Prof. Kaushik Pal

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Email: kaushikphysics@gmail.com

Qualifications

July, 2020 Honorís Causà Doctor Of Science (D.Sc.) from IKTBN Sepang, Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi, Ministry of Education, Govt. of Malaysia

2015-2017 Chief-Scientist and Faculty Fellow (CAS),Wuhan University, Hubei, China

2014-2015 Brain Korea Research Scientist, CNU (South Korea)

2013-2014 Marie-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow, European Union (Greece)

2010-2013 Ph.D., University Of Kalyani, India

2007-2009 M.Sc., Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, India

2003-2007 B.Sc., Calcutta University, India

Publications (Selected)

1. Pal K, Si A, El-Sayyad GS, Elkodous MA, Kumar R, El-Batal AI, Kralj S& Thomas S(2020) Cutting edge development on graphene derivatives modified by liquid crystal and CdS/TiO2 hybrid matrix: optoelectronics and biotechnological aspects, Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences, DOI: 10.1080/10408436.2020.1805295
2. Pal K, Aljabali AA, Kralj S, Thomas S, de Souza FG, Graphene-assembly liquid crystalline and nanopolymer hybridization: A review on switchable device implementations, Chemosphere, Vol.263, 2021,128104,ISSN 0045-6535,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128104
3. Zaheer T, Pal K, Zaheer I, Topical review on nano-vaccinology: Biochemical promises and key challenges, Process Biochemistry, V. 100, 2021, Pages 237-244, ISSN 1359-5113, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procbio.2020.09.028
4. Asiya SI, K. Pal, S. Kralj, G.S. El-Sayyad, F.G. de Souza, T. Narayanan, Sustainable preparation of gold nanoparticles via green chemistry approach for biogenic applications, Materials Today Chemistry, Vol. 17, 2020, 100327, ISSN 2468-5194, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtchem.2020.100327
5. S.I. Asiya, Kaushik Pal, Gharieb S. El-Sayyad, M. Abd Elkodous, Catherine Demetriades, Samo Kralj, Sabu Thomas, Reliable optoelectronic switchable device implementation by CdS nanowires conjugated bent-core liquid crystal matrix, Organic Electronics, Volume 82, 2020, 105592, ISSN 1566-1199, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orgel.2019.105592
6. Nidhi Asthana, Kaushik Pal, Alaa A.A. Aljabali, Murtaza M. Tambuwala, Fernando Gomes de Souza, Kamlesh Pandey, Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) mixed green–clay and aloe vera based polymeric membrane optimization: Peel-off mask formulation for skin care cosmeceuticals in green nanotechnology, Journal of Molecular Structure, 2020, 129592, ISSN 0022-2860, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2020.129592
7. Pal K, Rajasekar R, Kang DJ, Zhang ZX, Pal SK, Das CK, Kim JK: Effect of fillers on natural rubber/high styrene rubber blends with nano silica: morphology and wear. Materials & Design, 2010; 31, 677-686
8. Kim JK, Pal K: Recent advances in the processing of wood-plastic composites. Springer Science & Business Media, 2010; 32
9. Zhang SL, Zhang ZX, Xin ZX, Pal K, Kim JK: Prediction of mechanical properties of polypropylene/waste ground rubber tire powder treated by bitumen composites via uniform design and artificial neural networks. Materials & Design,2010; 31 (4), 1900-1905
10. Kang DJ, Pal K, Park SJ, Bang DS, Kim JK: Effect of eggshell and silk fibroin on styrene–ethylene/butylene–styrene as bio-filler. Materials & Design, 2010; 31 (4), 2216-2219
11. Mittal V, Kim JK, Pal K: Recent advances in elastomeric nanocomposites. Springer, 2011; 9, 388
12. Pal K, Maiti UN, Majumder TP, Debnath SC: A facile strategy for the fabrication of uniform CdS nanowires with high yield and its controlled morphological growth with the assistance of PEG in hydrothermal route. Applied surface science, 2011; 258 (1), 163-168
13. Pal K, Maiti UN, Majumder TP, Debnath SC, Bennis N, Otón JM: Synthetic strategy of porous ZnO and CdS nanostructures doped ferroelectric liquid crystal and its optical behavior. Journal of Molecular Structure, 2013; 1035, 76-82
14. Barhoum A, Pal K, Rahier H, Uludag H, Kim IS, Bechelany M: Nanofibers as new-generation materials: From spinning and nano-spinning fabrication techniques to emerging applications. Applied Materials Today, 2019; 17, 1-35
15. Pal K, Maiti UN, Majumder TP, Debnath SC, Ghosh S, Roy SK, Otón JM: Switching of ferroelectric liquid crystal doped with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide-assisted CdS nanostructures. Nanotechnology, 2013; 24 (12), 125702
16. Sagadevan S, Pal K, Chowdhury ZZ, Hoque ME: Structural, dielectric and optical investigation of chemically synthesized Ag-doped ZnO nanoparticles composites. Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 2017; 83 (2), 394-404

Profile Details

Kaushik Pal received his Ph.D. from the University of Kalyani (India), as well as significant Honorís Causà Doctor Of Science (D.Sc.) from Higher National Youth Skill Institute (IKTBN) Sepang, Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi, (IKTBN) Sepang, Ministry of Education, Govt. of Malaysia. He received the prestigious Marie-curie postdoctoral fellowship (Greece) offered by the European Union, and the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) fellowship from Wuhan University, China. As a distinguished academician, Prof. Kaushik served research and teaching positions at various top institutions, including University Federal Rio de Jàneiro (Brazil), University of Maribör (Slovenia), and Yarmouk University (Jordan). A well-known expert Supervisor and an experienced Group Leader, he has published 95-significant articles in international peer-reviewed (SCI/Scopus) International journals and edited or authored 25-renowned books, e.g. Elsevier, Springer, Apple Academic Press, Bentham Science, NOVA, Taylor & Francis (CRC Press) and InTech publishers. He is also associated with several scientific societies, organizations, and professional bodies. He supervises a significant number of Bachelors, Masters, Ph.D. and Postdoctoral scholar’s thesis. Dr Pal’s exclusive research innovations alongside outstanding performance based on Green Chemistry of Nanomaterials, Polymer, CNTs/Graphene/Liquid crystalline materials fabrication, Nanovaccinology, Mask formulation, Drug delivery and therapeutics,Optical/electrical spectroscopy characterizations, Waste-water treatment, Switchable device, Sensor nanotechnology resulted novelty of articles in IOP Nanotechnology, Royal Chemical Society, Elsevier, Springer, InTech, IEEE publications as well as 25-edited/authored books and 5-chapters received highest citation in the year seems as brilliant discoveries and explorations in future Nanoscience and smart technologies. As an experienced group leader and supervisor Dr Pal enrolled associate members in various significant scientific societies, reorganizations and professional bodies. He was the chairperson of 25-National or International events, Symposium, Conferences, Workshops, Summer Internship organized, and himself contributed around 15-Plenary, 25- Keynote and 30-Invited lectures worldwide.