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ACADEMIC HISTORY

a. MITACS Accelerate Research Fellow, then Staff Scientist (2019-2023)

Trant Team, Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry,

University of Windsor, ON.

P.I.- Prof. John Trant

Research Focus: Targeted delivery of nanoformulated psychoactive drugs.

Independent Research: Novel antimicrobial surface coatings for perpetual sanitation. 

b. "Eyes High" Post-doctoral Researcher (2016-2018)

Nannomagnetism Lab,

University of Calgary, AB.

P.I. - Prof. Simon Trudel

Research Focus: Multifunctional nanobiocomposites as theragnostic agents.

c. Ph.D., Chemistry (2010-2015)

University of Saskatchewan

Saskatoon, SK, Canada

P.I. - Prof. Robert W. J. Scott

Research Focus:  Synthesis, characterization and catalytic applications of quasi-homogeneous transition metal nanoparticles in ionic liquid systems.

d. Master of Science, Chemistry

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, WB, India 

P.I. - Prof. P. Pramanik

Research Focus: Synthesis and characterization of nanocrystalline rare-earth based phosphors with tunable morphologies.

e. Bachelor of Science with Honours, Chemistry

Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India.

RESEARCH INTERNSHIPS

a. Jadavpur University, Kolkata, WB, India

(December 2005 – January 2006)

Research Supervisor: Dr. Rupendranath Banerjee

Research Focus:  Synthesis of Fremy’s Radical and investigation of its redox properties.

b. Summer Internship (Program: VSRP 2006) 

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

(May 2006 – July 2006)

Research Supervisor: Dr. Sanjay J. Wategaonkar

Research Focus: Spectral investigation of the photophysical processes in 1,2,4,5 – tetracyanobenzene.

c. Research Assistant

Helholtz - Zentrum für Umweltforschung

(UFZ), Leipzig, Germany

(November 2008 – December 2009)

Research Supervisor: Dr. F.-D. Kopinke

Research Focus: Investigations on kinetics and mechanisms of nanocatalytic dechlorination processes in groundwater remediation.

CITATION OVERVIEW 

Total Citations : >750

h- index: 17

i10 index: 20

SELECTED SCHOLARLY AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Member of the Canadian Society for Chemistry.

Member of the Society for Chemical Industry.

Member of the North American Catalysis Society.

Member of the American Chemical Society.

Member and volunteer at “Let’s Talk Science”.