Name

Dr. Hrudananda Jena

Date of Birth

31.12.1966

Designation

SO/E

Telephone

91-27482778(R);91-27480098(O)

Fax

91-27480065

Email address

hnje@igcar.gov.in

Educational Qualifications:

Ph.D (Mater.Sci.), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. B.Sc (Honours), M.Sc (Chemistry): Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India.

Areas of Interest

Novel synthesis and characterization of high tech materials, X-ray crystallography, thermal expansion measurements of materials, development of solid electrolytes and electrical property measurement of materials at higher temperaturtes. Synthesis of materials related to energy producing devices and radioactive waste fixation matrixes.

Membership of Professional Bodies:

SAEST, MRSI

List of Publications in refereed international journals as on 2007

1. An exploratory study on solution assisted synthetic routes to prepare nano-crystalline La1-xMxGa1-yNyO3 (M=Sr, N=Mn,Mg) for IT-SOFC applications. Hrudananda Jena and B. Rambabu, Mater. Chem. Phys. 101 (2007) 20-29.

2. Novel wet-chemical synthesis and characterization of nanocrystalline CeO2 and Ce0.8Gd0.2O1.9 as solid electrolyte for intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cell (IT-SOFC) applications, B.Rambabu, Samrat Ghosh and Hrudananda Jena, J. Mater. Sci. 41(2006) 7530-7536.

3. Innovative processing of dense LSGM electrolytes for IT-SOFC's, B. Rambabu, Samrat Ghosh, Weichang Zhao and Hrudananda Jena, J. Power Sources 159 (2006) 21-28.

4. Effect of sonochemical, regenerative sol gel, and microwave assisted synthesis techniques on the formation of dense electrolytes and porous electrodes for all perovskite IT-SOFCs. Hrudananda Jena and B.Rambabu, (2006) (Accepted for publication in ASME, Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology, paper # FUELCELL2006-97262.

5. “Studies on the ionic transport and structural investigations of La0.5Li0.5TiO3 perovskite synthesized by wet chemical methods and the effect of Ce, Zr substitution at Ti site”.

Hrudananda Jena, K.V.Govindan Kutty and T.R.N.Kutty, J. Mater. Sci. 40 (2005) 4737-4748.

6. “Actinide immobilization in crystalline matrices: a study of uranium incorporation in gadolinium zirconate” K.V Govindan Kutty, R.Asuvathraman, R.Raja Madhavan and Hrudananda Jena, J. Phys.Chem. Solids 66(2005)596-601.

7. “Ionic transport and structural investigations on MSn(OH)6 (M=Ba,Ca,Mg, Co,Zn,Fe ,Mn) hydroxide perovskites synthesized by wet sonochemical methods”. Hrudananda Jena, K.V.Govindan Kutty and T.R.N.Kutty, Mater. Chem. Phys., 88 (2004) 167-179.

8. “Proton transport and structural relations in hydroxyl-bearing BaTiO3 and its doped compositions synthesised by wet-chemical methods”Hrudananda Jena, K.V.Govindan Kutty and T.R.N.Kutty, Mater. Res.Bull., 39 (2004) 489-511.

9. “Novel wet chemical synthesis and ionic transport properties of LaGaO3 and selected doped compositions at elevated temperatures”.Hrudananda Jena, K.V.Govindan Kutty and T.R.N.Kutty, Mater. Sci. Eng. B, 113 (1) (2004) 30-41.

10. “Studies on the structural and ionic transport properties at elevated temperatures of La1-xMnO3±d synthesized by a wet chemical method” Hrudananda Jena, K.V.Govindan Kutty and T.R.N.Kutty, J. Alloys Comp., 350 (2003) 102-112.

11. “X-ray powder diffraction of RE6UO12 (RE=Eu,Gd, and Dy)” Hrudananda Jena, R.Asuvathraman, M.V. Krishnaiah and K.V.Govindan Kutty, Powder Diffraction, 16(4) (2001) 220-223.

12. “Combustion synthesis and thermal expansion measurements of the rare earth -uranium ternary oxides RE6UO12 (RE=La,Nd and Sm)”Hrudananda Jena, R.Asuvathraman, and K.V.Govindan Kutty, J. Nuclear Materials, 280 (2000) 312-317.

13. Electrorefining studies on uranium alloys, B.Prabhakar Reddy, T.Subramanian, H.N.Jena, R.Kandan, K.Nagarajan and C.K.Mathews. Bulletin of Electrochemistry, 13(4) (1997) pp173-175.

14. Measurement of the standard potential of the Ce/Ce3+ couple in (lithium chloride + potassium chloride) eutectic melt, H.N.Jena, Tom Mathews and T.Subramanian Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics 28 (1996) 215-220.

