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We always look for highly motivated undergraduate, Ph.D., and Post. Doctoral students to join our group. If you are interested, feel free to contact us.
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September-2025
TOI Coverage about Our Teaching Software
The recent Times of India coverage of our teaching software, 'ViLEG' (Virtual Laboratory Experiments for Graduates, pronounced 'VILLAGE'). .. ....... read more
July-2025
CRSI Bronze Medal
Prof. Himansu Sekhar Biswal from the School of Chemical Sciences, NISER, has been selected to receive the esteemed CRSI Bronze Medal – 2026, awarded by the Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI). .. ....... read more
April-2025
Young Scientist Award-2023
Dr. Apramita Chand, our Post doc. alumni has been awarded the Young Scientist Award-2023 by the Odisha Bigyan Academy. She currently serves as an Assistant Professor at IIT Kharagpur. . .. ....... read more
November-2024
Editorial Advisory Board of JPCL
Prof. Himansu Sekhar Biswal from the School of Chemical Sciences at NISER will be joining the Editorial Advisory Board of The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, an esteemed journal from the American Chemical Society (ACS), for the term January 2025 - December 2027 . .. ....... read more
First Publication from Gas-phase LASER Spectroscopy Lab. of NISER
The first ever publication in J. Phys. Chem. Lett. from our supersonic jet spectroscopy laboratory. It tries to address a debatable and one of the most general topics in chemistry i.e. Aromaticity. This manuscript is dedicated to Prof. J. P. Mittal and Prof A. C. Dash sir on their 85th birth anniversary. . .. ....... read more
July-2024
Pranay Received Gold Medals from the Honorable President of India
Pranay Mohanty, an exceptionally brilliant student from our group, received gold medals for his academic excellence from the Honorable President of India.
Pranay Scored the Highest CGPA
Pranay Mohanty, who holds the record for the highest-ever CGPA in integrated MSc. at NISER (as of July 2024), has received several awards.
April-2024
DNA compaction find may help treat genetic disorders
In a path-breaking discovery, scientists from Odisha have unearthed some unique physio-chemical properties in ionic liquids (organic salts in liquid state) that can be better alternatives for compaction of DNA to help treat genetic disorders.. ....... read more
The New Indian Express, 2024, April 21
January-2024
Kiran's Ph.D. Thesis Defense
Kiran's Ph.D. Thesis Defense
Ms. Kiran Devi Tulsiyan successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis titled , "Storage, Stability, and Activity of ctDNA, tRNA, Hemoglobin and Cytochrome c in Choline‐based Ionic Liquids."
April-2023
Shubhranshu's Ph.D. Thesis Defense
Shubhranshu's Ph.D. Thesis Defense
Mr. Shubhranshu Shekhar Choudhury successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis titled "On/In Water Catalysis with Cholinium Hydroxide: Combined Experimental and Computational Study"
March-2023
Juhi's Ph.D. Thesis Defense
Juhi's Ph.D. Thesis Defense
Ms. Juhi Dutta successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis titled "Noncovalent Interactions with Carbon in Small Molecules and Proteins: Theoretical Predictions and Experimental Challenges."
March-2023
BHUBANESWAR: Himansu Biswal, an associate professor at the School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) Bhubaneswar, has been honoured as the Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) by the Royal Society of Chemistry, London. ......read more
December-2022
ASET Colloquium at TIFR, Mumbai
Hydrogen Bonding that Turns the DNA and Folds the Protein: A Spectroscopist's Delight
Abstract: Since its inception in 1919 by an undergraduate student, Maurice Huggins, Hydrogen Bonding has been a mystery for many researchers. The concern raised by Maurice's teacher William Bray "there are several interesting ideas in this paper, but there is one you’ll never get chemists to believe: the idea that a hydrogen atom can be bonded two other atoms at the same time” still dribbles not only in the mind of chemists but also physicists and biologists. The voyage of this fundamental concept in chemistry is incomplete ... read more
December-2022
Subhrakant's Ph.D. Thesis Defense
Subhrakant's Ph.D. Thesis Defense
Mr. Subhrakant Jena successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis titled "Ground and Excited-State Dynamics of Sulfur and Selenium Containing Molecules of Biological Significance."
