Current Members
Debasis Banerjee, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Chemistry
IIT Roorkee, India
Previous:
- Associate Professor: August 2020 to March 2025
- Assistant Professor: March 2015 to August 2020
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Stockholm University, Sweden - 2015.
Mentor:Prof. Jan-Erling Bäckvall
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Leibniz Institute for Catalysis, Germany - 2014.
Mentor: Prof. Matthias Beller.
- Ph.D., IIT Kanpur, Kanpur - 2011.
Mentor: Prof. M. L. N. Rao
Research Interest:
- Organic Synthesis & Catalysis, Switchable catalysis, Photoredox catalysis, Bio-catalysis
- Enantioselective Catalysis, Metal Catalyzed C-H Bond Activation.
- Organofluorine Chemistry and Heterogeneous Catalysis for Sustainable Organic Synthesis.
Research Associate
Dr. Atanu Bera, Ph.D.
- Joined in July-2024
- Ph.D.: Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee- 2024.
- MSc: Chemistry, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry- 2017.
- BSc: Chemistry, St. Paul's Cathedral Mission College, University of Calcutta - 2015.
Research: Homogeneous catalysis for sustainable organic transformations
- DST-Fellowship, New Delhi.
- Email: chem.atanu93@gmail.com
Doctoral Students
Mr. Shuvojit Haldar, MSc
- Senior research fellow
- Joined in Dec-2018
- MSc: Chemistry, University of Kalyani, West Bengal- 2017.
- BSc: Chemistry, Krishnath College, Berhampore - 2015.
Research: Heterogeneous catalysis for sustainable organic transformations
- CSIR-Fellowship, New Delhi.
- Email: shaldar@cy.iitr.ac.in
- Enrolment No: 18909049
Ms. Adrija Ghosh, MSc
- Senior research fellow
- Joined in Aug-2020
- MSc: Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad- 2020
- BSc: Chemistry, Jadavpur University, West Bengal- 2018
- Summer Internship: "Development of Electron Deficient Porphyrinoids." under Prof. Abhishek Dey, IACS, Kolkata.
- MSc project: "Acid Catalysed N-alkylation of Anilines with activated 1-H-Indanols and Synthesis towards Phomoindene A." under Prof. Faiz Ahmed Khan, IIT Hyderabad
Research: Sustainable organic transformation using bio-catalysis.
- PMRF-Fellowship.
- Email: a_ghosh@cy.iitr.ac.in
- Enrolment No: 20909001
Mr. Suteerna Mullick, MSc
- Senior research fellow
- Joined in Aug-2020
- MSc: Pondicherry University, Pondicherry- 2020
- BSc: Scottish Church College, Calcutta University, West Bengal- 2018
- MSc Project: "Sol-Gel synthesis, powder XRD and optical properties of CeLaO3 complex oxide." under Prof. Bidhu Bhushan Das, Pondicherry University.
Research:Heterogeneous catalysis for sustainable organic transformations
- CSIR-Fellowship, New Delhi.
- Email: s_mullick@cy.iitr.ac.in
- Enrolment No: 20909017
Mr. Purushotam, MSc
- Senior research fellow
- Joined in July-2022
- MSc: Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi - 2021
- BSc: Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi - 2019
Research: Homogeneous catalysis for sustainable organic transformations
- PMRF-Fellowship, New Delhi.
- Email: purushotam@cy.iitr.ac.in
- Enrolment No: 22909016
Mr. Tarun, MSc
- Senior research fellow
- Joined in July-2022
- MSc: Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad - 2022
- BSc: Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi - 2020
- Summer Internship: "Effective photocatalysis degradation of Methomyl using funcationalized Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite." under Prof. Pratibha Kumari, Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi
- MSc project: "Synthesis and Application of Organic Thiocyanates/Selenocyanates" under Prof. Soumitra Maity, Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad
Research: Decarboxylative Trifluoromethylations and Perfluoroalkylations: Synthesis of Fluorinated Drugs
- PMRF-Fellowship, New Delhi.
- Email: tarun1@cy.iitr.ac.in
- Enrolment No: 22909020
Mr. Vishal Kumar Parida, MSc
- Senior research fellow
- Joined in Dec-2022
- MSc: NIT Rourkela - 2021
- BSc: Asutosh college, Calcutta University - 2019
- MSc Project: "Studied towards amine catalyzed Henry reaction and subsequent dehydration." under Prof. Gokarneswar Sahoo, NIT Rourkela.
Research: Non-precious metal-catalyzed functional group transfer strategy: Shuttle catalysis and its application
- UGC-Fellowship, New Delhi.
- Email: vishal_kp@@cy.iitr.ac.in
- Enrolment No: 22909035
Mr. Gaurav Goswami, MSc
- Junior research fellow
- Joined in July-2024
- MSc: Soban Singh Jeena University
- BSc: Laxman Singh mahar govt. PG college pithoragarh
- MSc Project: "Synthesis of graphene iron nanocomposites.
Research: DECARBOXYLATIVE TRIFLUOROMETHYLATIONS AND PERFLUOROALKYLATIONS: SYNTHESIS OF FLUORINATED DRUGS
- CSIR- JRF, New Delhi.
Mr. Yadnyesh Bawaskar, MSc
- Junior research fellow
- Joined in July-2024
- MSc: Fergusson College , Savitribai Phule Pune University
- BSc: M.J. College, KBCNMU, Jalgaon, Maharashtra - 425001
- MSc Project: “Multistep Synthesis and in-vitro antimicrobial screening of coumarin derivatives and complexes”.
Research: Non-precious metal-catalyzed functional group transfer strategy: Shuttle catalysis and its application
- Institute fellowship - 2024
Mr.Sarvaiya Mayur Manubhai, MSc
- Junior research fellow
- Joined in Dec-2024
- Previous Work Experience: Aether Industries limited, Surat, Gujarat (Nov. 2020 to June 2023)
- MSc: VNSGU Surat - 2020
- BSc: Navyug Science College, Surat, Gujarat - 2018
Research: Non-precious metal-catalyzed functional group transfer strategy using fluorine chemistry
- UGC-Fellowship, New Delhi.
- Email: mayur_s@cy.iitr.ac.in
- Enrolment No: 24909057
MSc project Students
Mr. Vedant Pandey, B.Sc.
- MSc project fellow
- Joined in Aug-2023
- BSc: University of Lucknow
- Email: vedant_p@cy.iitr.ac.in
- Enrolment No: 23611043
Mr. Harsh, B.Sc.
- MSc project fellow
- Joined in July-2024
- BSc: P.P.N. P.G. College, Kanpur
- Email: harsh_g1@cy.iitr.ac.in
- Enrolment No: 23611016
Mr. Aditya, BS-MS
- BS-MS project fellow
- Joined in Nov-2024
- Email: aditya_s@cy.iitr.ac.in
- Enrolment No: 20310002
