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Academic
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M. Sc. (Inorganic Chemistry) from Kalyani University |
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Ph. D. from IIT, Kharagpur |
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Dr. rer.
nat.(Organometallic Chemistry) from Ruhr University, Germany |
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Current Position |
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Vice-Chancellor, Tezpur University, since 21st May 2007. |
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Previous
Positions |
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Dean, Research and Development, Indian
Institute of Technology, Guwahati |
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Dean, Students' Affairs, Indian Institute of
Technology, Guwahati |
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Head, Department of Chemistry, Indian
Institute of Technology, Guwahati |
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Head, Department of Chemistry, North-Eastern
Hill University, Shillong |
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Specialization |
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| Inorganic Chemistry, Chemical Technology |
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Areas of
Research Interest |
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Synthesis
and structural evaluation of inorganic compounds; Investigation of
Reaction Profiles; Newer Materials and Methodologies; Inorganic Mass
Spectrometry; Newer Reagents; Applied Inorganics; Green Chemistry |
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Membership of
Professional/National Level Bodies/Societies |
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Chemistry Experts
Panel Member of Union Public Service Commission since 1982 |
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Experts Panel
Member of Chemistry and Pollution Control under Ministry of Environment
and Forests since 1985 |
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Member of Extra
Mural Research Committees of CSIR, New Delhi since 1987 |
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Nominee of the
President of India to the Boards of Management of Several universities/institutes |
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Member of
Research Council, RRL, Jorhat |
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Member of
Chemistry Panel of University Grants Commission |
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Member of the
Advisory Committee of CSIR, New Delhi on SSB and YS Awards since 1991 |
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Member of the
Committee constituted by Alexender von Humboldt Foundation on Germany on 'Exchange
of Scientists and Advancement of Knowledge' |
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Member of
Science, Technology and Environment Council, Govt.of Assam |
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Member of
the Research Council of Human Resources Development Group (HRDG), CSIR,
New Delhi |
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Member of the
Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC), DST, Govt. of India. |
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Member of the
Employment Generation Council, Govt. of Meghalaya, and a member of the EC
of Science and Technology Council, Govt. of Meghalaya. |
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Member of
the Editorial Board of Proceedings of Indian Academy of Sciences -
Chemical Sciences, since 1993 |
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Member of
several UGC - Committees including COSIST and Special Assistance Programe,
since 1992-93 |
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Member of
the PAC - Inorganic Chemistry of the DST, Ministry of Science and
Technology, Govt. of India, since 1991 |
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Academic
Distinctions/Awards received: |
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S. S. Sandhu
Award from Indian Chemical Society in the year 2005 |
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Chemito Award in the year 2002 |
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Professor P. Natarajan Endowment Award in the
year 1998 |
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Fellow of the National Science Academy (FNA)
in the year 1991 |
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Shantiswarup Bhatnagar Award in Chemical
Science in the year 1989 |
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Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences (FASc)
in the year 1988 |
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Alexander
von Humboldt Fellowship, West Germany in the year 1973 |
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Research
contributions |
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127 no.s Research
papers/articles published in reputed national/international journals. |
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04 no.s patent
registered against his contributions |
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19 no.s Ph. D.
produced so far |
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Books released |
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Green Chemistry
Experiments released at New Delhi on 15th January 2008 by John Warner |
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Other
information |
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He has also delivered lectures as Resource person in a
number of National & International Seminar/Symposia/Conference/Workshop in
India and abroad. He also chaired in various National & International
conferences.A number of products invented/discovered by himself has been
adopted by a number of MNCs. |
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