RESEARCH
Research Profile of Department of Chemistry
Faculty members are actively engaged in cutting-edge research and publish papers in peer-reviewed and WOS/Scopus-indexed journals of international repute. The departmental faculties collaborate with researchers in India and abroad, leveraging complementary expertise to enhance the quality and impact of research initiatives. They also serve as regular reviewers for prestigious journals published by ACS, RSC, Elsevier, and Wiley. The permanent faculty members are approved research guides of Gauhati University, overseeing nine research scholars in their pursuit of quality research, with two scholars having already been awarded Ph.D. degree under the supervision of Dr. Akhtar Hussain.
Faculty members are actively involved in Major and Minor research projects funded by agencies such as UGC, DST, DBT, SERB, etc. The department is equipped with faculty-centric research laboratories and advanced analytical facilities housing sophisticated instruments, including FTIR, Vacuum-rotary evaporator, UV-visible spectrophotometer, Photoreactor, Fluorescence spectrometer, Electrochemical workstation, procured with funds from government funding agencies. External users can avail themselves of the analytical facility at a nominal cost.
The department provides three modern, well-equipped research laboratories, offering adequate facilities for reseach scholars.
A computing facility is also available for computational research.
Research Areas/Interests
1. Computational Chemistry with special reference to density functional reactivity theory and non-covalent interaction
2. Computational Chemistry usnig ORCA
3. Synthetic Organic Chemistry
4. Polymer Materials
5. Bio-inorganic Chemistry
6. Anti-Cancer Drug Design
7. Molecular Magnetism
8. Electrochemistry
Research Projects
Ongoing Research Projects
Development of novel gallium-based metallodrugs as chemotherapeutic anticancer agents
Funding agency: Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India.
Duration: 2021-2024 (Ongoing)
Amount: 50.00 lakhs
PI: Dr. Akhtar Hussain
Targeting bacterial biofilms with polyphenol loaded and silver doped ZnO nanoparticles: Prospects for agro-horticultural applications
Funding agency: Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India.
Duration: 2022-2026 (Ongoing)
Amount: 57.76 lakhs
PI: Dr. Akhtar Hussain
Targeting bacterial biofilms with polyphenol l,oaded and silver-doped ZnO nanoparticles: prospects for agrohorticultural application
Duration: March 2023 - March 2026 (ongoing)
Funding Agency: DBT, GoI
Amount: 57.77 lakh
Co-PI: Dr. Kandarpa Phukan
Bio-inspired Supercapacitors: Muga Nanosilk and Betel Nut Nanocellulose in Hybrid Polyaniline Composites
Funding agency: Institutional Seed Research Grant (ISRG), Handique Girls´ College, Guwahati
Duration: 2024-2026 (Ongoing)
Amount in Rupees: 1 lakh
PI: Dr. Kandarpa Phukan
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
Electric field modulated interaction of CO and CO2 with functional molecules via physisorption: A DFT intution
Funding agency: Teacher´s Led Student Project (TLSP), Handique Girls´ College, Guwahati
Duration: 2024-2025 (Ongoing)
Amount in Rupees: 0.25 lakh
PI: Dr. Bapan Saha
Completed Research Projects
Studies on some novel mixed ligand transition metal complexes showing near IR and visible light-induced PDT effect and anticancer activity.
Funding agency: Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India.
Duration: 2014-2017
Amount: 86.13 lakhs
PI: Dr. Akhtar Hussain
Synthesis, characterization, and evaluation of anticancer activity of novel bioessential transition metal complexes having tumor targeting and antitumor active ligands
Funding agency: Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India.
Duration: 2015-2018
Amount: 113.40 lakhs
PI: Dr. Akhtar Hussain
Development of novel rationally designed ferrocene, glucose, and folic acid conjugated lanthanide(III), iron(III), and cobalt(III) complexes as antibacterial and theranostic anticancer agents
Funding agency: Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India.
