Dr. Swetapadma Praharaj
Associate Professor II
Dr. Swetapadma Praharaj is a materials scientist and researcher specializing in high-performance functional materials. An M.Tech Silver Medalist from NIT Rourkela, she earned her PhD in Physics from KIIT-DU, focusing on the development and optimization of lead-free piezoceramics.
She possesses deep expertise in characterizing material performance via P-E/S-E loops, dielectric studies, and impedance spectroscopy. Her widely published research now spans nanomaterials—including metals, oxides, and carbon composites—targeting critical applications in energy storage (supercapacitors) and electromagnetic shielding. By bridging physics and materials engineering, Dr. Praharaj continues to enhance the figures of merit for next-generation electronic and energy materials.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
PhD in Physics from KIIT University and M.Tech in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from NIT Rourkela
COURSE EXPERTISE
Physics, Electronics & Instrumentation
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Materials Science – Nanomaterials, Piezoelectricity, Energy harvesting and Energy storage
Administrative Responsibilities
Faculty in Charge of SLREC; Faculty in Charge of School level mentoring Committee
Outreach Activity
Organised Art of Giving [Bhubaneswar-2025, Koraput-2024], Organised [GEMS Public School, Jajpur Road-2025, MASTER’s IIT Computer Institution, Asureswara-2025]
Professional Membership
ISCA Senior Member, Society for Materials Chemistry (SMC) – Senior Member
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)