ପରମାଣୁ ଶକ୍ତି ବିଭାଗ, ଭାରତ ସରକାରଙ୍କ ଏକ ସ୍ବୟଂଶାସିତ ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ
परमाणु ऊर्जा विभाग, भारत सरकार का एक स्वयंशासित संस्थान
An Autonomous Institute under DAE, Government of India
परमाणु ऊर्जा विभाग, भारत सरकार का एक स्वयंशासित संस्थान
An Autonomous Institute under DAE, Government of India
Himansu Sekhar Biswal
Professor
Chemical Sciences
himansu@niser.ac.in
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Education
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BSc. (1997-2000) with Chemistry Hons. from Bhadrak College, Bhadrak, India.
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MSc. (2000 - 2002) with Organic Chemistry Specialization from Utkal University, Vanivihar, Bhubaneswar, India
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Ph.D. (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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Professional Experience
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2022 - Present: Professor at School of Chemical Sciences, NISER Bhubaneswar
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2018 - 2022: Associate Professor at School of Chemical Sciences, NISER Bhubaneswar
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2015 - 2018: Reader-F at School of Chemical Sciences, NISER Bhubaneswar
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2014 - 2015: Assistant Professor at School of Chemical Sciences, NISER Bhubaneswar
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2012 - 2014: DST INSPIRE Faculty at School of Chemical Sciences, NISER Bhubaneswar
Teaching
Theory Courses :
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Chemistry-I (C101)
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Chemical Thermodynamics (C202)
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Quantum Chemistry I (C206)
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Mathematical Methods for Chemists (C207)
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Chemical Binding (C305)
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Chemical Rate Processes (C402)
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Advanced Fluorescence Spectroscopy (C568)
Laboratory Courses :
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Chemistry Lab I (C141)
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Electronics Lab.(C242)
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Physical Chemistry Lab I (C243)
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Physical chemistry Lab. II (C343)
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Physical chemistry Lab. for Int. Ph.D. (C744)
Virtual Laboratory Experiments for Graduates (ViLEG)
We designed a software called “ViLEG” (Virtual Laboratory Experiments for Graduates). The purpose of this software is to demonstrate to the rural students the experiments that use sophisticated instruments like fluorimeter, TCSPC, ESI-MS and NMR spectrometer. Most of the colleges in Odisha do not have access to these instruments. On weekends and holidays, we visit remotely located colleges to demonstrate the use of the software.
Awards
A teacher always feels happy and proud of his/her students' achievements and accomplishments. No award is bigger those feelings.
Membership in Professional Societies
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Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), UK
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Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Society of
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Indian Association of Chemistry Teachers
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Indian Society of Atomic and Molecular Physics
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Indian Society for Radiation and Photochemical Sciences
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Orissa Chemical Society
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Indian Science Congress Association
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Reviewer for International Journals
Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials, Chemical Communications, J. Phys. Chem. Lett., Chemistry- A European Journal, ChemPhysChem, J. Phys. Chem. A, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, RSC Advances, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, Chemical Physics, Chemical Physics Letter, Spectrochimica Acta, Journal of Molecular Liquids, Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling, Journal of Chemical Science, Current Science, ACS Omega, Journal of Computational Chemistry, Journal of Sulfur Chemistry, QRB Discovery, Analytical Chemistry, Journal of Molecular Structure, Journal of Photochemistry & Photobiology, Polyhedron, Scientific Reports, Environmental Science & Technology, Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, Chemistry Select
