Dr. Astam Kumar Patra

Assistant Professor

Department: Department of Chemistry
Phone Number: 9874701631
Institutional E-Mail: astamchem18@klyuniv.ac.in
Web URL: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=cgAhZMUAAAAJ
Educational Qualifications:
B Sc Chemistry (2006), Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira/University of Calcutta, India.
M Sc Chemistry (2008), Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India.
Ph D Chemistry (2013), Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science/ University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India.
Specially Appointed Assistant Professor (2013-14), Osaka University, Japan.
Postdoctoral Fellow (2014-17), Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Republic of Korea.
Teaching Experience:
Assistant Professor (2018-till date), University of Kalyani, West Bengal, India.
Assistant Professor (2017-18), Uluberia College, West Bengal, India.
Research Area:
Nanomaterial Synthesis & Heterogeneous Catalysis
Administrative Experiences
 Early Career Board Member in the esteemed international journal Research on Chemical Intermediates (Res. Chem. Intermed.) (2025-2027)
 Section-In-Charge of Inorganic Chemistry Section, Department of Chemistry, University of Kalyani (15/09/2025-14/09/2027).
 In-Charge of Powder XRD Machine at Innovation Complex, Central Instrumentation Laboratory, University of Kalyani (2023 – )
 In-Charge of UV-Vis-NIR Spectrophotometer, Department of Chemistry, University of Kalyani (2025 – )
 Co-Coordinator of the Innovation Activity, Institution’s Innovation Council-University of Kalyani (KU-IIC).
 Co-convener in National Conference on Emerging Dimensions In Chemical Sciences (EDCS-23)” jointly organized by Department of Chemistry, University of Kalyani and Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI), Kolkata Chapter, March 28-29, 2023.
 Treasurer of National Conference on One-day National Seminar: JOURNEY OF THE CHEMISTS” organized by the Alumni with the cooperation of the Department of Chemistry, University of Kalyani, September 22, 2023
 Member of Project Implementation Committee, Department of Chemistry, University of Kalyani (2024 – )
 Member of CPC Committee in the University of Kalyani (2018-till date).
 Qualified IIT Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. (IIT JAM) Examination in 2006.
 Recipient of Merit-Cum-Means Scholarship from IIT Kanpur.
 Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) Examination in 2008.
 Qualified CSIR- National Eligibility Test (NET) for Junior Research Fellowship (CSIR–JRF NET) in 2008.
 Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, Osaka University, Japan.
 Recipient of BK21 Postdoctoral Fellowship from BK21 Plus Project, Sungkyunkwan University, Republic of Korea.
 Recipient of Start-up Research Grant (SRG 2019) from DST-SERB, Government of India.
 Recipient of Empowerment and Equity Opportunities for Excellence in Science Grant (EEQ 2022) from DST-SERB, Government of India.
 Member of Volunteer Sub Committee in XXIX Convocation in the University of Kalyani held on 1st Nov 2018.
 Member of Volunteer Sub Committee in 31st Convocation in the University of Kalyani held on 1st Dec 2025.
 Members of Students’ Admission Committee – 2021-22 in the University of Kalyani
 Member of Transport Management Sub Committee in Students Day celebration and Youth Week Programme in the University of Kalyani (January 2022)
 Member of Reception Sub Committee in 6th Regional Science and Technology Congress 2023-24 in the University of Kalyani (January 2024)
 Member of the I.T & Cyber Committee in the Uluberia College, 2018
 Coordinator of the Science Routine Committee in the Uluberia College, 2018
 Member of Scholarship Sub Committee in the Uluberia College, 2018
 Co-convener of State Level Seminar on Phenomenal Woman Scientist: Prof. Asima Chatterjee, Department of Chemistry, Uluberia College, 8th December 2017
List of Publications(Peer-Reviewed)
Boosting Photo-Induced Charge Separation by the NaV2O5/BiOCl Nanocomposite for Alkaline Water Splitting and Environmental Remediation, S. Sarkar, S. Banerjee, A. Ali, and A. K. Patra*, Nanoscale, 2026, DOI: 10.1039/D5NR05191F.
Microwave Assisted Construction of a SnOx/ZnSn(OH)6 Heterojunction for Photocatalytic CO2 Cycloaddition. S. Sarkar, S. Banerjee, A. Ali, S. Sarkar and A. K. Patra*, RSC Sustainability, 2026, 4, 1544–1556
Single-Crystalline NiO Octahedron with (111) facet as a Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for Overall Water Splitting, A. Raihan, S. Sarkar, S. Sarkar, A. Karmakar, A. K. Patra*, Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 2026, 10, 830–839.
Ultrathin Cerium Phenylphosphonate Nanosheets for Photocatalytic Cycloaddition of Carbon Dioxide to Epoxides, S Banerjee, S Sarkar, A Ali, S Sarkar, A. Rasool, M. A. Dar, S. Dalapati, A. K. Patra*, Dalton Transactions, 2026, 55, 2167–2180.
Accessing Triplet State via Enhanced Intersystem Crossing in Covalent Organic Frameworks for Natural Sunlight-Driven Photocatalysis, A. A. Fernandes, A. K. Singh, S. J. Begum, S. Sarkar, Varadharajan E., S. Ruidas, A. Das, A. K. Patra, L. Roy, A. Bhaumik, S. Dalapati*, ChemSusChem, 2026; 19:e202502392.
Hierarchical microflowers consisting of (NH4)Al2(OH)(H2O)(PO4)2•H2O nanosheets for hazardous oxyanions adsorption, S. Sarkar, S. Banerjee, S. Sarkar, S. A. Ali, A. K. Patra*, J. Mol. Struct., 2025, 1348, 143414.
Hierarchical 2D Sheets and 3D Flowers Composed of α‑Mn2O3 Nanoparticles for Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation, S. Sarkar, S. A. Ali, S. Sarkar, S. Banerjee, D. Kim,* and A. K. Patra*, ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2025, 8, 33, 16398–16409.
Facets heterojunction & defect engineering promoted molecular oxygen activation for antibiotics degradation by BiOCl nanosheets, S. A. Ali, S. Sarkar, S. Sarkar, S. Banerjee, A. K. Patra*, Surfaces and Interfaces, 2025, 72, 107061.
An advanced asymmetric supercapacitor electrode material based on Mg(OH)2-Ni3S4 nanocomposite, A. S. Mondal, A. K. Patra, R. Parui, S. Bhattacharya, A. Karmakar*, J. Energy Storage, 2025, 114, 115732.
Hierarchical Bifunctional NiO Electrocatalyst: Highly Porous Structure Boosting the Water Splitting Activity, S. Sarkar, S. A. Ali, S. Sarkar, A. Raihan, S. Banerjee, A. K. Patra*, Chem. Asian J., 2024, 19(22), e202400630
