Open Seminar on 19th December, 2024, Thursday
Speaker: Mr. Amar Diliprao Uike
Thesis Title: Ruthenium Catalyzed C-H Activation/Annulation to 2H-Pyran, Pyranone, norbornene, and benzene derivatives
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. D. H. Dethe
Time: December 19, 2024 (Thursday), 5:00 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 19th December, 2024, Thursday
Speaker: Mr. Arsheed Ahmad Bhat
Thesis Title: Enantioselective Total Synthesis of Adociasulfate-1, Merosterolic acid A and Gedunin
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. D. H. Dethe
Time: December 19, 2024 (Thursday), 3:00 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 18th December, 2024, Wednesday
Speaker: Mr. Nitin Shukla
Thesis Title: Multifunctional Luminescent Lanthanide-based Systems for Optical Sensing and Functional Materials Applications
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Ashis K. Patra
Time: December 18, 2024 (Wednesday), 5:00 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 17th December, 2024, Tuesday
Speaker: Mr. Tanmoy Khan
Thesis Title: Why protein remains stable and active in deep eutectic solvent and other media: The critical role of water
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Pratik Sen
Time: December 17, 2024 (Tuesday), 11:00 a.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 16th December, 2024, Monday
Speaker: Mr. Satysen Yadav
Thesis Title: Synthetic Transformations of donor-acceptor Cyclopropanes and donor cyclopropane via domino-ring opening Cyclization (DROC)
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Manas K. Ghorai
Time: December 16, 2024 (Monday), 5:00 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 12th December, 2024, Thursday
Speaker: Ms. Moumita Patra
Thesis Title: Metal-Ligand Cooperative 3d Metal-NHC Catalysts for Small Molecule Activation
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Jitendra K. Bera
Time: December 12, 2024 (Thursday), 5:00 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 11th December, 2024, Wednesday
Speaker: Ms. Ritama Kar
Thesis Title: Speeding-up Hybrid Density Functional based _Ab Initio_ Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Nisanth N. Nair
Time: December 11, 2024 (Wednesday), 5:00 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 6th December, 2024, Friday
Speaker: Ms. Farha Naaz
Thesis Title: Data-mining and high-throughput approaches to predict novel perovskite materials
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. D. L. V. K. Prasad
Time: December 6, 2024 (Friday), 3:30 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 6th December, 2024, Friday
Speaker: Mr. Anirban Sau
Thesis Title: Modulating Product Selectivity in Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenations Involving Methanol and Methyl Formate Through Fine-Tuning of Reaction Conditions
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Sabuj K. Kundu
Time: December 6, 2024 (Friday), 11:45 a.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 5th December, 2024, Thursday
Speaker: Ms. Shivangi Gupta
Thesis Title: Utilization of CuO Nanoparticles and Mn Complexes towards Alcohol Functionalization: Developing Efficient and Sustainable Protocols
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Sabuj K. Kundu
Time: December 5, 2024 (Thursday), 5:00 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 5th December, 2024, Thursday
Speaker: Mr. Kedar Yadav
Thesis Title: Novel Modifications of Diamond, Sodalite, and K4 Carbon Nets
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. D. L. V. K. Prasad
Time: December 5, 2024 (Thursday), 3:30 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 4th December, 2024, Thursday
Speaker: Mr. Ashok Kumar
Thesis Title: First Principles Studies of An Ensuing Lazarevicite, Hydrated Palladate, and Calcium Hydroxide
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. D. L. V. K. Prasad
Time: December 4, 2024 (Wednesday), 2:30 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 28th November, 2024, Thursday
Speaker: Mr. Prabhakar Kumar Pandey
Thesis Title: N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC) Supported 3d Metal Pincer Complexes for C-X (X = B, C, O) Bond Formation Reactions
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Jitendra K. Bera
Time: November 28, 2024 (Thursday), 5:00 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 27th November, 2024, Wednesday
Speaker: Mr. Hariom Birla
Thesis Title: Electron/Hole-, Photo- and Thermal-Induced Switching of Azobenzene Derivatives on Graphite Surface
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. T.G. Gopakumar
Time: November 27, 2024 (Wednesday), 5:00 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 13th November, 2024, Wednesday
Speaker: Mr. Salman Ahmad Siddiqui
Thesis Title: Biomimetic Synthesis of Kadcoccitane H & Kadcotrione C and Asymmetric Ru/Cinchonine Dual Catalysis for Synthesis of Optically Active Phthalides
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dattatraya Dethe
