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CSIR-Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute

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Scientists ▸ Dr. Soupitak Pal
Dr. Soupitak Pal

Dr. Soupitak Pal

Scientist-D

Advanced Ceramics & Composites Division

Contact Information:

Phone: 033 24733477, 033 24837342 Extn. 3475
DID: 033 23223475
E-Mail: soupitak.cgcri@csir.res.in

Dr. Soupitak Pal

Dr. Soupitak Pal joined CSIR-CGCRI, Kolkata on May 03, 2021

Professional Experience

 

Position Held Organisation Duration
Scientist – E CSIR-Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute 2026-present
Scientist-D CSIR-Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute 2021-2026
Research Technologist Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology , Luxembourg 2019-2021
Post-Doctoral Fellow University of California Santa Barbara , USA 2014-2019
Lead Application Engineer Applied Materials Inc. 2013-2014

Educational Qualifications

Degree

Discipline

University; Year

PhD

Materials Engineering

Indian Institute of Science, 2013

B. Tech

Ceramic Technology

West Bengal University of Technology (WBUT), 2006

Research Interest

Electron Microscopy, Thermodynamics and Phase Transformation, Microstructure Characterization, Mechanical Behaviour of Materials at Room and High Temperature, Structure-Property Correlation, 2D materials, Oxide and non-oxide ceramics, Sold-state hydrogen storage materials, First Principal Calculation and Atomistic simulation, Atom Probe Tomography, Ceramic Fibers, MAX phase Ceramics, Ceramic-Matrix Composites, Half-Heusler Thermoelectric, Non-equlibrium Processing, Finite Element Methods, Synchrotron Radiation, Radiation Damage in Materials, Bulk and thin –film processing.

  • Best poster award in ICG-2025 conference, held at Kolkata.
  • National Scholarship from Govt. of India.
  • Best Poster Award at RASE conference held in NAL, Bangalore, India on June 2009.
  • Acting reviewer of Journals: Material Science and Engineering A, Wear, Surface and Coating Technology, Material Science and Technology, Materialia.
  • Early career invited speaker at the symposium “Mechanical Behavior of Nuclear Materials “, TMS-2019, San-Antonio, USA.

Recent Publications:

  1. “Correlative high-resolution imaging of hydrogen in Mg2Ni hydrogen storage thin films”, D Andersen, H Chen, S Pal, L Cressa, O De Castro, T Wirtz, G Schmitz, S Eswara. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Volume 48, Issue 37, 30 April 2023, Pages 13943-13954. Citation-04, IF-7.2
  2. “Dose and dose rate effects on the microstructural and mechanical stability of long-range ordered precipitates in Inconel 718”, H.T. Vo, S. Pal, N. Almirall, S. Tumey, G.R. Odette, S.A. Maloy, P. Hosemann. Materials Science and Engineering: A, Volume 870, 12 April 2023, 144916. Citation-01, IF-6.4
  3. “Imaging and Quantification of Hydrogen in Materials: SIMS Based Correlative Microscopy”, Santhana Eswara, Dustin Andersen, Soupitak Pal, Tom Wirtz, Microscopy and Microanalysis, Volume 28, Issue S1, 2022, Pages 1606-1607. Citation-00, IF-2.8
  4. “On a New Ti-carbooxinitride Redistribution Driven Microcrack Healing Mechanism in an Annealed 14YWT Nanostuctured Ferritic Alloy.” M. E. Alam, S. Pal, N. J. Cunningham, G. R. Odette, Acta Materialia, 210 (2021) 116842. Citation-03, IF-9.4
  5. “Quantification of hydrogen in nanostructured hydrogenated passivating contacts for silicon photovoltaics combining SIMS-APT-TEM: A multiscale correlative approach.” , Soupitak Pal, *, Jenifer Barrirero , Mario Lehmann , Quentin Jeangros , Nathalie Valle , Franz-Josef Haug , Aïcha Hessler-Wyser , C.N. Shyam Kumar , Frank Mücklich , Tom Wirtz , Santhana Eswara, Applied Surface Science, 555 (2021) 149650. Citation-07, IF-9.4

…full list

INVITED TALKS: 4

  1. “Processing of 2D-nanosheet enabled Mg/Mg alloy based solid state hydrogen storage material (HCP-44, FBR-2.2)” – Funding Agency: CSIR-H2T Mission, Role: Principal Investigator-60 lakhs
  2. “Scalable Synthesis of MAX phase ceramics to 2D- MXene: Molten Salt Synthesis Approach (OLP0711)”- Funding Agency: CSIR-CGCRI, Role: Principal Investigator-5 lakhs
  3. “Development of Cf/SiC Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs)/ for air-craft brake-disc applications (HCP0036 project number)- Funding Agency: CSIR-Aerospace Mission, Role: Co- Principal Investigator. -183 lakhs
  4. “Development of Doped Zirconia Fibers by Sol-Gel Processing for High Temperature Ceramic Matrix Composite Application”- Funding Agency: ASL, DRDO, Hyderabad Role: Principal Investigator-99.87 lakhs
  5.  “Bioinspired Novel SiC-Graphene Composites: A plausible Alternative of Hard WC-Co composite”- Funding Agency: CSIR, Role: Co- Principal Investigator. -20 lakhs

3 number of PhD supervision on-going

Last Updated on May 26, 2026