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Dr. Atanu Kumar Metya
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| Assistant professor |
| Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering |
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D), Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (2012-2018)
Master of Technology (M.Tech.), Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (2009-2011)
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Chemical Engineering, UCST, University of Calcutta (2006-2009)
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Chemistry (Hons.), University of Calcutta (2003-2006) |
| Phone (O): +91 6115 233 (8)831 |
| atanu.metya[AT]iitp.ac.in |
| https://www.iitp.ac.in/~atanu.metya/ |
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| Research Areas |
Thermodynamics and statistical mechanics; Simulations: phase equilibria and nucleation; design of anti-icing surfaces, wetting phenomena; Structure, dynamics, and interfacial properties of solutions in bulk and confined systems; and force filed development using density functional theory.
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| Courses taught at IIT P |
CB206/CB2105: Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
CB208: Process Equipment Design - I
CB305: Chemical Process Technology
CB307: Process Equipment Design-II
CB407: Process Plant Design & Economics
CB424: Numerical Methods in Chemical Engineering
CB604: Classical and Statistical Thermodynamics
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| Students |
| Sr. No. |
Photo |
Area of Reasearch |
Degree |
| 1 |
Sunandini Swain
Sunandini_2121cb10@iitp.ac.in
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Computer-aided Based Drug Designing & Artificial intelligence for Central Nervous System (CNS) Diseases |
Ph.D. |
| 2 |
Karnati Ganesh Reddy
karnati_2221cb11@iitp.ac.in
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Exploring Computational Advancements in Molecular Dynamics: From Protein Folding Pathways to Drug Optimization |
Ph.D. |
| 3 |
Aryan
aryan_2421cb03@iitp.ac.in
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Ph.D. |
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| Current Sponsored Projects |
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Principal Investigator |
Co-Principal Investigator |
Duration |
Sponsoring Agency |
Cost |
Status |
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Development of an optimized and efficient lithium-ion battery thermal management system for electric vehicles utilizing phase change material and metal foam composites |
Dr. Anoop Kumar Gupta |
Dr. Atanu K Metya |
3 years (2024 - 2027) |
Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Govt. of India. |
40.1 Lakhs |
Ongoing |
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| Professional Experience |
- Assistant Professor: July 2020 – Present, Department of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Patna
- India Postdoctoral Research Fellow: March 2019 – June 2020, Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, USA
- Senior Research Fellow: October 2017 – February 2019, Department. of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
- Project Engineer: August 2011 – June 2012, Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
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| Awards & Honours |
International Travel Support, Government of India: 2013 and 2017.
MHRD Fellowship for M.Tech and Ph.D
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| Member of Professional bodies |
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| Publications / Journals / Conferences |
- Abir Ghosh, Sunandini Swain, Atanu K. Metya, Electric-Field-Induced Structure and Dynamics of Ethanol-Water Mixture in Hydrophobic-hydrophilic Nanochannels, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (2024) 26, 26834-26841.
- Sunandini Swain, Anik Sen, Atanu K Metya Investigating the multifunctionality of fluorinated donepezil derivatives for Alzheimer’s disease J. Mol. Liq. (2024), 409, 125500.
- Rashi Srivastava, Nivedita Bhardwaj, Shreyans K. Jain, Atanu K. Metya*, and Jose V. Parambil Unveiling the potential of acetic acid-based hydrophobic natural deep eutectic solvents for phytochemical extraction J. Mol. Liq. (2024), 408, 125314.
- Atanu K. Metya* and Chandan Das Electrolyte under Molybdenum Disulfide Surfaces: Molecular Insights on Structure and Dynamics of Water Langmuir (2024), 40, 3540-3548.
- Sunandini Swain, Anik Sen, and Atanu K Metya* Rational Design for Novel Heterocyclic based Donepezil Analogs for Alzheimer’s Disease: An in Silico Approach J. Biomol. Struct. Dyn. (2024), xx, 1-12.
- Vikas K Sinha, Atanu K Metya, and Chandan K Das Estimation of solid-liquid coexistence curve for coarse-grained water models through reliable free energy method Fluid Phase Equilib. (2024), 577,113985.
- Rima Biswas, Atanu K. Metya, Kindenew M. Abebe, Sara A. Gedf and Birtukan T. Melese Carbon dioxide solubility in choline chloride-based deep eutectic solvents under diverse conditions J. Mol. Model. (2023), 29, 236.
- Atanu K. Metya Insight into the Structure and Dynamics of Ethanol-Water Binary Mixture Confined in Nanochannel by Mica and Graphene J. Phys. Chem. B (2022), 126, 7385-7392.
- Niwesh Ojha, Atanu K.Metya and Sushant Kumar Influence of plasmonic metals (Ag, Cu) on overall CO2 photoreduction activity of β-Ga2O3 Appl. Surf. Sci. (2022), 580, 152315.
