Past Members

Post-Doc Fellows

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Dr. Mari Vellakkaran, MPhil, Ph.D.

  • Duration: July-2016 to June-2017
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  • Ph.D.:Osmania University (CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad) - 2015.
Research Area: Metal Catalysed C-H and C-O Bond Activation.
Current position: Senior Research Investigator, Syngene International Limited, Bangalore, India

Dr. Mahesh, Ph.D.

  • Duration: December 2017 to April 2018
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Dr. Utpal Nath, Ph.D.

  • Duration: May-2018- Feb-2019
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  • Ph.D.: IIT Guwahati - 2018.
Research Area: Metal Catalysed Asymmetric C-O Bond Activation.
Current position: Chemical Industry, Bangalore.
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Dr. Anitha A, Ph.D.

  • Duration: July-2018-Sep-2019
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  • Ph.D.: SASTRA Deemed to be University - 2018
Research Area: Photoredox and bio-catalysis

Dr. Ashok Polu, Ph.D.

  • Duration: Oct-2019- April-2020
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  • Ph.D.: Bharathidasan University Tiruchirappalli - 2017.
Research Area: Non-precious Metal Catalysed Boron Chemistry.
Current position: Post-Doc Research Associate, University of Pittsburgh
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Research Associate

Dr. Nilanjana Mukherjee, Ph.D.

  • Research Associate - Joined in December 2023
  • Ph.D.: BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad (2023), Mentor: Prof. Tanmay Chatterjee
  • M.Sc: University of Calcutta, West Bengal
  • B.Sc: University of Calcutta, West Bengal
Research Area: Electrochemical organic synthesis.
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Dr. Atanu Bera, Ph.D.

  • Research Associate - Joined in June 2024
  • Ph.D.: IIT Roorkee (2024), Mentor: Prof. Debasis Banerjee
    • Thesis title: Harnessing Alcohols as Alkylating Reagents Using Non-Precious Metal-Catalysis: Synthesis of N-heteroarenes, Secondary Amines, Gem-β,β'-Bis Substituted Alcohols and Olefins.”
  • MSc: Chemistry, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry - 2017
  • BSc: Chemistry, St. Pauls' Cathedral Mission College, Kolkata - 2015.

Dr. Shuvojit Haldar, Ph.D.

  • Research Associate - Joined in October 2025
  • Ph.D.: IIT Roorkee (2025), Mentor: Prof. Debasis Banerjee
    • Thesis title: Design and Synthesis of Various 3d-Metal Based Complexes: Direct Access to Primary Amides, Perfluoroalkylated Amides, Primary Amines and Oxo Chemicals
  • MSc: Chemistry, University of Kalyani, West Bengal- 2017
  • BSc: Chemistry, Krishnath College, Berhampore - 2015
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Ph.D. Students

Dr. Khushboo Singh, Ph.D.

  • Duration: July 2015 to April 2019
  • M.Sc.: Chemistry, Dr. R.M.L. Avadh University, Faizabad - 2012.
  • B.Sc.: Chemistry, Dr. R.M.L. Avadh University, Faizabad - 2010.
Thesis title: Nickel-Catalysed Sustainable Organic Transformations: Direct Access To Amines Pyrroles, Pyridines, Quinolines and Gem-Bissubstituted Ketones
Current position: PI Industries Ltd, Gurugram, Haryana
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Dr. Jagadish Das, Ph.D.

  • Duration: December 2015 to September 2019
  • M.Sc.: Chemistry, IIT Guwahati, Guwahati - 2014.
  • B.Sc.: Chemistry, Guwahati University, Guwahati - 2012.
Thesis title: Non-precious metal-catalyzed sustainable synthesis of C-C and C-N bonds. Current position: Assistant Professor, IIT Patna

Dr. Motahar Sk, Ph.D.

  • Duration: July 2018 to March 2024
  • MSc: Chemistry, IIT (ISM), Dhanbad - 2017.
  • BSc: Chemistry, Krishnath College, Berhampore - 2015.
Thesis title: Non-precious metal-catalyzed (de)hydrogenation of alcohols: synthesis of olefins, N-heteroarenes and 1,5-diketones
Current position: Assistant Professor, CMR University, Bengaluru, Karnataka
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Dr. Lalit Mohan Kabadwal, Ph.D.

