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Traditional and modern Drug Discovery and disease diagnosis

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Traditional and modern Drug Discovery and disease diagnosis

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Isolation and characterisation of biosurfactant from pre dominant bacteria isolated from various environments

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Traditional and modern Drug Discovery and disease diagnosis

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Study focuses on using C . Elegans as a model for neurotoxicity by toxins, specifically for snake venom

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Traditional and modern Drug Discovery and disease diagnosis

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To evaluate the phytochemical analysis including enzymes and nutrients contents of mushroom grown in Assam

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Environmental Biotechnology

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Infection in the wound leads to incraesed severity of the wound that would cause the delay in wound healing. We studied the invitro and invivo antibacterial activity of rhamnolipid and rhamnolipid coated zinc oxide nanoparticle agaisnt Staphylococcus aureus and the efficacy of rhamnolipid and rhamnolipid coated zinc oxide nanopartcle in wound healing

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Optoelectronic applications of metal nitride based materials

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Transition metal nitrides are recently coming as a potential candidate for optoelectronic application for some of their prolific properties such as high conduction electron mobility, superior stability, high temperature resistivity as well as their CMOS compatibility. In our work, we tried to explore the combined plasmonic-excitonic property of these transition metal nitrides for their light harvesting applications.

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Computational Materials Science

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Plasmonic Semiconductor Interface

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Plasmonic nanomaterials play a major role by enhancing the performance of a semiconductor (SC) by harvesting the solar light through different Localized Surface Plasmonic Resonance (LSPR) phenomenon. They are Hot Electron Transfer (HET), Plasmon Induced Resonance Energy Transfer (PIRET), Plasmonic Near Field enhancement in the SC-Plasmon interface etc. Integration of Plasmonic material can greatly tune the visible to NIR absorbing capacity in a SC photocatalyst. Our aim is to integrate trace amount of Gold nanoparticles with nano Ceria and Tin Sulphide, two earth abundant materials and study their photocatalytic performance accelerated by plasmon.

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Applied plasma physics and Biophysics

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I am interested and currently working on a fairly new research area focused on using cold atmospheric pressure plasma in understanding the physics behind the self-assembly process of protein engineering and the exciting implications it has for potential new technologies.

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Protein misfolding diseases

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Protein can get misfolded and can form amyloid β aggregation and can get deposited in the brain hence can initiate neurodegenerative disease. Moreover it has been seen that in an AD brain there is a simultaneous accumulation of the protein monomers, oligomers and polymers in beta sheet form. Therefore to study towards the cure of the disease we have to consider all the forms of the protein like the monomers, oligomers and the polymers. A promising approach towards the development of a novel pharmaceutical agent to treat Alzheimer’s disease to interfere with the aggregation of the monomer, oligomer and amyloid peptides. We study towards the cure of Alzheimer’s disease by using different chemical treatments. A study on different factors or different chemicals which may enhance the cause of the disease will also be carried out.

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Cold Atmospheric Pressure Plasma technology (CAP) applications in wound healing and disinfection

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CAP has the potential to interact with tissue or cells leading to fast, painless and efficient disinfection and furthermore has positive effects on wound healing and tissue regeneration. We also aim to develop CAP-based technologies for the decontamination of surfaces for the use in bio-medical application.

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Basic Plasma Physics

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Investigation on Sheath and Double Layers in low-temperature laboratory plasma.

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Plasma – Liquid Interaction for nanofabrication and environmental remediation.

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Plasma - Liquid Interaction is an emerging technology towards the synthesis of nanomaterials without using any external reducing as well as stabilizing agents. We have developed a noble single-step method to fabricate metal/metal oxide nanocomposites involving the electrode material and the precursor solution as the nanomaterial source. The synthesized nanomaterials are utilized as the solar and visible light photocatalysts. Moreover, Plasma-Liquid Interaction is also used to treat contaminated water such as the degradation of complex structured toxic organic chemicals.

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Atmospheric Science

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"1.To monitor PM10 /PM2.5 concentrations in different locations of Assam and prepare a basic database for PM10 /PM2.5 concentrations in the state. 2.To assess the health status and other in light of the above. 3. Identify the key sources that are contributing to PM10 /PM2.5 concentrations and thus to develop a new strategies to reduce PM10 /PM 2.5 in ambient air. "

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Natural fiber and its application

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Natural fiber composites exhibit good specific properties, but there is high variability in their properties. Their weakness can and will be overcome with the development of more advanced processing of natural fiber and their composites. Their individual properties should be a solid base to generate new applications and opportunities for bio-composites or natural fiber composites in the 21st century “green” materials environment.

