Prasenjit Mal, Group Leader (email: pmal [at] niser.ac.in)

 

About Group Leader (Short CV)

CONTACT

Mailing address: Reader-F, School of Chemical Sciences
FC-103, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) Bhubaneswar
Institute of Physics Campus; P.O. Sainik School, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751 005. India
Email: pmal [at] niser.ac.in  or pmal.chem [at] gmail.com
Tel: +91-9439-613856 (Mobile); +91-674-2304073 (off); +91-674-2726620 (home)

 

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Before Joining at NISER
2008 – 2009: Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow (Host: Dr. Jonathan R. Nitschke, University of Cambridge, UK)

• Synthesis of Cage Molecules in Water and Exploring their Host-Guest Chemistry
• Sequential Self-Assembly in Dynamic Combinatorial Library

2006 – 2007: Alexander von Humboldt Fellow (Host: Prof. Dr. Michael Schmittel, University of Siegen, Germany)

• Sensoric Materials using Multicomponent Self-assembly
• Technomimetic Approach in Metallo-Supramolecular Chemistry

1999-2005: Ph. D. in Organic Chemistry (Advisor: Prof. J. Narasimha Moorthy, IIT Kanpur, India)

• Photochromism and Photoreactivity of o-Alkyl Aromatic Aldehydes in the Solid State
• Diastereomer-Differentiating Photochemistry of β-Arylalkanophenones

1997-1999: M. Sc. in Chemistry (Department of Chemistry, IIT Kharagpur)
1993-1996: B. Sc. (Honors) in Chemistry (Bankura Christian College, University of Burdwan, West Bengal)

 

AWARDS AND HONOURS

2012: Visiting Professor, University of Jyvaskyla Finland

2008: Marie Curie Fellowship
2006: Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship
2000-2005: Junior, followed by Senior Research Fellowship (CSIR, India)

 

TEACHING

2014 (January): C244 Biomolecular Chemistry Lab
2014 (January): C102 Chemistry II
2013 (August): C401 Physical Methods in Chemistry II
2013 (January): C204 Reagents in Organic Synthesis
2012 (August): C553 Physical Organic Chemistry
2012 (January): C204 Organic Chemistry II
2011 (August):  C559 Supramolecular Chemistry
2011 (January): CE801 Physical Organic Chemistry
2010 (August): CE702 Supramolecular Chemistry
2010 (January): CE04 Organic Photochemistry
2008–2009: Teaching Assistant (Supramolecular chemistry course for Part III, i.e. final year M. Sc. students), University of Cambridge
2003–2004: Teaching Assistant (for undergraduate laboratory courses), IIT Kanpur