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Page 1: DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY...Chemistry, often referred as the central science, as it plays a vital role in nearly every other scientific field. At the undergraduate level, we offer B.Sc

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

Dadri, UP, 201314, India

Rupamanjari Ghosh

Director,

School of Natural Sciences

Parthapratim Munshi

Head,

Department of Chemistry

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About the Department

Chemistry education at SNU provides a link

between the fundamental principles governing

the nature of the universe and the science of life,

and spans traditional as well as a variety of

inter-disciplinary areas. Chemistry, often

referred as the central science, as it plays a vital

role in nearly every other scientific field. At the

undergraduate level, we offer B.Sc. (Research)

in Chemistry. One can also combine a Minor in

Chemistry with a Major in any discipline at

SNU and vice versa. University-wide elective

courses in the curriculum allow students

unprecedented freedom to explore subjects

outside their chosen major; in some depth. This

flexible and broad curriculum prepares

students not just for a career in chemistry upon

graduation, but for a leadership role in the

world as well.

The Undergraduate Chemistry Experience

The chemistry curriculum at SNU provides

both a broad background in chemical principles

as well as in-depth study of chemistry or

chemistry-related areas that build on this

background. The chemistry curriculum is

divided into three categories: introductory

general chemistry, foundation courses

providing breadth across sub-disciplines, and

rigorous in-depth courses that build upon these

foundations and develop critical thinking and

problem-solving skills. Since chemistry is an

experimental science, substantial laboratory

work is an integral part of almost all our

courses. The introductory general chemistry

course provides a common grounding in basic

chemical concepts for students with diverse

backgrounds, develops basic mathematical and

laboratory skills, and prepares students for the

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foundation courses. Foundation courses in

analytical chemistry, biochemistry, inorganic

chemistry, organic chemistry, and physical

chemistry provide breadth and lay the

groundwork for more in-depth course work.

Laboratory Experience: The chemistry

laboratory experience at SNU includes

synthesis of molecules; measurement of

chemical properties, structures, and

phenomena; hands-on experience with modern

analytical instrumentation; and computational

data analysis and modeling. All laboratory

programs are conducted in a safe environment

that includes adherence to national and state

regulations regarding hazardous waste

management and laboratory safety including,

facilities for chemical waste disposal, safety

information and reference materials, and

personal protective equipment available to all

students and faculty. The chemistry

laboratories at SNU are equipped with

functioning fume hoods, safety showers,

eyewashes, first aid kits, and fire extinguishers

are readily available. Students are trained in

modern chemical safety, to understand

responsible disposal techniques, understand

and comply with safety regulations,

understand and use material safety data sheets

(MSDS), recognize and minimize potential

chemical and physical hazards in the

laboratory, and know how to handle laboratory

emergencies effectively.

Problem-Solving Skills: As part of the SNU

experience, students are expected to develop

the ability to define problems, develop testable

hypotheses, design and execute experiments,

analyze data using statistical methods, and

draw appropriate conclusions. The chemistry

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curriculum provides ample opportunities for

developing both written and oral

communication skills, as well as team skills.

Our instructional programs incorporate team

experiences in classroom and laboratory

components of the chemistry curriculum.

Post-Graduate Programs: At the postgraduate

level, SNU offers the following programs:

Integrated B.Sc.-M.Sc. (Research), Integrated

B.Sc.-M.Sc.-Ph.D., M.Sc. (Research),

Integrated M.Sc.-Ph.D. and Ph.D. in

chemistry. Foundation courses in the first

semester ensure that all students, irrespective

of the specialization, possess the requisite

background to complete the course of study and

benefit fully from the program. The integrated

programs and the Ph.D. program in chemistry

at SNU consists of a rigorous regimen of both

broad-based and in-depth course work,

development of project proposals, research and

literature seminars, in-depth dissertation

research under the supervision of a research

advisor, and a public thesis defense.

