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Prof.Soumit Chatterjee

Designation: Associate Professor

Department: Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Email: soumit[at]iitism[dot]ac[dot]in

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Office Number: +91-326-223-5432

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About Me: I am a Physical Chemist with expertise in Fluorescence Spectroscopy. My group focuses on unraveling the complex dynamics of Biologically important molecules and to structurally engineer them for efficient utility.

Research Interest: Fluorescence spectroscopy, Ultrafast Dynamics, Bio-molecules, Microscopy, Small molecule syntheses.

Teaching

Theory

Quantum Chemistry for M.Sc (Chemistry)
Molecular Spectroscopy for M.Sc (Chemistry)
Kinetics and Statistical Thermodynamics for M.Sc (Chemistry)
Chemistry for 1^st year B.Tech (Common)
Material Science and Technology for Chemical Engineering students (6^th Sem)
Advanced Fluorescence Spectroscopy, elective course for M.Sc and JRFs

Practical

Physical Chemistry Practical, for 1^st year and 2^nd year M.Sc (Chemistry)
Chemistry Practical for 1^st year B.Tech (Common)
Chemistry Practical for B.Tech (5^th Sem) in Environmental Science.

Academics

Ph.D.: Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia

M.Sc.: University of Delhi

B.Sc.: University of Calcutta

Position

July, 2024-Till date: Associate Professor, CCB Department, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad

November, 2017-July, 2024: Assistant Professor, CCB Department, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad

November, 2016-November, 2017: Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Particle Physics and Astrophysics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

March, 2016-November, 2016: National Post-Doctoral Fellow (DST-SERB NPDF): Principal Investigator, Department of Spectroscopy, IACS, Kolkata

January, 2015-November, 2015: Research Associate, Department of Spectroscopy, IACS, Kolkata

Awards and Honors

Faculty Dean Fellowship for two years, Weizmann Institute of Science.
Visiting Fellow, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. July 1^st – July 16^th, 2016.
DST-SERB-National Post Doc Fellowship, 2016. Granted INR 19.2 lacs for two years.
Post Graduate Research Fund from Macquarie University, 2014.
CSIR-UGC fellow, 2008-2011.
First Prize for poster presentation in APSRC-TSRP-2010, Lonavala, India.
Meritorious award from Zakir Husain College, University of Delhi.
Jeans and Ashit Ganguly scholarship from University of Delhi.
Qualified CSIR-UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) – June 2007.
IAS summer fellow, 2007.

Publications

List Of Research Publications (only in Peer-reviewed Journals)

Paul, D.; Sahoo, P.; Sengupta, A.; Tripathy, U.; Chatterjee, S.* Revealing the Role of Electronic Effect to Modulate the Photophysics and Z-Scan Responses of o-Locked GFP Chromophores J. Phys. Chem. B 2025, 129, 692.
Shukla, A.; Biswal, A. S.; Chowdhury, A.; Halder, R.; Chatterjee, S.* Aggregation-Induced Modulation of Ground and Excited State Photophysics of 5-(tert-Butyl)-2-Hydroxy-1,3-Isophthalaldehyde (5-tBHI). J. Phys. Chem. B 2024, 128, 5437.
Shukla, A.; Jha, V.K.; Chatterjee, S.* Non-trivial ground and excited state photophysics of a substituted phenol. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2024, 26, 6655.
Shukla, A.; Sarkar, A.; Chatterjee, S.* Surfactant Mediated Modulation of Photophysics and Self-Assembly Process of A Small, Substituted Phenol. J. Mol. Liq. 2023, 390, 123161.
Ghosh, S.; Sarkar, A.; Chatterjee, S.*; Nayek, H. P. Elucidation of Selective Adsorption Study of Congo Red using New Cadmium(II) Metal-Organic Frameworks: Adsorption Kinetics, Isotherm and Thermodynamics. J. Solid State Chem. 2021, 296, 121929.
Karmakar, P. D.; Shukla, A.; Maiti, P.; Chatterjee. S.*; Pal, S. Reversible Addition Fragmentation Chain Transfer‐Mediated Bioconjugated Amphiphilic Graft‐Block Copolymer Using Dextran, Poly (N‐isopropylacrylamide), and Poly (vinyl acetate). J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2020, e50381.
Mondal, S.; Patra, N.; Nayek, H. P.; Hira, S.; Chatterjee, S.*; Dey, S. Unusual Absence of FRET in Triazole Bridged Coumarin-hydroxyquinoline, an effective sensor for Hg²⁺detection. Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. 2020, 19, 1211.
Chatterjee, S.; Ahire, K.; Karuso, P. Room-Temperature Dual Fluorescence of a Locked Green Fluorescent Protein Chromophore Analogue. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 738.
Karmakar, P. D.; Seesala, V. S.; Pal, A.; Dhara, S.; Chatterjee, S.; Pal, S. Synthesis of RAFT‐Mediated Amphiphilic Graft Copolymeric Micelle Using Dextran and Poly (Oleic Acid) toward Oral Delivery of Nifedipine. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2018, 56, 2354.
Mondal, S.; Chatterjee, S.^#; Halder, R.; Jana, B.; Singh, P. Role of Dispersive Fluorous Interaction in the Solvation Dynamics of the Perfluoro Group Containing Molecules. J. Phys. Chem. B 2017, 121, 7681.
Chatterjee, S.; Karuso, P. An Efficient and Concise Method to Synthesize Locked GFP Chromophore Analogues. Tetrahedron. Lett. 2016, 57, 5197.
Chatterjee, S.; Karuso, P.; Boulangé, A.; Franck, X.; Datta, A. Excited State Dynamics of Brightly Fluorescent Second Generation Epicocconone Analogues. J. Phys. Chem. B 2015, 119, 6295.
Chatterjee, S.; Karuso, P.; Boulangé, A.; Peixoto, P. A.; Franck, X.; Datta, A. The Role of Different Structural Motifs in the Ultrafast Dynamics of Second Generation Protein Stains. J. Phys. Chem. B 2013, 117, 14951.
Chatterjee, S.; Burai, T. N.; Karuso, P.; Datta, A. Ultrafast Dynamics of Epicocconone, A Second Generation Fluorescent Protein Stain. J. Phys. Chem. A 2011, 115, 10154.
Sadhu, K. K.; Chatterjee, S.; Sen, S.; Bharadwaj, P. K. Role of Spacer in Single- or Two-Step FRET: Studies in The Presence of Two Connected Cryptands with Properly Chosen Fluorophores. Dalton Trans. 2010, 39, 4146.