Duration: 2020-2023
Amount: 100.40 lakhs
PI: Dr. Akhtar Hussain
Effect of alkylation on keto-enol tautomerism of DNA base pairs: A quantum mechanical approach
Duration: 2010 - 2012
Funding Agency: UGC, India
Amount: 1.10 lakh
PI: Dr. Tapan Thakuria
Preparation of Educational DVD on Scientific Experiments
Duration: March, 2011- December, 2011
Funding Agency: Numaligarh Refinery Ltd. Assam
Amount: 0.8 lakh
PI: Dr. Kandarpa Phukan
Green chemical transformations using locally available plants materials as biocatalysts
Duration: March 2011-February 2013
Funding Agency: UGC, New Delhi
Amount: 2.0 lakh
PI: Dr. Kandarpa Phukan
Study on application of Zn metal as green catalyst for O-acetylation and N-acetylation
Duration: June 2014-December 2014
Funding Agency: Handique Girls’ College, Guwahati
Amount: 0.1 lakh
PI: Dr. Kandarpa Phukan
Green protocol for synthesis of Nitrogenous heterocycles
Duration: March 2017- March 2020
Funding Agency: UGC, New Delhi
Amount: 3.25 lakh
PI: Dr. Kandarpa Phukan
Preparation of Natural Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites of Plastic Wastes Generated in Handique Girls’ College Campus, Guwahati
Duration: September, 2020 - March 2021
Funding Agency: Handique Girls’ College, Guwahati
Amonut: 0.20 lakh
PI: Dr. Kandarpa Phukan
Synthesis and characterization of transition metal coordination polymers and supramolecular compounds for applications in catalysis and other areas
Duration: April 2011 - March 2013
Funding Agency: UGC
Amount: 1.80 lakh
PI: Dr. Bapan Saha
Reactivity, aromaticity and absorption spectra of cation complexes of Imidazole: A Theoretical Study
Duration: January 2017 - June 2017
Funding Agency: Handique Girls’ College
Amonunt: 0.1 lakh
PI: Dr. Bapan Saha
B-H···π interaction in aromatic heterocycles: A DFT-D3 Approach
Duration: January 2020 - June 2020
Funding Agency: Handique Girls’ College
Amount: 0.2 lakh
PI: Dr. Bapan Saha
Research Publications
Research Publications (2020 - onwards)
58. Deka, B., Sarkar, T., Bhattacharyya, A., Butcher, R. J., Banerjee, S., Deka, S., Saikia, K. K. and A. Hussain. Synthesis, characterization, and cancer cell-selective cytotoxicity of mixed-ligand cobalt(III) complexes of 8-hydroxyquinolines and phenanthroline bases. Dalton Transactions, 53, 4952-4961, 2024 (Royal Society of Chemistry) (Cover page and HOT article)
57. Sarkar, T. Sahoo, S., Neekhra, S., Paul, M., Biswas, S. Babu, B. N., Srivastava, R. and A. Hussain. A Dipyridophenazine Ni(II) Dithiolene Complex as a Dual-Acting Cancer Phototherapy Agent Activatable Within the Phototherapeutic Window. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 261, 115816, 2023 (Wiley)
56. Sarkar, T., Kumar, A., Sahoo, S. and A. Hussain. Mixed-Ligand Cobalt(III) Complexes of a Naturally Occurring Coumarin and Phenanthroline Bases as Mitochondria-Targeted Dual-Purpose Photochemotherapeutics. Inorganic Chemistry, 60, 6649–6662, 2021 (American Chemical Society)
55. Sarkar, T., Bhattacharyya, A., Banerjee, S. and A. Hussain. LMCT Transition-Based Red-Light Photochemotherapy by Using a Tumour-Selective Ferrocenyl Iron(III) Coumarin Conjugate. Chemical Communications, 56, 7981–7984, 2020 (Royal Society of Chemistry)
54. Sarmah, D., Bora, P., Guha, A. K., Gour, N. K., Choudhury, 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, 2024 (Wiley) (Accepted in press)
53. Sarmah, D., Choudhury, A. and Bora, U. Palladium Nanoparticle Catalyzed Synthesis of Indoles via intramolecular Heck Cyclisation. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2024, 22, 6419-6431 (Royal Society of Chemistry)
52. 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. (American Chemical Society)
51. 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. (Wiley)
50. 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. (Elsevier)
49. 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. (Royal Society of Chemistry)
48. 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. (American Chemical Society)
47. 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. (Royal Society of Chemistry)
