
ABOUT ME
I am working as an associate professor in the Department of Chemistry under the School of Applied Sciences at the University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya (USTM).
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I completed my B. Sc. degree from Scottish Church College under the University of Calcutta in 2005 and then obtained my M. Sc degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IITG) in 2007. After completing my master degree, I joined Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IITKGP) for my doctoral study and completed my Ph.D. work in 2012. In the month of February, 2013 I joined to the Innovated Photosynthesis laboratory at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore as a postdoctoral research fellow. After completing my postdoctoral studies, I joined in the Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya (USTM) as an assistant professor of organic chemistry in the month of July, 2017.
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The broader area of my research interest is the catalysis for sustainable development.

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Sustainable Chemistry
visible light aided photocatalysis
Selective bond activation
Earth abundant metal based catalysis
Study on reaction mechanism
Intermediate trapping, isotope lebeling & reaction kinetics
Discovery of new reactions
Alternative routes from water to hydrogen, the fictionalization of inactivated centers, etc.
Academic Positions
September, 2021 till date
HOD of Chemistry at USTM
July, 2017 -September, 2021
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
School of Applied Sciences
University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya (USTM).
Feb, 2013 - June, 2017
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Division of Chemistry & Biological Chemistry (CBC)
Nanyang Technological University
Singapore, 637371, Singapore
Guide: Prof. SOO Han Sen
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Education
Ph.D. 2013 M.Sc. 2007
Department of Chemistry Department of Chemistry
IIT Kharagpur IIT Guwahati
West Bengal, India Assam, India
Guide: Prof. Rajakumar Ananthakrishnan Guide: Prof. Abu T. Khan
​B.Sc. 2005
Scottish Church College
Under University of Calcutta
West Bengal, India
Recognitions
Member
Regular member of ACS
Reviewer
ACS, RSC, ELSEVIER Journals
Member of Editorial Board
Journal of Photocatalysis (Bentham Science)


