Sk Imran Ali

Assistant Professor

Department: Department of Chemistry
Phone Number: 9732289832
Institutional E-Mail: skimranchem18@klyuniv.ac.in
Web URL: https://klyuniv.ac.in/professors/sk-imran-ali/
Educational Qualifications:
Postdoc: Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden (2015 – 2017)
PhD: University of Bayreuth, Bayern, Germany (2009 – 2014)
M.Sc.: I.I.T. Madras, Chennai, India (2007 – 2009)
B.Sc.: Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, Narendrapur (Affiliated to Calcutta University), Kolkata, India (2003-2006)
Teaching Experience:
✤ Visiting Faculty (June, 2024): University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Bayern, Germany
✤ Assistant Professor (2018 – till date): University of Kalyani, West Bengal, India.
✤ Assistant Professor (2017 – 2018): Moyna College (Affiliated to Vidyasagar University), West Bengal, India.
➔ Ph.D. course:
Chemistry of Water and Wastewater Treatment
Basics of X-ray Crystallography and Structure Determination
➔ M.Sc. course:
Atomic Absorption and Atomic Emission Spectroscopy
Molecular Absorption and X-ray Spectroscopy
Mass Spectroscopic Analysis
Elements of Electrochemistry
Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy
X-ray Crystallography
Electroanalytical Techniques
Structure Determination from X-ray Diffraction Data
Collaborative Programs
Prof. (dr.) Mats Johnsson, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Prof. (dr.) Sander van Smaalen, Laboratory of Crystallography, University of Bayreuth, Bayern, Germany
Prof. (dr.) G. Ranga Rao, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Dr. Reinhard Kremer, Max Plank Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany
Dr. Swastik Mondal, Principal Scientist, Functional Materials and Devices Division, CSIR-CGCRI, Jadavpur, Kolkata, India
Dr. Ekramul Islam, Department of Microbiology, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, West Bengal, India
Dr. Surya Narayan Pradhan, School of Life Science, Sambalpur University, Sambalpur, Odisha, India
Dr. Siriyara J. Prathapa, BRUKER INDIA Scientific Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Dr. Kakali Sen, Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, University of Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal, India
Dr. Nayim Sepay, Department of Chemistry, Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Dr. Priyabrata Banerjee, Principal Scientist, CSIR- Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI), Durgapur, West Bengal, India
Dr. Supratim Mondal, Department of Microbiology, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, West Bengal, India
Dr. Asmita Samaddar, Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, University of Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal, India
Research Area:
✤ Materials / Nanomaterials for Energy Applications
✤ Studies on Photocatalytic and Adsorptive Properties
✤ Crystal Chemistry at different Pressure and Temperature
✤ Ionic liquid-derived Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Co-Crystal
✤ Photocatalytic and Electrocatalytic Organic Synthesis
Administrative Experiences
✤ Member of the Governing Body (GB) of Hazi A.K. Khan College, Murshidabad (Affiliated to University of Kalyani) (2025 –)
✤ In-Charge of Analytical Chemistry Section, Department of Chemistry, University of Kalyani (2019 – 2021; 2025 –)
✤ Member of the ‘Research Advisory Council’ & ‘Research & Development Cell’, University of Kalyani (Jan 2025 –)
✤ In-Charge of Departmental Single-crystal X-ray Diffractometer, Department of Chemistry, University of Kalyani (2022 – )
✤ In-Charge of Departmental Electrochemical Workstation, Department of Chemistry, University of Kalyani (2022 – )
✤ Member of ‘Cultural and reception Sub-Committee’ in the University of Kalyani (Jan 2022)
✤ Member of the ‘Glory of the University Committe’ for the 1st Academic Festival, University of Kalyani (Mar 2019)
✤ Member of ‘Citation and Documentation Sub-Committee’, University of Kalyani (Sep 2018)
✤ Head of the Department of Chemistry, Moyna College (Aug 2017 – Jul 2018)
✤ ‘Controller of the Examination under CBCS system’, Moyna College (Aug 2017 – Jul 2018)
✤ Convenor of ‘National Mission on Education through ICT (NMEICT)’ in Moyna College (Aug 2017 – Jul 2018)
✤ ‘Supervisor of the B.A. / B.Sc. / B. Com. Part II University Examination’ in Moyna College (Jun 2018 – Jul 2018)
List of Publications(Peer-Reviewed)
✤ B. Sen, D. Karmakar, D. Kundu, A. Banik, N. Sepay, P. Banerjee, U. Deshpande, S. I. Ali*, “Growth and Characterization of Arsenic-based Polymorphs of Co2AsO4F: Visible-Light-Induced Photocatalytic Dye degradation, Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution and Catalytic Solvent-free Sustainable Knoevenagel Condensation”, Inorg. Chem. (2026) DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6c02902
✤ S. Biswas, S. Sk, S. Das, S. Mondal, S. I. Ali*, S. Mandal*, M. Bera*, “Dinuclear Zinc(II) Complexes as Metallo-beta-Lactamase Inhibitors with Antibiofilm Activity against MDR Gram-Negative Bacteria”, ACS Applied Biomaterials (2026), 9, 6983.
