Pralay K Santra
Scientist E
Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), Bengaluru, India
Principal Research Interests
Nanomaterials and nanotechnology
Materials for clean energy harvesting
Sensors based on nanomaterials
Photovoltaics
Atomic layer deposition (ALD) and area-selective ALD
Detection of VOC
Education
2011 PhD in Chemistry, Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India.
Thesis Title : Investigation of Internal Structure and Growth of Nanocrystals in Bottom Up Approach
Thesis Advisor : Professor D. D. Sarma
2006 MS in Chemistry Division of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India
2003 BSc in Chemistry St. Xavier’s College, Calcutta University, Kolkata, India
Research Positions
Nov 2016 – Mar 2023 Scientist D
Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), Bangalore, India
Oct 2015 – Carl Trygger’s Postdoctoral Fellow
Oct 2016 Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Mentor : Professor Håkan Rensmo
Mar 2013 – Postdoctoral Research Associate
Jul 2015 Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, United States
Mentor : Professor Stacey F. Bent
Mar 2011 – Postdoctoral Research Associate
Feb 2013 Department of Chemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, United States
Mentor : Professor Prashant V. Kamat
Awards and Honors
2022 CRS Silver Medal, Chirantan Rasayan Sanstha
2020 Early Career Editorial Advisory Board, ChemNanoMat
2011 Toulouse Medal for best PhD thesis at SSCU, IISc, Bengaluru, India
2010 MRSI (Material Research Society of India) Young Scientists’ Award, Kolkata, India
2010 Best PhD Thesis Award in 55th DAE-Solid State Physics Symposium, Manipal, India
2003 Uma Shankar Chatterjee Award, St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata, India
Professional Experience
Referees for the journals such as ACS Energy Letter, ACS Nano, Chemistry of Material, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Journal of American Chemical Society, Journal of Luminescence, Journal of Materials Science, Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Journal of Experimental Nanoscience, Solid State Communications, Bulletin Material Science, Scientific Reports, Organic Electronics.
User at different synchrotron facilities such as DESY, Hamburg, Germnay, BESSY - II, Berlin, Germany, ELETTRA, Trieste, Italy, MaxLab, Lund, Sweden, SSRL, Stanford, United States, Photon Factory, Tsukuba, Japan
Contact Details
Homepage
https://www.cens.res.in/en/faculty/pralay/profile
http://psantra.wixsite.com/santragroup
psantra@cens.res.in
pralay.santra@gmail.com
Phone
+91 80 2963 0090 Extn: 256 (Office)
Office Address
Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS)
Arkavathi, Survey 7, Shivanapura
Dasanpura Hobli, Bangalore 562162, India