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सीएसआईआर-केंद्रीय काँच एवं सिरामिक अनुसंधान संस्थान

CSIR-Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute

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Scientists ▸ Dr. Debdulal Saha
Dr. Debdulal Saha

Dr. Debdulal Saha

Principal Scientist

Functional Materials & Devices Division

Contact Information:

Phone: 2473 3469/3496/3477, (Ext-3456)
Fax:+91-33-24730957
E-mail: debdulal@cgcri.res.in

Dr. Debdulal Saha

Joined CSIR-CGCRI on 2007

Professional Career

Institution

Position

Period

CSIR-Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CGCRI), Kolkata

Principal Scientist

2019-Till date

CSIR-Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CGCRI), Kolkata

Senior  Scientist

2014- 2019

CSIR-Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CGCRI), Kolkata

Scientist

2010-2014

CSIR-Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CGCRI), Kolkata

Jr. Scientist

2007 – 2010

Naval Materials Research Laboratory (NMRL

 (DRDO) Mumbai

Scientist-B

From March, 2005 to June, 2006.

Education

Degree Discipline University; Year
B.Tech. Chemical Technology University of Calcutta, 2001
M.Tech. Ceramic Engg. University of Calcutta, 2003
Ph.D. Material Science Jadavpur University, 2010

Research Interests

  • Humidity Sensors
  • Trace moisture sensors
  • Human diseases VOC sensor
  • Spinel Gas sensor

Landmark Research Contribution

  • Supplied twenty humidity sensors to RSD, BARC, Mumbai
  • 5 Nos Wireless moisture detection systems supplied to NTPC, Dadri and Faridabad.
  • 3 Nos.  moisture meters with sensor supplied to a private company for low ppm moisture detection in transformer oil.        

A) Award for best poster paper
National Conference on Sensors and Actuators: Emerging Technological Challenges (NCSA-06), CGCRI, Kolkata, 2006.

B) Award for best oral paper presentation
International Conference on High-Tech Aluminas and unfolding their Business Prospects (ALUMINAS 2008) jointly organized by Indian Ceramics Society. Kolkata, 2008.

C) Young Scientist Award
CSIR-CGCRI Diamond Jubilee Celebration, 2010.

D) Best Industry Oriented Research Work
First Prize for the 18th National Seminar on Physics and Technology of Sensors, Department of Physics & Electronic Science, Tuljaram Chaturchand College, Baramati, Pune, 2014.

E) 1st Prize for best paper presentation
National Conference on Innovation in Futuristic Materials & Manufacturing Techniques, Department of Mechanical Engineering Manipal University, Jaipur, India, 2014.

F) 1st Prize for best Oral presentation
International Conference on Advances in Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CNN), Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi, India, 2016.

G) Outstanding Scientist in Sensor Systems
The award given by Venus International Foundation, Chennai. The award has been received during the 3rd Annual Research Meet-ARM 2017, at the Radha Regent, Chennai, India, 2017.

Selected publications

  1. Screen-printed MgAl2O4 Semi-thick Film based Highly Sensitive and Stable Capacitive Humidity  Sensor, Sagnik Das, Md. Lutfor Rahman, Partha P Mondal, Preeti L Mahapatra, Debdulal Saha*, Ceramics International,47 (2021) 33515–33524 (IF-3.83).
  2. A Highly Sensitive and Fast Cobalt Chromite Thick Film based Trace Acetone Sensor for the Detection of Diabetes from Exhaled Breath, Preeti Lata Mahapatra, Sagnik Das, Partha Pratim Mondal, Tanushri Das, Mrinal Pal*, Debdulal Saha*, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 262,124291, 2021 (IF-3.408).
  3. Microporous Copper Chromite Thick Film based Novel and Ultrasensitive Capacitive Humidity Sensor,  Preeti Lata Mahapatra, Sagnik Das, Partha Pratim Mondal, Tanushri Das, Debdulal Saha*, Mrinal Pal∗, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 859,157778, 2021 (IF-4.65).
  4. Beneficial effect of Sn doping on bismuth ferrite nanoparticle-based sensor for enhanced and highly selective detection of trace formaldehyde, Tanushri Das , Subhajit Mojumder , Sonam Chakraborty , Debdulal Saha , Mrinal Pal *,Applied Surface Science 602 (2022) 154340 (IF-7.392).
  1. Microporous Copper Chromite Thick Film based Novel and Ultrasensitive Capacitive Humidity Sensor,  Preeti Lata Mahapatra, Sagnik Das, Partha Pratim Mondal, Tanushri Das, Debdulal Saha*, Mrinal Pal∗, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 859,157778, 2021 (IF-4.65).

