UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA

Polymer Science and Technology

FACULTY ACADEMIC PROFILE/ CV

Full name of the faculty member: PRIYABRATA SARKAR

Designation: Professor

Specialisation : Adsorption, Bioremediation, Biosensor, Nanotechnology, Microbial Fuel

Cell

Contact information :

Department of Polymer Science & Technology, University of Calcutta, 92, A.P.C. Road,

Kolkata- 700009

Email: sarkarpriya@gmail.com

Ph. 9331040757, 9339512890

Academic qualifications:

College/ university from which the

degree was obtained

Abbreviation of the degree

Bachelor of Chemical Engineering,

JadavpurUniversity

B.Ch.E

Master of Engineering in Chemical

Engineering, Jadavpur University

M.Ch.E

Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical

Engineering, Indian Institute of

Technology, Kanpur

Ph. D

Positions held/ holding:

Process Engineer (IOCL), Lecturer (JU), Asst. Prof. (IIT, KGP), Reader (CU), Professor

(CU)

Research interests:

Adsorption

Biosensor

Bioremediation

Microbial Fuel Cell

Nanotechnology

Research guidance :

Number of researchers awarded Ph.Ddegree :9

Number of researchers pursuing Ph.D :8

Projects :

Completed projects :

Sl. No. Title of project Sponsoring

agency

Period

1 Biosensors for arsenic estimation DBT Govt. Of

India

2006-

2009

2 Estimation and removal of arsenic from drinking water AICTE (2006-

2009)

(2006-

2009)

3 Development of polymeric hydrogel for electrochemical sensing

of gaseous species

DST-SERC

(2008-2011)

(2008-

2011)

4 Development of prototype systems to produce arsenic-free safe

drinking water

DST (2008-

2010)

(2008-

2010)

5 Biosensor for Uric Acid Estimation- WBDBT 2009-

2012

6 Amperometric Biosensors based on a variety of Polymer ---

enzymes and antibodies

AICTE 1999-

2002

7 Controlled Release of Drug from Polymeric Microcapsules AICTE 1996-

1999

8 Amperometricimmunosensor for prostate cancer marker DST and

British

Council

2001-

2002

9 Amperometric biosensor of free Prostate specific antigen The

Wellcome

Trust, UK

2001-

2004

10 Biosensor for environmental monitoring UGC 2003-

2006

11 Facilitated transport ---waste water UGC (Major) 1997-

2001

12 Smart nanosensors using innovative polymeric materials CRNN,

University of

Calcutta

2009-

2011

13 Field Test Kit for Arsenic in Drinking Water WTIScheme,

DST, Govt. of

India

2010-

2013

14 Establishment of SensorHub at CGCRI, Kolkata (Joint

collaboration amongst CU, JU, BESUS, CDAC, CGCRI)

CSIR-DST,

Govt. of India

2010-

2016

15 Microbial Remediation of Chromium and Development of

Enzymatic Sensor

UGC (Major) 2011-

2014

16 Development of instrument for tea quality monitoring DST 2011-

2015

17 Development of sensor for the detection of adulteration in oil DST 2011-

2015

18 Development of arsenic adsorbing polymeric beads and their

performance study in packed bed column

DST 2012-

2015

19 Detection and Bioremediation of Arsenic using Arsenic resistant

Bacteria

CSIR 2012-

2015

20 Development of electrochemical sensor for dopamine based on

tyrosinase immobilized in silver nano coated in eggshell

membrane

Tequip-Phase

2

2013-

2014

21 Development of an electro-conductive hydrogel for control drug

release

Tequip-Phase

2

2013-

2014

22 Validity of poultry isolate PSEUDOMONOS sp BT302 in microbial

fuel cell

Tequip-Phase

2

2013-

2014

Currentprojects :

1. Biosensor of Purine Based Alkaloids for Food Quality Monitoring utilizing a nano-bio Interface

Involving Microbial Source and Green nanotechnology 2016-2019, Sponsored by DBT

2. Significance of pharmaceuticals in the aqueous environment: A global catchment comparison and

assessment of treatment processes, sponsored by UKIERI, 2013-2015 (As co-PI with PI of JU) with

Cranfield University, UK

3. EcoLodge - Efficient production of Butyl-Butyrate from Lignocellulose derived Sugars. INDO-

NORWAY project (DST) with NTNU 2014-2017, Norway (as Co-PI with PI of JU and NTNU)

Select list of publications:

1. Sarkar P, Bhattacharya.P, Mukherjea.M, Mukherjea.R.N., 1987. Isolation and Purification of Protease from Human

Placenta by Foam Fractionation.Biotech.Bioeng. 29, 934-940.

