Handique Girls' College
সন্দিকৈ ছোৱালী মহাবিদ্যালয়
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Dr. ANUP CHOUDHURY
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Email: anupchoudhury34@gmail.com
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3758-3783
Scopus ID: 59270431500
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=-fRXlXkAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Anup-Choudhury
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnupCho41608152
Current Position
August 2023 - Present
Assistant Professor, Handique Girls’ College, Guwahati, Assam, INDIA
Professional Experience
September 2022 - July 2023
Assistant Professor (Guest), Department of Chemical Sciences, Tezpur University, Assam, INDIA
Education
2022
Ph.D. (Molecular Magnetism), Department of Chemical Sciences, Tezpur University, Assam, INDIA (Supervisor: Dr. Nayanmoni Gogoi)
2016
M.Sc. (Chemistry), Gauhati University, Assam, INDIA
2014
B.Sc. (Chemistry), Bajali College (under Gauhati University), Assam, INDIA
RESEARCH
Research Interests
• Multifunctional Molecular Magnetic Materials
• Chiral Single Molecule Magnets, Single Chain Magnets, Single Molecule Toroics
• Electrochemistry
Research Skills
Solvent distillation and drying, organic synthesis, drug-receptor binding studies, synthesis and characterizations of molecular magnetic materials, characterization of chiral compounds, synthesis and handling of cyanide based compounds, crystallization techniques, spectroscopic and analytical techniques, X-ray diffraction techniques (both powder and single crystal), magnetic and electrical measurements, SQUID analysis, solving crystal structures (WinGX, Mercury, ORTEP, Diamond), computational calculations (ORCA package, CASSCF-NEVPT2) etc.
Research Projects
Development of Electric-field Modulated Chiral Multifunctional Magnetic Materials
Funding agency: Institutional Seed Research Grant (ISRG), Handique Girls´ College, Guwahati
Duration: 2024-2026 (Ongoing)
Amount in Rupees: 1 Lakh
PI: Dr. Anup Choudhury
Research Publications
Publications after affiliated with Handique Girls´ College
• Mudoi, P. P., Ahmed, N., Choudhury, A., Li, Y., Lescouëzec, R., Kintzel, B., Akintola, O., Plass, W.; Marimuthu, R. and Gogoi, N. Investigation of protonation induced electron transfer coupled spin transition in a cyano-bridged MnIII-FeIII single molecule magnet (Submitted)
• Sarmah, D., Bora, P, Gour, N.K., Choudhury, A., Guha, A. and Bora, U. Palladium(II) catalyzed synthesis of meta-substituted biphenyls via carboxylate directed ortho-arylation decarboxylation cascade: Experimental and Theoretical insights. Applied Organometallic Chemistry, 2025, 39:e70066. (DOI: 10.1002/aoc.70066) (Wiley)
• Sarmah, D., Choudhury, A. and Bora, U. Palladium nanoparticle catalyzed synthesis of indoles via intramolecular Heck cyclisation. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2024, 22(31), 6419-6431. (DOI: 10.1039/D4OB01177E) (Royal Society of Chemistry)
Publications before affiliated with Handique Girls´ College
• Choudhury, A., Mudoi, P. P., Ahmed, N., Deka, D., Sarkar, S., Sarma, B. and Gogoi, N. Probing the influence of structural distortion and axial ligands on magnetic anisotropy in a series of chiral pentagonal bipyramidal Co(II) and Ni(II) complexes. Crystal Growth & Design, 2023, 23(7), 4760-4770. (Link: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:001008119900001) (American Chemical Society)
• Mudoi, P. P., Choudhury, A., Medhi, B. and Gogoi N. Influence of capping ligands on self-assembly of cyanido bridged Mn(II)-Fe(III) heterobimetallic aggregates: synthesis, crystal structure, electrochemical and magnetic properties. Chemistry Select, 2022, 7, e202202823. (Link: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000869775600001) (Wiley)