Chemistry Careers:

Chemistry offers good career opportunities for

high quality graduates, in industry as well as in

academia, in developed markets in India and

abroad such as the US and Europe - the major

employers being: industries from agritech,

biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, materials; IT

industries working towards providing solutions

to life Sciences, biotechnology and health-care

sectors; as well as R & D institutes and

academia. Chemists are also hired to work in

the chemical industry. A general training in

chemistry is one of the best preparations for a

career in forensic science or in health

professional.

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Chemistry Research at SNU

Research activities are not confined to post-

graduate level, but are integrated into the

under-graduate program at SNU through our

Research Experiential & Applied Learning

courses. Undergraduate research allows

students to integrate and reinforce chemistry

knowledge from their formal course work,

develop their scientific and professional skills,

and create new scientific knowledge. Original

research culminating in a comprehensive

written report provides an effective means for

integrating undergraduate learning

experiences, and allows students to participate

directly in the process of science.

Opportunities for research in chemistry at SNU

are available in the following broad areas:

Bio-inorganic Chemistry

Catalysis

Chemical Biology

Chemical & Biological Crystallography

Cheminformatics

Computational Quantum Chemistry

Coordination Chemistry

Green Chemistry

Materials Chemistry

Medicinal Chemistry

Metalloradical Chemistry

Physical Chemistry

Polymer Chemistry

Protein Chemistry

Supramolecular Chemistry

Synthetic Organic Chemistry

Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Chemical

Dynamics

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Parthapratim Munshi

Associate Professor

Head,

Department of Chemistry

(Ph.D. Indian Institute of

Science, Bangalore, India)

E-mail: [email protected]

Web:https://chemistry.snu.edu.in/people/facul

ty/parthapratim-munshi

Courses Developed & Taught: Chemical

Principles, Chemical Equilibrium, Chemistry of

Solids & Surfaces, Physical Methods, Chemical

Analysis Laboratory, Research Methodology,

Fundamentals of Crystallography and

Structural Biology.

Teaching Experiences: 7 Years

Research Experiences: 20 Years

Postdoc Experiences: University of Western

Australia, Australia; Nancy University, Nancy,

France; Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA.

Research Focus: Our research, covering both

the fundamental as well as applied sciences, is

interdisciplinary in nature. In one hand, we

produce novel organic materials (ferroelectrics,

optoelectronic, semiconductors etc.), with

potential applications in memristor, non-

volatile memory storage, transistors, sensors,

etc. for studying their structure-property

relationship. On the other hand, we are

interested in the topological analysis of

hydrogen bonds and interaction energies in

proteins and their complexes from electron

density point of view. We also perform charge

density analysis in biologically active molecules

for studying polymorph driven drug design.

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Research Publications: 60 articles, 1 book

chapter.

Select Journals: Chem. Commun. 2019; Cryst.

Growth Des. 2019, 2018, 2017, 2015.

Tetrahedron, 2018; J. Mol. Struc.,2018;

Chemistry Select 2018; Aust. J. Chem. 2018;

Struct. Chem., 2017; Mol. Cell Bio., 2017;

CrystEngComm, 2017, 2016; Tet. Lett., 2017;

Org. Lett., 2016; Org. & Biomol. Chem., 2016,

Sci. Rep., 2016; New J. Chem., 2015; RSC Adv.,

2015; Chem. Comm., 2015; Eur. J. Med. Chem.,

2015; Acta Cryst. D, 2015, 2014, 2013; BMC

Struct. Biol., 2013.

External Grants: SERB-DST (EMR), India,

2015-2018. SERB-DST (CRG), India, 2019-

2022. ANSTO, Australia 2015.

Selected awards and accolades: Marie-Curie

Fellow. Significant event award from ORNL.

Participated at the meeting of Nobel Laureates,

2010. Session Chair at the NSC-2016 & 2018.

Associate Editor of MOJ Bioorg. & Org. Chem.

Emerging Investigators in Cryst. Growth & Des.

– An American Chemical Society journal, 2019.

Chairperson of XX Sagamore (international)

meeting, 2021.