2. Bhattacharya.P, SarkarP,Mukherjea.R.N., 1989. Reaction Kinetics Model for Chalcopyrite Bioleaching using

ThiobacillusFerrooxidans. Enzyme Microb Technology.12, 873-876.

3. Sarkar P., Gupta.S.K.,1989. Step Growth Polymerization' in Recent Advances in Chemical Engineering (Ed. Saraf

and Kunzru), Tata McGraw Hill, 66-79.

4. Sarkar P.,Gupta.S.K., 1991. Polymeric Multigrain Model with Multi-site Catalyst - A computer Efficient

Algorithm' in Polymer Science - Contemporary Themes, V-1 (Ed. Sivram, S), Tata McGraw Hill, 248-253.

5. Sarkar P.,Gupta.S.K., 1991. Modellingof Propylene Polymerization in Isothermal Slurry Reactor. Polymer.32(15).

2842-2852.

6. Sarkar P.,Gupta.S.K., 1992. Simulation of Propylene Polymerization II - An Efficient

Algorithm.Polymer.33(7).1477-1485.

7. Sarkar P., 1992. Propylene Polymerization - A computer efficient algorithm with Orthogonal Collocation.Chem.

Eng. Technol. 5. 349.

8. Das B.C., Basu R.K., Sarkar P., 1992. Removal of Sulphur Dioxide by Emulsion of Dimethylaniline.Ind. J.

Env.Protection.

9. Sarkar P., Gupta S.K., 1992. Steady State Simulation of Continuous Flow Stirred Tank Reactors. Polym. Eng. Sci.

33.732-742.

10. Sarkar P., 1992. Modelling of Solid Catalyzed Propylene Polymerization.Chemie Engr. Tech. 64.181-183.

11. Sarkar P., Gupta S.K., 1993. Dynamic Simulation of Propylene Polymerization in Continuous Flow Stirred Tank

Reactors. Polym. Eng. Sci. 33. 368-374.

12.Sarkar U., Sarkar P., 1993. A Review' Atmospheric Dispersion Models.Ind. J. Env.Protection. 13. 248-255.

13. Sarkar P.,Jaleel.V.V., 1997. Prediction of Air Pollutant Concentration in Complex Terrain Through Artificial

Neural Network. Ind. J. Env. Protect. 17. 530-534.

14. Sarkar P., Turner A.P.F., 1999. Application of dual step potential on single screen-printed modified carbon paste

electrodes for detection of amino acids and proteins. Frasenius J. Anal. Chem.364. 154-159.

15. Sarkar P., Tothill.I.E.,Setford.S.J., Turner.A.P.F., 1999. One step non-mediated screen-printed amperometric

biosensor for L & D amino acids. Analyst. 124. 865-870.

16. Sarkar P., 1999. A novel amperometric biosensor for detection of penicillin in milk.J.Ind.Chem.Soc. 494-496.

17. Sarkar P. 2000. Amperometric biosensor for dust estimation, comparison of enzyme electrode and dual-step

potential electrodes.J.Ind.Chem.Soc. 77.70-73.

18. Sarkar P. 2000. One step separation free amperometric biosensor for detection of proteins. Microchem. J. 64. 283-

290.

19. Pal P.S. and Sarkar P. 2002. Polymers in Biosensors – A Review. J. Ind. Chem. Soc. 79. 211-218.

20 Sarkar.P.,Pal.P.S., Ghosh.D., Setford.S.J., Tothill.I.E. 2002. Amperometric biosensors for detection of the prostate

cancer marker (PSA). Int. J. Pharm. 238. 1-9.

21.Pal.P.S., Ghosh.D.,Sarkar.D., Mukherjee.N., Sarkar.P. 2002. Microencapsulation of BSA by solvent evaporation

and in-situ polymerisation techniques.J.Ind. Chem. Soc. 79. 455-457.

22.Ghosh.D., Pal.P.S.,Sarkar.P. 2002. Glucose biosensor with polymer microencapsulated enzyme. J.Ind. Chem. Soc.

