Using computers to rapidly construct Fabrication-Structure-Property maps:A key step towards optimal material synthesis and design
18th October, Friday, 4:15 pm, ChE Seminar hall
Abstract:
The demand for new materials is endlessly growing - particularly from the important areas of energy and environment. However, experimental materials discovery is bound by high costs and the time-consuming process of synthesis. Even when good materials are available, a crucial input needed while designing a device is the knowledge on how the material(s) may function over a period of time under different synthesis/operating conditions. I will describe strategies we have developed in recent years, which may enable us to identify using computers the optimal synthesis protocol for bimetallic catalysts so that the catalytic activity can be maximized. In particular, I shall focus on deriving mathematical models for Fabrication-Structure and Structure-Property maps.
Biodata
Dr. Abhijit Chatterjee is a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. He works in the area of molecular simulations, multiscale method development, and their application to energy problems. Abhijit received his B.Tech and M.Tech in Chemical Engineering from IIT Delhi and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from University of Delaware. Before joining IITB, he was Director's Postdoctoral Fellow at the Los Alamo National Laboratory (2007-2009) and faculty at IIT Kanpur (2009-2013). He has received awards from National Academy of Science India (NASI), Indian National Science Academy (INSA), Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), Institution of Engineers India (IEI) for his work.