✤ S. Paul, D. Karmakar, A. Banik, L. Haque, U. Das, S. I. Ali* “Carbon-doped M3Sb4O6F6 (M: Co, Ni) and its application towards adsorptive removal of Cr(VI) and Antioxidant activity”, Inorganica Chimica Acta (2026), 602, 123346.
✤ N. Sepay*, A. Alarifi, N. Sepay, S. J. Abbas, A. S. Haidyrah, S. I. Ali,* M. Afzal*, “Exploration of the geometry-dependent nature of dπ-dπ bonding of Pd(0)-Hg(II) and its effect on the solid-state properties”, ES Chemistry and Sustainability (2026), 7, 2291.
✤ B. Sen, S. Paul, A. Banik, N. Basak, N. Dutta, N. Sepay, U. Das, E. Islam, S. I. Ali*, “pH-driven Hydrothermal Synthesis of Leiteite ZnAs₂O₄: Structure, Characterization, and Multifunctional Applications including Photocatalytic Dye Degradation, Catalytic Organic Transformation, Anti-bacterial and Anti-oxidant properties”, ACS Org. Inorg. AU (2026), 6, 346.
✤ S. J. Abbas, S. Yesmin, S. Mehmood, P. Liao, F. Bibi, S. K. Vittala, N. Sepay, S. I. Ali, Q. Zhang, Y. Hung, W. Ma, “Advanced Graphitic Carbon Nitride-Based Materials for Biomedical Applications: Theoretical and Experimental Aspects”, Next Materials (2026), 12, 102334.
✤ T. Roy, S. Mainak, A. A. Chowdhury, S. Paul, N. Basak, A. Bhattacharjee, S. I. Ali, A. Biswas, E. Islam*, “Functional textile dyeing with microbial pigments from Serratia sp. EIKU25 using agro-waste derived bio-mordants within a circular economy framework”, Bioresour. Technol. Rep. (2026), 34, 102797.
✤ S. Das, D. Karmakar, A. Banik, S. I. Ali*, “Non-centrosymmetric helical Se3 and a second polymorph β-Nb2Se3: Synthesis, crystal structure and its impact on photocatalytic methylene blue degradation, adsorptive removal of heavy metals and antioxidant activity”, Inorg. Chem. (2026), 65, 3940–3956.
✤ U. Datta, S. I. Ali*, “Design, Hydrothermal Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Antioxidant Properties of Non-Centrosymmetric SbF3”, ChemistrySelect (2026), 11, e05470. [Awarded best poster in ICBS – 2026 at Surendranath College, Kolkata]
✤ B. Sen, S. Das, A. Chakrovorty, D. Karmakar, M. Malecka, A. Samadder*, S. J. Abbas, N. Sepay*, G. Ranga Rao, S. I. Ali*, “Ionic liquid-derived organic-inorganic co-crystal: Synthesis, crystal structure and its applications towards dye removal and anti-diabetic activities ”, Inorg. Chem. (2025), 64, 22631.
✤ S. Das, S. I. Ali*, “Non-centrosymmetric ZnSO4.Zn(OH)2: Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and its applications towards Photocatalytic Methylene Blue Degradation and Solvent-Free Knoevenagel Condensation Reaction”, Inorg. Chem. Commun. (2025), 181, 115263.
