Rajdip Bandyopadhyaya Assistant Professor B. E., Chem. Engg., Jadavpur University, Calcutta, 1992 M. E., Chem. Engg., Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, 1994 Ph. D. IISc, Bangalore, 2000 Postdoctoral researcher, Chem. Engg. Deptt., Ben-Gurion Univ. of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel, 2000-2001 Postdoctoral researcher, Materials Sc. & Engg. Deptt., Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA, 2001-2002 Postdoctoral researcher, Chem. Engg. Deptt., Univ. of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA, 2002-2003 Phone(office): 91-512-2597697 Phone(residence): 91-512-2598648 Fax: 91-512-2590104   email: rajdip[AT]iitk.ac.in

Research Interests

• Nanomaterials: Nanoparticles, porous materials, nanotubes, thin films
• Colloid and Interfacial Science: Self-assembly, surfactants
• Nanocomposites: Silica-polymer, polymer-nanotube, silica-nanoparticle
• Mathematical modeling: Population balance, Monte Carlo simulation
• Aerosols: Measurement, simulation

Awards

• N R Kuloor Memorial Medal, 2002, IISc,  Bangalore.
• Dr. H. L. Roy Memorial Medal, 1992, Jadavpur University, Calcutta

Journal Publications

• Singh, R. K., Garg, A., Bandyopadhyaya, R., Mishra, B. K., Density Fractionated Hollow Silica Microspheres with High-Yield by Non-Polymeric Sol-Gel/Emulsion Route,  Colloids and Surfaces A,  2007 (accepted)

• Ethayaraja, M., Bandyopadhyaya, R., Mechanism and Modeling of Nanorod Formation from Nanodots,  Langmuir, 2007, 23 (11), 6418 - 6423. (download)

• Ethayaraja, M., Ravikumar, C., Muthukumaran, D., Dutta, K., Bandyopadhyaya, R., CdS-ZnS Core-Shell Nanoparticle Formation: Experiment, Mechanism and Simulation,  J. Physical Chemistry C, 2007, 111 (8), 3246 - 3252. (download)

• Ethayaraja, M., Dutta, K., Muthukumaran, D., Bandyopadhyaya, R.,Nanoparticle formation in water-in-oil microemulsions: Experiments, mechanism and Monte Carlo simulation,  Langmuir, 2007, 23 (6), 3418 - 3423. (download)

• Ethayaraja, M., Bandyopadhyaya, R.Population balance models and Monte Carlo simulation for nanoparticle formation in water-in-oil microemulsions: Implications for CdS synthesis,  J. American Chemical Society,  2006, 128(51), 17102-17113. (download) || (Supplementary Information)

• Ethayaraja, M., Dutta, K., Bandyopadhyaya, R., Mechanism of Nanoparticle Formation in Self-Assembled Colloidal Templates: Population Balance Model and Monte Carlo Simulation, J. Physical Chemistry B, 2006, 110(33), 16471-16481. (download)

• Kulkarni, M.M., Bandyopadhyaya, R., Bhattacharya, B., Sharma, A. Microstructural and mechanical properties of Silica-PEPEG polymer composites Xerogels,  Acta Materialia,  2006, 54(19), 5231-5240.(download) || (Supplementary Information)

• Bandyopadhyaya, R., Lall, A. A., Friedlander, S. K., Aerosol dynamics and the synthesis of fine solid particles, Powder Technology, 2004, 139(3), 193-199. (Download)

• Borodin, O., Smith, G. D., Bandyopadhayaya, R., Redfern, P., Curtis, L., S., Molecular dynamics study of nanocomposite polymer electrolyte based on poly(ethylene oxide)/LiBF_4, Modeling and Simulation in Materials Sc. Engng., 2004, 12(3), S73-S89.   (Download)

• Bandyopadhyaya, R., Rong, W., Friedlander, S. K.,  Dynamics of chain aggregates of carbon nanoparticles in isolation and in polymer films: Implications for nanocomposite materials, Chem. of Materials, 2004, 16, 3147-3154. (Download)

• Bandyopadhyaya R, Nativ-Roth, E., Yerushalmi-Rozen, R., Regev O., Transferable thin films of mesoporous materials, Chem. of Materials, 2003, 15(19), 3619-3624. (Download)

• Borodin, O., Smith, G. D., Bandyopadhyaya, R., Byutner, O., Molecular dynamics simulation of solid interfaces on poly(ethylene oxide) structure and dynamics, Macromolecules, 2003, 36(20), 7873-7883. (Download)

• Bandyopadhyaya R, Nativ-Roth, E., Regev O., Yerushalmi-Rozen, R., Stabilization of individual carbon nanotubes in aqueous solutions, Nano Letters, 2002, 2(1), 25-28. (Download)

• Bandyopadhyaya R, Kumar, R., Gandhi, K. S., Modeling of CaCO₃ nanoparticle formation during overbasing of lubricating oil  additives, Langmuir, 2001, 17(4), 1015-1029. (Download)

• Bandyopadhyaya R, Kumar, R., Gandhi, K. S., Simulation of precipitation reactions in reverse micelles, Langmuir, 2000, 16(18), 7139-7149. (Download)

• Bandyopadhyaya R, Bhowal, A., Datta, S., Sanyal, S., K., A new model of batch-extraction in emulsion liquid membrane: Simulation  of globule-globule interaction and leakage, Chemical Engng. Sc., 1998, 53(15), 2799-2807. (Download)

• Bandyopadhyaya R, Kumar, R., Gandhi, K. S., Ramkrishna, D. Modeling of precipitation in reverse micellar systems, Langmuir, 1997, 13(14),  3610-3620. (Download)
  
  

   

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