More About Me

I was born in the small town of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India in the year 1995. Born in a family full of working people, I had been in the middle of an education oriented environment throughout my childhood, which played a key role in growing a keen interest in science within myself. From an early age, the colorful world of chemistry intrigued me very deeply. Not only chemistry. but also a plethora of fascinating observations in the physical and biological worlds influenced my young mind very similarly. As I grew up, my senses pushed me to shift more towards the interdisciplinary aspects of science, and I eventually chose an applied branch of science in my undergrad studies which provided me a broader exposure towards the interdisciplinary culture of modern research. Maintaining the same course, most of my research works are of a highly interdisciplinary nature, comprehending various aspects from a large array of sciences.

Curriculum Vitae

Education

2019 - Ongoing

PhD in Nanotechnology

Centre for Nanotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Supervisor: Prof. Parameswar K. Iyer

Area of Thesis Work: Next Generation POM-Sandwiched Heterojunctions

with g-C3N4 and N-Doped GO Instigating

Highly Efficient “Mimetic Artificial Photosynthesis”.

CPI: 9.75/10

Course No. Course Title Grade Obtained

EN675 Photovoltaic Devices and Systems AB

NT705 Recent Advances in Nanotechnology AA

NT601 Nano Device: Fabrication, Productization and Patent Writing AA

NT707 Frontiers in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology AS

2016 - 2018

M.Sc. in Materials Science (Nanotechnology)

Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Technology and Engineering,

The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India

Major Research Thesis: “Metal Chalcogenide Based Artificial Leaves for Solar Energy

Harvesting via HER Under Low Power LED”.

Minor Research Thesis: “Extraction of Graphene Oxide from Charred Cotton by Base

Leaching: A Clean Chemical Route”.

Both performed at Nanoscience and Synthetic Leaf Laboratory of Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, West Bengal, India under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Sabyasachi Sarkar.

Percentage : 85.79 CGPA : 9.48/10

Awarded with Gold medal

2012 - 2015

B.Sc. in Industrial Chemistry (Honors)

Department of Industrial & Applied Chemistry,

Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Belur Math, Howrah, West Bengal, India

Affiliated to University of Calcutta

Project Title: “Production of a New Kiln Backwash Powder”, performed at Industrial Products and Natural Resources (IPNR) division of H & R Johnson (India), Mumbai under the supervision of Dr. Dilip Doshi.

Percentage : 88.25

Awarded with Gold medal

Honors & Awards

University Gold Medal for 1st position in B.Sc. (Honors) course, July 2015.
UGC Post-Graduate Merit Scholarship for University Rank Holders for PG Programs – Discontinued at present.
University Distinction and Gold Medal for 1st position in M.Sc. course, July 2018.
Secured highest marks in all papers in all semesters in M.Sc.
Secured All India Rank 68 (AIR – 68) in Engineering Sciences paper (XE) in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) conducted in 2019.
MHRD fellowship for doctoral studies, (January 2020 - December 2020).
Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship for doctoral studies in Interdisciplinary Science through lateral entry channel, December 2020.
Certificate of achievement with Honors (78%) from Rigaku School for Advanced Topics in Practical Crystallography, June 2021.

Research Experiences

Industrial research on refractories at Industrial Products and Natural Resources (IPNR) division of H & R Johnson (India), Mumbai
Tata steel project on “Graphene oxide-air battery” at Nanoscience and Synthetic Leaf Laboratory of Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, West Bengal, India under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Sabyasachi Sarkar.

Institutional Duties

Skilled operator, Zeiss Sigma 300 FESEM, Central Instruments Facility, IIT Guwahati.
Skilled operator, JEOL JSM-7610F FESEM, Centre for Nanotechnology, IIT Guwahati.
Skilled operator, Horiba LabRAM HR Evolution FT-RAMAN spectrometer, Centre for Nanotechnology, IIT Guwahati.
Teacher, PMRF Outreach Program at Pub Kamrup College, Baihata Chariali, Assam.

Skilled operator, Zeiss Sigma 300 FESEM, Central Instruments Facility, IIT Guwahati.
Skilled operator, JEOL JSM-7610F FESEM, Centre for Nanotechnology, IIT Guwahati.
Skilled operator, Horiba LabRAM HR Evolution FT-RAMAN spectrometer, Centre for Nanotechnology, IIT Guwahati.

Teaching & Mentoring Experiences

Mentored 2 M.Sc. thesis projects and 1 B.Tech. thesis project.