• Worked as Research Chemist on "Solar detoxification of distillery waste" in Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute (NARI), Maharashtra from December 1997 to August 2000 (2 yrs 07 months)
• Worked as Technical Assistant in IIEST, Shibpur, Howrah from January 2004 to August 2009 (5 yrs 08 months)

Electrochemistry: Synthesis and Characterization of Nanomaterials for Energy Conversion & Storage Applications 

• Development of Anode Catalyst for Direct Alcohol Fuel Cells (DAFCs)
• Supercapacitor (EDLC)
• Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (HER)
• Electrochemical CO₂ Reduction Reaction (ECO₂R)

Research Group:

1. Bipin Kumar Singh. Ph.D. Awarded (2025). Thesis Title: Development and Characterization of Anode Materials for Direct Ethanol Fuel Cells and Supercapacitor. Presently working as an Assistant Professor in Sai Nath University, Ranchi 
2. Anirban Mukherjee. Research Topic: Electrochemical CO₂ Reduction Reaction 
3. Nasrin Kamal. Research Topic: Electrochemical Double Layer Supercapacitor
4. Gausian Noori. Research Topic: 2D Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage Applications
5. Priyanka Kumari: Research Topic: Synthesis & Characterization of Carbon Dots (CDs) for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (HER).

• GATE qualified
• CSIR-UGC (NET) qualified
• Indian Society for Electroanalytical Chemistry (ISEAC) Journal Publication Award - year '2010'
• National Scholarship in M.Sc. final year examination