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Traditional knowledge based Drug discovery

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The life expectancy of an average person increases with the advances in modern medicine. This gain in lifespan should go parallel with increase in health span rather than further year with disease and disability. Therefore, understanding the molecular mechanism of aging process is a must in order to find effective therapeutic intervention that can delay aging and protects from age-associated disorders. Natural products have made a significant contribution in drug development in terms of efficacy, low cost and lesser side effects. The objective of the study is to evaluate the beneficial properties of a medicinal plant for its anti-aging activities.

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Traditional Knowledge-based Drug Discovery

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Atherosclerosis is a chronic cardiovascular disease caused by hyperlipidemia, hypertension and diabetes. We are working on the chemical profiling and characterization of the bioactive fraction of traditional knowledge-based medicinal plants, which showed effective anti-atherosclerotic activity in vitro. We are planning to carry out the in vivo experiment in atherosclerotic animal models.

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Traditional knowledge-based drug discovery.

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Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, which made cardiac health a prime concern for both the young and elderly population. Alarming risk factors like oxidative stress, endothelial dysfunction, chronic inflammation associated with diseases like metabolic syndrome and diabetes, predisposes the patients towards development of cardiovascular complications at later stages. In this study we have tested the hypothesis that the bioactive fraction of Garcinia pedunculata Roxb., with potent antioxidant and antidiabetic potential, is capable of protecting the heart against adverse effects of prolonged diabetes like diabetic cardiomyopathy and myocardial infarction.

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Traditional Knowledge based drug discovery

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Isolation and characterization of bio active metabolites from traditionally known medicinal plants of North Eastern Region of India and evaluation of their efficacy against type 2 diabetes. The research is directed through biochemical screening of the crude extract and isolated compounds and investigating their downstream mechanism of action through various molecular biology techniques in in vitro (cell culture) and in vivo model system.

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Natural product chemistry,isolation and characterisation of bioactive molecules, diabetes and related complications

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Our group focuses on pre-clinical evaluation of Indian System of Medicine or folklore knowledge based medicine for the development of phytopharmaceutical drug towards the mitigation of diabetes and its complications. We aim to find a few active molecules and/or active standardized fraction from selected plants based on Ayurveda and traditional knowledge following the bioactivity guided fractionation and isolation procedure. The current study will be focus on defining a standardized enriched fraction with marker compounds.

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Gut Microbiome

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Gut microbiome and Type-1 diabetes

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Conserved host-microbe interaction, Aging biology

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I am interested in investigating the role of potential gut microbes in longevity and healthy aging.

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Microbial Biotechnology and Seri Biotechnology

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Characterization of Cypovirus responsible for viral infection in Muga silkworm (Antheraea assamensis Helfer) which is one of the major risk factor impeding sustainable development of Muga-culture industry in North-East India. Our emplesis of work is suppression of this viral disease through TiO2 nanoparticles (NPs) and microbial inputs using bioactive secondary metabolites

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Microbial Biotechnology

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Isolation of microorganisms from unexplored protected forest ecosystems raises the chances of finding novel microbial products with diverse biological activities against various disease-causing drug-resistant pathogens. Our target is to extract the most potent strain/s of actinobacteria from the soil samples of the protected forest of Assam that demonstrate broad-spectrum activity against drug-resistant human pathogens including multidrug-resistant UTI pathogens and dermatophytes. Our work highlights the molecular diversity and bioactivities of actinobacteria that demonstrate broad-spectrum activity against wide range of drug-resistant human pathogens.

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Role of tea endophytic actinobacteria in PGP (plant growth promotion) and disease control

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Tea is an economically and medicinally important plant. Plants are good reservoir of diversity of beneficial microflora. Among beneficial microflora, actinobacteria are well known for their role in plant growth promotion and production of biologically active compounds. Here, we are specially targeting the study of diversity and functional characteristic of tea endophytic actinobacteria including plant growth promoting traits like phosphate solubilisation, ammonia, siderophore and IAA production as well as antagonistic activity against plant fungal pathogens and determination of their potential as plant growth promoters.

