Designation : Director
Present Address : CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology (CSIR-NEIST), Jorhat, Assam, India
Phone and fax : +91 376 2370012; +91 376 2370011
Mobile : +91 9435499986
Email : [email protected], [email protected] and [email protected]
Academic Background
REVIEWER-SHIP
Present Address : CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology (CSIR-NEIST), Jorhat, Assam, India
Phone and fax : +91 376 2370012; +91 376 2370011
Mobile : +91 9435499986
Email : [email protected], [email protected] and [email protected]
Academic Background
- B. Sc. 1979: Osmania University, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
- M. Sc. 1981: Kakatiya University, Warangal, Andhra Pradesh, India
- PhD 1988: Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India (Title:“Phototransformations of Oxygen and Nitrogen Heterocycles” and Supervisor: Professor M. V. George)
- Department of Chemistry, IIT Kanpur, India: March 1988 – Sept. 1988
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Wurzburg, Germany (Alexander von Humboldt Fellow): March 1992 – Dec. 1993
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA:April 1997-March 1998
- Scientist B (Oct. 1988 – Sept. 1991): Regional Research Laboratory (CSIR), Trivandrum
- Scientist C (Oct. 1991 – Sept. 1996): Regional Research Laboratory (CSIR), Trivandrum
- Scientist E I (Oct. 1996 – Dec. 2001): Regional Research Laboratory (CSIR), Trivandrum
- Visiting Scientist (April 1997 – March 1998 and Nov. – Dec. 2001): School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA
- Visiting Scientist (January–May 2000; April – July 2001; July 2002; Nov. – Dec. 2004; Sept. – Oct. 2005):Institute of Pharmacy, University of Mainz, Germany
- Scientist E II (Jan. 2002–Dec. 2005): National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR), Trivandrum
- Scientist F (Jan. 2006–August 2010): National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR), Trivandrum
- Scientist G/ Chief Scientist (September 2010-October 2013): National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR), Trivandrum
- Head, Chemical Sciences and Technology Division (September 2010-October 2013): National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR), Trivandrum
- Director (October 2013-to-date) CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat, Assam
- Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI), Bangalore
- Indian Photobiology Society, Calcutta
- IUPAC Affiliate membership, United Kingdom
- Indian Society for Radiation and Photochemical Sciences (ISRAPS)
- Society for Free Radical Research in India (SFRR-India)
- Material Research Society of India (MRSI), Bangalore
- DNA Society of India, Calcutta
- American Chemical Society, USA
- Foreign Subject Expert Member (2012): School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Michigan Technological University, USA to Evaluate the Promotion of Faculty Members of the Rank of Full Professor
- International Expert, Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (2012): Review of the research proposals submitted for funding by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology under FCT Programme
- Subject Expert Committee Member (2013-2015): Women Scientists Scheme, Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India
- Expert Committee Member (2014-2015): Department of Science and Technology, (DST) Govt. of India for the Mega Project “Ethno Medicinal Research Centre (EMRC) of the North Eastern Region” established at Manipur
- State Selection Committee Member for National Awards (2014-2016) Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Industries and Commerce Departments of Government of Assam, Dispur
- Chairman of the Advisory Committee (2014-2016): Research and Development of North- Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd (NEEPCO), Shillong, Megalaya
- Governing Body Member (2013-2016) of the Jorhat Science Centre & Planetarium, Joraht, Assam
- Scientific Advisory Committee Member (2014-2016) of the Research and Development Centre of M/S Amalgamated Plantations Private Limited (APPL) - A Tata Enterprise, Guwahati
- Governing Council Member (2014-2015) of the Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD), a DBT Institute, Imphal, Manipur
- Senate Council Member of AcSIR (2014-2016): The Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR, New Delhi
- Project Advisory Committee Member (PAC) of the Organic and Medicinal Chemistry and Chemical Technology (2015-2018): Human Resource Development Group of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi
- Board of Studies Member for Information Science Cluster (2015-2018) including Interdisciplinary Studies for Law, Humanities, Humanities and management Sciences of Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi
- Advisory Member of the Expert Committee (2015-2016) Constituted for Establishment of Biotechnology Park / Incubator in Manipur, Directorate of Science and Technology, Government of Manipur
- Council Member of the Assam Science, Technology and Environment (2015-2018): Department of Science and Technology, Government of Assam, Dispur
- Research Advisory Committee Member (2015-2018): Environment and Forest Department, Government of Assam, Dispur
