FACULTY PROFILE

Dr Sabyasachi Pramanik is currently serving as an Assistant Professor in the Basic Sciences Department (Chemistry) at Assam Energy Institute (AEI), Sivasagar (center of the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology).

Dr Pramanik began his academic journey with a Master of Science (MSc) in Chemistry, followed by a Doctorate (PhD) in Chemistry from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati. His academic and research training at IIT Guwahati laid a strong foundation in the field of nanomaterials and advanced materials chemistry. Prior to joining AEI, he held the position of Assistant Professor (temporary) in the Department of Chemistry at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Sikkim, where he contributed to both undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.

Dr Pramanik's research interests lie at the interface of nanoscience and material chemistry. His primary focus is on the post-synthetic surface modification of nanoparticles and quantum dots, aiming to precisely tune their optical properties to suit diverse functional applications. His work explores the use of these engineered nanomaterials in optoelectronic devices, as well as in biological systems, such as biosensing and bioimaging. 

Through his ongoing research and academic engagement, Dr Pramanik is committed to advancing the frontiers of functional nanomaterials and promoting innovation in materials-driven technologies for societal benefit.

Education
Ph D 2018 Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
M Sc 2013 Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
B Sc 2011 The University of Burdwan, Bardhaman 
Experience
October 2020 – Till Date Assistant Professor, Assam Energy Institute - a centre of RGIPT, Sivasagar
January 2019 – October 2020 Assistant Professor, National Institute of Technology Sikkim
September 2018 – January 2019 Senior Research Fellow, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
  • Chemistry-I (CY101)
  • Chemistry-II (CY102)
  • Chemistry Laboratory (CY101L)
  • Universal Human Values (HU101)
  • Community Internship (HU103)
Research Interests
  • Nanoscience
  • Semiconductor Nanocrystal (Quantum Dot)
  • Surface Modification
  • Sensing Applications
  • Energy Applications
Conference/ Seminar
  • Invited Lecture, Title -“The Paradigm of Four 'P' : Planet- Petroleum- Pollution- Plant” , PM Shri Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Bongaigaon, Assam , 27-Mar-2025
  • Invited Lecture, Title - “Chemistry in Petroleum Industry: Molecule to Market”, National conference- Recent Advances in Physical and Chemical Sciences, organized by Kandi Raj College, West Bengal, 12-13 Dec 2024.
  • Oral presentation, Title - “Quantum Dot Complexes Impacted as White Light Emitters and Sensors”, Fourth International Conference on Material Science (ICMS-2024), organized by Tripura University, Tripura , 31st January – 2nd February, 2024
  • Oral presentation, Title - “Surface Complexed Quantum Dots for White Light Emission and Sensing Applications”, Science for Society Environment and Sustainability” (SSES-2022), organized by CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology (NEIST), Jorhat, Assam, 24-26 Dec 2022
  • Short lecture presentation, Title - “White Light Emitting Quantum Dot Complex as Sensor”, 6th International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (ICANN 2019) , Organized by IIT Guwahati, 18-21 Dec 2019.
  • Oral Presentation, Title - “Advanced Environment-Friendly White Light Emitting Nanocomposite”, Young Scientists Colloquium 2017 (Kolkata Chapter) (YSC-2017), Organized by IIEST Shibpur, 11 Oct 2017.
  • Poster Presentation, Title - “Advanced White Light Emitting Nanocomposites”  in ChemConvene, organized by IIT Guwahati, 25 Jul 2017
  • Poster Presentation, Title - “White Light from Quantum Dot Complex Nanocomposite”, International Conference on Nanoscience and Technology (ICONSAT), organized by IISER Pune, 29 Feb - 2 Mar 2016.
  • Poster Presentation, Title - “Advanced White Light Emitting Materials” , 6th Interdisciplinary Symposium on Materials Chemistry (ISMC), organized by BARC Mumbai, 6 – 10 Dec 2016.
  • Poster Presentation, Title - “Quantum Dot Complex: A White Light Emitter” , 4th International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (ICANN 2015), Organized by IIT Guwahati, 8-11 Dec 2015.
  • Poster Presentation, Title - “Essence of Surface Ions towards the Optical Behavior of Quantum Dots”, New Advances and Horizons in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology" (NanoSci-2014), Organized by IASST Guwahati, 20-21 Dec 2014.
Journal Publications