79, 782-783.

23.Mandal.B., Sarkar P., 2002. Screen-Printed electrodes with non-conducting polymers and electron mediator for

glucose estimation. J. Ind. Chem. Soc. 79. 780-78.

24. Sarkar P., Ghosh.D., Bhattacharya D., Kataky.R., Setford.S.J., White.S.F., Turner.A.P.F. 2005. Screen-printed

Biosensor for Allergens. J. Chem. Technol. Biotechnol.80. 1389-1394.

25.Ghosh D., Dutta K., Bhattacharyay D., Sarkar P., 2006. Amperometric detection of pesticides using polymer

electrodes.Environ. Monit. Assess.119. 481-489.

26.Dutta K., Bhattacharyay D., Mukherjee A., Setford S.J., Sarkar P. 2008. Detection of Pesticide by Polymeric

Enzyme Electrodes.Ecotox. Environ. Safe. 69. 556-561.

27.Bhattachaya D., Pal P., Banerjee S., Sanyal S.K., Turner A.P.F., Sarkar P. 2008.Electrochemical Acetylcholine

Chloride Biosensor Using Acetylcholine Esterase Biomimic, Anal.Letters.41.1387-1397.

28. Sarkar P., Ghosh.D.,Bhattacharyay.D., Setford.S.J., Turner.A.P.F. 2008. Electrochemical Immunoassay for Free

Prostate Specific Antigen (f-PSA) using Magnetic Beads. Electroanal.20.1414-1420.

29.Bhattacharyay D., Dutta K., Banerjee S., Turner A.P.F., Sarkar P. 2008.Disposable Amperometric Sensors for

Thiols with Special Reference to Glutathione, Electroanal. 20. 1947-1952.

30. Pal P., Bhattacharyay D., Mukherjee A., Sarkar P. 2009. The Detection of Mercury, Cadmium and Arsenic by the

Deactivation of Urease on Rhodinized Carbon, Environ. Eng. Sc. 26.25-32.

31. Pal P., Sarkar P., Bhattacharyay.D.,Pal.S. 2010. Electrochemical Sensors For Estimation Of Arsenic In Drinking

Water, Sensor. Lett. 8. 1-7.

32. Banerjee S., Bhattacharyay D., Turner A.P.F.; Sarkar P.; 2010. Electrochemical Sensing System for Arsenate

Estimation by Oxidation of L-Cysteine.Ecotox. Environ. Safe. 73. 1495-1501.

33. Sarkar P., Pal P., Bhattacharyay D., Banerjee S. 2010. Removal of arsenic from drinking water by ferric

hydroxide microcapsule-loaded alginate beads in packed adsorption column. J. Environ. Sc.Health. A. 45.1750-1757.

34. Banerjee S., Datta S., Chattyopadhyay D., Sarkar P. 2011. Arsenic accumulating and transforming bacteria

isolated from contaminated soil for potential use in bioremediation, J. Environ. Sc. Health. A. 46. 1736-1747.

35. Banerjee S.; Sarkar P., 2011. Amperometric sensor for hexavalent chromium using L-Dopa modified screen

printed electrode. Sensor Lett. 9. 1–6.

36. Panda J.; Sarkar P., 2012. Isolation and identification of chromium resistant bacteria: Test application for

prevention of chromium toxicity in plant, J. Environ. Sc. Health, A. 47. 1-8.

37. Panda J.;Sarkar P., 2012. Bioremediation of chromium by novel strains EnterobacteraerogenesT2 and

Acinetobacter sp. PD 12 S2. Environ.Sci. Pollut. Res. 19.1809-1817.

38. Saha S.; Sarkar P., 2012Arsenic remediation from drinking water by synthesized nano-alumina dispersed in

chitosan grafted polyacrylamide. J.Hazard.Mater. 227.68-78.

39. Sen S.,Sarkar P., 2013. A New Diagnostic Tool for Measuring Total Antioxidants in Tea. Sensor Lett.1.1 428-

435.

40. Banerjee S. ;Sarkar P., 2013. Amperometric Biosensor based on Prussian Blue Nanoparticle-modified Screen

printed electrode for estimation of Glucose-6-phosphate. Anal.Biochem. 439, 194-200.