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Long-lead prediction and predictability of the Indian Summer Monsoon Rainfall

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ISMR is a manifestation of the annual cycle of migration of the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone which accounts for about 80% of annual rainfall over the continent. It has a long term mean of about 80 cm and a standard deviation of inter-annual variability of about 10

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Parismita Kalita

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Plasma liquid interaction (PLI) is an emerging technology in the interface between plasma and material science. Generation of plasma in liquid environment leads to the formation of various reactive species with different reducing capabilities. These plasma-generated reactive species help in material processing and material modification due to its high chemical reactivity. Using this novel technique we have synthesized plasmonic gold nanoparticles of different shape and size by tuning the discharge parameter. These nanoparticles have different optical properties (varying SPR band). RG profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Parismita-Kalita-3

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Green Environmental Approach for Removal of toxic Organic dyes from Waste Water

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Selection of natural biomaterials and its modified composites with extraordinary structural and physical features, safety, availability and low commercial value for the development of rapid, selective and effective removal processes for the detoxification of a

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Experimental Soft Condensed Matter Physics

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Studies on different phases, phase transitions, reorganization behaviour and domain patterns of biomolecules like proteins, in two dimensions at the air-water interface. In addition to these, different biomolecules are immobilized on solid substrates to explore their out-of-plane structures and in-plane morphologies.

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Dusty Plasma Physics

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Study of waves and other dynamical structures in a strongly coupled micron-sized Dusty Plasma. Currently working on Dust Acoustic Solitary Waves. RG profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Prarthana-Gogoi-2

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Use of Methanotrophs to control methane emissions in wetland habitat by forming useful components like biofuels

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Methane and carbon dioxide will be measured to determine their emission from soil and macrophytes in the Deepor Beel area.• Useful by-products or biofuels will be made through Methanotrophs

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Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition, Image Processing, Biomedical Imaging, Artificial Intelligence

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My area of research is Artificial Intelligence (AI) in biomedical imaging. Stomach cancer (gastric cancer) is cancer in which the cells that form the stomach’s inner lining start multiplying uncontrollably to develop a malignant tumor. Gastric cancer is the fifth most common type of cancer globally and the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths. I currently work on the development of Machine learning and Deep learning algorithms for capturing and automatic detection, plus the classification of gastric cancer from Esophagogastroduodenoscopy.

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Medical Image Processing, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition.

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Oral cancer is a major global health issue accounting for 177,384 deaths in 2018 and it is most prevalent in low- and middle-income countries. Early diagnosis of cancerous and potentially malignant disorders in the oral cavity would significantly increase the survival rate of oral cancer. My area of research is Artificial Intelligence (AI) in biomedical imaging and developed an effective smartphone-based imaging diagnosis method, powered by a Deep Learning and Machine Learning algorithm, to address the challenges of automatic detection of oral diseases.

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Computational Materials Science

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RG profile- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Debamoy-Pegu

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Microbial Biotechnology

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Plants are helped by the benevolent microorganisms to defend themselves against various biotic and abiotic stress. One such group of microorganisms are the endophytes which are widely reported. We are studying the application and functional insights into the endophytic actinobacterial community prevalent in Tea (Camellia spp.) for plant growth promotion (PGP) and its role in biocontrol for sustainable crop production. Screening and identification of potent actinobacterial strains for production of antagonistic metabolites and the biosynthesis genes responsible for antimicrobial activity is also one of the goals along with evaluation of molecular genetic diversity through both culture-dependent and metagenomics approaches. Researchgate profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Pranami-Bharadwaj Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pranami-bharadwaj-10a68915a ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9818-958X

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Development of graphene oxide-based conjugates for sensing biomaterials and environmental pollutants

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Synthesis and fabrication of graphene-oxide based bio-composites materials as a multimode sensing platform for detection of important biomolecules and environmentally hazardous chemicals

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Basic experimental plasma physics

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Studying waves and instabilities in a linear plasma device. RG profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dibyajyoti-Bora

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Material Chemistry

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Phosphorene-Biodegradable Polymer Composite: A Robust Platform Towards the Detection of Biomolecules for Health-Care Application

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Experimental soft materials and nanomaterials

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Structures and properties of macromolecules and polymer nanocomposites

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Soft matter physics, polymer-metal nanocomposite

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Polymer metal nanocomposite i.e. dispersion of metal nanoparticles in polymer has tremendous attention in materials research. We are working on different polymers and metal salts and making their composite film using a different method. Our focus is to reduce metal salt into metal nanoparticles in the polymer matrix.

