Contact:
Department of Organic Chemistry
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
Phone: +91 33 2473 4971 (ext 1403), Fax: +91 33 2473 2805
E-mail: ocpd [ AT ] iacs.res.in

Education:
B. Sc. (1985): Calcutta University (Chemistry Hons., Physics, & Mathematics).
M. Sc. (1988): Calcutta University (Specialization Organic Chemistry).
Ph. D. (1994): Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore
(under Professor T. N. Guru Row).

Professional:
· Research Associate (Oct 1994 - Jan 1996): School of Chemistry, Tel Aviv University (With Professor Israel Goldberg).
· Associate Investigator (Feb 1996 - Aug. 1996), Institute of Chemistry, UNAM, Mexico.
· Research Associate (Nov 1996 - April 1998), Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, USA (with Prof. D. Gatti)
· Fellow Scientist (June 1998 - Aug 1999): Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar, India.
· Scientist 'C' (Aug 1999 - Aug 2002): Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar, India.
· Scientist 'E1' (Aug 2002 - April 2007): Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar, India.
· Assistant Professor (April 2007- April 2008): Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, India
· Associate Professor (April 2008-present): Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, India.

Fellowships/Honours/ Memberships in scientific associations etc.

1.	Indian Crystallographic Association - Life member
2.	Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) - Life Member
3.	Invited JSPS fellowship (Jan, 2004-Nov., 2004) - Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Japan.

Research interests:

· Crystal Engineering,
· Supramolecular Chemistry,
· Molecular Gels, Molecular nanotubes,
· Coordination polymers and microporous materials,
· Crystal Growth