Time: November 13, 2024 (Wednesday), 5:00 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 13th November, 2024, Wednesday
Speaker: Mrs. Sai Kumari Vechalapu
Thesis Title: Investigating cancer cell death pathways triggered by heterocyclic molecules and their metal complexes
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dharmaraja Allimuthu
Time: November 13, 2024 (Wednesday), 3:30 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 6th November, 2024, Wednesday
Speaker: Mr. Ashwini Kumar
Thesis Title: Therapeutic, Mechanistic, and Diagnostic Insights into Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors and Transition Metal Complexes: A Case Study
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Ritika Gautam Singh
Time: November 6, 2024 (Wednesday), 5:00 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 4th November, 2024, Monday
Speaker: Ms. Neha Singh
Thesis Title: Inorganic-Organic Heterostructure Devices for Enhanced Electrical Conductivity and Magnetism
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Prakash Chandra Mondal
Time: November 4, 2024 (Monday), 3:30 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 30th October, 2024, Wednesday
Speaker: Ms. Deepannita Samanta
Thesis Title: Probing _bis_-Fe(IV) _MauG_: From Electronic Structure to Reactivity
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. S. P. Rath
Time: October 30, 2024 (Wednesday), 5:00 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 28th October, 2024, Monday
Speaker: Ms. Geetanjali Negi
Thesis Title: Biophysical Perspective of Virus Attachment and Inhibition
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Nagma Parveen
Time: October 28, 2024 (Monday), 5:00 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 16th October, 2024, Wednesday
Speaker: Mr. Pradeep Sachan
Thesis Title: Redox-active Molecular Junctions for Non-volatile Memory and Energy Applications
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Prakash Chandra Mondal
Time: October 16, 2024 (Wednesday), 3:30 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 7th August, 2024, Wednesday
Speaker: Mr. Eerlapally Raju
Thesis Title: Spectroscopic insights into pseudo peptide ligated copper intermediates
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Apparao Draksharapu
Time: August 7, 2024 (Wednesday), 5:00 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 5th August, 2024, Monday
Speaker: Mr. Vimlesh Kumar
Thesis Title: Development of Novel C-C Bond Formation Reactions for the Syntheses of Bioactive Natural Products FR252921, Diplofuranone A and Pharmaceutically Privileged Scaffolds
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. D. H. Dethe
Time: August 5, 2024 (Monday), 5:00 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 22nd July, 2024, Monday
Speaker: Ms. Ankita Jaiswal
Thesis Title: Studies on Metabolite Aggregation and Microfluidic Device Prototype for Aβ1-42 Detection
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Sandeep Verma
Time: July 22, 2024 (Monday), 3:30 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 8th July, 2024, Monday
Speaker: Ms. Rakhi Bormon
Thesis Title: Rational Design, Synthesis and Targeted Biological Activities of New Purine Derivatives
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Sandeep Verma
Time: July 8, 2024 (Monday), 5:00 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 26th June, 2024, Wednesday
Speaker: Ms. Kavita Choudhary
Thesis Title: Metal-Catalyzed Enantioselective C-C Bond Formation Reactions via Kinetic Resolution, Double Desymmetrization, and [2 + 4] Annulation Reactions
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Vinod K Singh
Time: June 26, 2024 (Wednesday), 5:00 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 24th June, 2024, Wednesday
Speaker: Ms. Dolly Chandel
Thesis Title: Induction of Chirality in 'Nano-Size' Zn(II)Porphyrin Dimers/Trimers
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. S. P. Rath
Time: June 24, 2024 (Monday), 5:00 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 5th June, 2024, Wednesday
Speaker: Mr. Shantanu Sen
Thesis Title: Chemically Modified Human Insulin: Synthetic Approaches and Therapeutic Applications
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Sandeep Verma
Time: June 5, 2024 (Wednesday), 5:00 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 27th May, 2024, Monday
Speaker: Ms. Ramsha Javed
Thesis Title: Efficient Sliced Sampling Techniques for Computing High Dimensional Free Energy Surfaces
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Nisanth N. Nair
Time: May 27, 2024 (Monday), 5:00 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 22nd May, 2024, Wednesday
Speaker: Mr. Prashant K. Pandey
Thesis Title: Molecular Dynamics Studies of the Mechanism and Kinetics of Evaporation of Water and Alcohols from Surfaces of Aqueous Solutions and Thin Water Layers on Graphene and Graphene Oxide
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Amalendu Chandra
