Saumen Mandal
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Bio:
Dr. Saumen Mandal is currently working as an Associate Professor at National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, where he joined in 2015 as an Assistant Professor. He was a gold medalist in his M. Tech. for being the topper in the institute. Dr Mandal has one granted US Patent (US Patent 9680097 B2), six granted Indian Patents and two Indian Patents at the filed stage. Dr. Mandal has authored/co-authored 67 peer-reviewed international journal papers and > 60 International conference presentations. He has guided 7 PhD students and 34 M.Tech. students till date. He received “Gandhian Young Technological Award, 2014”- from Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Institutions, India. Dr Mandal is also awarded with “Early Career Research Award” and “Core Research Grant” from Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB) in 2016 and 2022, respectively. He has received 9 best paper/poster awards at international conferences to date.
Professional Experience:
Associate Professor, Dept. of MME, NITK Surathkal (Oct, 2023 – Till now)
Assistant Professor Grade I, Dept. of MME, NITK Surathkal (May, 2018 – Oct, 2023)
Assistant Professor Grade II, Dept. of MME, NITK Surathkal (April, 2015 – May, 2018)
Post Doctoral Research fellow, Dongguk University, Seoul, South Korea (Oct, 2014 – April, 2015)
Post Doctoral Research fellow, CNST, Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Milan, Italy (May, 2013 – Sept, 2014)
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Academic Background
Academic Backround:
• Ph.D, IIT Kanpur (2013)
• M.Tech, IIT BHU (2006)
• B.Tech, University of Calcutta (2003)
Areas of Interest
Areas of Interest:
Thin film & Coating; Printing; Gas sensors; Dielectrics; Optoelectronics; Oxide and non-oxide advanced ceramics; High entropy oxides; Marine bio ceramics; Antibiofouling coatings; UV protective coatings.
Patents:
- Lakkimsetti Lakshmi Praveen, Bhumika Upadhyay, Saumen Mandal, “Fabrication of low temperature phase-stabilized high-entropy spinel oxide for gas sensing application”, Indian Patent 581707, 25 February 2026. (Granted)
- Lakkimsetti Lakshmi Praveen, Harsha Satija, Shagun Kumar, Saumen Mandal, “A method of formulating colloidal boron quantum dots dispersion in glycerol for gas-sensing application”, “Indian Patent”, Application Number 202541004383 dated 20/01/2025. (Filed)
- Lakkimsetti Lakshmi Praveen, Juvva Srinithya, Soorya G, Saumen Mandal, “A method of preparing low temperature processed Ni-Ti-TiC eutectic cermet”, Indian Patent 580925,18 February 2026. (Granted)
- Mahin Saif Nowl, Ambili V, Santhra Krishnan P, Harshitha N Anchan, Saikat Dutta, Saumen Mandal, “A process of preparing an ultraviolet (UV) protective coating from marine food bio-waste materials”, Indian Patent 566530, 22 May 2025. (Granted)
- Ashritha Salian, Saumen Mandal, “A method of preparing low temperature stabilized high entropy high-k oxides”, “Indian Patent”, Application Number 202141035822 dated 09/08/2021.(Filed)
- Saumen Mandal, Dipti Gupta, Komalakrushna Hadagalli, Pavan Pujar, Shakya Kaushal Rajendraprasad,“Method and system for fabricating a porous ceramic structure using combustible pore former”, Indian Patent 436150, 26 June 2023. (Granted)
- Saumen Mandal, Bikesh Gupta, Pavan Pujar, Komala Krishna Hadagalli, Robbi Vivek Vardhan, “Fabrication of high conductive metallic films at low temperature”,Indian Patent 347677, 24 September 2020. (Granted)
- S Mandal, M Katiyar, “Organic thin film transistors and methods for their manufacturing and use”, US Patent 9680097 B2, June 13, 2017. (Granted)
- Saumen Mandal, Rahul Sharma and Monica Katiyar, “A hybrid ink formulation and a method for preparing the same”,Indian patent 317139, Application Number 1161/DEL/2012 dated 16th April, 2012.(Granted)