46. Baishya, M., and Thakuria, T. Physico-chemical properties of paddy cultivated soil in some villages of Barbhag revenue circle, Nalbari district, Assam. Journal of Soils and Crops, 2024, 34(2). (Association of Soils and Crop Research Scientists)
45. Chuita, G.P. and Phukan, K. Facile synthesis of Fe3O4@biochar@SO3H as magnetically separable Bronsted acid nanocatalyst for biodiesel production from different oil feedstocks. Industrial Crops and Products, 2024. (Elsevier) Accepted
44. Chuita, G.P., Bora, S., and Phukan, K. Musa balbisiana colla banana flower derived magnetic heterogeneous nanocatalyst for cleaner biodiesel production from jatropha oil. Materials Today Sustainability, 2024, 26, 100755. (Elsevier)
43. Chutia, G. P., and Phukan, K. Low-cost, high-efficiency flexible supercapacitor electrodes synthesized from betel nut husk nanocellulose and polyaniline binary nanocomposite. Journal of Materials Science, 2023, 59, 2466-2482. (Springer)
42. Chuita, G.P. and Phukan, K. Liquefied petroleum gas sensing activity of betel nut fiber-polyaniline conducting composites synthesized by time controlled in situ polymerization. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2023, 140(28), e54037. (Wiley)
41. Chutia, G. P., and Phukan, K. Jute leaves ash@Fe3O4 as efficient nanocatalyst for sustainable biodiesel production: Characterization, optimization and kinetic investigation. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 2023, 131, 288-304. (Elsevier)
40. Cahyana, A. H., Santika, G., and Phukan, K. Synthesis of Camphor Thiazole Derivates from Dryobalanopsaromatica and Its Bioactivity as Antioxidants and Antidiabetes against Alpha Glucosidase Enzymes. MethodsX, 2023, 11, 102429. (Elsevier)
39. Chutia, G. P., and Phukan, K. Biomass derived heterogeneous catalyst for sustainable biodiesel production: a systematic review. Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2023, 41(1), 23-48. (Springer)
38. Chutia, G. P., Chutia, S., Kalita, P., and Phukan, K. Xanthium strumarium seed as a potential source of heterogeneous catalyst and non-edible oil for biodiesel production. Biomass and Bioenergy, 2023, 172, 106773. (Elsevier)
37. Phukan, K., Chutia, S., Chutia, G. P., and Sen Sarma, N. Fabrication of Conducting Polyaniline–Betel Nut Fiber Filaments with Potential Ammonia Gas Sensing Behavior. Journal of Natural Fibers, 2022, 19(16), 13694-13710. (Taylor and Francis)
36. Phukan, K., Chutia, G. P., and Chutia, S. Synthesis of Biodiesel from Indigenous Xanthium Strumarium (Cocklebur) Non-Edible Oil Available in Assam, India. ChemistrySelect, 2022, 7(27), e20220134. (Wiley)
35. Saha, B., and Bhattacharyya, P. K. On the formation of sandwich complexes of aromatic inorganic linker: A DFT-D3 approach, Polyhedron, 2021, 194, 114911. (Elsevier)
34. Saha, B., and Bhattacharyya, P. K. Role of hetero-atoms and substituents on the structure, reactivity, aromaticity, and absorption spectra of Pyrene: A density functional theory study, Physical Sciences Reviews, 2023, 8(6), 793-812. (De Gruyter)
33. Saha, B., and Bhattacharyya, P. K. Exploring alkali metal cation?hydrogen interaction in the formation half sandwich complexes with cycloalkanes: a DFT approach, Pure and Applied Chemistry, 2023, 95(3), 245-260. (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Walter de Gruyter)
32. Saha, B., and Bhattacharyya, P. K. B-Hb???π interaction in heteroaromatics and anionic arenes: A DFT study, New Journal of Chemistry, 2023, 47(27), 12790-12798. (Royal Society of Chemistry)
31. Sarmah, P., Saha, B., and Bhattacharyya, P. K. Does P and Se doping effect molecular properties of S,N?heteroacene? Structural Chemistry, 2024, 35(4), 1085-1097
30. Saha, B., and Bhattacharyya, P. K. Computational study on reactivity, aromaticity, and absorption spectra of chrysene: effect of BN doping and substituents, Pure and Applied Chemistry, 2024.(International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Walter de Gruyter)
