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Meet the Team

Current Members

Dr. Bidisha Paroi

NPDF (ANRF)

Working on Photo-redox Catalysis

Ph.D : IISER Bhopal

M.Sc. : University of Calcutta

B. Sc. : University of Calcutta

Ishita Roy

Senior Research Fellow

Working on Palladium Catalysis

M.Sc. : IACS Kolkata

B. Sc. : Kazi Nazrul University

Bitasik Khatua

Senior Research Fellow

Working on Nickel Photo-redox Catalysis

BS-MS : IISER Bhopal

Arpita Baidya

Senior Research Fellow

Working on Asymmetric Catalysis

M.Sc. : University of Burdwan

B. Sc. : University of Burdwan

Sadhan Gorai

Senior Research Fellow

Working on Asymmetric Catalysis

M.Sc. : IACS Kolkata

B. Sc. : Sidhu-Kanhu-Birsa University

Anjulika Ghosh

Senior Research Fellow

Working on Nickel Photo-Redox Catalysis

M.Sc. : University of Hyderabad

B. Sc. : University of Calcutta

Shubhra mohan Das

Senior Research Fellow (in collaboration with Prof. Ankan Paul, IACS)

Working on Computational Chemistry

M.Sc. : Viswa Bharati University

B. Sc. : Viswa Bharati University

Prithvish Bhattacharjee

Junior Research Fellow

Working on Asymmetric Catalysis

M.Sc. : IACS Kolkata

B. Sc. : University of Calcutta

Anumit Bhowmik

Junior Research Fellow

Working on Photo-Catalysis

M.Sc. : IACS Kolkata

B. Sc. : Presidency University

Shreya Deb

Junior Research Fellow

Working on Asymmetric Catalysis

M.Sc. : IIT Kharagpur

B. Sc. : Kalyani University

Avijit Maity

Junior Research Fellow

Working on Palladium Catalysis

M.Sc. : IIT Kharagpur

B. Sc. : Vidyasagar University

Abhishek Anand

(Integrated BS-MS)

Working on Asymmetric NHC Catalysis

BS-MS : IACS Kolkata

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Akimuddin Sk

Masters Student (Int MS-PhD)

Working on Asymmetric NHC Catalysis

M.Sc. : IACS Kolkata

B. Sc. : Kalyani University

Alumni

PhD Students

Dr. Subhasis Paul

Research Topic: Radical C-H Functionalization and photocatalysis

Current Position : Senior Research Scientist at Sai Life Sciences, Hyderabad

Dr. Prasenjit Das

Research Topic: Transition metal catalyzed oxidative C-H bond activation

Current Position : Assistant Teacher in Chemistry at Narayana School

Dr. Surojit Santra

Research Topic: Stereoselective Bronsted base catalysis with NHC

Current Position : TCG Life Sciences

Dr. Arka Porey

Research Topic: Aysmmetric catalysis via Oxidative NHC

Current Position : Senior Research Scientist at BBRC, Syngene Bangalore

Dr. Promita Biswas

Research Topic: Radical C-H Functionalization using aldehyde auto-oxidation

Current Position : Postdoctoral research fellow (Dr. Christopher Uyeda, Purdue University)

Dr. Manotosh Bhakat

Research Topic: Light induced C-H functionalization

Current Position : Quality Control Officer at HPCL

Dr. Bhaskar Deb Mondal

Research Topic: Asymmetric non-covalent NHC catalysis

Current Position : Postdoctoral research fellow (Dr. Ian Tonks, University of Minnesota)

Dr. Jayanta Dey

Research Topic: Photo-redox catalysis

Current Position : Postdoctoral research fellow (Dr. Dimitry Katayev, University of Bern)

Dr. Sourav Dutta

Research Topic: Asymmetric NHC catalysis

Current Position : Associate Research Scientist

(Sai Life Sciences, Hyderabad)

Dr. Ujjwal Maji

Research Topic: Asymmetric NHC catalysis

Current Position : Postdoctoral Research Fellow

(Dr. Lukasz Wozniak, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland)

IACS Masters Project Students

Postdoctoral Fellows

Dr. Debajyoti Saha

Current Position: Assistant Professor (Chemistry) at Krishnanagar Govt. College

Ph.D: IACS Kolkata

(Thesis Advisor: Prof. Amitava Sarkar)

Dr. Rabi Sankar Das

Current Position: Research Scientist Aryastha Life Sciences, Hyderabad

Ph.D: Jadavpur University

(Thesis Advisor: Dr. Samit Guha)

Priyabrata Naskar

Masters Project (2025-26)

Bibhuti Bhusan Debnath

Masters Project (2024-25)

PhD: IISER Thiruvananthapuram

Subrata Mahato

Masters Project (2024-25)

Manoranjan Manna

Masters Project (2024-25)

Prithvish Bhattacharjee

Masters Project (2023-24)

PhD: IACS, Kolkata

Nayan Banerjee

BS-MS Project (2022-24)

PhD: Cornell University

Supriyo Das

Masters Project (2022-23)

PhD: Indiana University

Sadhan Gorai

Masters Project (2021-22)

PhD: IACS, Kolkata

Sudev Ghosh

Masters Project (2020-21)

PhD: IIT Bombay

Ishita Roy

Masters Project (2019-20)

PhD: IACS, Kolkata

Bhaskar Deb Mondal

Masters Project (2018-19)

PhD: IACS, Kolkata

Subhasis Mandal

Masters Project (2017-18)

PhD: IACS, Kolkata

Dibyajyoti Saha

Masters Project (2016-17)

IOCL, India

Subhankar Sutradhar

Masters Project (2015-16)

PhD: IACS, Kolkata

Meet the Team

Alumni

PhD Students

IACS Masters Project Students