Mostakim SK

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.....my research focuses on designing Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs), conducting theoretical analysis and study of their applications. Please go through my CV for more details.

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About me

After completing my undergraduate studies, I had the opportunity to pursue a Master's degree in chemistry at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. This opportunity aligned closely with my academic research philosophy, as I have always been dedicated to applying inorganic principles in my research. Following this, I completed a five-year doctoral program at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, under the guidance of Dr. Shyam P. Biswas in the Department of Chemistry. My thesis aimed to improve the development of water-stable, functionalized Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) made of inorganic metal ions and organic ligands. The physicochemical stability of these materials remains a major challenge in the field and needs to be addressed for future applications. Therefore, my research focused on various aspects of MOFs to create more durable, advanced materials that can outperform existing ones. Recently, I completed a one-year Postdoc at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in the field of material science and soft matter. Here are the strategies I have in mind to achieve my goals.

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Research

Interest

I am interested in designing robust, novel, functionalized MOF materials and studying their theoretical analysis of structures, porosity, electronic properties, and energy. The density functional theory (DFT) and molecular simulation using the universal force field (UFF) have been utilized for theoretical analysis. Additionally, I have employed Gaussian, Material Studio, Avogadro, STOE WinXPow, PoreBlazer, and EXPO2014 for calculating theoretical structure, indexing of PXRD patterns, Le Bail fit, Rietveld refinement, Pawley refinement, porosity, and energy. The synthesized MOF materials have been investigated in various applications, such as chemical sensing, biological cell imaging, gas absorption, photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to fuels, water oxidation, metal-ion separation, and heterogeneous catalysis. During my postdoc study, I focused on the stabilization of Pickering emulsion applications using MOF materials.

Why MOFs?

Recently, a highly crystalline porous material called MOF has shown promise in addressing the limitations of conventional porous materials such as zeolites, silicas, active carbons, carbon nanotubes, and metal oxides. MOFs offer high surface area, tunable pore sizes, chemical functionality, and diverse structure, making them suitable for a wide range of applications including gas storage, separation, catalysis, drug delivery, and energy storage/conversion.

Future Goals

I am interested in conducting research in both experimental and theoretical studies and interdisciplinary areas to enhance the design of robust, innovative MOF materials with high efficiency and activity in sensing, catalysts, soft-matter, and energy-related applications. The development and progress of MOF materials are still in the early stages. Therefore, more efforts should be made in designing robust functional MOFs and addressing related challenges in this research domain. Developing cost-effective and robust functional MOF materials with high performance and activity is essential. However, the implementation of MOFs is still far from being an industrial application. Therefore, developing low-cost and robust functional MOFs with excellent activity would be a major success in implementing industrial applications. Continuous research on developing robust functional MOFs would also lead to innovative, superior functional porous materials to mitigate future problems.

Laboratory skills

(1) Organic synthesis.(2) Design and development of new synthetic route and methodology for organic ligands. (3) Handling the very sophisticated dry organic reactions. (4) Handling the hydrothermal and solvothermal reactions. (5) Synthesis of functionalized MOF materials.

Computor Skills

MS Office, Photoshop, Illustrator, Data analysis, Origin, MestreNova, ChemDraw, Gaussian 09, POV-Ray, Accelrys Materials Studio, Crystal Diamond Impact, EXPO2014, Match, Mercury, X-ray Powder Diffraction Software, PoreBlazer, VESTA, PowDll, POV-Ray, and WinX PoW

Instruments Handling

(1) FT-IR spectrometer. (2) UV-Vis spectrometer. (3) TGA-DSC. (4) Fluorescence spectrometer. (5) BET surface area analyzer. (6) Bruker D2-Phaser PXRD analysis. (7) Spin-coating. (8) OLYMPUS BX53M microscope.

Proficiency in Data Analysis

TGA-DSC, FT-IR, Raman spectroscopy, Mass spectrometry, NMR spectroscopy, Fluorescence spectroscopy, UV-Vis spectroscopy, GC-MS, TRPL, HR-TEM, FE-SEM, EDX, ICP-AES, ICP-MS, XPS, BET surface area, electronic properties, HOMO-LUMO, PXRD, etc.

Language Skill

(1) Bengali (Native). (2) Hindi (Proficient). (3) English (Proficient). (4) Urdu (Beginner).