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Experimental soft condensed matter physics

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Phase, phase transition and hysteresis behaviour of biomacromolecules at the air-water interface. Then structure, pattern, domain formation of such molecules.

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Fabrication of 2D biocomposite materials for biosensing applications

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Design and synthesis of two-dimensional materials, its bio-composites fabrication and applied towards the detection of biological moieties RG Profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nabajit-Barman

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Metabolic Syndrome and Drug Discovery

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The goals of my research are to study the potential of traditional knowledge based medicinal plants for the management of obesity and diabetes. The focus of our research is on to isolate major bioactive constituents from medicinal plants and to study their effect on regulation of adipogenesis via PPAR gamma, FKBP51 and UCP1 pathway. To screen the plant extract and isolated compounds for their anti-obesity activity by modulating the adipocyte differentiation and suppression of fat accumulation we are working on 3T3-L1 cell line as in vitro model and high fat-high diet induced Wistar rat as in vivo model. Google Scholar: - Scholar.Google.co.in Research Gate: - Researchgate.net

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Hydrodynamics, Water wave mechanics

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A slight change in water compressibility leads to the generation of acoustic-gravity waves (AGW) in the ocean. These waves leave a specific signature in both surface profile and pressure, and by measuring which it is possible to detect any underwater activities such as a Tsunami, underwater earthquake, etc. I plan to study the effects of such waves resulting from different types of ocean bottom fluctuations - both spatial and temporal. The aim is to compare the ocean surface profile and pressure signature resulting from all those ocean bottom fluctuations.

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Applied plasma physics

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CAP has been successfully employed in sterilization, treatment of skin diseases, wound healing, antifungal, cancer treatment, dental care etc. We will focus on the development and characterization of Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD)-CAP source used in biomedical application. RG profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Reetesh-Borpatra-Gohain

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Removal of heavy metal ions from water bodies using waste biomaterials.

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Development of composite using biomaterials to enhance the overall efficiency.

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Remediation of oil-contaminated soil

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• Selection of efficient plant species for hydrocarbon uptake from oil contaminated environment. • Detailed study of hydrocarbon uptake by selected plant species. • Rhizospheric endophytes selection. • Soil metagenomic study

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Waste water remediation

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1. Characterization of Formation water produced due to oil exploration activities. 2. Collection and selection of wetland plants and its characterization to use as biosorbents. 3. Utililization of wetland plants for removal of hydrocarbons as well as heavy metals using natural chemicals from formation water.

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Sensing and adsorption of heavy metal ions and anions in water.

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Detection of heavy metal ions and anions by using Schiff base fluorescent sensor and preparation of Activated Charcoal using biomaterial for adsorption of heavy metals from water.

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Experimental Basic Plasma Physics

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Zonal flow is important phenomena in both fusion and astrophysical plasmas. Our work is concentrated in experimental investigation of zonal flows & turbulence in linear plasma devices. RG profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Aritra-Tarafder

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Thin Films and Nanotechnology; Nanostructured Materials; Fuel Cell Catalysts.

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low Pt catalyst loaded electrodes are being developed to replace the precious metal catalyst for fuel cell applications. Alloying Pt with different metals such as Pd, Co, Fe, Cu, Ni, Ag, Ti, which not only allows reducing the Pt amount but also enhances the catalyst activity of Pt. In this regard, the motivation is to minimize the loading of Pt in the catalyst layers of PEM fuel cell by alloying Pt with different cheap metals while characterizing as well as understanding the effect of alloy-catalyst loading and other parameters on the PEM fuel cell performance. RG profile- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ibnul-Farid

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Investigating the role of potential probiotics

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RG profile-- Investigating the role of potential probiotics https://www.researchgate.net/profile/ChingthamSingh

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Applied Plasma Physics

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Treatment of materials with Plasma leads to change of its various properties like electrical, mechanical, optical etc. Our focus will be on the materials processing of Plasma

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Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition, Biomedical Image Processing, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning.

