Faculty Details

Information

Designation : Associate Professor
Email : shalder@mech.nits.ac.in
Phone : 9435387403

Research Group

Dr. Halder's career, spanning nearly 16 years, is marked by significant R&D contributions. His research group is mainly focused to develop cutting edge technology in the field of materials joining and surfacing, composites, surface functionalization, hybrid FRPs, self-healing smart composites, 3R composites, encapsulation technology and energy-efficient building materials having direct applications not only in defense, aerospace and space but also in developing low-cost energy-efficient building materials. He is well known internationally for his contributions to developing hybrid laminated composites and self-healing smart materials with associative and dissociative bonds.

Key Notes

Conference: International - 35 , National - 6
Journals: 67
Conferences: 41
Book Chapters: 3
Patents: 5
PhD: Guided: 10
Post Graduates: Guided: 28
Under Graduates: Guided: 5

111

PUBLICATIONS

10

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

5

PATENTS

13

PROJECTS

Introduction [Biosketch]

Dr. Sudipta Halder obtained his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering with distinction from Visvesvaraya Technological University in 2003. He completed his master’s degree at IIEST Shibpur in 2005. He embarked on focused research to develop high strength, high performance and cost-effective nano-filler adhesive to be used in the joining of metallic substrates for his Doctoral degree at IIT Roorkee. The research work carried out by him is quite relevant to the advanced research of nanoscience and technology in order to support the cutting-edge technology of advanced applications. The research work was very challenging and he fulfilled all the requirements to open a new direction of technology development in the area of polymer-based nanocomposite materials. He started his career as a Specialist Engineer in 2008 at the Process & Technology division at Tata Consulting Engineers Limited. Later, in 2012, he joined the National Institute of Technology Silchar (An Institute of National Importance by MHRD, Govt. of India) as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. In 2016, he was awarded Bhawan fellowship for one year to conduct his post-doctoral research program on novel encapsulation technology at the University of Alabama, USA. In 2020, he worked as an Associate Research Scientist at the Department of Aerospace Engineering at The University of Alabama, USA, to research vitrimer based composites and filament-winded composites. Presently, he is working as an Associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at NIT Silchar. He has five Indian patents to his credit and has published more than 66 research papers in referred journals and an equal number in conference proceedings. He has the distinction of guiding several students toward their master's and doctoral degrees. Ten (10) research scholars and twenty-eight (28) postgraduate students finished their research projects under his guidance, while three research scholars are now working under his guidance to develop cutting-edge technology to meet the demands of modern society. His study was supported by around 13 externally funded projects (Total Sponsorship received to date of INR Thirty Million Six Hundred Thirty Eight Thousand only) from different sponsoring organizations, including ANRF, NMHS, and IUSSTF.

Areas of Interest

Composite materials.
Nanocomposite adhesives and their joining.
Self-healing polymer composites FRP laminates.
Hybrid multiscale laminated composites.
Energy efficient rapid polymerized composites.
Fracture mechanics.
Covalent adaptive network based 3R nanocomposites.
Bio-composites.
Phase change materials and encapsulation technology.
Surface engineering and functionalization.
Energy-efficient building materials.
Heterogeneous catalyst for biodiesel.
Titanium pigment Plant.
Sponge chrome Pilot Plant.
Nd-Fe-B Based Permanent Magnets.

Institution	Year	Degree
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee	2012	Ph.D. (Metallurgical and Materials Engineering)
Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur	2005	M.Tech (Materials Engineering)
Visvesvaraya Technological University, Karnataka	2003	B.E. (Mechanical Engineering)

Teaching Experience

Associate Professor

12 July 2022 - Present

Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Silchar, Assam

Assistant Professor

10 December 2012 - 4 July 2022

Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Silchar, Assam

Industrial/Research Experience

Associate Research Engineer

5 October 2020 - 5 October 2021

Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Alabama, USA

Post Doctoral Fellow

3 October 2016 - 3 October 2017

Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, University of Alabama, USA

Specialist Engineer (Process & Technology)

