Professor Sudipta Roy

Chemical and Process Engineering

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Personal statement

I completed my BTech in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi in 1985. After working in India for just over a year I studied for MS (1990) and PhD degrees (1992) in Chemical Engineering from Tulane University in the USA. I then spent nearly three years as postdoctoral scientist at the materials department in EPFL in Switzerland, before moving to Newcastle University in the UK in 1994 to take up a position as lecturer in Chemical Engineering. I was promoted to Reader in 2000 and then to a personal chair in Electrochemical Nanomaterials in 2005. In 2015 I moved to the University of Strathclyde where I am currently Professor of Chemical Engineering and Head of Department. I am a Fellow of the IChemE, IMF and a Chartered Engineer.

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Area of Expertise

  • Electrochemical engineering
  • Electrodeposition of metals and alloys
  • Pulse plating
  • Corrosion and surface finishing
  • Modelling of electrochemical systems
  • Materials characterisation
  • Material processing with ionic liquids
  • Micro- and nano-fabrication

Prize And Awards

Outstanding Associate Editor Award 2021
Recipient
22/12/2021

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Qualifications

  • PhD,Chemical Engineering, Tulane University, New Orleans, USA (1992)

  • MS (GPA 3.7/4.0), Chemical Engineering, Tulane University, New Orleans, USA (1990)

  • BTech, First Class, Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India (1985)

 

  • Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE)

  • Chartered Engineer (IChemE)

  • Fellow of the Institute of Metal Finishing (IMF)

  • Member of the European Working Party on Electrochemical Engineering (WPEE-EECE)

  • Member of the Electrochemical Society (ECS)

  • Member of the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE)

  • Executive Committee Member of the Society of Chemical Industries (SCI)

  • Visiting Professorship, Centre of Excellence, Waseda University, Japan (April-May 2008)

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Teaching

In my teaching career I have taught a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in chemical engineering including: physical chemistry, reactor engineering, materials stability, micro-technology and sustainability, electrochemical engineering, design and undergraduate laboratories. At Newcastle University I was the Director of post-graduate degree programmes between 2004 and 2013 and Faculty Research Postgraduate Tutor. I have also organised and lectured on corrosion and electrodeposition in a number of CPD-type courses in the UK, USA and the Netherlands. At Strathclyde University my main teaching activity is coordinating fourth year Chemical Process Design.

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Research Interests

I am interested in employing electrochemistry and electrochemical engineering to fabricate novel materials at the micro- and nano-scales. The applications of my research are in corrosion mitigation, manufacturing micro and nano devices for electronics and implants, and the removal of toxic substances from effluents. Much of the work embraces principles of green chemistry for sustainable process development.

Professional Activities

Faraday Institution Conference
Participant
12/9/2024
Donor of the SCI Castner Medal Award to Nigel Brandon
Participant
12/9/2024
STV
Interviewee
25/6/2024
Considerations of Digitalisation during Electroforming
Speaker
5/6/2024
Visit of a Scientific Group from the Los Alamos Research Laboratory
Organiser
11/4/2024
Considerations of Digitalisation in Electroforming
Speaker
7/3/2024

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Projects

Deep Eutectic Solvents for Sulphide Ores
Roy, Sudipta (Principal Investigator)
04-Dec-2023 - 31-Mar-2024
Green Hydrogen Integration at Sullom Voe (EETF Hydrogen Innovation Scheme)
Sillars, Fiona (Principal Investigator) Li, Jun (Co-investigator) Marrocco, Tiziana (Co-investigator) Race, Julia (Co-investigator) Roy, Sudipta (Co-investigator)
03-Jul-2023 - 31-Mar-2024
Reactor Design and Manufacturing
Roy, Sudipta (Principal Investigator) Kirkwood, Liam (Co-investigator)
01-May-2023 - 31-Oct-2023
CalPac Electrodeposition using Hydrogen Vectors 1
Roy, Sudipta (Principal Investigator)
01-May-2023 - 31-Oct-2023
Neocycl 2nd Tranche
Roy, Sudipta (Principal Investigator) Neagu, Dragos (Co-investigator)
01-Dec-2022 - 28-Feb-2023
ABE Device Design (Framework Agreement sHYp)
MacDonald, Lewis (Researcher) Roy, Sudipta (Principal Investigator)
The Acid Base Electrolyser (ABE) device was studied with the aim to increase the current density and pH split achievable in comparison to the SPARK2066 project. results. This was tackled by changing the design and flow configuration
20-Sep-2022 - 31-Dec-2022

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Contact

Professor Sudipta Roy
Chemical and Process Engineering

Email: sudipta.roy@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 2371