Time: May 22, 2024 (Wednesday), 5:00 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 15th May, 2024, Wednesday
Speaker: Mr. Abhishek Kumar Yadav
Thesis Title: Design and synthesis of tuned futuristic nitrogen-rich energetic materials for civilian, defence, and space endeavors
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Srinivas Dharavath
Time: May 15, 2024 (Wednesday), 5:00 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 14th May, 2024, Tuesday
Speaker: Ms. Shivani Verma
Thesis Title: Free Energy Calculations using Enhanced Sampling Techniques and Alchemical Methods
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Nisanth N. Nair
Time: May 14, 2024 (Tuesday), 5:00 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 06th May, 2024, Monday
Speaker: Ms. Vaishali Thakkur
Thesis Title: Hybrid Quantum Mechanics/Molecular Mechanics Molecular Dynamics: Method Developments and Applications to Drug-Design
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Nisanth N. Nair
Time: May 06, 2024 (Monday), 5:00 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 3rd May, 2024, Friday
Speaker: Ms. Ishani Borthakur
Thesis Title: Reductive Functionalization of C-N and C-O Bonds via Ir(III)-Complex Catalyzed Dehydrogenation of Methanol
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Sabuj K. Kundu
Time: May 03, 2024 (Friday), 5:00 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 01st May, 2024, Wednesday
Speaker: Arghya Sen
Thesis Title: Mechanistic Investigation on the Photostability of Colloidal 2D Perovskite Nanoplate against UV Irradiation and its Potential Remedies
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Pratik Sen
Time: May 01, 2024 (Wednesday), 5:00 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 29th April, 2024, Monday
Speaker: Mr. Parag Tamuly
Thesis Title: De Novo Design and Synthesis of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs), Metal-Organic Nanosheets (MONs) and Porous Organic Polymers (POPs): Application for Iodine Capture and Heterogeneous Catalysis
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. J N Moorthy / Prof. R Gurunath (Co-PI)
Time: April 29, 2024 (Monday), 4:00 p.m.
Venue: Online
Open Seminar on 17th April, 2024, Wednesday
Speaker: Mr. Nikhil Gupt
Thesis Title: Quantum thermodynamic theory of energy conversion and heat control devices
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Arnab Ghosh
Time: April 17, 2024 (Wednesday), 5:00 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 15th April, 2024, Monday
Speaker: Mrs. Sona Tiwari
Thesis Title: Covalent modifiers of cysteine and lysine as therapeutics and probes
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dharmaraja Allimuthu
Time: April 15, 2024 (Monday), 5:00 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 10th April, 2024, Wednesday
Speaker: Mr. Jyotirban Dey
Thesis Title: Exploring the Factors Governing Nanoscale Plasmon-Exciton Coupling and the Applications of Strongly Coupled Plexciton Hybrids
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Manabendra Chandra
Time: April 10, 2024 (Wednesday), 5:00 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 3rd April, 2024, Wednesday
Speaker: Ms. Shreya Rastogi
Thesis Title: Computational Studies of Catalytic Aspects of Ornithine Decarboxylase Enzymes in Aqueous Medium
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Amalendu Chandra
Time: April 03, 2024 (Wednesday), 5:00 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 1st April, 2024, Monday
Speaker: Mr. Abhilash Chandra
Thesis Title: Structure, Dynamics and Vibrational Sum Frequency Generation Spectroscopy of Aqueous Solutions at Interfaces with Air, Alcohols and Lipids
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Amalendu Chandra
Time: April 01, 2024 (Monday), 5:00 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 20th March, 2024, Wednesday
Speaker: Ms. Monika Ahlawat
Thesis Title: Metal Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals: Ligand Engineering Towards Stability and Photocatalysis
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Vishal Govind Rao
Time: March 20, 2024 (Wednesday), 5:00 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 18th March, 2024, Monday
Speaker: Mr. Manish Kumar
Thesis Title: Organic Polymer-based Photo/Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution and C-H activation Reactions
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Manas K. Ghorai
Time: March 18, 2024 (Monday), 3:00 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 13th March, 2024, Wednesday
Speaker: Ms. Nidhi Garg
Thesis Title: [Ir]- and [Co]-catalyzed (de)hydrogenation and transfer hydrogenation reactions
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Basker Sundararaju
Time: March 13, 2024 (Wednesday), 5:00 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 6th March, 2024, Wednesday
Speaker: Mr. Bharat Singh
Thesis Title: Ring-Opening Cyclization (ROC) of Activated Aziridines and _spiro_-Epoxy Oxindoles: Synthesis of 1,4-Oxazines, Azepino[4,5-_b_]indoles, and Polyheterocyclic _spiro_-Oxindoles.
