Dr. Vijay Kumar Das
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry, Division of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, UP, India.
Department of Chemistry, Division of Organic Chemistry, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, UP, India.
EDUCATION
TEZPUR UNIVERSITY, TEZPUR, ASSAM, INDIA
Advisor: Prof. Ashim Jyoti Thakur
Ph.D. (Chemical Sciences, ORGANIC CHEMISTRY)
TEZPUR UNIVERSITY, TEZPUR, ASSAM, INDIA
M.Sc. (Applied Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry Specialization)
NOWGONG COLLEGE, NAGAON, ASSAM, INDIA
B.Sc. (Honors) (Chemistry)
EXPERIENCE
BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY, VARANASI, INDIA ,
2020-Present: Assistant Professor
UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL, DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA
2019-2020 : Postdoctoral Researcher
INDIANA UNIVERSITY BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS AREA, USA
2017-2018 : Postdoctoral Researcher
TEZPUR UNIVERSITY, ASSAM, INDIA
2015-2017 : Postdoctoral Researcher
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (IIT) - GUWAHATI, ASSAM, INDIA
2014-2015 : Postdoctoral Researcher
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
GRANTS FUNDED (Grants received as an independent faculty member from BHU-IoE, UGC and ANRF (SERB).
Total Number of Grants Obtained = 3
Number of Different Agencies = 3
Current and Active
Active Grants received as PI
1. Das, Vijay Kumar (PI). "Phtocatalytic Approaches toward the synthesis of β-lactam scaffolds." Funded by ANRF, December 2023 to December 2026.
2. Das, Vijay Kumar (PI). "Toward the synthesis of β-lactam analogous: Exploring catalysis by organometallic nanoparticles." Funded by: BHU (Seed Grant under Institute of Eminence Program), July, 2020 to July, 2023.
3. Das, Vijay Kumar (PI). "Polymer grafted reduced graphene oxide based hypervalent iodine as a novel photocatalysts for C-N bond-forming reactions." Funded by: UGC, November 2021 to November 2023.