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Organic Synthesis And Biomolecular Chemistry Laboratory

!! We can create a molecule yet unknown to science !!

Dr. Abhijit Sau

Abhijit Sau is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry at IIT Hyderabad, India. He earned his PhD from Bose Institute, Kolkata, under the supervision of Prof. Anup Kumar Misra. After a year at Åbo Akademi University, Finland, he continued postdoctoral research at the University of Bristol, UK, with Prof. M. Carmen Galan, and later at the University of Strasbourg, France, with Prof. Joseph Moran. Dr Sau’s research has been recognized with prestigious awards, including the Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship, Ramanujan Fellowship, and Johan Gadolin Postdoctoral Fellowship. His research interest is currently focused on developing sustainable methods for synthesizing biologically active molecules and studying reaction mechanisms.

Professional Experience :

2022 - Present: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, IIT Hyderabad, India

2021 - 2022: Ramanujan Fellow, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India

2018 - 2020: Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Strasbourg & CNRS (ISIS), France

Supervisor - Prof. Joseph Moran

2015 - 2018: Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Bristol, United Kingdom

Supervisor - Prof. M. Carmen Galan

2014 - 2015: Johan Gadolin Postdoctoral fellow, Åbo Akademi University, Finland

Supervisor - Prof. Stefan Willför & Prof. Reko Leino

Education :

2009 - 2014: Ph.D in Chemistry, Bose Institute, Kolkata, India, Supervisor - Prof. Anup Kumar Misra

2007 - 2009: M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry, Vidyasagar University, West Bengal, India

2004 - 2007: B.Sc (Chemistry Honors), Midnapore College, West Bengal, India

Awards & Honours :

MoE STARS Research Grant, 2023

SERB, Start-Up Research Grant, 2023

Ramanujan Fellowship, SERB, Department of Science and Technology, India, 2020

Marie Curie Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship, European Commission, 2018

Johan Gadolin Postdoctoral Scholarship, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland, 2014

Qualified All India Graduate Aptitude Test Examination (GATE), 2009

Qualified National Eligibility Test (CSIR-JRF) India, 2008

Courses

IC1010: Industrial Organic Chemistry-I (B.Tech)
IC2010: Industrial Organic Chemistry-II (B.Tech)
IC2021: Synthesis and Separation Lab (B.Tech)
CY6211: Advance Laboratory Techniques in Chemistry (M.Sc)
CY5011: Organic Chemistry Practical (M.Sc)
CY5020: Advanced Organic Chemistry of Multiple Bonds (M.Sc, Ph.D)
CY6970: Green and Circular Chemistry (M.Sc., Ph.D)

Invited Talks :

International Conference on Organometallics and Catalysis (ICOC IV) 24-26 October, 2026, Goa, India
32nd International Carbohydrate Symposium (ICS 2026) on 5 to 9 July 2026 in Bratislava, Slovakia.
22nd European Carbohydrate Symposium, 6-10 July, 2025, Gdansk, Poland.
39th International Conference hosted by the Department of Chemistry, Institute of Science at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in Varanasi, India, November 21–23, 2025.
International Symposium entitled ‘Exploring Molecules, Materials and Bio-materials for Sustainable Society’ from 8-10 September, 2022, Midnapore College, India.