• Choudhury, A., Mudoi, P. P., Eshore, K. N., Lahkar, D. J., Long, J. and Gogoi, N. Dinuclear dysprosium(III) complex derived from a multidentate bis-hydrazone Schiff base ligand: Synthesis, crystal structure and magnetic properties. Polyhedron, 2022, 212, 115603. (Link: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000768221600004) (Elsevier)
• Choudhury, A., Pichon, C., Sutter, J. P., Pamu, D., Sarma, B., Mudoi, P. P. and Gogoi, N. Accessing water processable cyanido bridged chiral heterobimetallic Co(II)–Fe(III) one dimensional network. Chemical Communications, 2021, 57, 207-210. (Link: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000607300900005) (Royal Society of Chemistry)
• Mudoi, P. P., Choudhury, A., Li, Y., Lescouëzec, R., Marimuthu, R. and Gogoi N. Observation of Protonation-Induced Spin State Switching in a Cyanido-Bridged {Fe2Co2} Molecular Square. Inorganic Chemistry, 2021, 60(23), 17705-17714. (Link: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000753441100031) (American Chemical Society)
• Mudoi, P. P., Sarma, B., Choudhury, A., and Gogoi, N. Evidence of protonation induced intra-molecular metal-to-metal charge transfer in a highly symmetric cyanido bridged {Fe2Ni2} molecular square. Dalton Transactions, 2021, 50, 2057-2066. (Link: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000618444900012) (Royal Society of Chemistry)
• Dey, M., Mudoi, P. P., Choudhury, A., Sarma, B., and Gogoi, N. Deciphering the influence of structural distortions on the uniaxial magnetic anisotropy of pentagonal bipyramidal Ni(II) complexes. Chemical Communications, 2019, 55, 11547-11550. (Link: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000487669300008) (Royal Society of Chemistry)
Research Group
Present Group Members:
Doctoral Researchers:
1. Ms. Sabreeza Yasin Ahmed
Joined the Group: August 2024
Education: M.Sc. from Handique Girls´ College
Research Topic: Multifunctional Molecular Magnetic Materials
2. Ms. Nasrin Zaman
Joined the Group: August 2024
Education: M.Sc. from Gauhati University
Research Topic: Multifunctional Molecular Magnetic Materials
M.Sc. Project Students (2025)
1. Ms Dimpi Saikia
2. Ms Rashmi Mitra
B.Sc. Project Students (2025)
1. Ms. Ambika Boro (Qualified IIT-JAM 2025)
2. Ms. Mowllika Basumatary (Qualified IIT-JAM 2025)
3. Ms. H. Memtombi Singh
Group Alumni:
M.Sc. Project Students (2024)
1. Ms Forniya Baro
2. Ms Riku Gogoi
3. Ms Rimjhim Kalita
4. Ms. Sabreeza Yasin Ahmed (Currently pursuing PhD at Handique Girls´ College, Guwahati)
B.Sc. Project Students (2024)
1. Ms. Krishnali Kalita
2. Ms. Nitisha Baruah (Currently pursuing MSc in Chemistry from B. Barooah College, Guwahati, Assam)
3. Ms. Nityata Kashyap (Currently pursuing B.Ed. from Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam)
4. Ms. Preety Das (Qualified IIT-JAM 2024 and Currently pursuing MSc in Chemistry from Miranda House, Delhi University, Delhi)
TEACHING
Handique Girls’ College
Spring Semester 2025
• CH 407: Supramolecular Chemistry(shared): M.Sc. 4th semester
• CH 204: Spectroscopy 2 (shared): M.Sc. 2nd semester
• CH 206: Practical Inorganic Chemistry (shared): M.Sc. 2nd semester
• CHE-HC-6026: Organic Chemistry-V (shared): CBCS B.Sc. 6th semester
• Magentic Resonance Spectroscopy and Analytical Techniques (shared): FYUGP 4th semester
• Theoretical Chemistry (shared): FYUGP 4th semester
• Chemistry-II (shared): FYUGP 2nd semester
• Chemistry (shared): HS-II (Theory & Practical)
• Chemistry (shared): HS-I (Theory & Practical)
Autumn Semester 2024
• CH 302: Modern Methods of Analysis (shared): M.Sc. 3rd semester
• CH 304: Seminar Course (shared): M.Sc. 3rd semester
• CH 306: Solid State & Materials Chemistry (shared): M.Sc. 3rd semester
