Department of Physical Chemistry
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
Phone:+91 33 2473 4971 (ext 470), Fax: +91 33 2473 2805
E-mail : pctc [ at ] iacs.res.in
Education:
Bachelor of Science (Honurs in Chemistry), 1985 Calcutta University
Master of Science (Special in Physical Chemistry), 1987 Calcutta
University
Ph.D., Laser Spectroscopy, 1992, Indian Association for the Cultivation
of Science.
Position
held
| University/ Institution | Year (s) | Position held |
| University of Akron, USA | 1992-1994 | Postdoctoral Research Associate |
| I. I. T. Kanpur | 1994-2001 | Assistant Professor |
| I. I. T. Kanpur | 2001-2005 | Associate Professor |
| I. I. T. Kanpur | 2005-2007 | Professor |
| Technical University of Munich | 1997 | INSA Visiting scientist |
| University of Aarhus | 2005 | Visiting Professor |
Honours
and Awards:
Young Scientist Medal Award, Indian National Science Academy, 1993
Professor
The present thrust of our research is to investigate the radiation-damage following exposure of ultraviolet light, and light-driven conformational transformations of biomolecules using time-resolved infrared spectroscopy. The other research which our group has actively pursed is electronic spectroscopy of isolated molecules and weakly-bound molecular complexes in cold supersonic jet expansion. Our interest here is to understand the role of weak molecular interaction, like hydrogen bonding, on energy flow dynamics relevant to chemical events.