DR. BISHNU P. BISWAL
DR. BISHNU P. BISWAL
Reader, School of Chemical Sciences
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
07/2023-Present: Reader-F, School of Chemical Sciences, NISER Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
12/2020-06/2023: Assistant Professor, School of Chemical Sciences, NISER Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
12/2017-08/2020: Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow
Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Heisenbergstr. 1, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany
(Advisor: Prof. Bettina V. Lotsch)
09/2016-09/2017: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
Technische Universität Dresden (TU-Dresden), Dresden-01069, Germany
(Advisor: Prof. Xinliang Feng)
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
07/2011-04/2017: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), AcSIR, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India
[Advisor(s): Prof. Rahul Banerjee and Prof. Ulhas K. Kharul]
07/2008-06/2010: Master of Chemistry (MSc.), Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
07/2005-06/2008: Bachelor of Chemistry (BSc.), Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
Merck Young Scientist Award (Winner - 2025)
ChemComm (RSC) Emerging Investigators 2025
Research Rising Star Award by Aseanian Membrane Society (AMS-MDPI), 2025
Associate of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore (2024)
Head of Max Planck Partner Group at NISER Bhubaneswar appointed by Max Planck Society, Germany (2024)
Prof. RC Tripathy Memorial Award 2023, Odisha Chemical Society (OCS) (2024)
Odisha Young Scientist Award 2021, Odisha Bigyan Academy, DST, Govt. of Odisha (2024)
Vishnu Ji Ram Memorial Award, ISCBC-22, BIT Mesra, Ranchi, India (2022)
Associate Editor, Frontiers in Chemistry (July 2022 - Nov. 2025)
DST-INSPIRE Faculty Award, Govt. of India (2019)
Thermax-ASSET Award (Medal and Cash) for Best Ph.D. Thesis (2017)
Alexander von Humboldt Post-Doctoral Fellowship (2016)
Best Research Scholar Award (Cash and Citation), NCL-Research Foundation (2015)
International Travel Grant Award, SERB-DST, Govt. of India (2015)
All India CSIR-UGC-NET-JRF and SRF, (2011-2016)
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering [GATE], (2011)
HariHara Mishra Scholarship (Rank in M.Sc.), Utkal University, Odisha (2009-2010)
Susilabati Khosla Award (2003)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
Life member of Indian Membrane Society (IMS - LM275)
Life member of Society for Materials Chemistry (SMC - 2161)
Life Member of Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI, LM4765)
Life member of Materials Research Society of India (MRSI, LMB3907)
Member of the American Chemical Society (MACS: 30713471)
Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC: 676920)
Patron Member of the Odisha Chemical Society (OCS, PM/168/19)
Life member of Indian Crystallographic Association (ICA, LM429)
ADMINISTRATION ACTIVITIES
Joint-secretary, Materials Research Society of India (MRSI), Bhubaneswar Chapter
Member Board of study, Dhenkanal (Auto) College, Odisha
Member of the central library committee, NISER Bhubaneswar, Odisha
President of Faculty club, NISER Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Member of the Crèche committee, NISER Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Member of the UGCS-SCS, NISER Bhubaneswar, Odisha
TEACHING EXPERIENCES
Introductory Chemistry (C101)
Thermodynamics and Electrochemistry (C307)
Physical Methods in Chemistry (C306, CH606 and C804)
Molecular Spectroscopy and Group Theory (C302)
Chemical Rate Processes (C402)
Separation Science and Technology (CHE574, CHE674, CHE925)
Physical Chemistry Laboratory (C243 and C343)
CONFERENCE/WORKSHOP/MEETINGS ORGANIZED
Co-Convenor, MRSI-36th AGM & 7th IMC and ICEM, Dec. 17-20, 2025.
Treasurer, NSRP-2025, January 23-25, 2025.
Convenor, PARAM-2025, January 17-18, 2025.
Convenor, 1st International Conference “ePorMat-2021” July 29-30, 2021.
