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Name Prof. Amiya Kumar Panda Designation Professor, On Lien Department Name CHEMISTRY Office Phone No +91 3222 298-379 / Centrex Extn. 379 Email ID akpanda@mail.vidyasagar.ac.in Fax 0322-275329 Mobile No Personal Website Address Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology Vidyasagar University Midnapore 721102 West Bengal, India Phone: +913222276554/555/557/558;Ext.437 Fax: +91322275329/297

Educational Qualification Degree Name Institute Year of passing/awarded M.Sc., Physical Chemistry Tripura University 1992 Title of the Ph. D. Thesis Physicochemical Studies on Surfactant Aggregates and Micellar Effects on Bacterial Polysaccharides

Career Profile / Teaching Experience 10/12/2015 – till date: Professor, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Vidyasagar University 18/01/2013 – 09/12/2015: Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of North Bengal March 2014: DST-JSPS Short Term Fellow, Tokyo University of Science 2008: Endeavour Fellow, Govt. of Australia, University of South Australia 18/01/2010 – 17/01/2013: Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of North Bengal August 2010 – July 2012: Head, Department of Chemistry, University of North Bengal 18/01/2007 – 17/01/2010: Reader, Department of Chemistry, University of North Bengal March 2006 – May 2006: Visiting Scientist, Ian Wark Research Institute, University of South Australia March 2001 – November 2002: BOYSCAST Fellow, Department of Obs. & Gyn., University of Western Ontario, London, Canada 06/08/1999 – 17/01/2007: Lecturer (Assistant Professor), Behala College (University of Calcutta) 02/01/1998-05/08/1999: Research Associate, Jadavpur University

Specialization/Research Area Field of Specialization Research Area/ Areas of Interest a) Membrane mimetic systems b) Development of novel drug delivery systems: c) Amphiphilic monolayer:

Course/ Subject Taught Physics and Chemistry of the Interfaces Molecular Spectroscopy Solid State Chemistry Biophysical Chemistry Liquid Crystals Nanomaterials

