Bidyut Bikash Sarma
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, University of Cambridge, Gauhati University, B. Borooah College, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Research areas: Energy · Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment · Catalytic Processes in Materials Science · Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques · Catalysts for Methane Reforming
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About
I was born in Assam, a Northeastern state of India where I studied until my MSc degree (2009). I have completed my MSc in Chemistry (August 2011) from Gauhati University, India with my thesis work in Organic Chemistry. Thereafter I carried out my PhD research in homogeneous catalysis at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel until August 2016. In October 2016, I started working in the field of heterogeneous catalysis at the Max-Planck-Institüt für Kohlenforschung, Germany where I was awarded Max-Planck Society post-doctoral fellowship (2016) and Alexander von Humboldt fellowship (2017). In February 2020, I moved to Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany as senior research associate and since then I have been working independently on in-situ/operando spectroscopy (XAS, XES, DRIFT) to understand the dynamics of atoms and clusters on solid support. I also got an opportunity to work at the ALBA synchrotron, Spain as Alexander von Humboldt European research fellow between March and June, 2019. Between Jan 2023 and March 2024, I worked as Marie-Curie post-doctoral fellow at the Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, UK in the filed of photo and electro catalysis related to CO and CO2 conversion to fuels and chemicals where I was developing operando spectroscopic techniques (XAS and SEIRAS) to track the reaction intermediate under operating conditions.
Since March 2024, I am appointed as tenured scientist at Labortory of Coordination Chemistry (LCC), CNRS, Toulouse, France where I am working on in-situ/operando spectroscopy combining various fields of catalysis related to CO and CO2 activation.
Employment
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French National Centre for Scientific Research Tenured Scientist/Assistant professor2024 - Present
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University of Cambridge Marie-Curie Post-doctoral fellow2023 - 2024
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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Senior Research Associate (independent)2020 - 2022
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Sincrotrón ALBA Alexander von Humboldt European Research Fellow2019 - 2019
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Max Planck Institute for Coal Research Alexander von Humboldt Fellow2017 - 2019
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Max Planck Institute for Coal Research Max Planck Society Post Doctoral Fellow2016 - 2017
Education
- 2009 - 2011
- 2006 - 2009
Projects & Funding
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Towards Understanding Thermal and Electrochemical Conversion of CO over Cu Catalysts with In-situ/Operando Spectroscopy ANR2026 - 2030
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PolyOxoMetalate Catalyzed Valorization of Biomass to Useful Chemicals Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse2025 - 2025
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Photochemical CO2 Reduction Over Supported Single-Atom Catalyst: A Knowledge-Driven Approach From Molecular to Heterogeneous Catalysis European commission (project number 101064221) (UKRI Grant Ref: EP/X024822/1 )2023 - 2024
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Towards Selective Hydrogenations of Polar Bonds with Low-Atomicity Solid Metal Catalysts: Indirect Routes for CO2 Chemical Recycling Alexander von Humboldt Foundation2017 - 2019
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Design of Solid Catalysts for the selective Conversion of CO2 Derivatives Max Planck Society2016 - 2017
Publications (38)
- Pt Single‐Atom Catalysts on FTO for Optically Invisible pH‐Universal Hydrogen Evolution Electrodes Save
- Atomic‐Level Synergy of Dual Single‐Atom Catalysts for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Save
- Asymmetric atomic-level engineering of phosphorus-modified Cu single-atom coordination centers on carbon nitride for enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution Save
- In situ X-ray absorption and emission spectroscopy to understand the electron transfer–oxygen transfer reaction of vanadium polyoxomolybdate in a homogeneous medium Save
- Atomically Dispersed Cu–Ni Dual-Metal Sites on g-C3N4 for Synergistic Enhancement of Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Save
- Cation Vacancies in Ti‐Deficient TiO2 Nanosheets Enable Highly Stable Trapping of Pt Single Atoms for Persistent Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Save
- Direct air capture of CO2 for solar fuel production in flow Save
- Minuscule Amounts of Pt Single Atoms Selectively Loaded on Minor (101) Facet of Anatase Crystallites Enables Outstanding Utilization Efficiency for Photocatalytic H2 Production Save
- Pd single atoms on g-C3N4 photocatalysts: minimum loading for maximum activity Save
- Single‐Atom Catalysts on C3N4: Minimizing Single Atom Pt Loading for Maximized Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production Efficiency Save
- Operando Spectroscopy to Understand Dynamic Structural Changes of Solid Catalysts Save
- Stable and Highly Active Single Atom Configurations for Photocatalytic H2 Generation Save
- Unlocking a Dual‐Channel Pathway in CO2 Hydrogenation to Methanol over Single‐Site Zirconium on Amorphous Silica Save
- Bimetallic platinum rhenium catalyst for efficient low temperature dehydrogenation of perhydro benzyltoluene Save
- Understanding the role of supported Rh atoms and clusters during hydroformylation and CO hydrogenation reactions with in situ/operando XAS and DRIFT spectroscopy Save
- Methyl radical chemistry in non-oxidative methane activation over metal single sites Save
- Reactive Deposition Versus Strong Electrostatic Adsorption (SEA): A Key to Highly Active Single Atom Co‐Catalysts in Photocatalytic H2 Generation Save
- Correction to “Tracking and Understanding Dynamics of Atoms and Clusters of Late Transition Metals with In-Situ DRIFT and XAS Spectroscopy Assisted by DFT” Save
- Tracking and Understanding Dynamics of Atoms and Clusters of Late Transition Metals with In-Situ DRIFT and XAS Spectroscopy Assisted by DFT Save
- Probing the Nature of Zinc in Copper‐Zinc‐Zirconium Catalysts by Operando Spectroscopies for CO2 Hydrogenation to Methanol Save