Dr. Dibyaranjan Rout
Associate Dean, Associate Professor II
Dr. Dibyaranjan Rout is an Associate Professor in the School of Applied Sciences (Physics) at KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar. He earned his PhD from Indian Institute of Technology Madras in 2006 developing strong expertise in materials science and electronic ceramics. He subsequently completed postdoctoral research at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea (2006–2011). His research focuses on lead-free piezoelectric and multiferroic materials, polymer nanocomposites, supercapacitors, and EMI shielding. He has published 90+ papers and two books, attended 150+ conferences, supervised eight PhD scholars and ten MSc projects, and currently guides six PhD students.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
PhD in Physics from IIT Madras
COURSE EXPERTISE
Physics, Advanced Materials Sciences
RESEARCH INTERESTS
lead-free piezoelectric and multiferroic materials, polymer nanocomposites, supercapacitors, and EMI shielding
Administrative Responsibilities
Associate Dean, Physics, Hostel Superintendent
Outreach Activity
Art of Giving (Bhubaneswar), Education for All (Jajapur Road)
Professional Membership
ISCA Senior Member, Society for Materials Chemistry, Odisha Chemical Society
Patents and Innovations
- Topical Hydrogel Wound Dressing and Method of Preparing thereof, Chandana Mohanty, Swetapadma Praharaj, Dibyaranjan Rout, Saswati Pattnaik, 2025 (Published);
- A Self-Adhesive Wearable Piezoelectric Based Fibrous Polymeric Dermal Patch for Accelerated Wound Healing, Chandana Mohanty, Swetapadma Praharaj, Dibyaranjan Rout, Saswati Pattnaik, 2023 (Published)