Dean, School of Basic Sciences, KU, since January’2016 till date.
Chairman, Board of Studies, School of Basic Sciences, KU, January’2016 till date.
Director of Student Affairs, KU, 2013 till date.
Member, VC’s Executive Committee, KU, February’2016 till date.
Member of Disciplinary Committee, KU, May’2012 till date.
Faculty Coordinator of Admissions, KU, May’2012 till date.
Member of Career Development and Placement Cell (CDPC), KU, Aug’2015 till date.
Member of Purchase Committee, KU, 2013 till date.
Warden, Boys Hostel, May’2012 till date.
Member, Anti-Ragging Committee, KU, July’2013 till date.
Associate Dean, School of Basic Sciences, KU, Aug’2014 to Dec’2015.
Head of Department of Chemistry, School of Basic Sciences, KU, 2015-2016.
Member of Academic Council, KU, 2012-2013.
Coordinator, I and II Convocation of KU, 2014-2015.
Member of Research Council, KU, 2012-2014.
Chairman, KU Annual Fest, 2013 till date.
Chairman of all clubs of KU, 2013 till date.
Career Highlights & Awards:
Awarded with‘Outstanding Contribution in Bringing Excellence to the University’on the 5thfoundation day celebration of Kaziranga University, dtd 17thAug’2016.
Selected as an Expert of the selection committee meeting for empanelment of candidates as Project Fellow in NEIST, Jorhat.
Book Chapter entitled 'Nanotechnology in Medicine', awarded best article in life sciences: ISBN: 978-93-5067-394-2.
Participated as a resource person in the workshop on 'Bioinformatics and Techniques of Molecular Biology', organized by Zoological Society of Assam, Dept. of Zoology, Cotton College, Guwahati.
Selected as a referee for examining PhD thesis and viva-voce for the Savitri Bai Phule Pune University, India.
Research Papers in Journals and Edited Books
Journal Publications:
‘Highly stable silver nanoparticles containing guar gum modified dual network hydrogel for catalytic and biomedical applications’, R Deka, S Sarma, P Patar, P Gogoi, Jayanta K Sarmah*, Carbohydrate Polymers, 248, 116786, 2020, IF: 9.381
Controlled release of tamoxifen citrate encapsulated in cross-linked guar gum nanoparticles.; Jayanta K Sarmah*, R Mahanta, SK Bhattacharjee, R Mahanta, and A Biswas, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 49, 390– 396, 2011, IF: 5.162
‘In-situ synthesis of microbial fouling resistant, nanofibrillar cellulose-hyperbranched epoxy composite for advanced coating applications’, B Gogoi, S Barua, J K Sarmah, N Karak Progress in organic coatings, 124, 224-231, 2018, IF: 4.469
Preparation of cross-linked guar gum nanospheres containing tamoxifen citrate by single step emulsion in situ polymer cross-linking method, Jayanta K Sarmah*, R Mahanta, SK Bhattacharjee, R Mahanta Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry, 65: 3-4, 329-334, 2009,IF: 1.560
Understanding uptake kinetics and ion dynamics in microporous polymer gel electrolytes reinforced with SiO2 nanofibers, Sandeepan Borah, Jayanta K Sarmah and Madhuryya Deka, Materials Science and Engineering: B 273, 115419, 2021,IF:4.051
Parametric study on transesterification process for biodiesel production from Pongamia pinnata and Jatropha curcus oil, P Mahanta, J K Sarmah, P Kalita, A Shrivastava, International Energy Journal, 9(1), 2008, IF:0.9
Recent Inventions in Biodiesel Production and Processing – A Review, A K Sarma, J K Sarmah, L Barbora, P Kalita, S Chatterjee, P Mahanta, Recent Patent on Engineering 2, 47-58, 2008, IF: 0.28
Study of oil yield and fuel properties of rubber seed oil based biodiesel: Promising feedstock for sustainable production of biodiesel R Deka Jyotirmoy Sarma Jayanta K Sarmah* International Journal of Renewable Energy Technology, 2021, UGC CARE.
Estimation of Microwave Absorption Properties of RGO-SiC-LLDPE Composites JPG Pankaj Borah, Jayanta K Sarmah, Utpal J Mahanta Advanced Materials Research, 2021, UGC CARE.
X band Metamaterial Absorbers Based on Reduced Graphene Oxide-Silicon Carbide-Linear Low density Polyethylene Composite P Borah , J K Sarmah, JP Gogoi, U Mahanta EPJ Applied Metamaterials, 2021, UGC CARE.
In-vitro cytotoxicity analysis of tamoxifen citrate loaded crosslinked guar gum nanoparticles on Jurkat (human T-cell leukemia) cell line JDDT, Jayanta K Sarmah*, R Mahanta, SK Bhattacharjee, R Mahanta, A Dey, P.Guha, 2(2), 2012,UGC CARE.
Biodegradable Guar Gum Nanoparticles as Carrier for Tamoxifen Citrate in Treatment of Breast Cancer, Jayanta K Sarmah*, R Mahanta, SK Bhattacharjee, S Roy, R Mahanta JBNB, 5(4), 2014.