Conference/ Symposium /Journal Paper / Books Published International Publication Title Published in Year Published by Interfacial and Aggregation Behaviour of Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate Induced by Ionic Liquids J. Oleo Sci., 70, 185-194 2021 Japan Oleo Chemical Society Effect of Ionic Liquid on the Micellization Behavior of Bile Salts in Aqueous Medium J. Dispersion Sci. Technol. DOI: 10.1080/01932691.2021.1915155 2021 Taylor & Francis Physicochemical studies on the interfacial and aggregation behavior of immidazolium- and pyrrolinidium-dodecyl sulfate in aqueous medium J. Mol. Liq. 337, 116363 2021 Elsevier Science An Insight into the Physiological Properties and Virulence of Vibrio cholera Advances in Medicine and Biology. Volume 159, Edited by Leon V. Berhardt 2020 Nova Medicine and Health, New York, USA Theoretical Approaches on the Synergistic Interaction between Double-Headed Anionic Amino Acid-Based Surfactants and Hexadecyltrimethylammonium Bromide Journal of Surfactants and Detergents, 23,891-902 2020 AOCS Benzyl isocyanate isolated from leaves of Psidium guajava inhibits Staphylococcus aureus biofilm formation Biofouling,36,1000-1017 2020 Taylor & Francis Interfacial and Aggregation Behavior of Dicarboxylic Amino Acid Based Surfactants in Combination with a Cationic Surfactant Langmuir, 35, 15306−15314 2019 American Chemical Society Quorum Sensing Autoinducer(s) and Flagellum Independently Mediate EPS Signaling in Vibrio cholerae through LuxO-Independent Mechanism Microb. Ecol. 77, 616 -630 2019 Springer Orcinol glucoside loaded polymer - lipid hybrid nanostructured lipid carriers: Potential cytotoxic agents against gastric, colon and hepatoma carcinoma cell lines Pharmaceutical Research, 35, 198 2018 Springer Paradoxical bactericidal effects of hydrophobic lung surfactant proteins and their peptide mimics using liposome molecular trojan Journal of Oleo Science 67, (8) 1043-1057 2018 Japan Oleo Chemical Society Biophysical correlates on the composition, functionality and structure of dendrimer-liposome aggregates ACS Omega 3, 12235 - 12245 2018 American Chemical Society Effects of secondary carbon supplement on biofilm mediated biodegradation of naphthalene by mutated naphthalene 1, 2-dioxygenase encoded by Pseudomonas putida strain KD9 Journal of Hazardous Materials 357, 187–197 2018 Elsevier Science Use of ion pair amphiphile as an alternative of natural phospholipids in enhancing the stability and anticancer activity of oleanolic acid loaded nanostructured lipid carriers Colloids and Surfaces, A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 545, 147-156 2018 Elsevier Science Physicochemical Characterization of Chrysin Derivative Loaded Nanostructured Lipid Carriers with Special Reference to Anticancer Activity Journal of Surfactants and Detergents, 21, 421-432 2018 Wiley Role of PEG 2000 in the surface modification and physicochemical characteristics of pyrazinamide loaded nanostructured lipid carriers Journal of Chemical Science 130,42 2018 Springer Exploring the dual impact of hydrocarbon chainlength and the role of piroxicam, a conventional NSAID on soylecithin/ion pair amphiphiles mediated hybrid vesicles for brain – Tumors targeted drug delivery Colloids Surfaces A: 546, 334-345 2018 Elsevier Science Impact of detergents on the physiochemical behavior of itraconazole loaded nanostructured lipid carriers Colloids Surf. A.516, 63-71 2017 Elsevier Science Dynamic Surface Properties of Mixed Monolayers of Polystyrene Micro- and Nanoparticles with DPPC Colloids Surf. A. 521, 239-246 2017 Elsevier Science Physicochemical Investigation on the Pulmonary Surfactant of Some Vertebrates J. Surface Sci. Technol. 33, 127–136 2017 Indian Society for Surface Science and Technology Double Tailed Cystine Derivatives as Novel Substitutes of Phospholipids with Special Reference to Liposomes J. Phys. Chem. B. 120,10744-10756 2016 ACS Influence of Lipid Core Material on Physicochemical Characteristics of Ursolic Acid Loaded Nanostructured Lipid Carrier: An Attempt To Enhance Anticancer Activity Langmuir 32, 9816-9825 2016 ACS Effect of Fatty Acids on the Interfacial and Solution Behaviour of Mixed Lipidic Aggregates with Special Reference to Solid Lipid Nanoparticles Journal of Oleo Science,65, 419-430 2016 JOCS Effect of Double Tailed Cationic Surfactant on the Physicochemical Behavior of Hybrid Vesicles RSC Advances 6, 13786–13796 2016 RSC The influence of lipid composition, pH and temperature on the physicochemical properties of liposomes with curcumin as model drug Journal of Oleo Science,65,399-411 2015 JOCS Spectroscopic Investigation on the Interaction of Curcumin with Phosphatidylcholine Liposomes J. Surface Sci. Technol. (Invited article for a FESTSCHRIFT in honour of Prof. D.K. Chattoraj on his 85th Birthday) 31, 77–85 2015 Indian Society for Surface Science and Technology Effect of Polymer Charge on the Formation and Stability of Anti-inflammatory Drug Loaded Nanostructured Lipid Carriers: Physicochemical Approach RSC Advances 5, 65697 – 65709 2015 RSC Study of the Effect of Isotacticity on Some Physical Properties of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Colloid Polym. Sci. 293, 1749–1757 2015 Springer Physicochemical studies on local anesthetics loaded second generation nanolipid carriers RSC Advances, 5, 26061-26070 2015 RSC Ion Pair Amphiphile: A Neoteric Substitute that Modulates the Physico-Chemical Properties of Biomimetic Membranes J. Phys. Chem. B. 119, 4251-4262 2015 ACS Effect of Serum, Cholesterol and Low Density Lipoprotein on the Functionality and Structure of Lung Surfactant Films Journal of Oleo Science, 63, 1333-1349 2014 JOCS Physico-chemical Studies on the Interaction of Dendrimers with Lipid Bilaylers. 