✤ S. Das, B. Sen, N. Basak, D. Karmakar, U. Deshpande, E. Islam, S. I. Ali*, “Designing of non-metal doped ZnSb2O4-based composites towards enhanced Photocatalytic, Catalytic Performance and Antibacterial Studies”, Cryst. Growth & Des. (2025), 25, 5960 – 5978. [Awarded best poster in MMB – 2025 at Kalyani University]
✤ S. Biswas, S. Sk, S. Das, I. Das, S. Bandyopadhyay, S. Mondal, S. I. Ali*, S. Mandal*, M. Bera*, “Design and Synthesis of Bimetallic Cu(II) Compounds as Potent Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Agents with Metallo- β -Lactamase Inhibitory Activityagainst Multidrug Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa”, Chem. Eur. J. (2025), 31, e202501313.
✤ S. Das, S. Paul, D. Kundu, N. Basak, N. Dutta, T. Dutta, U. Das, P. Banerjee, E. Islam, S. I. Ali*, “Hydrothermal Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Thermal Studies of CuSb6O8(SO4)2 and its Applications towards Dye Management, Hydrogen Evolution Reaction and Antibacterial Studies”, Inorg. Chem. (2025), 64, 8283 – 8301.
✤ S. Paul, S. Das, N. Sepay, N. Basak, B. Sen, E. Islam, U. Das, S. van Smaalen, S. J. Abbas, S. I. Ali*, “Acentric Order-Disorder Zn3Sb4CO6F6: Crystal Structure, Dye Degradation, Cr(VI) Removal, Antibacterial Activity and Catalytic C-C Bond Formation”, Inorg. Chem. (2025), 64, 2649 – 2688.
✤ S. Paul, S. Das, D. Kundu, N. Basak, B. Sen, P. Banerjee, P. Krukowski, P. Rudra, E. Islam, T. Dutta, A. P. Chattopadhyay, S. I. Ali*, “Hydrothermal Synthesis and Characterization of FeSbO2F2 nanoparticle and its Applications towards Hydrogen Evolution Reaction, Dye management and Bacterial Disinfection Studies”, Inorg. Chem. Commun. (2025), 175, 114073.
✤ S. Paul, B. Sen, N. Basak, S. Das, P. Rudra, N. Chakraborty, E. Islam, S. Mondal, S. J. Abbas, S. I. Ali*, “Hydrothermal Synthesis, Characterization of Co3Sb4O6F6 and Carbon doped Co3Sb4O6F6 and their Application towards Photocatalytic Dye Degradation, Adsorption, Catalytic Knoevenagel Condensation and Bacterial Disinfection”, J. Mol. Struct. (2025), 1321, 140006.
✤ N. Basak, A. A. Chowdhury, S. Paul, T. Roy, S. I. Ali, E. Islam*, “Burkholderia sp. EIKU24-derived selenium nanoparticles: Characterization, multifunctional bioactivities and their role in sustainable rice cultivation against arsenic stress”, Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology (2025), 66, 103575.
✤ A. A. Chowdhury, N. Basak, T. Roy, S. Paul, A. N. Yadav, S. I. Ali, E. Islam*, “Production optimization and potential bioactivities of biosurfactant from PET surfacedwelling oligotrophic Bacillus sp. EIKU23”, Current Microbiology (2025), 82, 113 – 130.
✤ S. Paul, S. Das, N. Sepay, N. Basak, B. Sen, E. Islam, S. Van Smaalen, S. I. Ali*, “Order-Disorder Structure in Ni3Sb4CO6F6: Synthesis, Characterization and its Applications towards Photocatalytic Dye Degradation and Antibacterial Activities”, Cryst. Growth & Des. (2024), 24, 9110 – 9125.
✤ S. Das, B. Sen, S. Sarkar, I. Das, N. Sepay, S. Paul, S. Mandal, A. Roy, M. Malecka, S. J. Abbas, G. R. Rao, V. Badathala, S. I. Ali*, “Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Polyoxotungstate-Decorated Ionic Liquid-Based Hybrid Material, [BmIm]4[SiW12O40] towards Rapid Adsorption of Dye and Antibacterial Activities”, Inorg. Chem. (2024), 63, 18448-18467.
✤ B. Sen, S. Paul, P. Krukowski, D. Kundu, S. Das, P. Banerjee, M. Malecka, S. J. Abbas, S. I. Ali*, “CuAs2O4: Design, Hydrothermal Synthesis, Crystal Structure, Photocatalytic Dye Degradation, Hydrogen Evolution Reaction, Knoevenagel Condensation Reaction and Thermal Studies”, Inorg. Chem. (2024), 63, 2919–2933.
