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
ACS Catal. 2024, 14, 13236-13245
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
Current position: Joining soon as Postdoc at KAUST
Dr. Samim Sohel Rana
B.Sc.: 2016,Maulana Azad College, under Calcutta University, West Bengal
M.Sc.: 2018, Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar
Ph.D.: August 2018-, OSML, IISER Bhopal, India
Project: C-H annulation
Samim's publication in the OSML:
ACS Catal. 2019, 9, 10674-10679.
Chem. Commun. 2022, 58, 133-154.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 6, 3603–3608
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, e202406514
Chem. Commun., 2024, 60, 10942–10945
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
Inorg. Chem. 2024, 63, 16327-16336
ChemCatChem 2024, e202401149
Acc. Chem. Res., 2024, 57, 2859-2871
J. Organomet. Chem. 2024, 1022, 123422
ACS Catal. 2024, 14, 17263-17275
Current position: Postdoc at University of Southern California, USA.
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
ChemCatChem 2024, e202400272
ACS Catal. 2024, 14, 17, 13236-13245
Organometallics, 2025, 44, 1, 244-254
Current position: Joining soon as Postdoc at National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Japan.
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
Chem. Commun., 2024, 60, 10176-10179
Acc. Chem. Res., 2024, 57, 2859-2871
Chem Asian J. 2025, e202401327
Current position: Joining soon as Postdoc at Emory University, USA
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; J. Organomet. Chem. 2021, 953, 122047; 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, ChemCatChem 2024, e202400272, ACS Catal. 2024, 14, 13236-13245
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.
Current position: Assistant Professor, Uttarakhand, India
Current position: Scientist , Merck Life science
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
Sumit Nag
BS-MS: 2019-2024, IISER Bhopal, India
5th year project: 2023-2024, OSML, IISER Bhopal
Project: CO2 activation using heterogenous catalyst
Present position: PhD student, Australia
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