Information
- Designation : Associate Professor
- Email : ruma@che.nits.ac.in
- Phone : 9954682215
Research Group
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• Nano-Synthesis and Characterization
• Nano-structured materials from solid-waste for various potential applications (Photo-catalysis, Nano-electronics, Sensors etc.)
• Efficiently convert industrial wastes into high value silica- based materials.
• Renewable and non-Renewable energy
• Potential Utilization of fly ashes.
• Combustion related environmental issues
• Cement Technology
Key Notes
- Conference: International - 19 , National - 10
- Journals: 21
- Conferences: 29
- Book Chapters: 2
- Book: 1
- Patents: 2
- PhD: Guided: 7
- Post Graduates: Guided: 18
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PUBLICATIONS7
DOCTORAL STUDENTS2
PATENTS1
PROJECTIntroduction [Biosketch]
- Dr. Ruma Rano was born in Dhanbad (Jharkhand), originally belongs to Murshidabad District of West Bengal. She obtained her M.Sc.(Chemistry) degree from Vinoba Bhave University, Hazaribag (secured 2nd position in Univ.) , M.Phil.(Applied Chemistry) from I.I.T (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad in 2001 (Topper) and completed her Ph.D. from the same Institute in 2006. She joined as Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, NIT Silchar in 2007. Her area of interest is Potential Utilization of Environmental Solid waste materials and Renewable / Non-Renewable energy.
Areas of Interest
- • Organic Chemistry
- • Polymer Chemistry,
- • Environmental Chemistry
- • Fuel and Technology
- • Engineering Chemistry.
| Institution | Year | Degree |
|---|---|---|
| P.K.Roy Memorial College (Vinoba Bhave University), Dhanbad | 1998 | M.Sc (Organic Chemistry) |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Dhanbad(ISM) | 2001 | M.Phil (Applied Chemistry) |
| Indian Institute of Technology, Dhanbad(ISM) | 2006 | Ph.D from ISM Dhanbad |
Teaching Experience
National Institute of Technology (NIT) Silchar, Assam, 788010, India
National Institute of Technology (NIT) Silchar, Assam, 788010, India
Industrial/Research Experience
Indian Institute of Technology, Dhanbad(ISM)
Central Fuel Research Institute, Dhanbad
Jayanta Kumar Kar, Ruma Rano, and Saurabh Chaudhury, “Impact of Ag and Au Concentration on the Electronic and Optical Properties of LiNbO 3 : A DFT-Based Calculation”, Materials Today: Proceedings, July, 2023, Indexed in Scopus, Impact Factor: 2.46, Quartile: Q2
Jayanta Kumar Kar, Ruma Rano, and Saurabh Chaudhury, “Effect of La and Sc Doping on the Structural, Electronic, and Optical Properties of Cubic HfO 2 : A DFT Base Spin-Polarized Calculation”, Journal of Electronic Materials, Volume 52, July, 2023, Indexed in SCI
Ruma Rano, Rosidul Islam, Firoza Sultana, “Study Of Low-Rank High Sulphur Coal from North-East India and Its Environmental Impacts on Utilisation”, In Proceedings International Conference on Advances in Energy and Environment for Sustainable Development (AEESD – 2025), March 28th 2025 - March 29th 2025, 2025, Campus Institute of Technical Education & Research (ITER), Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan , Jagamara, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India,
N.A. Mazumder, R. Rano, “Facile Synthesis of fly ash supported ZnO-TiO2 for photocatalytic degradation of eosin B dye”, In Proceedings National Symposium on Advances in Chemical Sciences (NSACS-2017), January 11th 2017 - January 12th 2017, Assam University Silchar, India, 2017
N.A. Mazumder, R. Rano, “Fischer estrerification reaction over green and efficen solid acid catalyst synthesized from fly ash”, In Proceedings 20th CRSI National Symposium in Chemistry, February 3rd 2017 - February 5th 2017, Gauhati University, Guwahati, India, 2017
N.A. Mazumder, R. Rano, “Surface modification of fly ash and its application as a photocatalyst”, In Proceedings (NCCP-2017), March 20th 2017 - March 21st 2017, Assam University, Silchar, 2017
Firoza Sultana, Ruma Rano, “Comparative study of coal combustion residues from pulp and paper mills of assam for potential utilization”, In Proceedings National Symposium on Advances in Chemical Sciences 2017, Assam University Silchar, 2017
RUMA RANO, ““Characterization of Magnetic and Non-Magnetic Components from a Low Carbon Fly Ash: A Solid Air Pollutants””, Global Perspectives on Air Pollution Prevention and Control System Design, 2019, 22
RUMA RANO, “INTRODUCTION TO FLY ASH AND ITS PERSPECTIVE UTILISATION”, 2022, Scholars' Press, Germany,
Microwave -assisted biodiesel synthesis production via a bio-based papaya leaves -derived basic green catalyst supported on coal flyash
Prasad Hugarurf Pujari
Supervisor : Dr. Ruma Rano
Academic Year : 2024-2025
Biomass- Derived Activated Carbon as a Heterogeneous Catalyst for Conversion of Glygerol, Biodiesel -Byproduct to Solketal
Thote Kedar Kashinath
Completed :
Supervisor : Dr. Ruma Rano
Academic Year : 2024-2025
Bio-deisel
Prakhar Dwivedi
Completed :
Supervisor : Dr Samuel Lalthazuala Rokhum
Co Supervisor : Dr. Ruma Rano
Academic Year : 2023-2024
Studies on the synthesis of Schiff Base metal complexes and their application on enzyme mimicking activity
Jyotirmoy Talukdar
Completed :
Supervisor : Prof. Pranjit Barman
Co Supervisor : Dr. Ruma Rano
Academic Year : 2023-2024
Comparative Study of High Sulphur Coal from Northeast India and their Environmental Impact on Utilisation
Rosidul Islam
Completed :
Supervisor : Dr Ruma Rano
Academic Year : 2022-2023
Flyash: Study and Utilization of Non-Magnetic Components of Flyash
Pallavi
Completed :
Supervisor : Dr Ruma Rano
Academic Year : 2022-2023
Processing and Characterisation of Alumino-Silicous and Magnetic Material derived from Flyash for their various Applications
Naseef Sha P
Completed :
Supervisor : Dr Ruma Rano
Academic Year : 2021-2022
Characterisation of Magnetic and Non-Magnetic Components of Flyash and Application of Surface activated non-magnetic particles as filler in biodegradable poly(vinyl alcohol) composite films.
