Asst. Professor at Vellore Institute of Technology Chennai at India.
Dr. Shyamapada Nandi earned his PhD in Materials Chemistry from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune in 2018, where he focused on the design of ultra-microporous Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) for selective CO2 capture. Prior to that, he completed his MSc in Chemistry from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, graduating with top honors in 2012. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Vivekananda Mahavidyalaya under the University of Burdwan, West Bengal.
Work Experience 💼.
Dr. Nandi is currently an Assistant Professor at the Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, India. He has extensive postdoctoral research experience, having worked at prestigious institutions such as the University of Ottawa, University of Montpellier, and the Institute of Porous Materials (IMAP) in Paris. As a CNRS Research Engineer, he worked on European projects including ‘MOF4AIR’ and collaborated with TOTAL Energy for the development of MOFs for clean and sustainable energy applications.
Research Focus 🧪🔬
Dr. Nandi’s research expertise is centered on the synthesis and application of porous materials, including Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs), Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs), and Porous Organic Polymers (POPs). His work focuses on gas separation, water purification, catalysis, and electrocatalysis, with particular attention to CO2 capture, air purification, and sustainable energy applications. He has contributed significantly to the scale-up of MOFs and their integration into industrial applications.
Awards and Honors 🏆
Dr. Nandi has received several prestigious awards and scholarships throughout his academic career, including the INSPIRE Scholarship, ONGC Scholarship, and the Prime Minister Fellowship for Doctoral Studies. He has also been honored with the best research awards in recognition of his contributions to the field of materials science.
Skills 🛠️
Dr. Nandi is highly skilled in various characterization and analytical techniques including Single Crystal and Powder X-ray Diffraction (SCXRD/PXRD), Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), surface area and porosity analysis, electrochemical studies, and electron microscopy techniques (SEM, TEM, AFM). He is also experienced in advanced computational techniques for simulating material properties using software like Materials Studio and Gaussian. His proficiency extends to the design and optimization of MOFs and COFs for diverse applications, particularly in catalysis and energy storage.
Publications 📚
- Efficient iodine sequestration by chemically robust CC bonded hyper-crosslinked porous organic polymers
Authors: G. Mayakannan, R. Karthikkumar, H.D. Singh, D. Chakraborty, S. Nandi
Journal: Chemical Engineering Journal Advances
Citation: 100700
Year: 2025
- Selective electroreduction of CO2 to value-added C1 and C2 products using MOF and COF-based catalysts
Authors: H.D. Singh, R. Misra, S. Sarkar, D. Chakraborty, S. Nandi
Journal: Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials
Citation: 7(6), 209
Year: 2024
- A Scalable Robust Microporous Al‐MOF for Post‐Combustion Carbon Capture
Authors: B. Chen, D. Fan, R.V. Pinto, I. Dovgaliuk, S. Nandi, D. Chakraborty, …
Journal: Advanced Science
Citation: 2401070
Year: 2024
- When Polymorphism in Metal–Organic Frameworks Enables Water Sorption Profile Tunability for Enhancing Heat Allocation and Water Harvesting Performance
Authors: T.J. Matemb Ma Ntep, M. Wahiduzzaman, E. Laurenz, I. Cornu, …
Journal: Advanced Materials
Citation: 36(12), 2211302
Year: 2024
- An intrinsically zwitter-ionic COF: a carboxylic acid and pseudo-tetrahedral sp3 nitrogen functionalized covalent organic framework with potential for humidity sensing
