Professor Dr.

Kajari Kargupta
Chemical Engineering Department
Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
E-mail: karguptakajari2010@gmail.com
Mobile: +91 9748829349

A nano-science and technology professional with expertise in thin films, submicro & nano
structures and patterns generation and their application in fuel cell, hydrogen energy, drug
delivery device, chemical vapour sensor, thermoelectric devices; 19 years experience with
research and academic institutes

h-index :

18

i10 index:

22

Publications in peer reviewed journal:

52

Publications in Conference Porceedings: 23

Book Chapters published:
2
Sponsored Projects executed:

Area of Research Interest:

1. Nano-science and Technology, Nano-materials
2. Thin Films, Sub micro and nano structures, composites
3. Fuel Cell and Hydrogen energy
4. Electro-active Polymers based sensor and drug delivery system development

4. Process Modeling and Simulations

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Career Profile

Professor, Chemical Engineering Department, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India [2007-]

Associate Professor Chemcial Engineering Department, I.I.T. Kharagpur, India [2004-2007]
Reader, Chemcial Engineering Department, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India [2004-1998]
Lecturer, Chemcial Engineering Department, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India [19911998]
Engineer, Engineers India Ltd. [1991]

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
1)Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) 2001, Chemical Engineering, I.I.T. Kanpur, CPI: 10.0/10.0.
2)M.Tech. I.I.T. Kanpur, 1989-1991, CPI: 10.0/10.0.
3)B.E (Honours), Jadavpur University, 1987-1989, 81.5% First Class with Honours, Sixth Rank.
4)Higher Secondary, West Bengal Council Of Higher Secondary Education, 79.7% First Division
with distinction,1985.
5)Secondary, West Bengal Board of Secondary Education, First Division with distinction, 81%,
1983.

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

Peer Reviewed Journal

(1)

K. Maqsood, A. Mullick, K. Kargupta, S. Ganguly, Cryogenic carbondioxide

separation from natural gas: A review based on conventional and novel emerging
tehnologies,
Reviews in Chemical Engineering (DE GRUYTER), in press.

(2)

S. Saha, V. Basak, A. Dasgupta, S. Ganguly, D. Banerjee, K. Kargupta, Graphene

supported bimetallic G-Co-Pt nanohybrid catalyst for enhanced and cost effective
Hydrogen generation, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (Elsevier),
2014, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.05.131, in press

(3)

A.K. Sarkar, S. Saha, S. Ganguly, D. Banerjee, K. Kargupta, Hydrogen Storage on

Graphene using Benkeser Reaction", International Journal of Energy Research
(Wiley), DOI: 10.1002/er.3203, in press.

(4)

PS Dash, SK Sriramoju, DN Prasad, PK Banerjee, S Ganguly, K Kargupta, Formation

of Carbon Nanostructures during Chemical Demineralization of Indian Coals,
International Journal of Coal Preparation and Utilization (Taylor & Francis
Group) 34 (2014) 5, 286.

(5)

T. Paul, M. Seal, D. Banerjee, S. Ganguly, K. Kargupta, P. Sandilya,

Analysis of
Drying and Dilution in Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cell (PAFC) Using Galvanometric Study
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and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy, J. Fuel Cell Science & Technology

(ASME), 11 (2014)041001-1-7.

(6)

K. Chatterjee, M. Mitra, S. Ganguly, K. Kargupta, D. Banerjee, "Thermoelectric

Performance of Electrodeposited Nanostructured Polyaniline Doped with SulfoSalicylic Acid"
J. Applied Polymer Sc. (2013) 39920, (Wiley) DOI:
10.1002/APP.39920

(7)

M. Mitra, K. Chatterjee, S. Ganguly, K. Kargupta, D. Banerjee, Reduction of

graphene oxide through a green and metal-free approach using formic acid,
Diamond and Related Materials 37 (2013) 74-79. (Elsevier).

