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Subash Chandra Bose Rapaka

Also known as: RSC Bose, Rapaka S C Bose

Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, Visvesvaraya Technological University, Kakatiya University, Defence Laboratory Jodhpur

ORCID iD 0000-0002-6499-8741
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I am a Scientist B at the Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (C-MET), Thrissur, under India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). My research covers two related areas: high-performance thermoelectric materials, and the recovery of critical minerals from waste streams.
In thermoelectrics, I work on Bi₂Te₃- and BiSbTe-based alloys, complex oxide systems, and flexible thermoelectric generators built on PET and paper substrates, with an emphasis on waste-heat and body-heat energy harvesting. In critical-mineral recovery, I develop hydrometallurgical routes to extract bismuth, tellurium, and tin from pharmaceutical, solder, and other industrial waste - an urban-mining approach to reducing import dependence on strategic materials.
I hold a PhD in Chemistry from Visvesvaraya Technological University, carried out at CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore, with earlier research experience at IIT Madras, DRDO's Defence Laboratory Jodhpur, and the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. My work includes 36 peer-reviewed journal articles (h-index 14), 5 book chapters, a granted Indian patent, and a completed DST-SERB Start-up Research Grant as Principal Investigator.
I'm happy to connect with researchers working on thermoelectric materials, flexible energy-harvesting devices, or sustainable metal recovery.

Employment

  • Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology Scientist
    2021 - Present
  • Indian Institute of Science Bangalore Research Associate
    2020 - 2021
  • Defence Laboratory Jodhpur Research Associate
    2018 - 2020
  • National Aerospace Laboratories Project Assistant III
    2017 - 2018
  • National Aerospace Laboratories Project Scientist
    2017 - 2017
  • National Aerospace Laboratories Senior Research Fellow
    2014 - 2017
  • Indian Institute of Technology Madras Project Associate
    2013 - 2014
  • Indian Institute of Technology Madras Summer Research Fellow
    2012 - 2012

Education

  • Visvesvaraya Technological University PhD
    2014 - 2020
  • Kakatiya University 5Yr. Integrated M.Sc.
    2007 - 2012

Projects & Funding

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Publications (44)