Authors: S. Nandi, H.D. Singh, P. Shekhar, D. Chakraborty, R. Kushwaha, …
Journal: Journal of Materials Chemistry A
Citation: 12(5), 2839-2847
Year: 2024
- Peptide hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks
Authors: T. Vijayakanth, S. Dasgupta, P. Ganatra, S. Rencus-Lazar, A.V. Desai, …
Journal: Chemical Society Reviews
Year: 2024
- Metal-driven folding and assembly of a minimal β-sheet into a 3D-porous honeycomb framework
Authors: N. Bajpayee, S. Pophali, T. Vijayakanth, S. Nandi, A.V. Desai, V. Kumar, …
Journal: Chemical Communications
Citation: 60(19), 2621-2624
Year: 2024
- A robust ultra-microporous cationic aluminum-based metal-organic framework with a flexible tetra-carboxylate linker
Authors: S. Nandi, A. Mansouri, I. Dovgaliuk, P. Boullay, G. Patriarche, I. Cornu, …
Journal: Communications Chemistry
Citation: 6(1), 144
Year: 2023
- MOFs with open metal (III) sites for the environmental capture of polar volatile organic compounds
Authors: M.I. Severino, A. Al Mohtar, C. Vieira Soares, C. Freitas, N. Sadovnik, S. Nandi, …
Journal: Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Citation: 62(6), e202211583
Year: 2023
- Simulations on Industrial Scale CO2 Capture Vacuum Pressure Swing Adsorption using MIL-160 (Al)
Authors: A. Henrotin, N. Heymans, S. Nandi, F. Nouar, G. Mouchaham, C. Serre, …
Journal: Proceedings of the 16th Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference (GHGT)
Year: 2022
- Integrated process for structuring and functionalizing ordered mesoporous silica to achieve superprotonic conductivity
Authors: J. Richard, A. Phimphachanh, J. Schneider, S. Nandi, E. Laurent, …
Journal: Chemistry of Materials
Citation: 34(17), 7828-7836
Year: 2022
- Coordination Flexibility Aided CO2‐specific Gating in an Iron Isonicotinate MOF
Authors: H.D. Singh, S. Nandi, D. Chakraborty, K. Singh, C.P. Vinod, R. Vaidhyanathan
Journal: Chemistry–An Asian Journal
Citation: 17(4), e202101305
Year: 2022
- Viologen functionalized CC bonded cationic polymers for oxo-anion pollutant removal from aqueous medium
Authors: D. Chakraborty, S. Nandi, R. Kushwaha, D. Kaleeswaran, R. Vaidhyanathan
Journal: Materials Research Bulletin
Citation: 146, 111614
Year: 2022
- Deciphering the Weak CO2···Framework Interactions in Microporous MOFs Functionalized with Strong Adsorption Sites—A Ubiquitous Observation
Authors: S. Nandi, H.D. Singh, D. Chakraborty, R. Maity, R. Vaidhyanathan
Journal: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Citation: 13(21), 24976-24983
Year: 2021
- Multivariate Sulfonic-Based Titanium Metal–Organic Frameworks as Super-protonic Conductors
Authors: S. Nandi, S. Wang, M. Wahiduzzaman, V. Yadav, K. Taksande, G. Maurin, …
Journal: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Citation: 13(17), 20194-20200
Year: 2021
- An Ultra‐Microporous Metal–Organic Framework with Exceptional Xe Capacity
Authors: D. Chakraborty, S. Nandi, R. Maity, R.K. Motkuri, K.S. Han, S. Collins, …
Journal: Chemistry–A European Journal
Citation: 26(55), 12544-12548
Year: 2020
- Superionic conduction in a zirconium-formate molecular solid
Authors: M. Wahiduzzaman, S. Nandi, V. Yadav, K. Taksande, G. Maurin, H. Chun, …
Journal: Journal of Materials Chemistry A
Citation: 8(35), 17951-17955
Year: 2020
- Carbon Derived from Soft Pyrolysis of a Covalent Organic Framework as a Support for Small-Sized RuO2 Showing Exceptionally Low Overpotential for Oxygen
Authors: D. Chakraborty, S. Nandi, R. Illathvalappil, D. Mullangi, R. Maity, S.K. Singh, …
Journal: ACS Omega
Citation: 4(8), 13465-13473
Year: 2019
- Aqueous-Phase Differentiation and Speciation of Fe3+ and Fe2+ Using Water-Stable Photoluminescent Lanthanide-Based Metal–Organic Framework
Authors: R. Maity, D. Chakraborty, S. Nandi, A.K. Yadav, D. Mullangi, C.P. Vinod, …
Journal: ACS Applied Nano Materials
Citation: 2(8), 5169-5178
Year: 2019.