• Chaired a session in National Awareness and Sensitisation Programme “Scope of Experimental and Theoretical Research in Physics (SETRP-2026)” held during 25–27 Feb. 2026
• Member, NAAC Committee for Student Progression (Criterion-5)
• Coordinator, Department of Geology, MSCBU
• Organising Secretary, National Seminar on “Emerging Aspects of Physics: New Directions and Societal Applications” held on 21st–22nd Feb. 2025 in the Department of Physics, MSCBU
• Coordinator for SWAYAM course on “Physics of Materials” (2025)
• SRC Member, Physics, MSCBU
• Editorial Board Member, Magazine Club and Nature Club
• Co-coordinator, Faculty Development Programme (2023), Department of Physics
• Co-convener, National Seminar (2018) on “Challenges and Prospects in Physics”
• Member, Board of Studies, Department of Physics
• Member, IDP College Instruments Purchase Committee
• Faculty-in-charge, Alumni Association, Department of Physics
• Member, NAAC Committee for Research, Innovation and Extension (Criterion-3)
• Centre Superintendent, M.Tech. in Nanoscience and Technology

Journal Publications (In UGC-CARE List):

• N. B. Pattnaik, P.D. Babu, A. Dey, S. Mondal, H. Biswal, J. R. Sahu*, “Role of Co spin in exchange interactions and consequent impact on the magnetization and magnetocaloric effect of YCrO₃,” Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 183 (2026) 115736. Impact Factor: 5.4
• N. B. Pattnaik, H. Biswal, P.D. Babu, R. Das, A. K. Dey, J. R. Sahu*, “Melting of the charge-ordered state in Y_0.5Ca_0.5MnO₃ through Ru-substitution and consequent development of ferromagnetic and magnetocaloric behaviour,” Ceramics International, 50 (2024), p. 24088. Impact Factor: 5.2
• S. Bhattacharya, R. Das, S. Chowdhury, K. K. Supin, M. Vasundhara, J. R. Sahu, T. Bhunia, A. Gayen, O. I. Lebedevf and M. M. Seikh, “Entanglement of cation ordering and manipulation of the magnetic properties through a temperature-controlled topotactic interface reaction in nanocomposite perovskite oxides,” Materials Advances 5 (2024) 3863. Impact Factor: 5.1
• A. Dey, H. Biswal, T. Senapati, A. Haque and J. R. Sahu*, “Favorable modification of magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of La_0.5Sr_0.5CoO₃ upon Ba-substitution,” Bulletin of Materials Science 46 (2023) 166. Impact Factor: 1.8
• H. Biswal, V. Singh, R. Nath and J. R. Sahu*, “Magnetic properties and near-room-temperature large magnetocaloric effect in (La_1-xBi_x)_0.67Ba_0.33MnO₃,” Materials Research Bulletin, 133, 111030 (2021). ISSN: 0025-5408. Impact Factor: 5.6
• H. Biswal, T. Senapati, A. Haque and J. R. Sahu*, “Beneficial effect of Mn-substitution on magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of La_0.5Sr_0.5CoO₃ ceramics,” Ceramics International 46 (2020) 11828–11834. ISSN: 0272-8842. Impact Factor: 5.2
• H. Biswal, V. Singh, R. Nath, S. Angappanne and J. R. Sahu*, “Magnetic and magnetocaloric properties of LaCr_1-xMn_xO₃ (x = 0, 0.05, 0.1),” Ceramics International 45 (2019) 22731–22736. ISSN: 0272-8842. Impact Factor: 5.2
• S.A. Ivanov, J.R. Sahu, V.I. Voronkova, R. Mathieu, P. Nordblad, “Structure and magnetism in hexagonal tungsten bronze metal oxides AM_1/3W_8/3O₉ (A–K, Rb, Cs; M–Cr, Fe),” Solid State Sciences, 40 (2015) 44–49. ISSN: 1293-2558. Impact Factor: 3.4
• D. V. S. Muthu, A. E. Midgley, P. R. Scott, M. B. Kruger, J. R. Sahu, A. K. Sood and C. N. R. Rao, “High-pressure synchrotron x-ray diffraction study of RMnO₃ (R = Eu, Gd, Tb and Dy) upto 50 GPa,” Journal of Physics: Conference Series 377 (2012) 012025. Online ISSN: 1742-6596; Print ISSN: 1742-6588
• P. Kumar, S. Saha, D. V. S. Muthu, J. R. Sahu, A. K. Sood and C. N. R. Rao, “Raman evidence for orbiton-mediated multiphonon scattering in multiferroic TbMnO₃,” Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 22 (2010), 115403. E-ISSN: 1361-648X; Print ISSN: 0953-8984. Impact Factor: 2.7
• C. R. Serrao, J. R. Sahu and A. Ghosh, “Charge-order driven multiferroic and magneto-dielectric properties of rare earth manganates,” Bulletin of Materials Science 33 (2010), 169. ISSN: 0250-4707; E-ISSN: 0973-7669. Impact Factor: 1.8
• J. R. Sahu, A. Ghosh, A. Sundaresan and C. N. R. Rao, “Multiferroic properties of ErMnO₃,” Materials Research Bulletin 44 (2009), 2123–2126. ISSN: 0025-5408. Impact Factor: 5.6
• A. Ghosh, J. R. Sahu, S. V. Bhat and C. N. R. Rao, “A Raman study of multiferroic LuMnO₃,” Solid State Sciences 11 (2009), 1639–1642. ISSN: 1293-2558. Impact Factor: 3.4
• J. R. Sahu, C. R. Serrao, A. Ghosh, A. Sundaresan and C. N. R. Rao, “Charge-order-driven multiferroic properties of Y_1-xCa_xMnO₃,” Solid State Communications 149 (2009), 49–51. ISSN: 0038-1098. Impact Factor: 2.1
• C. R. Serrao, J. R. Sahu, K. Ramesha and C. N. R. Rao, “Magnetoelectric effect in rare earth ferrites, LnFe₂O₄,” Journal of Applied Physics 104 (2008), 016102. ISSN: 0021-8979; E-ISSN: 1089-7550. Impact Factor: 2.3
• J. R. Sahu, C. R. Serrao and C. N. R. Rao, “Modification of the multiferroic properties of YCrO₃ and LuCrO₃ by Mn substitution,” Solid State Communications 145 (2008), 52–55. ISSN: 0038-1098. Impact Factor: 2.1
• J. R. Sahu and C. N. R. Rao, “Beneficial modification of the properties of multiferroic BiFeO₃ by cation substitution,” Solid State Sciences 9 (2007), 950–954. ISSN: 1293-2558. Impact Factor: 3.4
• J. R. Sahu, C. R. Serrao, N. Ray, U. V. Waghmare and C. N. R. Rao, “Rare earth chromites: A new family of multiferroics,” Journal of Materials Chemistry 17 (2007), 42–44. ISSN: 0959-9428; E-ISSN: 1364-5501. Impact Factor: 6.623

