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Chandan Mukherjee

Prof. Chandan Mukherjee

Professor

Ph.D. (Max-Planck-Institut für Bioanorganische Chemie, Germany)
Research Area: Oxidation Catalysis / Molecular Magnetism / Synthesis of Single-Molecule Magnets (SMMs) / MRI Contrast agents / Water Oxidation Chemistry.
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  • Education

    He obtained his B.Sc degree majored in Chemistry at The University of Calcutta in 2001 and M.Sc degree in Chemistry in 2003 at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India . He then pursued his doctoral studies with Prof. Dr. Phalguni Chaudhuri at the Max-Planck Institute for Bioinorganic Chemistry, Muelheim, Germany. Later on he moved to Bielefeld University,  in Germany,  and The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan for his post-doctoral studies with Prof. Dr. Thorsten Glaser and Prof. Shu Kobayashi, respectively.

  • Experience

    August 2019- Present 

     

    February 2015-August 2019

     

    April 2011-February 2015

     

    November 2010-March 2011

     

    February 2007-August 2010

     

    July 2006-January 2007

     

    August 2003 –June 2006

     

    Professor

    Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

    Associate Professor

    Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

    Assistant Professor

    Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

    Assistant Professor

    The Tokyo University, Tokyo, Japan

    Postdoctoral Research in Chemistry

    Universität Bielefeld, Germany, Germany

    Postdoctoral Research in Chemistry Max-Planck-Institut für Bioanorganische Chemie, Germany

    Doctoral Work

    Max-Planck-Institut für Bioanorganische Chemie, Germany (Examination date:  7th August 2006)

  • Teaching

    CH 101: Chemistry

    CH 212: Inorganic Chemistry

    CH 311: Industrial Chemistry

    CH 316: Frontiers of Coordination Chemistry

    CH 410: Transition and Non-transition Metal Chemistry

    CH 433: Applications of Spectroscopy

    CH 511: Principles of Bioinorganic Chemistry

    CH 601: Physical Methods in Chemistry

    CH 611: Bioinorganic Chemistry

  • Awards

    • Associate, Indian Academy of Science, Bangalore (2015-2018)
    • DFG (2007-2010, German Research Society)-Fellowship for Postdoctoral Study.
    • DFG (2003-2006, German Research Society)-Fellowship for Ph.D work.
    • MCM (merit cum means) Scholarship (2002-2003, Govt. of India) on the basis of Master of Science (M.Sc.) results.
    • National Scholarship (2001, Govt. of India) on the basis of Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) result.
    • National Scholarship (1998, Govt. of India) on the basis of Higher Secondary (H.S) result.
  • Patents

    1. Indian Patent filed on 30 MAY, 2018, under Application No.201831020332 entitled "HEXADENTATE CHELATE?BASED CONTRAST AGENT AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME" (Chandan Mukherjee and Mahmuda Khannam)
     
    2. Indian Patent filed on 30 MAY, 2018, under Application No. 201831020333 entitled "PENTADENTATE CHELATE?BASED CONTRAST AGENT AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME" (Chandan Mukherjee and Mahmuda Khannam)