Prof. Rashmi Acharya

M.Sc, Ph.D, Adv. Inorganic (Utkal University)

Associate Professor
Chemistry

Dr. Rashmi Acharya joined the Institute in 2006

Institute of Technical Education & Research
Jagamohan Nagar, Khandagiri,
Bhubaneswar – 751030, India .
Phone : +91-674-2350181, 2351539. 2351777, 2351419
Fax : +91-674-2351880/2351217
E-Mail :rashmiacharya@iter.ac.in

42 F , Gajapati Nagar Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar - 751002

•  Synthesis of Transition metals oxides and hydroxides of nanoscale
•  Characterisation of nano materials
•  Studies on Electrochemical and photocatalytic activity of transition metals oxides and hydroxides

•  Chemistry (UG)

•  Reaction of Benzoyl Acetonato Palladium(II) with Lewis Bases”, R. Acharya & B.K. Mohapatra, J.T.R Chem. 14 (2007) 4-16.

• •  Leaching of metals from Indian ocean nodules in SO 2 – H 2 O – H 2 So 4 – (NH 4 ) 2 SO 4 medium”, R. Acharya , M.K. Ghosh, S. Anand and R. P. Das, HYDROMETALLURGY , 53(1999)169-175.
  •  “Preparations, characterization and electrolytic behavior of ß - nickel hydroxides”, R. Acharya , T. Subbaiah, S. Anand and R.P. Das, JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES , 109(2002)494 -499.
  • “Effect of neutralizing agents on the physic- chemical and electrolytic characteristics of nickel hydroxide”, R. Acharaya , T. Subbaiah, S. Anand and R.P. Das, MATERIALS LETTERS , 57 (2003)3089 – 3095.
  • “Effect of preparation parameters on electrolytic behaviour of turbostratic nickel hydroxide”, R. Acharaya , T. Subbaiah, S. Anand and R.P. Das, MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS , 81 (2003) 45 – 49.
  • “Physico–Chemical and Electrolytic Properties of Nickel Hydroxide Precipitated in Ni(NO 3 ) 2 -NH 3 -H 2 O medium”, R. Acharaya , T. Subbaiah, S. Anand and R.P. Das, TRANSA SAEST, 38 (2003) 1 16-20.
  • “Physico–Chemical and Electrolytic Properties of Nickel Hydroxide prepared from Sulphate and Chloride solutions, R. Acharaya , T. Subbaiah, S. Anand and R.P. Das, TRANS SAEST, 38 (2003) 4 139 – 141.
  •  “Precipitation of nickel hydroxide by chemical and electrochemical technique”, S. Mallick, R. Acharya , T. Subbaiah, S. Anand and R.P. Das, Proceedings of the First Asian Conference on Soild State Ionic Devices Science and Technology, held at Chennai , India , 22-24 th March,2000. Allied Publishers, Ed. S. Selladurai et. al., 262-270.
  •  “Electrolytic behavior of hydrothermally prepared ß- nickel hydroxide”, R. Acharya, T. Subbaiah, S. Anand and R.P. Das, 53 rd NMD - ATM of Indian Instiute of Metals, 18 th to 21 st Nov. 2001 held at Bhubaneswar . The Paper got the first prize for oral presentation .
  •  “Characterization and electrolytic behavior of nickel hydroxide obtained from nickel sulphate using urea as neutralizing agent”, R. Acharya, T. Subbaiah, S. Anand and R.P. Das, presented in Seventh International Symposium on Advances in Electrochemical Science and Technology (ISAEST - VII ) held at Chennai during 27 th to 29 th Nov. 2002. Ed – in Chief M. Raghavan, Vol. 1 B-62-B-65.
  •  “Effect of Treatment Temperature on Discharge capacity of nickel hydroxides” R. Acharya, T. Subbaiah, S. Anand and R.P. Das, OPR – 18, 18 th Annual Conference, 25 th – 26 th Dec. 2004, Orissa Chemical Society souvenir, 17.

•  4 years & 4 months of experience in the field of teaching as lecturer in the Department of Chemistry at EAST from Sept 2002 to Dec 2005.
•  7 months of experience in the field of teaching and research as Sr.Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry at EAST from Jan 2006 to July 2006.
•  3 years of teaching & research experience as Asst. Professor in the department of Chemistry at ITER from Aug 2006 to July 2009 and is continuing.

•  Life member of Orissa Chemical Society

• •  Text book of Engineering Chemistry – I by B.K. Mohapatra & Rashmi Acharya , Kitab Mahal, College Square, Cuttack (1 st edition 2004, 2 nd revised edition 2006)
  •  Text book of Engineering Chemistry – II by B.K. Mohapatra & Rashmi Acharya , Kitab Mahal, College Square, Cuttack (1 st edition 2005, 2 nd revised edition 2006).