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My area of research is Artificial Intelligence (AI) in biomedical image processing. Cancer is a disease in which abnormal cells multiply uncontrollably and cause tissue destruction. Oral Cancer is the 11th most widely common cancer worldwide. Oral cancer risk factors are- Tobacco, Alcohol, Areca Nut, HPV, etc. Oral Dysplasia is precancerous lesions- A growth containing abnormal cells confined to the lining of the oral cavity or mouth. In the dysplasia grading system, cytological and architectural features are combined and assessed to find the degree of oral dysplasia, which is challenging. Cancerous growth can be prevented to a large extent if detected at this stage. So, the objective of my research will be the classifications and comparison of oral dysplasia grading using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning methods after combining many features and criteria. RG Profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Taibur-Rahman-5

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Plasma Synthesis of graphene based thin-films for optoelectronic application

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Graphene or graphene-based materials have potential application in the optoelectronics field. Since it has excellent mechanical, thermal and electrical properties and it is one of the most versatile material. Plasma Enhanced CVD synthesized graphene-based films have more advantages for the optoelectronics application. In order to exploit the versatile graphene based materials, the optoelectronic device is fabricated using graphene-based films along with magnetron sputtered metal and metal-oxide. RG Profile: - https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Bablu-Basumatary-2 Orcid profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4186-2670

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Optoelectronic Application of Plasmonic Nanomaterials

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The carrier generation and light confinement ability brings the plasmonic materials to the forefront of modern optoelectronic research. Plasmonic materials can generate charge carriers by two different routes - Intraband transition or LSPR based carrier generation and Interband transition. So, we focus on both these processes and try to explore the application possibilities of these materials in the field of optoelectronics. RG Profile: - https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Santanu-Podder Orcid profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3967-9738

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Microbial Bioremediation

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Tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze], family Theaceae is an aqueous infusion of dried leaves used in the preparation of non-alcoholic caffeine containing beverage. The productivity of tea has decreased due to intensive application of pesticides and different agrochemicals for a prolonged period. Due to which there has been deleterious effects on soil health by destabilizing soil fertility and beneficial microbial population. Therefore, alternative biotechnological approaches are adapted to increase the tea production, plant growth, and maintain soil health. As microbial degradation is generally regarded as the safest, least disruptive and most cost-effective technology for pesticides degradation, we are exploring the indigenous microflora associated with the tea rhizosphere soil to not only reduce the use of chemical fertilizer but also for the plant growth of the tea plant and enhance soil health. RG profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rictika-Das Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=3kpJjUIAAAAJ&hl=en

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Plant-Microbe Interaction, Endophytic bacteria for plant growth promotion, and Biocontrol of fungal phytopathogen

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Plants in natural and agricultural ecosystems interact with a multitude of microorganisms that colonize plant tissues. Endophytes are components of the plant microbiota that colonize internal plant tissues and establish non-harmful relationships with their host plants to promote plant growth. To reduce environmental pollution from the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, the utilization of endophytic bacterial inoculants as microbial biofertilizers would provide a promising alternative. We investigate the diversity of endophytic bacteria of Orchidaceae and screened them for PGP and biocontrol traits against certain fungal phytopathogens with the aim to assess their potential as bioinoculant for plant growth promotion, or as a biocontrol agent for sustainable agriculture. RG profile- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Juri-Saikia

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Microbial Biotechnology

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Northeast India is an imperative part of the Indian subcontinent that is accounted under the Indo-Burma and Eastern Himalayan mega biodiversity hotspot. This diverse ecosystem is hugely unexplored and has potential as an enriched source for finding rare actinobacteria that produces exceptional secondary metabolites. As such, we are exploring the culturable actinobacteria prevalent in these forest ecosystems for assessing its diversity and antimicrobial potential against human microbial pathogens to combat antimicrobial resistance. RG profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Aditya-Konwar

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Materials Chemistry

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Functional organic π-conjugated small molecules have the great advantage of tailorable structures, mechanical flexibility, and solution processability with multiple coordinating sites that enables it to bind with other moieties. Derived materials/frameworks/thin-films like Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs), Covalent-Organic Frameworks (COFs), or their composites are possibly the most electrifying materials that have potential applications in the field of sensors, as adsorbents for removal of environmental contaminants, etc. Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=HYB9SmsAAAAJ

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Plasma based synthesis of nanomaterials

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(Yet to be decided) RG Profile: - https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Khomdram-Singh

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Plasma based synthesis of nanomaterials

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(Yet to be decided) RG Profile: - https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Shakya-Bora-2

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Scientific validation of Traditional Medicine, Diabetes and obesity, Signalling pathways and mechanisms, In vitro and in vivo studies

