About PI

Education

• Ph.D. (Organic Chemistry) : Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal (IISER Bhopal), M.P., INDIA (January, 2013 to November, 2017) 

      Thesis Supervisor : Prof. Alakesh Bisai

      Thesis Title : “Total Syntheses of Naturally Occurring Clavine Alkaloids”

• M.Sc. (Specialization-Organic Chemistry) : Visva Bharati University, West Bengal (2010-2012)          

• B. Sc. (Chemistry Honours) : Burdwan University, West Bengal (2007-2010)​

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Positions

• Scientist : Organic & Bio-Organic Chemistry Division, CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute, Chennai, India (March 2023 to Till Date)

• Senior Research Scientist : TCG Lifesciences, Chembiotek, Kolkata, West Bengal, India (January 2022 to January 2023)

• Postdoctoral Research Associate : Department of Chemistry, Kalyani University, West Bengal, India (April 2019 to December 2021) Supervisor : Prof. Shital Kumar Chattopadhyay

• Postdoctoral Fellow : Department of Chemistry, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA (April 2018 to March 2019) Supervisor : Dr. Nagarjuna Gavvalapalli

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Awards & Honors

• Young Scientist Award, CRS Society, Vidyasagar University (2024) 

• Dr. DS Kothari Postdoctoral Award (DSKPDF) from UGC, Government of INDIA (2019-2021)

• Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) & Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) from UGC, NET (2013-2017)

• Swami Vivekananda Merit cum Means (SVMCM) Scholarship, Govt. Of West Bengal (2011-2012)

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Teaching (@ CSIR-CLRI)

• AcSIR-11-ID-006: Combinatorial Chemistry (August-December, 2023) - (Instructor: Dr.Saikat Chaudhuri)

• AcSIR-11-CS-AD-007: Organic Spectroscopic Applications (August-December, 2023) - (Instructor: Dr.Saikat Chaudhuri & Dr. G. Satyaraj)

• AcSIR-11-CS-AD-003: Advanced Organic Chemistry (January-June, 2024) - (Instructor: Dr.Saikat Chaudhuri)

• AcSIR-11-CS-AD-003: Advanced Organic Chemistry (August-December, 2024) - (Instructor: Dr.Saikat Chaudhuri)

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Invited Lectures (India)

• National Organic Symposium Trust (NOST-ECR 2025) Organic Chemistry Conference – 2025, IISER Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh (June 27-29, 2025)

• Sustainability & Interdisciplinary in Chemical Sciences (SICS-2023) - Organised by Indian Photobiology Society and IISER Kolkata (July 13-15, 2023)