• CH 308: Environmental Chemistry (shared): M.Sc. 3rd semester
• CH 305: Practical Physical Chemistry (shared): M.Sc. 3rd semester
• CH 105: Spectroscopy 1 (shared): M.Sc. 1st semester
• CH 104: Quantum Chemistry (shared): M.Sc. 1st semester
• CHE-HC-5026: Physical Chemistry-V (shared): CBCS B.Sc. 5th semester
• CHE-HC-3036: Physical Chemistry-III (shared): CBCS B.Sc. 3rd semester
• CHE-HG-3016: Chemistry-III (shared): CBCS B.Sc. 3rd semester
• Chemistry-I (shared): FYUGP 1st semester
• Chemistry (shared): HS-II (Theory & Practical)
• Chemistry (shared): HS-I (Theory & Practical)
Tezpur University
Spring Semester 2023
• CI 214: IT Skills for Chemist (shared): Int. M.Sc. 4th semester and B.Sc. B.Ed. 4th semester
• CI 216: Basics Analytical Chemistry (shared): Int. M.Sc. 4th semester
• CI 314: Seminar (shared): Int. M.Sc. 6th semester and B.Sc. B.Ed. 6th semester
• CH/CI 416: History of Chemistry (shared): M.Sc. 2nd semester, Int. M.Sc. 8th semester and B.Sc. B.Ed. 8th semester
• CH/CI 412: Laboratory course in Inorganic Chemistry (shared): M.Sc. 2nd semester, Int. M.Sc. 8th semester and B.Sc. B.Ed. 8th semester
• CI/CH 506: Catalysis (shared): M.Sc. 4th semester and Int. M.Sc. 10th semester
• CH 713: Application of Spectroscopic Tools (shared): Ph.D.
Autumn Semester 2022
• CH 712: Research Methodology (shared): Ph.D.
• CH 414: Introductory Environmental and Green Chemistry (shared): CBCT
• CI/CD 101: Chemistry I-Non-major (shared): Int. M.Sc. 1st semester and B.Sc. B.Ed. 1st semester
• CI/CH 505: Laboratory course in Physical Chemistry (shared): M.Sc. 3rd semester and Int. M.Sc. 9th semester
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
• Coordinator, DST FIST Proposal-2025 Committee, Handique Girls´ College
• Member, Autonomous College Proposal-2025 Committee, Handique Girls´ College
• Coordinator, DBT STAR College Scheme-2025 Committee, Handique Girls´ College
• Assistant Officer in-Charge (AOC) in HS-II Final Examination (13/02/2025 – 17/03/2025)
• Coordinator, Infosys SpringBoard Courses (Under DHE, Assam), Handique Girls´ College
• Coordinator, Mentoring of Students´, Department of Chemistry, Handique Girls´ College
• Administrator, Webpage, Department of Chemistry, Handique Girls´ College
• Teacher in-charge, Inter-College Girls´ Kabaddi Tournament-2024, Kamrup (M&R)
• Teacher in-charge Sports, Handique Girls’ College Students´ Union, 2024-25
• Member, Disciplinary Committee, Handique Girls´ College
• Member, Research and Development Cell, Handique Girls’ College
(Activity: Research Programme and Policy Development)
• Member, Purchase Committee, Handique Girls´ College
• Member, Social Media Cell, Handique Girls’ College
• Member, Institution´s Innovation Council (IIC), Handique Girls’ College
• Member, Sports, Physical Fitness and Gym Club, Handique Girls’ College
• Member, Nijut Moina Scheme, Handique Girls´ College
• Member, NIRF and IRINS Committee, Handique Girls’ College
• Member, PM-USHA Scheme 2023, Handique Girls’ College
• Member, Telephone Directory Committee, Handique Girls’ College
• Member, Green Club, Handique Girls’ College
• Member, Environmental Audit Committee, Handique Girls’ College
• Member, Chemagic, Handique Girls’ College
• Member, XXIV All Assam Sarat Chandra Goswami Memorial Inter-College Debate Competition, 2024
• Member, B.A. Committee for the Admission 2024 – 2025, Handique Girls´ College
• Assistant Officer in-Charge (AOC) in HS-II Final Examination (12/02/2024 – 12/03/2024)
• Member, Technical Committee in NWIPR-2023, Handique Girls’ College
• Member, Souvenir Committee in NWIPR-2023, Handique Girls’ College
Extension Service
• Reviewer of International journals
• Member, Executive Committee of Society for Chemical Education, Assam (SCEA)
• Presiding Officer, Lok Sabha Election, 2024.
