Alumni
Postdoc
Dr. Anirban Bhandari
M.Sc.: 2014, NIT Durgapur
Ph.D.: 2020, NIT Durgapur with Prof. A.K. Patra
Postdoc: January 2021 to March 2022, IISER Bhopal, India
Anirban's publication in the OSML:
Dalton Trans., 2022, 51, 8258-8265
Organometallics, 2022, 41, 13, 1609–1620
ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 7, 4824–4834
Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow
Seoul National University, South Korea
Dr. Madhusudan K. Pandey
M.Sc.: 2012, Pondicherry Central University, Puducherry
Ph.D.: 2019, IIT Bombay with Prof. M. S. Balakrishna
Research Associate IIT Bombay from June 2019 to December 2019
Postdoc: March 2020 to March 2022, IISER Bhopal, India
Madhusudan's publication in the OSML:
ACS Omega 2020, 5, 30775–30786
Book chapter : Wiley-VCH (2021) Handbook of C-H Functionalization (Editor: Dr. Debabrata Maiti.)
ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 7, 4824–4834
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2023, e202300411
Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow
Goettingen University, Germany
Dr. Debasish Ghorai
B.Sc: 2004, Vidyasagar University, West Bengal
M.Sc.: 2007, Bengal Engineering and Science University, West Bengal
Ph.D.: 2013, IIT Kharagpur with Prof. G. Mani
Postdoc: March 2014-Feb 2016, OSML, IISER Bhopal, India
Debasish's publications in the OSML:
Organometallics 2014, 33, 3215–3218; Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 15159-15162; Organometallics 2014, 33, 7118-7124; ACS Catal. 2015, 5, 2692-2696; ACS Catal. 2016, 6, 709-713
Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow
BdP-MSCA Fellow, ICIQ, Tarragona, Spain
Dr. Indresh K. Pandey
B.Sc.: 2004, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
M.Sc.: 2006, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Ph.D.: 2016, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
Postdoc (NPDF): March 2017-, OSML, IISER Bhopal, India
Project: Electrochemical/Photochemical Reduction of Small Molecules
Indresh's publication in the OSML:
Chem. Asian J. 2020, 15, 904-909.
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2023, e202300411
Current position: Assistant Professor, Gorakhpur University
PhD Students
Dr. Sanajit Kumar Mandal
B.Sc.: 2015, Vidyasagar University, W.B.
M.Sc.: 2017, BHU, Varanasi
Ph.D.: August 2017-April 2024, OSML, IISER Bhopal, India
Project: Electrochemical CO2 reduction
Sanajit's publication in the OSML:
ACS Catal. 2022, 12, 15, 8886-8903
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 13, 7230–7241
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023,145, 31, 17321–17328
ACS Catal. 2024, 14, 3, 2058–2070
Dr. Ravi Kumar
B.Sc.: 2016, University of Delhi
Integrated-Ph.D.: August 2016-April 2024, OSML, IISER Bhopal, India
Project: Hydrogenation
Ravi's publication in the OSML:
ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 7, 4824–4834
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2023, e202300411
Dr. Ritu Bhardwaj
B.Sc.: 2017, University of Delhi
Integrated-Ph.D.: August 2017-March 2024, OSML, IISER Bhopal, India
Project: CO2 reduction
Ritu's publication in the OSML:
ACS Catal. 2022, 12, 15, 8886-8903
Chem. Commun., 2022, 58, 11531-11534
ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 2, 927–933
Dr. Babulal Maji
B.Sc.: 2014, SKB University, W.B.
M.Sc.: 2016, IIT Kharagpur
Ph.D.: August 2016-November 2022, OSML, IISER Bhopal, India
Project: Hydrogenation
Babulal's publication in the OSML:
Organometallics 2018, 37, 4720–4725; Inorg. Chim. Acta. 2019, 487, 419-423; Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 4574-4577; Dalton Trans., 2022, 51, 8258-8265; Appl Organomet Chem, 2022, e6720.; Organometallics, 2022, 41, 13, 1609–1620; Organometallics, 2022, 41, 23, 3589–3599
Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Japan
Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow, KAUST
Dr. Pirudhan Karak
B.Sc.: 2015, Vidyasagar University, W.B.
Integrated-Ph.D.: August 2015- October 2022, OSML, IISER Bhopal, India
Project: C-H functionalization
Pirudhan's publication in the OSML:
Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 6791-6794.
Chem. Commun. 2022, 58, 133-154.
Chem. Sci., 2022, 13, 11163-11173 .