- Project Advisory Committee Member (PAC Co-opted Member) of the Organic Chemistry (2015-2018): Science Engineering Research Board (SERB) of the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
- Management Council Member (2016-2018): CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CSIR-CECRI), Karaikudi, Tamilnadu
- Scientific Advisory Council Member (2015-2018): The Tockloi Tea Research Institute (TRA), Tea Research Association of India, Jorhat, Assam
- Governing Body Member (2016-2018): The Ambedkar Centre for Career Guidance, Jorhat, Assam
- National Committee Member on Higher Education (2017-2018): Confederation of Indian Industry, New Delhi
- Scientific Advisory Council Member (2017-2020): The Rain Forest Research Institute, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Govt of India
- Chairman of the Advisory Committee (2017-2019): Research and Development of the North- Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd (NEEPCO), Government of India Enterprise, Shillong, Megalaya
- Expert Committee Member (2017-2020): Department of Biotechnology (DBT) Govt. of India for the Mega Project on “Demonstration of Cultivation, Processing and Value Addition of Selected Aromatic Crops in Bundelkhand Region”
- Research Council Member (2017-2020): CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI), Nagpur, Maharashtra
- Research Council Member (2017-2020): CSIR-Indian Institute for Integrative Medicine (CSIR-IIIM), Jammu, Jammu and Srinagar
- Chairman, Organizing Committee of the Material Research Society of India (MRSI) National Symposium, on Advanced Materials for Sustainable Applications, held at CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat, during February, 18-20, 2016 (around 450 participants attended the symposium).
- Chairman, Organizing Committee of the National Symposium –cum-Workshop, on NER Coals & Minerals: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities, held at CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat, during October 30-31, 2014 (around 200 participants attended the symposium)
- Chairman, Organizing Committee of the CRSI National Symposium in Chemistry held at CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat, during July 10-12, 2014 (around 400 participants attended the symposium)
- Advisory Committee Member of the International Conference on “Harnessing the sub-Himalayan Plant diversity for Human Welfare”, as a part of our Golden Jubilee celebration of the Dibrugarh University, March 2015
- Advisory Committee Member Conference on “Recent Trends in Fundamental and Applied Chemical Sciences”, Dibrugarh University, November 19-21, 2014
- Convener, 14th CRSI National Symposium in Chemistry & 6th CRSI-RSC Symposium in Chemistry held at CSIR-NIIST, Trivandrum during February 02-05, 2012 (around 300 participants attended the symposium)
- Convener, 5th Mid-Year CRSI Symposium held at CSIR-NIIST, Trivandrum during July 23-24, 2010 (around 300 participants attended the symposium)
- Co-convener, Trivandrum International Conference on Recent Trends in Photochemical Sciences held during January 5-7, 2004 at Kovalam, Trivandrum (around 150 participants attended the conference)
- Chairman and Member of various Committees of CSIR-NIIST, Trivandrum: (Advisory, Vision, Patents, Website, Hindi, ISTAG, News Letter, Technical and Purchase, Library, Safety etc)
REVIEWER-SHIP
- Reviewer of high impact journals in the interdisciplinary areas of chemistry & biology as well as chemistry & materials science. Some of these include Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Journal of American Chemical Society, Chemistry A European Journal, Journal of Organic Chemistry, Journal of Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry. Langmuir, Current Science, Chemistry an Asian Journal, Chemical Reviews, Chemical Society Reviews, Supramolecular Chemistry, Organic Letters, Journal Physics Letters, Photochemistry and Photobiology, Journal of Material Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Macromolecules, Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics ChemBioChem, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology, Advanced Materials, Advanced Functional Materials, Nature Scientific Reports, Nature Medicine, Nature Photochemistry, etc.
- Reviewer of Text Book on Organic Chemistry by R. T. Morrison, R. N. Boyd and S. K. Bhattacharjee, 7th Edition, Publishers: Pearson Education, 2010
- Reviewer of the PhD Theses submitted to Various Universities and Institutions and some of these include: Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore; IIT, Bombay; IIT, Kanpur; Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai; Kakatiya University, Warangal; Osmania University, Hyderabad; Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupati; Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam; Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), Cochin; Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia and RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
- Reviewer of the Research Proposals submitted to Funding Agencies such as Department of Science and Technology, Board of Research Nuclear Science, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Biotechnology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and University Grants Commission