List of journal publications

1. Anirban Mukherjee, Susanta Sinha Mahapatra, Bidhan Chandra Ruidas. Insertion of Indium on Bismuth Sulfide Nanorod Embedded on Graphitic Carbon Nitride for Enhanced Selectivity Toward Formate in Electrochemical CO₂ Reduction. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 47 (2025), 22704–22721. (https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.5c04002).
2. Anirban Mukherjee, Niwesh Ojha, Kamal Kishore Pant, Aniruddha Deb, Maryam Abdinejad, Susanta Sinha Mahapatra, Bidhan Chandra Ruidas. Recent Advances in Engineered MoS₂-Based Nanomaterials for CO₂ Electro-Reduction to CO and Beyond. Environmental Science & Technology Letters, 12 (2025), 1113-1138. (doi: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.estlett.5c00465).
3. Nasrin Kamal, Arup Choudhury & S. S. Mahapatra. Advances in conducting polymer-based electrodes for supercapacitors: a focus on binder-free
   integration. Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A, (04 May 2025). DOI: 10.1080/10601325.2025.2498120.
4. Reetik Singh, Abhinandan Kumar, Arkadeb Mukhopadhyay, S.S. Mahapatra, Jehan Y. Al-Humaidi, A. Choudhury, S.K. Mukherjee, Mohammed M. Rahman. Enhancing primer performance: A study of graphene blending percentage and its effects on corrosion resistance, mechanical strength, and wettability. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 1020 (2025), 179359. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2025.179359).
5. Ritesh Kumar Upadhyay, Shyam Sundar Majhi, Susanta Sinha Mahapatra, Narendra Yadav, Ashis Kumar Chakraborty, Ashish Chandra Singh and Bishnu Kumar. A comparative study on material removal rate and surface roughness during electrochemical machining of 100Cr6 steel in oxidizing and reducing electrolytic environments. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering, 0 (2025), 1-13. (https://doi.org/10.1177/09544089251316751).
6. B.K. Singh, Ravi Kumar, A.K. Satpati, S.S. Mahapatra. Cerium oxide anchored free-standing silicon nanowires as potential anode materials for electrochemical supercapacitor. Journal of the Indian Chemical Society, 102 (2025), 101504. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jics.2024.101504).
7. Bipin Kumar Singh, Anirban Mukherjee, Nasrin Kamal, Gourisankar Roymahapatra, Zhanhu Guoand & Susanta Sinha Mahapatra. Carbon Dots Modified Graphite as Novel Support Material for Low Palladium (Pd) Loading Direct Ethanol Fuel Cell Catalyst. ES Materials and Manufacturing, 26 (2024), 1297 (https://dx.doi.org/10.30919/esmm1297).
8. A. Mukherjee, M. Abdinejad, S.S. Mahapatra, B.C. Ruidas. Controlled Synthesis of Copper Sulfide-associated Catalysts for Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 to Formic Acid and Beyond: A Review. Energy Advances,  3, (2024), 2704-2737. (DOI: 10.1039/d4ya00302k)
9. Vishal Rimal, Bipin Kumar Singh & Susanta Sinha Mahapatra. Phosphoric acid functionalized carbon dots for supercapacitor applications. Fullerenes, Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures, 31:11, (2023), 1096-1103. (DOI: 10.1080/1536383X.2023.2241189 IF: 2.09)
10. Anirban Mukherjee, Maryam Abdinejad, Susanta Sinha Mahapatra and Bidhan Chandra Ruidas. Metal sulfide-based nanomaterials for electrochemical CO2 reduction. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, (2023), (DOI: 10.1039/d2ta08209h IF: 14.51)
11. B.K. Singh, S.S. Mahapatra. Performance study of palladium modified platinum anode in direct ethanol fuel cells: A green power source. Journal of the Indian Chemical Society, 100, (2023) 100876. (doi.org/10.1016/j.jics.2022.100876  IF: 0.243)
12. Vishal Rimal, Susanta Sinha Mahapatra, Prem Kumar Srivastava. Metal free oleic acid?derived carbon dots as efficient catalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction. Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, (2023) 53:285–295. (doi.org/10.1007/s10800-022-01780-0  IF: 2.925)
13. Arup Choudhury, Baban Dey, Susanta Sinha Mahapatra, Doo-Won Kim, Kap-Seung Yang, Duck-Joo Yang. Flexible and freestanding supercapacitor based on nanostructured poly(m-aminophenol)/carbon nanofiber hybrid mats with high energy and power densities. Nanotechnology, Vol. 29, No. 18 (2018), 165401. (doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/aaa7e3  IF: 3.953)
14. Arup Choudhury, Ji-Hoon Kim, Susanta Sinha Mahapatra, Kap-Seung Yang, Duck-Joo Yang. Nitrogen-enriched porous carbon nanofiber mat as efficient flexible electrode material for supercapacitors. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 5 (2017), 2109−2118. (10.1021/acssuschemeng.6b02031  IF: 9.224)
15.  S.S. Mahapatra & J. Datta.  Energy conversion using Pt-Pd/C anode catalyst in direct 2-propanol fuel cell. Carbon – Science and Technology 8/2 (2016) 83-91.
16.  S.S.Mahapatra, S.Shekhar, B.K.Thakur, & H.Priyadarshi. Synthesis and Characterization of Electrodeposited C-PANI-Pd-Ni Composite Electrocatalyst for Methanol Oxidation. International Journal of Electrochemistry, (2014) 1-9.
17. S. S. Mahapatra & J. Datta. Characterization of Pt-Pd/C Electrocatalyst for Methanol Oxidationin Alkaline Medium. International Journal of Electrochemistry 2011 (2011) 1-16.
18. Abhijit Dutta, Susanta Sinha Mahapatra & Jayati Datta. High performance PtPdAu nano-catalyst for ethanol oxidation in alkaline media for fuel cell applications. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 36 (2011) 14898–14906. (10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.02.101  IF: 7.139)
19. S.S. Mahapatra, A. Dutta & J. Datta. Temperature dependence on methanol oxidation and product formation on Pt and Pd modified Pt electrodes in alkaline medium. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 36 (2011) 14873–14883. (10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.11.085  IF: 7.139)
20. S.S. Mahapatra, A. Dutta & J. Datta. Temperature effect on the electrode kinetics of ethanol oxidation on Pd modified Pt electrodes and the estimation of intermediates formed in alkali medium. Electrochimica Acta 55 (2010) 9097–9104. (10.1016/j.electacta.2010.08.029  IF: 7.336)
21. S. Sengupta, S.S. Mahapatra & J. Datta. A potential anode material for the direct alcohol fuel cell. Journal of Power Sources 131 (2004) 169-174. (10.1016/j.jpowsour.2004.01.009  IF:  9.794)
22. Asim Kumar Das, Susanta Sinha Mahapatra, Premendranath Saha & Mahua Das. Estimation of dimethyl sulphoxide and submicrogram quantities of ruthenium (III) by catalysis of cerium (IV)-dimethyl sulphoxide reaction in aqueous sulphuric acid media. Indian Journal of Chemistry 35A (1996) 623-624.