29. Patgiri, R., Saha, B., Sarma, N., Rahman, Z., and Bepari, R. A. Theoretical Validation of Reversible Acidochromism of a Cinnamaldehyde based Scaffold with Experimental Investigations, Asian Journal of Chemistry, 2024, 36, 837-843. (Asian Publication Corporation)
28. Borah, A., Goswami, R., Gogoi, M., and Hazarika, S. Pentahomoserine functionalized Graphene oxide decorated polyamide thin film antifouling membrane for enhanced separation of green tea polyphenols. Microchemical Journal, 2024, 205, 111345. (Elsevier)
27. Borah, A., Gogoi, M., Goswami, R., and Hazarika, S. Ultrasound-assisted hydrotropic extraction of polyphenols from green tea leaves. Industrial crops and products, 2024, 209, 117986. (Elsevier)
26. Borah, A., Borah, A. R., Gogoi, M., Goswami, R., and Hazarika, S. Organic Exfoliation of Hydrophilic Bentonite using Aliquat 336 and Isobutyl(trimethoxy)silane to Enhance its Activity towards pH dependent Adsorption of Epigallocatechin gallate. Clays and Clay minerals, 2023, 71(4), 430-447. (Springer)
25. Borah, A., Gogoi, M., Goswami, R., Sarmah, H., Hazarika, K. K., and Hazarika, S. Thin film nanocomposite membrane incorporated with clay-ionic liquid framework for enhancing rejection of epigallocatechin gallate in aqueous media. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2022, 10, 107423. (Elsevier)
24. Gogoi, M., Borah, A., Goswami, R., Sarmah, H., Borah, A. R., Saikia, B. K., and Hazarika, S. Functionalized carbon nanotube-quantum dot thin film nanocomposite membrane for separation of β-substituted-α-amino acid enantiomers. Reactive and Functional Polymers, 2024, 205, 106079. (Elsevier)
23. Goswami, R., Gogoi, M., Borah, A., Sarmah, H., Borah, A. R., Feng, X., and Hazarika, S. Quantum dot- β-Cyclodextrin nanofiller decorated thin film nanocomposite membrane for removal of cationic and anionic dyes from aqueous solutions. Materials Today Chemistry, 2024, 35, 101871. (Elsevier)
22. Borah, A. R., Gogoi, M., Goswami, R., Borah, A., and Hazarika, S. Integrating amine functionalized chiral graphene oxide nanosheet onto cellulose acetate electrospun nanofiber membrane for enantioselective separation of ibuprofen. Journal of Membrane Science, 2024, 693, 122329. (Elsevier)
21. Walling, B., Borah, A., Hazarika, S., Bharali, P., Ramachandran, D., Kanagasabai, V., Dutta, N., Maadurshni, G.B., Manivannan, J., Mudoi, P. and Kaman, P.K., Sorhie, V., Gogoi. B., Acharjee S. A, A., Vishwakarma, V., Nath, D., P. Production of bacterial nanocellulose as green adsorbent matrix using distillery wastes for dye removal: a combined approach for waste management and pollution mitigation. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2024, 1-17. (Springer)
20. Borah, H. J.+, Borah, A.,+ Yadav, A., and Hazarika, S. Extraction of Malic acid from Dillenia indica in organic solvents and its antimicrobial activity. Separation Science and Technology, 2023, 58(2), 314-325. (Taylor & Francis) (+ equal authorship)
19. Gogoi, M., Goswami, R., Borah, A., and Hazarika, S. In situ Assembly of Functionalized Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube with partially reduced Graphene oxide Nanocomposite Membrane for Chiral Separation of β-substituted-α-amino acids. Separation and Purification Technology, 2022, 283, 120201. (Elsevier)
18. Gogoi, M., Goswami, R., Borah, A., Sarmah, H., Rajguru, P., and Hazarika, S. Amide functionalized DWCNT nanocomposite membrane for chiral separation of the racemic DOPA. Separation and Purification Technology, 2021, 279, 119704. (Elsevier)
17. Goswami, R., Gogoi, M., Borah, A., Sarmah, H., Ingole, P. G., and Hazarika, S. Functionalized activated carbon and carbon nanotube hybrid membrane with enhanced antifouling activity for removal of cationic dyes from aqueous solution. Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management, 2021, 16, 100492. (Elsevier)
16. Gogoi, M., Goswami, R., Borah, A., Bhuyan, C., Sarmah, H., and Hazarika, S. Functionalized Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube Hollow Fiber Membranes for Separation of β-substituted-α-amino acids enantiomers. Journal of Chemical Sciences, 2022, 134 (3), 89. (Indian Academy of Sciences)
