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Pratik Kumar Das

Academic Qualifications


DST INSPIRE Faculty, Dept. of Earth Sciences, IIEST Shibpur, Howrah, 2022 - 2027 (Presently working)
Research Associate, Zurek's Lab, SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA, 2021 - 2022
Researcher, Center for Evolution of Earth and Dynamics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, 2019 - 2021
Ph. D (Topic: Computational Mineralogy), Jadavpur University, 2018
M.Sc, Physics, Jadavpur University, 2012
B.Sc, Physics, Jadavpur University, 2010
 

Research Statement


My research primarily involves focussed theoretical investigation of specific atomic scale phenomenon on the domain of mineral physics, such as cation ordering, crystal defects and their effects on mechanical and electronic behaviour of materials. Using first principles Density Functional Theory (DFT) and Molecular Dynamics (MD), I explore phase diagrams and high pressure–temperature behaviour of minerals, which are of both basic and industrial interests. 

Latest Publications


  • 1 Anjitha Karangara and Pratik Kumar Das, High pressure phase of Magnesiowustite: Implications to the mineralogy of super-Earths, EGU General Assembly, 2024
  • 2 Pratik Kumar Das and Anjitha Karangara, First principle investigations on the water budget in olivine phases: Implications towards the behavior of hydrous mantle, EGU General Assembly, 2024
  • 3 Nisha Geng, Katerina P. Hilleke, Francesco Belli, Pratik Kumar Das, Eva Zurek, Superconductivity in CH4 and BH4- containing compounds derived from the high-pressure superhydrides, 44, 101443, Materials Today Physics, 2024
  • 4 Das, P.K., Mandal, N., Arya, A.,, p-T dependent structural transformations of Zn-monochalcogenides to switch their semiconductor – metal transition: A DFT study, 497, 1-10, Applied Physics A, 2023
  • 5 Das, P. K., Mondal, S. K., Mandal, N., First principles prediction of exceptional mechanical and electronic behaviour of Titanite (CaTiSiO5), 15, 100964, Materialia, 2021
  • 6 Mondal S. K., Das, P. K., Mandal, N., Arya, A.,, A novel approach to quantify the structural distortions of U/Th snub-disphenoids and their role in zircon to reidite type phase transitions of uranothorite, 32, 145401, Journal of Physics: Condensed matter, 2020
  • 7 Das P. K., Mohn C. E., Brodholt J. P., Trønnes R. G., High-pressure silica phase transitions: Implications for deep mantle dynamics and silica crystallization in the protocore, 105, 1014-1020, American Mineralogists, 2020
  • 8 Das PK, Mohn CE, Trønnes RG & Brodholt JP, Silica Phase Transitions at Lowermost Mantle and Core Conditions, Goldschmidt2019, 728, Goldschmidt, 2019
  • 9 Das, P.K., Mandal, N., Arya, A., Effects of Fe substitution on B3-B1 phase transition and structural, vibrational, and electronic properties of ZnS from DFT calculations, 121, 085101, Journal of Applied Physics, 2017
  • 10 Das, P.K., Mandal, N., Arya, A., Effects of cation ordering on the elastic and electronic properties of Mg-Fe silicate phases at high pressures, 122, 225107, Journal of Applied Physics, 2017
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    Research Areas


    • New materials discovery
    • Theoretical investigations on Phase-diagrams
    • Computaional Mineralogy
    • Deep Earth Volatiles

    Publications


    1 Nisha Geng, Katerina P. Hilleke, Francesco Belli, Pratik Kumar Das, Eva Zurek, Superconductivity in CH4 and BH4- containing compounds derived from the high-pressure superhydrides, 44, 101443, Materials Today Physics, 2024 2 Das, P.K., Mandal, N., Arya, A.,, p-T dependent structural transformations of Zn-monochalcogenides to switch their semiconductor – metal transition: A DFT study, 497, 1-10, Applied Physics A, 2023 3 Das, P. K., Mondal, S. K., Mandal, N., First principles prediction of exceptional mechanical and electronic behaviour of Titanite (CaTiSiO5), 15, 100964, Materialia, 2021 4 Mondal S. K., Das, P. K., Mandal, N., Arya, A.,, A novel approach to quantify the structural distortions of U/Th snub-disphenoids and their role in zircon to reidite type phase transitions of uranothorite, 32, 145401, Journal of Physics: Condensed matter, 2020 5 Das P. K., Mohn C. E., Brodholt J. P., Trønnes R. G., High-pressure silica phase transitions: Implications for deep mantle dynamics and silica crystallization in the protocore, 105, 1014-1020, American Mineralogists, 2020 6 Das, P.K., Mandal, N., Arya, A., Effects of Fe substitution on B3-B1 phase transition and structural, vibrational, and electronic properties of ZnS from DFT calculations, 121, 085101, Journal of Applied Physics, 2017 7 Das, P.K., Mandal, N., Arya, A., Effects of cation ordering on the elastic and electronic properties of Mg-Fe silicate phases at high pressures, 122, 225107, Journal of Applied Physics, 2017 8 Das, P.K., Chowdhury, A., Mandal, N., Arya, A., First-principles characterisation of the pressure-dependent elastic anisotropy of SnO2 polymorphs, 97:18, 1861-1882, Philosophical Magazine, 2016
  • 1 Pratik Kumar Das and Anjitha Karangara, p-T dependent behavior of H bearing Olivine and Wadsleyite: Implication towards hydrous mantle, Springer nature, 2024
  • Patents


    # Patents Year

    Projects


    • Water in Earth's mantle and its geodynamic implications: A first principles approach, Sponsored
      Ongoing

    Awards


    • INSPIRE FACULTY Award, Year: 2020
    • Newton Bhabha Award, Year: 2016
    • CSIR NET, Year: 2012
    • INSPIRE AORC (Assured Opportunity for Research Careers), Year: 2013
    • INSPIRE SHE, Year: 2008

    Research Groups


    Anjitha K
    Ph. D.
    8078282764 / 8848799191
    anjivaishna3@gmail.com / anjitha139@gmail.com

    Research:
    Computational Mineralogy

    Citations


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    Created: 23 November 2019