Thin film, Surface modification, Wetting and Dewetting, Carbon nanoparticles, Instability on thin film, Rheology of polymer, Polymer composites Janus nanoparticles and their various applications.

1.Engineering Chemistry

2.Analytical Chemistry

Teaching Interest

1.Physical Chemistry

2.Polymer Chemistry

3.Quantum Mechanics

4.Nanotechnology

• Worked as Guest Faculty with Indira Gandhi Technical University for Women from April, 2022 to August, 2022.
• Worked with S. Chand Technologies Pvt. Ltd. from September 2009 to July 2010 as Subject Matter Expert.
• Worked with Monochem Graphics Pvt. Ltd.  from February 2008 to August 2009 as Sr. Engineer QA& QC.
• Worked with STP Ltd. from June 2007 to December 2007 as Assistant Manager Marketing.
• Worked with ICI India Ltd. from June 2005 to May, 2007 as Technical Officer R&D.

• Research Excellence Travel Grant (2019) from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
• CSIR Travel Grant for International travel (10472) in June 2019.
• Certified Internal Auditor for ISO 9001:2000.
• Certified Internal Auditor for ISO/TS 16949:2002.
• GATE Qualified

Postdoctoral Research 

Early IRD Post-doctoral Fellowship from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

• Surita Basu, Prabir Patra, and Jayati Sarkar. "Dewetting assisted self-assembly of carbon nanotube into circular nanorings." Chemical Engineering Science (2022): 117961
• Surita Basu, Bhukhya Vishnu Naik, Kalluri Ankarao, Prabir Patra, and Jayati Sarkar. Dewetting assisted self-assembly of graphene nanoparticles by diverse approaches. Bulletin of Materials Science volume (2021) 44:23
• Surita Basu, Bhukhya Vishnu Naik, Kalluri Ankarao, Prabir Patra, and Jayati Sarkar. Self-assembly of graphene nano-particles on biocompatible polymer through dewetting. Surfaces and Interfaces. (2021) 9:101009
• Surita Basu and Jayati Sarkar. "Selective adsorption of oil on self-organized surface patterns formed over soft thin PDMS films." Chemical Engineering Science 207 (2019): 970-979ISSN 0009-2509
• Surita Basu and Jayati Sarkar. "Miniaturization of surface patterns in soft elastic film over patterned substrates." Chemical Engineering Science 197 (2019): 195-203.
• Jeevan Jyoti, Surita Basu, Bhanu Pratap Singh, and S. R. Dhakate. "Superior mechanical and electrical properties of multiwall carbon nanotube reinforced acrylonitrile butadiene styrene high performance composites." Composites Part B: Engineering 83 (2015): 58-65
• S. Basu, Nano ring formation of MWCNT by dewetting of thin film. The Open Access Journal of Science and Technology (2020): 16-16

Conferences

• 7^TH International Conference on Smart Materials & Nanotechnology, Webinar, 20-21 July 2020, Nano Ring Formation of MWCNT by Dewetting of Thin Film, Surita Basu, Prabir Patra, Jayati Sarkar.

• International Conference Nano-M&D 2019, in Paestum, Italy from 4-8 June 2019, Influence of graphene particles on morphology and patterns on dewetting of thin polystyrene film,  Surita Basu, Bhukya Vishnu Naik ,Kalluri Ankarao, Prabir Patra, Jayati Sarkar.
• 23^rd Polish Conference on Chemical and Process Engineering- 23rd PCCandPE, in Jachranka-Warszawa, Poland, from 2-5 June 2019, Selective adsorption of oil from oil-water mixture on the instability driven interfacial surface patterns over thin soft PDMS film, Surita Basu and Jayati Sarkar.
• International Conference on Advance Materials (ICAM 2019), March 06-07, 2019, Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi, Influence of graphene on morphology and patterns on dewetting of thin polymeric film, S. Basu, B. V. Naik, K. Ankarao, P. Patra and J. Sarkar
• 3rd International Conference on Soft Materials, December 09-14,2018, Malviya National stitute of Technology, Jaipur, Effect of graphene nanoparticles embedded in thin film, S. Basu, B. V. Naik, K. Ankarao, P. Patra and J. Sarkar
• Soft Matter: Young Investigators Meet 2018, May 23 – 25 , 2018, Koti Resorts Shimla, Selective adsorption of oil on interfacial surface patterns over soft thin PDMS film, S. Basu and J. Sarkar
• International Conference on Sculptured Thin Films, March 30-31, 2018,   Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Delhi, Adsorption of oil on surface patterns on thin elastic film, S. Basu and J. Sarkar
• Industry Day, September 23, 2017, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Delhi, Oil adsorption on surface patterns, S. Basu and J. Sarkar.
• NanoIndia Conference, March 15-16, 2017, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Miniaturization of surface patterns, S. Basu and J. Sarkar
• International Conference ComFlu @HYD, December 12-14,2016, International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad, Miniaturization of surface patterns over patterned substrate, S. Basu and J. Sarkar Seventh National Level Annual Research Symposium of Chemical Engineering Research Scholars, Chemference 2016, December 3-4, 2016, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Gandhinagar, Miniscule pattern formation over patterned substrate, S. Basu and J. Sarkar.

Workshops

• Short course on Surface area and Porous material characterization, March 12, 2019, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
• Workshop on Polymer Science and Technology, December 9, 2019 at Malviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur.

Workshop on Advance Characterization Workshop on 3D Atom Probe Tomography, December 18-19, 2017, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.

Projects Completed in Industry/Academics

• Developed “Lead and chromate free paints” in auto refinish range for ICI paints.
• Developed isocyanate free primers in auto refinish range for ICI paints.
• Certification and implementation of ISO/TS 16949:2002 in Monochem Graphics Pvt. Ltd.
• Major Project on “Synthesis of MWCNT and reduced graphene oxide based acrylonitrile butadiene styrene composites and its application in electromagnetic interference” from CSIR-NPL as a part of M.Tech project.
• Minor Project on “Graphene-bismuth ferrite nano-composite as a photo catalyst” as a part of M.Tech project.
• Summer project on “Synthesis of polyaniline nanoparticle using polyether amine as stabilizer” from Calcutta University as a part of MTech.