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Manas K. Ghorai
Time: March 06, 2024 (Wednesday), 5:00 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 1st March, 2024, Friday
Speaker: Ms. Ritu Gupta
Thesis Title: Electrochemically Grafted Nanoscale Molecular Layers Towards Electronics and Spintronics Applications
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Prakash Chandra Mondal
Time: March 01, 2024 (Friday), 5:00 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 14th February, 2024, Wednesday
Speaker: Mr. Vishal Chourasia
Thesis Title: Naphthyridine-Pyrazole Functionalized Protic Metal Complexes for (De)hydrogenation Reactions
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Jitendra K. Bera
Time: February 14, 2024 (Wednesday), 5:00 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 12th February, 2024, Monday
Speaker: Ms. Sikha Gupta
Thesis Title: Synthesis and characterization of High valent Mn species: Journey towards the structural mimic of Photosystem II
Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Apparao Draksharapu
Time: February 12, 2024 (Monday), 5:00 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 31st January, 2024, Wednesday
Speaker: Ms. Ayushi Awasthi
Thesis Title: Beyond the Oxidation State Ceiling: High-valent Ni species with Redox active ligands
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Apparao Draksharapu
Time: 31st January, 2024 (Wednesday), 5:00 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 29th January, 2024, Monday
Speaker: Mr. Sourav Pal
Thesis Title: Development of Non-heme Iron Complexes Toward Dioxygen Activation and Catalysis
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Jitendra K. Bera
Time: 29th January, 2024 (Monday), 5:00 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 24th January, 2024, Wednesday
Speaker: Saikat Pal
Thesis Title: Proton Responsive 3d Metal Complexes for Catalytic (De)hydrogenation Reactions
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Jitendra K. Bera
Time: 24th January, 2024 (Wednesday), 5:00 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 17th January, 2024, Wednesday
Speaker: Mr. Rakesh Kumar
Thesis Title: Spectroscopic trapping and reactivity of structural and functional mimics of metalloenzymes
Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Apparao Draksharapu
Time: 17th January, 2024 (Wednesday), 5:00 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 15th January, 2024, Monday
Speaker: Mr. Deepak Kumar
Thesis Title: Probing the Cell Envelope Permeability and Drug Transport across Gram-negative Bacteria Escherichia coli under Stressful Conditions using Second Harmonic Generation Spectroscopy
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Manabendra Chandra
Time: 15th January, 2024 (Monday), 5:00 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 10th January, 2024, Wednesday
Speaker: Ms. Anju Mishra
Thesis Title: Ru/Co-Catalyzed C-C and C-N Bond Formation Reactions by Utilizing Alcohols as an Alkylating Agent
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Sabuj K. Kundu
Time: 10th January, 2024 (Wednesday), 5:00 p.m.
Venue: FB-426
Open Seminar on 8th January, 2024, Monday
Speaker: Mr. Manmohan
Thesis Title: Total Synthesis of Xiamycin D, E, _17-epi_ Austalide S, and Mallotojaponin C
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. D. H. Dethe
Time: 8th January, 2024 (Monday), 5:00 p.m.
Venue: FB-426