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N. Sukumar

Professor

Director, Center for

Informatics

(PhD, SUNY, Stony

Brook)

E-mail: [email protected]

Web:https://chemistry.snu.edu.in/people/facul

ty/n-sukumar

Courses Developed & Taught: Advanced

Molecular Spectroscopy, Art & Science of Color,

Chemical Applications of Group Theory,

Chemical Binding; Chemical Equilibrium,

Chemical Principles; Computational

Chemistry, Drugs and Natural Remedies;

General Chemistry, Informatics & Drug

Discovery, Molecular Reaction Dynamics,

Molecules of Love, Lust & Passion, Physical

Chemistry, Research Methodologies, Scientific

Epistemology & Consciousness.

Teaching Experiences: 11 Years

Research Experiences: 35 Years

Postdoc Experiences: Rensselaer Polytechnic

Institute, Wadsworth Center, Albany, USA.

Marquette University, Milwaukee, USA.

University of Bonn, Germany. Panjab

University, Chandigarh, India. University of

New Orleans, New Orleans, USA. University of

Southern California, California, USA.

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Research Focus:

Our group uses

computational quantum

chemistry, network science

and machine learning for

materials, drug and

molecular design. Current

research interests include

analysis of chemical space

networks, application of

deep learning in chemistry,

and development of novel

molecular descriptors,

cheminformatics software

and property modeling

methods for prediction and

interpretation of protein-

ligand binding and protein

similarity classification.

Research Publications: 40 Articles, 2 books

(science & photography) & 10 chapters.

Select Journals: Struct. Chem. 2017; Nat.

Comm. 2017; J. Phys. Chem. C, 2017; J.

Polymer Sci. 2016; J. Math. Chem. 2016; Phys.

Scr. 2016; Drug Develop. Res. 2014; J. Chem.

Inf. Model. 2013; Found. Chem. 2013; A Matter

of Density Wiley, 2012; Future Med. Chem.

2012; J. Mater. Sci., 2012.

External Grants: SERB-DST (EMR), India,

2018 - 2021.

Selected awards and accolades: Alexander von

Humboldt Fellow. Associate of the

Photographic Society of America.

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Subhabrata Sen,

Professor

(PhD, University of

Missouri, Columbia,

USA)

E-mail: [email protected]

Web:https://chemistry.snu.edu.in/people/facul

ty/subhabrata-sen

Courses Developed & Taught: Molecules and

medicines, Synthetic organic chemistry,

Physical methods in chemistry, Applied

chemistry.

Teaching Experiences: 7 years

Research & Industry Experiences: 22 & 13 years

Postdoc Experiences: Colorado State

University, USA.

Research Focus: Synthetic Organic and

Medicinal Chemistry

Research Publications: 52 Articles, 2 book

chapters & 5 patents

Select Journals: Organic Letters 2019(2); J. Org.

Chem. 2019, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2019 & 2017;

Archiv der Pharmazie 2019; Eur. J. Med.

Chem. 2019, Sci. Rep. 2018, Org. Biom. Chem.

2017, New. J. Chem. 2018, RSC Adv. 2017,

2015, 2014 & 2013, Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett.

2013, Tet. Lett. 2017, Tetrahedron 2018.

External Grants (At SNU): DBT Pilot Grant,

2015-2018 (completed); DST, 2017-2020

(ongoing). BIRAC-SBIRI 2019-2020 (ongoing).

International Award and membership:

SCIAS Fellow 2016 (University of Würzburg,

Germany). Editorial Advisory Board Member:

Drug Development Research (Wiley).

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Bimlesh Lochab

Associate Professor

(D. Phil., University of

Oxford, UK)

E-mail: [email protected]

Web:https://chemistry.snu.edu.in/people/facul

ty/bimlesh-lochab

Courses Developed & Taught: Basic Organic

Chemistry I & II, Topics in Nanotechnology,

Chemistry in our life, Crime and Chemistry,

Polymer Chemistry and its scope, Green

Chemistry and sustainability, Intelligent

materials in medicine. Teaching Experiences: 14.5 years

Research Experiences: 19 years

Postdoc Experiences: University of Oxford,

Oxford, UK. University of Nottingham.