Key Skill

(1) Oral presentation. (2) Communication skill. (3) Written.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, IIT Guwahati (2014-2019)

Thesis Title: “Fluorescence Sensing and Gas Sorption Properties of Water-Stable, Functionalized Meta-Organic Frameworks with Tetravalent Metal Ions and Carboxylate Based Ligands.”

Thesis Supervisor: Professor Dr. Shyam P. Biswas, Department of Chemistry, Email: sbiswas@iitg.ac.in

Master of Science in Chemistry, IIT Guwahati (2012-2014)

M.Sc. in Chemistry with CPI 7.92. Master thesis Title: “Synthesis, Characterization and SolidState Anion Binding of Tripodal Ligand.”

Supervisor: Professor Dr. Gopal Das, Department of Chemistry, Email: gdas@iitg.ac.in

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Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Burdwan University (2009-2012)

B.Sc. in Chemistry with First class. Percentile: 63.125%

Higher secondary (Class 12), WBCHSE (2007-2009)

Science (Bengali, English, Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics) with First class. Percentile: 66.6%

Seconadry (class 10), WBBSE (2001-2007)

Matric-level (Bengali, English, Mathematics, Geography, History, Life Science, and Physical Science) with First class. Percentile: 63.625%

Experience

Postdoctoral Position, IIT Bombay (2021-2022)

Project: Design and development of fatty acid connected Meta-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) for the stabilization of Pickering emulsions.

Supervisor: Professor Dr. Mithun Chowdhury, Department of MEMS, Email: mithunc@iitb.ac.in

Teaching Assistant, IIT Guwahati (2014-2019)

(1) Teaching assistant for undergraduate and postgraduate students.

(2) Laboratory duty in organic and inorganic chemistry.

(3) Checking of organic synthesis, metal complex synthesis, column chromatography, NMR, Mass, and FT-IR.

(4) Lectures, assignments and quizzes for undergraduate students in inorganic chemistry.

Achievements

WBMDFC scholarship, West Bengal (2009-2012)

During my Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from 2009 to 2012. The scholarship was provided by a state governing body, WBMDFC.

Qualified in JAM (2012)

JAM (Joint Admission Test of M.Sc.) is a competetive exam run by IITs for giving a chance to do M.Sc. at IITs in India. AIR: 153.

Qualified in GATE (2014)

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is basically a national examination on various subjects in Arts, Commerce, and Science. AIR: 180.

Conferences

International Conference on Frontiers in Chemical Sciences (2018)

Poster entitled “Selective Sensing of Peroxynitrite by Hf-Based UiO-66- B(OH)₂ Metal– Organic Framework: Applicability to Cell Imaging” was presented in the International Conference on Frontiers in Chemical Sciences, 2018, arranged at the Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati.

International Conference on Emerging Trends in Chemical Sciences (2018)

Poster entitled “A thiadiazole-functionalized Zr (IV)-based metal–organic framework as a highly fluorescent probe for the selective detection of picric acid” was presented in the International Conference on Emerging Trends in Chemical Sciences, 2018, arranged at the Department of Chemistry, Dibrugarh University.

International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (2017)

Poster entitled “Selective Turn-On Sensing of Gaseous SO2 by the Redox Tuning of UiO- 66-(OH)₂ Metal-Organic Framework” was presented in the International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, ICANN-2017, arranged at the Centre for Nanotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati.

Chemconvene (2015)

Poster entitled “Gas sorption and transition-metal cation separation with a thienothiophene presented based zirconium metal–organic framework” was presented in the symposium Chemconvene, 2015, arranged at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Workshop on Biomedical Device Technology (2017)

Attended an International Workshop on “Biomedical Device Technology” Organized by International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, ICANN-2017, arranged at the Centre for Nanotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Publications

Photo-Catalytic reduction of CO₂ coupled with water oxidation

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Selective sening of peroxynitrite and cell imaging

Fatty acid connected UiO-66 MOF for stabilization of Pickering emulsions

Work in progress: Solid-state Li-ion conductivity

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Contact

mostakim.sk@alumni.iitg.ac.in

Hi! I'm a Researcher, and .....

.....my research focuses on designing Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs), conducting theoretical analysis and study of their applications. Please go through my CV for more details.