15. Hazarika, K. K., Konwar, A., Borah, A., Saikia, A., Barman, P., and Hazarika, S. Cellulose Nanofiber Mediated Natural Dye Based Biodegradable Bag with Freshness Indicator for Packaging of Meat and Fish. Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023, 300, 120241. (Elsevier)
14. Kalita, A. J., Rohman, S. S., Kashyap, C., Ullah, S. S., and Guha, A. K. Double aromaticity in a BBe 6 H 6+ cluster with a planar hexacoordinate boron structure. Chemical Communications, 2020, 56(83), 12597-12599. (Royal Society of Chmeistry)
13. Kalita, A. J., Rohman, S. S., Kashyap, C., Ullah, S. S., Baruah, I., and Guha, A. K. Planar pentacoordinate nitrogen in a pseudo-double-aromatic NBe5H4+ cluster. Inorganic Chemistry, 2020, 59(24), 17880-17883. (American Chemical Society)
12. Kalita, A. J., Rohman, S. S., Kashyap, C., Ullah, S. S., and Guha, A. K. Transition metal carbon quadruple bond: viability through single electron transmutation. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2020, 22(42), 24178-24180. (Royal Society of Chmeistry)
11. Kalita, A. J., Rohman, S. S., Kashyap, C., Ullah, S. S., Mazumder, L. J., and Guha, A. K. Theoretical Prediction of a Neutral Zero?Valent Beryllium Compound Isoelectronic with Singlet Carbenes. ChemistrySelect, 2020, 5(28), 8798-8805. (Wiley)
10. Kalita, A. J., Rohman, S. S., Kashyap, C., Ullah, S. S., and Guha, A. K. Stabilization of neutral tricoordinate pyramidal boron: Enhanced Lewis acidity and profound reactivity. Polyhedron, 2020, 175, 114193. (Elsevier)
9. Kashyap, C., Baruah, I., Rohman, S. S., Ullah, S. S., Kalita, A. J., Borgohain, G., and Guha, A. K. Carbonyl oxide chemistry in water cluster: An extended computational study. International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, 2020, 120(23), e26386. (Wiley)
8. Kalita, A. J., Rohman, S. S., Kashyap, C., Ullah, S. S., Chakraborty, A., and Guha, A. K. In Silico Search for Boron?Beryllium Dative Bond. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2020, 2020(21), 2080-2084. (Wiley - VCH)
7. Kalita, A. J., Rohman, S. S., Kashyap, C., Ullah, S. S., Baruah, I., Majumdar. L.J, Sahu, P. P., and Guha, A. K., Is a transition metal–silicon quadruple bond viable?. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2021, 23(16), 9660-9662. (Royal Society of Chemistry)
6. Kalita, A. J., Sahu, P. P., Borah, R. R., Rohman, S. S., Kashyap, C., Ullah, S. S., Baruah, I., Mazumder, L. J., Konwar, D. and Guha, A. K., Neutral all metal aromatic half-sandwich complexes between alkaline earth and transition metals: an ab initio exploration. Structural Chemistry, 2021. 32, 2313-2318. (Springer)
5. Kalita, A. J., Rohman, S. S., Kashyap, C., Ullah, S.S., Baruah, I., Mazumder, L.J., Das, K. and Guha, A.K., 2021. Boron–boron quadruple bond in Li 3 B 2− and Li 4 B 2 clusters. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2021, 23(37), 20985-20988. (Royal Society of Chemistry)
4. Kalita, A. J., Rohman, S. S., Kashyap, C., Ullah, S. S., Baruah, I., Mazumder, L. J., and Guha, A. K. In silico search for planar hexacoordinate Silicon atom: A kinetically viable species. International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, 2021, 121(14), e2664. (Wiley)
3. Mazumder, L. J., Kalita, A. J., Rohman, S. S., Kashyap, C., Ullah, S. S., Baruah, I., Boro, A., Guha, A. K., and Sharma, P. K. Unsupported Donor–Acceptor Complexes of Noble Gases with Group 13 Elements. ACS omega, 2021, 6(12), 8656-8661. (American Chemical Society)
2. Baruah, I., Kashyap, C., Guha, A. K., and Borgohain, G. Insights into the interaction between polyphenols and β-lactoglobulin through molecular docking, MD simulation, and QM/MM approaches. ACS omega, 2022, 7(27), 23083-23095. (American Chemical Society)
1. Kashyap, C., Purkayastha, S. K., Rohman, S. S., and Guha, A. K. Inorganic Bergman Cyclization: An Appeal From Theory. ChemPhysChem, 2023, 24(5), e202200504. (Wiley-VCH)
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Research Highlights
