Curriculum Vitae

Lakshi nandan Borah

 Assam, India
 9854813518, 7002340813
 borahlakshinandan@gmail.com / borahlakshinandan1@gmail.com
 Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=zlWhvJsAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
 Orcid id: 0000-0002-5053-6634

A research professional with 5+ years of experience specializing in experimental methods.

Expertise includes hybrid multi-scale laminated composites, phase change materials,
nanoparticle surface engineering, and functionalization. Proficient in applying these skills
effectively and making substantial contributions to the organization.

EDUCATION:

Name of Specialization Board/ Year of

School/institute Percentage
examination Council passing
Jawahar Navodaya --
HSLC CBSE 2011 9.2 CGPA
Vidyalaya, Golaghat
Jawahar Navodaya Science
HS CBSE 2013 68.6%
Vidyalaya, Golaghat
Assam Don Bosco Mechanical
B.Tech Engineering -- 2017 7.96 CGPA
university, Guwahati
Material and
M.Tech NIT SILCHAR manufacturing -- 2019 8.10 CPI
technology
Material and
Thesis
Ph.D. NIT SILCHAR manufacturing -- 2024
Submitted
technology

EXPERIENCE:
1. Worked as JRF/SRF, National Institute of Technology, Silchar (NITS) from 1th Oct 2019
till 27th May 2022 project entitles “Enabling innovative multiple self-healing technology in
fiberreinforced composite with unaltered mechanical properties” under DST-SERB (Total
duration = 2.7 years).
2. Worked in the Inventorization and rejuvenation of springs under JAL ABHYARANYA
CAMPAIGN (JAC 2019) under National Mission on Himalayan Studies (MoEF&CC).
AWARD/GRANT/FELLOWSHIP:
1. Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE-2017) fellowship.
TECHNICAL SKILLS

RESEARCH AREAS OF INTEREST: INSTRUMENTS HANDLED:

1. Composite materials Hot Air Oven, Muffle Furnace, Differential
2. Hybrid multiscale laminated Scanning Calorimeter (DSC), Thermo
composites Gravimetric Analyzer (TGA), Fourier
3. Bio-composites Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR),
Optical Microscopy, Ultrasonic Processing,
4. Phase change materials and
encapsulation technology Auto Clave, Universal tensile testing
machine, VRTM machine, Indutch Company,
5. Surface engineering and
Hydraulic press, Environmental & Humidity
functionalization
Chamber, SR lab instruments, High Precision
6. Self-healing composite materials and Ball Mill, Bainpol Grinding/Polishing
FRP laminate
machine, Twin Wel Belt Grinder
7. Energy-efficient building materials

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND:
B.TECH PROJECTS:
1. Designing Model of Stirling Engine.
2. Design and Analysis for Heat transfer through FIN with extension in CATIA & AUTOCAD Software.
3. Worked on Production of BIO-DIESEL and testing its different characteristics.
4. Worked on Statistical model in machining parameters.
B.TECH INTERNSHIP:
1. Chief Workshop manager Carriage & Wagon Workshop North-East Frontier Railway, New Bongai
Gaon (Assam) in 2015.
2. Pumps used in Refinery in Numaligarh Refinery Limited in 2016.
M.TECH PROJECTS:
1. Mini-project on Self-healing of composite materials.
2. Investigation on Cenospheres Encapsulated Phase Change Material (PCM) Coated with Calcium-
Silicate-Hydrate Gel.
Current Ph.D PROJECTS:
1. Enabling innovative multiple self-healing technology in fibre reinforced composite with unaltered
mechanical properties, and
2. Developing delamination resistant CFRP using low cost functionalised graphitic nanofiller.