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Significant Projects
Significant Projects:
1. Project Title: Prawn shell-derived natural protein-based highly efficient UV protection coating for drug products.; Funding Agency: “Core Research Grant” from SERB, Amount: 35.2 Lakhs (Feb, 2022 – Feb, 2025), PI: Dr Saumen Mandal;
2. Project Title: Academia-industry outreach program on conventional and advanced ceramic manufacturing for the next generation of ceramics and glass engineers; Funding Agency: “The Ceramic and Glass Industry Foundation, The American Ceramic Society”, Amount: 11000USD (November, 2018 – November, 2019), Co-PI: Dr. Saumen Mandal
3. Project Title: All solution processed transparent low temperature synthesized Indium Zinc Tin Oxide based high performances thin film transistors for active matrix displays.; Funding Agency: “Early Career Research Award” from SERB, Amount: 21 Lakhs (December, 2016 – December, 2019), PI: Dr Saumen Mandal
Supervision of Ph.D
Supervision of Ph.D:
Seven (Awarded), Four (Ongoing)
Patents:
Significant Publications
Significant Publications:
1. Lakkimsetti Lakshmi Praveen, Bhumika Upadhyay, Ramesh Potnuri, Saumen Mandal, “Ultra-high ammonia gas response of Phase-stabilized (Fe0.2Ni0.2Cr0.2Mn0.2Zn0.)3O4-δ High-entropy Spinel Oxide Sensor array and its Machine Learning Predictions”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 1042 (2025) 183945.
2. Lakkimsetti Lakshmi Praveen, Sugandha Saxena, Ashritha Salian, Nirmal Ganguli, Saumen Mandal, “Role of micro-strain on the structural characteristics of oxygen-deficient Co3O4 screen-printed gas-sensor: Corroborative insights using DFT and MD simulations”, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 447 (2026) 138744.
3. Hembram Lokeshwar, Lakkimsetti Lakshmi Praveen, Saumen Mandal, Nanda Shakti, “Deep-eutectic solvent-assisted green synthesis of MAX-phase Cr2AlC and its 2D-MXene derivative Cr2CTx towards room-temperature detection of ammonia gas”, Ceramics International, (2025).
4. Mahin Saif Nowl, Ambili V, Vishal Gautam, Saikat Dutta, Saumen Mandal, “Soy Protein Isolate Films: A Biodegradable Solution for UV Protection Alternatives”, Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization, 19 (2025) 5689-5694.
5. Lakkimsetti Lakshmi Praveen, Nitesh Pratap Singh, Robbi Vivek Vardhan, Saumen Mandal, All-printed WO3 films on Ag-interdigitated electrode derived from aqueous screen-printable inks for room-temperature ammonia gas detection, Flexible and Printed Electronics, 10 (2025) 015008.
6. Ashritha Salian, Lakkimsetti Lakshmi Praveen, Santhra Krishnan P, Saumen Mandal, “Exploration of the role of Mg-O on phase stabilization in solution combustion processed rocksalt structured high entropy oxide (CoCuMgZnNi)O with high dielectric performance”, Ceramics International, 49 (2023) 31131-31143.
7. Ashritha Salian, Akshay Prasad K, Saumen Mandal, “Phase stabilized solution combustion processed (Ce0.2La0.2Pr0.2Sm0.2Y0.2)O1.6-δ: An exploration of the dielectric properties”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 960 (2023) 170786.
8. Ashritha Salian, Pavan Pujar, Robbi Vivek Vardhan, Haewon Cho, Sunkook Kim, Saumen Mandal, “Evolution of High Dielectric Permittivity in Low-Temperature Solution Combustion-Processed Phase-Pure High Entropy Oxide (CoMnNiFeCr)O for Thin Film Transistors”, ACS Applied Electronic Materials, 5 (2023) 2608–2623.
9. Robbi Vivek Vardhan, Nitesh Eknath Chaudhari, Pavan Pujar and Saumen Mandal, “A revisit to solution-processed zirconia and its stabilized derivatives as protective coatings for base-stainless steel”, Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences, 48 (2023) 668-702.