Solar Light-Driven Molecular Oxygen Activation by BiOCl Nanosheets: Synergy of Coexposed {001}, {110} Facets and Oxygen Vacancies, S. A. Ali, S. Sarkar, and A. K. Patra*, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2024, 16, 38061−38072
Rational design of self-assembled copper oxide nanoparticles into hierarchical nanorods with high-surface-area for environmental remediation of wastewater, S. Banerjee , S. Sarkar , S. Sarkar , A. K. Patra *, Inorg. Chem. Commun. 2024, 160,111925
Exploring the high activity of hierarchical copper oxide nanomaterials: Unveiling the influence of reduced size and enhanced surface area, S. Sarkar, S. Banerjee, S. A. Ali, A. Karmakar, A. K. Patra*, Catal. Commun. 2023,184, 106784.
Boat-, Cuboid-, and Dumbbell-Shaped Hierarchical Morphology of Cerium (IV) Hydroxidophosphate Materials for Oxidative Coupling Reaction, S. Sarkar, S. Sarkar, A. K. Patra*, ChemNanoMat, 2022, 8(10), e202200294.
Single Crystalline Manganite (γ‒MnOOH) Rods Enclosed with High Index Facets and its Excellent Catalytic Conversion of Lignin‒Derived Feedstock, S. Sarkar, S. Sarkar, A. K. Patra*, J. Solid State Chem. 2022, 315, 123444.
A novel chemical approach for synthesizing highly porous graphene analogue and its composite with Ag nanoparticles for efficient electrochemical oxygen reduction, S. K. Das, S. Chatterjee, A. Banerjee, G. Kumar, A. K. Patra, R. S. Dey, A. J. Pal, A. Bhaumik *, Chem. Eng. J., 2023, 451, 138766.
Ultrathin Nickel Oxide Nanosheets: Highly Exposed Ni3+-Doped High-Energy {110} Facets, A. K. Patra*, S. Sarkar and D. Kim*, Mater. Res. Bull., 2021, 139, 111251.
Unusual photoactive water oxidation activity of Pt/PtOx cocatalyst decorated crystalline α-Fe2O3 nanostructures: Exposed facets dependent reactivity, A. K. Patra*, V. Amoli, A. K. Sinha and D. Kim*, ChemCatChem, 2020, 12, 2315–2323.
Synthesis of highly magnetic Iron Oxide nanomaterials from waste iron by one-step approach, A. Biswas, A. K. Patra, S. Sarkar, D. Das, D. Chattopadhyay, and S. De*, Colloids and Surfaces A, 2020, 589, 124420.
IrO2 and Pt doped mesoporous SnO2 nanospheres as efficient electrocatalysts for the facile OER and HER, P. Bhanja, B. Mohanty, A. K. Patra, S. Ghosh, B. K. Jena and A. Bhaumik*, ChemCatChem, 2019, 11, 583–592. 10th Anniversary Issue of ChemCatChem
Synthesis of hollow doughnut shape mesoporous silica nanoparticle: a case of self-assembly composite templates, N. T. Vo, A. K. Patra, and D. Kim*, Langmuir, 2018, 34, 3901−3908.
Reductant-free synthesis of silver nanoparticles by functionalized hollow doughnut mesoporous silica nanoparticles for preparation of catalytic nanoreactor, N. T. Vo, A. K. Patra, and D. Kim*, ChemistrySelect, 2018, 3, 1772– 1780.
Hollow doughnut shape mesoporous silica nanoparticles for reduction of the thermal expansion coefficient of poly(ether sulfone) film, N. T. Vo, A. K. Patra, and D. Kim*, New J. Chem., 2018, 42, 5045-5051.
Mesoporous CdS via network of self-assembled nanocrystals: synthesis, characterization and enhanced photoconducting property, A. K. Patra, B. Banerjee and A. Bhaumik*, J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 2018, 18, 256-263.
Smart design of self-assembled mesoporous α-FeOOH nanoparticle: High-surface-area sorbent for Hg2+ from waste water, A. K. Patra and D. Kim*, ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2017, 5, 1272-1279. Most downloaded articles
Highly robust magnetically recoverable Ag/Fe2O3nanocatalyst for chemoselective hydrogenation of nitroarenes in water, A. K. Patra, N. T. Vo and D. Kim*, Appl. Catal. A: Gen., 2017, 538, 148-156.
Google Scholar Citation: 3544, h-index: 37, i10-index: 57
Total SCI Research Article: 62 (dated 02-02-2026).
For updated list, please check
https://sites.google.com/view/astamkumarpatra/home
https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=cgAhZMUAAAAJ
Invited Lecture / Session Chaired
1) Heterogeneous Photocatalyst for CO2 Conversion and Water Splitting, National Symposium on Recent Trends in Physical Chemistry Research (RTPCR-26), Organized by Department of Chemistry, University of Kalyani, Department of Chemical Sciences, IISER-Kolkata & Department of Applied Chemistry, MAKAUT, March 18, 2026.
2) Heterogeneous Photocatalyst for CO2 Conversion, International Conference on ‘Advanced Materials & Technologies for Sustainable Energy & Future (AMTSEF-25)” organized by the Department of Chemistry, University of North Bengal, Darjeeling, September 19-21, 2025.
3) Shape Matters for Light-Activated Nanocatalysts, National Conference on “Chemistry for Sustainability” organized by the Department of Chemistry, University of North Bengal, Darjeeling, August 13-14, 2024.
4) Role of SURFACES in Heterogeneous Nanocatalyst, National Conference on Emerging Dimensions In Chemical Sciences (EDCS-23)” jointly organized by Department of Chemistry, University of Kalyani and Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI), Kolkata Chapter, March 28-29, 2023.
5) Role of SURFACES in Modern Technology, at SSR program organized by Dr. Avik Kumar Bagdi, Department of Chemistry, University of Kalyani, February 21, 2022.
6) Role of Surfaces in Heterogeneous Nanocatalyst, Summer Training on Nanoscience, University of Kalyani, 22nd July, 2019.
7) Role of Surfaces in Heterogeneous Catalysis, National Conference on Trends in Surface Science and Related Areas, jointly organized by Department of Chemistry, Sarojini Naidu College for Women & Indian Society for Surface Science and Technology, Department of Chemistry, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700 032, October 06, 2018.
8) Metal oxide nanostructure for environmental cleaning and energy production, International Conference on Back to Basics (Reinventing Chemical Engineering Basics), organized by Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers at Jeju, Daejeon, Republic of Korea, April 26-28, 2017.
9) Cu Nanorods and Nanospheres and Their Excellent Catalytic Activity of Nitroaromatics, National Conference on Recent Developments and Applications of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Basic Science and Humanities Department, organized Techno India University, September 14–15, 2012