1. Effect of Dendriemer Generation and Liposome Surface Charge Journal of Oleo Science, 63, 1185-1193 2014 JOCS Combined Phase Behavior, Dynamic Light Scattering, Viscosity and Spectroscopic Investigations on Pyridinium Based Ionic Liquid-in-Oil Microemulsion RSC Advances 4, 32383–32390 2014 RSC Impairing Effect of Fibrinogen on the Mono-/Bi-layer Form of Bovine Lung Surfactant Colloid and Polymer Science 292, 2765-2774 2014 Srpinger Physico-Chemical Studies on the Interaction of Bacterial Polysaccharide- Surfactant Aggregates with Special Reference to their Hydrodynamic Behavior Journal of Oleo Science 63,1063-1075 2014 JOCS Molecular Basis of the Binding of Dye to Polycations: Absorption and Emission Spectral Studies Journal of Surface Science and Technolgy, 30(1-2), 1-16 2014 Indian Society for Surface Science and Technology Synthesis and characterization of surfactant stabilized nanocolloidal dispersion of silver chloride in aqueous medium Colloids Surf. A: 443, 156– 163 2014 Elsevier Dynamic Light Scattering and Viscometric Studies on the Interaction of Bacterial Capsular Polysaccharide, Klebsiella K40, with Pure and Mixed Surfactant Systems in Aqueous Media J. Surface Sci. Technol., 29, 101-112 2013 Indian Society for Surface Science and Technology Physico-chemical studies on ionic liquid microemulsion: Phase manifestation, formation dynamics, size, viscosity, percolation of electrical conductance and spectroscopic investigations on 1-butyl-3-methyl imidazolium methanesulfonate + water/Tween 20 + n-pentanol/n-heptane pseudoternary system Colloids Surf A: 419, 113– 124 2013 Elsevier Studies on the Interaction of Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) with Octadecyltrimethylammonium dodecylsulfate and DPPC at the Air/Solution Interface Mat. Sci. Eng. C: 33, 836–843 2013 Elsevier Physicochemical studies on the catanionics of alkyltrimethylammonium bromides and bile salts in aqueous medium Colloids Surf. A: 415, 10– 21 2012 Elsevier Effect of Colloidal Silica on the Spectral Behaviour of 7-Hyroxycoumarin in Aqueous Medium Spectrochim. Acta A: 97, 722–727 2012 Elsevier Surfactant-assisted Synthesis and Characterization of Stable Silver Bromide Nanoparticles in Aqueous Media Langmuir 28, 7282-7290 2012 ACS Physicochemical investigations on the aqueous solution of an ionic liquid, 1-butyl-3-methyl-imidazolium-methansulfonate [bmim][MS], in dilute and concentrated regime Colloids Surf A. 404, 1-11 2012 Elsevier Synthesis and characterization of dispersions of ZnCrO4 prepared in AOT stabilized water/heptane microemulsion J. Mol. Liq. 164, 171–177 2011 Elsevier Physicochemical Studies on the Interfacial and Micellization Behavior of CTAB in Aqueous Polyethylene Glycol Media J. Surfact. Deterg. 14, 563–576 2011 Springer Physico-chemical Studies on Microemulsion: Effect of Cosurfactant Chain Length on the Phase Behavior, Formation dynamics, Structural Parameters and Viscosity of water/(Tween-20+n-alkanol)/n-Heptane water-in-oil Microemulsion J. Surfact. Deterg. 14, 473– 486 2011 Springer Physicochemistry of interaction between the cationic polymer poly (diallyldimethylammonium chloride) and the anionic surfactants (sodium dodecylsulfate, sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate and sodium N-dodecanoylsarcosinate) in water and isopropanol (IP)-water media Langmuir 27, 5222–5233 2011 ACS Bisalkyltrimethylammonium Dichromate, Tungstates and Molybdates: Preparation, Characterization, Solution and Interfacial Properties Colloids Surf. A. 388, 1– 11 2011 Elsevier Photophysical Studies of Erythrosin B Dye in Aqueous Micellar Dispersions of Different Surfactants and in Different Solvents J. Disp. Sci. Technol. 33,307–315 2011 Taylor and Francis Spectral behaviour of Eosin Y in different solvents and aqueous surfactant media Spectrochim. Acta. A: 81, 458– 465 2011 Elsevier Physicochemical studies on ion-pair amphiphiles: Solution and interfacial behavior of systems derived from sodium dodecylsulfate and alkyltrimethylammonium bromide homologues J. Chem. Sci. 122, 867 – 879 2010 Springer Self-Aggregation of Synthesized Novel Bolaamphiphiles and their Mixtures with Sodium Dodecylsulfate (SDS) and Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide (CTAB) J. Phys. Chem. B. 114, 7499-7508 2010 ACS Interfacial Composition, Structural and Thermodynamic Parameters of Water/(Surfactant+n-Butanol)/n-Heptane water-in-oil Microemulsion Formation in Relation to the Variation of Surfactant Chain Length J. Surfact. Deterg. 30, 475 – 484 2010 Srpinger Physicochemical studies on the interaction of serum albumin with pulmonary surfactant extract in films and bulk bilayer phase J. Colloid Interface Sci. 352,456-464 2010 Elsevier Science Spectral Studies on the Binding Behavior of Cationic Dyes and Surfactants with Bacterial Polysaccharide of Klebsiella K43 Mat. Sci. Eng., C: 30, 549 – 544 2010 Elsevier Science Thermodynamic and structural studies of mixed monolayers: mutual mixing of DPPC and DPPG with DoTAP at the air-water interface Mat. Sci. Eng. C: 30, 542-548 2010 Elsevier Science Spectral Studies on the Binding Behavior of Cationic Dyes and Surfactants with Bacterial Polysaccharide of Klebsiella K43 J. Disp. Sci. Technol. 31, 1447 - 1455 2010 Taylor and Francis National Publication Title Published in Year Published by Composition, Structure and Biophysical Functions of Pulmonary Surfactants: Their Deficiency and Strategy for Remedy Proc Indian Natn Sci Acad, 83, 745-767 2017 Indian National Science Academy Other Publication Books Published