Tiyasa Dhar
Completed :
Supervisor : Dr Ruma Rano
Academic Year : 2019-2020
Characterisation of Magnetic and Non-Magnetic Components of Flyash for their potential Applications
Sourav Sutradhar
Completed :
Supervisor : Dr Ruma Rano
Academic Year : 2018-2019
Fabrication of Polyethylenimine-functionalized Coal Combustion residue for enhanced adsorbtion of cationic toxic dyes from water
Indraneel Debnath
Supervisor : Dr. Ruma Rano
Academic Year : 2017-2018
Synthesis and characterization of mesoporous silica from coal combustion residue
Himangshu Sekhar Hazarika
Completed :
Supervisor : Dr. Ruma Rano
Academic Year : 2017-2018
Surface Modification of Flyash and its Application as a Photocatalyst
Rahul Hussain
Completed :
Supervisor : Dr Ruma Rano
Academic Year : 2016-2017
HCl Modified Flyash : A Highly Efficient Heterogeneous Solid Acid Catalyst for Aldol Condensation Reaction
Hemonta Borthakur
Completed :
Supervisor : Dr Ruma Rano
Academic Year : 2016-2017
Ethoxy Funtionalized Flyash: A Highly Efficient Heterogeneous Solid Base Catalyst for Esterification Reaction
Gyandeep Pathok
Completed :
Supervisor : Dr Ruma Rano
Academic Year : 2016-2017
Study of Coal Combustion Residue from Paper Mill for Potential Utilisation
Mahsina Mazumdar
Completed :
Supervisor : Dr Ruma Rano
Academic Year : 2015-2016
Characterisation of Coal Combustion Residue from Nagaon Paper Mill for Potential Utilisation
Monisha Boruah
Completed :
Supervisor : Dr Ruma Rano
Academic Year : 2014-2015
Application of Coal Combustion: Flyash as a Catalyst for Organic Transformation
Gitarthi Sarmah
Completed :
Supervisor : Dr Ruma Rano
Academic Year : 2014-2015
Characterisation of High Carbon Ash from Cachar Paper mill for Potential Utilisation
Bishal Bhuyan
Completed :
Supervisor : Dr Ruma Rano
Academic Year : 2013-2014
Environmental Waste Management
Ankur
Ongoing
Supervisor : Dr Ruma Rano
Academic Year : 2024-2025
Bio-deisel
Biman Kaushik
Ongoing
Supervisor : Dr Samuel Lalthazuala Rokhum
Co Supervisor : Dr. Ruma Rano
Academic Year : 2024-2025
DFT-Based Study and Analysis on some High K-Dielectric Materials and their Application in Nanoelectronic Devices
Mr. Jayanta Kr. Kar
Supervisor : Prof. Saurabh Chaudhury
Co Supervisor : Dr. Ruma Rano
Academic Year : 2024-2025
Bio-deisel
Shikhasmita Das
Ongoing
Supervisor : Dr Samuel Lalthazuala Rokhum
Co Supervisor : Dr. Ruma Rano
Academic Year : 2022-2023
Synthesis, Characterisation and Application of Selected Heterogeneous Catalyst in Biofuel and Chemical Production
Bishwajit Changmai
Completed :
Supervisor : Dr Samuel Lalthazuala Rokhum
Co Supervisor : Dr. Ruma Rano
Academic Year : 2020-2021
Synthesis, Characterisation of Surface Modified Flyash and their Applications in Selective Organic Reactions and Photo Catalysic Degradations.
Nurul Alum Mazumder
Completed :
Supervisor : Dr. Ruma Rano
Academic Year : 2018-2019
Comparative Study of Coal Combustion Residues from Pulp and Paper Mills of Assam for their Potential Applications
Firoza Sultana
Completed :
Supervisor : Dr. Ruma Rano
Awards And Honours
- 1. Received CSIR- Research Associateship: Awarded in 2007
- 2. Awarded MHRD Fellowship during Ph. D. (March-2001 to -2006) at IIT (ISM)Dhanbad.
- 3.Topper in M.Phil.(Applied Chemistry) from Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad - 2001.
- 4. Secured 2nd position in University in M.Sc (Organic Chemistry).
A system for producing citrus sinensis peel ash coated magnetic nanoparticle catalyst for biodiesel production
“A SYSTEM FOR STUDYING AND PERFORMING THE PART-OF-SPEECH TAGGING FOR MIZO LANGUAGE”
German
Patent
Registration ID, 202022100007
A system for producing citrus sinensis peel ash coated magnetic nanoparticle catalyst for biodiesel production, (**GRANTED**)
A system for producing citrus sinensis peel ash coated magnetic nanoparticle catalyst for biodiesel production
“A SYSTEM FOR STUDYING AND PERFORMING THE PART-OF-SPEECH TAGGING FOR MIZO LANGUAGE”
German
Patent
Registration ID, 202024106131
A system for producing citrus sinensis peel ash coated magnetic nanoparticle catalyst for biodiesel production, (**GRANTED**)
