PhD Students
Satya Prakash Panda
B.Sc.: North Odisha University (2018)
M.Sc.: Central University of Gujarat (2020)
Email: panda.2@iitj.ac.in
Joining Date: July 2020
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Research Interest: Photoinduced and Photoredox Catalyzed Transformations
Hobbies: Poetry and 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. Sci. 2025,16, 22084-22090.
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Org. Lett. 2024, 26, 7227-7232.
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Org. Lett. 2024, 26, 3667.
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Org. Lett. 2023, 25, 8290.
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Org. Lett. 2023, 25, 3739.
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J. Org. Chem. 2023, 88, 2543.
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Chapter, Science of Synthesis: Base-Metal Catalysis in Organic Synthesis, Thieme, 2022.
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Asian J. org. Chem. 2021, 10, 1848.
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Chem. Commun. 2021, 57, 13130.
Prahallad Meher
B.Sc.: Utkal University (2018)
M.Sc.: Gangadhar Meher University (2020)
Email: meher.2@iitj.ac.in
Joining Date: July 2020
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Research Interest: Carbenoid Chemistry, Photoinduced Transformations
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Hobbies: Cricket, Movies
Publications:
1. Chem. Commun. 2025, doi.org/10.1039/D5CC06032J.
2. Chem. Sci. 2025,16, 22084-22090.
3. ACS Cent. Sci. 2025, doi.org/10.1021/acscentsci.5c01231.
4. Chem. Commun. 2025, 61, 13327-13344.
5. Chem. Commun. 2024, 60, 13907-13910.
6. ACS Catal. 2024, 14, 18896-18906.
7. Chem. Eur. J. 2024, doi.org/10.1002/chem.202402969.
8. Chem. Commun. 2024, 60, 7938-7941.
9. Org. Lett. 2023, 25, 8290.
10. Chem. Commun. 2023, 59, 6092.
11. J. Org. Chem. 2022, 87, 10947.
12. Chapter, Handbook in CH Functionalization, Wiley-VCH, 2022.
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Rupashri Dash (PMRF Fellow)
B.Sc.: Berhampur University (2018)
M.Sc.: Berhampur University (2020)
Email: p22cy008@iitj.ac.in
Joining Date: July 2022
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Research Interest: Photoredox and Electro-organic Transformation.
Hobbies: Cooking, 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.
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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
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Research Interest: Photoinduced Transformations
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Hobbies: Chess, Cricket, Music
Publications:
1. Chem. Commun. 2025, 61, 17368-17371.
2.Chem. Commun. 2025, 61, 13327-13344.
3. Chem. Commun. 2024, 60, 13907-13910.
4. ACS Catal. 2024, 14, 18896-18906.
5. Chem. Commun. 2024, 60, 7938-7941.
6. Org. Lett. 2023, 25, 8290.
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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
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Research Interest: Photoinduced transformation, visible light induced Palladium catalysis.
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Hobbies: Football
Publications:
1. Chem. Commun. 2025, doi.org/10.1039/D5CC04703J.
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Ardhendu Mondal
B.Sc.: Mahishadal Raj College, Vidyasagar University (2020)
M.Sc.: Vidyasagar University (2022)
Email: p24cy0002@iitj.ac.in
Joining Date: July 2024
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Research Interest: Transformations involving Hypervalent Iodine chemistry in photochemical, electrochemical and metal free conditions.
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Hobbies: Cooking, Carrom, Trekking.
Publications:
​1. ACS Cent. Sci. 2025, doi.org/10.1021/acscentsci.5c01231.
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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
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Research Interest: Photoredox Catalysis, Photoinduced Transformation.
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Hobbies: Travelling, Music
Publications:
1. Chem. Commun. 2025, doi.org/10.1039/D5CC06032J.
2. Chem. Commun. 2025, 61, 13327-13344.
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Shubham Parihar
B.S.: IIT Bombay (2020)
M.Sc.: IIT Jodhpur (2025)
Email: p25cy0013@iitj.ac.in
Joining Date: July 2025
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Research Interest: Photoinduced Transformation via LMCT.
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Hobbies: Cooking, Badminton, Chess.
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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
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Research Interest: Photoinduced Transformation involving NHPI ester.
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Hobbies: Drawing, Cooking, Cricket
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Akash Ghosh
B.Sc.: Ranaghat College (Kalyani University) (2022)
M.Sc.: Kalyani University (2024)
Email: p25cy0002@iitj.ac.in
Joining Date: July 2025
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Research Interest: Photoredox catalysis.
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Hobbies: Badminton, Listening audio story.
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Project Staff Member
M. Siva Prasad
BS-MS: IISER, Berhampur (2017-2022)
Email: msivaprasad161@gmail.com
Joining Date: Feb 2023
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Hobbies: Cricket, Carrom, Movies.
Publications:
1. Chem. Commun. 2025, doi.org/10.1039/D5CC06032J.
2. Chem. Sci. 2025,16, 22084-22090.
3. ACS Catal. 2024, 14, 18896-18906.
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M.Sc. Students
Chayan Pandit
B.Sc.: Raja Peary Mohan College affiliated with University of Calcutta (2023)
Email: m24cy1005@iitj.ac.in
Joining Date: Jul 2025
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Hobbies: Music, travelling.
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Alok Bid
B.Sc.: Garhbeta College affiliated with Vidyasagar University (2023)
Email: m24cy1002@iitj.ac.in
Joining Date: Jul 2025
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Hobbies: Cricket, travelling.
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