• External Evaluator (EE), Gunotsav 2024 (Phase 3) during 06/02/2024 – 08/02/2024
• External Evaluator (EE), Gunotsav 2024 (Round 5) during 10/01/2024 – 12/01/2024
CONFERENCES / WORKSHOP / SEMINAR / EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
2025
• Participated and presented an oral presentation in the International Conference on "Innovation and Advances in Chemical Sciences (IACS 2025)" from 24-25 January 2025 organized by Department of Chemistry, Cotton University, Guwahati, Assam-781001, INDIA.
2024
• Participated in the ‘Faculty Induction Programme (Guru Dakshata)’ under Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Programme (MM-TTP) of University Grants Commission (UGC), from 02-31 December 2024 organized by Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak (MP).
• Participated in the lecture program on the topic “Molecular Switches Based on Metal-Metal Electron Transfer: From Fundamental Studies to Their Integration Into Materials” by Professor Rodrigue Lescouëzec, organized by Department of Chemical Sciences, Tezpur University, Assam, INDIA on 9 December 2024.
• Participated and presented reserach work in the International Conference on "Modern Trends in Molecular Magnetism and Spins in Molecular Systems (MTMM/SiMS)" from 5-8 November 2024 organized by Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit, Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore-560112.
• Participated in the National Seminar on ´History of Science´ jointly organized by Tezpur University and Indian National Science Academy (INSA) during 9-10 September 2024.
• Participated in the Awareness Meeting of UGC-DAE CSR Kolkata Centre with Internal Quality Assurance Cell, Tripura University, Tripura and School of Physical Sciences, Mizoram University, Mizoram on August 20, 2024.
• Participated in the Hands-on-Training Workshop on "Undergraduate Physical Chemistry Practical Courses", July 02, 2024, organized by Department of Chemistry, Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam.
• Presented an oral presentation entitled “Post-synthetic miniaturization of multifunctional chiral cynaido-bridged Mn(II)-Fe(III)/W(V) network” in the International Conference on “Energy-Efficient Materials (ICEEM-2024) and Workshop on Solar Cell Simulation software SCAPS-1D" organized by the Department of Physics, Mizoram University during June 13-14, 2024.
• Participated in the Inter-Institute Badminton Tournament 2024 and won the 1st Prize in Mixed-Doubles category organized by Sipajhar College on May 14, 2024, Sipajhar, Assam.
• Participated in the NEP 2020 Orientation & Sensitization Programme under Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Programme (MMTTP) of University Grants Commsision, Government of India, April 22 - May 02, 2024, organized by MMTTC Gauhati University, Assam.
• Presented an oral presentation entitled “Probing the influence of structural distortions on magnetic anisotropy in a series of pentagonal bipyramidal Ni(II) and Co(II) Complexes” in National Seminar on “Science, Technology & Innovation-II” organized by the Department of Chemistry, Arya Vidyapeeth College (Autonomous) during March 22-23, 2024.
• Delivered a lecture on ´Amino acids and Proteins´ to the Undergraduate Students of Multidisciplinary Course (MDC as per NEP 2020) at S. B. Deorah College, Guwahati under the Faculty-Exchange Programme on March 21, 2024.
• Participated as invited speaker and presented a talk on “Estimation of Magnetic Anisotropy using Theoretical & Experimental Techniques” in the SERB sponsored National Workshop “Frontiers in Materials Sciences: Challenges and Opportunities” March 7-8, 2024, organized by Department of Chemical Sciences, Tezpur University, Tezpur-784028, Assam.
• Participated as invited judge for the College Wall Magazine in the Annual College Week 2024 at Arya Vidyapeeth College (Autonomous), Guwahati on February 5, 2024.
2023
• Participated and delivered hands-on training in 2-Day Workshop on “Good Laboratory Practice, Chemical Safety, ChemDraw Use, and Data Plotting Using Origin Software” November 16-17, 2023, under the DST-CURIE programme sponsored by Department of Science & Technology, Government of India and organised by the Department of Chemistry, Handique Girls’ College, Guwahati, Assam.
• Participated in the National Workshop (NWIPR 2023) on “Intellectual Property Rights, Academic Ethics and Innovation for Entrepreneurship Development” November 06-10, 2023, organized jointly by Handique Girls’ College & Patent Information Centre, ASTEC, Guwahati, Assam.