(8)

K. Chatterjee, M. Mitra, K. Kargupta, S. Ganguly, D. Banerjee, Synthesis,

characterization
and
enhanced
thermoelectric
performance of structurally ordered cable like novel polyaniline bismuth
telluride nanocomposite, Nanotechnology 24, (2013) 215703. (Springer)

(9)

S. Ganguly, S. Das, K. Kargupta, D. Banerjee, Reduced Order Inferential Model

based Optimization of Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cell (PAFC) Stack, Industrial &
Enginnering
Chemistry
Research,
52
(2013)
22, 2013, pp 71047115.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ie303007n (ACS)

(10)

K. Chatterjee, P. Dhara, S. Ganguly, K. Kargupta, D. Banerjee, Morphology

dependent ammonia sensing with 5 - sulfosalicylic acid doped nanostructured
polyaniline synthesized by several routes" Sensors & Actuators B: Chemical.
181, (2013) 544550. (Elsevier)

(11)

A. Sehgal, D. Bandyopadhyay, K. Kargupta, A. Sharma, Alamgir Karim, From

Finite-amplitude Equilibrium Structures to Dewetting in Thin Polymer Films on
Chemically Patterned Substrates,
Soft Matter, 8, (2012) 40, 10394-10402. DOI:
10.1039/C2SM26369F. (RSC)

(12)

S.Ganguly, S. Das, K.Kargupta, D. Banerjee, Optimization of Performance of

Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cell (PAFC) Stack using Reduced Order Model with Integrated
Space Marching and Electrolyte Concentration Inferencing,
Computer-Aided
Chemical Engineering, 31, Part B, (2012), 1010-1014 (Elsevier).

(13)

Performance Enhancement of Phosphoric acid Fuel cell using Phosphosilicate Gel

based Electrolyte, Kajari Kargupta, Swati Saha, Dipali Banerjee, Mrinal Seal, Saibal
Ganguly, Journal of fuel chemistry and Technology40. (2012), 6 , 707-713.

(14)

Synthesis, Characterization and Performance Study of Phosphosilicate GelSulfonated Poly(Ether Ether Ketone) Nanocomposite Membrane for Fuel Cell
Application, C.K. Dhole1, A. Nanda, K. Kargupta, S. Ganguly, J. Nano and
Electronic Physics, 4, (2012),1, 01015-1- 01015-4.
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(15)

Studies on the Performance of the Conducting Polymer Based Molecular Release

System, S. Majumder, K. Kargupta, S. Ganguly, P. Ray, P. Polymer Engineering
and Science 51 (2011) 10, 2001-2012 (Wiley).

(16)

Krishanu Chatterjee, Saibal Ganguly, Kajari Kargupta, Dipali Banerjee. Bismuth

Nitrate Doped Polyaniline Characterization and Properties for Thermoelectric
Application. Synthetic Metals 161 (2011) 275279 (Elsevier).

(17)

Manigandan, S., Majumder, S.

Asaithambi, S. Ganguly, S. Kargupta, K. and
Banerjee, D. Electric field Induced Dewetting and Pattern Formation in Thin
Conducting Polymer Film, Sensor and Actuators: B. Chemical, . B144 (2010) 170175 (Elsevier).

(18)

Majumder, S., Ray, P., Kargupta, K., Ganguly, S.

Detailing Ionic Ingress and Charge
Neutralization Phenomenon for Conducting Polymeric Film Chem Phys Chem, 11
(2010), 211-219 (Wiley).

(19)

Chatterjee, K., Asaithambi, S., Ganguly, S., Kargupta. K. and Banerjee,D. Synthesis
and
Characterization
of
Electro-deposited
Polyaniline-Bismuth
Telluride
Nanocomposite - A Novel Thermoelectric Material Materials Characterization, 60
(2009) 1597-1601 (Elsevier).

(20)

Asai, S., Majumder, S., Gupta. A., Kargupta, K., Ganguly, S. Dynamics and pattern
formation in thermally induced phase separation of polymersolvent system,
Computational Material Science, 47 (2009) 103-205.

(21)

Majumder, S., Ray, P., Kargupta, K., Ganguly, S.