Nottingham, UK. IIT-Delhi, India.

Research Focus: Synthesis of monomers and

polymers sourced from agricultural wastes and

their applications. Polymers for electro-optic

applications. Synthesis of nanomaterials and

their derivatives for:

A. Device applications (energy storage devices)

B. Drug delivery applications

C. Antibacterial applications

Research Publications: 38 Articles, 3 book

chapters, 3 patents.

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Select Journals: EBioMedicine 2019; ACS

Omega 2019, 2017; Flat Chem., 2019; ACS

Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2019(3), 2018(2), 2016;

Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2018, 2016; Mol. Cell.

Biochem., 2019, 2018; ACS Appl. Mater.

Interfaces, 2018; Bioorg. Medicin. Chem. Lett.

2018; J. Mater. Chem. A, 2018; Green Mat.,

2017; ACS Energy Lett., 2017; Polymer 2016;

Sci. Rep. 2016; Chemistry Select, 2016.

External Grants: DST-EMRF 2020-2022,

CSIR-2019-2022, DST-MES, India, 2018-21,

GE India Tech. Pvt. Ltd., 2017-2018. DST-

EMRF, 2014-2017, DST-SERB 2014-2017.

DRDO-DST, India, 2014-2017, Young

Scientist Award 2010-14.

Selected awards and accolades: “ लीथियम ऑयन

बैटरी " Panel discussion, Vigyan Prasar, DST,

Govt. of India, 2019, BIRAC-SRISTI: GYTI

2019 (Gandhian Young Technological

Innovation, Team member) award. ACS

invitations to Chair session and invited talks

(2018 and 2013). Invitation by Universities

(national and international) and DU colleges

for plenary lecture, invited talks, inaugurations

and panelist for competitions.

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Debdas Ray

Associate Professor

(PhD, Indian Institute of

Technology Kanpur, India)

E-mail: [email protected]

Web:https://chemistry.snu.edu.in/people/facul

ty/debdas-ray

Courses Developed & Taught: Applied

Chemistry, Coordination Chemistry, Physical

Methods in Chemistry, Molecular Spectroscopy

Electrochemistry, Structure and Bonding,

Coordination and Bio-Inorganic Chemistry,

Nano and Supramolecular Chemistry,

Advanced Molecular Spectroscopy, Research

Methodology.

Teaching Experiences: 9 years

Research Experiences: 17 years

Postdoc Experiences: National Institute for

Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Japan.

Department of Chemistry, Dartmouth College,

Hanover, New Hampshire, USA. University of

Bordeaux 1, France.

Research Focus:

Thermally Enhanced TADF and RTP above

RT

Security Imaging, Bio-imaging & Sensors

Organic Light Emitting Devices (OLEDs)

Photo switches

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Research Publications: 20 Articles

Mass Media Article: 1 (invisible Ink)

Select Journals: J. Phys. Chem. C 2019; Chem.

Commun., 2019; J. Phys. Chem. C, 2018; J.

Phys. Chem. Lett. 2018 (two no’s), Phys. Chem.

Chem. Phys. 2018; Chem. Sci. 2015.

External Grants: SERB-DST (EMR), India,

2016-2019 (ongoing). SERB-DST (EMR)

Young Scientist, 2015 – 2017 (completed).

BRNS-DAE, India, 2018-2020 (ongoing).

Selected Awards and Accolades: Reviewer of

Nature, ACS, Elsevier, RSC, Wiley-VCH, etc.

Reviewer of Science and Engineering Research

Board (SERB), India. Featured in “Faculty in

Spotlight” of Shiv Nadar University. Senior

Research Fellowship, Council of Scientific and

Industrial Research, India (2005 – 2008).

Junior Research Fellowship, Council of

Scientific and Industrial Research, India

(2002 – 2005).