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Our group focuses on generating pre-clinical data based for Indian System of Medicine and/or folklore knowledge based medicine for the development of Phytopharmaceuticals towards the mitigation of diabetes and related metabolic diseases/complications. Metabolic diseases are resulted through the interaction of genetic predisposition, environmental factors, and poor and unhealthy urban lifestyle. The aim of our current study is the development of an enriched standardized fraction/isolation of active constituents from medicinal plants found in the NE region of India based on traditional knowledge and in vitro & in vivo investigation of signalling mechanism for anti-diabetic as well anti- adipogenic potential. RG Profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Shalini-Gurumayum-2

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Advanced Materials

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Metal sulfide based heterogenous nanocomposite as a catalyst for photoelectrochemical water splitting RG profile : https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nur-Mondal

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Advanced Materials

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Plasmonic materials for optoelectronic and energy applications RG profile : https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rahul-Sonkar-

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Applied plasma physics

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CAP has been successfully employed in sterilization, treatment of skin diseases, wound healing, antifungal, cancer treatment, dental care etc. We will focus on the effect of DBD CAP on the human monocytes and monocytes derived macrophages so that it can be use in the treatment of inflammation. RG profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Punam-Talukdar

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Acoustic gravity waves

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Acoustic-gravity waves are spontaneously generated in the ocean due to slight water compressibility and disturbances created underwater, especially submarine earthquakes. We aim to study the acoustic-gravity wave propagation in the ocean under the influence of ocean bottom topography, ocean density stratification, and ice/plate cover over the water surface. The impact of these different parameters on the pressure signature, group velocity, and surface elevation will be investigated. We hope this study will shed light on some of the relevant properties of these waves that could be utilized as a warning for an upcoming tsunami. RG profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lokender-Singh-5

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Nanotechnology and agricultural biotechnology.

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Development of layered double hydroxides (LDH) nanoclays for topical delivery of RNAi for sustained protection of economically important plants against pest attack. RG profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Puspanjali-Sarmah

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Microbial Biotechnology

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Plants have evolved with a plethora of microorganisms having important roles for plant growth and health in both natural and managed ecosystems. Due to the interesting functional potential of plant microbiota as well as due to current challenges in crop production there is an urgent need to bring microbial innovations into practice. As such we are exploring the diversity and functional capacities of endophytic microflora associated with Tea clones and developing microbe-based bioformulations for sustainable development of plants including soil. RG profile- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Shabiha-Hazarika Google Scholar-https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=0yoKb8MAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao ORCID ID- https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8641-1502

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Genomics and Computational Biology

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Focus of research is to identify the long non-coding RNAs and study interactions among regulatory regions, TADs boundaries and sub-nuclear architectural structures that are critical determinants of the association of disease. RG profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Anupam-Bhattacharya-3

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Traditional drug discovery, Diabetes and diabetic nephropathy Signaling pathways and mechanisms, In vitro and in vivo studies

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Our group focuses on generating pre-clinical data based on Indian system of medicine and/or folkfore knowledge for the development of phytopharmaceuticals towards the mitigation of diabetes and related metabolic diseases/complications. Type-2 diabetes mellitus accounts for 90% of all diabetes mellitus cases as a result of the interaction between genetic predisposition and environmental factors. Diabetes related complications like diabetic nephropathy are the most prominent and clinically challenging risk worldwide. The aim of our current study is to development of enriched standardized fraction/isolation of active constituents from natural products based on traditional knowledge and in vitro & in vivo investigation of signalling mechanism for anti-diabetic and nephroprotective potential. RG profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Semim_Ahmed2

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Intestinal epithelium disruption, Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, Traditional medicines.

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Our group focuses on generating preclinical data based on Indian System of Medicine and/or folklore knowledge for the development of phytopharmaceuticals towards the mitigation of diabetes and related metabolic diseases. Intestinal barrier integrity is one of the important factors which maintains liver homeostasis. Increased intestinal permeability leads to translocation of the potentially harmful substances from the gut which reaches the liver through the hepatic portal vein. Increasing evidence highlights the relevance of intestinal barrier disruption in the development of liver damage. Our study aims to investigate the effect of traditional medicinal plants in ameliorating the relationship between gut microbiota and intestinal epithelium which can further prevent non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. RG profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Devi-Basumatary

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Medicinal plants, Type 2 diabetes milletus and its complications through in vitro and in vivo studies.

