Main profile
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PhD: (2003-2009) with Prof. Sanjay Wategaonkar, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai, India
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Post Doctoral Associate: (2009 - 2011) with Prof. Michel Mons, Commissariat à l´Énergie Atomique (CEA), Saclay, France
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Post Doctoral Associate: (2011 - 2012) with Prof. Jennifer Ogilvie, University of Michigan (UoM), Michigan, USA
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DST-INSPIRE Faculty: (2012 - 2014) National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar, India
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INSPIRE Faculty Fellow: INSA-DST, New Delhi, India. December-2011
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Young Scientist Award: Dr. P. K. Bhattacharya Memorial Award, Indian Society for Radiation and Photochemical Sciences (ISRAPS), BARC, India. Year: 2011
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Junior Researcher: IRAMIS, SPAM, Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique (CEA), Saclay, France. December-2010
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Best Thesis Award (PhD.): TAA-Zita Lobo Memorial Award (Honorable Mention), TIFR, India. Year: 2009-2010
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Best Student Award (MSc.): Utkal University, Odisha, India. Year: 2002
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Best Graduate Award (BSc.): Rotary Club, Bhadrak, Odisha, India.Year: 2000
- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Society of India
- Association of Chemistry Teachers
- Indian Society of Atomic and Molecular Physics
- Indian Society for Radiation and Photochemical Sciences
- Orissa Chemical Society
- Indian Science Congress Association
- Journal of Physical Chemistry A
- Chemistry: A European Journal
- Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
- RSC Advances
- Chemical Physics
- Journal of Chemical Sciences
- Current Science
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Conventional and non-conventional Non-covalent Interactions
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Laser spectroscopy of jet Cooled Biomolecules
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Solvation and Isomerisation of Peptides and Proteins
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Computational Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis
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Astrochemistry
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Ionic Liquids
Associate Prof.
Laser Spectroscopy and Computational Chemistry
Professional Membership (Life Member)
Reviewer for International Journals
Recent and Selected List (Full List Link)
1. “ Critical Assessment of the Strength of Hydrogen Bonds between the Sulfur Atom of Methionine/Cysteine and Backbone Amides in Proteins.,” V. Rao Mundlapati, Sanat Ghosh, Aditi Bhattacherjee, Prince Tiwari, and Himansu S. Biswal*; Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2015; 6(8):1385–1389. ACS Live Slides
2. “ Hydrogen bonds involving sulfur: New insights from ab initio calculations and gas phase laser spectroscopy,” Himansu S. Biswal*; Book Chapter in the Springer series "Challenges and Advances in Computational Chemistry and Physics“ 2015; Chapter-2:15-45.
3. “Ligand Substitution and Electron Transfer Reactions of trans-(diaqua (salen)manganese(III) with oxalate: an experimental and computational Study,” Akshaya k. Kar, Achyut N. Acharya, V Rao Mundlapati, G.C Pradhan, Himansu S. Biswal*, Anadi charan Dash; RSC Advances 2014; 2014; 126(6):1781-1788.
4. “Molecular-Level Understanding of Ground- and Excited-State O-H---O Hydrogen Bonding Involving the Tyrosine Side Chain: A Combined High-Resolution Laser Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemistry Study.,” Himansu S. Biswal*, Surjendu Bhattacharyya, Sanjay Wategaonkar; ChemPhysChem 2013; 126(6):1781-1788.
5. “Strength of NH···S Hydrogen Bonds in Methionine Residues Revealed by Gas-Phase IR/UV Spectroscopy.,” Himansu S. Biswal*, Eric Gloaguen, Yohan Loquais, Benjamin Tardivel, Michel Mons; Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2012; 3(6):755-759. ACS Live Slides
6. “Isolated monohydrates of a model peptide chain: effect of a first water molecule on the secondary structure of a capped phenylalanine.,” Himansu S. Biswal, Yohan Loquais, Benjamin Tardivel, Eric Gloaguen, Michel Mons; Journal of the American Chemical Society 2011; 133(11):3931-42.
7. “O-H...O versus O-H...S hydrogen bonding I: Experimental and computational studies on the p-cresol---H2O and p-cresol---H2S complexes.,” Himansu S. Biswal, Pranav R Shirhatti, Sanjay Wategaonkar; The Journal of Physical Chemistry. A 2009; 113(19):5633-43. Cover Page
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