Publications: Summary: In SCI Journal Papers = 41+

Plenary/Invited Talks delivered:

1) Delivered an invited talk on International Conference on Nanotechnology (ICNT 2022) Theme: Nanotechnology for better Health, Safety and Environment, 23rd ~ 24th December, 2022. Organized by Institute of Fire and Safety Engineering, Haldia West Bengal – 721654.

2) Delivered an invited talk during the “CELEBRATING INNOVATION IN UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY-ENTREPRENEURS” 7th December 2022 at Pinnacle 6, The Verticle, Connexion Conference & Event Centre. Universiti of Malaya, Malaysia.

3) Advanced Functional Materials: Future Perspectives (AFMFP-2022) August 6-8, 2022 organized at Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar.

4) International Conference on Nanotechnology (ICNT-2021), organized at Institute of Fire and Safety Engineering (IFSE) Haldia, W.B. 23-24 December 2021.

5) Internship Course on Emerging Trends in Nanomaterials for Different Device  Architectures (ETNDDA-2021), Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Calcutta University, 25th September, 2021.

6) International Conference on Science and Technology for Celebrating the Birth Centenary of Bangabandhu (ICSTB-2021) at Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka, Bangladesh, March. 11-13, 2021.

7) 28th National (Virtual) Conference on Condensed Matter Physics, Condensed Matter Days 2020 (CMDAYS20) at Department of Physics & Institute Innovation Cell, National Institute of Technology,  Silchar,  Assam, December 11-13, 2020.

8) Online National Conference on “Advanced Materials and Radiation Physics” (AMRP- 2020) at department of Physics, Longowal Institute of Engineering & Technology, Punjab-148106,  November 09-11, 2020.

9) Online Workshop on “Functional Materials”. The five day workshop organized by Department of Physics Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur Rajasthan – 302017, India. 7-11th September, 2020.

10) International Conference on Applications of Smart Materials (ASM – 2020) at Annamalai University, Tamilnadu, India. February 05 – 07, 2020.

11) 3rd International Conference on Condensed Matter & Applied Physics (ICC 2019) at Govt. Engineering College, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India. October 14-15, 2019.

12) National workshop on “Applications of Nuclear Science in Bio-Chemical Engineering, Agricultural Productivity & Food Safety  (ANS- 2019) ”  under  the School of Chemical Engg, Food Tech. and Biotechnology, at Haldia.  August 30-31, 2019.

13) Five day workshop on “Fabrication of Optoelectronic Devices and Sensors – Hands-on Experience” (FODS-2019), organized at  Dept. of Physics, National Institute of Technology, Warangal, Telangana, India. 17- 21 June, 2019.

14) National Conference on Advancements in materials, design and manufacturing methods, (AMDMM 2019), organized at Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha India. 29-30 March, 2019.

15) 2nd National Conference on Hard and Soft Condensed Matter Physics (NCHSCMP-2019), organized at Dept. of Physics, Tezpur University, Assam India. 4-6 March 2019.

16)4th International Conference on Physics of Materials & Materials based Device Fabrication (ICPM-MDF-2019), organized at Dept. of Physics, Shivaji University, Kolhapur (M.S.) India. 10-11 January 2019.

17) International Conference on Nanotechnology (ICNT-2018), organized at Institute of Fire and Safety Engineering (IFSE) Haldia, W.B. 16-17 November 2018.(Plenary Lecture)

…..full list

Summary: completed: 7; Ongoing: 2

 

PhD Supervision:

Pursuing as registered scholar: 1

 

Last Updated on May 16, 2023