Information
- Designation : Assistant Professor (Gr-II)
- Email : nilanjan@che.nits.ac.in
- Phone : 8145172386
Key Notes
- Journals: 25
25
PUBLICATIONSIntroduction [Biosketch]
- Dr. Nilanjan Roy completed his Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry (Honors) from Midnapore College, affiliated to Vidyasagar University, followed by a Master’s degree in Chemistry from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, where he carried out his Master’s thesis under the supervision of Prof. C. P. Rao in the broad area of material's Chemistry. He earned his PhD in Solid State Chemistry, as a CSIR Junior Research Fellow from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur under the supervision of Prof. Partha Pratim Jana.
- Dr. Roy is currently an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at NIT Silchar, and his research focuses on structure–property relationships in structurally complex intermetallic compounds. His work integrates solid-state synthesis, advanced crystallography, and density functional theory (DFT) to understand atomic ordering, disorder, and chemical bonding in intermetallic phases relevant to heterogeneous catalysis and atomic hydrogen storage.
- During his doctoral research, Dr. Roy addressed the crystallographic “coloring problem” in Pd- and Cd-rich intermetallics, leading to the discovery and structure elucidation of several novel phases, including Laves phases and γ-brass derivatives. He has extensive expertise in single-crystal and powder diffraction (X-ray and neutron), Rietveld refinement, and electronic structure calculations using Quantum ESPRESSO, VASP, and LOBSTER, employing bonding analyses such as density of states (DOS), crystal orbital Hamilton population (COHP), and crystal orbital bond index (COBI).
- As a postdoctoral researcher in Chemical Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University with Prof. Robert Rioux, he combined crystallography with catalysis and surface science to design Pd-based intermetallic catalysts for selective hydrogenation reactions, gaining hands-on experience with microreactor systems and mentoring graduate students. His work has resulted in the identification of catalytically relevant pyrite-type and TiAl₃-type intermetallic compounds and has been recognized by the Penn State Office of Postdoctoral Affairs Award in 2025. Till 2025, Dr. Roy has co-authored 25 peer-reviewed publications (with additional manuscripts under review and in preparation) spanning solid-state chemistry, crystallography, and catalysis.
Areas of Interest
- Solid State Chemistry, Intermetallic Catalysis, X-ray Crystallography, Chemical Bonding in Periodic Solids, Heterogeneous Catalysis, Atomic Hydrogen Storage.
| Institution | Year | Degree |
|---|---|---|
| IIT Kharagpur | 2022 | PhD |
| IIT Bombay | 2017 | M.Sc. |
| Midnapore College | 2015 | B.Sc. (Hons) |
Industrial/Research Experience
The Pennsylvania State University
Awards And Honours
- Merit Cum Means: 2012
- IIT JAM: 2015, AIR 40
- CSIR NET JRF: 2016, AIR 59
- OPA postdoctoral award from Penn State: 2025
