Members
Group Leader
Prof. Kaushik Ghosh
M.Sc: IIT Kanpur 1996
PhD: IACS, Kolkata 2001
Thesis title: Studies on the Organometallic Chemistry of Ruthenium
Current Ph.D. Students
Mr. Virender Kumar Chaudhary
Senior Research Fellow(CSIR)
B. Sc.: University of Allahabad 2013
M.Sc.: University of Allahabad 2017
Thesis title: Studies on Transition Metal Complexes and Their Applications
Mr. Rahul Saini
Senior Research Fellow(UGC)
B.Sc.: HNB Garhwal University 2014
M.Sc.: HNB Garhwal University 2016
Thesis title: Studies of coordination complexes
Mr. Prashant
Senior Research Fellow (MHRD)
B.Sc.: HNB Garhwal University 2017
M.Sc.: HNB Garhwal University 2019
Thesis title: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications of Transition Metal Complexes
Mr. Shiva Singh
Prime Minister's Research Fellows (PMRF)
B. Sc.: University of Delhi, 2017
M.Sc.: VNIT Nagpur, 2019
Thesis title: Polymer synthesis and characterization.
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Mr. Rajat Saini
Senior Research Fellow(CSIR)
B. Sc.: Ramjas College (DU) 2018
M.Sc.: IIT Mandi 2020
Thesis title: Studies on Coordination complexes.
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Mr. Rahul Chauhan
Senior Research Fellow (CSIR)
B. Sc.: P.U. Chandigarh 2018
M.Sc.: P.U. Chandigarh 2020
Thesis title: Studies on metal complexes and their applications.
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Mr. Keshav Yadav
Junior Research Fellow (IF)
B. Sc.: DU 2018
M.Sc.: VNIT Nagpur 2021
Thesis title: Studies on transition metal complexes, polymer chemistry, and their applications.
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Mr. Keshav Sharma
MHRD
B. Sc.: KU 2020
M.Sc.: IIT Indore 2022
Thesis title: Studies on transition metal complexes and their catalytic applications.
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Mr. Imtiaz Ahmed
MHRD
B. Sc.: Gauhati University 2020
M.Sc.: Cotton University 2022
Thesis title: Studies on transition metal complexes and their biological and catalytic applications.
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Mr. Shyam Sundar Yadav
CSIR-JRF
B. Sc.: Sidharth University 2020
M.Sc.: DDU Gorakhpur, 2022
Thesis title: Studies on nitrosyl metal complexes and their biological and catalytic applications.
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Ms. Tanya Patnaik
MHRD
B. Sc.: RD Women's University, 2021
M.Sc.: IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, 2023
Thesis title: Studies on metal coordinated NORM's and their biological and catalytic applications.
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M.Sc. Students
Ms. Himanshi Kumawat
M. Sc. Second Year
B.Sc. : Rajasthan University, 2023
Project title: Studies on metal complexes and their applications.
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Mr. Parth Dutta
M.Sc Second Year
B.Sc. : DU 2023
Project title: Studies on metal complexes and their applications in various organic
transformations.
Former Ph.D. Students
1. Dr. Nidhi Tyagi
Thesis title: Studies on iron and manganese complexes of polydentate ligands
Degree awarded: 2011
Current Position: Faculty in Amity University, Mohali
2. Dr. Pramod Kumar
Thesis title: Studies on copper and zinc complexes of polydentate ligands
Degree awarded: 2011
Current Position: Assistant Professor
3. Dr. Ajanta Chakravorty
Thesis title: Study on some cancer marker genes and their relation with herbal and
synthetic anticancer molecules
Degree awarded: 2011
Current Position: Research fellow at UK
4. Dr. Sushil Kumar
Thesis title: Studies on ruthenium chemistry
Degree awarded: 2013
Current Position: Assistant Professor at UPES Premnagar, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
5. Dr. Varun Mohan
Thesis title: Studies on chemistry of some polydentate ligands and their metal complexes
Degree awarded: 2014
Current Position: Assistant professor at Manav Rachna International University
6. Dr. B. M. N. K. Prasad
Thesis title: Benzothiazole derivatives for electro-optical applications
Degree awarded: 2015
Current Position: Scientist at IndianOil Corporation Ltd Faridabad
7. Dr. Rajan Kumar
Thesis title: Some aspects of chemistry of ruthenium with polydentate ligand
Degree awarded: 2015
Current Position: Post doctoral fellow at University of Vermont, USA
8. Dr. Sweety Rathi
Thesis title: Some aspects of manganese and iron chemistry with polydentate ligands
Degree awarded: 2016
Current Position: Scientist at Indian Oil Corporation, India (Faridabad)
9. Dr. Ashish Kumar Dhara
Thesis title: Studies on some transition metal chelates
Degree awarded: 2017
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow
10. Dr. Ovender Singh
Thesis title: Synthesis and characterization of some transition metal complexes and their
reactivity studies
Degree awarded: 2018
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow at Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea
11. Dr. Anand Ratnam
Thesis title: Some aspects of ruthenium and palladium chemistry
Degree awarded: 2018
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur
12. Dr. Manju Bala
Thesis title: Studies on new ruthenium complexes and their reactivities
Degree awarded: 2019
Current Position:
13. Dr. Kiran Mawai
Thesis title: Studies on new transition metal complexes and their reactivities
Degree awarded: 2019
Current Position: Academics position
14. Dr. Kapil Kumar
Thesis title: Transition Metal Complexes With Polydentate Ligands and Reactivity Studies
Degree awarded: 2020
Current Position: Assistant teacher
15. Dr. Ankur Maji
Thesis title: Palladium, Ruthenium and Copper Complexes as Efficient Catalysts for Different Organic Transformations
Degree awarded: 2020
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow at Pohang University of Science and Technology, South Korea
16. Dr. Sheela Kumari
Thesis title: Applications of tri- and tetradentate ligands based transition metal complexes
Degree awarded: 2021
Current Position: .............
