Contact:

Raman Centre for Atomic,Optical and Molecular Physics
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
Jadavpur, Kolkata-700032, India
Email: rcap.2.iacs.res.in   (please replace .2. by @)
Tel: +91-33-2473 4971 (Ext-779)

 
Education/Position:

Assistant Professor at IACS since November 2008
Post-doctoral Associate: Stanford University, California, USA 2005-2008. Advisor: Prof. Charles B. Musgrave.
Ph. D. (2005): University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA Advisor: Henry F. Schaefer III.
M. Sc. (2001): Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
B. Sc. (1998): Presidency College, Calcutta University, Kolkata, India.

Research Interests:

	De novo design of homogenous transition metal catalysts for conversion of natural gas.
	Design of dye molecules for dye sensitized TiO2 based photovoltaic cells
	Chemical  Hydrogen Storage
	Bio-mimetic transition metal catalysis
	Application towards energy research
	Understanding Spin-Orbit coupling involving dioxygen and heavy metal centers in organometallic and bioinorganic systems
	Studying potential energy surfaces of excited states of transition metal containing small molecules