About the Group Leader

Education:


  • Ph.D., Chemistry (Computational Biophysics), Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India, 2012

Thesis Advisor: Professor Sanjoy Bandyopadhyay

Department of Chemistry

IIT-Kharagpur

  • M.Sc., Chemistry (Spl: Physical Chemistry), Vidyasagar University, Midnapur, West Bengal, India, 2005

  • B.Sc., Chemistry (Honours), with Physics and Mathematics, Midnapur College, Vidyasagar University, Midnapur, West Bengal, India, 2003


Professional/Postdoctoral Research Experiences:


  • Indo-US research fellow, Computer Aided Drug Design Center, University of Maryland Baltimore (Dec 2013 to Dec 2014)

  • Short-term visiting fellow, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago (May-June, 2012)

  • Referee:

    • Journal of Molecular Modeling, Springer

    • Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, ACS

    • Inorganic Chemistry, ACS

    • Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, ACS

    • Journal of Physical Chemistry B, ACS

    • ACS Omega, ACS

    • Journal of Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, RSC

    • Journal of Biomolecylar Structure and Dynamics, Taylor & Francis


Scholarships/Awards/Recognitions


  • Selected for CRSI Bronze Medal 2023 (2023)

  • Fellow, Indian Chemical Society (2018)

  • BRNS-DAE Young scientist research award, by BRNS-DAE India (2018)

  • Indo-US Research Fellowship Award, by Indo-US Science & Technology Forum, DST (2013)

  • DST-FASTTRACK Young Scientist Award, by DST India (2013)

  • 1st Prize, Eli-Lilly Asian Outstanding Thesis Award, by Eli-Lilly Company, USA (2012)

  • CSIR-UGC NET, India (2005)

  • GATE, India (2005)

  • National Scholarship (1998)

Memberships:

  • Community Member, American Chemical Society (2020)

  • Life Member, Indian Chemical Society, (2018)

  • Life Member, Chemical Research Society of India (2013)

  • Member, Odisha Chemical Society, (2013)


Positions Held:

  • Associate Professor, NIT Rourkela, ( Feb 2020 - )

  • Assistant Professor, NIT Rourkela, India (Nov 2011 - Feb 2020 )

  • Indo-US Research Fellow, University of Maryland Baltimore, USA (Dec 2013 - Dec, 2014)

  • Senior Research Fellow, (CSIR-UGC), IIT Kharagpur, India (Feb 2009 - Nov 2011)

  • Junior Research Fellow, (CSIR-UGC), IIT Kharagpur, India (Feb 2007 - Feb 2009)

  • Junior Research Fellow, (Institute) IIT Kharagpur, India (Jan 2006 - Feb 2007).