Professor, Department of Chemistry
Department of Chemistry, Jadavpur University, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700 032, INDIA
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Degree	Year	University
Ph.D. 1990 IACS/JU M.Sc 1985 VB

Name Of The Institution Position Held Period Jadavpur University Associate Professor 2007 to  Jadavpur University Reader 2004 to 2007 Jadavpur University Lecturer 1999 to 2003

Inorganic Chemistry Molecular Magnetism Heterogeneous Catalysis Mesoporous Materials

UG & PG (Science)and UG (Engineering)

Research activities in my laboratory mainly focused on two areas: a) studies on magnetic properties of metal assembled complexes with special reference to molecular magnetism and b) designing of heterogeneous catalysts by using the inorganic porous matrices and studies on their catalytic efficacy in industrially important organic reactions. In addition we have successfully design a gold nanoparicle based mesoporous material which efficiently transfers the energy from dye molecules to Au particles. This type of material has potential in light harvesting application.

Post-doctoral experience: 1992-1993 University of Tsukuba, Japan 1997-1999 National Institute of Bio- Science & Human Technology, Japan 1993-1995 Research Staff, University of Tsukuba, Japan 1994-1997 Pool Officer, National Chemical Lab.

Title of the paper Journal of publication Year Role Vol Number-Page Name Aromatic N-arylation Reactions Catalyzed by Post-Synthetically Modified and Copper Anchored Porous Zinc-Based Metal-Organic Framework under Heterogeneous Condition ChemCatChem 2014 Senior Author DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201400056- Catalytic olefin epoxidation over cobalt(II) containing mesoporous silica by molecular oxygen in dimethylformamide medium Catal. Sci. Technol. 2014 Senior Author 4-1820 – 1828 Cobalt(III) Schiff-base Complex: Synthesis, X-ray Structure and Aero..... Polyhedron 2013 Senior Author 56-230 Iron-Containing Mesoporous Aluminosilicate Catalyzed Direct Alkenylation of Phenol..... Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013 Senior Author 9-49 Anchoring of palladium onto surface of porous metal-organic framework through post-synthesis modification and studies on Suzuki and Stille coupling ...... Langmuir 2013 29-3140 More

Book Title Publisher Name Year Role Immobilization of metal complexes into silica-based inorganic porous solids and their use in catalytic oxidations, in Progress in Heterogeneous Catalysis, Ed. D. L. Marmaduke Nova Science Publishers, New York 2008 First Author

Awarded By Award Name Year Indian Academy of Science Summer Fellowship 2002 MITI, Govt. of Japan STA Fellowship 1997 Monbusho, Govt. of Japan Research Fellowship 1991 CSIR Research Associateship 1991 UGC(NET) Junior Research Fellowship 1985

Name Of The Scholar Title Of The Thesis Co-Superviser Status Year Debraj Saha Metal Containing Framework Compounds: Synthesis, Characterization and Heterogeneous Catalysis Study NIL Ongoing 2014 Satyajit Haldar Incorporation of Iron in Mesoporous Aluminosilicate: Preparation, Characterization and Catalytic Study NIL Complete 2014 Susmita Bhunia SYNTHESIS AND CATALYTIC APPLICATIONS OF METAL COMPLEX FUNCTIONALIZED MESOPOROUS SILICA MATRICES NIL Complete 2013 Rajesh Bera STUDIES ON SOME TRANSITION METAL BASED CATALYST: SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND OLEFIN EPOXIDATION NIL Complete 2012 Rupam Sen STUDIES ON SOME FRAMEWORK SOLIDS: SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION, MAGNETIC PROPERTIES AND HETEROGENEOUS CATALYTIC EPOXIDATION NIL Complete 2010 More

Project Title Worked As Funding Agency Amount Duration Period Status Transition metal containing catalyst: Preparation, characterization and catalytic reaction Principal Investigator CSIR 3 yrs. 01/03/2012 to  Ongoing Heterogeneous catalytic reaction: Use of porous metal-organic and metal-inorganic frameworks Principle Investigator DST 3700000 3 years February 2010 to January 2013 Ongoing Synthesis, Structure and Magneto-structural Correlation of Transition Metal Containing Molecular Assemblies Principal Investigator UGC 500000 3 years April 2007 to March 2010 Complete Bio-inspired catalytic systems: A viable option for development of cleaner chemical process Principal Investigator MoEF (Govt. of India) 1300000 3 years August 2007  to July 2010 Complete Investigation into the multi-functionality of some molecular materials and their application potential Co-Investigator DST 2200000 3.5 years April 2007 to August 2010 Complete More

Title Organised By Venue Year Heterogeneous Catalysis over Porous Solids National Seminar on Frontiers in Chemical Sciences-2013 Vidyasagar University, Midnapore 2013 Silica-based Mesoporous Solids: Preparation, Characterization andHeterogeneous Catalytic Study NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON APPLICATION OF RADIATION IN PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL AND LIFE SCIENCES organized by UGC-DAE CONSORTIUM FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, KOLKATA CENTRE & CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN NANOSCIENCE & NANOTECHNOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA TECHNOLOGY CAMPUS, UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA, JD BLOCK, SALT LAKE, KOLKATA 2013 Heterogeneous Catalysis over Inorganic Porous Solids Indian Society for Surface Science and Technology Kolkata 2012 Heterogeneous Catalytic Reactions over Transition Metal Containing Porous Materials Indian Chemical Society Bose Institute, Kolkata 2009 Metal Assembled Systems: Structure and Magnetism UGC-DAE CONSORTIUM FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, KOLKATA CENTRE & JADAVPUR UNIV. JADAVPUR UNIV. 2009 More

Title Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science Catalysis Society of India Chemical Research Society of India

Program Name Organised By Venue Year Type Of Participation EMRS Conference European Materials Research Society Strasbourg, france 2003 Presentation Asia-Pacific Symposium on RadioChemistry Chemical Society Japan Kumamoto, Japan 1997 Presentation

Extra-departmental Activities: Reviewer of the research articles (manuscript) of the following Peer Reviewed journals: Journal of American Chemical Society Inorganic Chemistry Langmuir Crystal Growth & Design Europian Journal of Inorganic Chemistry Assesment of reserach project submitted to funding agencies (a)UGC (New Delhi), DRDO (b)NSF (USA) Extra-departmental Activities: (i) Examiner of practical examination (in PG and UG level) at University of Calcutta, Kalyani University, Vidyasagar University, Visva-Bharati and BESU (ii) Paper setter and examiner (theoretical) of UG and PG examination of University of Calcutta, Kalyani University, Burdwan University and Visva-Bharati