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Dr. Sumit Chakraborty

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Associate Professor and Associate Dean Research and consultancy

Basic Science - Chemistry - School of Sciences and Humanities

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

12 years

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Analytical and Materials Chemistry

Advanced materials and Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS)

Educational
Qualifications
(From Highest)

2013

Ph.D. in Materials Science, IIT Kharagpur

2007

M.Sc In Chemistry, CSJM University, Kanpur

2004

Chemistry Honours, Vidyasagar University

Professional
Experience

2026

Associate Professor at SR university Warangal, from 2026-07-31 to .

2023

Research Associate at Imperial College London, London, from 2023-06-01 to 2026-05-31.

2022

Assistant Professor at JISIASR Kolkata, Kolkata, from 2022-01-20 to 2023-04-30.

2019

Marie-Curie Fellow at The University of Sheffield, from 2019-12-01 to 2021-12-14.

2016

DST-SERB Young Scientist at IIEST Shibpur, Howrah, from 2016-07-01 to 2019-09-10.

2014

BK 21+ Post-Doc Fellow at Hanyang University, Seoul, from 2014-01-01 to 2016-05-31.

2013

Assistant Professor at Lovely Professional University, Punjab, from 2013-07-22 to 2013-11-30.

Student
Supervision

3

PG

Key Publications

Patents: 1. Patent Granted “Chemically modified jute fiber reinforced high strength concrete and process thereof”, Inventors: Chakraborty Sumit, Kundu Sarada Prasad, Roy Aparna, Basak Ratan Kumar, Sen Rituparna, Basu Majumder Subhasish, Adhikari Basudam. Indian patent file No. 425/KOL/2011, Application Filing Date:30/03/2011, Patent Number: 381157 Date: 02/11/2021. 2. Patent Granted“Patent filed on “Casting of concrete pipe reinforced with chemically modified jute fiber and method of casting of such fiber reinforced concrete pipe”, Inventors: Kundu Sarada Prasad, Roy Aparna, Chakraborty Sumit, Basak Ratan Kumar, Sen Rituparna, Basu Majumder Subhasish, Adhikari Basudam. Indian patent file No. 426/KOL/2011, Application Filing Date:30/03/2011, Patent Number:434107, Date granted: 08/06/2023. 4 3. Patent filed on “Process for chemically modified jute fibre reinforced high performance cement sheet”, Inventors: Adhikari Basudam, Majumder S.B., Chakraborty Sumit, Kundu Sarada Prasad. Indian patent file No. 68/KOL/2013,Application Filing Date: 2013/01/18,Publication Number: 31/2016, Publication Date: 29/07/2016, Field of Invention: (FI03) CHEMICAL, Classification (IPC): C04B-28/00. 4. Patent filed: “A novel formulation of cement precursors and method for producing cement” Fennell P, Scrivener S, Alex P, contributor: Chakraborty S, Tao L,. 2025, European Patent filed on 8 July 2025File No.: EP25306078.4by Imperial College London, EPFL Zurich, and CNRS France. Journal publications: 1. Chakraborty S*, Fennell P. Investigation on the cyclic CO2 capture behaviour and decomposition mechanism of molten salt promoted MgO derived from commercial hydro magnesite. Carbon Capture Science & Technology, 19 (2026)100633.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccst.2026.100633. 2. Abiad A M K, Chakraborty S*, Pilakoutas K Guadagnini M, Kinoshita H, Development of sustainable slag-based cement bypass dust mortar, Construction and Building Materials 514 (2026) 145516. 3. Bera S, Chakraborty S, Maria H, Strankowski M, Thomas M, Saha P, Thomas S. Energy-Efficient Devulcanization of Scrap Tire Rubber via a Novel Soaking Approach. Polymer Engineering & Science, https://doi.org/10.1002/pen.70755. 4. Mandal R, Panda S.K., Nayak S, Chakraborty S*. (2022). Efficacy of pond ash (PA) combined with ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS) in producing cement-less mortar. Structures 45, 748–757. 