E-mail: amalen@iitk.ac.in
Office: SL 205A, 203 Southern Labs
Phone: +91-512-2597241

Department of Chemistry
Indian Institute of Technology
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 208 016

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Areas of Research:

• Statistical mechanics of molecular liquids, soft condensed matter and interfaces. Using techniques of equilibrium and non-equilibrium statistical mechanics, including density functional theory and computer simulations, we investigate the structure and dynamics of complex liquids in bulk, at solid-liquid and membrane-liquid interfaces and in confined geometry. Theoretical and computer simulation studies of chemical reactions in condensed phase constitute another major area of our research.

Publications:

• Molecular dynamics simulations of aqueous NaCl and KCl solutions: Effects of ion concentration on the single particle, pair and collective dynamical properties of ions and water molecules. S. Chowdhuri and A. Chandra (2001), J. Chem. Phys ., 115, 3732-3741.
• Effects of ion atmosphere on hydrogen-bond dynamics in aqueous electrolyte solutions. A. Chandra (2000), Phys. Rev. Lett ., 85, 768-771.
• Structure of dipolar liquids near charged solid surfaces: A nonlinear theory based on density functional approach and Monte Carlo simulations. D.Das, S. Senapati and A. Chandra (1999), J. Chem. Phys ., 110, 8129-8138.