✤ S. Das, S. Paul, B. Sen, P. Rudra, S. Mondal, S. I. Ali*, ”Development of Sb4O5Cl2@NbSe2 Composite: The Impact of 2H-NbSe2 Nanoparticles on Sb4O5Cl2 and Their Application for the Removal of Cr(VI)/Fe(III) and Methyl Orange from Wastewater”, Inorg. Chem. (2024), 63, 2709-2724.
✤ S. Paul, S. Das, N. Sepay, B. Sen, S. I. Ali*, “Unraveling an unusual Covalent C-Sb Bond Formation in Co3Sb4CO6F6 Pseudo-Superstructure”, Cryst. Growth & Des. (2024), 24, 2959-2968.
✤ S. J. Abbas *, S. Yesmin, S. K. Vittala, N. Sepay, F. Xia, S. I. Ali, W. Chang, Y. Hung, W. Ma, “Target Bioconjugation of Protein through Chemical, Molecular Dynamics, and Artificial Intelligence Approaches”, Metabolites (2024), 14, 668.
✤ R. Mahato, D. Behera, B. Patra, S. Das, K. Lakra, S. N. Pradhan*, S. J. Abbas, S. I. Ali*, ”Plant-based Natural Products in Cancer Therapeutics”, J. Drug Target. (2024), 32, 365-380.
✤ U. Ghosal, R. Paul, S. I. Ali, P. Sarkar, K. Sen*, ”Starch spectra of Ampelopteris prolifera (Retz.) Copel, a new addition to the existing lexicon and its comparison with a local potato cultivar (Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Kufri Jyoti)”, Int. J. Biol. Macromol. (2024), 266, 131163 – 131180.
✤ T. Roy, N. Basak, S. Mainak, S. Das, S. I. Ali, E. Islam* ”Burkholderia sp. EIKU21 mediated synthesis of biogenic ZnO nanoparticle-based pigment for development of antibacterial cotton fabric through nanocoating”, Biomass Convers. Biorefin. (2024), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-024-05694-z.
✤ S. Das, S. Paul, B. Sen, S. J. Prathapa, S. J. Abbas, A. P. Chattopadhyay, S. I. Ali*, ”Design, Synthesis, Crystal structure and Thermal Studies of Ni0.779SbF3(SO4): A New Electrode Material for Electrochemical Supercapacitors”, Cryst. Growth & Des. (2023), 23, 8270-8282.
✤ S. J. Abbas, S. Yesmin, F. Xia, S. I. Ali, Z. Xiao*, W. Tana, “Oligonucleotide nanoassemblies with allyl bromide scaffold-based small molecules”, Discover Nano (2023), 18, 81 – 85.
✤ B. Sen, S. Paul, S. Das, A. P. Chattopadhyay, S. I. Ali*, “Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Photocatalytic Studies of new Oxyfluoride Cu5AsO5F5”, J. Mol. Struct. (2023), 1286, 135610 – 135621.
✤ N. A. Sk, S. I. Ali, S. Bijani*, “Synthesis of aromatic carbamate via palladium catalyzed reductive carbonylation reaction of Nitro benzene: An alternative approach with different nucleophiles other than MeOH.” J. Organomet. Chem. (2023), 990, 122651-122657.
✤ S. Paul, B. Sen, N. Basak, N. Chakraborty, K. Bhakat, S. Das, E. Islam, S. Mondal, S. J. Abbas, S. I. Ali*, “Zn3Sb4O6F6 and KI-doped Zn3Sb4O6F6: A Metal Oxyfluoride System for Photocatalytic Activity, Knoevenagel condensation, and Bacterial Disinfection.” Inorg. Chem. (2023), 62, 1032-1046. [Awarded best poster in EDCS 2024 at Kalyani University]
✤ S. Paul, B. Sen, S. Das, S. J. Abbas, S. N. Pradhan, K. Sen, S. I. Ali* “Incarnation of bioplastics: recuperation of plastic pollution”, Int. J. Environ. Anal. Chem. (2023), 103, 8217-8240.