In Conference Proceedings:
Charge-order-driven magnetoelectric effect in rare-earth ferrites and manganites: C. R. Serrao, J. R. Sahu, A. Sundaresan and C. N. R. Rao, AIP Conference Proceedings 1003 (2008) 115, ISSN: 1551-7616

Condensed Matter Physics, Statistical Mechanics

• 2008 – Received “Best Oral Presentation Award” during the Unit Day of JNCASR, Bangalore.
• 2005/2006 – Qualified UGC-JRF/SRF (Junior/Senior Research Fellowship) in Physics.
• 2004 – Qualified National Eligibility Test (NET) for Lectureship in Physics conducted by CSIR-UGC, India.
• 2004 – Qualified national-level Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST) for Physics with AIR-41.
• 2004 – Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE)-2004 in Physics with 90.91 percentile.
• 2003 – 6th Rank for Physics in M.Sc. from Utkal University, Bhubaneswar.
• 2001 – 6th Rank for Physics with distinction in B.Sc. from Berhampur University

One (Completed), Funding Agency: DST, Govt. of Odisha, Year: 2018-2022. Title of the Project: Investigation of magnetocaloric effect in various oxides.

Ph.D.:

• Hrudananda Biswal – “Investigation of Magnetocaloric Properties in Various Oxide Materials” – PI – Awarded
• Ashish Dey – “Study of Magnetocaloric Properties in Substituted Systems of Various Cobaltites” – PI – Continuing
• Niladri Bihari Pattnaik – “Effect of B-site Substitution in Magnetocaloric Properties of Various Oxides” – PI – Continuing
• Sapan Kumar Thayal – “Study of Magnetic and Magnetocaloric Properties of SrRuO₃-based Materials” – PI – Continuing

M.Phil.:

• “A Comparative Study of Multiferroic Properties of A-site Substituted Bismuth Ferrite (BiFeO₃)” – Dillip Kumar Mallick
• “Study of Ferromagnetism in Double Perovskite A₂FeReO₆” – Dusmanta Kumar Das
• “Multiferroic YMnO₃ and Modification of its Properties upon Separate Fe and Ni Substitutions” – Sudeepta Mohanty
• “A Detailed Study of the Synthesis and Physical Properties of HgBa₂Ca₂Cu₃O₈ Superconductor with T_c = 133K” – Sreeyalaxmi Parida
• “Multiferroicity in CdCr₂X₄ (X = S, Se)” – Akash Kumar Palei
• “Study of Various Properties in GaN Nanowires” – Hrudanand Biswal
• “Hexagonal RMnO₃: A Class of Multiferroic Materials” – Sunil Kumar Behera
• “Multiferroic Properties of RMnO₃ Perovskites” – Niladri Bihari Pattnaik
• “MnWO₄: A Multiferroic Material” – Avijit Behera
• “Study of Magnetocaloric Effect in La(Fe,Si)₁₃-based Compounds” – Chinmay Rout