Extracurricular activities & Achievements:

3. Third prize in OFF ROAD ROBOTICS Challenge in 2015.
4. Participated in the Regional Volley Ball under 17 in Sonitpur in 2010.
5. Has been an active member as a Volunteering at the D-VERVE in 2016.
6. Has been an active member as a volunteering at Guwahati mini Marathon held in Assam Don
Bosco University in 2016.
7. NCC A Certificate.
8. Participated in the evening Tutorial project implemented by ASSAM DON BOSCO UNIVERSITY
in 2013.
9. Participated in a three day ENTERPRENEURSHIP AWARENESS Camp in 2014.
10. Participated in PROJECT EXHIBITION IN BOSCO TECH FEST in 2015.
11. Participated in BIPED ROBOT workshop held in IIT GUWAHATI in 2014.
12. Participated in the National Conference on Emerging Trends in Entrepreneurship Development in
North-East in 2014.
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
International and National Journal published:
1. Lakshi Nandan Borah, Sudipta Halder, Pannalal Choudhury, Epoxy composites integrated with
functionalized wet milled graphitic nanoparticles: Featuring enhanced mechanical performance and in-
plane fracture resistance, Polymer composites, 28 August 2023 (Impact factor = 5).
2. Lakshi Nandan Borah, S. Das, Sudipta Halder, Pannalal Choudhury, Milled graphitic nanoparticle
toughened epoxy composites via increased resistance to in-plane crack propagation, Materials
Chemistry and Physics, 11 Jan 2024 (Impact factor = 4.70).
3. NI Khan, S Halder, MS Goyat, LN Borah, S Das, Repetitive self-healing of Diels-Alder grafted
graphene hybridized CFRP composites with outstanding mechanical properties, Soft Matter, 2023,
3121-3135 (Impact factor = 4.06).
4. V. Mishra, Ch Kapil Ror, S. Negi, S. Kar, Lakshi Nandan Borah, Development of sustainable 3D
printing filaments using recycled/virgin ABS blends: Processing and characterization, Volume
63, Issue 7, 1890-1899, Polymer engineering and science, 14 April 2023 (Impact factor = 3.2)..
5. V. Mishra, Ch Kapil Ror, S. Negi, S. Kar, Lakshi Nandan Borah, 3D printing with recycled ABS
resin: Effect of blending and printing temperature, Volume 309, 128317, Materials Chemistry and
Physics, 1st November 2023 (Impact factor = 4.70).
6. Anubhav Saikia, M.Tech; Subhankar Das; Lakshi Nandan Borah, M. Tech; Md Saruk Ahamed,
M.Tech; Samit Roy, Development of self-healed, thermoformable and fracture resistance epoxy
nanocomposites added with disulfide bond grafted TiO2 nanoparticles, Composites Part B, Manuscript
Number: JCOMB-D-24-02486. (In communications)
7. Lakshi Nandan Borah, Sudipta Halder*, Pannalal Choudhury, Strengthening crack suppression
ability of hybrid carbon fiber reinforced laminated composites fabricated using BMG/epoxy system
(In progress).
8. Lakshi Nandan Borah, Sudipta Halder*, Pannalal Choudhury, Utilizing Amino Functionalized
BMGs to Enhance the Performance of Carbon Fibre reinforced Laminated Composites for Advanced
Structural Applications (In progress).
International and National Conferences Presented/Attended:
1. Lakshi Nandan Borah, Kh. Gopal Krishna Singh, Sudipta Halder, Pannalal Choudhury, Encapsulated
cenospheres having phase change material coated with poly-dopamine, International Conference on
Recent Developments in Mechanical Engineering ICRAME, 07-09 February 2020, NIT Silchar, India.
2. Lakshi Nandan Borah, Chandrangith K P, Sudipta Halder. Thermal characterization of polydopamine
(Pd) based vitrimer polymer composites. 3rd International Conference on Recent Advancements in
Mechanical Engineering, 04 - 06 February, 2022. NIT Silchar, 10.1007/978-981-97-0900-7.
3. Lakshi Nandan Borah, Sudipta Halder, Pannalal Choudhury, High-energy planetary ball-milling of
Graphite and characterization of milled graphite based CFRP laminates, International Conference on