On Electroneutrality Condition
inside Solid Conducting Porous Film, AIChE Journal, 55 (2009) 3026-3029.

(22)

Asaithambi, S., Chatterjee, K., Sharma, V.K., Ganguly, S., Kargupta. K. and Banerjee,
D. Effect of pH on Structural and Electrical Properties of Electrodeposited Bi2Te3 Thin
Films, Journal of Electronic Materials 38 (2009) 449-452.

(23)

A Suresh, MS Sureshkumar, K Kargupta, S Ganguly, K Naskar, GB Nando, Predicting

physico-mechanical properties of LLDPE and PDMS rubber blends using ANFIS-based
model, Plastic, Rubber and Composite, 38 (2009) 173-182.

(24)

Majumder, S., Kargupta, K., Ganguly, S.

Mathematical Modeling for the Ionic
Inclusion Process inside Conducting Polymer Based Thin-Films, Polymer
Engineering and Science, Volume 48 issue 11 (2008). 2229-2237.
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(25)

Manigandan, S., Jain, A., Majumdar, S., Ganguly, S., Kargupta, K. Formation of
nanorods and nanoparticles of polyaniline using Langmuir Blodgett technique:
Performance study for ammonia sensor, Sensors and Actuators Part B, 133(2008)
187-194.

(26)

Suresh, A., Chakraborty, S. Kargupta, K., Ganguly, S. Low-dimensional Models for

describing Mixing Effects in Reactive Extrusion of Polypropylene,
Chemical Engg.
Science, 63 (2008) 3788-3801.

(27)

Manigandan, S., Majumdar, S., Ganguly, S., Kargupta, K. Formation of nanorods and
nanoparticles of polyaniline using Langmuir Blodgett technique, Materials Letters,
62 (2008) 2758-2761.

(28)

Roy, Subhasis, Kargupta, K., Chakraborty, S., Ganguly, S. Preparation of Polyaniline

nanofibers and nano-particles via simultaneous doping and electrodeposition,
Materials Letters, 62 (2008) 2535-2538.

(29)

Roy, A., Manigandan, S., Ganguly, S., Kargupta, K. Ordered pattern formation in thin
film of conducting polymer Int. J. Chemical Sciences.: 5 (4), (2007), 1958-1964

(30)

Verma, R., Sharma, A., Banerjee, I., Kargupta, K., Spinodal Instability and Pattern
Formation in Thin Liquid Films Confined Between Two Plates, J. Colloid Interface.
Sc., 296, 220 (2006).

(31)

Verma R., Sharma A., Kargupta K., Bhaumik J., Electric-field Induced Instability and
Pattern Formation in Thin Liquid Films, Langmuir, 21 (8) 3710-3721 (2005).

(32)

Sharma A. and Kargupta K., Self Assembly and pattern formation in thin
liquid
films,
Spatio-Temporal
Chaos
and
Pattern
Formation,
Ed.
R.
Amritkar, Proc. INSA, Part A Physical Sciences, 71, 17-46 (2005).

(33)

Kargupta K., Sharma A. and Khanna R. Instability dynamics and morphology of thin
slipping films. Langmuir, 20, 244 253 (2004).

(34)

Sharma A., Kargupta K., Appl. Phys. Lett. 83, 3549-3551 (2003)

(35)

Kargupta K., Sharma A. Mesopatterning of Thin Liquid Films by Templating on

Chemically Patterned Complex Substrates. Langmuir. 19. 5153-5163 (2003).

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Sharma A. Konnur, R. and Kargupta, K. Thin liquid films on chemically heterogeneous

substrates: self organization, dynamics and patterns in systems displaying a
secondary minimum, Physica A, 318, 262-278 (2003).

(37)

Kargupta, K. Sharma A. Morphological self-organization by dewetting in thin films on

chemically patterned substrates, J. Chem. Physics, 3116, 3042-3051 (2002).

(38)

Kargupta K. and Sharma A., Dewetting of thin films on periodic physically and
chemically patterned surfaces, Langmuir 18, 1893-1903 (2002).