16 March 2009 - 7 January 2013

TATA Consulting Engineers Limited

Bhushan Kumar, Sahil Jangra, Manjeet Singh Goyat, Yogendra Kumar Mishra, Mohamed Kheir, Sudipta Halder, Subhankar Das, “Integrated approach for improving mechanical performance and EMI shielding of CFRE via surface-modified MXene”, Polymer Composites, 1-22, April, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1002/pc.29974, Indexed in SCI, Impact Factor: 4.8, Quartile: Q1

Singh, S. K., Singh, T. J., Halder, S., & Khan, “Investigation of mechanical and thermo‐mechanical properties of dopamine‐functionalized TiO2/epoxy nanocomposites”, Polymer Composites, 1-23, March, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1002/pc.29755, Indexed in SCI, Impact Factor: 4.8, Quartile: Q1

Dhruba Jyoti Das, Sudipta Halder, Khagokpam Gopal Krishna Singh, “Comparing Performance of etchant solutions for development of porous cenospheres via thermogravimetric analysis”, In Proceedings International Conference on Recent Advancements in Mechanical Engineering, February 28th 2025, 2025, National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Ayush Deb, Swatantra Kumar, Sudipta Halder, Pannalal Choudhry, “Investigating CNT with grafted dynamic covalent bond by varying weight into epoxy composites for mechanical stability”, In Proceedings International Conference on Recent Advancements in Mechanical Engineering, January 28th 2025, 2025, National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Nitisha Shivam, Atraya Ashish Chetia, Swatantra Kumar,Ayush Deb, Sudipta Halder, “Synthesis and characterization of highly delaminated MXene and explore the thermoformability and shape memory characteristics in epoxy nanocomposite”, In Proceedings International Conference on Recent Advancements in Mechanical Engineering, January 28th 2025, 2025, National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Azmeera Lakshman, M.J.V.Krishneshwar, Swatantra Kumar, Sudipta Halder, “One-Pot Hydrothermal Synthesis of Magnetic Octahedral Fe3O4: Influence of NaOH Concentration on Crystal Size”, In Proceedings International Conference on Recent Advancements in Mechanical Engineering, January 28th 2025, 2025, National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Bidyananda Swargiary, Prakash Hazarika, Sudipta Halder, Pannalal Choudhry, “Vitrimer Synthesis from Waste Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer using Mechanochemical Process”, In Proceedings International Conference on Recent Advancements in Mechanical Engineering, January 28th 2025, 2025, National Institute of Technology, Silchar

Sudipta Halder, Lakshi Nandan Borah, Chandrangith K P, Anubhav Saikia, “Tensile Characteristics of Polydopamine Based Vitrimer Polymer Composites (exhibition)”, In Proceedings North-East Research Conclave, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India, May 21st 2022, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India, 2022

Chandrangith K P, Lakshi Nandan Borah, Sudipta Halder, Anubhav Saikia, “Tensile Characteristics of Polydopamine Based Vitrimer Polymer Composites (Poster presentation)”, In Proceedings North-East Research Conclave, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India, May 21st 2022, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India, 2022

G G Giridhar, Pannalal Choudhury, Sudipta Halder and Lakshi Nandan Borah, “Hygrothermal properties of GFRPs infused with functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes(MWCNTs) (Poster Presenatation)”, In Proceedings North-East Research Conclave, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India, May 21st 2022, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India, 2022

Lakshi Nandan Borah, Sudipta Halder, Pannalal Choudhury, “Mechanical characterization of CFRP laminates with graphitic based fillers produced by dry and wet ball milling method (Poster Presentation)”, In Proceedings North-East Research Conclave, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India, 2022

S Das, P Das, S Halder, P Choudhury, “Role of Nanoreinforcement onto Intra-and Interlaminar Fracture of Hybrid Laminated Composites”, InSri Bandyopadhyay, Raghavendra Gujjala, Toughened Composites, Micro and Macro Systems, 2022, Pages: 217-229, CRC Press, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9780429330575-16

