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Faculty Details

Subhas Chandra Pan

Prof. Subhas Chandra Pan

Professor

Ph.D. (Max-Planck-Institut fuer Kohlenforschung, Muelheim an der Ruhr, Germany)
Research Area: Synthetic organic chemistry: Natural product synthesis with the emphasis of new synthetic methodology; development of new reactions, asymmetric organocatalysis and transition metal catalysis with new catalyst design; mechanistic study.
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  • Education

    • PhD (2008): Max-Planck-Institut fuer Kohlenforschung, Muelheim an der Ruhr, Germany, Advisor: Prof. Benjamin  List (Hall of Citation Laureates in Chemistry, Thomson Reuters)
    • MS (2004): Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, Thesis Advisor: Prof. Goverdhan Mehta (FRS)
    • BSc (2001): University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India

  • Experience
    • Since August 2019: Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, India
    • March, 2015 - July, 2019: Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, India
    • September, 2011 - Feb, 2015: Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam, India
    • 2011: Postdoctoral fellow at Max-Planck-Institute fuer Kohlenforschung, Muelheim an der Ruhr, Germay, Advisor: Prof. Benjamin List
    • 2009-2010: Postdoctoral fellow at The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, Florida, USA, Advisor: Prof. Glenn C. Micalizio
    • 2008-2009: Postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, Advisor: Prof. Elias J. Corey (Nobel prize in Chemistry, 1990)

  • Teaching
    • CH 110 : Chemistry Practical (B.Tech)
    • CH 222: Scope and Mechanism of Organic Reactions (B.tech)
    • CH 425: Organic Chemistry Laboratory (M.Sc)
    • CH 421: Organic Reactions Mechanisms (M.Sc)
    • CH620: Art in Organic Synthesis (Ph.D)
    • CH322: Petroleum and Petrochemicals (B.Tech)
    • CH301: Environmental Chemistry (B.Tech)
    • CH621: New Reagents for Organic Synthesis (Ph.D)

  • Awards
    • Fellow of Indian Chemical Society (FICS), 2019
    • Thieme Chemistry Journal Award, 2018
    • Selected for DST-MPI partner programme, 2012
    • DAE Young Scientist Research Award, 2012
    • Summa cum laude for doctoral research at the Max-Planck-Institute fuer Kohlenforschung, Muelheim an der Ruhr, Germany, 2008
    • First (CGPA 7.4/8) in the MS programme (Chemical Science) at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 2004
    • Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) from the Centrer for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India, 2003
    • ICI Fellowship for the MS programme (Chemical Science) at the Indian Institute of Science, 2001
    • First Class First (76%) in B.Sc (Chemistry Honours) in University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India, 2001

  • Patents