March 8, 2015

Research

Area of research

METAL CATALYZED C-H FUNCTIONALIZATION

Development of novel methodologies for the synthesis of heterocyclic scaffolds

Green Synthetic Methodology, Synthesis of functionalized Ionic Liquids and their applications in organic synthesis.

Details of educational & research experiences

Educational Qualifications

B.Sc (Chemistry): 1996, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India

M.Sc (Chemistry): 1998, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, India

Doctoral research experiences

Ph.D: 2003, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

(Ph.D. Supervisor:  Prof. Brindaban C. Ranu; Eamil: ocbcr@iacs.res.in)

         Title of the Thesis: ‘Novel Synthetic Approaches to Heterocyclic and Carbocyclic Compounds using Indium Halides and Other Simple Reagents’

Post-doctoral research experiences

Dec 2002-Nov 2004: State University of New York, SUNY at Albany, USA with Prof. Frank M. Huaser (Email: fh473@albany.edu)

Field of research: ‘Total synthesis of FD 594 (polycyclic aromatic compound having anti-cancer activity)’

Nov 2004-May 2006: School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, with Prof. Eiichi Nakamura (Email:nakamura@chem.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp), as JSPS post-doctoral research fellow.

Field of Research: ‘Development of Catalytic Enantioselective C-C Bond Forming reactions

August 2011-July 2012: Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore with Prof. Naohiko Yoshikai (Email:nyoshikai@ntu.edu.sg) as Research Fellow (Staff).

Field of Research: ‘Development of C-C Bond Forming reactions and synthesis of polyaromatic compounds’.

Professional experiences

June’ 2006- May’ 2010: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Visva-Bharati (A Central University), Santiniketan, India.

June’ 2010- Continuing: Assistant Professor (Stage II), Department of Chemistry, Visva-Bharati (A Central University), Santiniketan, India.

2020-Continuing:  Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Visva-Bharati (A Central University), Santiniketan, India.

 Awards, Honors and Fellowships

 Qualified National Eligibility Test (NET), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for Lectureship and Fellowship, Govt. of India, 1998.

 Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) for Fellowship, 1998.

 Post-doctoral Fellowship form SUNY at Albany, USA (Dec 2002-Nov 2004).

 Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Post Doctoral Fellowship (Nov 2004-May 2006).

 The excellent poster Award of the 11th Tetrahedron Symposium-Frontiers of Organic Chemistry, Beijing China, 22-25 June 2010

 Research Fellow at NTU, Singapore (August 2011-July 2012).

 Thesis advisor for Eli Lilly and Company Asia Outstanding Thesis Awardee, 2014.

 Three years membership award for American Chemical Society (ACS), 2015.

 “Professor D.K. Banerjee Memorial Lecture Award” in 2015 from the Dept of Organic  Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore for the notable contributions in Methodologies in Heterocyclic Chemistry.

 One of the top 10 Reviewers for Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry (OBC) in 2016.

 Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) Bronze Medal award for the year 2018.

 Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Bridge Fellowship, 2018.

Research Group

Dr. Alakananda Hajra

Current Group Members

Golam Kibriya, Mukta Singsardar (SRF-UGC), Amrita Dey (SRF-CSIR)
  Payel Ghosh (JRF), Sukanya Neogi (CSIR-JRF),
Sudip Laru (CSIR- JRF), Suvam Bhattacharjee (CSIR-JRF),
Asim Kumar Ghosh (CSIR-JRF)

Former Group Members (Ph.D.)

            Dr. Sourav Jana, Dr. Susmita Mondal, Dr. Sadhanendu Samanta
Dr. Anupam Roy, Dr. Dhiman Kundu, Dr. Matiur Rahman,
Dr. Sudarshan Das, Dr. Avik Kumar Bagdi, Dr. Monoranjan Ghosh,
Dr. Shubhanjan Mitra, Dr. Kamarul Monir, Dr. Subhajit Mishra

Former Group Members (R.A.)

Dr. Rajib Sarkar, Dr. Pallab Mondal, Dr. Amrita Chakraborty, Dr. Md Ashif Ali, Dr. Sujit Mahato

Former Group Members (Project)

Aswini Naskar