10. Santhra Krishnan P, Ashritha Salian, Saikat Dutta and Saumen Mandal, “A roadmap to UV-protective natural resources: classification, characteristics, and applications”, Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 5 (2021) 7696-7723.
11. Ashritha Salian, Saumen Mandal, “Entropy stabilized multicomponent oxides with diverse functionality–a review”, Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences, 47 (2021) 142-193.
12. Komalakrushna Hadagalli, Rahul Kumar, Saumen Mandal, Bikramjit Basu, “Structural, compositional and spectral investigation of prawn exoskeleton nanocomposite: UV protection from mycosporine-like amino acids”, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 249 (2020) 123002.
13. Pavan Pujar; Abhishesh Pal; Saumen Mandal, “Combustion aided in situ consolidation of high strength porous ceramic structures with a minimum thermal budget”, Materials Letters 265 (2020) 127410.
14. Manjunath G, Sanjay Pujari, D. R. Patil, Saumen Mandal, “A scalable screen-printed high performance ZnO-UV and Gas Sensor: Effect of solution combustion”, Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing 107 (2020) 104828.
15. Pavan Pujar, Bikesh Gupta, Pradyut Sengupta, Dipti Gupta, Saumen Mandal, “Sodium ion incorporated alumina - A versatile anisotropic ceramic”, The Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 39 (15) (2019) 4473-4486.
16. Mayur Jiyalal Prajapati, Robbi Vivek Vardhan, Saumen Mandal, “Effect of Lanthanum on the phase evolution of perovskite barium stannate synthesized through polymerized complex method”, Ceramics International 45 (14) (2019) 17420.
17. Komalakrushna Hadagalli, Asish Kumar Panda, Saumen Mandal, Bikramjit Basu “Faster biomineralization and tailored mechanical properties of marine resource-derived hydroxyapatite scaffolds with tunable interconnected porous architecture”, ACS Applied Bio Materials 2 (2019) 2171-2184.
18. Bikesh Gupta, Pavan Pujar, Sib Sankar Mal, Dipti Gupta, Saumen Mandal, “Retention of high dielectric constant sodium beta alumina via solution combustion: role of aluminum ions complexation with fuel”, Ceramics International 44 (2018) 1500-1511.
19. Pavan Pujar, Srinivas Gandla, Mukesh Singh, Bikesh Gupta, Kartick Tarafder, Dipti Gupta, Yong-Young Noh and Saumen Mandal, “Development of low temperature stoichiometric solution combustion derived transparent conductive ternary zinc tin co-doped indium oxide electrodes”, RSC Advances 7 (2017) 48253–48262.
20. Soyeon Kim, Bernardi Sanyoto, Won-Tae Park, Seyul Kim, Saumen Mandal, Jong-Choo Lim, Yong-Young Noh, Jung-Hyun Kim, “Purification of PEDOT:PSS by Ultrafiltration for Highly Conductive Transparent Electrode of All-Printed Organic Devices”, Advanced Materials 8 (2016) 10149–10154.
21. Saumen Mandal, Giorgio Dell'Erba, Alessandro Luzio, Sadir Gabriele Bucella, Andrea Perinot, Alberto Calloni, Giulia Berti, Gianlorenzo Bussetti, Lamberto Duò, Antonio Facchetti, Yong-Young Noh, and Mario Caironi “Fully-printed, all-polymer, bendable and highly transparent complementary logic circuits” Organic Electronics 20 (2015) pp 132–141.
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Achievements
Achievements:
• Nine Best Paper/Poster awards in National/International Conferences.
• Certificate of Achievement for excellent performance in Outreach Program 2018-19 from “The Ceramic and Glass Industry Foundation, The American Ceramic Society”.
• “Gandhian Young Technological Award, 2014”- from Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Institutions, Govt of India.
• “Invention Award” of USD 10000 from Intellectual Venture Asia for US Patent on 16th May, 2013.
• Gold medalist in Master of Technology, IIT(Banaras Hindu University) on 2006.