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17. Dr. Anshu Singh
Thesis title: Coordination complexes of polydentate ligands and their reactivity studies
Degree awarded: 2021
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow at Gyeongsang National University, South Korea
18. Dr. KDP Lakshmee Kumar
Thesis title: Conversion of greenhouse gas components to value added fuels via syngas route
Degree awarded: 2022
Current Position: Technical Officer, IIP Dehardun.
19. Dr. Sain Singh
Thesis title: Studies on Designed Ruthenium Complexes and Their Reactivities
Degree awarded: 2023
Current Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow at Guangdong Technion- Israel Institute of Technology, China
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Former Post-Doctoral Fellow
Dr. Govinda R. Navale
M.Sc.: University of Pune, 2013
Ph.D.: CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune
Project title: A chemical approach to a serum protein: identification of specificity, selectivity and detection
Current Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow at Rowan University, New Jersey, USA
M.Tech Students ( Advanced Chemical Analysis)
1. Ramakant Sahoo
Studies on organometallic chemistry of ruthenium 2007
2. Aakash Mittal
Analysis of photorelease of nitric oxide from ruthenium complexes 2009
3. Hemant Kumar
Analysis of small molecule interaction with DNA 2010
4. Isha Goyal
Analysis of catalytic activity of chromium and copper complexes derived from tridentate ligand 2011
5. Archita Chaudhury
Effect of carbohydrates, amino acids and peptones on Sf-9 cell in Tube Spin bioreactors 2012
6. Ritu Khuswaha
Synthesis and characterization of fluorescence probes: metal ion detection and protein interaction studies 2013
7. Kapil Kumar
Synthesis and characterization of ruthenium complexes and reactivity studies 2014
Current Position: Research Scholar, IIT Roorkee
8. Anshu Singh
Analysis of phenoxyl radical in metal complexes 2015
Current Position: Research Scholar, IIT Roorkee
9. Atul Choudhary
Chemical analysis of oxidation chemistry 2016
10. Priyanka Gupta
Analysis of pincer ligands, derived metal complexes and their reactivity studies 2017
Current Position: Women's Scientist
11. Prasoon Raj Singh
Analysis of ruthenium complexes as homogeneous catalysis for different catalytic reactions
Current Position: Research Scholar, IIT Ropar
M.Sc. Students
1. Joyes De
Synthesis and characterization of ruthenium (II) complexes chelated with amino acids 2007
2. Sushil Kumar
Synthesis of manganese complexes with polydentate ligands containing peptide bond 2007
3. Sumit Saha
Synthesis and characterization of iron and manganese complexes with tetradentate ligand 2009
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Siliguri College
4. Ashish Upadhyay
Synthesis and characterization of iron and manganese complexes with Schiff base ligand 2009
5. Bratati Roy
Synthesis of metal sensitive fluorescent probe 2011
6. Kadam Sashikant Arun Sunanda
Synthesis of Metal Sensitive Fluorescent Probe and Its Application as a Fluorescent Chemosensor 2012
7. Basivireddy Challa
Synthesis and characterization of hydrazone derivatives of pyridine 2012
8. Sanjoy Sheet
Synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of cadmium complexes 2013
Current Position: Research Scholar, North Eastern Hill University
9. Pankaj Gupta
Studies on transition metal chemistry 2014
Current Position: Research Scholar, Delhi University
10. Deepshikha Arora
Interaction of BSA with fluorescent probes 2015
Current Position: Research Scholar, National University of Singapore
11. Sayantani Banerjee
Controlled oxidation of primary alcohol by copper complexes 2016
Current Position: Research Scholar, IIT Kanpur
12. Saloni Dagal
Diphenoxo bridged dinuclear cadmium complex and generation of phenoxyl radical 2017
13. Neha Antil
DNA and protein interaction studies on diimine compound inspired by curcumin: selective sensing of mercury ion
Current Position: Research Scholar, IIT Delhi
14. Nishant Sharma
Synthesis of NpyNamNpy based iron complexes and their applications in alkane oxidation
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15. Abhinav Bairagi
Synthesis of coordination complexes and their application studies
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16. Bishal Boro
Synthesis of coordination complexes and their application studies
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17. Tapasya Kush
Synthesis of coordination complexes and their application studies
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18. Ramandeep Kaushik
Studies on coordination complexes and their applications
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19. Isha
Studies on coordination complexes and their applications
20. Aman Rana
Studies on coordination complexes and their biologic properties.
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21. Chandan Ojha
Studies on zinc complexes and their catalytic applictions.
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22. Sonali Singla
Design, synthesis, characterisation and application of pincer ligands
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23. Anannya Priyadarshini
Studies on zinc complexes and their catalytic applictions.
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24. Mansanchya Sain
Studies on copper complexes and their biological application.
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25. Shriyansh Singh
Dioxygen activation by copper complexes and catecholase activity.
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26. Shreya Prabhakar
Studies on Zn complexes and their biological application.
M. Sc Summer Project
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1. Shaik Baji Baba
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