Areas of Agricultural Science, ICAR, New Delhi
Principal Investigator: Prof. Sunil Bhand
Co-Investigator :Prof. NN Ghosh
Cooperating Centre PI: Dr. Y.S. Rajput
Cooperating Centre PI: Prof Sudhir Chandra
Total Sanctioned Amount: Rs. 125.25511 Lakh,
Status: Completed (1st October 2013 to 31st March, 2015).
6) Multi-institute Consortium Project entitled “Novel biosensors techniques for analysis of pesticide residues, aflatoxin, heavy metals and bacterial contamination in milk Project no. Comp4/C10125.
Funding Agency: National Agricultural Innovation Project, ICAR & The World Bank.
Prof. Sunil Bhand (Consortium PI)
Co-Investigator (Prof. NN Ghosh)
NDRI Karnal: Dr. Naresh Kumar Consortium (partner)
IIT Delhi: Prof Sudhir Chandra & Prof Ratnamala Chatterjee (partner)
Punjabi University Patiala: Prof Neelam Verma (partner)
Total funding 2943.736 lakh
Status: Completed (Feb 2008- March 2014).
5) Title: "Development of a novel aqueous solution based “one pot” synthesis route for hard-soft-ferrite nano-composites and their properties.”
(ERIP/ER/0904500/M/01/1204)
Funding Agency: Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), India
Amount: Rs 14,98,000/-
Name of Principal Investigator: N N Ghosh
Status: Completed (2013)
4) Title: Preparation and characterization of Nano- Ferrite Powders and Polybenzoxazine-Nanoferrite Composite (ERIP/ER/060/5042/M/01/929)
Funding Agency: Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), India
Amount: Rs 16,53,300/-
Name of Principal Investigator: N N Ghosh
Status: Completed (2010)
3) Title: Synthesis of Mesoporous Silica and Alumina based Oxide Materials (SR/S1/IC-39/2006)(SERC)
Funding Agency: Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, India
Amount: Rs 21,79,400/-
Name of Principal Investigator.: N N Ghosh
Status: Completed (2010)
2) Title: Studies on Moulding Compounds and Compression Moulding Techniqes for Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP) Fasteners
Funding Agency: DST, India
Principal Investigator: Prof. B G C Babu (Dept of Mechanical Engineering)
Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. N N Ghosh
Total Amount: 19,51,200/-
Status: Completed (2010)
1) Title: Techno-economic feasibility studies on an alternative process route for removal of methanol, ammonia and carbon di-oxide from process condensate in an ammonia fertilizer plant.
Funding Agency: Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizer, India
Principal Investigator: Prof. Srinivas Krishnaswamy (Dept of Chemical Engineering)
Co-Principal Investigator: Dr. N N Ghosh
Total Amount: Rs. 86,98,800/-
Status: Completed (2010)
List of research student
| Sl no | Name of the Student | Topic of research | Status |
| 1 | Prita Pant Sarangi | Development of chemical methodologies for synthesis of α- Fe2O3 and Ni(1-x)ZnxFe2O4 nanopowders and study of their structural and physical properties. | PhD degree awarded (2011) |
| 2 | Bhanudas Naik | Preparation and characterization of mesoporous silica and alumina based materials. | PhD degree awarded (2012) |
| 3 | Amit Balsing Rajput | Preparation and characterization of polybenzoxazine- nanoferrite based nanocomposites. | PhD degree awarded (2013) |
| 4 | Subhenjit Hazra | Development of a “one pot” synthesis route for preparation of hard Ferrite- soft Ferrite nanocomposites. | PhD degree awarded (2015) |
| 5 | Dayananda Desagani | Development of metal oxide nanoparticle incorporated mesoposrous materials for removal of fluoride ions from ground water. | PhD degree awarded (2016) |
| 6 | Barun Kumar Ghosh | Development of novel chemical methodology for preparation of metal nanoparticle loaded esoporous silica based catalysts for variety of organic reactions and magnetic separation of catalysts. | PhD degree awarded (2018) |
| 7. | Debabrata Moitra | Development of Novel Synthetic Methodologies For The Preparation of Multifunctional Ferrite-Reduced Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites and Study of Their Microwave Absorption and Catalytic Properties. | PhD degree awarded (2018) |
| 8 | Madhurya Chandel | Development of nanoferrite-graphene oxide nanocomposites as versatile advanced catalyst. | PhD degree awarded (2020) |
| 9 | Priyanka Makkar | Development of new synthetic methodologies for preparation of multifunctional porous carbon- magnetic nanoparticle based nanocomposites and their applications as super capacitor and versatile advanced catalyst. | PhD degree awarded (2022) |
| 10 | Debika Gogoi | Development of Cu/Cu2O/CoFe2O4 Nanoparticles Decorated Carbon-based Nanocomposites: Applications in Catalysis and Flexible Supercapacitor Devices. | PhD degree awarded (2023) |
| 11 | Rajeshvari Samatbhai Karmur | Development of 2-D nanocomposites | Registered for PhD program. CSIR JRF |
| 12 | Darshana Upar | Synthesis and application of 2-D material - nanoparticle nanocomposites and their applications | Admitted as JRF in January 2023 |