✤ B. Sen, S. Paul, S. I. Ali* “Review on double-edged sword nature of arsenic: Its path of exposure, problems, detections, and possible removal techniques”, Int. J. Environ. Anal. Chem. (2023), 103, 2512-2532.
✤ N. A. Sk, B. Sen, S. J. Abbas, S. I. Ali*, “Synthesis, Crystal Structure Determination and Electrochemistry of Homoleptic Pd(0) Complexes Supported by Normal and Abnormal N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands.” J. Chem. Crystallogr. (2023), 53, 217-227.
✤ A. K. Mohanta, B. Patra, S. K. Deep, S. I. Ali, S. N. Pradhan*, C. Sahoo, “Recent advancements in utilization of municipal solid waste for the invention of biproducts: The framework for low income countries”. J. East China Univ. Sci. Technol. (2022), 65, 422-435.
✤ S. Paul, B. Sen, N. Chakraborty, S. Das, S. Mondal, A. P. Chattopadhyay, S. I. Ali* “pH-regulated hydrothermal synthesis, characterization of Sb4O5X2 (X=Br / Cl) and its use for the dye degradation of methyl orange both with and without light illumination”, RSC Adv. (2022), 12, 8374-8384.
✤ B. Sen, S. Paul , K. K. Bhowmik, S. N. Pradhan, S. I. Ali* “Development of Novel Respiratory Face Masks Prepared from Banana Stem Fiber Against Bio-Aerosols: An Eco- Friendly Approach”, Lett. Appl. NanoBioScience (2021), 10, 1993-2002.
✤ S. I. Ali, R. K. Kremer, H. Skogby, M. Johnsson, “Synthesis and Magnetic Properties of the Ternary Oxofuoride Fe3Sb4O6F6”, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. (2020), 2020, 3746-3752.
✤ S. I. Ali*, S. Lidin, M. Johnsson, “Crystal structure of the disordered non centrosymmetric compound Fe0.43Mo2.56SbO9.5”, Crystals (2019), 9, 40-48.
✤ S. Dey, A. Schoenleber , S. Mondal, S. I. Ali, S. van Smaalen* “Role of steric hindrance in the crystal packing of the Z’ = 4 superstructure of trimethyltin hydroxide”, Cryst. Growth & Des. (2018), 18, 1394-1400.
✤ S. I. Ali, W. Zhang, P. S. Halasyamani, M. Johnsson*, “Zn3Sb4O6F6: Hydrothermal synthesis, Crystal Structure and Nonlinear Optical Properties”, J. Solid State Chem. (2017), 256, 158-161.
✤ S. I. Ali, R. K. Kremer, M. Johnsson*, “Hydrothermal Synthesis of the Oxofuoride FeSbO2F2 – An Antiferromagnetic Spin S = 5/2 Compound”, Inorg. Chem. (2017), 56, 4663-4668.
✤ S. J. Abbas, P. V. R. K. Ramacharyulu, H. Lo, S. I. Ali, S. Ke*, “A catalytic approach to synthesis of PLP analogs and other environmental protocols in a single-handed CaO/TiO2 green nanoparticle”, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental (2017), 210, 276-290.
✤ S. I. Ali,* R. K. Kremer, M. Johnsson, “Hydrothermal synthesis and magnetic characterization of the quaternary oxide CoMo2Sb2O10 oxide”, Inorg. Chem. (2016), 55, 11490-11496.
✤ S. I. Ali, M. Johnsson, “Antimony Oxofuorides – a synthesis concept that yield phase pure samples and single crystals”, Dalton Trans. (2016), 45, 12167-12173.
✤ H. Svengren, N. Torapava, I. Athanassiadis, S. I. Ali, M. Johnsson,* “A transition metal oxofluoride offering advantages in electrocatalysis and potential use in applications”, Faraday Discuss. (2016), 188, 481-498.
✤ S. Mondal, E. Bykova, S. Dey, S. I. Ali, N. Dubrovinskaia, L. Dubrovinsky, G. Parakhonskiy, S. van Smaalen*, “Disorder and defects are not intrinsic to boron carbide”, Sci. Report. (2016), 6, 19330-19336.
✤ S. I. Ali, S. Mondal, S. van Smaalen*, “Synthesis, Superstructure and Vacancy-Ordering in 2H-CuxTa1+ySe2 (x, y = 0.52, 0 and 0.16, 0.08)” Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. (2015), 641, 464-469.