Advances in Chemical and Materials Sciences, ACMS-2022.
4. Lakshi Nandan Borah, Sudipta Halder, Pannalal Choudhury, Utilizing Amino Functionalized BMGs
to Enhance the Performance of Carbon Fibre reinforced Laminated Composites for Advanced Structural
Applications (In communication).
5. Lakshi Nandan Borah, Anubhav Saikia, Sudipta Halder, Pannalal Choudhury, Fabrication of
thermoformable polymer composite using biobased materials, International Conference on Recent
Developments in Mechanical Engineering ICRAME 2020 07-09 February 2023, NIT Silchar, India.
6. Lakshi Nandan Borah, Swatantra Kumar, S Halder, P Choudhury, Transformation of natural graphite
to ball-milled graphitic nanoparticles (BMG) featuring for functionalization and its compatibility to
epoxy network, International Conference on Recent Developments in Mechanical Engineering
 ICRAME 2020 07-09 February 2024, NIT Silchar, India.
7. Biswajit Mazumder, Lakshi Nandan Borah, Sudipta Halder, Pannalal Choudhury, Fabrication of
Epoxy Composites Using Functionalized TiO2 Nanoparticles: Experimental Investigation, International
Conference on Recent Developments in Mechanical Engineering ICRAME 2020 07-09 February 2024,
NIT Silchar, India.
8. Swatantra Kumar, Lakshi Nandan Borah, SudiptaHalder, Pannalal Choudhury, A review on curing
study of clay-based nanocomposites by non-isothermal differential scanning calorimetry, International
Conference on Recent Developments in Mechanical Engineering ICRAME 2020 07-09 February 2024,
NIT Silchar, India.
Poster presentation and exhibition Attended:
9. Lakshi Nandan Borah, Sudipta Halder, Pannalal Choudhury, Mechanical characterization of CFRP
laminates with graphitic based fillers produced by dry and wet ball milling method (Poster
presentation), May 20 - 22, 2022, North-East Research Conclave, Indian Institute of Technology
Guwahati, India.
10. G G Giridhar, Pannalal Choudhury, Sudipta Halder and Lakshi Nandan Borah, Hygrothermal
properties of GFRPs infused with functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes(MWCNTs), (Poster
presentation), May 20 - 22, 2022, North-East Research Conclave, Indian Institute of Technology
Guwahati, India.
11. Chandrangith K P, Lakshi Nandan Borah, Sudipta Halder, Anubhav Saikia, Tensile Characteristics of
Polydopamine Based Vitrimer Polymer Composites, (Poster presentation), May 20 - 22, 2022, North-
East Research Conclave, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India.
12. Sudipta Halder, Lakshi Nandan Borah, Chandrangith K P, Anubhav Saikia, Tensile Characteristics of
Polydopamine Based Vitrimer Polymer Composites (exhibition), May 20 - 22, 2022, North-East
Research Conclave, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India.
13. Organized one day short term training program on “Fabrication of Self-healing laminated composites
through VRTM process” on 26/11/2022 funded by DST.
Patent:
1. Grafting of S-S disulfide bond on TiO2 nanoparticle for a self-healed, thermoformable, and fracture
resistance epoxy nanocomposites and its method of preparation (submitted).
2. Developing of low cost graphitic nanoparticle via transformation of natural graphite to milled
graphitic nanoparticles with a significant reduction in the size of less than 250 nm (in process).

Summary: Citations: 26; h-index: 2.

Personal Particulars
 Date of Birth: 26th November 1993
 Marital Status: Single
 Nationality: Indian.
 Languages Known: English, Hindi, Assamese and Bengali. (All Read, Write & Speak)
 Hobbies: Playing Volley ball, Hockey, Football, Music, Travel.

Declaration:
I hereby declare that the information given above is true to the best of my knowledge & belief.

Date: 05/06/2024

Place: Silchar Lakshi nandan Borah