Projects

I. Research Associate @SMASH group, Chemical and Biological Department, The University of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Research: Industrial waste valorization in the cementitious systems

• The current project is focused on the valorization of industrial waste for the development of sustainable cementitious systems, funded by GreenLithium

II. Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Civil Engineering, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

Research: Cement-based/geopolymer composites for bio-corrosion resistance in sewage pipelines (Jan-Dec 2023)

• Developing low-carbon materials and their placement technologies as a repair coating, which can cost-effectively prolong the lifespan of sewer infrastructure through enhanced resistance to Microbial Induced Corrosion (MIC)

III. Doctor of Philosophy, Materials Engineering, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

Research: Fly ash-based geopolymers for immobilization of nuclear waste containing cesium (2016-2022)

• Investigated the effects of process parameters on the geopolymer’s synthesis, microstructure, phase compositions, and cesium immobilization using factorial experimental design and ANOVA
• Studied the kinetics of zeolite crystallization in FA-GP systems and established its relation to Cs immobilization
• Achieved significantly enhanced Cs immobilization via a one-step synthesis and chemical route

IV. Junior Research Fellow, Materials Research Center, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India

Research 1: Salicylic acid–PCL based biodegradable polymeric implant for cancer therapy and anti-cancer applications (Dec 2015-May 2016)

• Prepared and evaluated salicylic acid-based polymer delivering an anticancer drug for post-surgical chemotherapy against cancer xenografts
• Assessed its in vitro drug release profile
• Analyzed the post degradation products

Research 2: Development of particulate reinforced boron carbide-based composites for high temperature application, in collaboration with Bhabha Atomic Research Center, India (Dec 2015-May 2016)

• Synthesized materials for neutron absorbance in nuclear reactors
• Characterized the thermal, themo-electrical, electrical and mechanical properties of these materials

Research 3: BrahMos Project; Ultra high temperature ceramics for hypersonic vehicle applications (Dec 2015-May 2016)

• Assisted in synthesizing ZrB₂ based ultra-high temperature ceramics

V. Master's project and internship, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.

Research 1: Package integrated high density thin capacitors and inductors (Jan-Mar 2015)

• Anodized and fabricated several Ta capacitors using different Ta anode thickness (80nm or 380nm) at different voltages (8V, 25V, and 60V)
• Achieved lower dissipation factors, higher breakdown fields, narrower breakdown distributions, and lower leakage currents
• Analyzed the anodized tantalum oxide films for high-charge-storage capacitor applications

Research 2: Nanomagnetic composites for antenna application (June-July 2013)

• Fabricated variety of metal polymer systems with different composite loading for high frequency
• Achieved significant enhancement in the volumetric density of components while simultaneously increasing the performance with miniaturization
• Demonstrated high permeability with low coercivity and loss while retaining stability at high frequencies

VI. Bachelor's and other projects, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, India

Research 1: Synthesis of bioactive glass Nano-powders by sol gel process (Feb-Sept 2014)

• Synthesized bioactive glass nano-powders by sol-gel process at significantly lower temperature compared to conventional melt processes
• Characterized and tested the biocompatibility of the BG nano-powders with simulated body fluid (SBF)

Research 2: Study on Bioactive Glasses (Aug-Dec 2012)

• Synthesized substituted BaO bioactive glasses by melting raw materials at 1400 degC with air as furnace atmosphere
• Achieved improved properties for all the barium substituted bioactive glass samples

Research 3: Commercialization of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (Dec 2011-April 2012)

• Synthesized Co-doped Ceria electrolyte (Ce_1-x-yLa_xSr_yO_2-(x/2+y)) for intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells and designed pellets
• Analyzed effect of heat treatment on the pellets
• Concluded that conductivity and crystalline size of the samples increased with temperature

Conference Presentations

1. Innovative Low-Carbon Cementitious Systems via Industrial Waste Valorization: A step towards decarbonization, circular economy and resource efficiency
   S. Jain, D. Geddes, B. Walkley, ChemEngDayUK2025: Conference on chemical engineering research, innovation, and technology, Sheffield, UK , 2025
2. Novel Sustainable Low-Carbon Cements via Waste Valorisation: A pathway to circular economy, decarbonization and resource efficiency
   S. Jain, D. Geddes, B. Walkley, Engineering Research Symposium: University of Sheffield, UK , 2025
3. Analcime Sand: A Novel Additive for Low-Carbon Cement Systems
   S. Jain, D. Geddes, B. Walkley, 4th International Conference of Sustainable Building Materials, Eindhoven, the Netherlands , 2025
4. Transforming Waste into Resource: Sustainable Cement via Analcime Sand Valorisation
   S. Jain, D. Geddes, B. Walkley, 44th Cement and Concrete Science Conference 2025, Leeds, United Kingdom , 2025
5. Geopolymer-based ceramic matrix composites for nuclear waste immobilization
   S. Jain, N. Banthia, T. Troczynski, Thermec 2023: International conference on processing & manufacturing of advanced materials, Vienna , 2023
6. Processing and characterization of fly ash geopolymers for encapsulation of nuclear waste containing cesium
   S. Jain, N. Banthia, T. Troczynski, 14th Pacific Rim Conference on Ceramic and Glass Technology , 2021
7. Fly ash geopolymers for Cesium containing waste immobilization
   S. Jain, N. Banthia, T. Troczynski, Materials Engineering Research Conference (MERC) , 2019
8. Process development for fast setting geopolymers
   M. Pernechele, S. Jain, T. Troczynski, 56th Annual COM conference, METSOC , 2017
9. Potential of Aluminosilicate Geo-Polymer cements towards green building and sustainable urban development
   S. Jain, M. Pernechele, T. Troczynski, Pacific Centre for Advanced Materials and Microstructures (PCAMM) conference, Vancouver , 2016
10. Studies on in vitro Bioactivity of SIC / Bioactive Glass Composite
    V. Chalisgaonkar, S. Jain, S.P. Singh, 77th Annual Conference of Indian Ceramic Society, Jamshedpur, India , 2013