Rakesh Kumar Sahoo

Rakesh Kumar Sahoo is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Computation-based Science & Technology Research Center (CaSToRC) of The Cyprus Institute. His research focuses on computational materials design for energy storage applications, including hydrogen storage, CO₂ capture, and catalysis. He holds a Ph.D. in Physics from IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, where he received the Best Ph.D. Thesis Award for work on hydrogen storage. Prior to his current position, he held postdoctoral roles at the Technion and HRI India, and lectured in Physics at Government Autonomous College, Angul.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Physics, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad (2023)
• Master's in Physics, Fakir Mohan University (India)
• B.Sc. in Physics, Utkal University (India)

Research Interests: Gas adsorption, catalysis, water splitting, CO₂ capture, and computational techniques like DFT and molecular dynamics. His work emphasizes materials design for energy storage and environmental applications.

Notable Achievements:

• National Postdoctoral Fellowship - SERB, India (2023)
• Best Ph.D. Thesis Award in Physics (2023)
• GATE Qualified (2018 & 2020)

Grants & Awards: Includes RAK-CAM Travel Grant (2023) and E-Medhabruti PG Merit Scholarship (2015-2016). His research has been published in top journals like International Journal of Hydrogen Energy and Computational and Theoretical Chemistry.