15. An electrochemical investigation of the thermodynamic properties of cerium stannide (CeSn3) and liquid tin-cerium alloys,Tom Mathews, H.N. Jena, T.Subramanian, P.R. Vasudeva Rao and C.K. Mathews, Journal of alloys and compounds 228(1995) 1-5.

 

Published in international / national symposium proceedings

16. Fabrication and characterization of simulated synroc waste forms.

K.V.Govindan Kutty, R.Raja Madhavan, Hrudananda Jena, R. Asuvathraman, P.R.Vasudeva Rao, Baldev Raj, R.D.Ambashta,P.B.Jahagirdar,J.G.Shah, K.Bhanumurthy and P.K. Wattal, Nuclear Fuel Cycle Technologies Closing the fuel cycle Ed. Baldev Raj, P.R.Vasudeva Rao, published by Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS), DAE, India, Mumbai (2006) pages 341-350.

17. Effect of sonochemical, regenerative sol gel, and microwave assisted synthesis techniques on the formation of dense electrolytes and porous electrodes for all perovskite IT-SOFCs. Hrudananda Jena and B.Rambabu, Accepted in Fourth Internacional ASME (American Society for Mechanical Engineers) Conference on Fuel Cell Science,Engineering and Technology, Irving, Califernia, USA, June19-21,2006. (Accepted for publication ASME, Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology, paper # FUELCELL2006-97262).

18. Proton conducting (pc) perovskite membranes for hydrogen separation and pc-sofc electrodes and electrolytes, Hrudananda Jena, B. Rambabu, 10th Asian Conference on Solid State Ionics, June 12-16,2006, Kandy, Srilanka.

19. Proton transport in nanocrysttaline bioceramic materals: an investigative study of synthetic bone with that of natural bone, Hrudananda Jena, B. Rambabu and Ramsey Saunders, 10th Asian Conference on Solid State Ionics, June 12-16,2006, Kandy, Srilanka.

20. Electroceramic materials for the development of natural gas fuelled sofc/gt plant in developing country (Trinidad &Tobago (T&T)), Rramsey Saunders, Hrudananda Jena and B. Rambabu, 10th Asian Conference on Solid State Ionics, June 12-16,2006, Kandy, Srilanka.

21.“Fabrication of simulated synroc waste form: studies employing a citrate -route precursor and hot isostatic pressing”

K.V Govindan Kutty, R.Asuvathraman, R.Raja Madhavan ,Hrudananda Jena, R.Asuvathraman, P.R.Vasudeva Rao, P.K Wattal and Baldev Raj, Proc. 14th INSAC and 1st BRNS Conf. on Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Ed. Baldev Raj and P.R. Vasudeva Rao, (2003) paper no. G11,

22. “Actinide immobilization in crystalline matrices: a study of uranium incorporation in gadolinium zirconate”

K.V Govindan Kutty, R.Asuvathraman, R.Raja Madhavan and Hrudananda Jena, Presented at the XI IUPAC Conference on High Temperature Materials Chemistry (HTMC-XI), The University of Tokyo, Japan, may 19-23, 2003.

23. Thermodynamic Studies of Ce-CeCl3 System in LiCl-KCl eutectic, H.N. Jena, T.Mathews, T.Subramanian, K.Nagarajan, P.R.V. Rao and C.K. Mathews., Proceedings of Nuclear and Radiochemistry Symposium, Feb.21-24 (1995) 252-253,Kalpakkam, India.

24 Thermodynamics of cerium stannide (CeSn3) and liquid tin-cerium alloys, Tom Mathews, H.N. Jena, T.Subramanian, P.R.V. Rao and C.K. Mathews, Proceedings of Nuclear and radiochemistry symposium Feb.21-24 (1995) 254-255, Kalpakkam, India

25. A facility for the development of yrochemical processing techniques for advanced fuels; T.Subramanian, H.N.Jena ,B.P.Reddy, R.Kandan, T.Vandarkuzhali, P.Venkatesh, M.Ganapathy, K.Nagarajan, G.Ravisankar and C.K. Mathews , page 256-257,ibidi.

26. Studies on the extraction of cerium from electro-refiner salt by using uranium in cadmium , H. N. Jena, T. Subramanian, R. Kandan and K. Nagarajan. Proceedings of Xth ISAS National Symposium on Strategic and Hi- Tech. Metals Extraction and Process Characterization (1994) pages115-118, Udaipur, India

27. Studies on the recovery of uranium from U-Ce-Pd using electrorefining; B. P. Reddy, T. Subramanian, H. N. Jena, R. Kandan, K. Nagarajan and C. K. Mathews, Proceedings of Nuclear and Radiochemistry Symposium (1992) p. 256 Visakhapatnam, India