INVITED TALKS AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES
Invited talk at NPCD, BJB College Bhubaneswar, Odisha Nov-2025.
Invited talk at CIPET Bhubaneswar, Odisha Oct-2025.
Outreach Popular Science Lecture at NISER Bhubaneswar, Odisha Oct-2025.
Invited talk at SSR Workshop, NIT Rourkela, Odisha Oct-2025.
Invited talk at RISE Lecture Series, VIT University, Vellore Oct-2025.
Invited talk at CSIR-CLRI, Chennai Oct-2025.
Invited talk at Auto. University of Barcelona, Spain-Sept. 25.
Invited talk at AMS-15, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Invited talk at AMEES-May. 25, IIT Bhubaneswar.
Invited talk at IINCM-Mar. 25, IISER Pune.
Invited talk at Dept. of Chemistry, VSSUT-Feb. 2025, Burla, Odisha.
Invited talk at MEEHCON. Dec. 2024, NIT Calicut, Kerala.
Invited talk at NTCS-OCS-Nov. 2024, Bhadrak (Auto.) College, Bhadrak, Odisha.
Invited talk at Oct. 2024, Angul (Govt. Auto.) College, Angul, Odisha.
Invited talk at AFMC24-Sept 2024 at SoA University, Bhubaneswar.
Oral talk at MOF24-July 2024 at Suntech city, Singapore.
Invited talk at SESTEC-July 2024 at HSNC University, Mumbai.
Invited talk at TU Dresden-June 2024 at Dresden, Germany.
Invited talk at MPI-FKF-June 2024 at Stuttgart, Germany.
Invited talk at Chemistry MEET-2024-Mar. 2024 at IISER Berhampur, Odisha.
Invited talk at ICFMPT-2024-Mar. 2024 at IOP Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
Invited talk at FMCS-Jan. 2024 at ICT Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
Invited talk at MRSI-AGM-Dec. 2023 at IIT BHU, Vanarasi.
Invited talk at RCSRT-OCS-Nov. 2023, Dhenkanal (Auto.) College, Dhenkanal, Odisha.
Invited Lecture (Resource Person) for FDP-May 2023, MSCB University, Baripada, Odisha.
Invited talk at Kashmir University (May 2023), Kashmir.
Invited talk at NBL-May 2023, NIT Srinagar, Kashmir.
Plenary talk in NCCE-Mar. 2023 at Sardar Patel University, V. V. Nagar, Gujarat.
Invited talk at EMEE-Mar. 2023, IIT Roorkee, Uttarakhand.
Invited talk at ISCBC-Dec. 2022, BIT Mesra, Ranchi.
Chief guest lecture (Apr. 2022) at Dhenkanal (Auto.) College, Dhenkanal, Odisha.
Invited talk at ITER (Oct. 2021), SoA University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
Guest speaker (Sept. 2021) at Jyoti Nivas College Autonomous, Bangalore, Karnataka.
Organized 1st International conference “ePorMat - July 2021”.
Invited speaker in “EFCS-Feb. 2021” at Hindol Degree College, DKL, Odisha.
Invited speaker in “RAEM-Dec. 2020” at Centurion University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
Invited speaker in “RAMC- Sept. 2020” at OCS-DKL (Auto.) College, Odisha.
Invited speaker in “ESMAC-Aug. 2020” at KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
Oral in “1st Chemical Science Symposium” 2019, London, UK.
Oral in “14th Int. conf. on materials chemistry (MC14)” 2019, Birmingham, UK.
Keynote speaker “National Science Day-2019” KIIT University, Odisha, India.
REVIEWER ROLE
Journals: Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie, Nature Protocol, Nature Synthesis, Nature Communication, Nature Sustainability, Chemical Science, Chemical Communications, Chemical Society Reviews, Chemistry of Materials, Advanced Materials, ACS Catalysis, Materials Horizons, Dalton Transactions, Tetrahedron, Small etc.
Total articles reviewed: >160
Proposals: BRNS, OSHE