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Basab Bijayi Dhar

Assistant Professor

(PhD, Jadavpur University,

Kolkata, India)

E-mail: [email protected]

Web:https://chemistry.snu.edu.in/people/facul

ty/basab-dhar

Courses Developed & Taught: Electrochemistry

Bioinorganic chemistry, Organometallic

Chemistry, Green chemistry and sustainability,

Inorganic reaction mechanism, Coordination

and bioinorganic chemistry.

Teaching Experiences: 5 year

Research Experiences: 20 years

Postdoc Experiences: Kent State University,

Ohio USA. Queens University, Ontario,

Canada. Pool officer (Scientist pool scheme),

CSIR-national Chemical Laboratory, Pune,

Maharashtra, India.

Research Focus: The primary motivation of my

research is to develop new heterogeneous and

homogeneous catalyst for C-H and O-H

activation using first row transition metals, and

hence minimizing the use of rare metals as

catalysts in synthetic chemistry. Currently, we

are studying P and S doped graphitic material

as a new generation carbocatalyst.

Research Publications: 34 Articles

Select Journals: Eur. J. Org. Chem.,2018; New.

J. Chem., 2017; Chem. Euro. J., 2017; Inorg.

Chem 2015; 2017; Tet. Lett., 2017.

External Grants: DST, 2013-2017 (completed).

CSIR, 2018-2021.

Photo

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Kshatresh Dutta Dubey,

Ramalingaswami Fellow

(DBT)

(PhD, DDU Gorakhpur

University)

E-mail: [email protected]

Web:https://chemistry.snu.edu.in/people/facul

ty/kshatresh-dubey

Courses to be developed & taught:

Thermodynamics and Thermochemistry,

Chemical Kinetics, Catalysis, Statistical

Thermodynamics, Protein-ligand Binding.

Teaching Experiences: 2 years

Research Experiences: 11 years

Postdoc Experiences: Indian Institute of

Technology Kanpur, India. The Hebrew

University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel,

Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden,

University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

Research Focus: Metalloenzymes, Enzyme

Mechanism & Evolution, Computational

Chemistry, Hybrid QM/MM calculations and

MD simulations.

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Research Publications: 22 Articles, 2 book

chapters

External Grants: DBT, 2019-2024.

Selected awards and accolades: Senior Research

Fellowship, CSIR, India. PBC Fellowship for

outstanding postdocs, Israel. Sven Lilly

Foundation Fellowship Sweden.

Ramalingaswami re-entry Fellowship,

Department of Biotechnology, India.

Dr. Animesh Samanta

Assistant Professor

(PhD, National University

of Singapore, Singapore)

E-mail: [email protected]

Web:https://chemistry.snu.edu.in/people/facul

ty/animesh-samanta

Courses Developed & Taught: Macromolecules

Advanced Biochemistry, Chemical Principles.

Teaching Experiences: 1 year

Research Experiences: 11 years

Postdoc Experiences: A*STAR, Singapore

Bioimaging Consortium (SBIC), Singapore,

National University of Singapore (Dept.

Biomedical Engineering). Ramanujan Fellow

(CSIR-NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

Research Focus: Integrating the interface of

Chemistry and Biology is the prime concern in

our research laboratory. Especially, optically

active small molecules, Nano hybrids are

synthesized from core understanding of

Organic/Inorganic and Physical chemistry to

develop imaging probes for diseases diagnosis,

carriers for drug delivery and therapeutic

study. Especially, small molecule based

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multicolor fluorogenic probes are applied for

sensing and monitoring the dysregulation of

important biomolecules that lead to diagnosis

of neurodegenerative diseases and cancer. In

addition, Nano hybrid systems for non-invasive

multimodal imaging including Surface

Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) and

MALDI mass imaging techniques to study

biological events at lab level. The developed

fluorogenic probes, efficient drug carriers,

affordable diagnostic systems to be translated

for societal benefits is the ultimate goal in our

research lab.

Research Publications: 33 Articles

External Grants: DST-SERB, 2016-2021.

Select Journals (before joining SNU): J. Am.

