Department of Chemistry, Kazi Nazrul University has started journey from September, 2016 with two permanent faculty members: Dr U. K. Roy and Dr R. Saha, and 15 post graduate students. The department has recruited four guest lecturers of different specialisations to complete the total academic syllabus. The department provides two specialisations: Inorganic and Organic. The department is now enriched with three more faculty members: Dr A. Mallick and Dr S. K. Saha joined on April, 2018 and Dr Subham Bhattacharjee later joined the department on March 2019. After successive two years running, we became able to set up all the PG course laboratories, one instrumental lab consisting of IR, UV and Flurimeter and two research laboratories. Thanks to Government of West Bengal for providing the fund to build up the laboratories.
Department of Chemistry, Kazi Nazrul University has started its research programme from this year. Four students have registered for doctoral degree. Not only that, our faculty members also continue their research with different collaborative research institutes and published a number of research articles in peer reviewed high impact journals.
The vision of the Department is to move towards Excellence in Higher Education in order to cater a bunch of dedicated, skilled and knowledgeable chemist to fulfill the need of the scientific world and the society in consonance with the societal values. We want to be a leader in science and technology education, knowledge creation and innovation, in India marching towards a just, inclusive and sustainable society.
To translate the vision into reality, the Department is committed
| Prog. or Course | Duration | Starting Year | Intake | Students Enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M.Sc. | 2 Years | 2016 | 40 | 29 |
| Ph.D. | 3 Years (Min.) | 2018 | 18 | 3 |
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Vacant - 01
Associate Professor & H.O.D
arabinda.mallick@knu.ac.in
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Assistant Professor
subham.bhattacharjee@knu.ac.in
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| Sl. No. | Name | Designation | Supervisor / PI | Research Programme |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mousumi Kundu | Research Scholar | Dr Ujjal Kanti Roy | Ph.D. |
| 2 | Manas Layek | Research Scholar | Dr Rajat Saha | Ph.D. |
| 3 | Siba Prasad Mondal | Research Scholar | Dr Ujjal Kanti Roy | Ph.D. |
| 4 | Soumen Kumar Dubey | Research Scholar |
Dr Rajat Saha & Dr Subham Bhattacharjee |
Ph.D. |
| 5 | Biplab Biswas | Research Scholar |
Dr Rajat Saha & Dr Swadhin Kumar Saha |
Ph.D. |
| 6 | Maxcimilan Patra | Research Scholar |
Dr Rajat Saha & Dr Subham Bhattacharjee |
Ph.D. |
| 7 | Riya Chatterjee | Research Scholar | Dr Arabinda Mallick | Ph.D. |
| 8 | Moumita Patra | Research Scholar | Dr Ujjal Kanti Roy | Ph.D. |
| Name of the Investigator | Title of the project and duration | Amount sanctioned | Funding Agency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Ujjal Kanti Roy |
Cu and Cu-based Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Applications in Catalysis Duration: 3 years |
2,30,000/- | WBDST, Kolkata |
| Dr. Rajat Saha |
Porphyrin based Metal-organic Frameworks for the Efficient Conversion of CO2 to Value Added Chemicals Duration: 3 years |
18,30,000/- | TARE – SERB, Government of India |
| Dr. Subham Bhattacharjee |
Nanoporous membrane for sea water desalination and purification of industrial waste water Duration: 5 years |
35,00,000/- | Inspire Faculty Award, DST-SERB, New Delhi |
| Sl. No. | Title | Duration | Sponsored by | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Life and Works of Professor Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray” – A tribute to Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray on his 157th birth anniversary | August, 2018 | Department of Chemistry, Kazi Nazrul Universty | National |
| 2 | Science Academies Lecture Workshop on "Recent Trends in Chemistry" | 28 - 29 August, 2018 | Joint Science Education Panel, Indian Academy of Sciences | National |
Our department is composed of three different laboratories for post graduate students which are as follows: i) Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, ii) Organic Chemistry and iii) Physical Chemistry. The labs are well set up to fulfil the normal practical classes and specialisations. It is equipped with proper water circulation, electricity, exhaust system, fire extinguisher, sufficient glass wares and chemicals.And, we have one Instrumental Laboratory. This laboratory also consists of UV-vis Spectrophotometer, IR Spectrometer and one Photoluminescence Instrument. All the post graduate students are trained to handle those instruments for their future.
Our department has a well set up computer laboratory in combination with other basic science departments.
Till date, we have become able to set up two science i.e. research laboratories. One is running by Dr. U. K. Roy (Advanced organic synthesis and catalysis) and other is by Dr. R. Saha (Crystallography). Dr Roy is an organic chemist and his research focus is advanced organic synthesis and catalysis. And Dr Saha is an inorganic chemist and crystallographer and his research focus is crystal engineering. Dr A. Mallick has keen interest in bio-molecule sensing. Both, Dr A. Mallick and Dr S. K. Saha will be benefited with their laboratory shortly.
A small departmental library has been built up in the last semester with the help of central library and specimen copies by collecting from the departmental faculties. There student can also access online journals and inflibnet journals.