- Manish Maurya, Atanu K. Metya, Jayant K. Singh, and Shinji Saito Effects of interfaces on structure and dynamics of water droplets on a graphene surface: A molecular dynamics study J. Chem. Phys. (2021), 154,164704.
- Atanu K. Metya and Valeria Molinero Is Ice Nucleation by Organic Crystals Nonclassical? An Assessment of the Monolayer Hypothesis of Ice Nucleation J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2021), 143, 12, 4607-4624.
- Pavithra M. Naullage#, Atanu K. Metya#, and Valeria Molinero (# equal contribution) Computationally Efficient Approach for the Identification of Ice-Binding Surfaces and How They Bind Ice J. Chem. Phys. (2020), 153, 174106.
- Prerna, Rohit Goswami, Atanu K. Metya, S. V. Shevkunov, and Jayant K. Singh Study of Ice Nucleation on Silver Iodide Surface with Defects Mol. Phys. (2019), 117, 3651-3663.
- Atanu K. Metya and Jayant K Singh Ice Adhesion Mechanism on Lubricant-Impregnated Surfaces using Molecular Dynamics Simulations Mol. Simul. (2019), 45, 394–402.
- Atanu K. Metya and Jayant K Singh Ice Nucleation on a Graphite Surface in the Presence of Nanoparticles J. Phys. Chem. C (2018), 122, 19056−19066.
- Atanu K. Metya and Jayant K Singh Nucleation of Aqueous Sal Solutions on Solid Surfaces J. Phys. Chem. C (2018), 122, 8277–8287.
- Atanu K. Metya, Jayant K Singh, and Florian Muller-Plathe Ice nucleation on nanotextured surfaces: Influence of surface fraction, pillar height and wetting states Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. (2016), 18, 26796-26806.
- Arnab Bose, Atanu K. Metya and Jayant K. Singh Surface Effect on Electromelting Behavior of Nanoconfined Water Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. (2015), 17, 23147–23154.
- Utsav Kumar, Atanu K. Metya, N. Ramakrishnan, and Jayant K. Singh A Study of Transport Properties and Stress Analysis using Atomistic and Macro Simulations for Lithium-Ion Batteries J. Electrochem. Soc. (2014), 165 A1453–A1460.
- Atanu K. Metya, Sandip Khan and Jayant K Singh Wetting Transition of Ethanol-Water Droplet on Smooth and Textured Surfaces J. Phys. Chem. C (2014), 118, 4113–4121.
- Atanu K. Metya, Abhiram Hens, Jayant K. Singh Molecular dynamics study of VLE and transport properties of Sodium and Lithium-based on EAM potentials Fluid Phase Equilibria (2012), 313, 16–24.
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| Presentations |
Atanu K Metya and Valeria Molinero "Mechanisms of Ice Nucleation on Organic Crystal" (Poster). The Gordon Research Conference on Chemistry and Physics of Liquids, August 04-09, 2019, Holderness School in Holderness, NH United States.
Atanu K Metya and Jayant K Singh "Freezing of supercooled aqueous salt solutions on surfaces" (Poster). RARE, December 07-10, 2017, Jaypee Palace Hotels & Convention Centre, Agra, Indi
Atanu K Metya, Jayant K Singh and Florian Müller-Plathe "Ice nucleation on nano-textured surfaces: Influence of surface fraction, pillar height and wetting states" (Talk). ICMS, October 23-26, 2017, Shanghai, China.
Atanu K Metya and Jayant K Singh "Nucleation of aqueous salt solutions on solid surfaces" (Talk). Thermodynamics September 05-08, 2017, Edinburgh, UK.
Atanu K Metya and Jayant K Singh "Ice nucleation on nanotextured surfaces: influence of surface fraction, pillar height and wetting states" (Talk). WaterSpain, July 06-07, 2017, Zaragoza, Spain.
Atanu K Metya , Sandip Khan and Jayant K Singh "Transition of ethanol–water droplet on smooth and pillared surfaces: A molecular dynamic study" (Talk). AIChE Annual Meeting, November 3, 2013, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Utsav Kumar , Atanu K Metya and Jayant K Singh "Study of transport properties and stress analysis using macro and atomistic simulations for lithium based rechargeable batteries" (Talk). AIChE, October 31, 2012, Pittsburg, USA.
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| Invited Talks |
- “Soft Matter Young Investigation Meet 2024" during June 12-14, 2024, Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, India (Invited talk).
- Five Days workshop on “Biomolecular Simulations and Drug Discovery” from 29 January - 2nd February 2024 at SRM University - AP, Andhra Pradesh, India (two days of lectures and hand-on session)
- International conference on “International Conference on Graphene & 2D Materials” during March 20-21, 2023 in Dubai, UAE (Invited talk).
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