#ProfileEvaluation for PhD in material science, Nanochemistry, Fall 2018
Name: Chayan Anand
College: BITS Pilani
Branch (UG): Chemical Engineering (2013-17)
Field of Interest: Application of Nanochemistry for Energy storage and Catalysis,
Degree Goal (MS/PhD): PhD
GPA/Percentage (Do not Convert to US Scale): 8.59/10 on absolute scale
Topper's Percentage (or GPA):~ 9.3
Your rank in your class: 6
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GRE: 318(V:153, Q:165)
AWA : 3.5
Toefl: 103
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Internships
1. Summer Intern at Century Rayon
Worked on Green synthesis of nanoparticles for rayon fabric’s characteristic enhancement.
Worked on different characterization techniques like FTIR, XRD etc.
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Work Experience Nil
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Submitted or Accepted Publications:
1. 1-D BiFeO3 nanowire-Reduced Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite as Excellent supercapacitor Electrode Material"
Authors: Moitra, Debabrata; Anand, Chayan; Ghosh, Barun; Chandel, Madhurya ; Ghosh, Narendra
Publication: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.(submitted in 2017)
2. Chayan Anand; Manasvi Nandwana and Sampatrao D. Manjare., “An overview of current status of sulfur oxides emissions and reduction technologies”, published in the proceedings of 5th International Conference on research frontiers in chalcogen cycle science and technology, organized by UNESCO-IHE, NIT Surathkal held at Goa, December 19-21, 2016, pp 27.
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Projects
1. Development of supercapacitive material
• Synthesis of Cobalt Graphene magnetic nanocomposite
• Characterisation using X- ray diffractometer and Scanning electron microscope
• Electrochemical analysis for calculation of specific capacitance
2. Synthesis of Bismuth Ferrite composite and its electrochemical analysis
• Synthesized Bismuth-Ferrite nanocomposite using hydrothermal process
• Evaluated electrochemical properties using cyclic voltammetry
• Performed two electrode experiment to study real life application of lighting an LED bulb
3. Synthesis of magnetically separable catalyst and evaluates its catalytic activity toward Styrene Epoxidation
• Synthesized Copper Ferrite nanocomposite using co-precipitation reduction method
• Performed characterization using X- ray diffractometer and Scanning electron microscope
• Evaluated its catalytic activity for Styrene Epoxidation using gas chromatography
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AMBITIOUS
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Georgia Institute of Technology
MODERATE
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Virginia Tech
Carnegie Mellon University
University of Delaware
SAFE
State University of New York at Stony Brook
University of Southern California
University of California- Davis
Drexel university
sir/ma'am, I have listed them as per my knowledge, would like to have your insight.
Name: Chayan Anand
College: BITS Pilani
Branch (UG): Chemical Engineering (2013-17)
Field of Interest: Application of Nanochemistry for Energy storage and Catalysis,
Degree Goal (MS/PhD): PhD
GPA/Percentage (Do not Convert to US Scale): 8.59/10 on absolute scale
Topper's Percentage (or GPA):~ 9.3
Your rank in your class: 6
---------------------------------------------------------
GRE: 318(V:153, Q:165)
AWA : 3.5
Toefl: 103
---------------------------------------------------------
Internships
1. Summer Intern at Century Rayon
Worked on Green synthesis of nanoparticles for rayon fabric’s characteristic enhancement.
Worked on different characterization techniques like FTIR, XRD etc.
---------------------------------------------------------
Work Experience Nil
---------------------------------------------------------
Submitted or Accepted Publications:
1. 1-D BiFeO3 nanowire-Reduced Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite as Excellent supercapacitor Electrode Material"
Authors: Moitra, Debabrata; Anand, Chayan; Ghosh, Barun; Chandel, Madhurya ; Ghosh, Narendra
Publication: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.(submitted in 2017)
2. Chayan Anand; Manasvi Nandwana and Sampatrao D. Manjare., “An overview of current status of sulfur oxides emissions and reduction technologies”, published in the proceedings of 5th International Conference on research frontiers in chalcogen cycle science and technology, organized by UNESCO-IHE, NIT Surathkal held at Goa, December 19-21, 2016, pp 27.
---------------------------------------------------------
Projects
1. Development of supercapacitive material
• Synthesis of Cobalt Graphene magnetic nanocomposite
• Characterisation using X- ray diffractometer and Scanning electron microscope
• Electrochemical analysis for calculation of specific capacitance
2. Synthesis of Bismuth Ferrite composite and its electrochemical analysis
• Synthesized Bismuth-Ferrite nanocomposite using hydrothermal process
• Evaluated electrochemical properties using cyclic voltammetry
• Performed two electrode experiment to study real life application of lighting an LED bulb
3. Synthesis of magnetically separable catalyst and evaluates its catalytic activity toward Styrene Epoxidation
• Synthesized Copper Ferrite nanocomposite using co-precipitation reduction method
• Performed characterization using X- ray diffractometer and Scanning electron microscope
• Evaluated its catalytic activity for Styrene Epoxidation using gas chromatography
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AMBITIOUS
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Georgia Institute of Technology
MODERATE
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Virginia Tech
Carnegie Mellon University
University of Delaware
SAFE
State University of New York at Stony Brook
University of Southern California
University of California- Davis
Drexel university
sir/ma'am, I have listed them as per my knowledge, would like to have your insight.