Google Scholar Link- https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=WAghV7UAAAAJ&hl=en

 

Singha, S.; Paul, M.; Ghosh, P.; Manna, M.; Pramanik, S.; Misra, A.; Bhandari, S. Enhancing FRET Efficiency through Synergistic Influences of Surfactants and Quantum Dots on Zinc Quinolate Complex-Dye Interactions. . J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2025,  16( 24), 6066–6072

Bhandari, S.*; Pramanik, S.*; Manna, M.; Singha, S.; and Akhtar, F. Surface Modification Unleashes Light Emitting Applications of APbX3 Perovskite Nanocrystals. Chem. Commun. 2025, 61 (5), 817–840 (*as corresponding author)

Singha, S.; Manna, M.; Pramanik, S.;* and Bhandari, S.* Surfactant-Assisted Fo¨rster Resonance Energy Transfer from a Quantum Dot Complex for Highly Stable White Light Emission. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2024, 15 (19), 5315–5322 (*as corresponding author)

Singha, S.; Manna, M.; Das, P.; Pramanik, S.;* and Bhandari, S.*. Chem. Commun., 2023, 59, 12653-12656 (*as corresponding author)

Manna, M.; Pramanik, S.*; Bhandari, S.* Surface Modification of Dual Emitting Quantum Dot Complex by Ionic Liquid for Bright and Stable White-Light Emission. ACS Applied Nano Materials 2022, 5(8), 11906–11911. (*as corresponding author)

Pramanik, S.*; Manna, M.; Hudait, B.; Roy, S.;* Bhandari, S.* Physical Insights into Facilitation of an Unprecedented Complexation Reaction on the Surface of a Doped Quantum Dot Leading to White Light Generation. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2021, 23, 9860–9866. (*as corresponding author).

Pramanik, S.*; Roy. S; Bhandari, S.* Quantum Dot-FRET-based Detection of Vitamin B12 at Picomolar Level. Nanoscale Advances, 2020, 2(9), 3809-3814 (*as corresponding author)

Pramanik, S.*; Roy, S, Bhandari, S. Luminescence Enhancement Based Sensing of L-Cysteine by Doped Quantum Dot. Chemistry-An Asian Journal 2020 ,15(13), 1948-1952 (*as corresponding author)

Shet, S.M.; Bisht, M.; Pramanik, S.; Roy, S.; T, S.K.; Nataraj, S. K.; Mondal, D.;  Bhandari, S. Engineering Quantum Dots with Ionic Liquid: A Multifunctional White Light Emitting Microgel for Enzyme Packaging Advanced Optical Material 2020, 8(8), 1902022.

Kasturi, G.; Pramanik, S.; Chattopadhyay, A. Ambipolar Thin Film Transistor from White Light Emitting Quantum Dot Complexes: Carrier Mobility and Charge Transport Characteristics Advanced Material Interfaces 2020, 7(4), 1901665.

Roy, S.; Pramanik, S.; Mondal, P.; Manna, M.; Bhandari, S. Hue and Chromaticity based Exploring of Surface Complexation Induced Tunable Emission from a Non-luminescent Quantum Dot. Chemistry-An Asian Journal 2019, 14(21), 3823-3829.

Bhandari, S.; Roy, S.; Pramanik, S.; Chattopadhyay, A. Consequences of the Chemical Reactions on the Surface of Quantum Dots. Langmuir. 2019, 35(45), 14399-14413 (selected as Front Cover of the Journal)

Bhandari, S.; Pramanik, S.; Roy, S.; Biswas, N.K.; Pan, U. N. Enhanced Luminescence of Quantum Dot Complex Following Interaction with Protein for Applications in Cellular Imaging, Sensing and White Light Generation. ACS Applied Nano Materials 2019, 2(4), 2358-2366.

Pramanik, S.*; Roy, S, Bhandari, S. Mondal, A; A Two-target Responsive Reversible Ratiometric pH Nanoprobe: A white light Emitting Quantum Dot Complex. Chemical Communications 2019, 55(30), 4331-4334. (*as corresponding author)

Pramanik, S.; Bhandari, S.; Pan, U. N.; Roy, S.; Chattopadhyay, A. A White Light Emitting Quantum Dot Complex for Single Particle Level Interaction with Dopamine Leading to Changes in Color and Blinking Profile. Small 2018, 14, 1800323.

