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Dr. SANKHA CHAKRABORTTY

Also known as: S Chakrabortty

KIIT University, Graphite India Limited Durgapur, Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute CSIR, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur Institute of Advanced Technology and Management

ORCID iD 0000-0001-7719-8586
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I, Dr. Sankha Chakrabortty, am a researcher in the field of environmental engineering, membrane technology, and green technology. I am currently working as an Associate Professor at the School of Chemical Engineering/Biotechnology at KIIT Deemed to be University. I have conducted the majority of my research study in conjunction with a number of prominent academics and scientists from India, as well as professors from South Korea, UK and the United States. Till date, I have published my study in more than 81 SCI/SCOPUS indexed journals (h-index-25, google scholar) with high impact factors, and I have filed for a total of 14 patents based on the scientific advancements which I developed; of these, 7 Indian Patents and 1 US Patent have been already granted. In addition, 31 chapters have been published by different renowned publishers such as Elsevier, Springer, T&F, Wiley, and others. Recently, I have published 4 bookas an Editor in Elsevier and Taylor & Francis in the 2023-24 session. I have been honored with 20 awards or accolades by a variety of organizations. In 2015, I was honored with the "Best Paper Award 2015" from the SPRINGER publication (Clean Technology and Environment Policy Journal, DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-015-1080-0). Additionally, the National Environmental Science Academy (India) recognized me as the "NESA Young Scientist of the Year 2020" and the "Best Environmentalist of the year 2021" in two consecutive years. In addition to that, I was the recipient of another prize, which was given to me in the "STE-Young Scientist Award (Faculty Category)" category. I have been awarded with the Hiyoshi Young Leaf Award 2022, which was given to me by the Hiyoshi Corporation in Japan. Recently, I am also awarded with "Scientist of the Year Award" National Environmental Science Academy (India) at IIT BHU.

I am working as an Associate Editor and Editorial Board Member in different International Journals. Here is the list:
1. Associate Editor of Scientific Report, Nature, SCI/Scoupus
2. Associate Editor of South African Journal of Chemical Engineering, Elsevier, Scoupus
3. Associate Editor of Chemicals Paper, Springer Nature, SCI/Scoupus
4. Associate Editor of PLOS WATER Journal
5. Editorial Board Member of Water Emerging Contaminants & Nanoplastics Journal, Scoupus
6. Editorial Board Member of Discover Applied Sciences, Springer, Scopus
7. Editorial Board Member of Journal of Service Science and Management
8. Editorial Board Member of Environmental Technology Reviews, Taylor and Francis, Scoupus
9. Editorial Board Member of Nanotechnology for Environmental Engineering, Springer Nature
10. Editorial Board Member of Universal Journal of Green Chemistry, Universal Wiser Publisher.
11. Advisory Board Member of Heliyon Chemical Engineering Journal, Cell Press
12. Editorial Board Member of Air, Soil and Water Research Journal, Sage Publisher, Scoupus
13. Associate Editor, Industrial Bioresource Engineering, Universal Wiser Publisher, Singapore
14. International Youth Editorial Board Member of Carbon Research Journal, Springer Nature
15. International Journal of  Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Technology
International Journal of Chemistry in Building Materials

Employment

  • KIIT University Associate Professor
    2025 - Present
  • KIIT University Assistant Professor
    2019 - 2025
  • Graphite India Limited Durgapur Process Development
    2011 - 2011

Education

  • Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute CSIR National Post-Doctoral Fellow
    2017 - 2019
  • National Institute of Technology PhD
    2011 - 2017
  • National Institute of Technology M.Tech
    2009 - 2011
  • Durgapur Institute of Advanced Technology and Management B.Tech
    2005 - 2009

Projects & Funding

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