41. Basak S.P., Sarkar P., Kanjilal B., Turner A.P.F. 2013. Application of Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy and

Amperometry in Polyaniline Modified Ammonia Gas Sensor. Synth Metal. 175, 127–133

42.Chottopadhyay S, Sarkar P.,. 2014. Estimation of Tea Polyphenols by Electrochemical Sensors via Ferric Chloride

Modified Electrodes. (Accepted in Journal of Indian Chemical Sciety)

43.Basak S.P., Pal P.; Sarkar P., 2014. Isolation and Characterization of Phenol utilizing Bacteria from Industrial

Effluent Contaminated Soil and Kinetic Evaluation of their Biodegradation Potential. (Accepted in J. Environ. Sci.

Health, Part A). 49, 67-77.

44. Das J., Panda J., Pal P., Sarkar P. 2014 Low-cost field test kits for arsenic detection in water Journal of

Environmental Science and Health, Part A 49, 108–115.

45.Datta S., Banerjee S., 2014 Electrochemical Biosensing of Tea Polyphenols by Modified Enzyme Electrode via

Gold Nanoparticles Produced by Green Technology.International Journal of Advanced Information Science and

Technology.23,435-443.

46. Ghosh T. 2014. Isolation of a novel uric acid degrading microbe Comamonas sp. BT UA and rapid biosensing of

uric acid from extracted uricase enzyme. (Accepted : Journal of Biosciences)

47. Saha S.; Sarkar P. 2014. Interference-free Electrochemical Detection of Nanomolar Dopamine Using Doped

Polypyrrole and Silver Nanoparticles"Electroanalysis, 26, 2197–2206.

48.Ghosh T.; Sarkar P., 2014. Disposable uric acid biosensor by bacterial crude uricase enzyme modified screen

printed electrode. (Accepted in Journal of Indian Chemical Society)

49. Chottopadhyay S.; Sarkar P., 2014.Electrochemical Sensors for measurement of tea polyphenols by differential

pulse voltammetry.International Journal of Advanced Information Science and Technology.Vol 27, No.27,-29-39.

50. Sarkar P., Dutta K. 2014. Biosensing of catechol by screen printed electrode using potato and banana extract.

International journal of innovative science , engineering and technology, Vol 1, Issue 6, Aug 2014, page-435-439.

51.Ghosh T., Sarkar P., 2015. A novel third generation biosensor using electro-activated uricase with ferrocene on

nafion coated glassy carbon.Bioelectrochemistry.102:1-9.

52. Panda J.; Sarkar P., 2014. Biosorption of Cr(VI) by Calcium Alginate-Encapsulated

Enterobacteraerogenes T2, in a Semi-Batch Plug Flow Process, Air Water & Soil Pollution Water, Air, &

Soil Pollution, 226:2157 .

53.Chottopadhyay S.; Sarkar P., Estimation of Tea Polyphenols by Differential Pulse Voltammetry with

Electrodes Modified by Tyrosinase Extracted from Crude Sources, J. Electrochem. Soc.vol.162, issue

4, B101-B108 (2015).

54. Ganguli A., Banerjee S. and Sarkar P., Application of statistical design of experiments for optimization of As

(V) biosorption by immobilized bacterial biomass, Ecological Engg. Vol 86, 13-23 (2016).

55. Sen S., Chattopadhyay S. and Sarkar P., Electrochemical Sensing of Tea Polyphenols by

Chloramine-T Modified Electrodes: A New Approach, J. Electrochem. Soc. Vol. 163, B49-55

(2016)

56.Saha S., Sarkar P., Differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetry for detection of As (III) by Chitosan-

Fe(OH)3 modified glassy carbon electrode: A new approach towards speciation of arsenic, Talanta,

158:235-245(2016).

b) Books/ book chapters :

1) Sarkar P., Gupta S.K., 1989, Step Growth Polymerization' in Recent Advances in Chemical

Engineering (Ed. Saraf and Kunzru), Tata McGraw Hill, 66-79.

2) Sarkar P., Gupta S.K., 1991, Polymeric Multigrain Model with Multi-site Catalyst - A computer

Efficient Algorithm' in Polymer Science (Ed. Sivram S), Tata McGraw Hill, 248-253.

