Professional Contributions

Administrative Duties Undertaken

  1. One of the Coordinators of the team that organizes “Ishan Vikas” , an initiative of MHRD, Government of India. Organizer: IIT Guwahati
  2. Institute Representative and Evaluator for “National Children’s Science Congress” organized by Kendriya Vidyalaya 2016 & 2017
  3. One of the Course Co-ordinators for KIC-TEQIP short-term course on “Recent Trends in Catalysis” held on May 2016
  4. Member of team that organized “Salters Summer Camp 2016”. Organizer: Royal Society of Chemistry
  5. Served as Marshall for M.Sc students during the Eighteenth Convocation of IITG - June 2016
  6. Served as Marshall for B.Tech students during the Twentieth Convocation of IITG - June 2018
  7. Served as Marshall for Ph.D students during the Twenty first Convocation of IITG - June 2019
  8. Member of the sub-committee during the Nineteenth Convocation of IITG - June 2017
  9. Member of the “Safety Committee” at Department of Chemistry, IITG - (June 2016 - Present)
  10. Institute Representative for “GATE” exam
  11. Departmental co-ordinator for the annual student event “Research Conclave -2016” organized by IITG
  12. Departmental co-ordinator for the annual student event “Research Conclave -2017” organized by IITG
  13. Member of team that organized “ACS on Campus” at IITG, Jan 2017. Organizer: American Chemical Society
  14. Member of team that is organized “CHEMCONVENE 2017”, An In-House Symposium of the Chemistry Department at IITG
  15. Member of the team that organized Complex Dynamical Systems and Applications (CDSA 2017).
  16. Co-convener of the annual student event “Research Conclave 2018” organized by IITG
  17. Convener of the “NWNTD 2018” organized by Centre for Nanotechnology, IITG
  18. Served as one of the jury members for “Smart India Hakhathon” June 2018
  19. Convener of the annual student event “Research Conclave 2019” organized by IITG
  20. Faculty advisor for B.Tech (CST-2018) batch students of IITG.
  21. Center Co-ordinator (Center for Nano-Technology) placement cell at IITG
  22. Co-ordinator for “RSC Roadshow 2019” to be held at IITG, Nov 2019. Organizer: Royal Society of Chemistry
  23. Convener of “Frontiers in Chemical Science - 2021 (FICS - 2021)”, flagship event of the Department of Chemistry, IIT Guwahati
  24. Co-convener of “28th CRSI National Symposium in Chemistry (NSC-28) and 15th CRSI-RSC Joint Symposium” Feb-2021.
  25. CPPC Secretary, Centre for Nanotechnology, Aug 2020-Present
  26. Associate Warden, Lohit Hostel, IITG, Aug 2020-Present
  27. Member, DPPC, Department of Chemistry, Oct 2020-Present
  28. Core Committee member of organizing committee of NE Research Conclave at IITG May 2022
  29. Co-Convener of PRAYOJAN: (Post-Phd: Research, Academia and IndustrY-Opportunities, science Journalism, grAnt writing and Networking) Organized by Indian National Young Academy of Sciences (INYAS) April 2022
  30. Head, Centre for Nanotechnology, (April 2022-Present)
  31. Co-convener, Science Exhibition organized by INYAS during inSCIgnis 2022 and 2023 at Tezpur University.
  32. Co-convener, Gurukul in Emerging Areas in Modern Biology and Medicine organized by INYAS, March 2-3, 2023.
  33. Co-convener, International Day of Women and Girls in Science organized by INYAS, February 11, 2023.
  34. Panelist in the Panel Discussion on “Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction. Making Sustainability a Way of Life” at the Y20 chapter of the G20 Summit held at IIT Guwahati. February 7, 2023.
  35. Convener, 8th International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology at Centre for Nanotechnology, IIT Guwahati on 29 November to 1 December, 2023
  36. Zonal Coordinator, Stage 1: Essay Competition, Stage 2: Debate Competition and Stage 3: Elocution Competition conducted under Model G20 Initiative in association with Ministry of Education Organized by IIT Hyderabad and INYAS.
  37. Co-ordinator, North-East Zone, Indian National Young Academy of Science, INSA, New Delhi.
  38. Member of National Organizing Committee, 30th 'International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry' (ICOMC 2024) be held from July 14, 2024 to July 18, 2024 at "Jaypee Palace Hotel & Convention Centre" located in Agra City, India.
  39. Convener of "Frontiers in Nano Sciences 2024 (FINS 2024)", flagship event of the Centre for Nanotechnology, IIT Guwahati
  40. Convener of SEMI ESSCI IESA Semiconductor Manufacturing Workshop held at IIT Guwahati
  41. Member of the organizing committee of Nanoelectronics Roadshow 2024 held at IISc Bangalore
  42. Convener of "International Conference on Advanced Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 2025 (ICANN 2025)", flagship event of the Centre for Nanotechnology, IIT Guwahati

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