Ph. D. Thesis Guidence Ongoing / Submitted Ph. D. Thesis Scholar Name Thesis Title Co Supervisor Status Complete in Year Manas Barai PHYSICOCHEMICAL STUDIES ON SURFACTANTS ASSEMBLIES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE BIOSURFACTANTS Prof. Sudipta Dalai Submitted 2021 Awarded Ph. D. Thesis Scholar Name Thesis Title Co Supervisor Status Complete in Year Dr. Prasant Nahak PHYSICOCHEMICAL STUDIES ON LIPID COMPONENTS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO MONOLAYER, BILAYER AND SOLID LIPID NANOPARTICLE   Awarded 2020 Dr. Gourab Karmakar PHYSICOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION ON NANOSTRUCTURED LIPID CARRIERS   Awarded 2019 Dr. Pritam Guha PHYSICOCHEMICAL STUDIES ON LIPOSOME MIMETIC SYSTEMS AND THEIR COMPLEXES WITH BIOLOGICALLY RELEVANT POLYMERS   Awarded 2019 Dr. Biplab Roy INTERFACIAL, KINETIC AND MECHANISTIC STUDIES ON DENDRIMER-LIPOSOME INTERACTIONS   Awarded 2019 Dr. Banita Sinha Physicochemical and Theoretical Investigations on the Synthesis, Characterization and Optoelectronic Properties of Nanoparticles Prof. Anirban Misra Awarded 2018 Dr. Sujoy Paul Physico-Chemical Studies on Microemulsions with Special Emphasis to Ionic Liquid   Awarded 2016 Dr. Moumita Chakraborty Physico-chemical Investigations on Microheterogeneous Systems with Special Reference to Spectroscopic Studies   Awarded 2015 Dr. Kausik Manna Physico-chemical Studies on Surfactant Aggregates   Awarded 2013 Dr. Kajari Maiti Interaction Between Cationic and Anionic Surfactants at the Air/Liquid Interface and in the Bulk with Reference to Phase Behaviour, Surface Pressure, and Formation of Micelles, Reverse Micelles, Vesicles and Coacervates Prof. S. C. Bhattacharya Awarded 2013 Dr. Suvasree Mukherjee Physico-chemical Studies on Pulmonary Surfactants, Coacervates and Complexes of Ionic Surfactants Prof. S. P. Moulik Awarded 2012 Dr. Satwati Dasgupta Investigation on the Physico-chemical Properties from Some Serotypes of Klabsiella Prof. R. K. Nath Awarded 2012 Dr. Mrinmoy De Physicochemistry of Water-in-Oil Microemulsions Prof. S. P. Moulik Awarded 2011