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 13, 7230–7241
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 31, 17321–17328
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, e202310603
Dr. Abhishek Kumar
B.Sc.: 2015, University of Delhi
Integrated-Ph.D.: August 2015- September 2022, OSML, IISER Bhopal, India
Project: CO2 reduction
Abhishek's publication in the OSML:
Catal. Sci. Technol. 2018, 8, 6137-6142, ACS Catal. 2019, 9, 2164-2168, Chem. Asian J. 2020, 15, 904-909.
Chem. Eur. J. 2021, 27, 5842 –5857; Inorg. Chem. 2021, 60, 11684–11692, ACS Catal. 2022, 12, 15, 8886-8903,
Chem. Commun., 2022, 58, 11531-11534; Organometallics, 2022, 41, 23, 3589–3599, ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 2, 927–933
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2023, e202300411, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, e202314451
Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow
Yale University
Dr. Tanmoy Mandal
B.Sc.: 2014, SKB University, W.B.
M.Sc.: 2016, IIT Guwahati
Ph.D.: August 2016- January 2022, OSML, IISER Bhopal, India
Project: C-H Oxidation
Tanmoy's publication in the OSML:
Chem. Asian J. 2019, 14, 4774-4779; Inorg. Chim. Acta. 2020, 500, 119195;
Organometallics 2021, 40, 2443–2449; Chem. Commun. 2021, 57, 10182-10185; Chem. Rec. 2022, e202200165, ACS Appl. Polym. Mater., 2022, 4, 12, 9052–9064, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, e202314451
Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow. Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Dr. Satya Ranjan Jena
B.Sc.: 2012, Fakir Mohan University, Odisha
M.Sc.: 2014, Utkal University, Odisha
M.Phil.: 2015, Utkal University, Odisha
Ph.D.: January 2016- December 2021, OSML, IISER Bhopal, India
Project: Functional Molecular Assembly on Surface
Satya's publication in the OSML:
Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 559-562; J.Hazard.Mater. 2021, 405, 124242 ; Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells, 2022, 239, 111660, Chem. Rec. 2022, e202200165, ACS Appl. Polym. Mater., 2022, 4, 12, 9052–9064 , Choudhury, J.; Jena, S. R. Indian Patent Appl. 201921026896; Metal Chelated Coordination Polymer for Effluent Treatment.
Current position: Postdoctoral Fellow
National Institute of Material Science, Japan
Dr. Champak Dutta
B.Sc.: 2011, Dibrugarh University, Assam
M.Sc.: 2013, Tezpur University, Assam
Ph.D.: August 2014-2019, OSML, IISER Bhopal, India
Project: Rollover annulation
Champak's publications in the OSML:
ACS Catal. 2016, 6, 709-713; Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, Accepted (DOI: 10.1002/chem.201703687); ACS Omega 2018, 3, 1614-1620; RSC Adv. 2018, 8, 27881-27891; Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 854-857; ACS Catal. 2019, 9, 10674-10679.
Current position: Assistant Professor, Assam, India
Dr. Shrivats Semwal
B.Sc.: 2009, H.N.B. Garhwal Central University, Uttarakhand
M.Sc.: 2011, H.N.B. Garhwal Central University, Uttarakhand
Ph.D.: 2013-2018, OSML, IISER Bhopal, India
Project: Modular normal, abnormal and remote NHC-complex design and their applications
Shrivats's publications in the OSML:
Organometallics 2014, 33, 7118-7124; ACS Catal. 2016, 6, 2424-2428; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 5556-5560;
Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, Early View. (DOI: 10.1002/chem.201702173); Catal. Sci. Technol. 2018,8, 6137-6142; Organometallics 2018, 37, 4720–4725; ACS Catal. 2019, 9, 2164-2168.
Shrivats joined Korea Advanced Institute Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea for his postdoctoral research.
Ranjeesh joined Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Israel for his postdoctoral research.
Dr. Ranjeesh T. K.
B.Sc: 2008, University of Calicut, Kerala
M.Sc.: 2010, Gandhigram Rural Institute, Tamil Nadu
Ph.D.: 2012-2017, OSML, IISER Bhopal, India
Thesis Title: Developing a Unique Reactivity of N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC)–Metal Template in C–H Activation-Annulation Catalysis: Synthetic and Mechanistic Studies
Ranjeesh's publications in the OSML:
Dalton Trans. 2014, 43, 9356-9362; Organometallics 2015, 34, 1890-1897; ACS Catal. 2016, 6, 5132-5137; Organometallics 2016, 35, 3007-3013; Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, Early View (DOI: 10.1002/chem.201702173);
Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, Accepted (DOI: 10.1002/chem.201703687); Inorg. Chim. Acta. 2019, 487, 419-423.
