🔬 Prof. Dibakar Datta is an Associate Professor at NJIT and a leading expert in ⚡ energy materials, 2D nanomaterials, and electrochemical systems. He earned his Ph.D. from 🏛️ Brown University with a focus on mechanics, physics, and chemistry. A former postdoc at 🌉 Stanford University, he has received prestigious honors like the 🏅 NSF CAREER Award and ASME “Rising Star.” Prof. Datta serves on editorial boards of top journals and leads cutting-edge research in 🔋 energy storage, 💻 multiscale modeling, and 🔎 materials recognition. His global academic exposure and interdisciplinary expertise make him a key innovator in sustainable technologies. 🌍🧪
Prof DIBAKAR DATTA, New Jersey Institute of Technology, United States
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Education 🎓
Prof. Dibakar Datta holds a Ph.D. in Mechanics of Solids and Structures from 🏛️ Brown University, with minors in ⚛️ Physics and 🧪 Chemistry, mentored by Nobel Laureate Prof. J. Michael Kosterlitz. He was a visiting Ph.D. scholar at 🧬 University of Pennsylvania. He earned an M.S. in Computational Mechanics from 🇪🇸 UPC Barcelona and 🇫🇷 Ecole Centrale de Nantes, including a research internship at EDF Paris 🖥️. He also holds an M.E. in Structural Engineering from 🇮🇳 IISc Bangalore, and a B.E. in Civil Engineering from IIEST, India 🏗️. His global training spans India, Europe, and the USA 🌍📘.
Professional Experience 🏛️
Prof. Dibakar Datta serves as a Senator at 🇺🇸 New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), collaborating with university leadership on strategic policies 🏛️📜. As 🎓 Graduate Program Director for Mechanical Engineering, he oversees Ph.D. admissions, examinations, course design, and assistantship allocations 🎯📚. He also chairs student progress monitoring and academic appeals 🧾👨🎓. Additionally, he is a key member of the 🖥️ High-Performance Computing Advisory Board, instrumental in restructuring NJIT’s HPC infrastructure, developing equitable resource allocation policies, and reviewing computational research proposals ⚙️🔬. His leadership enhances both academic excellence and research capabilities at NJIT 💡🌐.
Awards & Achievements 🏆
Prof. Dibakar Datta is a globally recognized researcher with prestigious accolades including the ⭐ 2024 ASME Rising Star at IMECE and 🧪 ACS NY Outstanding SEED Mentor. He received the 🧠 NSF CAREER Award (2023) for his groundbreaking work on electro-chemo-mechanics of energy materials. Recognized as an Emerging Investigator by both 🧲 JOM (TMS) and 🔋 ASME JEECS in 2022, he also earned the 🌍 IAAM Young Investigator Award. 🇬🇧 Honored at the UK Parliament with the Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Samman (2017), his journey began with the 🎓 President of India Gold Medal (2006). His excellence is globally celebrated 🌐✨.
Seminars & Conference 🎤
Prof. Dibakar Datta has delivered numerous invited, keynote, and plenary talks at prestigious global venues 🌍. From 🇨🇦 WCCM in Vancouver and 🇺🇸 TMS in Orlando to 🇸🇪 European Advanced Materials Congress in Stockholm, his presentations span continents and cutting-edge topics in energy and computational materials 🔋🧠. He’s addressed elite institutions like Tesla HQ, IITs, Rutgers, and Lockheed Martin 🏢🛰️. His prolific conference contributions include talks at SES, ACS, MRS, and WCCM events 🧪📊. Prof. Datta’s impactful presence across academia and industry reflects his leadership and expertise in materials science and engineering 🌐⚛️.
Research Focus 🔬
Prof. Dibakar Datta’s research revolves around energy storage, nanomaterials, and computational materials science ⚡🧪. He explores defective graphene and 2D materials for advanced Li-, Na-, and Ca-ion batteries 🔋🧱. His groundbreaking work includes lithium plating in porous graphene, high-capacity anodes, and graphene-based environmental barriers 🌿🔍. Combining atomistic simulations and reactive force field modeling, he deciphers mechanisms in amorphous silicon and graphene nanosacks 🧠🧯. Prof. Datta’s contributions bridge fundamental science and applied energy solutions, pushing the frontier in sustainable and high-performance battery technologies 🔋🌍⚛️. His work impacts both materials design and clean energy innovations 🚀♻️.
Publications 📘
🔋 Title: Nano-silica electrolyte additive enables dendrite suppression in an anode-free sodium metal battery
👨🔬 Authors: Reena A. Panchal, Joy Datta, Vrushali R. Varude, Dibakar Datta, Nikhil A. Koratkar
📘 Journal: Nano Energy, 2024
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📊 Title: Unlocking the potential of open-tunnel oxides: DFT-guided design and machine learning-enhanced discovery for next-generation industry-scale battery technologies
👨🔬 Authors: Joy Datta, Nikhil A. Koratkar, Dibakar Datta
📘 Journal: Energy Advances, 2024
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⚙️ Title: Electro-Chemo-Mechanical Modeling of Multiscale Active Materials for Next-Generation Energy Storage: Opportunities and Challenges
👨🔬 Author: Dibakar Datta
📘 Journal: JOM, 2024
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🔬 Title: Effects of Graphene Interface on Potassiation in a Graphene-Selenium Heterostructure Cathode for Potassium-Ion Batteries
👨🔬 Authors: Vidushi Sharma, Dibakar Datta
📘 Journal: ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2023
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