✤ S. I. Ali, S. van Smaalen,* “Synthesis, single crystal X-ray structure of Cu3TaSe4 and comparative studies with other Cu3MX4 (M = V, Nb, Ta; X = S, Se, Te)”, Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem., (2014), 640, 931-934.
✤ L. Noohinejad, S. Mondal, S. I. Ali, S. Dey, S. van Smaalen, A. Schoenleber,* “Resonance stabilized partial proton transfer in hydrogen bonds of incommensurate Phenazine chloroanilic acid”, Acta Crystallographica Section B, (2014), 71, 228-234.
✤ L. Noohinejad, S. Mondal, A. Woelfel, S. I. Ali, A. Schoenleber, S. van Smaalen,* “Ferroelectricity of phenazine-chloranilic acid at T = 100 K”, Journal of Chemical Crystallography (2014), 44, 387-393.
✤ M. Bykova, J. Zhang, A. Schoenleber , A. Woelfel, S. I. Ali, S. van Smaalen,* R. Glaum , H. Koo, M. Whangbo, P. Reuvekamp, J. M. Law, C. Hoch, and R. K. Kremer, “Spin-Peierls distortions in TiPO4”, Phys. Rev. B. (2013), 88, 184420.
✤ S. I. Ali, S. Mondal, S. J Prathapa, S. van Smaalen,* S. Zoerb, B. Harbrecht, “Self-Intercalation and Vacancy-Ordering in 6R-CuxTa1+yS2 (x 0.23, y = 0, 0.06)”, Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem., (2012), 638, 2625-2631.
✤ P. Bandyopadhyay,* S. Jha, S. I. Ali, “Picolyl Alkyl Amines As Novel Tyrosinase Inhibitors: Influence of Hydrophobicity and Substitution”, J. Agric. Food Chem., (2009), 57, 9780-9786
Invited Lecture / Session Chaired
✤ Invited Talk: “Global Conference on Sensors & Artificial Intelligence Learning” held on April 16–19, 2026, at Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, Narendrapur, Kolkata-700102 by SAIL Society.
✤ Invited Talk: “International Conference on Advance Chemical and Material Science (ACMS-2026)” held on April 12–14, 2026, at Jadavpur University Campus, Kolkata-700032, by Centre for Education Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CEIE), Kolkata.
✤ Chairperson: “International Conference on Advance Chemical and Material Science (ACMS-2026)” held on April 12–14, 2026, at Jadavpur University Campus, Kolkata-700032, by Centre for Education Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CEIE), Kolkata.
✤ Talk: “International Conference on Functional Materials” (ICFM-2026) held on 5-7th January 2026, by Material Science Centre, IIT Kharagpur.
✤ Invited Talk: “International Conference on Renewable Energy Technologies and Bio Sustainability” (ICRETBS-2025) held on 22-24th March 2025, by Centre for Education Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CEIE), Kolkata.
✤ Invited Talk: University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany, 2024.
✤ Invited Talk: “National Conference on Industrial Pollution & Environment” (NCIPE-2024) held on 18-19th March 2024, Sambalpur University, Sambalpur-768019, India
✤ Invited Talk: “Recent Trends in Chemical Science and Technology (RTCST-24)” held on March 1-2, 2024, IIT Patna, Patna, Bihar-801106, India
✤ Invited Talk: “National Conference on Emerging Dimensions in Chemical Sciences (EDCS-23)” held on March 28-29, 2023, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, Nadia-741235, India
✤ Resource Person: “National Workshop on Role of Life Sciences in Environmental Sustainability”, held on March 18-19, 2023, Sambalpur University, Sambalpur-768019, India
✤ Resource Person: “Two-day Workshop on Material Characterization Techniques” for college faculties, held on February 02-03, 2023, CSIR-CGCRI, Kolkata – 700032, India
✤ Chairperson: “Entrepreneurship development with economically important seedless vascular plant: An emerging perspective”, University of Kalyani, Nadia, India (2022)
✤ Talk: “Hydrothermal synthesis of CoMo2Sb2O10 and FeSbO2F2”, DGK 2017, Karlsruhe, Germany (2017)
✤ Talk: “Synthesis, Superstructure, and Vacancy-Ordering in 2H-Cu0.52TaSe2”, ECM 28, Warwick, UK (2013)

Membership of Learned Societies

✤ Member of “American Chemical Society (ACS)”
✤ Life member of “Indian Crystallographic Association” in India.