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Our group focuses on generating pre-clinical data based on Indian System of Medicine or folklore knowledge for the development of phytopharmaceutical drug towards the mitigation of diabetes and its complications. The rising incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a major public health concern, and novel therapeutic strategies to prevent T2DM are urgently needed worldwide. The current research involves preparation of an enriched active fraction and to explore the possible mechanism of action of enriched standardized (chemically defined) fraction / bioactive compound(s) of folklore medicinal plant. In vitro (cell culture) and in vivo studies are involved to investigate the underlying mechanism of action of the herbal plant in order to combat diabetes. RG Profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Deepsikha-Swargiary

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Natural product chemistry, isolation and characterisation of bioactive molecules, diabetes and related complications

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The study of natural products /herbal medicines has gained a renewed encouragement owing to development of botanicals and phytopharmaceutical drugs. Our group focuses on generating pre-clinical data based on Indian System of Medicine and/or folklore knowledge for the development of phytopharmaceuticals towards the mitigation of diabetes and related metabolic complications. We aim to find a few active molecules from selected plants based on Ayurveda and traditional knowledge following the bioactivity guided isolation procedure. The study will also focus on defining a standardized enriched fraction with marker compounds and to explore the possible underlying mechanism of action. RG profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Pranamika-Sarma

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Traditional knowledge-based drug discovery

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Oxidative stress resulting from the depletion of glutathione level plays an important role in the generation of various degenerative diseases including type 2 diabetes (T2D). We tested the hypothesis that depleted level of glutathione is enhanced with the supplementation of cysteine rich medicinal herb in High fat High fructose induced diabetic rats. RG profile- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Barsha-Deka

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Dusty Plasma Physics

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Particle growth characteristics in reactive plasma, waves in dusty plasma, rf plasma systems, nanodusty plasma etc. Personal webpage: https://sites.google.com/view/bidyuthome/home RG profile:https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Bidyut_Chutia

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Carbon based Nanocomposites / nano bioconjugates for biomedical applications.

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Synthesis of nanocomposites from natural bioactive compounds and their therapeutic application in some inflammatory diseases both in in-vitro and in-vivo The work also involves some inflammatory marker detection by carbon dot based nanomaterials.

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Carbon-based Nanocomposites

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Fabrication of biopolymer nanocomposites materials for the application as active and smart packaging

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Carbon based Nanocomposites

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Synthesis of inorganic-organic nanocomposite systems with tunable electronic properties by introducing dopants into the system and to further study their varied applicability in catalysis, photocatalysis, sensing and energy applications.

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Carbon Dots, Hybrid Nanomaterials

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Synthesis of natural product derived carbon dots, study of their fluorescent behaviour, and fabrication of nanocomposites/bioconjugates to design drug delivery vehicles, bandage materials, bio-/chemo- sensors and for other biomedical applications.

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Carbon based Nanocomposites for biomedical applications.

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The work involves synthesis of various nanomaterials specially from carbon origin and further functionalization with biomolecules to find some significant applications. Inclusion of biomimicking systems into nanotechnology is the prime aim of our research. Mainly, drug delivery, sensing are few areas to be covered with the materials developed.

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Advanced Materials

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Fabrication of semiconductor nanostructures for energy generation and storage

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Advanced Materials

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Plasmonics for energy generation

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Medicinal Plants & metabolic syndrome

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Biochemistry and molecular biology of phytochemical molecules isolated from natural products based on traditional knowledge. Biochemical screening of isolated compound(s) is targeted towards metabolic syndrome focusing on obesity-related type II diabetes (T2D). The current research involves the screening of bioactive compounds from scented rice for its potent anti-diabetic activity and elucidating the downstream mechanism involved. The research is directed through in vitro screening of bioactive compound(s) through various chromatographic techniques and investigating its detailed activity and the downstream mechanism through in vitro (cell culture) and in vivo model system. Research gate link:- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Paramita_Choudhury

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Plasmonic Photocatalysis

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Heterogeneous semiconductor photocatalysis is one of the green and sustainable roots to address energy and environmental issues. We aim to design plasmonic metal nanoparticle decorated carbon-based semiconductor photocatalyst for harvesting maximum solar energy ranging from UV to NIR and to study the catalytic potential of the designed photocatalysts towards water detoxification and H2-generation.

