परमाणु ऊर्जा विभाग, भारत सरकार का एक स्वयंशासित संस्थान
An Autonomous Institute under DAE, Government of India
An Autonomous Institute under DAE, Government of India
Himansu Sekhar Biswal
Associate Prof.
Chemical Sciences
himansu@niser.ac.in
Personal Page
Education
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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
Teaching
Core Courses (Theory) :
1. Chemical Thermodynamics (C202)
2. Chemical Rate Processes (C402)
Core Courses (Laboratory) :
1. Electronics Lab. (C242)
2. Physical Chemistry Lab. II (C343)
Elective Courses :
1. Advanced Fluorescence Spectroscopy (C568)
Awards
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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
Professional Membership (Life Member)
- 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
Reviewer for International Journals
- Journal of Physical Chemistry A
- Chemistry: A European Journal
- Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
- RSC Advances
- Chemical Physics
- Journal of Chemical Sciences
- Current Science
Publications
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
Specialisation
Laser Spectroscopy and Computational Chemistry
Research
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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
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
Phone No.
+91-674-2494186