(39)

Kargupta K. and Sharma A., Creation of Ordered Patterns by Dewetting of Thin Films
on Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Substrates, J. Colloid Interface Sci. 245, 99115 (2002).

(40)

Kargupta K. Sharma A. Templating of thin films induced by dewetting on patterned

surfaces, Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 4536-4539 (2001).

(41)

Zope M., Kargupta K. and Sharma A. Self-organized structures in thin liquid films on
chemically heterogeneous substrates: effect of antagonistic short and long range
interactions J. Chem. Phys. 114, 7211-7221(2001).

(42)

Kargupta K Konnur R and Sharma A. Spontaneous dewetting and ordered patterns

in evaporating thin liquid films on homogeneous and heterogeneous substrates
Langmuir 17, 1294 -1305 (2001).

(43)

Kargupta K Konnur R and Sharma A. Instability and pattern formation in thin liquid
films on chemically heterogeneous substrates Langmuir 16, 10243 -10253 (2000).

(44)

Konnur R Kargupta K and Sharma A. Instability and morphology in thin liquid films
on chemically heterogeneous substrates Phys. Rev. Lett. 84 931934 (2000).

(45)

Biswas K., Datta S., Chaudhuri S., Kargupta K., Datta S. and Sanyal S.K.,
Dehydration of glycerol water mixtures using pervaporation: Influence of process
parameters, Sep. Sci. and Tech. 35, 1391 (2000).

(46)

Padmakar A. S. Kargupta K. and Sharma A. Instability and dewetting of evaporating

thin water films on completely and partially wettable substrates J. Chem. Phys.
110 1735 1744 (1999).

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(47)

Kargupta K. Datta S. and Sanyal S.K. Analysis of the performance of a continuous

membrane bio-reactor with cell recycling during ethanol fermentation Biochemical
Eng. J. 1, 3137 (1998).

(48)

Chakraborty S. Kargupta K. and Bhowal A. Modelling of air-lift reactors based on

bubble dynamics Indian J. Chem Tech. 5, 187 191 (1998).

(49)

Kargupta K. Datta S. and Sanyal S.K. Quantitative approach for the prediction of
preferential sorption in the case of pervaporation of a physico-chemically similar
binary mixture J. Membrane Sci. 124 253 262 (1997).

(50)

Sen A., Kargupta K. and Bhowal A, Steam stripper design: validity of strippingfactor-type equation, I.E.(I) Journal-CH, 77, 64-66 (1997).

(51)

Kargupta,K, Sanyal, S.K. Static Mixer in Polymer Production and Processing-A Stateof-the-Art, JOURNAL-INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS INDIA PART CH CHEMICAL
ENGINEERING DIVISION, 5-5 (1994)

(52)

Kargupta K. Rai P. and Kumar A. Effect of graft chain length of the stabilizer on
dispersion polymerization of methyl methacrylate in petrol J. App. Polymer Sci.
4913091329 (1993).

Book Chapters
(1) Kargupta, K. Controlled Morphological Phase separation and Patterning in liquid thin
films, Wave Dynamics and Stability of Thin Film Flow Systems, Narosa Publishing
House Pvt. Ltd. (2006).
(2) Kargupta K. and Sharma A., The science of mesoscale patterning of thin films by
templating, Advances in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, pp.207-220, NISCIR, CSIR,
New Delhi (2004).

Proceedings of Conferences and Presentations

1. K. Kargupta, D. Banerjee, S. Ganguly, Thin Films, Sub micro and

nanostructures of Conducting Polymers: Chemical vapor sensor, drug delivery

and thermoelectric applications, Conference Proceedings (Invited lecture),
International Conference on Advancements in Polymeric Materials (APM 2014),
Bhbaneswar February 14-16, 2014, Page 15.
2. M. Mitra, K. Chatterjee, D. Banerjee, K. Kargupta,