Current position: Assistant Professor
NIT Jamshedpur, India
Dr. Moumita Mondal
B.Sc: 2009, Calcutta University, West Bengal
M.Sc.: 2011, IIT Kanpur
Ph.D.: 2012-2017, OSML, IISER Bhopal, India
Thesis Title: Palladium(II)–NHC Complexes for Aromatic C–H Functionalization Catalysis: From Homogeneous to Heterogeneous Regime
Moumita's publications in the OSML:
Dalton Trans. 2014, 43, 9356-9362; Organometallics 2015, 34, 2731-2736; J. Mol.Catal. A 2017, 426, 451-457; Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 3185-3188.
Dr. Suraj K. Gupta
B.Sc: 2009, CSJM University, Kanpur
M.Sc.: 2011, CSJM University, Kanpur
Ph.D.: 2012-2017, OSML, IISER Bhopal, India
Thesis Title: Exploring Electronically Modulated Discrete Ruthenium(II) and Iridium(III)-NHC Complexes as Hydrocarbon Oxidation Pre-catalysts
Suraj's publications in the OSML:
Dalton Trans. 2014, 43, 9356-9362; Organometallics 2014, 33, 3215–3218; Dalton Trans. 2015, 44, 1233-1239; Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 3384-3387; ACS Catal. 2016, 6, 5132-5137; Organometallics 2016, 35, 2462-2466; Chem. -Eur. J. 2017, 23, 4770-4773; ChemCatChem 2017, 9, 1979-1984.
Current position: Scientist, Dalton Pharma Services, Canada
BS-MS/MS Project Students
Mrityunjay Giri
BS-MS: 2018-2023, IISER Bhopal, India
5th year project: 2022-2023, OSML, IISER Bhopal
Project: Developing annulative π-extension (APEX) strategy to access photochromic molecules
Present position: PhD student, USA
Chandana Sunil
BS-MS: 2018-2023, IISER Bhopal, India
5th year project: 2022-2023, OSML, IISER Bhopal
Project: Electrochemical CO2 reduction
Present position: PhD student, USA
Anyesh De
BS-MS: 2017-2022, IISER Bhopal, India
5th year project: 2021-, OSML, IISER Bhopal
Project: Developing annulative π-extension (APEX) strategy to access photochromic molecules
Present position: PhD student, USA
Anusha Gupta
BS-MS: 2017-2022, IISER Bhopal, India
5th year project: 2021-, OSML, IISER Bhopal
Project: Electrochemical proton reduction using Co-NHC complexes
Present position: MBA student at IIM
Jatin Panda
M.S: August 2018-2021, OSML, IISER Bhopal, India
Project: CO2 reduction
Present position: PhD student, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
Disha Bhattacharya
BS-MS: 2016-2021, IISER Bhopal, India
5th year project: 2020-2021, OSML, IISER Bhopal
Project: Switchable catalysis
Present position: PhD student, University of Göttingen
Ranjini Laskar
BS-MS: 2016-2021, IISER Bhopal, India
5th year project: 2020-2021, OSML, IISER Bhopal
Project: CO2 reduction
Present position: PhD student, University of Münster
Sreelakshmi PA
BS-MS: 2016-2021, IISER Bhopal, India
5th year project: 2020-2021, OSML, IISER Bhopal
Project: C-H annulation
Present position: PhD student, IISC Bangalore
Rayantan Sadhukhan
BS-MS: 2015-2020, IISER Bhopal, India
5th year project: 2020, OSML, IISER Bhopal
Project:
Present position: PhD student, TIFR Hyderabad
Bitasik Khatua
BS-MS: 2015-2020, IISER Bhopal, India
5th year project: 2020, OSML, IISER Bhopal
Project:
Present position: PhD student, IACS Kolkata
Jusaina Eyyathiyil
BS-MS: 2014-2019, IISER Bhopal, India
5th year project: 2019, OSML, IISER Bhopal
Project:
Present position: PhD student, IISC Bangalore
Shubham Sharma
BS-MS: 2014-2019, IISER Bhopal, India
5th year project: 2019, OSML, IISER Bhopal
Project:
Present position: PhD student, University of Iceland
Vivek Singh
MS: 2015-2018, IISER Bhopal
MS project.: May 2018, OSML, IISER Bhopal, India
Project title: Transition metal-NHC-based oxidation Catalysis
Vivek's publication in the OSML:
Chem. Asian J. 2019, 14, 4774-4779; Inorg. Chim. Acta. 2019, 500, 119195.
Present position: PhD student, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Subhash Garhwal
MS: 2015-2018, IISER Bhopal
MS project.: May 2018, OSML, IISER Bhopal, India
Project title: Fine Tuning of Switchable Iridium-NHC-based Hydrogenation Catalysis
Subhash's publication in the OSML:
Organometallics 2018, 37, 4720–4725
Present position: PhD student, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
Alaka P.
