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