Education: Ph.D.: Indian Institute of Science, India, 1997

M. Sc.: Kalyani University, India, 1992.

B.SC.: Vidyasagar University, India, 1989.

  Appoinments:

2003-Present, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, USA.

2001-2003, Research Scientist, Black Light Power, Inc., Cranbury, NJ, USA.

2000-2001, Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, USA.

1999-2000, Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, Ohio-State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.

1997-1998, Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL-USA.

 

Research Interest:

Development of NLO materials, Nanoparticle nonlinear optics, Theoretical understanding of nonlinear optical process and supramolecular hydrogen bonding, Biosensors based on calorimetric and laser spectroscopic techniques, Synthesis and Characterization of CVD nano Diamond, Molecular level understanding of CVD process, Investigation of photo-dissociation dynamics of molecules relevant to atmospheric chemistry, Alternative energy source based on plasma technology, plasma spectroscopy.

 

Selected Publications (last 3 years):

 

1)     The effect of p-conjugation on first hyperpoilarizability of charged NLO chromophores, P. C. Ray, Chem. Phys. Lett., 394, 354-360, 2004.

2)     Remarkable solvent effects on first hyperpolarizabilities of zwitterionic merocyanine dyes, P. C. Ray, Chem. Phys. Lett. (in press).

3)      The tetrachlorodiphenylstannate(IV) salt of protonated di-pyridyl Ketons N-Ethylthiosemicarbazone, R. Venkatraman, P. C. Ray and F. R. Fronczek, Acta Crystallographic C, E60, m1035-m1037, 2004.

4)      Self-assembly structure of levulinic acid-melamine lattice, R. Venkatraman, P. C. Ray and C Soo Choi, Int. J. Quant. Chem. (in press).

5)     Stationary inverted Lyman population and a very stable novel hydride formed by a catalytic reaction of atomic hydrogen and certain catalysts, R. Mills, P. C. Ray, Optical Materials, (in press).

6)     Synthesis of HDLC films from solid carbon, R. Mills, J. Sankar, P. C. Ray, B. Dhandapani and J. He, J. Mater. Sci., 39, 3309-3318, 2004.

7)     N. C. Shuman, A. Srivastava, C. A. Picconatto, D. S. Danse, P. C. Ray and J. J. Valentini, “Evidence of a Surprising Channeling of Ring-Opening Energy to the H2 Product in the H + c-C₃H₆ → H₂ + C₃H₅ Abstraction Reaction”.   J.  Phys. Chem. A    107, 8380-8382, 2003.

8)     R. Mills, P. C. Ray and R. M. Mayo “CW HI Laser Based on Stationary Inverted Lyman Population From Incandescently Heated Hydrogen Gas with Certain Group I Catalysis”. IEEE Trans. Of Plasma Science, 31, 236-247, 2003.

9)     R. Mills, P. C. Ray and R. M. Mayo, “Potential for Hydrogen-Water Plasma Laser “ Applied Physics Letter, 82, 1679, 2003.

10) Spectroscopic Characterization of the Atomic Hydrogen energies and Densities and Carbon Species During Helium-Hydrogen-Methane Plasma CVD Synthesis of Single Crystal Diamond Films, R. Mills, J. Sankar, P. C. Ray, B. Dhandapani and J. He Chem.  Mater., 15, 1313-1321, 2003.

11) Excessively Bright Hydrogen-Strontium Discharge Light Source Due to Energy Resonance of Strontium with Hydrogen. R. Mills and P. Ray, J. Plasma Physics, 69, 2003, 131.

12) Comparison of excessive Balmer line broadening of inductively and capacitively coupled RF, microwave, and glow discharge hydrogen plasmas with certain catalysts. R. Mills, P.C.Ray, E. Dayalan, X-Chen, R. Mayo, J. He and B. Dhandapani, IEEE Trans. Of Plasma Science, 31, 338, 2003.

13) Bright hydrogen-light source due to a resonant energy transfer with strontium and argon ions. R. Mills, Mark Nansteel and P. C. Ray, New. J. Physics, 69, 2003, 131.

14) Stationary inverted Lyman Population formed from incandescently heated hydrogen gas with certain catalysts. R. Mills, Ray P.C., Mayo, R.M., J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys., 36, 1504, 2003.

15)   Extreme ultraviolet spectroscopy of helium-hydrogen plasma. R. Mills and Ray P., J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys., 36, 1535, 2003.

16)   R. Mills and P. Ray, B. Dhandapani, J. He “Comparison of Excess Balmer alpha Line Broadening of Inductively and Capacitively Coupled RF, Microwave and Discharge Plasma with Certain Catalysis”. J. Applied physics, 92, 7008-70021, 2002.

 17). Highly Stable Novel Inorganic Hydrides From Aqueous Electrolysis and Plasma ElectrolysisR. Mills, E. Dayalan, P. C. Ray, B. Dhandapani and J. He, Electrochimica Acta, 47, 3909 (2002)
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 18) Argon-Hydrogen-Strontium Discharge Light Source.  R. Mills, M. Nansteel and P. C. Ray, IEEE Transaction on Plasma Science, 30, 639. 2002.
 

19). Substantial Change in the characteristics of a microwave plasma due to combining argon and hydrogen R. Mills and P. C. Ray, New Journal of Physics., 4, 2002, 22.1-22.17.

Selected Paper Presented (in last three years):

1.Second Order Nonlinear Optical Properties of Zwitterionic molecules, P. C. Ray, 227^th ACS national meeting, 28^th march-1^st April, 2004, Anaheium, CA, USA.

2. Molecular design of ionic nonlinear optical systems, P. C. Ray, 227^th ACS national meeting, 28^th march-1^st April, 2004, Anaheium, CA, USA.

3. Self-assembly based on levulinic acid-melamine lattice, R. Venkatraman and P. C. Ray, 227^th ACS national meeting, 28^th march-1^st April, 2004, Anaheium, CA, USA.

 

4. Energetic catalyst-hydrogen plasma reaction as a potential new energy source.  Mills, Randell L.; Paresh C Ray; Nansteel, Mark; He, Jiliang; Chen, Xuemin; Voigt, Andreas; Dhandapani, Bala.  , 226th ACS National Meeting, New York, NY, United States, September 7-11, 2003.

 

5. Extreme ultraviolet spectroscopy of helium-hydrogen plasma. Paresh C Ray; Mills, Randell L , 36th Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Princeton, NJ, United States, June 8-11  (2003),

 

6. Novel catalytic reaction of hydrogen as a potential new energy source.

 

Mills, Randell L.; Dhandapani, Bala; Ray, Paresh Chandra; He, Jiliang; Chen, Xuemin; Sankar, Jayasree; Good, William; Voigt, Andreas; Nansteel, Mark; Mayo, Robert, 225th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, United States, March 23-27, 2003.

 

7. Spectroscopic Identification of a Novel Catalytic Reaction in Hydrogen Plasma.

P.C. Ray and R. L. Mills, Presented an Oral Presentation in 54^th Annual Gaseous Electronic Meeting, October, 2002, Pensylvenia State University, PA, USA. 

8. Start-to-start dynamics of H + cyclo propane reaction: a Doppler Spectroscopy study.

P. C. Ray and J. J. Valentini, Presented an Oral Presentation in 22^nd Molecular Dynamics Symposium, January 2002, SUNY Albany, NY, USA.