November-2022
We have developed a software that helps rural students carry out lab work virtually: Himansu S. Biswal
Himansu Sekhar Biswal, a faculty member of chemical science at NISER Bhubaneswar speaks to Hemanta Pradhan about hydrogen bonding and his initiative to teach chemistry to rural students with the help of technology. .......see conversation
The Times of India, 2022, Nov. 11
August-2022
NISER study aces ‘impossible’ chemical physics experiment
BHUBANESWAR: A research team of National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar, has discovered the strength of hydrogen in the context of its bond with polonium by using high-level quantum mechanical calculations. The research showed that hydrogen can establish bond with polonium, which was perceived impossible in the fundamental concept of electronegativity........read more
The Times of India, 2022, Aug. 19
Computational study says polonium can form hydrogen bonds
Computational study says polonium can form hydrogen bonds
Polonium is a naturally occurring radioactive element and its compounds engage in soil, marine and environmental chemistry. With Russia curtailing gas supplies to Europe, fracking for shale gas looks set to increase. Fracking could cause the release of polonium compounds into our atmosphere, such as Me2Po, which is produced by aerobic marine microorganisms. Increasing awareness of how such compounds could impact environmental and marine chemistry is therefore important........read more
Chemistry World, 2022, Aug. 11
March-2022
NISER scientists discover hydrogen bonding with carbon in proteins
NISER scientists discover hydrogen bonding with carbon in proteins
BHUBANESWAR: In a path-breaking discovery, a group of scientists has decoded the protein structure in bio-molecules and claimed to have found the first evidence for hydrogen bonds with carbon atoms in proteins. The four-member team led by an Odia scientist Himansu Sekhar Biswal discovered that carbon atoms can accept hydrogen bonding. The discovery will help design new drugs and ensure their targeted delivery. ........read more
BHUBANESWAR: In a path-breaking discovery, a group of scientists has decoded the protein structure in bio-molecules and claimed to have found the first evidence for hydrogen bonds with carbon atoms in proteins. The four-member team led by an Odia scientist Himansu Sekhar Biswal discovered that carbon atoms can accept hydrogen bonding. The discovery will help design new drugs and ensure their targeted delivery. ........read more
The New Indian Express, 2022, Mar. 26
Unusual hydrogen bonds found in proteins help them bind their targets
Unusual hydrogen bonds found in proteins help them bind their targets
Chemists in India have published what they say is the first evidence for hydrogen bonds with tetravalent carbon atoms in proteins. Himansu Biswal’s team at the National Institute of Science Education and Research (Niser) in Bhubaneswar found 1051 such non-covalent interactions in existing Protein Data Bank (PDB) crystal structure information......read more.
Chemistry World, 2022, Mar. 24
September-2021
August-2020
Abhijit Recieved Best MSc Thesis Award in Chemistry
Abhijit Recieved Best MSc Thesis Award in Chemistry
Mr. Abhijit Rana recieved best thesis award in Chemical Science for his MSc. thesis titled "Conformational Landscape of Disulfides in Proteins and Their Role in Various Enzymatic Reactions."
July-2020
Dipak's Ph.D. Thesis Defense
Dipak's Ph.D. Thesis Defense
Mr. Dipak Kumar Sahoosuccessfully defended his Ph.D. thesis titled "Non-covalent Interactions in Ionic Liquids: Key to Their Applications in Gas Absorption, Solvolysis and Biomolecule Interactions ."
ନାଇଜରରେ ରସାୟନ ବିଜ୍ଞାନ ଗବେଷଣା କ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ପୁଅଙ୍କ ସଫଳତା
ନାଇଜରରେ ରସାୟନ ବିଜ୍ଞାନ ଗବେଷଣା କ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ପୁଅଙ୍କ ସଫଳତା
ନାଇଜର ପ୍ରଫେସର ହିମାଂଶୁ ଶେଖର ବିଶ୍ଵାଳ ଓ ତାଙ୍କ ଟିମ୍କୁ ରସାୟନ ବିଜ୍ଞାନ ଗବେଷଣା କ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ ଏକ ବଡ଼ ସଫଳତା ମିଳିଛି। ‘ଦି ପ୍ରୋଡିଜିୟସ ହାଇଡ୍ରୋଜେନ ବଣ୍ଡ ଉଇଥ୍ ସଲଫର ଆଣ୍ଡ ସେଲେନିୟମ ଇନ୍ ମଲିକ୍ୟୁଲାର ଆସେମ୍ବ୍ଲିଜ, ଷ୍ଟ୍ରକଚରାଲ ବାୟୋଲୋଜି ଓ ଫଙ୍କସନାଲ ମ୍ୟାଟେରିୟାଲ୍ସ’ ଶୀର୍ଷକ ରିସର୍ଚ୍ଚ ପେପର ପାଇଁ ତାଙ୍କୁ ଏହି ସଫଳତା ମିଳିଛି। ରିସର୍ଚ୍ଚ ପେପରଟି ରସାୟନ ବିଜ୍ଞାନ କ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ ବିଶ୍ଵର ଏକ ପ୍ରମୁଖ ଜର୍ଣ୍ଣାଲ ‘ଆକାଉଣ୍ଟସ ଅଫ କେମିକାଲ ରିସର୍ଚ୍ଚ’ରେ ସ୍ଥାନ ପାଇଛି। ..... read more
Odisha Live, 2020, Jul. 22
August-2019
Dr. Himansu S. Biswal featured in The Journal of Physical Chemistry virtual special issue “Young Scientists”.
"This Virtual Special Issue presents 82 papers in The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, B and C authored by young scientists in physical chemistry and related fields from around the world. We are delighted that these authors have chosen to participate in this issue. These have been divided according the journal parts A, B, and C, but as usual the papers often cover topics that are relevant for more than one part, which is why we decided to have one Virtual Special Issue for the three parts. The topics of these papers are in many respects a celebration of the diversity of science that is represented in physical chemistry today.
September-2018
Venkat's Ph.D. Thesis Defense
Venkat's Ph.D. Thesis Defense
Mr. Venkateswara Rao Mundlapati successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis titled "Unusual Non-covalent Interactions in Biomolecules: A Combined High Resolution Laser Spectroscopy, NMR Spectroscopy and Benchmark Quantum Chemical Calculations."
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