3) Sarkar P.,JaleelV.V., 1997, Prediction of Air Pollutant Concentration in Complex Terrain Through

Artificial Neural Network, Environmental Pollution research (Ed. Tripathy and Dhar), A.P.H. Publishing

Corporation, 39-48.

c) Conference/ seminar volumes:

1) Oral presentation: „Electrochemical urea biosensor: Unique conducting hydrogel matrix for urease

immobilzation‟ in 5th International Conference on Food & Biotechnology (ICFEB-2014), at Malaysia on

12-14 Mar, 2014.

2) Oral presentation: International conference on „Recent advances in Polymer and Rubber Science &

Technology‟, at CRNN, University of Calcutta on 22-25 Jan, 2014.

3) Poster presentation: „International conference on functional materials‟, at IIT Kharagpur on 5-7

Feb, 2014.

4) Poster presentation: „Study oftyrosinase-immobilized gold nanoparticles coated egg shell

membrane for determination of polyphenols in tea using differentialpulse voltammetry and electrochemical

impedance spectroscopy‟ in AIChE annual meeting at Atlanta,USA on 16-17 Nov, 2014.

5) Poster presentation: „3rd FAPS Polymer Congress & MACRO‟ at IISC, Bangalore on May 2013.

6) Oral presentation: „Electrochemical sensing of dopamine based on tyrosinase immobilized in silver

nano coated eggshell membrane‟ in 2nd International Conference on Agriculture, Food Technologies and

Environment-New Approaches (AFTENA-2013) on 19-20 Oct, 2013.

7) Oral presentation: „A biosensing method with enzyme tyrosinase-immobilized gold coated eggshell

membrane for determination of polyphenols in tea‟ in Intellectual Property Rights Congress at Kolkata,

West Bengal on 24-26 Sept 2013.

8) Oral presentation: „Electrochemical urea biosensor: unique conducting hydrogel matrix for urease

immobilzation‟ in 2nd International Conference on Agriculture, Food Technologies and Environment- New

Approaches (AFTENA- 2013) at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India, on 19-20 Oct , 2013.

9) Poster presentation: „Low cost test kit for rapid arsenic detection in ground water‟ in the „15th Year

Celebration of Patent Information Centre Intellectual Property Rights Congress‟ jointly organized by Patent

Facilitating Centre (PFC), Technology Information, Forecasting & Assessment Council (TIFAQ) & Patent

Information Centre (PIC) in collaboration with West Bengal State Council of Science & Technology

(WBSCST) & DST-GoWB at Kolkata, India, on 25th Sep, 2013.

10) Oral presentation: „Development of Gold nanoparticles-Tyrosinase Modified Electrodes for

Electrochemical Sensing of Polyphenols in Tea‟ in 2nd International Conference on Ecological,

Environmental and Biological sciences (EEBS‟2012) at Bali, Indonesia on 13-14 Oct, 2012.

11) Poster presentation: „A biosensing method with gold nanoparticles-tyrosinase immobilized eggshell

membrane for determination of total polyphenols in tea‟ in National Conference on Sustainable

Development through Innovative Research in Science and Technology on 28-20 Sep, 2012.

12) Poster presentation : „Electrochemical estimation of cholesterol using cholesterol oxidase and Zinc

oxide-silver nanoparticles modified electrode‟ in World Congress on Biotechnology at Hyderabad, India

on 4-6 May, 2012.

13) Presentation on „Arsenic Remediation from Drinking Water by Synthesized Nano-alumina

Dispersed in Chitosan-Grafted Polyacrylamide‟ in National conference on Sustainable development through

innovative research in Science & Technology, at Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India on 28-29 Sep, 2012.

14) Oral presentation: „Polypyrrole and Silver nanoparticle modified electrode for detection of

dopamine in human blood serum‟ in Polymer and Rubber Technology for 21st century (PRC 2012), at

CRNN, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India on 12-13 Oct, 2012.

15) Presentation on „Field Test Kit for Arsenic in Water‟ in National conference on Sustainable

development through innovative research in science & Technology atJadavpur University, Kolkata, India

on 28-29 Sep, 2012.

16) Presentation on „Selective detection of dopamine at chitosan stabilized silver nanoparticle and

polypyrrole modified platinum electrode, at World congress on Biotechnology, Hyderabad , India, on 4-6

May, 2012.

