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).