Dr. Shirshendu Chakraborty

CSIR-Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute

Principal Scientist and Associate Professor, Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR)

Advanced Ceramics and Composites Division

Phone: +91-33-23223474 (Ext. 3474)
FAX: +91-33-24730957
E-mail: shirshendu@cgcri.res.in

Joined CSIR-CGCRI on 7th April, 2006

Institution	Position	Period
CSIR-CGCRI	Jr. Scientist to Principal Scientist	2006- till date

Degree	Discipline	University; Year
B. Sc.	Tech.	University of Calcutta
M. Tech.	Ceramic Engg.	Institute of Technology, BHU, Varanasi
Ph.D	Tech.	Jadavpur University

Indian :4

A. K. Halder, S. Chakraborty, A. Banerjee, J. Mondal, A. Sen and H.S. Maiti, A functionally graded tin dioxide based composition for gas sensors capable of detecting combustible gases in presence of volatile organic compounds, Indian Patent Appl. No. 642/DEL/04, Dated: 31.03.04.
S. Chakraborty, S. Ghosh, S. Dasgupta and A. Sen, A method of manufacturing semiconducting combustible gas sensors in thin film form on silica substrate, Indian Patent Appl. No. 2597/DEL/05, Dated: 27.09.05.
S. Chakraborty, A. Guha, A.K. Halder, J. Mondal, N. Das, S. Dasgupta, A. Sen, H.S. Maiti, A method of improving response and recovery time of semiconducting tin oxide based gas sensors in thick film form for detection of combustible gases”, Indian Patent Appl. No. 674/DEL/06, Dated:10.03.06.
S. Das, S. Chakraborty, A. Sen, “A composition for making a sensor for selective detection of sulphur dioxide and method of manufacture of the sensor thereof, Indian Patent Appl. no. 530/DEL/08 dated 05.03.2008.

Glass, Non-Oxide Ceramic, Ultra high temperature ceramics, Refractory, Nanomaterial synthesis

Notable Research contribution:

Formulation and optimization of optical glass composition
Formulation and preparation of different sizes of mullite based saggar as a support product during glass melting and top plate for induction furnace
Sintering and characterization of ultra-high temperature ceramic composites
Development of process technology for LPG, CNG, Sulfur dioxide
Demonstration for ceramic coating on glass fibre fabric
Formulation of ramming mass with different refractory aggregates

Summary:

Selected Papers:

Chakraborty, P. K. Das, D. Ghosh, Thermodynamics of the oxidation of ZrB₂-TiB₂, ZrB₂-SiC and ZrB₂-B₄C ceramics, Bulletin of Materials Science, 42 (5) (2019) 245
Chakraborty, P. K. Das, D. Ghosh, Spark plasma sintering and structural properties of ZrB₂ based ceramics: a review, Reviews on Advanced Materials Science, 44 (2016) 182-93
Chakraborty, A. R. Mallick, D. Debnath, P. K. Das, International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, 48 (2015) 150-56.
Chakraborty, D. Debnath, A. R. Mallick, P. K. Das, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 45A (2014) 6277-84.
Chakraborty, D. Debnath, A. R. Mallick, P. K. Das, International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, 46 (2014) 35-42.

Guest Faculty of Nirma University, Ahmedabad
Paper setter and tabulator of Associate membership examination conducted by Indian Institute of Ceramics.
Visiting Researcher (Sep. to Dec., 2018) at Slovakia Academy of Science, Bratislava, Slovakia.
External Examiner at Institute of Technology, BHU, Varanasi.
External Examiner and paper setter at Rajasthan Technical University, Kota.
Awarded M.Tech Study Fellowship (GATE) by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, 2001.

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