Publications
Recent and Selected List (Full List Link)
1. Noncovalent interactions in proteins and nucleic acids: beyond hydrogen bonding and π-stacking; Subhrakant Jena, Juhi Dutta, Kiran Devi Tulsiyan, Akshay Kumar Sahu, Shubhranshu Shekhar Choudhury, Himansu S Biswal; Chem. Soc. Rev., 2022, 51, 4261-4286
2. Hydrogen Bonding Directed Reversal of 13C NMR Chemical Shielding; Subhrakant Jena, Chinmay Routray, Juhi Dutta, Himansu S. Biswal; Angew. Chem.Int. Ed., 2022, 61, e202207521
3. Intermolecular noncovalent interactions with carbon in solution; Juhi Dutta, Chinmay Routray, Shalini Pandey, Himansu S Biswa;l Chem. Sci., 2022, 13, 14327-14335
4. Structural Dynamics of RNA in the Presence of Choline Amino Acid Based Ionic Liquid: A Spectroscopic and Computational Outlook; Kiran Devi Tulsiyan, Subhrakant Jena, María González-Viegas, Rajiv K Kar, Himansu S Biswa;l ACS Cent. Sci. 2021, 7, 10, 1688–1697
5. The Prodigious Hydrogen Bonds with Sulfur and Selenium in Molecular Assemblies, Structural Biology, and Functional Materials; Apramita Chand, Dipak Kumar Sahoo, Abhijit Rana, Subhrakant Jena, Himansu S Biswal; Acc. Chem. Res., 2020, 53, 8, 1580–1592
6. Noncovalent Carbon-Bonding Interactions in Proteins; V Rao Mundlapati, Dipak Kumar Sahoo, Suman Bhaumik, Subhrakant Jena, Amol Chandrakar, Himansu S Biswal; Angew.Chem.Int.Ed., 2018, 57, 16496–16500
7. Critical Assessment of the Interaction between DNA and Choline Amino Acid Ionic Liquids: Evidences of Multimodal Binding and Stability Enhancement; Dipak Kumar Sahoo, Subhrakant Jena, Juhi Dutta, Suman Chakrabarty, Himansu S Biswal ; ACS Cent. Sci., 2018, 4, 12, 1642–1651
Specialisation
Laser Spectroscopy and Computational Chemistry
Research
Our research group is presently working on various noncovalent interactions (NCI) and their applications. These NCIs include hydrogen bonds (H‑bond) with sulfur and selenium and carbon, Carbon bond (C‑bond) and Carbo‑hydrogen bond (CH‑bond). The objective is to investigate these interactions at the molecular level by using a combination of spectroscopy and quantum chemistry. The fundamental insights gained from molecular spectroscopy are used for applications such as in the stability, storage and enzymatic activity of biomolecules and catalysis. The group actively involves in building scientific instruments and designing software for data acquisition and analysis.
Please go through our home page to find out more about our research.
Group Members
Current Members
Post Doctoral Fellows
Ph.D. Scholars
Integrated MSc. Students
PCPN Hembram
Saswat Kumar Pati
Jyothish Kumar J
Pranay Mohanty
Alumni
Post Doctoral Fellows
Ph.D. Scholars
Integrated MSc. Students
Nitish Pal
Arun Gagrai
Prince Tiwari
Sanjeev Gauttam
Ankit Singh
Srikant Sethi
Suman Bhumik
Kalyani Bhagwani
Ashish Shihna
Abhijit Rana
Ambuj Dhakad
Abhijeet Singh Bhadauria
Chinmay Rouray
Shivam Mahapatra
Other Links
Computational study says polonium can form hydrogen bonds
Chemistry World, 2022, Aug. 11
Polonium is a naturally occurring radioactive element and its compounds engage in soil, marine and environmental chemistry. With Russia curtailing gas supplies to Europe, fracking for shale gas looks set to increase. Fracking could cause the release of polonium compounds into our atmosphere, such as Me2Po, which is produced by aerobic marine microorganisms. Increasing awareness of how such compounds could impact environmental and marine chemistry is therefore important........read more
Unusual hydrogen bonds found in proteins help them bind their targets
Chemistry World, 2022, Mar. 24
Chemists in India have published what they say is the first evidence for hydrogen bonds with tetravalent carbon atoms in proteins. Himansu Biswal’s team at the National Institute of Science Education and Research (Niser) in Bhubaneswar found 1051 such non-covalent interactions in existing Protein Data Bank (PDB) crystal structure information......read more.
Contacts
School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research
PO- Bhimpur-Padanpur, Via-Jatni, District- Khurda, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, PIN- 752050
Phone: Office- +91 674-2494186, Lab.- +91 674-2494185
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