Project Work Ongoing Project Works Project title Worked as Funding Agency Amount in Rs. Duration in years Period Year to Year Status Physicochemical Studies on Structured Aggregates with Special Reference to Ionic Liquids PI UGC, New Delhi 916600 3 year 2015 2018 Ongoing Mixed monolayers of phospholipids, double tailed surfactants, silica nanoparticles and the formation of stable liposomes for medical applications Indian PI DST, Govt. of India and RFBR, Govt. of Russia 1506560 2 year 2015 2017 Ongoing Physicochemical Studies on Bacterial/Other Membraneous Interfaces in an Attempt to Develop Improvised Antimicrobial Drug Carrier Systems PI DBT, Govt. of India, New Delhi 3995000 3 year 2014 2017 Ongoing Completed Project Works Project title Worked as Funding Agency Amount in Rs. Duration in years Period Year to Year Status Interfacial, kinetic and mechanistic studies on dendrimer-liposome interactions PI CSIR, New Delhi 2000000 3 year 2012 2015 Completed Physicochemical investigations on nanostructured lipid carriers PI DST, Govt. of India, New Delhi 4600000 3 year 2012 2015 Completed Characterization and applications of biomimetic vesicular structures assembled from mixed cationic/anionic surfactant systems Indian PI GITA-DST-NSC-Taiwan 400000 3 year 2011 2014 Completed Controlled Synthesis and Characterization of Nanoparticles of Zn-salts using Microemulsion Incorporated with Anion Species (Indo-Thailand Bilateral Collaboration) Indian PI DST, Govt. of India and MOST, Govt. of Thailand 322000 2 year 2009 2010 Completed Physico-chemical Studies on Ionic Liquid Microemulsions PI DST, Govt. of India, New Delhi 3666800 3 year 2009 2012 Completed Physico-chemical Studies on Dye-Nanoparticle Aggregates PI UGC, New Delhi 414160 3 year 2009 2012 Completed Physico-chemical Studies on Surfactant Aggregates and Synthesis of Nanoparticles PI CSIR, New Delhi 1014114 3 year 2006 2009 Completed Physico-chemical Studies on Organized Assemblies PI UGC, New Delhi 403120 3 year 2005 2007 Completed