Participation in Seminars and Conference

National:

1. S. Sengupta, S.S. Mahapatra, J. Datta & M.K. Banerjee. Electrocatalysts for Ethanol Oxidation for ‘Alcohol-air’ Fuel cell. Paper presented in Workshop on Complete Cycle Characterization of Materials (CCM-2001) organized by Material Research Society of India, Kalapakkam Chapter, September 12-14, 2001.
2. S. Sengupta, S.S. Mahapatra, J. Datta & M.K. Banerjee. Search for Electrocatalyst for Oxidation of Methanol and Alkaline Fuel Cell. Paper presented in All India Inter Science, Technology & Engineering College Academic Meet, Shibpur, 2002.
3. S.S. Mahapatra & J. Datta. Temperature dependence of 2-propanol electro-oxidation on C-supported Pt-Pd nanomaterials : A study for fuel cell applications. Paper presented in the 44^th Annual Convention of Chemists, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Applied Sciences, Jaipur, 2007.
4. S.S. Mahapatra & Sabyasachi Gope Mandal. Synthesis and characterization of electrodeposited Sn-Pd alloyed catalysts for direct ethanol fuel cell applications in alkaline medium. National Conference on Nanoscience, Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials (NCNNAM-2016), September 26-27, 2016. Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.

International:

1. Participated in International Workshop on Engineering Fundamentals and Applications of Fuel Cells. Held in Jadavpur University, January 9-10,2008.
2. Susanta Sinha Mahapatra, Abhijit Dutta and Jayati Datta. Study on the electro-oxidation of 2-propanol on Pt and Pd co-deposited nano particles in alkaline electrolytes for fuel cell applications. International Conference on Electrochemical Power System, ICEPS, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, Nov, 2008 (poster   presentation).
3. Abhijit Dutta, Susanta Sinha Mahapatra & Jayati Datta. A Comparative study of the electro–oxidation of ethanol and ethylene glycol on Pt-Pd nanocatalysts in alkali media for applications of fuel cell. International Conference on Electrochemical Power System, ICEPS, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, Nov, 2008 (Oral presentation).
4. Susanta Sinha Mahapatra , Abhijit Dutta & Jayati Datta. Temperature dependence on methanol oxidation and formate production on Pd modified Pt electrode: A direct alcohol fuel cell application in alkaline medium. Paper presented in International Symposium & Exhibition on Fuel Cell technologies: FUCETECH 2009. Held in Mumbai on 11-13 November, 2009.
5. Abhijit Dutta, Susanta Sinha Mahapatra & Jayati Datta. High performance PtPdAu nanocatalyst for ethanol oxidation in alkaline media for fuel cell applications. Paper presented in International Symposium & Exhibition on Fuel Cell technologies: FUCETECH 2009. Held in Mumbai on 11-13 November, 2009.
6. S.S. Mahapatra, B.K. Thakur, S. Shekhar & H. Priyadarshi. Polyaniline-graphite Supported Pd, Ni and Pd-Ni Alloy Electrocatalysts for Methanol Electro-oxidation in Direct Methanol Fuel Cells. Fifth ISEAC Triennial International Conference on Advances and Recent Trends in Electrochemistry (ELAC-2013). Hyderabad, India, January 16-20, 2013.
7. S.S. Mahapatra, Suman Shekhar and Harsh Priyadarshi. Enhanced Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Methanol on Pd-Ni/polypyrrole–carbon in Acidic Medium. INDO-US Workshop on Electrocatalytic Materials for Fuel and Biofuel Cells (INDO-US ECM-2013).  Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, February 26-28, 2013.
8. S.S. Mahapatra & J. Datta. Energy conversion using Pt-Pd/C anode catalyst in direct 2-propanol fuel cell. International Conference on Alternative Energy Sources (ICAES-2016), 29th -30th January, 2016. Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.

• Indian Society for Electroanlytical Chemistry (ISEAC)-Life-Member 

1. Development of low cost electrocatalysts for the hydrogen production by water splitting. Funding Agency: DST-SERB (Co-PI) - Ongoing (2024- ….)
2. One-dimensional Nanostructured Si-based Electrodes for High-Performance Energy Storage Devices. Funding Agency: BRNS- Completed (2017-2020)
3. Metal Oxide Core Shell Nanostructures as Anode Material for Lithium Ion Batteries. Funding Agency: CSIR (Co-PI)-Completed (2014-2017)