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सीएसआईआर-केंद्रीय काँच एवं सिरामिक अनुसंधान संस्थान
CSIR-Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute
"Innovation in Ceramics and Glass for the mankind"
Dr. Mrinal Pal
Chief Scientist and Head
Contact Information:
Phone: 033 24733469/3496/3477, (ext. 3455)
Mobile: 9433066938
E-mail: palm@cgcri.res.in
Dr. Mrinal Pal
Dr. Pal joined CSIR-CGCRI in March, 2014 (Bio-sketch)Professional Experience
- Post-doctoral fellow University of Roma, Italy, in 1998 (Four months).
- Post-doctoral fellow (STA) Japan, 1998-2000.
- CSIR-RA in India, 2000-2002.
- Joined in the Department of Physics of The University of Burdwan in 2002 (May) as a Lecturer.
- Served as a Senior Lecturer during 2006 (May) -2010 (March) in the same Department.
- Joined as Principal Scientist in the CAMP division at CMERI durgapur in 2010 (March). (PB-4)
- Joined as Principal Scientist in the Sensor & Actuator division at CGCRI, Kolkata in 2014 (May).
- Chief Scientist at CSIR-CGCRI from 2022 (March)
Education
| Degree | Discipline | University; Year |
|---|---|---|
| B.Sc. | Physics (Hon) | Calcutta University |
| M.Sc. | Physics (Solid State Special) | Calcutta University |
| Ph.D. | Science | IACS (Jadavpur University) |
Institutional responsibility:
Head: Functional Materials & Devices Division (FMDD)
Nodal Officer: RTI
Chairman: Technical and Purchase Committee
Awards / Recognitions:
- Convenor: Physical Sciences, West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology (WAST)
- Executive committee member, West Bengal State Council of Science and Technology, India (2021-2023).
- Joint UGC-CSIR NET Coordinator: 2019, Kolkata (West Bengal) – onwards
- Fellow:West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology – 2018
- MRSI Medal – 2016
- STA fellowship (JISTEC) of Govt. Of Japan(1998-2000).
- CSIR fellowship (JRF)of Govt. Of India, 1991.
- Honorary Visiting Associate at S. N. Bose Centre (2007-2010).
- Management Representative (MR):ISO 9001:2015 team from 2018-2021
- Chairman: Purchase committee (above 25 Lakhs), 2019 onwards
- Advisory Board member: South African Nanotechnology Initiative (SANi), 2012-2016.
- Bharat Joyti Award 2012 honoured by India International Friendship Society (IIFS).
- Editorial Board member, Chem. Xpress, Global publication, India.
- Planning committee member, West Bengal State Council of Science and Technology, India (2014-2018).
- Court member: The University of Burdwan (2008-2010), India.
- Executive committee member, West Bengal State Council of Science and Technology, India (2014-2018).
- Member: West Bengal State Council of Science and Technology, India (2018-2021)
MEMBER
TPSI Life membership no. L070
MRSI Life membership no. LMB117
IACS Life membership no. 2890
EMSI Life membership no. LM1353
MSI Life membership no. LM739
Indian ceramic Society Life membership no. EL – 760
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Research Interests
- Nanostructure semiconductor gas sensors
- Gas sensor towards human breath analysis for monitoring health
- Multiferroic and magnetic nanocomposites
- Spintornics materials
- Glass, Glass-ceramic
- Inorganic-organic hybrid nanocomposites
- Light harvesting using inorganic nanostructured materials
Selected Publications
Publications: Summary: In SCI Journal Papers = 100+
Selected Papers:
Selected Papers:
- Development of highly sensitive and selective trace acetone sensor using perovskite yttrium ferrite: Mechanism, kinetics and phase dependence study,S Mojumder, T Das, M Mukherjee, D Saha, A Datta, M Pal*. Chemical Engineering Journal 477, 146855, 2023
- Improved Ethanol Sensing Performance of α-MnO2 Nanorods at Room Temperature Enabled through PPy Embedding, M Adhikari, D Saha, D Chattopadhyay, M Pal* Langmuir 39 (34), 12248-12259, 2023
- Beneficial effect of Pd and MWCNT co-loading in SnO2 nanoparticles towards the low temperature detection of n-butane gas: synergistic effect on sensing performance, P Rana, M Narjinary, A Sen, M Pal*. Sensors & Diagnostics 2 (4), 909-917, 2023
- Beneficial effect of Sn doping on bismuth ferrite nanoparticle-based sensor for enhanced and highly selective detection of trace formaldehyde, T Das, S Mojumder, S Chakraborty, D Saha, M Pal* Applied Surface Science 602 (2022) 154340
- Non-invasive monitoring of human health by exhaled breath analysis: A comprehensive review., S. Das and M. Pal*, J. Electrochemical Soc., 167 (2020) 037562
- Bismuth Doped Nickel Ferrite Nanoparticles for Room Temperature Memory Devices, Mahasweta Banerjee, A Mukherjee, S Chakrabarty, soumen basu, M Pal* ACS Appl. Nano. Mater., 2 (2019) 7795
- Improved sensitivity of CdS nanoparticles by virtue of calcium doping: Promising candidate for monitoring alcohol in exhale human breath, S. Chakraborty and M. Pal*, Materials & Design, 126 (2017) 18
- Influence of doping on crystal growth, structure and optical properties of nanocrystalline CaTiO3: a case study using small-angle neutron scattering. O. Mondal, M. Pal, R. Singh, D. Sen, S. Mazumder and M. Pal*, J. Appl. Cryst. (2015) 48, 836.
- Giant magnetodielectric and enhance multiferroic properties Sm-doped BiFeO3 nanoparticles. A.Mukherjee, S.Basu, P.K. Manna, S.M. Yusuf and M. Pal*, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2 (2014) 5885.
- Effect of neodymium doping on structure, electrical and optical properties of nanocrystalline ZnO, B. Roy, S. Chakrabarty, O. Mondal, M. Pal and A Dutta, Mater. Char. 70 (2012) 1.
Plenary /keynote /Invited Talk Delivered
- Invited Talk delivered in one day Symposium on “Sensors for Society” JNU, Delhi, January, 2023
- Invited Talk delivered in 29th National Conference on Condensed Matter Physics – Condensed Matter Days (CMDAYS21) during December 10-12, 2021 organized by Central University of Jharkhand.
- Invited Talk delivered in 65th DAE Solid State Physics Symposium (DAE-SSPS 2021) during December 10-12, 2021 organized by BARC , Mumbai.
- Invited talk delivered in “India – Russia Scientific Webinar on Materials Science on New materials and Nanotechnology” during 9-10 December, 2020, organized by Embassy of India, Moscow.
- Plenary lecture delivered in “International conference on nanomedicine (ICON-2019)” at Madurai Kamraj University, 2019.
- Delivered invited talk in 4th International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (NanoAfrica 2012), During 1-4th April, 2012 at Bloemfontein, South Africa.
- Delivered invited talk in 7th BANGALORE NANO 2014, India.
- Delivered invited talk in International conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology “ICONN-2015” Chennai, India.
- Delivered MRSI Award lecture at NEIST, Jorhat during MRSI symposium – 2016.
- Delivered Invited talk in International Conference on Nanotechnology (ICN:31 -2017) at IIT Roorkee, during 6-8th December, 2017.
Ph.D.
Completed: 7. Pursuing: 2
Last Updated on July 22, 2024
