Dr. Sanjeeb Kumar Rout received the Ph.D. degree in Physics from the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela, India, in 2006. He has got postdoctoral research experience from IITB and KAIST, South Korea. Before joining KIIT he has served several years at BIT Mesra. Dr. Rout was a recipient of the BOYSCAST Fellowship from DST, Govt. of India, BK21 postdoctoral fellowship from South Korea. His research interest includes lead free ferroelectrics and piezoelectric ceramics.