Post-Doctoral Fellow
Paramita Pattanayak
M.Sc.: University of Kalyani (2020)
PhD: BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus (2026)
Email: paramitapattanayak@iitj.ac.in
Joining Date: September 2026
Research Interest: Photoinduced Site-selective Modification of Amino acids and Peptides.
Hobbies: Painting, Photography, Cooking, Listening to podcasts, and audio stories
Publications:
Dr. Mousumi Behera
M.Sc.: IIT Madras (2019)
PhD: IISER Pune (2025)
Email: mousumibehera@iitj.ac.in
Joining Date: August 2026
Research Interest: Light Mediated Organic Synthesis
Hobbies: Cooking, Listening to podcast
Publications:
1. Trends Chem. 2026, doi.org/10.1016/j.trechm.2026.08.005
PhD Students
Rupashri Dash (PMRF Fellow)
B.Sc.: Berhampur University (2018)
M.Sc.: Berhampur University (2020)
Email: p22cy008@iitj.ac.in
Joining Date: July 2022
Research Interest: Photoredox and Electro-organic Transformation.
Hobbies: Travelling
Publications:
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Chapter, Comprehensive Organic Functional Group Transformations III, Elsevier, 2025, doi.org/10.1016/B0-08–044655-8/00093–3.
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Chem. Commun. 2025, 61, 17368-17371.
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Org. Lett. 2024, 26, 7227-7232.
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Org. Lett. 2024, 26, 3667.
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Synthesis 2024, 56, 677.
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Org. Lett. 2023, 25, 3739.
Karan Ramdas Thombare
B.Sc.: Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University (2017)
M.Sc.: Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University (2020)
Email: p22cy005@iitj.ac.in
Joining Date: July 2022
Research Interest: Photoinduced Transformations
Hobbies: Chess, Cricket, Music
Publications:
1. Helv. Chim. Acta 2026, doi.org/10.1002/hlca.70104.
2. Green Chem. 2026, doi.org/10.1039/D6GC03391A.
3. Chem. Commun. 2025, 61, 17368-17371.
4. Chem. Commun. 2025, 61, 13327-13344.
5. Chem. Commun. 2024, 60, 13907-13910.
6. ACS Catal. 2024, 14, 18896-18906.
7. Chem. Commun. 2024, 60, 7938-7941.
8. Org. Lett. 2023, 25, 8290.
Anindya Das
B.Sc.: Mahishadal Raj College, Vidyasagar University (2020)
M.Sc.: School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad (2022)
Email: p24cy0001@iitj.ac.in
Joining Date: July 2024
Research Interest: Photoinduced transformation, visible light induced Palladium catalysis.
Hobbies: Football
Publications:
1. Org. Chem Front. 2026, doi.org/10.1039/D6QO00654J.
2. Chem. Commun. 2026, 62, 12921-12925.
3. Asian J. org. Chem. 2026, 15, e70313.
4. Chem. Commun. 2025, 61, 17368-17371.
Ardhendu Mondal
B.Sc.: Mahishadal Raj College, Vidyasagar University (2020)
M.Sc.: Vidyasagar University (2022)
Email: p24cy0002@iitj.ac.in
Joining Date: July 2024
Research Interest: Transformations involving Hypervalent Iodine chemistry in photochemical, electrochemical and metal free conditions.
Hobbies: Cooking, Carrom, Trekking.
Publications:
1. ACS Cent. Sci. 2025, 11, 2121-2132.
Sneha Chandra
B.Sc.: Nistarini Women's College, S.K.B. University (2021)
M.Sc.: NIT Durgapur (2023)
Email: p24cy0007@iitj.ac.in
Joining Date: July 2024
Research Interest: Photoredox Catalysis, Photoinduced Transformation.
Hobbies: Travelling, Music
Publications:
1. Chem. Commun. 2026, 62, 12921-12925.,
2. JACS Au 2026, 6, 1249-1255.
3. Chem. Commun. 2026, 62, 589-593.
4. Chem. Commun. 2025, 61, 13327-13344.
Shubham Parihar
B.S.: IIT Bombay (2020)
M.Sc.: IIT Jodhpur (2025)
Email: p25cy0013@iitj.ac.in
Joining Date: July 2025
Research Interest: Photoinduced Transformation via LMCT.
Hobbies: Cooking, Badminton, Chess.
Publications:
1. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2026, 368, e70510.
Abhik Chowdhury
B.Sc.: Vivekananda Mahavidyalaya, (The University of Burdwan) (2022)
M.Sc.: Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan (2024)
Email: p25cy0001@iitj.ac.in
Joining Date: July 2025
Research Interest: Photoinduced Transformation involving NHPI ester.
Hobbies: Drawing, Cooking, Cricket
Publications:
Akash Ghosh
B.Sc.: Ranaghat College (Kalyani University) (2022)
M.Sc.: Kalyani University (2024)
Email: p25cy0002@iitj.ac.in
Joining Date: July 2025
Research Interest: Photoredox catalysis.
Hobbies: Badminton, Listening audio story.
Publications:
M.Sc. Students
Aabida Khatoon
B.Sc.: Mithibai College, Mumbai University (2024)
Email: m25cy1001@iitj.ac.in
Joining Date: August 2026
Research Interest: Photoinduced transformations involving hypervalent iodine reagent.
Hobbies: Poetry writing
Publications:
Anjali
B.Sc.: Ma Shakumbhari University (2024)
Email: m25cy1003@iitj.ac.in
Joining Date: August 2026
Research Interest: Photoinduced transformations via decarboxylative alkylation.
Hobbies: Vlogging, Traveling
Publications:
BS Student
Nirvaan Desai
Email: b24cy1017@iitj.ac.in
Joining Date: July 2026
Research Interest: Light Mediated Organic Synthesis
Hobbies: Dance, Music
Publications: