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About RD

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RD studied Chemistry (Honours) at Presidency College, Kolkata and obtained his B.Sc. degree in 2008 from the University of Calcutta. He then obtained his M.Sc. degree in 2010 with specialization in organic chemistry from Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, Narendrapur affiliated to the University of Calcutta. In 2009 he qualified the National Eligibility Test (NET) and obtained CSIR-Junior Research Fellowship. He then joined the research group of Professor. Ayyappanpillai Ajayaghosh at CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram in July 2010 and obtained his Ph.D. (2017) degree from the Academy of Scientific and
Innovative Research (AcSIR). In November, 2017 RD joined as a postdoctoral research fellow in the group of Professor. Kimoon Kim at the Center for Self-assembly & Complexity (CSC), under the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH), South Korea. In 2018, he was awarded with the CSC-Research Fellowship and later in 2020 he was promoted as a research team leader to carry out research on non-equilibrium supramolecular systems. During this time he initiated a new research area in Professor Kim's group on audible sound controlled chemical systems.  After returning back to India (April, 2021), he took up a position as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Ramananda College, Bankura University through the West Bengal College Service Commission. He continued in this position till February 29, 2024. From March 1, 2024, he is presently appointed as an Assistant Professor (research) at the Department of Chemistry, SRMIST, Chennai. His present h-index is 15 and i10-index is 15 and he has published in several international peer reviewed journals. His research interests span across the diverse areas of supramolecular chemistry and functional organic materials (such as, stimuli-responsive systems, far-from-equilibrium assemblies, coordination polymers, superhydrophobic coatings, host-guest chemistry, fluorescent soft materials, porous-organic cages, etc). He is also involved in teaching courses related to organic chemistry at SRMIST. Among his other academic services he serves as a guest lecturer (2017-till date) for the supramolecular chemistry course work at POSTECH and as a reviewer for journals belonging to NPG, ACS , RSC. etc. He also acted as a convenor for national-level webinars: 'Recent Advances In Materials And Nanoscience' (RAMAN'21) and an international-level webinar '
Polymer Chemistry Research Advancements in recent Years' (PCRA'Y)-2022

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Education

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2008

 

B. Sc.

Presidency College
Calcutta University, Kolkata

2010

 

M. Sc.
Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, Narendrapur
Calcutta University, Kolkata

2017

 

Ph.D.
Academy of Scientific and Industrial Research (AcSIR)
CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science & Technology (CSIR-NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram

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Research Background

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  • Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Ramananda College, Bankura University (April 2021-present).

 

  • Team leader under the supervision of Prof. Kimoon Kim at CSC, IBS, Pohang, South Korea (June 2020-April 2021).

 

  • CSC research fellow under the supervision of Prof. Kimoon Kim at IBS, Pohang, South Korea (November 2018-May 2020).

 

  • Postdoctoral researcher under the supervision of Prof. Kimoon Kim at the Center for Self-assembly and  Complexity (CSC), Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Pohang, South Korea (November 2017-October 2018).

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  • Project Assistant (Grade IV) at the Photosciences and Photonics Section, NIIST, Trivandrum, under the guidance of Prof. A. Ajayaghosh (July 2015–July 2017).

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  • CSIR-Senior Research Fellow (SRF) at the Photosciences and Photonics Section, NIIST, Trivandrum, under the guidance of Prof. A. Ajayaghosh (July 2012 – July 2015).

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  • CSIR-Junior Research Fellow (JRF) at the Photosciences and Photonics Section, NIIST, Trivandrum, under the guidance of Prof. A. Ajayaghosh (July 2010 – July 2012).

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Awards

  • Swami Krishnamayananda Memorial Prize for obtaining 2nd Rank in M. Sc. Chemistry.

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  • National Eligibility Test (NET); all India rank (100) for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and college lectureship, from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India, June 2009.

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  • Senior Research Fellowship (SRF), CSIR, Government of India, July 2012.

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  • CSC Fellowship in recognition of outstanding research achievements at the Center of Self-assembly and Complexity (CSC), November 2018.

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  • CSC research award in recognition of outstanding achievements in research at the Center of Self-assembly and Complexity (CSC), December 2019.

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  • IBS ‘Researcher of the year’ award in recognition of outstanding performance in research and continuous contribution to the development of IBS, December 2020.

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  • Awarded Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) funding under Teachers Associateship for Research Excellence (TARE), November 2022. Mentor: Prof. Rahul Banerjee, IISER, Kolkata.

Contact me

Department of Chemistry,
SRMIST,

SRM Nagar, Kattankulathur - 603 203
Chengalpattu District, 
Chennai, Tamil Nadu

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