Sl.No	Course Name	Semester	Course Code	Duration	Status
1	Instrumentation and Measurement	B.Tech	ME 209	January-June 2025	Ongoing
2	Engineering Fracture Mechanics	B.Tech	ME 453	January-June 2025	Ongoing
3	Material Testing Lab	B.Tech	ME 214	January-June 2025	Ongoing
4	Material Science	B.Tech	ME 205	July December 2024	Completed
5	Composite Materials	M.Tech	ME 5303	July December 2024	Completed
6	Workshop Practice	B.Tech	ME 111	July December 2024	Completed
7	Instrumentation and Measurement	B.Tech	ME 209	January-June 2024	Completed
8	Fabrication of Engineering Materials	M.Tech	ME 5306	January-June 2024	Completed
9	Workshop Practice	B.Tech	ME 111	January-June 2024	Completed
10	Material Testing Lab	B.Tech	ME 214	January-June 2024	Completed
11	Workshop Practice	B.Tech	ME 111	July December 2023	Completed
12	Manufacturing Process	B.Tech	ME 204	July December 2023	Completed
13	Structural Property Correlation of Engineering Materials	M.Tech	ME 5302	July December 2023	Completed
14	Material Testing Lab	B.Tech	ME 214	January-June 2023	Completed
15	Engineering Fracture Mechanics	B.Tech	ME 453	January-June 2023	Completed
16	Fabrication of Engineering Materials	M.Tech	ME 5306	January-June 2023	Completed
17	Manufacturing Process	B.Tech	ME 204	July December 2022	Completed
18	Structural Property Correlation of Engineering Materials	M.Tech	ME 5302	July December 2022	Completed
19	Engineering Fracture Mechanics	B.Tech	ME 453	January-June 2022	Completed
20	Fabrication of Engineering Materials	M.Tech	ME 5306	January-June 2022	Completed
21	Structural Property Correlation of Engineering Materials	B.Tech	ME 5302	July December 2021	Completed
22	Fabrication of Engineering Materials	M.Tech	ME 306	January-June 2021	Completed
23	Nano Structured Materials	M.Tech	ME 5339	January-June 2021	Completed
24	Manufacturing Process	B.Tech	ME 204	July December 2020	Completed
25	Iron and Steel Manufacturing Process	M.Tech	ME 5332	July December 2020	Completed
26	Manufacturing Process	B.Tech	ME 204	July December 2019	Completed
27	Nano Structured Materials- Synthesis, Properties & Application	M.Tech	ME 594	January-June 2019	Completed
28	Mechanics of Solids	B.Tech	ME 1209	January-June 2019	Completed
29	Structural Property Correlation of Engineering Materials	M.Tech	ME 581	July- December 2018	Completed
30	Material Science	B.Tech	ME 1204	July- December 2018	Completed
31	Engineering Mechanics	B.Tech	ME 1101	January-June 2018	Completed
32	Mechanics of Solids	B.Tech	ME 1209	January-June 2018	Completed
33	Manufacturing Process -II	B.Tech	ME 1303	July December 2017	Completed
34	Material Science	B.Tech	ME 1204	July- December 2016	Completed
35	Composite Materials	M.Tech	ME 582	July- December 2016	Completed
36	Workshop Practice	B.Tech	ME 1111	July- December 2016	Completed
37	Mechanics of Solids	B.Tech	ME 1209	January-June 2016	Completed
38	Advanced Solid Mechanics	M.Tech	ME 523	January-June 2016	Completed
39	Workshop Practice	B.Tech	ME 1111	July- December 2015	Completed
40	Material Science	B.Tech	ME 1204	July- December 2015	Completed
41	Composite Materials	M.Tech	ME 582	July- December 2015	Completed
42	Nano Structured Materials- Synthesis, Properties & Application	M.Tech	ME 594	January-June 2015	Completed
43	Composite Materials	M.Tech	ME 582	July- December 2014	Completed
44	Material Science	B.Tech	ME 1204	July- December 2014	Completed
45	Workshop Practice	B.Tech	ME 1111	July- December 2014	Completed
46	Machine Design-II	B.Tech	ME 311	January-June 2014	Completed
47	Processing of Engineering Materials	M.Tech	ME 584	January-June 2014	Completed
48	Nano Structured Materials- Synthesis, Properties & Application	M.Tech	ME 594	January-June 2014	Completed
49	Material Science	B.Tech	ME 1204	July- December 2013	Completed
50	Composite Materials	M.Tech	ME 582	July- December 2013	Completed
51	Mechanics of Composite Materials	M.Tech	ME 543	January-June 2013	Completed
52	Machine Design-II	B.Tech	ME 311	January-June 2013	Completed