Prof. Manabendra Sarma

Department of Chemistry, IIT Guwahati



Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory of Prof. Manabendra Sarma





Prof. Manabendra Sarma

 Professor
 Department of Chemistry,
 Room: #CHF 102,
 Indian Institute of Technology  Guwahati,
 Guwahati   -   781 039,   India
 Phone: +91 361 258 2318 (Office)
             +91 361 258 4990 (Lab)
 Email: msarma@iitg.ac.in


Our group works on diverse fields of Chemistry. The primary field that we work on is the development of new theoretical approaches for Laser Assisted Control of Chemical Reactions and Resonances in Electron-Molecule scattering. Along with this our group is also currently doing research in the field of Biomolecular Chemistry as well as in Catalysis.

In the Biomolecular Chemistry, we are focusing on designing some drugs related to Alzheimer’s Disease and the interaction of the drug molecules with receptors. Some ground level work on protein folding has also been started. In the field of Catalysis, we are trying to design some catalyst for spliting water molecules photo-catalytically and also investigating the mechanistic and kinetic aspects of the catalyst.


    NEWS & UPDATES

    • Ph.D. Positions are available. Students having CSIR/UGC/DST-INSPIRE qualification may directly contact with their CV.

    • Post Doctoral positions are available.

    • January 2025: Our Collaborative Work with Dr. Md. Akhtarul Alam (Aliah University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India) has been published in the RSC Advances. Congratulations to Manash for your contribution to this Collaborative Work!

    • March 2025: Our Collaborative Work with Prof. Mohammad Qureshi (IIT Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, India) has been published in the Journal of Materials Chemistry A. Congratulations to Upasana for your contribution to this Collaborative Work!

    • April 2025: Our Collaborative Work with Prof. Bhubaneswar Mandal (IIT Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, India) has been published in the Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. Congratulations to Rabu for your contribution to this Collaborative Work!

    • April 2025: Rabu and Samsung's Manuscript has been published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry A. Congratulations Rabu and Samsung!

    • April 2025: Monalisha and Juhi's Manuscript has been published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry B. This article has appeared as a Cover Feature of the Journal. Congratulations Monalisha and Juhi!

    • April 2025: Our Collaborative Work with Prof. Anil K. Saikia (IIT Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, India) has been published in the Journal of Organic Chemistry. Congratulations to Biman for your contribution to this Collaborative Work!

    • May 2025: Himangshu has successfully defended his Ph.D. Thesis. Congratulations Dr. Himangshu Pratim Bhattacharyya!

    • July 2025: Upasana's Manuscript has been published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry C. Congratulations Upasana!

    • July 2025: Ms. Devashruti Saikia and Mr. Gokul Girwal have joined as B. Tech. Project Students. Welcome Devashruti and Gokul!

    • August 2025: Shubham, Manash, and Partha's Manuscript has been published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry A. Congratulations Shubham, Manash, and Partha!

    • August 2025: Bittu's Manuscript has been published in the Journal of Chemical Physics. Congratulations Bittu!

    • August 2025: Ms. Ruckshana Khatun has joined as a Ph.D. Student. Welcome Ruckshana!

    • September 2025: Monalisha's Manuscript has been published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry B. This article has appeared as a Cover Feature of the Journal. Congratulations Monalisha!

    • September 2025: Niharika's Manuscript has been published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry A. Congratulations Niharika!

    • September 2025: Our Collaborative Work with Dr. Md. Akhtarul Alam (Aliah University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India) has been published in the Dalton Transactions. Congratulations to Manash for your contribution to this Collaborative Work!

    • October 2025: Bittu has successfully defended her Ph.D. Thesis. Congratulations Dr. Bittu Lama!

    • October 2025: Upasana has successfully defended her Ph.D. Thesis. Congratulations Dr. Upasana Nath!

    • November 2025: Niharika has successfully defended her Ph.D. Thesis. Congratulations Dr. Niharika Keot!

    • November 2025: Samsung and Rabu's Manuscript has been published in the Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts. Congratulations Samsung and Rabu!