Teaching
1. Environmental Science
2. Pollution, Control and Mangement
Designation: Assistant Professor
Department: Environmental Science and Engineering
Email: shubhasikha[at]iitism[dot]ac[dot]in
Contact Number: 8763860152
Personal Page: Under Construction
About Me: I have joined the Department of Environmental Science and Engineering at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad as an Assistant Professor in 2025.
Research Interest: Wastewater Treatment, Advanced Oxidation Processes, Functional Materials for Environmental Remediation, Environmental Nanotechnology.
1. Environmental Science
2. Pollution, Control and Mangement
2020‒2024 Ph.D. in Environmental Science & Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal
Thesis: Synthesis, Characterization, and Assessment of High Entropy Materials for Photocatalytic Treatment of Pharmaceutically Active Compounds
2018‒2020 M.Tech. in Environmental Engineering
National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology, Ranchi
Jharkhand University of Technology
Thesis: Recent Trends in Cyanide Removal from Wastewater
2014‒2018 B.Tech. in Civil Engineering
College of Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneswar
Biju Patnaik University of Technology
July 2025 Assistant Professor at IIT(ISM) Dhanbad
1. Das, S., Parida, V.K., Tiwary, C.S., Gupta, A.K., & Chowdhury, S., (2023). "Emerging Contaminants in the Aquatic Environment: Fate, Occurrence, Impacts, and Toxicity. In K.
Vasantharaj (Ed.), Advancements in Bioremediation of Emerging Contaminants from Water Bodies. USA: American Chemical Society.
Review Article
1. Das, S., Tiwary, C. S., & Chowdhury, S., "High-entropy based materials for catalysis and sustainable energy-related applications: State of the art and future prospects. Nanoscale, 16, 8256- 8272." https://doi.org/10.1039/D4NR00474D
Research Articles
1. Das, S., Kumar, S., Sarkar, S., Pradhan, D., Tiwary, C.S., & Chowdhury, S., (2024). "High entropy spinel oxide nanoparticles for visible light-assisted photocatalytic degradation of binary mixture of antibiotic pollutants in different water matrixes. Journal of Materials Chemistry A." https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TA02294G
2. Das, S., Sanjay, M., Kumar, S., Sarkar, S., Tiwary, C. S., & Chowdhury, S., (2023). "Magnetically separable MnFeCoNiCu-based high entropy alloy nanoparticles for photocatalytic oxidation of antibiotic cocktails in different aqueous matrices. Chemical Engineering Journal, 476, 146719." https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.146719
3. Das, S., Sanjay, M., Singh Gautam, A. R., Behera, R., Tiwary, C. S., & Chowdhury, S., (2023). "Low bandgap high entropy alloy for visible light-assisted photocatalytic degradation of pharmaceutically active compounds: Performance assessment and mechanistic insights. Journal of Environmental Management, 342, 118081." https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118081
4. Das, S., Sain, M., Manzoor, Z., Kumar, S., Sarkar, S., Pradhan, D., Tiwary, C.S., & Chowdhury, S., (2025). "High entropy oxide nanoparticles for simultaneous photocatalytic degradation of antibiotics, analgesics, and antiepileptics in real water systems under continuous flow mode. Journal of Environmental Management, 388, 125975." https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.125975
5. Parida, V. K., Kumar, Y., Das C., Das, S., Sen, S., (2024). "Novel 3D plate-like g-C3N4/BiOCl heterojunction as a highly efficient photocatalyst for the degradation of carbofuran in wastewater under visible light irradiation. Chemical Engineering Journal, 499, 155930." https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.155930
6. Mohanty, G. C., Chowde Gowda, C., Gakhad, P., Das. S., Sanjay, M., Chowdhury, S., Biswas, K., Singh, A., Tiwary, C. S., (2023). "Iron-cobalt-nickel-copper-zinc (FeCoNiCuZn) high entropy alloy as positive electrode for high specific capacitance supercapacitor. Electrochimica Acta, 470, 143272." https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2023.143272
7. Mohanty, G. C., Das. S., Verma, A., (2024). "Fabrication of aqueous asymmetric supercapacitor device by using spinel type (FeCoNiCuZn)3O4 high entropy oxide and green carbon derived from plastic wastes. Ceramics International, 50, 48938-48947." https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2024.09.152
8. Mohanty, G. C., Das. S., Verma, A., (2024). "Synthesis of (FeCoNiCuMn)3O4 spinel-high entropy oxide and green carbon from agricultural waste for supercapacitor application. RSC advances, 14, 33830-33842. " https://doi.org/10.1039/D4RA05204H
1. Das, S., Tiwary, C. S., & Chowdhury, S., (2023). "Development of a quinary high entropy alloy with excellent visible light-driven photocatalytic performance." FEMS EUROMAT, Frankfurt am Main, Germany: German Materials Society (DGM).
2. Das, S., Tiwary, C. S., & Chowdhury, S., (2023). "Enhanced photocatalytic degradation of sulfamethoxazole over a quinary high entropy alloy under visible light." 27th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference, California, USA: : American Chemical Society.
3. Das, S., Tiwary, C. S., & Chowdhury, S., (2023). "Visible light-assisted degradation of ibuprofen over a high entropy alloy." ACS Fall, San Francisco, USA: American Chemical Society.
4. Das, S., Tiwary, C. S., & Chowdhury, S., (2023). "Visible light-assisted photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline over a quinary high entropy alloy." International Conference on Environmental Sustainability, Mumbai, India.