Prof. Purkayastha

Academic Status:

Professor, Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education & Research, Kolkata.

Address for Correspondence:

Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education & Research (IISER) Kolkata, Mohanpur - 741246, West Bengal, India.

Professional Experience:

Lecturer, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (2005 - 2007).

Assistant Professor, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (2007 - May, 2009).

Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, (May, 2009 - December, 2013).

Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, (December, 2013 - October 2018 ).

Professor, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, (October 2018- ).

Academic Qualifications:

Ph.D. (Science) from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India in 2002.

M. Sc. (Chemistry, Physical Chemistry special) from Calcutta University, Kolkata, India in 1998.

B. Sc. (Chemistry Honours) from Calcutta University, Kolkata, India in 1996.

Post-doctoral Research:

Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA from 2002-2004.

Awards and Recognitions:

Bharat Gaurav Puraskar awarded by KTK Outstanding Achievers and Education Foundation and Helium Production, India, 2022.

Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), 2022

InRes C V Raman Prize by the Institute of Researchers, Wayanad, 2021.

InSc Research Excellence Award by Institute of Scholars, Bengaluru, 2020.

Fellow of the West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology (FAScT), 2019

Research Ratna Award by International Journal for Research under Literal Access (IJRULA), 2019.

Outstanding Faculty in Science Award by Venus International Foundation (VIFA), 2018.

Member of:

The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK

West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology

Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Calcutta, India (Life member).

American Chemical Society.

American Nano Society (Full member).

Eastern India Horticulture and Biotechnology Centre, Kolkata, India (Life member).

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

Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) (Life member).

Indian Photobiology Society (Life member)