17) Presentation on „Voltametric Sensing of Uric Acid using Uricase from Comamonas sp. BT UA on

Ferrocene- deposited Nafion modified Glassy Carbon Electrode‟ at World congress on Biotechnology,

Hyderabad, India on 4-6 May, 2012.

18) Presentation on „Bioremediation of Cr(VI) by Enterobacteraerogenes T2 (GU265554; NII 1111)‟

at World Congress on Biotechnology, Hyderabad, India on 4-6 May, 2012.

19) Presentation on „Electrochemical sensor for Antioxidant activity in food‟ at World Congress in

Biotechnology, Hyderabad, India on 4-6 May, 2012.

20) Presentation on „Antioxidant activity in tea by sensory systems‟ in Acharya P C Ray National

Young Scientists Conference held at Presidency College, Kolkata, India on 17-18 Feb, 2012.

21) Presentation on „Determination of Polyphenols in tea using Chloramine-T-modified glassy carbon

electrodes by Differential Pulse Voltammetry‟ inAcharya P C Ray National Young Scientists Conference

held at Presidency University, Kolkata, India on 17-18 Feb, 2012.Poster presentation: „Field test kit for

arsenic in ground water‟ in National Conference of Sustainable Development through Innovative Research

in Science and Technology, organized by DST PURSE Programme at Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India,

on 28-29 Sep, 2012.

22) Poster presentation: „Speciation of Arsenic in Drinking Water‟ in International Conference on

Chemistry for Mankind & Innovative Ideas in Life Sciences‟ organized by Nagpur University in India, on

9-11 Feb, 2011.

23) Presentation on „Electrochemical sensing of Polyphenols in tea by FeCl3-modified electrodes‟

International Workshop on Functional Materials (IWFM-2011) at National Institute of Science and

Technology (NIST), Berhampur, India on 20-22 Dec, 2011.

24) Presentation on „Amperometric Sensor For Estimation Of Glucose-6-Phosphate Using Prussian

Blue Modified Screen-Printed Electrode‟ in National Conference on Sensors and Actuators: Science to

Technology (NCSA-2011) at Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, Kolkata on 11-12 Mar, 2011.

25) Presentation on „Electrochemical sensing of polyphenols in tea by chloramine-T-modified

electrode‟ in National Symposium on Emerging Trends in Chemical Sciences (ETCS-2011) at Banaras

Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi on 19-20Feb, 2011.

26) Presentation on „Speciation of Arsenic in Drinking Water‟ in International Conference on

Chemistry for mankind, innovative ideas in Life Sciences by Indian Society of Chemists and Biologists,

Lucknow, at Nagpur, India, on 9-11 Feb, 2011.

27) Presentation on „Amperometric Sensing of Uric Acid Using Uricase Extracted from Comamonassp

BT UA‟ in Young Researcher‟s Conference (YRC‟2011) at Mumbai, India on 13-14 Jan, 2011.

28) Poster presentation: „Nanoparticles-modified Tyrosinase Electrodes for Sensing Polyphenols in

Tea‟ in International Conference on fundamental & applications of nanoscience& technology (ICFANT-

2010) on 9-11 Dec, 2010.

29) Poster presentation: 'Nanoparticles-modified Tyrosinase Electrodes for Sensing Polyphenols in Tea‟

at International Symposium on Advances in Nanomaterials(ANM 2010) on 6-7 Dec, 2010.

30) Oral and Poster presentation: „Electrochemical estimation of polyphenols in tea by gold

nanoparticles-tyrosinase modified electrode‟ Second International Conference on Natural Polymers &

Biomaterials (ICNP – 2010) at Kottayam, India on 24-26 Sept, 2010.

31) Poster presentation: „Electrochemical Estimation of Polyphenols in Tea Using Nano-Biointerface‟

at Bangalore, India in Bio-2010 on 02-04 June, 2010.

32) Poster presentation: „Electrochemical Sensor using NanoBio-inetrface‟ at UGC sponsored National

Seminar on Emerging Concerns and Advances in Chemistry ,4-5 Feb, 2010; Organized by Lady Brabourne

College, Kolkata & Indian Chemical Society.

33) Oral presentation: „Electrochemical Sensor using NanoBio-inetrfac‟ in ICNB 2010 on 20-21 Jan

2010, at Visakhapattanam, India.

