The P.I.

Education

  • 2000-2005: B.Sc (H) and M.Sc (Organic Chemistry) University of North Bengal, WB, India

  • 2005 - 2011: Ph.D from Indian Association For The Cultivation Of Science (IACS), Jadavpur, Kolkata

  • Thesis Title : Synthesis of Biologically Active Natural Products

  • Supervisor: Prof. R.V.Venkateswaran

Working Experience

  • February 2018- Present - Associate Professor, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India

  • Jan 2020-June 2020- ICMR- DHR Fellowship at University of Regensburg, Germany , India with Prof. Burkhard Koenig

  • Dec 2018- January 2019 - DAAD Research Professor at University of Leipzig, Germany with Prof. Christoph Schneider

  • Dec 2015 - March 2016 as Visiting Senior Assistant Professor Tohoku University, with Prof. M.Yamaguchi

  • 2012-2013 - POST-DOC with Prof. B.M. Trost, Stanford University, California, USA

  • October 2011 - February 2018 - Assistant Professor, National Institute Of Technology, Rourkela, India

Fellowships & Awards

ICMR-DHR International Fellowship to University of Regensburg Germany 2019

DAAD RESEARCH STAY 2018 FOR ACADEMICS at University of Leipzig , Germany

Member of International Steering Committee - Royal Society of Chemistry 2017

Visiting Professorship Award - Tohoku University Japan-( December 2015-March 2016)

Core Member of Governing Body Royal Society Of Chemistry (Eastern India) 2015-2019

DST-INSPIRE FACULTY AWARD- 2014

BRNS-Young Scientist Award - 2013

Prestigious INDO-US Research Fellowship 2012-2013 at Stanford University, US

with Prof. B.M.Trost.

DST- FAST TRACK PROJECT-YOUNG SCIENTISTS SCHEME-2012.

  • June 2014- Member of Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK (MRSC)

  • May 2012- Life member CRSI, India

  • June 2010 : Associate Member Of Royal Society Of Chemistry, Cambridge UK (AMRSC)

  • October 2007- June 2010 : CSIR- Senior Research Fellowship

  • September 2005 - September 2007 : CSIR- Junior Research Fellowship

Reviewer:

Applied Organometallic Chemistry-wiley

Synthetic Communications- Taylor & Francis

Journal of Organic Chemistry - ACS

Research Interests

  • Total synthesis of Biologically active natural products

  • Development of tactics and strategies

  • Exploring application of Natural products towards Medicinal applications

  • Transition metal catalysis


Courses and Conferrences Organised:

1. Coordinator of MHRD GIAN Course on “Photochromic Molecules and Materials for a Sustainable Future” by Prof. Burkhard Koenig Universität Regensburg, Germany on 14th-18th February 2019

2. Five Days Training Programme On Organic Farming for Sustainable Agriculture (2nd July to 6th July, 2019)

3. National Conferrence “ Advances in Chemistry with relevance to Industry and Biology”- 10th-11th January 2014

4. Workshop On Recent Trends in Chemical Science and its Industrial and Biological Relevance (RTCSIBR-2018) February 14-18, 2018

5. Workshop Analytical Techniques in Chemistry Tequip II 06 Apr 2016- 07 Apr 2016

Membership of Societies and Organising :

1. Nominated as a Core member of International steering Committee of Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016

2. Nominated as Core member of Royal Society of Chemistry( Eastern India) 2015-2019

3. Member of Royal Society of Chemistry, UK (MRSC)

4. Life Member of Chemical Research Society of India

5. Organising Secretary of National Conferrence “ Advances in Chemistry with relevance to Industry and Biology” – January10-11, 2014- Royal Society Best Poster Prize

6. Patron Member Orissa Chemical Society 2019.

7. Convenor of Recent Trends in Chemical Science and its Industrial and Biological Relevance (RTCSIBR-2018)" during February 14-18, 2018 at NIT, Rourkela.

8. Life Member of Indian Chemical Society

EDITORIAL SERVICE

1. Reviewer for Journal of Organic Chemistry - ACS

2. Reviewer for Applied Organometallic Chemistry- wiley

3. Reviewer for Synthetic Communications- Taylor & Francis

4. Bentham Science Ambassador

Editor of a book entitled “ Sulphonamides- An Overview ” by NOVA Science Publishers , USA ISBN: 978-1-53618-157-9, 2020

INSTITUTIONAL PROGRAMME SUPPORT / CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE

Principal Investigator of National Centre of Excellence (COE) in Organic farming – Rs. 1.0 Crore, under progress with Vedanta Limited

1.Professor-in- charge of the Foundation For Technology and Business Incubation (FTBI), founded by DST in 2016; 1st July 2020- continue

2. Professor-in-charge, Organic Farming Project, NIT Rourkela, Oct 2018-continuing

3. Professor-in-Charge, Institute Guest Houses, NIT Rourkela, July 2016- June 2018

4. Vice President, Games, Student Activity Centre, NIT Rourkela, July 2014-June 2016