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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"

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Scientists ▸ Dr. Sourja Ghosh
Dr. Sourja Ghosh

Dr. Sourja Ghosh

Senior Principal Scientist and Associate Chair

Membrane and Separation Technology Division

Professor, Engineering Sciences, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR)


Contact Information:

Phone: (033) 2322 3468
Fax: +91-33-24730957
E-mail: sourja.cgcri@csir.res.in

Dr. Sourja Ghosh

Dr. Ghosh joined CSIR-CGCRI on 21.04.2005

Professional Career

Position Held Organisation

Duration

 

Senior Principal Scientist

Principal Scientist

CSIR-CGCRI

CSIR-CGCRI

21.04.2021-till date

21.04.2016-20.04.2021

Senior Scientist CSIR-CGCRI 21.04.2012-20.04.2016
Scientist CSIR-CGCRI 21.04.2008–20.04.2012
Junior Scientist CSIR-CGCRI 21.04.2005-20.04.2008
Lecturer Heritage Institute of Technology July, 2004  – March, 2005

Education

Degree

Discipline

University; Year

 

PhD

 Chemical Engineering

IIT Kharagpur; 2005

ME

 

Chemical Engineering

Jadavpur University; 1999

BE

Chemical Engineering

Regional Engg. College, Durgapur; 1997

Patents filed / Granted
Summary: Indian Patents: 2 (1 granted, 1 filed)

 

  • Best Paper Award (2023) at CSIR-CGCRI for Sustainable conversion of textile industry cotton waste into P-dopped biochar for removal of dyes from textile effluent and valorisation of spent biochar into soil conditioner towards circular economy by Kar, B. Santra, S. Kumar, S. Ghosh*, S. Majumdar, Environmental Pollution (Elsevier) 312 (2022) 120056. 
  • Malaviya Award –2022 by the Indian Ceramic Society as co-author in the paper: Dispersion study of zirconia nano-powders using dolapix CE64 and M65 dispersant to develop UF membrane over novel clay-alumina based ceramic support for water treatment, Trans. Ind. Ceram. Soc.
  • Best Patent (filed) Award (2022) at CSIR-CGCRI for patent A method for safe disposal of arsenic rich sludge obtained from treatment of contaminated ground water and its utilisation in developing heat protective glass;  A.K. Mandal and S. Ghosh 
  • Excellent Paper Award: 3 nos.; Research Innovation Award: 2 nos.
  • Best Paper Awards (oral and poster): 10 nos. in International and National Conferences
  • Invited lectures: 10 nos.
  • Mentorship in Women Scientist project (DST): 3 nos.

Research Interest

  • Novel separation processes for treatment and recycling of various types of industrial wastewater, emerging contaminants, assessment of environmental impact, sludge management, waste to value-added products generation
  • Ceramic membranes development with surface modification for application in various separation processes, product recovery, concentration/enrichment
  • Membrane Bioreactor and Photobioreactor for algal biomass and biofuel generation, Membrane contactor, CO2 sequestration
Research papers (SCI journals): 60; Research papers (Conference proceedings): 95

Book chapters: 11

h-index: 20, i10- index: 35, Citations: 1394

Recent publications

  • S. Kar, S. Dey, K.B. Chowdhury, S.K. Ghosh, J. Mukhopadhyay, S. Kumar, S. Ghosh*, S. Majumdar, Phyto-assisted synthesis of CuO/industrial waste derived biochar composite for adsorptive removal of doxycycline hydrochloride and recycling of spent biochar as green energy storage device, Environmental Research, 236 (2023) 116824
  • S. Basak, S. Barma, S. Majumdar, S. Ghosh*, Silane-modified bentonite clay-coated membrane development on ceramic support for oil/water emulsion separation using tuning of hydrophobicity, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 681 (2024) 132812
  • S. Kar, B. Santra, S. Kumar, S. Ghosh*, S. Majumdar, Sustainable conversion of textile industry cotton waste into P-dopped biochar for removal of dyes from textile effluent and valorisation of spent biochar into soil conditioner towards circular economy, Environmental Pollution, 312 (2022) 120056
  • S. Basak, S. Barma, S. Majumdar, S. Ghosh*, Role of silane grafting in the development of a superhydrophobic clay-alumina composite membrane for separation of water in oil emulsion, Ceramics International, 48 (2022) 26638–26650
  • L. Ramrakhiani, S. Ghosh*, S. Majumdar, Heavy metal recovery from electroplating effluent using adsorption by jute waste‑derived biochar for soil amendment and plant micro‑fertilizer, Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 24 (2022) 1261-1284

INVITED TALKS: 10

…..full list

Ongoing Research Projects

  • Technology demonstration for utilizing textile/jute industrial wastes into value-added product generation for rubber products manufacturing industries and agricultural sectors using a sustainable approach (PI), Waste to Wealth Mission, CSIR, India
  • A novel membrane based sustainable approach for downstream processing of bio-jet fuel, (PI), CSIR-CGCRI under Research Support in Identified Domains for Exploring New Growth and Capacity Enhancement scheme for Promising Landmark Unexplored Scientific Ideas (RESIDENCE- PLUS)
  • Monitoring and removal of antibiotics from wastewater by membrane separation Drug-Free Wastewater (Co-PI), DST (BRICS), India
  • Waste to Wealth for Energy: Valorization of biotic & industrial wastes for energy storage applications in Lithium-ion battery & Supercapacitor (Co-PI), Waste to Wealth Mission, CSIR, India
  • Utilisation of toxic wastes as potential sources of colouring ingredient in glass making, (Co-PI), SERB, India
  • Biochar based nanocomposite synthesis from industrial waste for dual application: environment friendly remediation of emerging contaminants and pathogens from wastewater and antimicrobial antiviral surface coating development on medical device (Mentor), DST, India

PhD supervision: 9 (5 awarded, 4 ongoing)

Post doc: 4 (2 completed, 2 ongoing)

M.Tech project supervision: 12

M.Sc Project: 4

Last Updated on September 26, 2025