Sohan Bir Singh
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
0000-0003-1376-6622
About
Dr. Sohan is a Research Scientist at the Illinois State Geological Survey, part of the Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, Illinois, USA, where he also previously served as a Postdoctoral Research Associate for five years. He earned his Ph.D. and master's degrees in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India. With over six years of focused research experience, Dr. Sohan specializes in hydrogen storage, carbon capture, desulfurization and development of energy storage supercapacitor and battery materials. His expertise spans catalysts, templated carbon, silica, activated carbon, and graphene-based materials, with significant contributions to the development of low-cost coal-derived supercapacitor materials. He is skilled in synthesizing graphene oxide, reduced graphene oxide, carbon nanotubes, carbon black, and activated carbon using various types of coal in cost-effective methods. His work is strengthened by extensive experience in advanced material characterization techniques, supporting impactful innovations in sustainable energy and environmental materials.
Employment
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Assistant Research Scientist2025 - Present
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Postdoctoral Research Associate2020 - 2025
Education
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Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati PhD2014 - 2020
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (15)
- Development of Mesoporous Oxide Structure Using Non‐Ionic Surfactants for Adsorptive Application Save
- Comparative characteristics of coal-based and graphite-based reduced graphene oxide materials Save
- Physically and chemically modified zeolite templated nitrogenous carbons for enhanced hydrogen adsorption Save
- Characteristics of graphene oxide-like materials prepared from different deashed-devolatilized coal chars and comparison with graphite-based graphene oxide, with or without the ultrasonication treatment Save
- Nickel dispersed microporous and mesoporous templated carbons for atmospheric hydrogen adsorption Save
- Carbon Dioxide Removal by Chemically and Thermally Reduced Graphene-Based Adsorbents Save
- Coal-based graphene oxide-like materials: A comprehensive review Save
- Physicochemical transformation of graphene oxide during heat treatment at 110–200 °C Save
- Effects of gaseous environments on physicochemical properties of thermally exfoliated graphene oxides for hydrogen storage: a comparative study Save
- Improved hydrogen uptake of metal modified reduced and exfoliated graphene oxide Save