Membership of Learned Society  American Chemical Society Indian Chemical Society Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science Asian Society for Colloid and Surface Science Indian Society for Surface Science and Technology Chemical Research Society of India Japan Oil Chemists Society

Association with Professional Bodies Type of Professional Activity Period Editorial Board Member, Journal of Oleo Science 2018 to 2018 Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Langmuir, An American Chemical Society Journal 2017 to 2018

Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended/Organised Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended Title of the Seminar/Conference/Workshop Year Role Held at and Organiser CRSI–22nd National Symposium in Chemistry (NSC-22), February 01-04 2018 Poster Presentation and Chairperson of Technical Session Pt. Ravisankar Shukla University, Raipur Organized by the Chemical Research Society of Indian and Royal Society of Chemistry Science Academies’ Lecture Workshop on Frontiers in Chemical and Material Sciences : Theory and Practice, February 08-10 2018 Resource Person University of North Bengal Sponsored by INDIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (BANGALORE) INDIAN NATIONAL SCIENCE ACADEMY (NEW DELHI) THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, INDIA (ALLAHABAD) International Conference on Synthetic Potent Molecule and Its Application (ICSPMIA 2018), October 30-31, 2018 2018 Keynote Speaker Department of Chemistry Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology (SMIT), Sikkim Royal Society of Chemistry, Eastern India Section at Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology (SMIT), Sikkim 28th Mid-Year Meeting of the Indian Academy of Science, June 29 - July 01, 2017 2017 Teacher Participant Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 21st Chemical Research Society of India National Symposium in Chemistry and CRSI-American Chemical Society Symposium, July 13-16, 2017 2017 Poster Presentation Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad 18th National Conference on Surfactants Emulsions and Biocolloids, November 10-12, 2017 2017 Invited Speaker School of Chemistry, Sambalpur University 7th Asian Conference on Colloid and Interface Science, August 08-11 2017 Invited Speaker, Chairperson, Judge University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Trends in Surface Science and Related Areas, August 20, 2016 2016 Invited Speaker Indian Society for Surface Science and Technology Department of Chemistry, Habra Sri Chaitanya College 82nd Annual Meeting of the Indian Academy of Sciences, November 04-07 2016 Invited Teacher Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal, Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore International Symposium on Polyelectrolytes (ISP2016) 2016 Invited Speaker Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia Recent Development in Bio-Active Molecules 2016 Invited Speaker Haldia Govt. College and Vivekananda Mission Mahavidyalaya 18th CRSI National Symposium in Chemistry and 10th RSC-CRSI Symposium, February 04-07 2016 Poster Presenter Panjab University, Chandigarh Recent Developments in Photochemistry and Photobiology, March 04-06 2016 Invited Speaker and Chairperson School of Chemistry, Sambalpur University, Odhisa Frontiers in Chemistry 2015 February 17-18, 2015 2015 Invited Talk Department of Chemistry, University of North Bengal, West Bengal, India 6th Asian Conference on Colloid and Interface Science (ACCIS) 2015 Key Note Speaker Nagasaki International University, Sasebo, Japan Asian Society for Colloid and Surface Science 17th National Symposium in Chemistry February 6-8, 2015 2015 Bronze Medal Lecture Chemical Research Society of India National Chemical Laboratory, Pune India Global Workshop on Recent Research Techniques, December 26-27, 2014 2014 Invited Talk Department of Chemistry, MMAMC, Tribhuvan University, Biratnagar, Morang, Nepal North East Regional Seminar on Trends in Colloid and Interface Science, November 27-28, 2014 2014 Invited Talk Shillong, India, North Eastern Hill University Indian Academy of Sciences, February 27-28, 2014 2014 Resource Person Gangtok, Sikkim Govt. College, Sikkim, India Indian Academy of Sciences, January 20-21, 2014 2014 Resource Person Maldah College, West Bengal, India National Symposium Frontiers of Physical Chemistry: Colloids, Electrode Processes, Biointerfaces and Soil Processes, July 30-31, 2013 2014 Invited Talk University of Calcutta and Bose Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal, India National Conference on Surfactants, Emulsions and Biocolloids (NATCOSEB – XV)November 28-30, 2013 2013 Invited Talk Central Leather Research Institute, Chennai, India National Symposium on Green Chemistry and Nanoscience: Theory and Applications, July 20-21,2012 2012 Invited Talk M.B.B. College, Tripura, India National Conference on Surfactants, Emulsions and Biocolloids (NATCOSEB – XV) December 27-29, 2011 2011 Invited Talk Department of Chemistry, Tripura University, Tripura, India 4th Asian Conference on Colloid and Interface Science, November 23-26, 2011 2011 Invited Talk National Cheng Kung University,Tainan, Taiwan and Asian Society for Colloid and Interface Science National Seminar on Current Trends in Chemistry, February 25, 2011 2011 Invited Talk Department of Chemistry, University of Kalyani, West Bengal, India Recent Trends in Chemical Sciences, February 01-03, 2011 2011 Invited Talk Department of Chemistry, Sambalpur University, Orissa, India International Conference in Emerging Areas of Chemistry, January 12-14, 2011 2011 Invited Talk Department of Chemistry, Tripura University, Tripura, India Conference /Seminar/Workshop Organised Title of the Conference/Seminar/Workshop Year Role in the Event Funding Agency International Conference on Emerging Materials (ICEM 2017), April 20-21, 2017 2017 Convener SERB, BARC, VU, INST, IACS, NBU, ACS Science Academies Lecture Workshop on Chemistry and Biology Interface, April 21-22, 2016 2016 Coordinator Science Education Panel, Indian Academy of Sciences Recent developments on the theoretical and experimental aspects of advanced materials 2015 Coordinator Science Education Panel Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, India 22nd West Bengal State Science and Technology Congress, February 28-March 01, 2015 2015 Organizing Secretary Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of West Bengal, India 5th Asian Conference on Colloid and Interface Science 2013 Working President/Convener ASCSS 9th Orientation programme,March 06-April 02,2012 2012 Coordinator UGC ASC, University of North Bengal 10th Orientation programme April 25-May 22,2012 2012 Coordinator UGC ASC, University of North Bengal Recent Trends in Chemistry, November 11-12, 2011 2012 Coordinator Modern Trends in Chemistry and Chemistry Education Modern Trends in Chemistry and Chemistry Education, November 22-23, 2012 2012 Coordinator Science Education Panel Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, India Refresher Course in Chemistry, November 15 – December 05, 2011 2011 Coordinator UGC ASC, University of North Bengal

Awards Award Name Awarded By Year Hyogo Overseas Research Network Fellowship Hyogo Prefecture, Japan 2019 Siksha Ratna Award-2019 Department of Higher Education, Govt. of West Bengal 2019 Outstanding Reviewer (top 10 percentile) Chemical Physics, Published by Elsevier 2017 Bronze Medal Chemical Research Society of India 2015 Honorary Membership, American Chemical Society for three years (2015) American Chemical Society 2015 DST-JSPS short term Visiting Fellowship DST-JSPS 2014 Best Teacher Award Chemical Research Society of India 2012 Endeavour Award Govt. of Australia 2008 Young Scientists’ Award Indian Science Congress Association 2001 BOYSCAST Fellowship Dept. of Science and Technology, Govt. of India 2001

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