The faculty takes pride in teaching cross section of students enrolled in various courses and provide practical training to the students as per their academic curriculum. It also has a special facility for advanced lab-based research work for doctoral projects. In order to give market exposure to students, summer training projects are also conducted for undergraduate students. The Department is proud to have a committed faculty which has excelled in research publication, book writing and teaching. Every year distinguished speakers are invited to update the students about the latest trends in Chemistry. Chemistry course offers immense opportunities for further studies in Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Green Chemistry, Polymer Sciences, Agrochemical Sciences, Environmental Science and other related fields.
Teacher In-Charge : Dr. Sushila Singhal
Department Coordinators: Dr. Namita Gandhi
DBT Star Advisory Committee Member : Dr. Umesh Kumar
Synthesis of functionalized magnetite nanomaterials and their catalytic application
Mentors /PIs: Dr. Pratibha Kumari
Co PI: Mr. Sanjay Kumar
Number of students: 05
Project status: Ongoing
Synthesis, Characterization and Photocatalytic Activities of Nickel/Cobalt Nanoparticles
Mentors /PIs: Dr. Umesh Kumar
Number of students: 05
Project status: Ongoing
Degradation of Azo Dyes using Sunlight and TiO2 Photocatalyst an Eco-Friendly Way of Waste water Treatment
Mentors /PIs: Dr. Mahesh Chandra
Number of students:
Project Status: Ongoing
Nutraceuticalcocrystals: Synthesis & their computational study
Mentor/PI: Dr. Deepti Gupta
Co-PI: Dr.Vaishali Thakral
Number of students: 05
Status: Ongoing
Challenges Using Bio-Degradable Waste as a Natural Adsorbent
Mentor/PI: Dr. Archana Milhotra
Co-PI: Dr. Pratibha Kumari
No. of Students: 03
Status: Ongoing
Synthesis, Characterization and Biological activity evaluation of Pyrazole-hydroxyl amine derivatives
Mentor/PI: Mr. Bhawani Shankar
Co-PI: Dr. Aparna Shekhar
No. of Students: 05
Status: Ongoing
To Monitor the Water Pollution Profile by Determination of the Concentration of Dissolved Oxygen in some Water Samples from The Delhi-NCR Region
Mentor/PI: Dr Namita Gandhi
Co-PI: Dr Shilpi Khurana
No. of Students: 05
Status: Ongoing
Biogenic Synthesis of Transition Metal Oxide Nanoparticles: Application as Electrode Materials in Supercapacitors
Mentor/PI: Dr Parul Singh
Co-PI: Dr Aparna Shekhar
No. of Students: 05
Status: Ongoing
Motivational Lecture Series in the ‘Remembrance of Indian Legendary Chemist
Inaugural Lecture in the remembrance of “Acharya Sir Prafulla Chandra Ray”
Convenor: Dr Umesh Kumar
Date of the program: 28 January 2021
No. of participants: 100
Invited Speaker:Professor Rajiv Gupta, Department of Chemistry and Dean, Student Welfare University of Delhi
Description :
Professor Gupta delivered a very detailed, interesting, inspiring and enthusiastic lecture on the contribution of “Acharya Sir Prafulla Chandra Ray” in the field of Chemistry and the build up of Nation. During his talk, Professor Gupta highlighted about the earlier life, education and professional life of Acharya Sir Prafulla Chandra Ray,his struggle and devotion to establish his career as a professor in Presidency College among the Britishers. Professor Gupta also enlighten the audience about the tremendous achievements of the AcharyaP.C. Ray Sir, who was involved during his entire life in the development of self sufficientIndia by starting his own company “Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Works, and establishment ofIndian Chemical Society. The social life of Acharya P.C. Ray Sir, his literature contribution and role as friend and mentor was well discussed by Professor Rajiv Gupta in his inspiring talk. In the last, the talk was completed by a tribute to the Acharya P. C. Ray Sir as a teacher, a scientist andresearcher, an educational reformist, an industrialist, an employment generator, an unknown freedom fighter, a social workera and true mentor and friend.
INTERNATIONAL LECTURE SERIES ON MULTIFACETED CHEMISTRY: AN EVER-EVOLVING DOMAIN OF SCIENCE
Lecture 1: Nano-therapeutics: Future of Personalised Nanomedicines
Convenor: Dr Pratibha Kumari
Date of the program: 14 February 2021
No. of participants: 344
Invited Speaker:Dr. Supriya D. Mahajan, Associate Professor, Medicine Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology at University at Buffalo, USA
Description : Dr. Supriya D. Mahajan started her talk with the explanation of medical application of nanotechnology for treatment, diagnosis, monitoring, and control of biological system. Nanoparticles are multifunctional and can be complexed with several other materials. She explained how her research on nanoparticles showed potential in anti-HIV activity. She further emphasised the effect of nanoparticles conjugated SiRNA against DARPP-32. Her research showed that nanoparticles have advantages as they can be modified to suit each individual’s requirements. Her lecture totally captivated the audience.