Membership of Learned Societies

Life Membar (LM4366), The Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) since 2024.
Early Career Board Member in the esteemed international journal Research on Chemical Intermediates (2025-2027)

ORCID ID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6071-8653 SCOPUS ID https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=56220632000 Google Scholar ID https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=cgAhZMUAAAAJ&hl=en Notable Activities

Role as a Guest Editor
Journal Name: Frontiers in Chemistry (Frontiers Publisher)
Topic: Understanding the Reaction Mechanism in Heterogeneous Photocatalysis

Research Supervision

Ph D Awarded
1) Dr. Sunny Sarkar (2019-2025)
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M.Sc. Project Thesis Supervision (Department of Chemistry, KU)
2025: Neel Nandi, Md Ahad Sk, Kheyali Mallick
2024: Maitreyee Ghosh, Shilpa Khatun, Rohan Sarkar, Shibam Halder
2023: Apurba Chhatait, Shymal Mondal, Deblina Paul, Dipali Karmakar, Sourav Bagdi
2022: Barnali Ghosh, Nandini Maitra, Bikram Das, Debasis Sadhukhan, Sanjoy Sen
2021: Soumen Datta, Rajdip Khan, Arpita Chhanda, Dibya Roy, Nikita Sarkar
2020: Chandrika Das, Papiya Das, Sucharita Roy Chowdhuri, Sourav Daw
2019: Madhai Kumar Saha, Sourav Mondal, Parvej Jaman, Pradip Kumar Saha
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M.Sc. Project Thesis Supervision (from other Department & Other University)
2025: Rahul Bhattacharya (WBSU), Rohan Bhattacharya (WBSU)
2021: Sohini Das (Dept. of Nanoscince and nanotechnology, KU)