CV: Prof. Nilashis Nandi

Present position: Professor

Address: Department of Chemistry, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal

PIN: 741235, India.

E-mail : nilashisnandi@yahoo.com, nilashisnandi@gmail.com

Phone: 9433056943 [India code: +91]

Educational background:

B.Sc. (Honors): 1983, India. Subject: Chemistry, first class (ranked first position).

M.Sc.: 1985, India, subject: Chemistry (Specialization: Physical Chemistry), first class.

Ph.D.: 1992, India. Subject: Chemistry, Thesis title: “Application of Scaled Particle Theory to the problem of micellization of ionic and non-ionic surfactants”.

Professional background:

Postdoctoral fellow: 9/1993 - 5/1997, Solid state and structural chemistry unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.

JSPS Postdoctoral fellow: 6/1997 – 6/1999, Chemistry department, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan.

Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral fellow: 10/1999 – 12/2000: Max Planck Institute fur Kolloid -und Grenzflachenforschung, Golm, Potsdam, Germany.

Lecturer: 1/2001 – 11/2003, Chemistry group, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India.

Assistant Professor: 12/2003 – 12/2007, Chemistry group, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India.

Professor: 1/2008 – till date, Chemistry Department, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, Nadia, W.B.

Awards, scholarships, fellowships:

Fellow of West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology.

Member, American Chemical Society, 2015-2017.

Japan Society for the Promotion of Sciences, JSPS Postdoctoral fellowship: 6/1997 – 6/1999

Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral fellow: 10/1999 – 12/2000

Honor by the University of Kalyani.

National merit scholarship: throughout the educational career.

Medal: For first position in B.Sc. Hons (NBU)

Jawaharlal Nehru prize: For first position in B.Sc. Hons. (NBU)

Fellowship: NET (UGC) qualified for research fellowship and lecturership.

Projects ongoing:

Active site analysis of aminoacyl tRNA synthetase: Computational stdy of interactions with cognate and ntibacterial substrates. Duration: 36 months, Sponsor: Department of Science and Technology, India.

Commencement: 4.12.2018 (ongoing). Total cost; Rs. 52,42,600.

Project completed:

Project entitled: Computational Study of the Structure and Dynamics of Aminoacyl tRNA Synthetases. Duration: 36 months. Sponsor: Department of Science and Technology, India. (Good grade)

Commencement: 14.11.2013 – 14.11.2016. Total cost; Rs. 50,90,000.

Project entitled: Computational studies of the amino acylation reaction in the active site of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase and peptide bond formation in the peptidyl transferase center in ribosome, Duration: 36 months. Sponsor: Department of Science and Technology, India (Excellent grade).

Duration: 28.04.2010 – 28.04.2013. Total cost; Rs. 37,65,000.

Project entitled: Theoretical study of chiral discrimination and chiral recognition phenomena in amphiphilic and peptide systems, Duration: 36 months. Sponsor: Department of Science and Technology, India (Excellent grade).

Duration: 06.07.2006 - 05.07.2009. Total cost; Rs. 19,70,000.

Project entitled: Theoretical study of chirality driven morphology and recognition phenomena in biomimetic monolayers, Duration: 36 months. Sponsor: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India (No grading system).

Instrument grant for workstation and software, Duration: No specific deadline. Sponsor: Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany. Instrument provided: workstation and PC.

ORCID ID of Prof. Nilashis Nandi: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4658-5190

Google scholar profile of Prof. Nilashis Nandi: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=e5J8Rv8AAAAJ

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