Papers in conference abstract volumes / presented

Invited lectures

Invited talk at OWLS-17, at IIT Bombay, November, 2024.
Short Invited talk at the National Conference, RTCST-2024 at IIT Patna, India, March, 2024.
Invited lecture series, Poznan University of Technology, July, 2023.
Invited lecture at Universite de Rouen, France, July 2014.
Invited lecture at Universite de Bordeaux, France, July 2014.

Presentations/Participations in Symposia/Workshop/Conferences

Invited poster presentation at SoPhyC-2024, at IIT Bombay, October, 2024.
Participated in 7^th ESD (Electrostatic Storage Device) workshop and conference, held at Universite de Lyon, France in July, 2017.
Poster presentation at ‘Ultrafast through Ultraslow Dynamics in Molecules and Clusters’ conference, held at Weizmann Institute of Science in January 2017.
Oral presentation at 23^rd IUPAC Conference on Physical Organic Chemistry, ‘ICPOC23’, held at University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia in July 2016.
Poster presentation in Asian Academic Seminar and School 2015, at IACS, Kolkata.
Poster presentation in ASUD-2014 at IACS, Kolkata, India.
Poster presentation at 25^th IUPAC conference on Photochemistry, Bordeaux, France, July 2014.
Poster presentation at RACI conference, 2011 at University of Wollongong, Sydney, Australia.
Poster presentation at National Workshop on FCS in Chemistry 2010 at NEHU, India.
Poster presentation in APSRC-TSRP-2010, Lonavala, India; awarded first prize.
Participated in workshop on Imaging at nanoscale ‘ICONSAT’ 2010-International conference on nanoscience and technology, held at IIT Bombay, India.

Patents

Karuso, P. & Chatterjee, S., 8 Sept 2017, (Submitted) IPC No. C07D 263/22 (2006.01), C07D 233/06 (2006.01), C07C 233/76 (2006.01), C07C 231/10 (2006.01), Patent No. WO2017147646, 28 Feb 2017, Priority date 29 Feb 2016, Priority No. AU2016900739

Projects & Activities

Consultancy Project (for ONGC)

1. Consultancy Project from M/S Consultants and Solutions Inc. Funding: Rs. 9.79 lakhs

Membership of Scientific Societies

Life member of the Indian Society for Radiation and Photochemical Sciences (ISRAPS)

Other Academic and Administrative Activities

Contribution to the institute level activities

Co-ordinator- Students' Activities: 2023-Feb, 2024
Warden, Topaz Hostel, 2020-2022
Convener of Parakram-2023
Institute lab safety committee member
Convener of Parakram (Institute Sports Fest), 2020. (Cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic)
Organizing member of Basant and Srijan, 2020
Treasurer for Concetto, 2019.
Faculty coordinator for the B.Tech induction programme, 2019.
Faculty coordinator for the institute's photography and videography clubs.
Faculty coordinator for the AIESEC.
Member of Foundation Day and Convocation Day committees.

Contribution to the Department of Chemistry

DAC secretary- 2022-till date.
B.Tech-Co-coordinator of the Department of Chemistry.
Joint Secretary for the 59 th Annual Convention of Chemists (Under the aegis of Indian Chemical Society) and International Conference on Recent Trends in Chemical Sciences (RTCS-22), held in December 2022 at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad and organized by the CCB Department.
Convener of the two-day webinar, “Current challenges in experimental Physical Chemistry” for master’s students, research scholars and faculty members, held on 31st July and 1st August, 2020, organized by Department of Chemistry in collaboration with Royal Society of Chemistry.
Organizing member in two conferences, organized by the Department of Chemistry, IFWGSC, 2018 and RAMSE, 2018.
Organizing member for one day RSC symposium, held in December, 2019.

Guidance

1. Dr. Aparna Shukla (2017-2024): Graduated

2. Debasish Paul (2019-continuing)

3. Abhips Sekhar Biswal (2022-continuing)

4. Shubham Kumar Singh (2023-continuing)

5. Debraj Maity (2024-continuing)

6. Soumita Mukherjee (2024-continuing)

7. Monesh Kumar Pahi (2024-continuing)

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