0000-0002-3382-6218 About
Dr Binoy K Saikia is Senior Principal Scientist at “CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology”, Jorhat, Assam, India and Full Professor of “Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research”, Ghaziabad. He received his MSc and PhD in Chemistry. He is among top 2% Energy scientists (as recognized by Stanford) and among the top 100 Asian scientists in 2022. Dr Saikia has received “Assam Saurabh”, the second highest civilian award from the state of Assam. In addition to a number of awards from professional societies, Dr Binoy was the 2021 the recipient of “Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize”, the highest Indian science award, for outstanding contributions in the field of science and technology. Dr Saikia’s contributions are primarily on gainful and sustainable utilization of natural carbonaceous resources and their value addition leading to the economic benefit of the country.
His research fields also consist of coal-based nanotechnology, carbon nanomaterials, atmospheric chemistry, energy storage devices, & environmental chemistry. He has 200 peer-reviewed research publications including in nature group of journals and six patents, including an Indian and US patent for the production of blue-fluorescent carbon quantum dots from Indian coal. He is also associated with many science journals as a reviewer and editor. He has also transferred several technologies to the industries. He has delivered several invited talks in national and international institutes including school, colleges, universities, IITs, NITs etc.
His pioneering development of fluorescent CQDs of Indian coal is much cheaper than imported ones and it will help reduce dependency on other countries thus bringing down the import of CQDs. He thus envisions bridging this gap in the nation’s development and prosperity through his investment in research and development with its proper implementation.
Employment
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CSIR-NEIST Scientist2011 - Present
Education
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CSIR-NEIST Ph D2002 - 2008
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Publications (117)
- Selective enrichment of fractions in thermal dissolution of high-sulfur coal: Application of solid-phase microextraction technology and construction of ZnO/rGO coatings Save
- Alkali-ion intercalation-driven low-temperature graphitization of biomass carbon toward porous 3D crumpled graphene for high-energy hybrid capacitors Save
- Coal-Derived Mesoporous Turbostratic Graphene with Intrinsic Heteroatom Doping and Expanded Interlayer Spacing for High-Energy Lithium-Ion Capacitors Save
- Acetic Acid Pretreatment Modulates Pyrolysis of Invasive Wetland Biomass: Insights from a Three-Parallel-Reaction Model Save
- Synthesis of graphene from coal, carbonized coal, and humic acids using performic acids followed by low-temperature thermal reduction towards supercapacitor applications Save
- Synthesis and mechanistic investigation of scrap metal-derived Fe3O4/g-C3N5 heterojunction photocatalyst for efficient H2O2-assisted degradation of cationic dye under visible light Save
- Performance and Structural Correlations of Low-Grade-Coal-Derived Carbon Additives for Coal-Water Slurry Electrolysis Save
- Synchrotron X-ray scattering and simulations for demystifying molecular-level structure of coal-derived nanocarbons Save
- Coal-based carbon quantum dots as plant growth promoters for empowering plant productivity: a sustainable nano-solution Save
- Engineered carbon-based quantum dots: a next-generation nanomedicine for the therapy and diagnosis of infectious diseases Save