34) Presentation on „AmperometricSensor For Glucose-6-Phosphate using Prussian Blue

Nanoparticles‟ in International Conference on Fundamental and Applications of Nanoscience&

Technology (ICFANT-2010) at Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India on 9-11 Dec, 2010.

35) Presentation on „Electrochemical Sensing of tea Polyphenols by Chloramine T modified

Electrodes‟ in 4th International Conference on Plants & Environmental Pollution at Lucknow, India, 8-11

Dec, 2010.

36) Presentation on „Synthesis of size controlled alumina nanoparticle by reverse microemulsion and

homogeneous dispersion in acrylamide grafted chitosan to remove arsenic from drinking water‟ in

International Symposium on Advances in Nanomaterial at CGCRI, Kolkata, India on Dec 2010.

37) Presentation on „Isolation, identification of two highly efficient gram-negative hexavalent

chromium resistant bacilli and their bioremediation of hexavalent chromium‟ in 4th International

Conference on Plants & Environmental Pollution atInternational Society of Environmental Botanists and

National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, India on 8-11 Dec, 2010.

38) Presentation on „Synthesis of alumina nanoparticle by reverse microemulsion and homogeneous

dispersion in acrylamide grafted chitosan to remove arsenic from drinking water‟ in Colloquium on

Perspectives in Polymer Science & Technology at IACS, Kolkata on November, 2010.

39) Presentation on „Detection of Arsenate in Drinking Water by using Molybdenum Blue Dip Stick

Sensor‟ in International Conference on frontiers in Biological Sciences (InCoFIBS-2010) organized by

National Institute of technology Rourkela, Odisha, India, on 1-3Oct, 2010.

40) Presentation on „Bioremediation of Cr(VI) by Enterobacteraerogenes and Acinetobacter sp. PD

12‟ in International Conference on Frontiers in Biological Sciences, organized by National Institute of

TechnologyRourkela, Orissa, India on 1-3 Oct, 2010.

41) Presentation on „Amperometric Detection of Hexavalent Chromium with L-Dopa Modified Screen

Printed Electrode‟ in 2nd International Conference on Natural Polymers, Bio-Polymers, Bio-Materials and

their Composites, Blends, IPNs, Polyelectrolytes and Gels: Macro to Nano Scales (ICNP - 2010)

atKottayam, Kerala, India on 24-26 Sep, 2010.

42) Presentation on „Electrochemical Sensor for Arsenate Estimation by Oxidation of L-Cysteine‟in 2nd

International Conference on Natural Polymers, Bio-Polymers, Bio-Materials and their Composites, Blends,

IPNs, Polyelectrolytes and Gels: Macro to Nano Scales (ICNP - 2010) at Kottayam, Kerala, India on 24-26

Sep, 2010.

43) Presentation on „Voltametric sensing of uric acid using uricase extracted from Comamonas sp.‟in

2nd International Conference on Natural Polymers, Bio-Polymers, Bio-Materials and their Composites,

Blends, IPNs, Polyelectrolytes and Gels: Macro to Nano Scales (ICNP - 2010) at Kottayam, Kerala, India

on 24-26 Sep, 2010.

44) Presentation on „Optimization of Uricase Production from Microbial Source and Development of

Amperometric Biosensor for Uric Acid‟ in National Seminar on Recent Trends in Biotechnology

atBurdwanUniversity, West Bengal, India on 11-12 March, 2010.

45) Presentation on „Isolation And Characterization of Arsenic Tolerant Isolates for Development of

Amperometric Sensor for Arsenic‟ in National Seminar on Recent Trends in Biotechnology

atBurdwanUniversity, West Bengal, India on 11-12 March, 2010.

46) Presentation on „Studies on Chromium resistant bacteria, their characterization and removal

efficiency‟ in National Seminar on Recent Trends in Biotechnology atBurdwanUniversity, West Bengal,

India on 11-12 March, 2010.

47) Presentation on „Amperometric biosensor for Uric Acid Estimation using Microbial enzyme

Source‟ in National Seminar on Frontiers in Nanomaterials and Biosensors (NSFNMB‟10) atAlagappa

University, Karaikudi, India on 4-5 March, 2010.

48) Presentation on „Isolation, Characterization and Identification of Chromium resistant bacteria from

Tannery Effluents‟in International Conference on „Mother Earth: Save it for Future Generations‟, at

University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India on 13-15 Feb, 2010.

