Prof. Deepak Chopra
Personal Information
Hometown: Kolkata, West Bengal
Father: Mr. Pavan Chopra
Mother: Mrs. Bina Chopra
Wife: Dr. Neeta Chopra (PhD, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, Uttarkhand)
Son: Agasthya Chopra
Daughter: Soumyatara Chopra
Permanent Address: 25E, Selimpur Road, Kolkata 700031, West Bengal, Kolkata, India.
Academics
Professor (June 2021 - Present), Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal, India
Associate Professor (September 2015 - May 2021), Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, India.
Assistant Professor (March 2009 - August 2015), Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, India.
Post-Doctoral Research Assistant (October 2007 - March 2009), Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Toledo, Ohio, USA, in the field of X-ray Crystallography under the supervision of Prof. A. A. Pinkerton.
Post-Doctoral Research Associate (October 2006 - October 2007) Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore under the supervision of Prof. T. N. Guru Row.
Ph.D. in Chemical Crystallography (Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore) under the supervision of Prof. T. N. Guru Row in October 2006.
Title of Thesis: 'A Three-Pronged Approach to Study Intra- and Intermolecular Interactions in Molecular Crystals: Polymorphism and Crystal Engineering, In situ Cryo-crystallography and Charge Density Analysis'.
MS. Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, May 2004.
BSc. Chemistry Honours (University Gold Medalist), Jadavpur University, May 2001.
Recognitions
Co-editor of Acta Crystallographica E
Member of Editorial Board of Journal of Molecular Structure
Editor of Publications, Indian Crystallographic Association (2019-2022)
Fellow of Indian Chemical Society (2019)
Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (2020)
Member of Editorial Advisory Board of CrystEngComm (2021)
Professional Services
Dean of Students' Affairs, IISER Bhopal, January 2016-July 2018
DUGC member
The Co-ordinator, IICE (IISER Bhopal)
Faculty-In-Charge-Visitors Hostel (IISER Bhopal)
Dean, R&D, (IISER Bhopal)