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Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition, Image Processing, Biomedical Imaging, Artificial Intelligence

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My area of research is Artificial Intelligence (AI) in biomedical imaging. I currently work on the development of Machine learning and Deep learning algorithms for classification and grading of the biopsy tissue samples. The fundamental idea for such work is the development of a Decision Support System for a precise and timely diagnosis for the pathological assistant. Currently, I am working on childhood medulloblastoma samples. Childhood medulloblastoma is a W.H.O grade IV brain tumor that is commonly seen in infants and children. The research is being carried on indigenous data with the help of our collaborating medical centers. The objective of my work is to automate the whole process of cell extraction from microscopic biopsy samples and identifying the histological variant studying the cell distribution and cell characteristics. Any person interested can follow my work at https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Daisy_Das3.

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Computational Materials Science

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The demand for materials with specific superior features are increasing day by day. As far as the latest fusion technology for green energy generation is concerned, structural materials capable of withstanding very harsh, irradiative environments is a first-hand requirement. Our focus is to understand the physical properties of such structural materials which are already reported and to predict a few such materials through simulation.

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Artificial Intelligence in Medical Image Analysis (histopathological image analysis)

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Computer-aided- diagnosis can significantly assist pathologists to screen with correct predictions at a faster rate which when done manually, may introduce inter-observer variability and also makes the microscope observation tedious and time-consuming. The main focus of my research is to develop deep learning or machine learning based solution for histopathological image analysis with primary focus on automated diagnosis of cervical dysplasia. We are currently working on deep learning based nuclear segmentation of whole slide image (WSI) and binary (normal-abnormal) as well as multi-class (normal and abnormal sub-types) classification of cervical cancer histopathology using pap smear images.

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Fluid dynamics

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We approach numerically and analytically to deal with the governing equations of free convective heat and mass hydrodynamic flow of both Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluid. We consider the flow in various configurations and observe the influence of various involved non-dimensional parameters on the characteristics of the fluid profiles. We are also dealing with the application of fluid dynamics in Geophysics. Researchgate link: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Silpisikha_Goswami Blog: https://fairytales30.blogspot.com

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Stochastic Modelling with special reference to Queuing Systems

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: Models on unreliable servers are developed under different vacation schedules and control operating policies. ResearchGate link: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Anjana_Begum

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Experimental soft matter physics

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Polymer composite film is prepared through drop casting and spin coating methods and their corresponding structural, optical, electrical and mechanical responses are studied.

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Traditional knowledge-based drug discovery

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The fruits and vegetables are considered as a rich source of antioxidants with the capacity to neutralize the free radicals produced during disturbed homeostasis of our body. Bioactive secondary metabolites of plants are known to have greater therapeutic potential and play a pivotal role to combat different diseases. Our research mainly focuses on isolation and characterization of those active phytochemicals from different medicinal plants and screened their bioactivities using in-vitro and in-vivo models to develop phytopharmaceuticals for the treatment of metabolic complications.

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Computational Materials Science

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Transition metal nitrides are treated as alternative plasmonic materials for their refractory and good plasmonic properties. There are already a handsome numbers of experimental works on this field as compared to the theoretical works. Also, most of the theoretical works are carried out on bulk systems. We're taking the transition metal nitride nanocluster systems and studying their electronic and optical properties towards plasmonic behaviour using first principles methods. Density Functional Theory (DFT) and Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory (TDDFT) are the underlying theorems for this study. Researchgate link: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Purbajyoti_Bhagowati Blog: http://pbhagowati.blogspot.in/

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Computational Materials Science

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The electronic and magnetic properties of Heusler compounds can be easily tuned by slightly changing their structural order, and one can study the modulation of these properties by computational modelling methods. Non-collinear magnetism has large probability for applications in modern data storage devices or spintronic devices and according to some reports, Mn-based tetragonal Heusler compounds are suitable candidate for spintronics. So, we are computationally studying the electronic and magnetic behaviour of Mn-Pt-Sn Heusler compound with the help of first-principle method based on density functional theory (DFT) using the software Vienna Ab-initio Simulation Package (VASP). ResearchGate link : https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Payal_Saha

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Experimental soft matter physics

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Protein adsorption on solid liquid interface is a ubiquitous phenomenon. The dissolved ions in the protein solution affects its adsorption characteristics. We investigate the effect of different valent ions on the structural and morphological properties of the protein layers adsorbed onto different surfaces.