Professor Sudipta Roy
Chemical and Process Engineering
Personal statement
I completed my BTech in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi in 1985. After working in India for just over a year I studied for MS (1990) and PhD degrees (1992) in Chemical Engineering from Tulane University in the USA. I then spent nearly three years as postdoctoral scientist at the materials department in EPFL in Switzerland, before moving to Newcastle University in the UK in 1994 to take up a position as lecturer in Chemical Engineering. I was promoted to Reader in 2000 and then to a personal chair in Electrochemical Nanomaterials in 2005. In 2015 I moved to the University of Strathclyde where I am currently Professor of Chemical Engineering and Head of Department. I am a Fellow of the IChemE, IMF and a Chartered Engineer.
Area of Expertise
- Electrochemical engineering
- Electrodeposition of metals and alloys
- Pulse plating
- Corrosion and surface finishing
- Modelling of electrochemical systems
- Materials characterisation
- Material processing with ionic liquids
- Micro- and nano-fabrication
Prize And Awards
- Professor Inviteé
- Recipient
- 9/5/2025
- Lifetime Achievement in Electrochemical Engineering
- Recipient
- 1/3/2025
- Outstanding Associate Editor Award 2021
- Recipient
- 22/12/2021
Qualifications
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PhD,Chemical Engineering, Tulane University, New Orleans, USA (1992)
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MS (GPA 3.7/4.0), Chemical Engineering, Tulane University, New Orleans, USA (1990)
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BTech, First Class, Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India (1985)
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Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE)
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Chartered Engineer (IChemE)
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Fellow of the Institute of Metal Finishing (IMF)
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Member of the European Working Party on Electrochemical Engineering (WPEE-EECE)
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Member of the Electrochemical Society (ECS)
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Member of the International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE)
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Executive Committee Member of the Society of Chemical Industries (SCI)
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Visiting Professorship, Centre of Excellence, Waseda University, Japan (April-May 2008)
Publications
- Effect of boric acid on nickel electrodeposition under electroforming conditions
- Roy Sudipta, Tambe Christine Enowmbi
- Journal of Applied Electrochemistry (2025)
- Challenges to the adoption of deep eutectic solvents in the electrodeposition industries
- Green T A, Roy S
- ECS Advances Vol 4 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1149/2754-2734/add7eb
- Considerations for digitalisation of nickel electroforming
- Roy Sudipta, Andreou Eleni
- Transactions of the Institute of Metal Finishing Vol 102, pp. 297-304 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00202967.2024.2416323
- The multifaceted role of boric acid in nickel electrodeposition and electroforming
- Tambe C Enowmbi, Green TA, Roy S
- Journal of the Electrochemical Society Vol 171 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ad80d3
- Modelling and verification of the nickel electroforming process of a mechanical vane fit for Industry 4.0
- Andreou Eleni, Roy Sudipta
- Digital Chemical Engineering Vol 12 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dche.2024.100177
- Influence of corrosion reactions on the pulse electrodeposition of metals and alloys
- Green T A, Roy S
- Journal of the Electrochemical Society Vol 170 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ad11b4
Teaching
In my teaching career I have taught a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in chemical engineering including: physical chemistry, reactor engineering, materials stability, micro-technology and sustainability, electrochemical engineering, design and undergraduate laboratories. At Newcastle University I was the Director of post-graduate degree programmes between 2004 and 2013 and Faculty Research Postgraduate Tutor. I have also organised and lectured on corrosion and electrodeposition in a number of CPD-type courses in the UK, USA and the Netherlands. At Strathclyde University my main teaching activity is coordinating fourth year Chemical Process Design.
Research Interests
I am interested in employing electrochemistry and electrochemical engineering to fabricate novel materials at the micro- and nano-scales. The applications of my research are in corrosion mitigation, manufacturing micro and nano devices for electronics and implants, and the removal of toxic substances from effluents. Much of the work embraces principles of green chemistry for sustainable process development.
Professional Activities
- Profiles: “Profiles of an Electrochemical Engineer” in The Chemical Engineer, Issue 1009/1010, July/August 2025.
- Recipient
- 10/7/2025
- Copper Electrodeposition from Ammoniacal Electrolytes
- Speaker
- 2/7/2025
- Copper Electrodeposition from Ammoniacal Electrolytes
- Speaker
- 20/5/2025
- E02 Symposium: Enhanced Electrodeposition in High Energy Micro-Environments
- Organiser
- 19/5/2025
- Electrodeposition of Copper from a Cu(I) Electrolyte in a Membrane-less Reactor
- Speaker
- 19/5/2025
- AT3S 2025
- Participant
- 1/1/2025
Projects
- Commonwealth Professional Fellowship - Energy Materials, Processes, & Devices for a Sustainable Net-Zero Future Copy
- Ivaturi, Aruna (Principal Investigator) Neagu, Dragos (Co-investigator) Roy, Sudipta (Co-investigator)
- 03-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2025
- Evolve PhD Bailie Morrison
- Roy, Sudipta (Principal Investigator) Brightman, Edward (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2027
- Deep Eutectic Solvents for Sulphide Ores
- Roy, Sudipta (Principal Investigator)
- 04-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2024
- Green Hydrogen Integration at Sullom Voe (EETF Hydrogen Innovation Scheme)
- Sillars, Fiona (Principal Investigator) Li, Jun (Co-investigator) Marrocco, Tiziana (Co-investigator) Race, Julia (Co-investigator) Roy, Sudipta (Co-investigator)
- 03-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2024
- Reactor Design and Manufacturing
- Roy, Sudipta (Principal Investigator) Kirkwood, Liam (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2023
- CalPac Electrodeposition using Hydrogen Vectors 1
- Roy, Sudipta (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2023
Contact
Professor
Sudipta
Roy
Chemical and Process Engineering
Email: sudipta.roy@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 2371