Roy, S.; Pramanik, S.; Bhandari, S.; Chattopadhyay, A. Surface Complexed ZnO Quantum Dot for White Light Emission with Controllable Chromaticity and Color Temperature. Langmuir 2017, 33, 14627–14633.

Pramanik, S.; Bhandari, S.; Chattopadhyay, A. Zinc Quinolate Complexes Decorated CuInS2/ZnS Core/Shell Quantum Dot for White Light Emission. Journal of Material Chemistry C 2017, 5, 7291-7296.

Bhandari, S.;† Pramanik, S.; † Khandelia, R.; † Chattopadhyay, A. Gold Nanocluster and Quantum Dot Complex in Protein for Bio-friendly White Light Emitting Material. ACS Applied Material & Interfaces 2016, 8, 1600–1605. (†SB,SP and RK have equal contribution)

Pramanik, S.; Bhandari, S.; Roy, S.; Chattopadhyay, A. Synchronous Tricolor Emission-Based White Light from Quantum Dot Complex. Journal of Physical Chemistry Letter 2015, 6, 1270–1274. (This article has been featured in C&E News and ACS Live Slides presentation).

Bhandari, S.; Roy, S.; Pramanik, S.; Chattopadhyay, A. Double Channel Emission from a Redox Active Single Component Quantum Dot Complex. Langmuir 2015, 31, 551–561.

Bhandari, S.; Roy, S.; Pramanik, S.; Chattopadhyay, A. Surface Complexation Reaction for Phase Transfer of Hydrophobic Quantum Dot from Nonpolar to Polar Medium. Langmuir 2014, 30, 10760–10765. 

Book Chapters

Pramanik, S.; Bhandari, S. Chapter 9 - Surface Modified Quantum Dots for Advanced Sensing Applications. In Micro and Nanotechnologies book series, Sensing and Biosensing with Optically Active Nanomaterials, Elsevier, 2021, Page 243- 275. Paperback ISBN: 9780323902441 eBook ISBN: 9780323902458 

  • Convener of Departmental Post Graduate Committee (2024-till now)
  • Member of Departmental Under Graduate Committee (2024-till now)
  • Chairperson of PhD selection committee (2025-2026)
  • Member of PhD selection committee (2024-2025)
  • Member of Anti Ragging  Squad (2024-till now)
  • Chairperson of Parent-Teacher interaction committee (2023-till now)
  • Member of Sports and Cultural Committee (2022- till now)
  • Member of Student welfare & grievance cell (2022- till now)
  • Member Secretary of Alumni Affairs Committee from (2022- till now)
  • Member of Institute Syllabus Drafting Committee (2023)
  • Member Secretary of Examination Committee (2020-2022)
  • Member of Institute purchase committee (2021 -2022)
  • Chairman of Alumni Affairs Committee (2020-2022)
  • Hostel Warden (2021-2023)
  • Life Member of Chemical research Society of India (CRSI) (Membership No. – LM 3730) (2023 onwards)
  • Life Member of Material Research Society of India (MRSI) (Membership No.- LMB3597) (2023 onwards)
  • Review Editor on the Editorial Board of Chemical Sensors (specialty section of Frontiers in   Sensors) Journal ( 2022-2025)
  • Best Poster Award in 3rd ChemConvene at IIT Guwahati, 2017
  • Best Poster Award in 4th ICANN at IIT Guwahati, 2015 
  • Qualified CSIR-UGC NET (JRF), 2014
  • Qualified CSIR-UGC NET (LS), 2013
  • Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE), 2013
  • Received INSPIRE Scholarship, awarded by DST, Govt. of India, 2011
  • Qualified Joint admission test for M.Sc. (JAM), 2011
  • Received National scholarship, awarded by MHRD, Govt. of India, 2009

Farhin Akhtar

  • Research Topic : Surface Modified Nanoparticle/Quantum Dot for catalysis and sensing application
  • Awarding Institution : Assam Energy Institute (Center of RGIPT), Sivasagar)
  • Year : 2019

Dr Sabyasachi Pramanik

Assistant Professor
Chemistry
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