DESCRIPTION :

Mr. Jeetendra Nath Panda is an experienced Chemical Engineer with proven expertise in new products and new process development at the lab scale and technology transfer to pilot and plant scale. He has dealt with product & process development in the carbon black, sulphites, carbonates, and chloro-paraffin industry by developing research proposals and displaying exemplary project planning, designing experiments, and analytical skills. He is a great team player, having displayed excellent communication, organizational, and leadership skills while working on projects with multi-functional teams. Currently, he is working as a Scientist in the Mineral Processing Department. His research areas are industrial waste utilization, beneficiation and pelletization related to different ores and minerals.

1. Senior Scientist in Mineral Processing Department at CSIR IMMT, Bhubaneswar from Jan, 2025 till date.
2. Scientist in Mineral Processing Department at CSIR IMMT, Bhubaneswar from Jan, 2021 to Jan, 2025.
3. Scientist in Chemicals Department at Aditya Birla Science & Technology Company Pvt. Ltd, Mumbai from July, 2016 - Jan, 2021.
4. M.Tech Project Intern in Coal & Coke Making Research Group at Tata Steel R&D, Jamshedpur from 2015 - 2016.

1. Coke making
2. Industrial waste utilization
3. Chlorine utilization
4. Alternative fuel 
5. Carbon dioxide capture and utilization
6. Value addition to tail gas/syn gas
7. Mineral beneficiation
8. Pelletization
9. Recovery of valuables from waste & secondary resources

1. Winner in CSIR-IMMT Indoor Table Tennis Tournament (Doubles) 2025
2. Best Oral Presentation Award under Extractive Metallurgy Theme in IC4M 2025 (Alap Sahoo, Jeetendra Nath Panda, Ranjan Kumar Dwari)
3. Man of the Match in Volleyball in 52nd SSBMT 2024 at CSIR-CRRI, New Delhi
4. Winner in Group Discussion Competition during Vigilance Awareness Week 2024 at CSIR-IMMT
5. 2nd Runners-up in Ambedkar Jayanti Quiz Competition held at CSIR IMMT, Bhubaneswar (April, 2024)
6. Winner in Quiz Competition held during CAChE-2024 jointly organized by IIChE-BRC & CSIR-IMMT (Mach, 2024)
7. Young Innovator's Award 2023 (under R&D category) - Indian Institute of Mineral Engineers (IIME), Bhubaneswar Chapter (December, 2023)
8. Winner of IIM-ATM 2023 Expo Quiz (November, 2023)
9. Runners-up in Ambedkar Jayanti Quiz Competition held at CSIR IMMT, Bhubaneswar (April, 2023).
10. Winner in Quiz competition held at ABSTCPL for REPRISM 2019 (April, 2019).
11. Technology award for "Demonstration of carbon nanotubes formation from the actual tail gas stream from carbon black plant" (February, 2018) at ABSTCPL.
12. Technology award for "Demonstration of the process for the production of sodium sulphite using soda ash" (May, 2018)at ABSTCPL.
13. Technology award for "To develop a method for identification of unreacted soda ash in a complex solution matrix " (May, 2018) at ABSTCPL.
14. Awarded "Star of the month (February, 2018)" in the Department of Chemical Sciences in grateful recognition for outstanding performance, productivity, and dedicated service at ABSTCPL.
15. Topper of Chemical Engineering (2010 - 14) in B.Tech at IGIT, Sarang.. 

1. Pinakpani Biswas, Jeetendra Nath Panda, Debjani Nag, N. Chougale, V. K. Chandaliya, G. Ghosh, Pratik Swarup Dash, and B. C. Meikap, "Hydrogen Evolution during Devolatilization To Predict Coking Potential of Metallurgical Coals", Energy & Fuels, 2017, 31 (2), 1091-1099. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.6b01704
2. Jeetendra Nath Panda, Deepak Nayak, Nilima Dash, Shivkumar Angadi & Swagat Satyagopal Rath, "Insight of Reduction Roasting of a Low-Grade Goethitic Indian Iron Ore in a Rotary Kiln: Process Optimization and Characterization", Trans Indian Inst Met (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12666-023-03141-7 
3. Nilamadhaba Sahu, Deepak Nayak, Deepak Kumar Sahu, Nilima Dash, Jeetendra Nath Panda, Ranjita Sahu, Sunil Kumar Tripathy, Gajanan U Kapure, "Preparation of Nickel-Bearing Chromite Overburden Pellets fro DRI Production", Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy (2024), https://doi.org/10.1007/s40831-024-00842-1 
4. Jeetendra Nath Panda, Alap Sahoo, Ranjan Kumar Dwari, "Unlocking Value: A Review on Recent Advances in the Extraction of Critical Metals & Non-Metals from Spent Battery Black Mass", Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review (2025), https://doi.org/10.1080/08827508.2025.2568531 
5. Jeetendra Nath Panda, Janmajaya Panda, Suman, Nigamananda Ray, Alok Tripathy, "Influence of organic binders and drying techniques on the compressive strength of cold-bonded coal waste briquettes", International Journal of Coal Preparation and Utilization (2026), https://doi.org/10.1080/19392699.2026.2666896 

1. Development of a process to produce sodium sulphite using soda ash
2. Utilization of alkali by-pass dust to produce value-added products
3. Synthesis of carbon nanotubes/nanofibers from tail gas
4. Production of sodium bicarbonate from soda ash
5. Platform study on carbon dioxide capture and its utilization
6. Identification of a cost-effective fuel mix for use in the kiln as an alternative to pet coke
7. Techno-commercial support to the business for distribution of starches and proteins to Indian Food Manufacturers
8. Development of optimal paraffin blends to achieve product quality specifications of Chlorinated Paraffin Wax
9. Product and process development to manufacture long-chain chlorinated paraffin powder
10. Study on Reduction of Phosphorous Content in High Phosphorus Iron Ore
11. Development of Process for Reduction Roasting of Low and Lean Grade Iron Ores  to Maximize the Recovery of Iron Values
12. Enrichment of silica content in quartz
13. Development of an innovative and viable process for recovery of iron values from red mud
14. Synthesis of catalyst for hydrogenation of coal to improve the coking potential
15. Design & development of ion/foam flotation cell to recover metals and non-metals from spent batteries black mass
16. Process development for upgradation of LD slag for use in cement making
17. Characterization, beneficiation and pelletization studies of different ores
18. Development of fuel agglomerates for use in metallurigical applications