Low dimensional novel

nanocomposite of Polyaniline Graphene and its sensing application, Conference
Proceedings, International Conference on Advancements in Polymeric Materials
(APM 2014), Bhubaneswar, February 14-16, 2014, Page 123.
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3. A. Kr. Sarkar, S. Saha, M. Mitra, D. Banerjee, S. Ganguly, K. Kargupta, Hydrogen

Storage Material: Synthesis and characterization of Graphene/PANI

nanocomposite, Conference Proceedings, International Conference on
Advancements in Polymeric Materials (APM, 2014), Bhubaneswar, February 1416, 2014, Page 144.
4. P. Ghosh, D. Halder, S. Ganguly, D. Banerjee, K. Kargupta, Phosphosilicate Gel-

Polybenzimidazole Nanocomposite Novel Membrane for Fuel cell Application,

Conference Proceedings,
International Conference
on Advancements in
Polymeric Materials (APM 2014), Bhbaneswar, February 14-16, 2014, Page 146.
5. A. Mullick, K. Maqsood, A. Hassan, S. Ganguly, K. Kargupta, Recent advances in

cryogenic separation of carbon dioxide from natural gas, International

Conference on Frontiers in Chemical Engineering (ICFCE), Rourkela, 9-11
December, 2013,
6. S. Saha, K.Kargupta, S. Ganguly, Synthesis and Characterization of

Electrocatalytically Active Graphene-Cobalt Nanocatalyst for Fuel Cell

Application, International Conference on Frontiers in Chemical Engineering
(ICFCE), Rourkela, 9-11 December, 2013, Page 91-97.
7. S. Saha, K. Kargupta, S. Ganguly, Synthesis and characterization of Graphene

nanosheet through chemical route using Hydrazin Hydrate (Code NM 033),

CHEMCON 2013.
8. A. Mullick, K. Kargupta, S. Ganguly, Study of purification of Natural Gas based

on cryo-separation: A review (Code CPI 006) CHEMCON 2013.

9. K. Kargupta, Invited Lecture, Frontiers of Thin Films & Nanostructure, Chemical

Engineering Department, I.I.T. Hyderabad, September 11, 2013.

10. S. Saha, K. Kargupta, S. Ganguly A Review on Synthesis, Characterization and Application of
Graphene Nanosheet in green Energy Generation and Storage CHEMCON 2012, 27-30th
December 2012, 436 (paper id P-473).
11. S. Saha, V. Basak, K. Kargupta, S. Ganguly, GRAPHENE BASED NANOCOMPOSITES AND ITS
APPLICATION IN HYDROGEN ENERGY SYSTEM 1st International Workshop on Nanomaterials
(IWoN): Engineering Photon and Phonon Transport 14 15 December 2012, 187.
12. S. Saha, C.K. Dhole, B. Kamila, A.K. Sarkar, K. Kargupta, S. Ganguly, Performance Enhancement Of
Fuel Cell System Using Inorganic Organic Nanocomposite Membrane And Graphene Supported
Platinum Nanocatalyst based Electrode National Conference on Sustainable Development
through Innovative Research in Science and Technology 28 29 th September 2012, page 164165.
13. K.Kargupta, K. Chatterjee, D. Banerjee, S. Ganguly, Proceedings of

International Conference Nanomaterials: Application and Properties, Vol.

1 No 3, 03AET04(4pp) (2012). D. Banerjee, K. Chatterjee, S. Ganguly, J. Pal, K. Kargupta,
Conference Proceedings ICPEAM 2012, Malaysia, 12th 14th June, 2012

14. R. Das, S. Kundu, P. Bose, K. Kargupta, S. Majumder, D. Banerjee, S. Ganguly, Conference

Proceedings ICPEAM 2012, Malaysia. 12th 14th June, 2012.

