Dr. Snehadrinarayan Khatua

Academic Background:

• Ph.D.: Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India, 2007 

• MSc: Vidyasagar University, West Bengal, India, 2001
• BSc: Midnapore College, Vidyasagar University, West Bengal, India, 1999

Professional Experience:

1. • Associate Professor:  North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya, India: July, 2023-Present
   • Assistant Professor:  North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya, India: 2013
   • Fast Track Scientist:  Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata, India (2012-2013).
   • Alexander von Humboldt Fellow: Universität Siegen, Germany (2009-2011). Supervisor: Prof. Michael Schmittel
   • BK21 Postdoctoral Fellow: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea (2007-2009). Supervisor: Prof. David. G. Churchill

Awards & Fellowships:

• CRS Bronze Medal Award 2024, Vidyasagar University, West Bengal
• Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Fellowship, Bonn, Germany: July, 2009.
• BK21 (Brain Korea) Postdoctoral Fellowship, KAIST, South Korea: July, 2007.
• Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and SRF, IIT Kharagpur, India: 2002 and 2004.

Fellow and Membership:

• Fellow of the Indian Chemical Society (FICS), Calcutta.
• Life member (Membership no LM 2431) of the Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI), Bangalore.
• Life member of Chirantan Rasayan Sangstha (CRS), West Bengal.

Academic Affiliations:

• Member of the Departmental Research Committee, Dept. of Chemistry, NIT, Meghalaya (2016-2019).
• Member of the School Board of Chemistry (2017 to 2019).
• Member of the BOS of the Statistics Department (from 2020-2023).
• Member of the BOS of the Chemistry Department (from 2020-2023).
• Member of the School Board of Life Science (2020-2023).
• Member of the MOOCs technical committee, NEHU (from 2022-2024).
• Member of the IPR cell, NEHU (from 2022-2023)
• University SWAYAM Coordinator (from 2023)
• Member, Institutes Innovation Council (IIC), NEHU (from 2023)
• Member, Anveshan, NEHU (from 2023)
• Member of Doctoral Research Committee, Dept. of Chemistry, SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Chennai (2023).

Administrative Responsibilities: 

• Warden of Undergraduate (B.Tech) hostel (Hostel No 19) since 2017.

Technical Responsibilities: 

• In-charge of Waters HRMS instrument (Chemistry Dept., NEHU)

•  In-charge of Cyclic Voltammetry instrument (Chemistry Dept., NEHU)