Prof. Modhu Sudan Maji

Associate Professor




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msm@chem.iitkgp.ac.in
C1-139, IIT Campus, Kharagpur - 721302, West Bengal

Education


10/2006 – 02/2010

Ph.D. thesis with Prof. Armido Studer at the Westfälische Wilhelms-University of Münster, Germany. PhD thesis entitled as ´´Desymmetrization of Metallated Cyclohexadienes and Transition Metal Free Oxidative Homocoupling of Grignard Reagents``

01/2005 – 09/2006

M S thesis in the Dept of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India. The Master thesis with Prof. Goverdhan Mehta entitled as ´´An Exploratory Approach Towards the Bioactive Marine Natural Product Tetrodotoxin``

05/2000 to 07/2003

B.Sc. in Chemistry Honours (First Class Second) in the University of Calcutta, Kolkata. Secured highest marks in the Department of Chemistry of Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, Narendrapur, Kolkata, India.


Experience


08/2019 - present

Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry, IIT Kharagpur, India.

12/2013 – 07/2019

Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry, IIT Kharagpur, India.

05/2013 - 11.2013

Post-Doctoral Fellow with Prof. Martin Oestreich at the Institute of Organic Chemistry in Technical University Berlin, Germany.

03/2010 – 04/2013

Post-Doctoral Fellow under Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship at the Institute of Organic Chemistry under supervision of Prof. Magnus Rueping, RWTH Aachen University, Germany.


Research Statement


We work in the following areas:

(1) Cobalt-catalyzed C-H bond functionalizations

(2) Sequential Catalysis

(3) Design, Synthesis and Application of Tunable Nano Graphene

(4) Total Synthesis of Alkaloids


Projects



Dual Catalysis in State of Art Designing of New Reaction Methodology
Client :   Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, India. (DST-INSPIRE Faculty Award)
Consultant :   Dr. Modhu Sudan Maji
Co-Consultant(s) :   

Asymmetric Co-operative Dual Catalysis for the Synthesis of Functionalized Indoles derivatives
Client :   Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India. (ISIRD)
Consultant :   Dr. Modhu Sudan Maji
Co-Consultant(s) :   

Cobalt(III)- and Rhodium(III)- Catalyzed Asymmetric C-H Bond Functionalization
Client :   Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, India.
Consultant :   Dr. Modhu Sudan Maji
Co-Consultant(s) :   


Awards and Recognition


  1) Faculty Excellence Award 2020 (at the Associate Professor Level) from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India.

The Institute conferred the Faculty Excellence Award  based on (a) Peer Recognition / National or International Awards, (b) Research Output, (c) Teaching Feedback, (d) Sponsored Projects. Link: https://kgpchronicle.iitkgp.ac.in/awarding-excellence-foundation-day-honors/?fbclid=IwAR1A689VkjsA46uaROjnSl-dNt5hr5qLjCYP0mi4xqOO9PYpQDKm8MG2kRY

  2) INSPIRE Faculty Award from the Department of Science & Technology (DST), New Delhi, India (2014).

Received INR 35 lakhs of research grant over five years (2014-2019)

  3) Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship for Postdoctoral Research (2010-2012).

For Postdoctoral research at RWTH Aachen University, Germany.

  4) Foundation for Excellence (FFE) scholarship, Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, Narendrapur, Kolkata, India. (2000-2003)

  5) First Class Second in B.Sc. (Chemistry Honours) in the University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India. (2003)

  6) D. K. Mitra Gold Medal Awards (2003)

For securing the highest marks in the Department of Chemistry of Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, Narendrapur, Kolkata, India.

  7) Others Scholarship Availed/ Important Entrance Test Qualified:

2006 – 2010      Ph.D. scholarship of the International Graduate School of Chemistry (GSC-MS), University of  Muenster, Germany.

2003 – 2006      MS scholarship of Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.

2005                  Passed the National Eligibility Test (NET) exam and was selected for CSIR scholarship.

2003                  Selected for pursuing the M.Sc. in the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur and IIT Kharagpur.


Courses Taught


  Spectroscopic Methods of Structure Determination (CY51003)

  Newer Asymmetric Synthesis (CY61032)

  Advanced Heterocyclic Chemistry (CY60020)

  Advanced Organic Chemistry Laboratory (CY49011)

  First Year Chemistry (Organic Chemistry) (CY11001)

  Basic Organic Chemistry (Preparatory-Organic) (CY00002)

  First Year Laboratory (Organic Chemistry) (CY19001)


Patents


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Research Area



1) Synthetic Organic Chemistry
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Group Members


  https://www.msmlabiitkgp.com/group
Topic: Organic Chemistry
Email: msmlab@gmail.com


Group Alumni


  https://www.msmlabiitkgp.com/former
Topic: Organic Chemistry
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