Chem. Soc., 2019, 2015, 2009; Sci. Report.,

2019; Chem. Eur. J., 2018; Chem. Select, 2018;

Chem, 2018; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl.,

2017, 2016, 2011; Adv. Mat., 2017; Adv.

Healthcare Mat., 2017; Adv. Func. Mat., 2016;

Oncotarget, 2016; Chem. Commun., 2015 (2),

2014(2), 2011, 2010; Chem & Bio, 2015; Mol.

Biosyst., 2015; Nanomedicine, 2015, 2014; RSC

Adv., 2014, 2011; J. Nucl. Med. Mol. Imaging,

2014; Anal. Chim. Acta, 2014; Nano Today,

2012; Chem. Asian J., 2011; Org. Biomol.

Chem., 2011; Interdiscip. Bio Central, 2011;

Aust. J. Chem., 2009;

Selected awards and accolades: Ramanujan

Fellowship, re-entry Fellowship DST-SERB,

Award No. SB/S2/RJN-148/2015; DST-

INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship, DST-

INSPIRE, Award No. IFA12-CH-87; First

Prize Johnson & Johnson Ser. Inc. Asia

Outstanding Graduate Thesis Award in Bio-

Tech.; R Padmanabhan Memorial Prize, I.I.T.

Madras; Qualified GATE and CSIR-JRF.

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Ajoy Kapat

Assistant Professor

(PhD, University of Bern,

Switzerland)

E-mail: [email protected]

Web:https://chemistry.snu.edu.in/people/facul

ty/ajoy-kapat

Courses to be developed & taught: Basic Organic

Chemistry II (Practical), Application of

analytical techniques, Stereo electronic Effect

in Organic Chemistry

Teaching Experiences: 7 months

Research Experiences: 12 years

Postdoc Experiences: Department of Chemistry

and Biochemistry at University of Bern,

Switzerland. Frick Chemistry Laboratory at

Princeton University, USA. Indian Association

for the Cultivation of Science Kolkata, India.

Institute of Organic Chemistry at RWTH

Aachen University, Germany.

Research Focus: Radical Chemistry and

asymmetric Catalysis (organocatalysis,

transition metal catalysis & synergistic

catalysis). Biomimetic synthesis of biologically

active natural products utilizing cascade

reactions. Insight driven development of

chemical trans-

formations utilizing computational studies and

experimental techniques (mechanistic study of

homogeneous catalysis)

Research Publications: 10 Articles

Journals ((before joining SNU): Science 2019; J.

Am. Chem. Soc. 2016; J. Org. Chem. 2015; J.

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Am. Chem. Soc. 2011; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009.

1 patent (German patent, DE 102018123342.6)

Selected awards and accolades: Molecular

Science & Engineering Travel Grant, RWTH

Aachen University, Post-Doctoral Fellowship

from RWTH Aachen University, Swiss

National Science Foundation Post-Doctoral

Fellowship, SCNAT/SCS Chemistry Travel

Award, ESKAS Scholarship from Swiss Federal

Commission. MCM Scholarship, IIT Madras.

Biswajit Guchhait

Assistant Professor

(PhD, S N Bose National

Centre for Basic Sciences,

Kolkata)

E-mail: [email protected]

Web:https://chemistry.snu.edu.in/people/facul

ty/biswajit-guchhait

Courses Developed & Taught: Molecular

Spectroscopy, Application of Analytical

Techniques, Chemical Equilibrium.

Teaching Experiences: 7 months

Research Experiences: 11 years

Postdoc Experiences: Max-Born-Institute for

Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse

Spectroscopy, Berlin, Germany. Colorado State

University, Fort Collins, USA. Ruhr University

Bochum, Germany.

Research Focus: Understanding complex (bio)

molecular processes using ultrafast 2DIR (2-

dimensional infrared) spectroscopic techniques.

Ultrafast solvent relaxation, electron and

proton transfer dynamics in various confined

environments of ionic liquids using

femtosecond fluorescence spectroscopy.

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Investigation of (bio) molecular phenomena at

oil-water interface using sum frequency

generation (SFG) spectroscopy.