Research Collaborators
Dr. Tapan Thakuria
Dr. Bipul Bezbarua, Department of Chemical Sciences, IST, Gauhati University, Assam, India
Dr. Ankur Kanti Guha, Department of Chemistry, Cotton University, Assam, India
Dr. Bapan Saha
Dr. Igor Petrishenko, Irkutsk National Research Technical University, Irkutsk, Russia
Dr. Pubalee Sarmah, Royal Global University, Guwahati, India
Dr. Akhtar Hussain
Prof. K. Saikia, Department of Bioengineering and Technolgy, GUIST, Gauhati University
Prof. S. Deka, Department of Chemistry, Delhi University
Dr. M. V. Satish Kumar, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (MBBT), Tezpur University
Dr. S. Ramakrishna, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad
Prof. R. J. Butcher, Howard University, USA
Dr. Eliana Gianolio, University of Turin, Italy
Dr. S. Banerjee, IIT, BHU (UP), India
Prof. Swati Biswas, BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad
Prof. Rohit Srivastava, IIT Bombay
Dr. Kandarpa Phukan
Prof. Nilotpal Sen Sarma, IASST, Guwahati, Assam, India
Prof. A. H. Cahyana, University of Indonesia, Indonesia
Padmasri Uddhab Bharali, Indian Inventor, Assam, India
Dr. Anup Choudhury
Dr. Kalyan Raidongia, IIT Guwahati, Assam, India
Prof. Kevin Bernot, Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, INSA-Rennes, France
Dr. Nayanmoni Gogoi, Tezpur University, Assam, India
Dr. Bipul Sarma, Tezpur University, Assam, India
Mr. Deepanshu Chauhan, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
Prof. Dipankar Mandal, INST Mohali, India
Research Scholars Details
Present Research Scholars
1. Name: Mukut Ch. Baishya
Supervisor’s name: Dr. Tapan Thakuria
M.Sc.: Gauhati University
Year of joining: August 2018
Research area: Soil Analysis
2. Name: Payal Sarkar
Supervisor’s name: Dr. Tapan Thakuria
M.Sc.: Gauhati University
Year of joining: August 2021
Research area: Theoretical chemistry
3. Name: Bhaswati Sarma
Supervisor’s name: Dr. Tapan Thakuria
M.Sc.: University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya
Year of joining: August 2021
Research area: Theoretical chemistry
4. Name: Jyotirmoy Dutta
Supervisor’s name: Dr. Akhtar Husain
M.Sc.: University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya
Year of joining: August 2021
Research area: Bioinorganic & Medicinal Chemistry
5. Name: Md. Khairuz Zaman Ahmed
Supervisor’s name: Dr. Akhtar Hussain
M.Sc.: Jamia Milia Islamia University (Central University), Okhla, New Delhi
Year of joining: August 2022
Research area: Bioinorganic & Medicinal Chemistry
6. Name: Sudipta Chutia
Supervisor’s name: Dr. kandarpa Phukan
M.Sc.: University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya
Year of joining: August 2019
Research area: Bioenergy & Materials Chemistry
7. Name: Gobinda Prasad Chutia
Supervisor’s name: Dr. kandarpa Phukan
M.Sc.: Tripura University (A Central University), Agartala, Tripura
Year of joining: August 2019
Research area: Catalysis, Biofuels
Thesis submitted
8. Name : Jurima Begum
Supervisor’s name: Dr. kandarpa Phukan
M.Sc.: Gauhati University
Year of joining: August 2022
Research area: Bioenergy & Materials Chemistry
Thesis submitted
9. Name : Sabreeza Yasin Ahmed
Supervisor’s name: Dr. Anup Choudhury
M.Sc.: Handique Girls´ College
Year of joining: August 2024
Research area: Multifunctional Molecular Magentic Materials
10. Name : Nasrin Zaman
Supervisor’s name: Dr. Anup Choudhury
M.Sc.: Gauhati University
Year of joining: August 2024
Research area: Multifunctional Molecular Magentic Materials
11. Name : Karabi Barman
Supervisor’s name: Dr. kandarpa Phukan
M.Sc.: B. Barooah College, Guwahati
Year of joining: August 2024
Research area: Hereogeneous Catalysis
PhD Awarded: 02
1. Name: Dr. Tukki Sarkar
Supervisor’s name: Dr. Akhtar Husain
Year of degree awarded: 2020
Research area: Bioinorganic & Medicinal Chemistry
2. Name: Dr. Banashree Deka
Supervisor’s name: Dr. Akhtar Husain
Year of degree awarded: 2024
Research area: Bioinorganic & Medicinal Chemistry
Research Laboratories
Research Collaboration