Seven researchers from Odisha’s SOA University in global scientists list

Seven researchers from a city-based college have discovered their names in the list of prime 2% scientists globally, drawn up on the premise of a subject-wise evaluation carried out by the Stanford University.

The researchers from SOA Deemed to be University embrace Pradipta Kishore Dash, Kulamani Parida, Lala Behari Sukla, Ashok Kumar Mahapatra, R.N.P. Choudhary, J. C. Misra and Nihar Bala Devi.

SOA, ranked twentieth amongst universities in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) this 12 months, stated 50% of its analysis and growth centres have been aligned to nationwide priorities.

“We have 13 research centres and 42 research laboratories. Investigators are provided extensive facilities to conduct research in the university,” stated Manojranjan Nayak, president of SOA.

“Prof. Mahapatra led a team of experts at AIIMS, New Delhi in 2017 which successfully separated Jaga and Balia, conjoined twins from Odisha in a marathon craniopagus surgery. He served as head of department of neurosurgery at AIIMS, New Delhi and also worked as Director of AIIMS, Bhubaneswar prior to joining the university,” a press release from the college stated.

Prof. Dash, an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, was the primary Vice-Chancellor of SOA. He heads the multidisciplinary analysis cell with experience in renewable power, sign processing, energy programs, information mining, synthetic and computational intelligence, distributed technology and micro and sensible grid.

Prof. Parida heads the college’s centre for nanoscience and nanotechnology. He has labored in completely different capacities in the CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar. Similarly, Prof. Sukla, who was with CSIR-IMMT, Bhubaneswar, is heading SOA’s biofuel and bioprocessing analysis centre.

Prof. Misra has authored a number of books on mathematical sciences and Prof. Choudhary conducts analysis in multiferroics, polymer-nanocomposites and superior supplies.

Dr. Devi, an affiliate professor on the Institute of Technical Education and Research (ITER), is presently concerned in analysis associated to solvent extraction of non-ferrous, uncommon earth metals, course of growth and leaching.