✤ Life member of “Association of Chemistry Teachers’” in India
✤ Member of “European Crystallographic Association (ECA)”

ORCID ID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6148-7228 SCOPUS ID https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=55568824100 Google Scholar ID https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=pm4nDqwAAAAJ&hl=en Notable Activities

✤ Reviewer of National and International Journals
1. Nature Water
2. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
3. ACS Applied Nano Materials
4. Crystal Growth & Design
5. Inorganic Chemistry
6. ACS Sustainable Resource Management
7. ChemistrySelect
8. CrystEngComm
9. Journal of Alloys and Compounds
10. International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry
11. Scientific Reports
12. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids
13. Journal of Cluster Science
14. ARKIVOC
15. ACS Omega
16. Chemistry – An Asian Journal
17. Polyhedron
18. Surface and Interfaces
19. Journal of Molecular Structure
✤ Summer Internee during Masters degree in Hindustan Unilever Research Center, Bangalore, India
✤ Experiences in Synchrotron Radiation Laboratories, DORIS III, Hasylab, DESY, Hamburg, Germany
Hasylab beamline D3, Hasylab beamline F1

Research Supervision

✤ M.Sc. project student:
➔ 2026
Ms. Mandira Majumdar
Ms. Joyeta Karmakar
Mr. Pritam Dey
Ms. Shreya Karmakar
Ms. Sonam Dhara
Mr. Sandip Ghosh
Mr. Mugdha Munshi
Mr. Jhotipriya Das
Ms. Pryatusha Ghosh
Mr. Subarna Dalui
➔ 2025
Ms. Sayantika Das
Mr. Arit Ghosh
Ms. Osmita Nath
Ms. Sangita Halder
Ms. Paushali Sarkar
Mr. Md. Allarakha
Mr. Arindam Baghira
➔ 2024
Ms. Urmisha Datta
Ms. Arunima Patwari
Mr. Prithwy Bhandari
Ms. Sayani Bhattacharjee
Mr. Anwit Ghosh
Mr. Ayan Bera
Ms. Rumana Sultana
Mr. Akash Halder
➔ 2023
Ms. Farzana Rahman
Ms. Shrijoyee Bagchi
Ms. Simran Das
Ms. Suhana Sabnam
Mr. Tanmoy Bera
➔ 2022:
Ms. Sabana Ajmin
Mr. Sofiur Rahaman
Mr. Sourav Barman
Mr. Fahim Sk
➔ 2021:
Mr. Arindam Sarkar
Mr. Debashis Ghosh
Ms. Nibedita Saha
Mr. Saha Tenzim Reja
Mr. Souvik Dutta
Mr. Suprajit Roy
➔ 2020:
Mr. Pritam Dutta
Mr. Tapan Sarkar
Ms. Madhushree Das
Mr. Kaustav Mondal
➔ 2019
Mr. Swaswat Nayek

Scholars Awarded

Sl. No	Name	Current Status
1	Ms. Ankita Banik, (2025 - Ongoing)	Research Topic: Designing multifunctional mixed metal oxides and oxyfluorides for enhanced photocatalytic activities, adsorptive removal of heavy metals and supercapacitive properties
2	Ms. Dipali Karmakar, (2024 - Ongoing)	Research Topic: Structural modulation and development of transition metal oxyhalides and oxo-chalcogenides for photochemical and electrochemical applications.
3	Mr. Bibaswan Sen, (2021 - Ongoing)	Research Topic: Design and evaluation of arsenic-Based transition metal oxide and oxyfluorides for efficient Photocatalytic degradation, electrocatalytic energy conversion.
4	Ms. Sangita Das, (2026 - Thesis Submitted)	Thesis Title: Synthesis, structure and properties of new chalcogen-based materials: Recognition of potential members for mitigating environmental problems.
5	Dr. Sayantani Paul, (Awarded in 2025); Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow at VNIT Nagpur	Thesis Title: Synthesis and characterization of metal oxyhalide based materials suitable for applications in catalysis and antibacterial activities.