Dr. N. Pingua is an Assistant Professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at the National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India. He earned his B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering from Birsa Institute of Technology (BIT) Sindri, Dhanbad, India, in 2012. He later pursued his M.Tech. (up to the 3rd Semester) and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, India, completing his Ph.D. in 2021. Additionally, he has approximately two years of postdoctoral research experience at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, India.
His research interests encompass phase transformation, nucleation and crystallization, solid/liquid interaction, gas hydrate, disordered solids, carbon-based materials, the development of porous materials, and computational tools. These interests include creating disruptive technologies, answering important questions, and gaining fundamental insights. Nucleation and crystallization in liquids have numerous practical implications in science and technology, impacting daily life. Through phase transition, system such as water, gas hydrates, and carbon can transform to a stable phase (metastable state) via nucleation and crystallization. Materials like gas hydrates and microporous materials have significant potential application in gas adsorption, energy storage, water treatment, and more. Within the broad range of topics, his current research focuses on particular problems, including: [1] Phase transformation and relaxation dynamics of supercooled liquid, [2] Nucleation and crystal growth of supercooled liquids and gas hydrates, [3] Mechanical properties of disorderd solids, [4] Mechanism of ice crystallization in bulk and confined water, [5] Understanding the role of porous materials in energy storage, sorption, and separation, catalysis, light emission, and drug delivery. To investigate these topic, he uses computational tools such as Molecular Dynamics, Monte Carlo simulation, and structural analysis (ring-based approach) code.
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Name: Dr. Nandlal Pingua |
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Designation: Assistant Professor |
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Telephone (Direct) (Optional): Telephone : Extn (Optional): Mobile (Optional): +91-9651853355 |
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Email (Primary): nandlal@nitt.edu |
Email (Secondary) : pinguaiitk@gmail.com |
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Field(s) of Specialization: Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, Phase transformation, Nucleation and Crystallization, Supercooled Liquid, Disordered Solids, Gas Hydrate, Microporous Materials, Solid-Liquid interaction, Carbon based materials such as Graphene, Carbon Nanotube. |
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7. Employment Profile
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Assistant Professor |
NIT Tiruchirappalli |
02-04-2024 |
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Research Associate (postdoctoral) |
IIT Roorkee |
26-04-2022 |
29-02-2024 |
8. Academic Qualifications (From Highest Degree to High School):
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Ph.D. |
IIT Kanpur |
2021 |
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Chemical Engineering |
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M.Tech |
IIT Kanpur |
2013 (upto 3rd Sem.) |
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Chemical Engineering |
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B.Tech |
BIT Sindri Dhanbad |
2012 |
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Chemical Engineering |
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2019 |
Best Oral Presentation Award |
IIT Kanpur |
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12/06/2024 to 14/06/2024 |
Mechanical Response of Amorphous Solids Modelled by Large Scale Particle Based Simulation |
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IIT Madras, IIT Guwahati, IIT Bhilai, IIT BHU, NIT Hamirpur, BITs Pilani |
Sterling Kodai Lake, Tamil Nadu, India |
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31/03/2023 to 01/04/2023 |
Computational Analysis on Thermodynamics Aspects of Relaxation in Supercooled Liquid at Water at Different Cooling Rate |
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IISER Bhopal |
IISER Bhopal, India |
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31/03/2023 to 01/04/2023 |
Molecular Dynamics Study to Investigate the System Size Effects on Tetrahedral Materials in Supercooled Region |
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IISER Bhopal |
IISER Bhopal, India |
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19/12/2022 to 21/12/2022 |
Mechanical response of Amorphous Silica Modelled by Large Scale Particle Based Simulation |
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Poster presenter |
IIT Kharagpur Research Park, India |
IIT Kharagpur Research Park, India |
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14/04/2022 to 16/04/2022 |
Characterization of Supercooled Monatomic Potential Model of Water During Liquid-Amorphous Transition |
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MNIT Allahabad, India |
Online |
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14/04/2022 to 16/04/2022 |
A Computational Analysis on Thermodynamics Changes of Carbon in Liquid, and Solid State at TLL |
