Dr. Santoshi Mohanta

Solid state material synthesis, Published paper in peer reviewed journals (JACS), co-wrote proposal resulting $200k grant. Received grant of Rs. 45 lakh (US $ 80, 000) from BIRAC, DBT, India. Experience in optical spectroscopic techniques: UV-Vis, NMR, IR, X-RD, MS, Raman, and electrochemical studies, Developed new sample chamber for in-situ Raman spectroscopy.

• Taught subjects like Heat transfer, Polymer reaction engineering, Polymer testing and Nano fabrication technology to undergraduate and post graduate students with weekly teaching hours up to

Guided one undergraduate project and three postgraduate (M.Tech, Int. MSc., M.Sc) students in their project work

• Taught subject like Chemical Process Calculations
• Faculty in-charge for laboratories coursework like Heat transfer & Fuel Technology

Weekly teaching hours were 11

• – Expertise in Tools & Equipment handling: Differential scanning Calorimetry, Universal Testing Machine, Dynamic Mechanical Thermal Analyzer, Rheometer, Thermo-Gravimetric analyser, Pycnometer, Scanning Electron Microscopy, X-Ray Diffraction Technique, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
• – Different manufacturing techniques in polymer and composite field; hands-on experience on composite manufacturing and characterization techniques.
• – Basic knowledge of chemical engineering processes, handling of chemical engineering equipment and tools, novel membrane separation processes and the tools involve in synthesis of polymeric membranes.

1. R Kuppusamy; S neogi; S Mohanta; M Chinnasamy, R Rathanasamy, and Md Uddin. “Mechanical, Thermal, and Ablative Properties of Silica, Zirconia, and Titania Modified Carbon-Phenol Ablative Composites.” Advances in Materials Science and Engineering 2022 (2022), I.F=2.08 (SCIE).
2. Y Padarthi; S Mohanta; J Gupta; S Neogi* ‘‘Quantification of swelling stress induced mechanical property reduction of Glass fiber /Epoxy composites immersed in aqueous 10% sulphuric acid by instrumenting with distributed optical fiber sensors’’, Fibers and Polymers 23, 212–221 (2022) I.F=2.347 (SCIE).
3. S Mohanta; Y Padarthi; J Gupta; S Neogi* “Insight into the nondestructive performance evaluation of fiber-reinforced polymer composite laminate immersed in produced water using embedded fiber Bragg grating sensor” Polymer Composites 42, 4717-4727 (2021) I.F.=3.531 (SCI).
4. S Sankhlaa; S Mohantaa; K Namboothiria; R Pandiyan; S Neogi* “Evaluation of Rheokinetics Using Non-Isothermal Technique and Mechanical Property of Cellulose Nano-Crystals Filled Anhydride Cured Epoxy Resin’’, Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications 2, 100124 (2021) (Equally contributed as first author) (Scopus)
5. Y Padarthi; S Mohanta; J Gupta; S Neogi* “Assessment of transport kinetics and chemo-mechanical properties of GF/epoxy composite under long term exposure to sulphuric acid”, Polymer Degradation and Stability 183, 109436 (2021) I.F=5.204 (SCI)
6. S.Mohanta; Y Padarthi; J Gupta; S Neogi*, “In-Situ Determination of Degree of Cure by Mapping with Strain Measured by Embedded FBG and Conventional Sensor during VIM Process”, Fibers and Polymers 21, 2614–2624 (2020) I.F=2.347 (SCIE)
7. S Mohanta; Y Padarthi; S Chokkapu; J Gupta; S Neogi*, “Ultra-Violet Health Monitoring of Smart Composite Laminate Using Embedded Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors”, Journal of Composite Materials; 54(22):3143-3158 (2020), I.F=3.191(SCIE)
8. S Mohanta; S Neogi*, “Detection and location of solid deposition in a GFRP pipe by temperature and strain measurement technique’’ (Under review).
9. S Mohanta ; S Sankhla; K Namboothiri; R Kuppusamy; S neogi* “ Insights into anhydride-cured epoxy resin system using Dynamic chemo-rheological modeling’’ (Under review).
10. Kuppusamy Raghu Raja Pandiyan; Santoshi Mohanta; and Swati Neogi. “Molding of Carbon-Epoxy Composite Prepregs for Applications in Aerospace Industries.” Advanced Composites in Aerospace Engineering Applications. Springer, Cham, 2022. 303-318. (Book Chapter)

1. S Mohanta; S Neogi, ‘Cure-monitoring of glass fiber reinforced (GFRP) composite Laminates by in-situ strain measurement’, 18th AICHE Annual Meeting 2018, Pittsburgh, USA (Oral talk).
2. S Mohanta; S Neogi, ‘Cure and Performance Evaluation of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites Immersed ln Corrosive Produce Water using Embedded FBG Sensor’, ACMS 2022 (Oral presentation)
3. S Mohanta; S Neogi, ‘Assessment of defects during manufacturing of FRP composite laminates using strain sensors’, APSRT Vision 2030, 2019, Kharagpur, India (Poster presentation).
4. S Mohanta; S Neogi,’Online Strain and Temperature Monitoring of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites during and after Manufacturing’, ICERP 2017, Mumbai, India (Oral talk).
5. S Mohanta; S Neogi,’Delamination detection in GFRP composite laminate using embedded strain sensors’, 70th Annual Session of IICHE, CHEMCON 2017, Haldia, India (Oral talk).
6. S Mohanta; S Neogi, ‘Online strain and temperature monitoring of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites during manufacturing’, 69th Annual Session of IICHE, CHEMCON 2016, IIT Madras, India (Oral talk).
7. Attended one Week FDP on Recent Advances on Nanotechnology, Catalysis &Bio-Chemical Engineering (RANCBE – 2020)

• Best poster presentation: International Conference on Advances in Polymer Science and Rubber Technology (APSRT): Vision 2030, 2019
• International travel grant: Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 2018
• Teaching assistant: Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 2015 -2020
• Institute research fellowship: Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD), of India, 2015-2020
• Scholarship for Masters’ study: Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD), of India, 2013-2015
• Academic achievement 2015 GATE, Chemical Engineering ranked among the top 9.3% with a score of 436. Qualified GATE in 2013, 2014 and 2015 in Chemical Engineering

• Member: American Institute of Chemical Engineers
• Member: American Chemical Society
• Life Member: Fibre Reinforced Plastics Institute,
• Life Associate Member: India Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, India