15. S.Ganguly, S. Das, K.Kargupta, D. Banerjee, Conference Proceedings PSE, 2012, , July 15-19,
2012, Singapore.

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16. K.Kargupta, Invited lecture, Nano & Soft Matter, Chembridge 2010, Jadavpur
University, Kolkata, India.
17. K.Kargupta, Invited lecture, Nano and Sub-micro Structures of Conducting Polymers
Fabrionics, Dec. 2009, I.I.T. Kanpur, India
18. Majumdar, S., Kargupta K., Ganguly S., Ray. P. (2009) Performance of a Conducting
Polymer Membrane Based Molecular Release System, Asian Particle Technology
(APT), Delhi, India
19. S. Manigandan, Subhasis Roy, Saibal Ganguly, and Kajari Kargupta, Analysis of
Deposition and Dewetting Characteristics of Polyaniline (PANI) Films using Langmuir
Blodgett Technique, CHEMCON 2007.
20. B. Ramakrishna, Amit, Parekh, Kajai Kargupta and Saibal Ganguly, Surface Morphology
and Dewetting in Thin Polymer Bi-layer and Composites, Assembly, Organization and
Propulsion in Complex Systems, Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, 83, (2007)
21. A.Suresh, K. Venkatarao, Romi Bansal, Saibal Ganguly and Kajari Kargupta, Inferencing
of Rheological and Mechanical Properties of Polyolefin in Loop Reactors and Reactive
Extruders, CHEMCON 2006, Ankeleswar, India, (2006)\Suresh, A., Banerjee, I. and
Kargupta, K.

Study of condensation flow pattern in a confined sub micro-channel in

presence of electrostatic field, CHEMCON, (2005), India

22. Kargupta, K,

Banerjee, I., Sharma, A., Verma, R. Self-organization of confined thin

polymers: role of van der Waals and electrostatic force field, International Conference on
Soft Matters (ICSM) (2004), Kolkata, India
23. Banerjee, I., Bhaumik, J., Kargupta, K. and Sharma, A. Electric Field Induced Instability
and Pattern Formation in Thin Liquid Bi-layer: Liquid Dispersion and Electro Switching,
CRSYS2004, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, 2004.

SPONSORED R&D PROJECTS EXECUTED

(1) Development of polybenzimidazole based novel composite electrolyte membrane for high
temperature fuel cell, UGC, India, 2012 onwards for 3 years [12.85 lakhs]

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(2) Generation of Silent Green Energy with Performance and Efficiency Enhancement using
Inorganic-Organic Hybridization and Nano-structuring in Fuel Cell System, DST, India,
2011 onwards for 3 years [38.9 lakhs]
(3) Development of Phosphoric acid gel electrolyte matrix and study of its effect on
performance of fuel cell, NMRL, DRDO, 2009 onwards [9.3 lakhs]
(4) Synthesis & Characterization of Nano particle of Bismuth Telluride & its One dimensional
Composite with Conducting Polymer, DST, New Delhi, 2009 onwards [26.83 lakhs] (Coinvestigator with Prof. Dipali Banerjee, BESUS, India)
(5) Expert system based Statistical Analysis of Experimental Data on Performance and
Endurance of Phosphoric acid Fuel Cell: Development of Performance Indices and neurofuzzy rules, NMRL, DRDO, 2010 onwards [9 lakhs] ((Co-investigator with Prof. Dipali
Banerjee, BESUS, India).
(6) Research service provider and team member for a mission project for land and
submarine hydrogen energy based fuel cell system under Ministry of Defence, 2007
onwards [ Rs 2 crores]
(7) Development of optimally controlled drug release device using multi-layer
elecctroactive nano-polymers, DBT, New Delhi, 2008 -2010 [29 lakhs]
(8) Formation of ordered meso patterns using interfacial instability and dewetting polymers,
DST, New Delhi, 2005-2007 [Rs 20 lakhs approx]
(9) Meso-pattern Formation by Electrical Field Directed Dewetting of Thin Polymers DST,
New Delhi, 2003-2004 [Rs 7 lakhs approx]

MEMBERSHIP

OF

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES/ ACTIVITIES

Life Member of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers.

HONOURS

AND AWARDS

National Merit Scholarship, Secondary Education Board, 1983

PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 20th November 1966.
Languages known: English, Bengali.

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Expert Committee member of Women Scientist Scheme, DST, India for the year 2013

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