YouTube link: https://youtu.be/Y2NY-EJBuEU
INTERNATIONAL LECTURE SERIES ON MULTIFACETED CHEMISTRY: AN EVER-EVOLVING DOMAIN OF SCIENCE
Convenor: Dr Pratibha Kumari
Date of the program: 07 March 2021
No. of participants: 278
Invited Speaker: Prof. Marcelo Calderon, from Polymat institute, University of Basque country, Donostia, San Sebastian, Spain
Description : Prof. Marcelo Calderon started his lecture by giving a brief about the institute Polymat, where he is currently working. He explained how nanocarriers carries medicinal drugs to the targeted site in the body. He also explained clinical & preclinical trials and the characteristic technique for preclinical assessment. By giving an example, He further explained that how biomolecular complex drug ABRAXANE, used for the treatment of breast cancer, is an albumin-bound form of paclitaxel. He also thanked his research team. He was completely a true inspiration for all, and his lecture totally fascinated the audience.
YouTube link: https://youtu.be/t_55Z50DCdw
INTERNATIONAL LECTURE SERIES ON MULTIFACETED CHEMISTRY: AN EVER-EVOLVING DOMAIN OF SCIENCE
Lecture 3: Rational Approaches in Drug Design and Development
Convenor: Dr Pratibha Kumari
Date of the program: 20 March 2021
No. of participants: 221
Invited Speaker: Dr. Siva S. Panda, Associate Professor, Augusta University, Georgia, United States
Description : Dr. Panda began his lecture with a discussion about the natural lead compounds in drug development, their screening process, the benefits of natural compounds, and the reason why they are not generally used as a lead compound along with some examples. He further explained ligand-based and structure-based methods as the rational approach for the determination of drug molecules and also about quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship (QSAR) between drug molecules to check the closeness of their properties with estimated data. Molecular Docking, Pharmacophores, and their importance in drug development were also discussed in detail.
YouTube link: https://youtu.be/xU9tRILKUV4
Convenor: Dr Parul Singh and Dr Aparna Shekhar
Date of the program: 08 April 2021
No. of participants: 237
Invited Speaker: Professor Ranjana Mehrotram former Chief Scientist & Head, Physico-Mechanical Metrology Division, CSIR National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi, Presently Professor SBSAR, Sharda University, Greater Noida
Description : Prof. (Dr) Ranjana Mehrotra began her lecture with a basic discussion about the electromagnetic radiations, principle of IR, unit and mathematical description of bonds. She explained the topics of great difficulty with most easy to use and understandable examples. Moving further into the lecture she talked about absorbance spectrum and fingerprint of a molecule, Near Infrared Spectroscopy, Dispersive (Monochromatic) IR, Michelson Interferometer, FT-IR spectrometer. She also covered the topics of sampling techniques and their preparation, covering the application areas of IR such as in the sugar industry, textile industry, cancer diagnosis, etc. At the end of the lecture she thanked the students for attending the session and asked them to visit NPL- National Physical Laboratory of India.
YouTube link: https://youtu.be/V9xEuWJk9gc
Convenor: Dr Namita Gandhi, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, DBC
Start of the program: 1 February 2020
No. of participants: Students of B.Sc (H) Chemistry and B.Sc. (P) Industrial Chemistry
Description : Under the aegis of DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME, The wall magazine has been running online during COVID-19 (else it will be run on the noticeboard of Chemistry Department) for the students of B.Sc. (Hons.) Chemistry and B.Sc. (Programme) Industrial Chemistry, to express their creativity.
It provides a platform to our students to showcase their reading and writing skills as well as increase their interest towards the current events in the field of Chemistry.
DBC@Chem Alumni Club Inaugural Lecture (October 10, 2020)
Convenor: Dr Umesh Kumar
Date of the program: 10 October 2020
No. of participants: 70
Invited Speaker: Professor Man Singh (Alumni associate professor of Department of Chemistry, Deshbandhu College and Dean, School of Chemical Sciences, Central University of Gujrat
Description : The DBC@Chem alumni club has organized an inaugural lecture under the aiges of DBT star College scheme in collaboration withIQAC Deshbandhu College on October 10, 2020 on google meet. This alumni club is an initiative of Department of Chemistry, Deshbandhu College to reconnect with all their Chemistry graduates, placed at different locations in India and abroad. This alumni club is supposed to raise the awareness among the students of current batches to get inspired from their seniors and do excel in the academic/professional life.For the formal inauguration of this club, The eminent Professor Man Singh, Dean, School of Chemical Sciences, Central University of Gujrat, has delivered an interesting and insightful talk on the topic of “Functional Nano emulsions and their Friccohesity for sustainable applications”.
During his talk he enlightened the participants with concept of surface chemistry and stable Nano emulsions. He elaborated the importance of friccohesity in stability of nano emulsions and discussed about various sustainable applications of nano emulsions including drugs to paints. His vast research experience and knowledge gave a good exposure to the students about research in that particular area of nanoemulsions.
Overall, this kind of alumni club where faculty members and students have the opportunity to interact with each other and experts from academia/industry is beneficial for students and institution as well!!