Dr. Sudipto Pal

Dr. Sudipto Kumar Pal, born on 01.01.1980 at Kotalpur, India obtained his Master's degree in Physics from Burdwan University and Ph.D (Science) from Jadavpur University, and is presently working as a postdoctoral researcher at Departimento di Ingegneria del’Innovazione, Universita del salento, Lecce, Italy. He has expertise in the field of Nanoparticles synthesis, Inorganic-organic hybrid silica coatings, Antibacterial/scratch-resistant/antireflective coatings, Metal doped hybrid dielectric (SiO2/TiO2/ZrO2) coatings, Solar selective absorber coatings, and Photo-catalytically active surfaces and coatings. He is presently working on synthesizing and fabricating photo-catalytically active nano-TiO2 powders and films containing TiO2 nanoparticles (NPs) for organic pollutant removal; air purification; odor neutralization, and the preservation of fruits and vegetables from ripening; and Ag/SiO2 hybrid, antibacterial, scratch-resistant coatings on glass and ceramic tiles. His present research work focuses on photocatalytic environmental remediation. He has worked on synthesizing metal/metal-alloy nanoparticles doped inorganic-organic hybrid sol-gel silica films, synthesis of gold nanorods for SERS applications, and preparation and characterization of the transition metal-oxide based solar selective absorber coatings on metal substrates for efficient photothermal conversion of the solar energy. He has published 33 articles in peer-reviewed international journals so far.