Faculty Profile for Dr. Sujata Mandal

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Dr. Sujata Mandal
Asst Professor of Instruction — Ingram School of Engineering
IGRM 2203
phone: (512) 245-1826
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 PhD -Mechanical and Energy Engineering
MS-Sustainable Energy Systems

Teaching Interests

 Civil, Manufacturing & Mechanical Engineering core courses -Thermodynamics, Materials Engineering, Engineering Graphics, Fluid Mechanics, Statics, Heat transfer.
Alternative Energy
Polymers and nanocomposites
Water Treatment

Research Interests

 Synthesis, characterization and applications of composites/nanocomposites. Application of energy efficient, sustainable materials for environmental remediations, sustainable agriculture, biomedical applications, energy storage, and advanced materials for energy efficient resilient buildings

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Mandal, S. (n.d.). Drop-In Fuel Production: Transforming Biomass into Next-Generation Fuels -Book Chapter. San Marcos, United States: Taylor & Francis. Retrieved from 601 University Drive
  • Mandal, S., Gurav, R., & Hwang, S. S. (2024). Seed gum-based polysaccharides hydrogels for sustainable agriculture: A review. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 263, 130339. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.130339
  • Mandal, S., & Hwang, S. S. (2023). Guar gum, a low-cost sustainable biopolymer, for wastewater treatment: A review. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.12.039
  • Mandal, S., Hwang, S. S., Marpu, S. B., Omary, M. A., Prybutok, V., & Shi, S. (2023). Bioinspired synthesis of silver nanoparticles for the remediation of toxic pollutants and enhanced antibacterial activity. Biomolecules, 13, 1054. https://doi.org/http://doi.org/10.3390/biom13071054
  • Gurav, R., Mandal, S., Smith, L., Shi, S., & Hwang, S. S. (2023). The potential of self-activated carbon for adsorptive removal of toxic phenoxyacetic acid herbicide from water. Chemosphere, 339, 139715. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139715

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Student Oral Research Presentation Award-Second Position, Society of Wood Science and Technology -International Convention. August 2021 - Present
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Student Poster Competition -Second Position, Society of Wood Science & Technology. July 2020 - Present
  • Award / Honor Recipient: 3 Minute Thesis Competition -Second, University of North Texas. 2019 - Present
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Certificate of Appreciation, National Science Olympiad Foundation. 2014 - Present
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Certificate of Appreciation, Cyber Olympiad Foundation India. 2007 - Present

Selected Grants

  • Mandal, Sujata (Principal). FIAP-A unique global solution for sustainable agriculture, FIAP Texas State University, Texas State University, $11000. (Funded: 2024 - August 2025). Grant.
  • Mandal, Sujata (Principal), Sen, Keya (Co-Principal), Minifie, Jana Roberta (Co-Principal). I-Corps: Translation potential of an economically friendly water purifier using biobased nanocomposites, National Science Foundation, Federal, $50000. (Submitted: May 30, 2024, Funded: December 1, 2024 - November 30, 2025). Grant.
  • Dong, Wenquan (Principal), Novoa Ramirez, Clara M (Co-Principal), Mandal, Sujata (Co-Principal). Assisting Food Waste Monitoring and Management in Central Texas Rural Communities, Department of Agriculture, Federal, $163000. (Submitted: January 1, 2024, Funded: October 1, 2024 - September 30, 2025). Grant.
  • Hwang, Sangchul Scott (Principal), Cho, Eunsang (Co-Principal), Kim, Namwon (Co-Principal), Mandal, Sujata (Co-Principal). Multidisciplinary Research and Workforce Development on Fate and Transport of PFAS, DOE, Federal, $3520000. (Funded: April 2024 - March 2027). Grant.
  • Hwang, Sangchul Scott (Principal), Song, In-Hyouk (Co-Principal), Ji, Chang (Co-Principal), Mandal, Sujata (Co-Principal). Climate impact on resiliency and safety of in-situ remediation for recalcitrant contaminants, Department of Energy, Federal, $350000. (Submitted: July 2023, Funded: January 2024 - April 2025). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Member
Translational Health Research Center -THRC (TXST)
September 2024-Present
Editor
Gels -MDPI
October 2024-2025
Reviewer / Referee
Water Conservation Science and Engineering
January 2025-January 2025
Reviewer / Referee
Scientific Reports
2024-2024
Reviewer / Referee
Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials
2023-2023