Assistant Professor

Dr Saikat Sinha Ray

Department of Environmental Science and Engineering

Interests

  • Membrane Technology and Membrane Fabrication
  • Seawater Desalination
  • Self Cleaning Surfaces for Environmental Applications

Faculty Details

Education

2013

Regional Institute of Education
Bhubaneshwar, India
BSc, BEd

2015

VIT University
India
MSc

2018

National Taipei University of Technology,
Taiwan
PhD

Experience

  • August 2022 - September 2023 - Research Assistant Professor from Department of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea
  • August 2019 - August 2022 - Post-Doctoral Research Associate from School of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea
  • August 2018 - July 2019 - Post-Doctoral Research Fellow from Institute of Environmental Engineering and Management, National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan

Research Interest

  • Fabrication and characterisation of polymeric membrane
  • Membrane modification
  • Application of membrane technology
  • Seawater desalination using membrane distillation
  • Fabrication of self-cleaning surfaces for environmental applications

Awards

  • Process Safety and Environmental Protection (PSEP) journal best cover image winner 2022 in April issue 2023.
  • Honoured with 2022 Outstanding Paper Awards from Environmental Technology & Innovation: Microplastics waste in the environment: A perspective on recycling issues from PPE kits and face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic, Environmental Technology & Innovation Volume 26, May 2022, 102290
  • Received acknowledgement from RSC Advances on July 2021 for “A Comprehensive Review: Fabricating Electrospun Membranes for Water Treatment Technology, RSC Advances, 6, 85495-85514 (2016)” has been Selected for the RSC Advances 10th Anniversary collection focusing on Water treatment
  • Received acknowledgement from Membranes, MDPI on Feb 2022 for “Recent Developments in Nanomaterials-Modified Membranes for Improved Membrane Distillation Performance” has been selected as Editor’s Choice Article.
  • Received “Sunshine Scholarship 2018” award in the “Faculty and Student Research” category awarded by “Institute of Environmental Engineering and Management, National Taipei University of Technology” in 2018
  • Recipient of 2017 CTCI Foundation Excellent Research award (5000 USD)
  • Recipient of “Foreign Student Scholarship” from National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan in 2017
  • Recipient of “Foreign Student Scholarship” from National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan in 2016
  • Selected for “Best Oral Presentation” in International Conference on Science Engineering and Technology (ICSET-2013) from Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India in 2013
  • Received award for “Best Teaching and Teaching Aids” from Regional Institute of Education, N.C.E.R.T, Bhubaneswar, India in 2013

    • Memberships

  • Senior member in HKCBEES (Hong Kong Chemical, Biological& Environmental Engineering Society),Member ID: 101683
  • Member in APISE (Asia Pacific Institute of Science and Engineering, Hong Kong), Member ID: M20190319083

