Dr. Chanchal Haldar

Professional Position

Assistant Professor, Grade-I (Level 13A1): 18^th June 2018, to date, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad, Jharkhand-826004, India

Assistant Professor, Grade-I (Level 12): 2015 to 2018, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad, Jharkhand-826004, India

Assistant Professor, Grade-II (Level 11): 2013 to 2015, Department of Applied Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad, Jharkhand-826004, India

Research Associate 2012-2013, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India, Supervisor: Prof M. R Maurya

Academic Profile

Ph.D., Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, INDIA, 2009-2012.

M.Sc., Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, INDIA, 2008.

B.Sc., Chemistry (Honours), Burdwan University, INDIA, 2006.

Additional Qualification

Qualified JAM in Chemistry: (2004) Joint Admission Test to Master of Science conducted by Indian Institute of Technology.

Qualified National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), India, twice in June 2008 and December 2008.

Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an all India examination administered and conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science and seven IndianInstitutes of Technology on behalf of the National Coordination Board-GATE, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), and Government of India, twice in 2007 and 2008.

Academic Honors

Merit Cum Means (MCM) scholarship at Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India. (2006-2008)

Junior Research Fellowship (by Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, India) (2009 – 2010)

Senior Research Fellowship (by Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, India) (2010-May 2012)

Research Interests

v Structural Functional models of vanadate-dependent haloperoxidases.

v Structural and Functional models of galactose oxidases.

v Structural Functional models of Catechol Oxidase

v Homogeneous Catalysis

v Heterogeneous Catalysis

v Geoporphyrins

v Computational Chemistry

v Conversion of small organic molecules into value added chemicals

Research Projects (completed)

1) Design, synthesis and characterization of transition metal complexes for mild oxidative functionalization of olefins and alcohols, FRS, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad, 8.0 lakhs

2) Catalytic partial oxidation of glycerol to acrylic acid over polymer-bound immobilised metal complexes under mild condition, DST, (SERB), New Delhi, 24.4 lakhs

Research Projects (Ongoing)

1) “Bio-inspired Vanadium and Copper Catalyst Grafted on Graphene Oxide For Oxidation of Hydrocarbons and Alcohols”, DST, (SERB), New Delhi, 52.92 lakhs lakhs.

2) “Application of Geoporphyrins: Conversion of alkenes into value added chemicals”, TEQIP-III, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad, 2.0 lakhs.

Research Collaborations

1) Prof. Igor Koshevoy, Associate Professor, Department. of Chemistry, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, 80101, Finland on X-ray crystallography.

2) Prof. Syamal Chakrabarti, Department of Chemistry, University of Calcutta, West bengal, India on catalytic activity studies of various metal complexes.

3) Prof. Delia Haynes, Associate professor, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, 7600, SOUTH AFRICA on electron paramagnetic studies.

Research Awards

v Young scientist award for best poster presentation in catalytic chemistry, National Conference on Emerging Trends in Chemistry and Biology Interface, Department of Chemistry,Kumaun University, Nainital, INDIA, November 03 – 05, 2011

v 1^st prize in poster presentation during Cognizance '09 held at Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, from March 20-22, 2009

INTERESTS