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Current Members
Sabyashachi Mishra
Associate Professor
PhD: Technical University of Munich
Email: mishra [at] chem.iitkgp.ac.in
Shalini Joshi
Senior Research Fellow
M.Sc. Kumaon University
Email: shalinijoshi2108[at]gmail.com
Research Field: Molecular Magnetism
Kishan Kumar Dakua
Senior Research Fellow
M.Sc. Ravenshaw University
Email: dakuakishankumar[at]gmail.com
Research Field: Quantum Dynamics
Sanjukta Parida
Senior Research Fellow
M.Sc. IIT Kharagpur
Email: sanjukta.chem[at]iitkgp.ac.in
Research Field: Molecular Aggregates
Moromi Nath
Senior Research Fellow
M.Sc. Pondicherry University
Email: moromi1593[at]gmail.com
Research Field: Molecular Magnetism
Soumyajit Karmakar
Prime Minister's Research Fellow
M.Sc. IIT Kharagpur
Email: [at]gmail.com
Research Field: Enzyme Catalysis
Harshdeep Singh
Prime Minister's Research Fellow
M.Sc. Jadavpur University
Email: [at]gmail.com
Research Field: Quantum Computing
Sourav Manna
Senior Research Fellow
M.Sc. IIT Kharagpur
Email: [at]gmail.com
Research Field: Enzyme Catalysis
Shubham Verma
Junior Research Fellow
M.Sc. IIT Kharagpur
Email: [at]gmail.com
Research Field: Quantum Computing
Rituparna Sinha
Junior Research Fellow
M.Sc. IIT Hyderabad
Email: [at]gmail.com
Research Field: Spin Crossover
Current MS and BS Students: |
| Mr. Arindam Bose |
| Mr. Biman Giri |
| Mr. Bankar Bhavesh Suresh |
Past Members
Dr. Sunita Muduli
PhD: 2019-2024
Thesis Title: Significance of Protein Dynamics in the Catalytic Activity of DapE and DapF Enzymes of the Lysine Biosynthetic Pathway
Currently: Department of Physics, IISc Bangalore
Dr. Atanuka Paul
PhD: 2015-2023
Thesis Title: Hybrid QM/MM Investigation of the Role of Metal Ions in the Substrate Binding and Catalysis of the Microbial Enzyme DapE
Currently: R&D Scientist at West Bengal Chemical Industries Limited
Dr. Karunamoy Rajak
Postdoc: 2019-2022
Currently: IISER Kolkata
Dr. Vipin Kumar Mishra
PhD: 2015-2021
Thesis Title: Computational Study of Regio- and Stereo-Selective Catalysis by 8-Lipoxygenase
Currently: Assistant Professor, VIT Bhopal
Dr. Soumitra Manna
PhD: 2014-2020
Thesis Title: Photoelectron Spectra and Photoionization Dynamics of Small Molecules with Heavy Atoms
Currently: University of Insubria, Italy
Dr. Sabyasachi Roy Chowdhury
PhD: 2014-2019
Thesis Title: Magnetic Anisotropy and Light-Induced Spin Crossover in Transition Metal Complexes
Currently: University of Iowa, USA
Dr. Debodyuti Dutta
PhD: 2012-2017
Thesis Title: Catalytic Action of Microbial Enzyme DapE and Rational Design of its Potential Inhibitors
Currently: Revenue Services, Govt. of West Bengal
Dr. Susanta Ghanta
Postdoc: 2014-2016
Currently: Assistant Professor at NIT Agartala
| Former MSc/BS Project Students: |
| Mr. Bankar Bhavesh Suresh (BS) |
| Ms. Pritha Ghosh, 2024 (now at). |
| Mr. Fakhruddin Hakim Hussain, 2024 (now at ). |
| Ms. Muskan Agrawal, 2023 (now at IISc Bangalore). |
| Ms. Swarnali Sarkar, 2023 (now at IIT Kharagpur). |
| Mr. D. Pavan Kalyan, 2023. |
| Mr. Sourav Manna, 2022 (now at IIT Kharagpur). |
| Mr. Saptarshi Saha, 2022 (now at Uni Louisville, USA). |
| Mr. Mohit Kumar, 2022. |
| Mr. Soumyajit Karmakar, 2021 (now at IIT Kharagpur). |
| Mr. Tamsuk Paul, 2021 (now at University of Chicago). |
| Mr. Ankit K. Dubey, 2020. |
| Mr. Mehul Vora, 2020. |
| Mr. Kedarnath Bera, 2018 (now with ONGC, India). |
| Mr. R. Sudhakar, 2018. |
| Mr. Mrinal Arandhara, 2017 (now at IISc Bangalore). |
| Mr. Suraj Verma, 2017 (now at IISER Bhopal). |
| Mr. Sourav Dey, 2016 (now at IIT Bombay). |
| Mr. Saransh Gour, 2016. |
| Ms. Kajal Kumbhakar, 2015 (now at Bose Research Inst, Kolkata). |
| Mr. Ayush Narsaria, 2015 (now at Vrije Uni, Amsterdam). |
| Mr. Kartikeya Pradhan, 2014. |
| Ms. Sucheta Banerjee, 2014 (now at IIT Bombay). |
| Visitors: |
| Ms. B. Manasa, INSPIRE visitor from NISER Bhubaneswar. |
| Mr. Ashwini Balaji, Summer/Winter Intern, IIT Kharagpur. |
| Mr. Deepjoy Rudra Sarma, Summer/Winter Intern, IIT Kharagpur. |
| Mr. Mandar V. Deshpande, Academy Summer visitor from IISER Bhopal. |
| Mr. Palash Jyoti Boruah, Academy Summer visitor from NIT Meghalaya, Shillong. |
| Ms. Radhika Varshney, Summer visitor from NIT Rourkela. |
| Ms. Ankita Pradhan, Summer visitor from VSSUT, Burla, Odisha. |
| Mr. Siddharth Maji, Summer visitor from BITS Mesra. |
| Mr. Anupam Anand Ojha, Summer visitor from IISER Thiruvanathpuram. |
| Mr. Sourav Ghosh, Summer visitor from IIT Guwahati. |
| Mr. Souroprobho Chowudhury, Summer visitor from Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata (now at Uni Manchester). |
| Mr. Manisit Das, Winter visitor from IIT-Kharagpur (now at Uni NC at Chapel Hill). |
| Mr. Sayan Mukherjee, Winter visitor from IIT-Kanpur (now at Texas A&M Uni). |
| Dr. Bidisha Tah, Short-term visitor from IACS Kolkata (now at Ben-Gurion University, Israel). |