5. Editorial: Signorini C, Sola A, Chakraborty S, Volpini V. New. Frontiers in Cementitious and Lime-Based Materials and Composites. Crystals 2022, 12, 61. 6. Mandal R, Panda SK, Chakraborty S*. Effect of electrolyzed water (EW) in accelerating the cement setting and hydration as demonstrated by the analytical techniques, Construction and Building Materials, 311 (2021) 125367: 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.125367 7. Chakraborty S*, Mandal R, Chakraborty S, Guadagnini M, Pilakoutas K. (2021) Chemical attack and corrosion resistance ofconcrete prepared with electrolyzed water. Materials Research and Technology, 11, 1193-1205. ISSN: 2238-7854, IF: 5.039 8. Mandal R, Chakraborty S*, Chakraborty S. (2020) Concrete prepared using electrolyzed water revealed benefits in controlling the early age properties. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 2021, 33(6): 04021130. ISSN: 0899-1561. IF: 2.169 9. Chakraborty S*, Mandal R., Chattopadhyay S., Chakraborty S. (2019). Investigation on the effectiveness of electrolyzed water in controlling the early age properties of cement mortar. Construction and Building Materials, 211, 1–11. IF. 6.141 10. Mandal R., Chakraborty S*, Chakraborty P., Chakraborty S. (2019). Development of the electrolyzed water based set accelerated greener cement paste, Materials Letters, 243, 46-49. ISSN: 0167-577X, IF 3.423. 11. Jo B. W., Chakraborty S*, Lee S. T., and Lee Y. S. (2018). Durability Study of Silica Fume-mortar exposed to the Combined Sulfate and Chloride-rich Solution, KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, 23(1), 356-366. IF 1.805. 12. Kundu S.P., Chakraborty S*, Chakraborty S. (2018). Effectiveness of the surface modified jute fibre as fibre reinforcement in controlling the physical and mechanical properties of concrete paver blocks, Construction and Building Materials, 191, 554-563. IF 6.141. 13. Kundu S.P., Chakraborty S*, Majumder S.B., Adhikari B. (2018). Effectiveness of the mild alkali and dilute polymer modification in controlling the durability of jute fibre in alkaline cement medium. Construction and Building Materials, 147, 330-342. IF: 6.141. 14. Chakraborty S*, Jo B.W., Jo J.H., Baloch Z. (2017). Effectiveness of sewage sludge ash combined with waste pozzolanic minerals in developing sustainable construction material: an alternative approach for waste management. Journal of Cleaner Production, 153, 253-263. ISSN: 0959-6526, IF – 9.297. 15. Jo B.W., Sikandar M.A., Chakraborty S., and Baloch Z. (2017). Strength and durability assessment of Portland cement

Research Projects / Patents

Project
Development of green and sustainable cement composites utilizing Hydrogen-rich water: A green approach to speed up the construction process

Value Rs. 2644715.00

Project
Natural Fibre Reinforced Crack-resistant and spalling-controlled sustainable Geopolymer Concrete

Value € 224 933,76

Project
National workshop on the utilization of local and recyclable waste materials in construction: present scenario and future scope

Value Rs. 400000.00

Awards and Honors / Achievements

award

Awarded Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA-UK, December 2021, PR234385)

award

Honoured with the Outstanding Reviewer Award by Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier, 2015

award

Seal Of Excellenec on FRGeo-Crete H2020 MSCA-IF -2017

Books

book
New Frontiers in Cementitious and Lime-Based Materials and Composites. A reprint of articles from the Special Issue published in Crystals, MDPI, Basel, Switzerland, 2022, ISBN 978-3-0365-3543-2.

Signorini C, Sola A, Chakraborty S, Volpini V. (Eds.)

Crystal, MDPI

book
Handbook on the reinforcing behavior of jute fibre in cement mortar

Chakraborty, S., Adhikari, B., Basu Majumder, S.

LAP Labmert Academic Publishing

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