Research Publications: 16 Articles

Journals (before joining SNU): Chem Rxiv.,

2019; Structural Dynamics, 2017, 2016; J. Phys.

Chem. B, 2015, 2013, 2011, 2010; J. Chem.

Phys., 2016, 2014, 2013, 2012; Chem. Phys.

Lett., 2011; J. Chem. Sci., 2014,2012; ISRAPS

Bulletin, 2013;

Selected awards and accolades: GATE (all India

rank 2nd in Chemistry), National Eligibility

Test, NET (CSIR fellowship awards), Best

Poster Award in annual meeting of S N Bose

National Centre, Kolkata.

Chemistry Ph.D. Students

INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES

All chemistry labs are equipped with fume-

hoods, Schlenk lines, eyewash stations and

safety showers. Lab facilities include advanced

analytical instruments such as flash

chromatography, gas chromatography, gel

permeation chromatography, HPLC, FPLC,

NMR, LCMS-qToF, MALDI-ToF, DSC, TGA,

Single-crystal X-ray diffractometer,

Electrochemical analyzer, Fluorimeter,

Polarimeter, UV-visible and Infrared

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spectrophotometers, Microwave reactor,

Inverted microscope, Fluorescent microscope,

Polarized microscope, Bio-safety cabinets, CO2

incubators, Shaker incubators, Flow

cytometry, Electroporator, Deep freezer. The

plate reader, cell counter and Raman

spectrometer are in the process of procurement.

Computational facilities at SNS include a high

performance IBM cluster (“Magus”) consisting

of 63 compute nodes (1008 crores) with a total

capacity of 30 TF of Theoretical Peak

Performance, plus 8 nodes with high-end CPUs.

Additionally, several Linux workstations are

used for teaching as well as research purposes.

Software for bioinformatics and

cheminformatics, molecular modeling,

molecular dynamics, quantum chemistry, data

analysis and statistical learning are also

available.

Our library, housed in a modern 5-storey

building, provides online access, from anywhere

in the campus, to a large number of electronic

journals and databases including APS, AIP,

ACS, RSC, AMS, SIAM, Springer, Elsevier,

Wiley and Nature journals, in addition to

various books, e-books and other learning

resources.

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Selected Equipment

NMR

SCXRD

MALDI

UV-Vis

HPLC

LCMS

DSC

Fluorimeter

TGA

Photoluminescence

FPLC

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Our UG students to talk about SNU

“My time at Shiv Nadar University has helped in building myself personally and professionally. I have learned to manage my time, work smart and persevere even at hard situations. In a few words, Shiv Nadar University offers freedom

with responsibility. Each individual is unique and SNU has helped me identify my potential and build on it. The brilliant and supportive faculty have helped in shaping me as a scientist. The emphasis on undergraduate research is paramount at SNU. I discovered my interest in Material Chemistry after one of my OUR projects. I am excited to

pursue this avenue and have secured Ph.D. positions at Penn State University and Virginia Tech, which are

some of the top Institutions in the world.” --- K Sanjana, B.Sc. (Research) Chemistry, Class of 2020

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“Chemistry at Shiv

Nadar University

was my right choice! The chemistry (Research) program at SNU was a wholesome treat! I got opportunity to get involved in cutting edge research, publish research articles in international peer-reviewed

journals, attend various conferences and deliver presentations, and at the same time, mastering the concepts through excellent chemistry courses taught by intellectual faculty members. SNU has given me mental confidence to pursue Ph.D. at this early stage in my career.

I am proud to share that I have received multiple offer of admissions for Ph.D. at some of the word-class Institutions - University of Minnesota, University of Utah

and University of Illinois at Chicago” --- Sneha V, B.Sc. (Research) Chemistry, Class of 2020

Chemistry UG Students

Department of Chemistry

Shiv Nadar University

NH-91, Tehsil Dadri

Gautam Buddha Nagar

U.P. 201314

Tel: +91-120-7170118

Email: [email protected]