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Dr Satadru Jha

Associate Professor

Department of Chemistry

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

    Dr Satadru Jha is Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at SMIT.

    i. Teaching both UG and PG students with different subject areas such as engineering chemistry (CH1108), Organic reactions & Mechanisms (CH2202), Synthetic Organic Chemistry (CH2332), Group Theory-A Chemistry Approach (CH2403).

    ii.Two students pursuing PhD under guidance of me

    iii. BOS member

    iv. DTPO

    v. Member, DRPC for intra and inter department

    vi. Hostel warden

    vii. Disciplinary committee

    viii. Teacher Gurdian/Mentor

 

SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING

Subject Subject code Semester
Engineering Chemistry CH1108 First semesters
Engineering Chemistry Lab CH1163 First and second semesters
Organic Reactions & Mechanism CH2202 Second semester
Organic Chemistry Lab CH2262 Second semester
Synthetic Organic Chemistry CH2332 Third semester
Group Theory-A Chemist Approach CH2403 Fourth Semester
MSc Research Project MCH405/CH2475 Third and Fourth Semester

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Specialisation Institute Year of passing
PhD Synthetic Organic Chemistry University of North Bengal 2005
MSc Organic Chemistry University of North Bengal 1998
BSc Chemistry (Hons) University of North Bengal 1996

Experience

Institution / Organisation Designation Role Tenure
SMIT, Sikkim Warden March 2017 to as on date
Indian Institute of Science Visiting Research Fellow Lead a project on chemosensor 2010-2011
University of Padova Post Doctoral Fellow Design and synthesis Peptide and saccharide coated Au-NPs using as drug delivery system or inhibitor for Hepatocellular carcinoma and Neisseria meningitides 2 years (2008-2010)
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Post Doctoral Fellow Design and Synthesis novel chemosensor and their studies with various analytes in different medium 2 yrs (2006-2008)
Zydus Research Centre, Ahmedabad Research Associate Design & synthesis of novel bioactive molecules 2 yrs (2004-2006)

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Develop newer methodology in organic reaction, develop new Chemosensor to detect analytes with high selectivity and sensitivity, Develop Nanomaterials for various applications.

Area of Expertise

Establish new methodology for organic synthesis, Development of novel chemo sensor for various analyses, Development of drug delivery vehicle for cancer therapy. Well versed in multi step (~20 step) organic Synthesis, develop cutting edge organic synthesis technology, Hand-on experience in various biophysical/analytical techniques, software used for scientific writing, presentation, data analysis, database searching .

Area of Research

Synthetic organic chemistry, Super molecular chemistry, Nano-sciences, Nanomaterials

Professional Affiliations & Contributions

  • CSIR-UGC NET-Lecturarship qualified in Chemical sciences, 1999, 2000.
  • CSIR SRF qualified in Chemical Sciences, 2003.
  • Membership: Complimentary Royal Society of Chemistry Affiliate membership received on 5th June, 2013.
  • GATE -2000 (percentile 83.55) 
  • Associate Member, RSC, Cambridge since 2019 (www.rsc.org)

 

RESEARCH and CONSULTANCY: 

 

Title

Subject

PI /Co PI

Date

Amount in (Rs)

“DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS OF ANTHRAQUIONE BASED MOLECULES AND STUDIES ON THEIR CHEMOSENSING STUDIES”

 

Chemical Sciences

PI

Dec 2021

2,00,000/-

 

 

 

 

 

Work Experience

Organisation Role Tenure
Zydus Research Centre Research Associate 2 years