49) Presentation on „Arsenic Biosensor Based on Crude Enzyme Extract From Isolated Microbes‟ in

UGC Sponsored National Level Seminar on Emerging Concerns and Advances in Chemistry at Lady

Brabourne College, Kolkata, India on 4-5 Feb, 2010.

50) Presentation on „Arsenic Biosensor Based on Crude Enzyme Extract from Isolated Microbes‟in

International conference on nanotechnology and biosensors (ICNB-2010) at Raghu Engineering college,

Vishakhapatnam, India 20-21 Jan, 2010.

51) Oral presentation: „Isolation, Characterization and Cultivation of Arsenic resistant microbes and

enzyme extraction for detection of arsenic in drinking water‟ at WATER 2009 (workshop).

52) Presentation on „Disposable Electrochemical Sensors for Total Arsenic in Drinking Water‟

inChemcon 2007 organized by Institution of Chemical Engineers, Kolkata, India 27- 30 Dec, 2007.

53) Presentation on „Polymer Modified Sensors for Glutathione, an Antioxidant‟ in 10thInternational

Conference on Advanced Materials (ICAM 2007) at MRSI, Bangalore on 8-13 Oct, 2007.

54) Presentation on „Electrochemical Sensors for Ammonia‟ in 10thInternational Conference on

Advanced Materials (ICAM 2007) at MRSI, Bangalore on 8-13 Oct, 2007.

55) Presentation on „Development of Polymeric Hydrogel and its Application in Gas Sensor‟ in Young

Scientists‟ Colloquium (YSC-07) organized by Material Research Society of India and University of

Calcutta, Kolkata, India on 27th July, 2007.

Invited lectures delivered :

Awards :

i. INSA-Royal Society fellowship for research work on BIOSENSOR at Cranfield University,

UK, 1997

ii.„Commonwealth Fellowship award‟ for one year research from October, 1997 atCranfield

University, UK

iii. Cranfield University Fellowship as visiting scientist,1998

iv. DAAD invitation research visit to Germany, 2001

v. UISTRF collaborative project award, August 31, 2001

vi. International research development award by Wellcome Trust,2001.

vii. Visiting Scientist (short term) at MIT, USA, November, 2006

Other notable activities :

Research activities abroad:

Prof. APF Turner, Vice Chancellor, Cranfield University in the UK with Commonwealth

Fellowship program 1997-1999

Prof. Ursula Billitweski of GBF, Germany with DAAD Fellowship program (2001)

Prof. APF Turner, , Vice Chancellor, Cranfield University in the UK with INSA

Fellowship program

Dr. RituKataky, Durham University under Wellcome Trust Fellowship program

Prof. Arup Chakraborty of MIT, USA under TEQIP

Patents:

Patents Awarded

1. SarkarPriyabrata and University of Calcutta „Disposable PSA Electrode‟ (Patent No. 122/KOL/03

dated 27.02.03. awarded in 2011.

2. SarkarPriyabrata and University of Calcutta „Health & Hygiene Sensor‟ (Patent No. 121/KOL/03

dated 27.02.03) awarded in 2012.

1. SarkarPriyabrata, BhattacharyayDipankar, GhoshDipankar and University of Calcutta;

“Microencapsulated Enzyme Biosensor for Pesticide” (Patent No. 0903/KOL/2007 dated 21.06.07).

Patents Applied

1. SarkarPriyabrata, BhattacharyayDipankar, DuttaKakoli and University of Calcutta; “Polymer

electrode for Glutathione Detection” (Patent No. 0902/KOL/2007 dated 21.06.07).

2. SarkarPriyabrata, BhattacharyayDipankar, Banerjee Suchanda, DattaSudeshna, Pal Sreela, Pal

Priyabrata and University of Calcuta, “Colorimetric Sensor for ppb level arsenic estimation in Drinking

water”(Patent No. 690/KOL/09 dated 04.05.2009).

3. SarkarPriyabrata, Joyati Das, Jigisha Panda, and University of Calcutta, „„A Dip Stick Colorimetric

Sensor for Detection of Arsenate in Drinking Water‟‟ (Patent Application No: 1139/KOL/2012).

4. SarkarPriyabrata, TanushreeGhosh and University of Calcutta, „„Argemone oil detection kit for

Mustard oil” (Patent Application No: 1040/KOL/2013).