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IICE Kolkata, India |
HIT Kolkata, India |
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14/04/2022 to 16/04/2022 |
A Computational Analysis on Thermodynamics Changes with Chirality in Multi Walled Carbon Nanotube (MWCNTs) |
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IICE Kolkata, India |
HIT Kolkata, India |
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21/02/2020 to 23/03/2020 |
Topological Identification Criteria, Stability, and Relevance of Pentagonal Nanochannels in Amorphous Ice |
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Poster presenter |
IIT Kanpur |
IIT Kanpur, India |
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30/03/2019 to 31/03/2019 |
Mechanism of Stable Stacking-Disordered Ice, Pentagonal Rings Formation, and Crystallization in Supercooled Monatomic (mW) Water |
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IIT Kanpur |
IIT Kanpur, India |
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19/05/2018 to 20/05/2018 |
Structure Pattern Responsible for Relaxation of Liquid-Amorphous Transition of Supercooled Tetrahedral Liquids |
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IIT Bombay |
IIT Bombay, India |
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17/07/2017 to 21/07/2017 |
Structural Characterization of Relaxation of Supercooled Tetrahedral Liquid in Terms of Boat and Chair Rings |
International |
Poster presenter |
Jozef Stefan Institute and University of Ljubljana, |
Ljubljana, Slovenia, Europe |
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17/07/2017 to 21/07/2017 |
Dynamical Instability Causes the Demise of a Supercooled Tetrahedral Liquid |
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Jozef Stefan Institute and University of Ljubljana, |
Ljubljana, Slovenia, Europe |
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03/12/2016 to 04/12/2016 |
Thermodynamics and Structural Aspects of Liquid-Amorphous Transition of Supercooled Tetrahedral Liquid |
National |
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IIT Gandhinagar |
IIT Gandhinagar, India |
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27/12/2016 to 30/12/2016 |
Thermodynamics and Structural Aspects of Liquid-Amorphous Transition of Supercooled Tetrahedral Liquid |
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IIT Madras, Anna University Chennai |
A.C.TECH ANNA University Chennai, India |
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Mechanical Response of Amorphous Solids Modelled by Large Scale Particle Based Simulation |
12/06/2024 to 14/06/2024 |
IIT Madras, IIT Guwahati, IIT Bhilai, IIT BHU, NIT Hamirpur, BITs Pilani |
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21. Publications
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Nandlal Pingua and A. K. Gautam |
Molecular Dynamics Study on Relaxation of Supercooled Liquid Water at Different Cooling rate |
Material Today Communications |
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108777 |
2024 |
3.46 |
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Nandlal Pingua, and Pankaj A. Apte |
Topological Identification Criteria, Stability, and Relevance of Pentagonal Nanochannels in Amorphous Ice |
Journal of Physical Chemistry B |
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10301-10310 |
2019 |
3.5 |
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Nandlal Pingua, and Pankaj A. Apte |
Increase in Local Crystalline Order Across the Limit of Stability Leads to Cubic-Hexagonal Stacking in Supercooled Monatomic (mW) Water |
Journal of Chemical Physics |
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074506 |
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Arvind K. Gautam, A. Goyal, Nandlal Pingua, and Pankaj A. Apte |
Dynamical Instability Causes the Demise of a Supercooled Tetrahedral Liquid |
Journal of Statistical Physics |
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1302-1318 |
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1.762 |
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P. A. Apte, Nandlal Pingua, A. Goyal, U. Kumar, S. Y. Willow, X. C. Zeng, and B. D. Kulkarni |
The freezing Tendency Towards 4-Coordinated Amorphous Network Causes Increase in Heat Capacity of Supercooled Stillinger-Weber |
RSC Advances |
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44679-44686 |
2015 |
4.036 |
(B) Conferences/Workshops/Symposia Proceedings
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Arvind K. Gautam, Nandlal Pingua, Avinash Chandra |
Molecular Dynamics Study to Investigate the System Size Effects on Tetrahedral Materials in Supercooled Region |
Advances in Chemical Engineering and Science (ACES) 2023 |
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The process development and Intensification for sustainability development |
IISER Bhopal, India |
2023 |
(C) Books & Monographs
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Arvind K. Gautam, Nandlal Pingua, Avinash Chandra, Sunatak Kamsonlian |
Production of Bio Fuels: An overview on Biodiesel Production from Waste Cooking Oil |
IIP Publisher, Michigan, USA |
2024 |
978-1-68576-456-2 |
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Arvind K. Gautam, Nandlal Pingua, Avinash Chandra, Raj Kumar Arya, |
Domestic Waste Management and Their Utilization |
Springer Nature Singapore Pvt. Ltd. |
2024 |
9789813346895 |