Effect of administration of tamoxifen citrate on xanthene oxidase activity of liver during 3- methylcholanthrene induced carcinogenesis in female albino mice, Biology and Medicine,4:3, 111-116, 2012, IF:0.14.
Decreased aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase activity in liver tissue during Tamoxifen citrate treatment in 3-methylcholanthrene induced carcinogenesis, International Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences, 2:1, 231-237, 2012, UGC CareJournal No. 46322.
Nanoparticulate systems for improved drug delivery: Preparative methods and Characterizations, Invited Article in DELVE, Research journal of Nowgong College, 2014.
HPLC determination of ampicillin in pharmaceutical formulations, RJCC, 7, 49, ISSN 0972 – 7922, 2009.
Guar gum based nanoparticles: A new paradigm in biomedical applications, Elsevier Publications, 2022, ISBN: (In production)
Guar gum based hydrogel and hydrogel nanocomposites for biomedical applications, Elsevier Publications, 2022, ISBN: 978-0-323-90986-0 (In production)
Self-assembled polymer nanocomposites in biomedical applications, Elsevier Publications, 2022, ISBN: (In production)
Development of polyvinyl alcohol based hybrid hydrogel for biomedical applications, ISBN: 978-93-5473-472-4, Progress in material science research (PMSR),
Stability study of alginate based w/o emulsion system with aqueous extract of okra (bhindi) as stabilizer: A sustainable approach for emulsion preparation, Gigabytes press and publication, Nagaon, Assam, ISBN 978-93-85310-48-5,
Nanotechnology in Medicine; Frontiers in Life Sciences (Reference Book), ISBN: 978-93-5067-394-2, 2013.Awarded Best Article in Life Sciences.
Modification of Pressurized Kerosene Stove into Steam Injected Stove, Advances in energy research, 2007, Macmilan Publishers ISBN: 9780230634329.
Conference Papers/proceedings/Abstracts:
Facile synthesis of a pH-responsive and injectable hydrogel with improved mechanical properties. ESTEC’2020, CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat (BEST POSTER).
Development of polyvinyl alcohol based hybrid hydrogel for biomedical applications, National conference on progress in material science research (PMSR), February 4th To 6th, 2020, Dibrugarh University.
Alginate-gelatin based hybrid hydrogel beads as a biocompatible and efficient adsorbent for dye removal from aqueous solutions, National conference on green, sustainable and evolving sciences (GSES- 2019), 28-29th June’2019, Cotton University.
Development of okra based hydrogels for sustainable applications, National conference on green, sustainable and evolving sciences (GSES- 2019), 28-29th June’2019, Cotton University
Adsorption study of methylene blue (MB) onto rice huskash (RHA) synthesized from rice husk of jorhat district, Assam, National conference on green, sustainable and evolving sciences (GSES- 2019), 28-29th June’2019, Cotton University
Stability study of alginate based w/o emulsion system with aqueous extract of okra (bhindi) as stabilizer: A sustainable approach for emulsion preparation, Paper presented in ASTEC DST Govt of Assam sponsored National Conference on ‘Bioresources for sustaining life and livelihoods in North East India, 4-5th October’2018, Nowgong College, Assam.
Nano Curcurmin: Its synthesis, characterisation and applications, poster presented in Organix, An International Conference in Chemistry held on 20-21st Dec’2018 at Tezpur University.
Preparation and characterization of calcium alginate naoparticles using emulsifier blends of span80 and tween80. Cygnus Advertising(India) Pvt. Ltd. Kolkata 700016, ISBN: 978-93-80813-51-6. NIT Nagaland, 2018.
Nanofibrillar cellulose composite as a sustainable antifouling coating material, Cygnus Advertising(India) Pvt. Ltd. Kolkata 700016, ISBN: 978-93-80813-51-6. NIT Nagaland, 2018.
Determination of surface charge of oxide dispersions in aqueous solution by a simple pH-metric method, Cygnus Advertising(India) Pvt. Ltd. Kolkata 700016, ISBN: 978-93-80813-51-6. NIT Nagaland, 2018.
Adsorption capacity enhancement of natural fiber based carbon materials for phenolic dye adsorption, Cygnus Advertising(India) Pvt. Ltd. Kolkata 700016, ISBN: 978-93-80813-51-6. NIT Nagaland, 2018.
Hevea Brasillensis (Rubber Plant): A promising feedstock for sustainable production of biodiesel in Assam, NIT Meghalaya, 2017.
Cost effective preparation of paclitaxel loaded crosslinked sodium alginate nanoparticles. sLisamoni, ANMAP, ISBN 978-93-82931-81-2, 2016.
PEGylated guar gum based nanocarrier as a controlled delivery system, paper presented in 61st Annual Technical Session of Assam Science Society, 2016
Effect of Blend of Span 80 and Tween 80 on size of paclitaxel loaded nanoparticles, Poster presented in MRSI North East Symposium on Advanced Materials for Sustainable Applications, 2016
Direct observation of 2D crystallization at Air/Water Interface by Brewster Angle Microscope; Materials Today Virtual Conference: Frontiers of Microscopy, UK 2013.
In-vitro effects of chemically cross-linked guar gum nanoparticles on proliferation of human T-cell leukemia cell line, Jurkat cells, 57th Annual Technical Session of Assam Science Society, GU, 2012.