• Awarded “International Travel Grant” by Department of Science & Technology, Government of India to attend “Copenhagen Molecular Quantum Information Discussions”, June 28-30, 2023, organized by University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark.
• Awarded a “Full Program Grant” with selection of poster abstract entitled “Post-synthetic miniaturization of cyanido-bridged chiral heterometallic Mn(II)-Fe(III)/W(V) network” for the “Copenhagen Molecular Quantum Information Discussions”, June 28-30, 2023, organized by University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark.
• Participated in Outreach Programme, March 14, 2023, organized by Centre for Multidisciplinary Research (CMDR), Tezpur University, Tezpur-784028, Assam.
• Participated in National Seminar on Research at the Interface of Chemical Biological and Material Sciences, March 8, 2023, organized by Department of Chemical Sciences, Tezpur University, Tezpur-784028, Assam.
• Acted as a Resource Person on “National Science Day Celebration 2023”, March 1, 2023, organized by Science Forum, D.K College, Mirza, in Association with Internal Quality Assurance Cell, D.K College, Mirza.
2022
• Presented a poster entitled “Probing the influence of structural distortion and axial ligands on magnetic anisotropy in a series of chiral pentagonal bipyramidal Co(II) and Ni(II) complexes” in Modern Trends in Molecular Magnetism (MTMM 2022), December 11-14, 2022 organized by Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal-721302.
• Presented a poster entitled “Post-synthetic miniaturization of cyanido-bridged chiral heterometallic Mn(II)-Fe(III)/W(V) one dimensional network” in 2nd Asian Conference on Molecular Magnetism (ACMM 2022), December 6-9, 2022 organized by Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Bhopal.
• Awarded a “Student Mobility Grant” for the “European Conference on Molecular Magnetism (ECMM) 2022”, July 4-8th 2022, organized by Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, UMR 6226 CNRS-INSA Rennes, Couvent des Jacobins, Rennes, France.
2021
• Awarded a “Networking and Collaborative Research Grant” for participation in two weeks workshop on “Networking and Collaborative Research”, December 10-23, 2021, organized by Northeast Centre for Biological Sciences and Healthcare Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati-781039, Assam.
• Attended International webinar on "Spin State Switching in Dynamic Molecular Crystals" by Crystal Growth & Design, American Chemical Society on 27th September 2021.
• Presented a poster entitled “Accessing water processable cyanido bridged chiral heterobimetallic M(II)-Fe(III) [M = Co, Mn] one dimensional network” in 17th International Conference on “Molecule Based Magnets (ICMM-2021)” (virtual mode), June 14-18, 2021, organized by The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
• Presented an oral presentation entitled “Accessing water processable cyanido bridged chiral heterobimetallic Co(II)-Fe(III) one dimensional network” in International Conference on “Materials Chemistry and Catalysis” (virtual mode) organized by Department of Chemical Sciences, Tezpur University, Assam, India during 4th & 5th March 2021.
• Participated in International conference (virtual mode) on the Present and Future of Excellence in Organic Synthesis (PFEOS-2021), January 7-8, 2021, organized by Department of Chemical Sciences, Tezpur University, Tezpur-784028, Assam.
2020
• Participated in “Meet-The Chemistry Academics Conference 2020” (virtual mode) held on the 22nd and 23rd of July 2020 organized by The Chemistry PASS Scheme and Chemistry Society at The University of Manchester, UK.
• Attended ACS on Campus India Virtual Event on the Peer-review process, Copyright and Ethics basics and ACS resources, (virtual mode) August 10, 2020, organized by American Chemical Society.
• Presented an oral presentation entitled “Observation of multiferroic behaviour in a Chiral Cyanido Bridged Co(II)-Fe(III) heterobimetallic One-dimensional Chain” in National Seminar on Recent Developments in Sciences and Scientific Applications (RDSSA-2020), March 14-15, 2020 organized by Diphu Government College, Diphu-782462, Assam.
2019
• Presented a poster entitled “Ionophore Assisted Self-Assembly of Chiral Cyanido Bridged Co(II)-Fe(III) Ferromagnetic One-dimensional Chains exhibiting multiferroic behaviour” in Modern Trends in Molecular Magnetism (MTMM 2019), November 27-30, 2019 organized by Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Bhopal.