BS-MS: 2013-, IISER Bhopal, India
5th year project: 2017-, OSML, IISER Bhopal
Project:
Present position: Bank Probationary Officer, Canara Bank
Megha Manoharan
BS-MS: 2013-, IISER Bhopal, India
5th year project: 2017-, OSML, IISER Bhopal
Project:
Present position: PhD student
Sakhitha K. C.
BS-MS: 2013-, IISER Bhopal, India
5th year project: 2017-, OSML, IISER Bhopal
Project:
Present position: PhD student in Denmark
Arppitha B. S.
BS-MS: 2017, IISER Bhopal
MS project.: May 2017, OSML, IISER Bhopal, India
Project title: N,S-Heterocyclic Carbene (NSHC) as Directing and Functionalizable Group in Aromatic C-H Activation Catalysis
Arppitha's publication in the OSML:
Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 854-857.
Present position: PhD student, IISC Bangalore
Sherin G. R.
BS-MS: 2017, IISER Bhopal
MS project.: May 2017, OSML, IISER Bhopal, India
Project title: Fine Tuning of Switchable Iridium-NHC-based Hydrogenation Catalysis
Present position: PhD student, IISC Bangalore
Tejaswinee Gangber
BS-MS: 2017, IISER Bhopal
MS project.: May 2017, OSML, IISER Bhopal, India
Project title: Designing Efficient Ruthenium(II)-NHC Oxidation Precatalysts for Oxidative Cleavage of Carbon-Carbon Multiple Bonds
Present position: Project Scientific Officer at TIFR Hyderabad
Indulekha M.
BS-MS: 2016, IISER Bhopal
MS project.: May 2016, OSML, IISER Bhopal, India
Project title: Quantitative Correlation of Catalytic Activity of N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC) Complexes with Variable Steric and Electronic Parameters
Indulekha's publication in the OSML:
Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, Early View (DOI: 10.1002/chem.201702173).
Present position: PhD student
Prakash Nayak
BS-MS: 2016, IISER Bhopal
MS project.: May 2016, OSML, IISER Bhopal, India
Project title: Exploring C-H Activation-Annulation Catalysis within NHC Backbone and Extending their Application Scope
Prakash's publication in the OSML:
Present position: PhD student
Anagha H.
BS-MS: 2016, IISER Bhopal
MS project.: May 2016, OSML, IISER Bhopal, India
Project title: Synthesis, Characterization, Properties and Application of NHC–Based Iridium(III) Phosphors with a Terpyridine Pendant
Anagha's publication in the OSML:
Chem. -Eur. J. 2017, 23, 4770-4773.
Present position: PhD student, IIT Madras, India
Hridya T. K.
BS-MS: 2016, IISER Bhopal
MS project.: May 2016, OSML, IISER Bhopal, India
Project title: Rh(III)-Catalyzed Non-aromatic sp2-C‒H Activation/ Annulation using NHC as a Directing-cum-Functionalizing Group (DFG)
Hridya's publication in the OSML:
Organometallics 2016, 35, 3007-3013.
Present position: PhD student
Jinu Joji
BS-MS: 2016, IISER Bhopal
MS project.: May 2016, OSML, IISER Bhopal, India
Project title: Incorporation of Organometallic NHC-Pd Complex in Coordination Polymer and its Application in Heterogeneous Catalysis
Jinu's publication in the OSML:
Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 3185-3188.
Present position: PhD student
Sandeep K. Sahoo
BS-MS: 2015, IISER Bhopal
MS project.: May 2015, OSML, IISER Bhopal, India
Project title: Application of 1,2,4-Triazolin-5-ylidene Based N-Heterocyclic Carbene–Ruthenium(II) Complex in Catalytic Oxidation of Unsaturated Hydrocarbons
Sandeep's publication in the OSML:
Organometallics 2016, 35, 2462-2466.
Present position: PhD student, Bowling Green State University, USA
Sai Puneet Desai
BS-MS: 2014, IISER Bhopal
MS project.: May 2014, OSML, IISER Bhopal, India
Project title: Novel Bis-NHC-Pd(II) Complexes and Their Applications to Aromatic C-H Activation
Puneet's publication in the OSML:
Organometallics 2015, 34, 2731-2736.
Present position: PhD student, University of Minnesota, USA
Hanuman Parihar
BS-MS: 2014, IISER Bhopal
MS project.: May 2014, OSML, IISER Bhopal, India
Project Title: Design, Synthesis, and Study of Stimuli-Responsive N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC)-Ruthenium(II) Complexes
Present position: Teacher