MS Thesis Title

A THESISsubmitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements

for the award of the dual degree of

Bachelor of Science – Master of Science

in

CHEMISTRY

by

STUDENT-NAME (in caps)

(Roll #)

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRYINDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND

RESEARCH BHOPALBHOPAL – 462 066

APRIL 2018

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that STUDENT NAME, BS-MS (Dual Degree) student in the Department of

Chemistry, has completed bonafide work on the dissertation entitled INSERT MS THESIS

TITLE under my supervision and guidance.

April 2018 <Signature>

IISER Bhopal Prof./Dr. Advisor- Name

<Signature>

Prof./Dr. Co-guide Name

(if applicable)

Committee Member Signature Date

Dr./Prof.

Dr./Prof.

Dr./Prof.

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ACADEMIC INTEGRITY AND COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER

I hereby declare that this MS-Thesis is my own work and, to the best of my

knowledge, that it contains no material previously published or written by another person,

and no substantial proportions of material which have been accepted for the award of any

other degree or diploma at IISER Bhopal or any other educational institution, except where

due acknowledgement is made in the document.

I certify that all copyrighted material incorporated into this document is in compliance

with the Indian Copyright (Amendment) Act (2012) and that I have received written

permission from the copyright owners for my use of their work, which is beyond the scope of

that law. I agree to indemnify and safeguard IISER Bhopal from any claims that may arise

from any copyright violation.

April 2018 <Signature>

IISER Bhopal Student Name

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Acknowledgement begins with an indented paragraph. Acknowledgement is here.

Another paragraph as required. Acknowledgement is here.

Student Name

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ABSTRACTProvide a synopsis of the project being pursued with emphasis what is the overall

goal/hypothesis, what has been done to achieve the same. A good abstract is concise,

readable, and quantitative. The length should be approximately one paragraph, two at the

most, or approximately from 200 to 400 words. Explain in one line why the MS-Thesis is

important and summarize the major results. The final sentences explain the major

implications of your work. Modern scientific style prefers the active voice. Abstracts are

often an exception, but only if the passive voice reduces the total number of letters and

words.

Do not repeat information that is in the title. Be explicit. Use numbers and quantifiable

information where appropriate. Compose the abstract after you have read your MS-Project

for the last time. Consider answering these questions to direct the content of the abstract: 1.

What did you do? 2. Why did you do it? Which basic question were you trying to answer? 3.

How did you do it? State methods. 4. What did you learn? State major results. 5. Why does it

matter, what is the significance of your work? Identify one significant implication.

Avoid citations, tables, formulae and abbreviations. Word limit: 500.

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LIST OF SYMBOLS OR ABBREVIATIONSα The first letter

ω The last letter

NOE Nuclear Overhauser Effect

ppm Parts per million

Arrange all the abbreviations in alphabetical order.

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LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLESTitle Page

Figure 1: Title of the figure. X

Figure 2: Title of the figure. Y

Table 1: Title of the table Z

Table 2: Title of the table A

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TABLE OF CONTENTSi. Certificate

ii. Academic Integrity and Copyright Disclaimer

iii. Acknowledgement

iv. Abstract

v. List of Symbols

vi. List of Figures and Tables

1. Introduction … 2-3

2. Materials and methods … 4-5

2.1. Sample preparation … 4

2.2. Experiments … 5

2.2.1. Circular Dichroism … 5

2.2.2. Fluorescence Life-time Measurement … 5

3. Results and discussion … 5-7

4. Conclusions … 8

5. References … 9-10

6. Appendix … 11-14

6.1. Sub-section 1 … 11

6.2. Sub-section 3 … 13-14

NOTE: Page numbers and ranges are given here only as examples and for providing

formatting. Erase this note and update the page numbers in your final report.

Submission deadline: 6th April 2017, 5 PM. Presentation: 13th and 14th. Hardbound copy

submission after incorporating comments: 25th April 5 PM.

