Biosketch

    Research Interest

Electrochemical, Photo-electrchemical Phenomena and Fuel Cells

  • Redox and thermal stability of SOFC
  • PEMFC diagnostics development - EIS based
  • CO2 to chemical fuel by electrochemical and photoelectrochemical reduction cell
  • Anode catalyst development for dierct alcohol (methanol /ethanol) PEM fuel cell
  • Non PGM ORR catalyst for PEMFC
  • Oxygen evolution catalysts - water splitting in PEM Water electrolyzer
  • High temperature PEM water electrolyzer
  • Microfluidics - microplant, lab on a chip
  • Glucose fuel cell - power source for body implants
  • Direct hydrocarbon SOFC - anode development - Cu-Ceria, Sr-titanates, Ni-YDC
  • Electrolyte (GDC, LDC, SDC and carbonates) for low temp solid oxide fuel cell

    Colloid & Interfacial Engineering and Fluid Flow Phenomena

  • Wetting and dewetting dynamics of oil on solid and porous substrate
  • Preparation of petroleum sulphonates from pre-processed crude for enhanced oil recovery (EOR)
  • Detachement of oil droplet from solid substrate in shear field and its application in EOR and deterngency
Education
    Ph.D
    1993
    Chemical Engineering
    Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
    M.S. (converted to Ph.D.)
    1988
    Chemical Engineering
    Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
    B.Tech
    1987
    Chemical Engineering
    University of Calcutta
Work Experience
    Professor
    2008 - present
    Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
    Associate Professor
    2005-2007
    Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
    Assistant Professor
    1998-2004
    Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

    Post-doc Fellow/ Sessional Faculty

    1994-1997/
    1997
    University of Alberta, Edmonton
    Canada
Honours/Awards
• Best paper award in Int Conf of Electrochem Soc of India, IISc Bangalore, Aug 7-9, 2014
• ISEAC Journal publication award 2012 – 1st prize publication in peer reviewed international journal
• Prof. R. D. Desai 80th Birthday Commemoration Medal & Prize, 2012, Indian Chemical Society
• Fellow of Indian Chemical Society, 2012
• Prof. Bal Krishna Memorial lecture - International Year of Chemistry, 48th Convention of Chemists, Indian Chemical Society, Dec 4, 2011
• Fellow of Institute of Engineers, 2011
• FITT award for best M.Tech./Ph.D. thesis 2010; Rs 40,000/- prize money shared with student A. Awasthi
• Distinguished Alumni Award, Dept of Chemical Engineering, Calcutta University, 2010
• UKIERI Award by British Council, 2009
• Visiting Fellow, Royal Soc., UK, Univ. of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, 2008
• DAAD faculty Research award on Fuel cell Tech., Univ. of Karlsruhe, Germany 2006
• Visiting Prof./Sci Department of Chemical Eng., Univ. of Newcastle, Australia, 2005
• Visiting Prof., Department of Chem. & Mat. Eng., Univ. of Alberta, Canada 2000, 2002
• Best paper in Energy Engineering session: Verma, A., Singh, K. V. and Basu, S*., “Studies on alkaline fuel cell” 56th Annual session of IIChE, Chemcon 2003, Bhubaneshwar, Dec 19-22, 2003
• Best paper in Transfer Processes: Basu, S*., Sinha, S. N., and Nigam, K. D. P.,” The effects of surfactants on adhesion, spreading, and retention of fungicide droplet on the surface of the leaves and seeds”, Chemcon 2002, Hyderabad, Dec 19-22, 2002

Funding (Rupees)
1 Model development for the removal of mobile oil from the solid substrates in the presence of surfactants (1999-2001) HLL 4.2 lacs
2 Development of direct ethanol fuel cell (2002– 06) MNES 27 lacs
3 Oil droplet detachment from solid substrate in shear field – application in EOR (2004-07) DST 20 lacs
4 Aggregation & sedimentation of dispersed clay particles in the presence of surfactants (2005-06) IITD Thrust Area 6.0 lacs
5 Workshop on Recent Challenges in Fuel Cell Technology: India’s Perspective (2006-07) DST 5.3 Lacs
6. Development of direct alcohol fuel cell test centre and test protocols (2008-2011) MNRE 85.61 lacs
7 Hydrogen generation by electrolyses of water (2008-2011) Using high temp PEMWE (Shared with Prof. Keith Scott of Newcastle Univ. upon Tyne) UKIERI-DST (Shell Hydrogen Corporate Champ) £ 42354.00
8 Is CO2 sequestration possible through electrochemical route to generate organic compounds ? (2009-2012) KFUPM, Saudi Arabia Riyal 214,000.00
9 Scope of Fuel Cell Tech in India 2009 NEDO Japan Rs 5.5 lacs
10 Direct Glucose Fuel Cell (2009 –2013) DST Rs 40 lacs
11 Direct hydrocarbon SOFC (2008-2011) MNRE Rs 46 lacs
12 Transference number measurement of GDC and SDC (2011-2014) CSIR 12.5 lacs
13 Low Temperature solid oxide electrolyzer for conversion of CO2 to organic compounds (2012-2014) UKIERI 16 lacs
14 Electrocatalyst for PEM water electrolyzer (2011-2013) ISRO 22.5 lacs
15 Non-silicon based technologies for nano fabrication and nano scale devices. (One out of eleven PIs/CO-PIs); Nano Research Facility, IITD (2010-2015) MCIT 49.25 Crores
16 Solar energy based multifunctional device with integrated holographic, photovoltaic and photo-electro-chemical cells. As PI with four Co-PIs (2011-2014) DST 3.92 Crores
17 Mind the Gap’ – jumping the hurdles limiting polymer fuel cell performance and commercialisation. Collaborative project with Imperial college, UCL, Newcastle Univ, IITM, CFCT, Chennai (2012-2015) RCUK-DST 92 lacs (For IITD)
18 Development of novel electochemical catalyst for solid state electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide into hydrocarbons. (2014-2016) GAIL R&D 68 lacs
19 Novel Anode nanaocatalysts and electrolyte for ethylene glycol as fuel for fuel cells (2014-2017) GITA (Indo-Taiwan Project) 22.5 lacs
20 Electrochemical characterization metal and molten metal based anode for SOFC (2014) Alfaisal University 2.05 lacs
21 Multi-Functional Nanocomposite Materials for Low-temperature Ceramic Fuel Cells (Collaborative project with Finland, Norway, Turkey, Portugal and India) New Indigo and DST (2014) 53 lacs
22 Development of direct hydrocarbon solid oxide fuel cell DRDO (2015) 1.32 crores