    • Publications

    1. 1. Ray, S. S., Peddinti, P. R., Verma, R. K., Puppala, H., Kim, B., Singh, A., & Kwon, Y. N. (2024). Leveraging ChatGPT and Bard: What does it convey for water treatment/desalination and harvesting sectors?. Desalination, 570, 117085. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2023.117085
    2. 2. Joshi, S. R., Ray, S. S., Kim, S., & Kwon, Y. N. (2024). Potentiality of PLA 3D printed macro-structured feed spacers with a rational and facile layout for improved MD desalination performance. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 203, 293-304. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2024.01.037
    3. 3. Ray, S. S., Sharma, T. S. K., Myung, S., Choi, W. M., & Kwon, Y. N. (2024). Holistic approach for fabrication of superhydrophobic MXene-based membrane for enhanced membrane distillation. Desalination, 580, 117536. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2024.117536
    4. 4. Saikat Sinha Ray, Rohit Kumar Verma, Ashutosh Singh, Mahesh Ganesapillai, and Young-Nam Kwon. “A Holistic review on how artificial intelligence has redefined water treatment and seawater desalination Processes.” Desalination 546 (2023): 116221.
    5. 5. Saikat Sinha Ray, Pranav RT Peddinti, Ritesh Soni, Byungmin Kim, You-In Park, In-Chul Kim, Chang Young Lee, and Young-Nam Kwon. “Effectiveness of nanoparticles-based ultrahydrophobic coating for concrete Materials.” Journal of Building Engineering (2023): 105799.
    6. 6. Saikat Sinha Ray, Ritesh Soni, Dao Thi Thanh Huyen, Srinath Ravi, Suwan Myung, Chang Young Lee, and Young‐Nam Kwon. “Chemical engineering of electrospun nanofibrous‐based three‐layered nonwoven Polymeric protective mask for enhanced performance.” Journal of Applied Polymer Science: (2022) E53584.
    7. 7. Saikat Sinha Ray, Ritesh Soni, In-Chul Kim, You-In Park, Chang Young Lee, and Young-Nam Kwon. “Surface Innovation for fabrication of superhydrophobic sand grains with improved water holding capacity for Various environmental applications.” Environmental Technology & Innovation 28 (2022): 102849.
    8. 8. Mahesh Ganesapillai, Bidisha Mondal, Ishita Sarkar, Aritro Sinha, Saikat Sinha Ray, Young-Nam Kwon, Kazuho Nakamura, and K. Govardhan. “The face behind the Covid-19 mask-A comprehensive review.” Environmental Technology & Innovation (2022): 102837.
    9. 9. Saikat Sinha Ray, Rohit Kumar Verma, Ashutosh Singh, Suwan Myung, You-In Park, In-Chul Kim, Hyung-Kae Lee, and Young-Nam Kwon. “Exploration of Time Series Model for Predictive Evaluation of Long-term Performance of Membrane Distillation Desalination.” Process Safety and Environmental Protection (2022).
    10. 10. Saikat Sinha Ray, Hyung Kae Lee, Dao Thi Thanh Huyen, Shiao-Shing Chen, and Young-Nam Kwon. “Microplastics waste in environment: A perspective on recycling issues from PPE kits and face masks during The COVID-19 pandemic.” Environmental Technology & Innovation (2022): 102290.
    11. 11. Huyen, Dao Thi Thanh, Saikat Sinha Ray, In‐Chul Kim, Min‐Gyu Kim, and Young‐Nam Kwon. “Structured Pattern hollow fiber membrane designed via reverse thermally induced phase separation method for Ultrafiltration applications.” Journal of Applied Polymer Science 139, no. 30 (2022): e52680.
    12. 12. Saikat Sinha Ray, Hitesh Dommati, Jia-Chang Wang, Hyung Kae Lee, You-In Park, Hosik Park, In-Chul Kim, Shiao-Shing Chen, and Young-Nam Kwon. “Facile approach for designing a novel micropatterned Antiwetting membrane by utilizing 3D printed molds for improved desalination performance.” Journal of Membrane Science 637 (2021): 119641.
    13. 13. Hyung Kae lee, Saikat Sinha Ray, Dao Thi Thanh Huyen, Wooseok Kang, and Young-Nam Kwon. “Chemical And surface engineered superhydrophobic patterned membrane with enhanced wetting and fouling Resistance for improved membrane distillation performance.” Journal of Membrane Science 629 (2021): 119280.
    14. 14. Saikat Sinha Ray, Hyung Kae Lee, Dao Thi Thanh Huyen, You-In Park, Hosik Park, Seung-Eun Nam, In-Chul Kim, Young-Nam Kwon, Fluorine-free anti-droplet surface modification by hexadecyltrimethoxysilane-Modified silica nanoparticles-coated carbon nanofibers for self-cleaning applications, Progress in Organic Coatings 2021, Volume 153, April 2021, 106165
    15. 15. Cao, Thanh Ngoc-Dan, Shiao-Shing Chen, Hau-Ming Chang, Saikat Sinha Ray, Faisal I. Hai, Thanh Xuan Bui, and Hussnain Mukhtar. “Simultaneous hexavalent chromium removal, water reclamation and Electricity generation in osmotic bio-electrochemical system.” Separation and Purification Technology 263 (2021): 118155.
    16. 16. Prithvi Simha, Melissa A Barton, Luis Fernando Perez-Mercado, Jennifer R McConville, Cecilia Lalander, Maria Elisa Magri, Shanta Dutta, Humayun Kabir, Albert Selvakumar, Xiaoqin Zhou, Tristan Martin, Thanasis Kizos, Rupam Kataki, Yoram Gerchman, Dheaya Alrousan, Eng Giap Goh, Daniela Elenciuc, Aleksandra Głowacka, Laura Korculanin, Rongyu Veneta Tzeng, Saikat Sinha Ray, Charles Niwagaba, Christine Prouty, James R Mihelcic, Björn Vinnerås, Willingness among food consumers to recycle humanurine as crop fertiliser: Evidence from a multinational survey, Science of The Total Environment 2021, 144438
    17. 17. Hyung Kae Lee, Byung-Moon Jun, Saikat Sinha Ray, Young-Nam Kwon, Three-layered hollow fiber (HF) Membrane and its modification to enhance wetting resistance for membrane distillation (MD), Environmental Technology & Innovation 2021, 101227
    18. 18. Thanh Ngoc-Dan Cao, Shiao-Shing Chen, Hau-Ming Chang, Saikat Sinha Ray, Faisal I Hai, Thanh Xuan Bui, Hussnain Mukhtar, Simultaneous Hexavalent Chromium Removal, Water Reclamation and Electricity Generation in Osmotic Bio-electrochemical System, Separation and Purification Technology 2021, Pages 118155
    19. 19. Saikat Sinha Ray, Raghav Dhangayach, Young-Nam Kwon, Surface Engineering for Anti-wetting and Antibacterial Membrane for Enhanced and Fouling Resistant Membrane Distillation Performance, Chemical Engineering Journal 2020, Volume 405 Pages, 126702
    20. 20. Saikat Sinha Ray, You-In Park, Hosik Park, Seung-Eun Nam, In-Chul Kim, Young-Nam Kwon*, Surface Innovation to Enhance Anti-Droplet and Hydrophobic Behavior of Breathable Compressed-Polyurethane Masks, Environmental Technology & Innovation 2020, Volume 20, Pages 101093
    21. 21. Hau-Ming Chang, Shiao-Shing Chen, Yu-Ting Chen, WS Chang, Chi-Wang Li, Nguyen Cong Nguyen, Saikat Sinha Ray, Recovery of iodide as triiodide from thin-film transistor liquid crystal display wastewater by forward osmosis, Journal of Hazardous Materials 2020, 123637
    22. 22. Saikat Sinha Ray*, Harshdeep Singh Bakshi, Raghav Dangayach, Randeep Singh, Chinmoy Kanti Deb, Mahesh Ganesapillai*, Shiao-Shing Chen*, Mihir Kumar Purkait, Recent Developments in Nanomaterials-Modified Membranes for Improved Membrane Distillation Performance, Membranes 2020, 10(7), 14140
    23. 23. Thanh Ngoc-Dan Cao, Shiao-Shing Chen*, Hau-Ming Chang, Saikat Sinha Ray, Huy Quang Le, Chinh Cong Duong, Thanh Xuan Bui, Evaluating the performance of polystyrene sulfonate coupling with non-ionic Triton-X114 surfactant as draw solution in forward osmosis and membrane distillation systems, Environmental Technology & Innovation, Volume 19, August 2020, 100993

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