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1. INTRODUCTION

Provide a detailed background of the project being pursued, with a comprehensive literature

survey that builds up to the goals being pursued. Use figures to introduce the fundamentals

(as required), the motivation, clearly define the aims of the work that were achieved in this

project and its outcome(s) in terms of broader context. Provide citations in the ACS format.

Introduce all abbreviations that may be used.

Fig. 1: Figure title. (a) Provide figure legend for sub-set 1 of figure 1; (b) Provide figure legend for sub-set 2 of figure 1; (c) Provide figure legend for sub-set 3 of figure 1;

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2. MATERIALS AND METHODS

Provide details of the experimental set up, document details that would help reproducing the

samples/data generated. Describe the process involved in sample preparation, instrument

specifications and the techniques employed. Include sample size, sample conditions

(concentrations, buffer, pH, temperature, etc.), control experiments and all formulae used in

the data analysis with clear description of the variables (with units, preferably SI) used in the

equation(s). Use past tense and passive voice, with order of steps following the order in

which they have to be carried out. Include figures as required.

Fig. 2: Figure title. (a) Provide figure legend for sub-set 1 of figure 2; (b) Provide figure legend for sub-set 2 of figure 2;

2.1. Sample preparation

The sample was prepared using the following protocol…

2.2. Experiments

2.2.1. Circular Dichroism

2.2.2. Fluorescence Life-time Measurement

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3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Present results that might be available from the experiments performed. Use tables, figures,

graphs/plots and other pertinent tools to present obtained results. Provide error/standard

deviation involved in the data analysis. Summarize and discuss the results that have been

obtained so far in the light of how it contributes towards the goal(s)/hypothesis of the work.

Rationalize any deviations and discuss the plausible reasons for the same. Spectra and all

additional data (for instance, used for quality control) and not discussed should be added to

appendix.

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4. CONCLUSIONSSummarize your findings, emphasize on the important outcomes, and relate them to the

aims/hypothesis proposed in the introduction.

Author Contributions

Clearly indicate your contributions in this submitted work. If data from other students is presented to support this work, indicate their contributions (experimental, intellectual, etc.) as well. For instance, please take a look at the following. This is not acknowledgement.

Vivek Singh performed the chemical synthesis and spectral analysis under the guidance of

Pradipta Maiti and Prashant Reddy. Vivek Singh and Amit Kumar performed all ligand

binding and electrochemistry experiments with assistance from Prashant Reddy. Vivek Singh

wrote the report with inputs from Prof. Narayana Prasad.

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5. REFERENCESFollow the format provided here (obtained from ACS) must be followed.

Journals: Rich, D. H.; Green, J.; Toth, M. V.; Marshall, G. R.; Kent, S. B. H. Hydroxymethylamine Analogues of the p17/p24 Substrate Cleavage Site Are Tight-Binding Inhibitors of HIV Protease. J. Med. Chem., 1990, 33, 1285-1288.

Online early access: Rubner, G.; Bensdorf, K.; Wellner, A.; Kircher, B.; Bergemann, S.; Ott, I.; Gust, R. Synthesis and Biological Activities of Transition Metal Complexes Based on Acetylsalicylic Acid as Neo-Anticancer Agents. J. Med. Chem. [Online early access]. DOI: 10.1021/jm101019j. Published Online: September 21, 2010.

Periodicals published in electronic format only: Author 1; Author 2; Author 3; etc. Title of Article. Journal Abbreviation [Online], Year, Volume, Article Number or other identifying information.

Monographs: Casy, A. F.; Parfitt, R. T. Opioid Analgesics; Plenum: New York, 1986.

Edited Books: Rall, T. W.; Schleifer, L. S. Drugs Effective in the Therapy of the Epilepsies. In The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 7th ed.; Gilman, A. G., Goodman, L. S., Rall, T. W., Murad, F., Eds.; Macmillan: New York, 1985; pp 446-472.

Patents: Sheem, S. K. Low-Cost Fiber Optic Pressure Senor. U.S. Patent 6,738,537, May 18, 2004.

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APPENDIXProvide additional data (spectra, theory, etc.) and relevant subject matter that would help the presented material.

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