  • Duration: December 2017 to May 2024
  • MSc: Chemistry, Kumaun University, Nainital - 2015.
  • BSc: Chemistry, Kumaun University, Nainital - 2013.
Thesis title: Non-Precious Metal Catalyzed C-C Bond Formation Using Alcohols as Alkylating Reagents
Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher at KU Leuven, Belgium, (Supervisor: Prof. Erik Van der Eycken)

Dr. Sourajit Bera, Ph.D.

  • Duration: February 2018 to May 2024
  • MSc: Chemistry, West Bengal State University - 2017
  • BSc: Chemistry, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Belur Math, Calcutta University-2015.
Thesis title: Non-Precious Metal Catalysed (De)-Hydrogenation Strategies: Direct Access to N-Heterocycles, Gem Bis-Substituted Ketones, and Aryl Acetonitriles
Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher at Tel Aviv University, Israel, (Supervisor: Prof. Michael Gozin)
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Dr. Atanu Bera, Ph.D.

  • Duration: July 2018 to May 2024
  • MSc: Chemistry, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry - 2017
  • BSc: Chemistry, St. Pauls' Cathedral Mission College, Kolkata - 2015.
Thesis title: Harnessing Alcohols as Alkylating Reagents Using Non-Precious Metal-Catalysis: Synthesis of N-heteroarenes, Secondary Amines, Gem-β,β'-Bis Substituted Alcohols and Olefins.”

Dr. Shuvojit Haldar, Ph.D.

  • Duration: December 2018 to September 2025
  • MSc: Chemistry, University of Kalyani, West Bengal- 2017
  • BSc: Chemistry, Krishnath College, Berhampore - 2015
Thesis title: Design and Synthesis of Various 3d-Metal Based Complexes: Direct Access to Primary Amides, Perfluoroalkylated Amides, Primary Amines and Oxo Chemicals.
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Mr. Gaurav Goswami, MSc

  • Junior research fellow: Duration July 2024 to February 2025
  • MSc: Soban Singh Jeena University
  • BSc: Laxman Singh mahar govt. PG college pithoragarh
  • MSc Project: "Synthesis of graphene iron nanocomposites.
Current Position: Assistant Scientist at Central Pulp and Paper Research Institute, Saharanpur, Uttar pradesh.
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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
  • MSc Project: “Multistep Synthesis and in-vitro antimicrobial screening of coumarin derivatives and complexes”.
Current Position: Faculty in M.J. College, KBCNMU, Jalgaon, Maharashtra.

Project Students

CSIR project Student

Mr. Suprobhat Singha Roy, MSc

  • Joined in October 2021
  • MSc: University of Hyderabad - 2019-2021
  • BSc: Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Rahara - 2019
Research: Homogeneous catalysis for sustainable organic transformations
Current status: PhD scholar at CSIR - CECRI, Karaikudi - 630003, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Masters and M.Tech. Project Students

  • Sudip Shit - 2016
  • Nishikant Singh - 2016
  • Imran Khan - 2016
  • Srishti Paliwal- 2016-17
  • Mohit - 2017
  • Pooja Negi - 2018
  • Naveen - 2019
  • Akansha - 2020
  • Anshum - 2022
  • Anukriti Singhal - 2022
  • Prakriti Singh - 2023
  • Gaurav Kumar - 2023
  • Khushi Khatri - 2024
  • Puneet Kumar - 2024
  • Javid Iqbal - 2024
  • Vedant Pandey - 2025
  • Harsh Gupta - 2025
  • Aditiya Sharma - 2025

Summer Interns

  • Deepak Behera - 2017, NISER Bhubaneswar
  • Bastab Brajesh Bhoi - 2017, NISER Bhubaneswar
  • Santu Mandal - 2018, NIT Rourkela (Current status: PhD scholar at IIT Guwahati)