Prof. Asit K. Chandra

Designation: Professor

Department: Chemistry

Qualifications:

  • M.Sc. University of Burdwan (1982-84 batch, 1985)
  • Ph.D. University of Burdwan (1992)

 

 Professional Experiences

  • Research Associate: NCL, Pune (1993-1995)
  • Scientist: Ecole de Chemie, Montpellier,France (1995-1996)
  • Visiting Scientist: University of Leuven, Belgium (1996-1998, 2003, 2005)
  • Senior Scientist: AIST, Tsukuba, Japan (1998-2002)
  • Reader: NEHU (2003-2006)
  • Associate Professor: NEHU (2006-2009)
  • Professor: NEHU (2009 -- onwards)
  • Head, Computer Centre: July,2013 –March,2017
  • Head, Chemistry Department: 17.02.2018 –04.01.2021
  • Project manager, University management system (UMS): 2015 – -

Administratve Experience

  • Member of Board of Studies in Chemistry, Dibrugarh University, Tezpur University, Tripura University
  • Member of Board of Studies in Physics, Mathematics and Statistics, and AC, NEHU, Shillong

Research Interests

  • Fundamental and Computational Quantum Chemistry;
  • Reactivity & Theoretical Reaction Kinetics
  • Non-Covalent Interactions

Research  Accomplishments

H-index: 38         i10 index: 108        Citations: 4464 (as on July, 2022)
Project Supervision: 3 (DST:2,CSIR:1)
Ph.D. Student:  Supervised: 6 ; Working: 2   [from NEHU]
M.Sc. Project Student Supervised: 35
Total Research Publications: 168
American Chemical Society (ACS) : 40
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC, UK): 13
Elsevier : 56   Wiley & Springer: 51
(https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?hl=en&user=Gx5P2McAAAAJ) 

 

Publications

Recent Representative Publications [Total Publications: 168]

  • Strongly Bound p-Hole Tetrel Bonded Complexes between H2SiO and Substituted Pyridines. Influence of Substituents, S. Bhattarai, D. Sutradhar, A.K. Chandra ChemPhysChem  e202200416(1-9) (2022).
  • Auxiliary Therapeutic Role of Cholinergic Agents: Mechanistic Insights into the Antioxidant Behavior of Alzheimer’s Disease Drugs, P.T. Phanrang, P. Baruah, A.K. Chandra, S. Mitra J. Phys. Chem A 126, 546 (2022).
  • Quantum Chemical Insights into the Atmospheric Reactions of CH2FCH2OH with OH Radical, Fate of CH2FC•HOH Radical and Ozone Formation Potential, M. Lily, S. Hynniewta, Balaganesh, W. Wang, A. K. Chandra, F. Liu Atm. Env. 249, 118247 (1-16), (2021).
  • Comparison between chlorine-shared and p-halogen bonds involving substituted phosphabenzene and ClF molecules, D. Sutradhar, S. Bhattarai, A.K. Chandra ACS Omega 5, 24095 (2020).
  • Theoretical Investigation on Atmospheric Chemistry of (CF3)2C=CH2: Reaction with OH Radical, B. Baidya, A.K. Chandra Chem. Phys. Lett. 749, 137409 (2020).
  • CHF2CF2OCHF2: Conformational Analysis, Direct Dynamics Study of its Reaction with Cl Atoms and Atmospheric Fate, B. Baidya, M. Lily, D. Patgiri, S. Hynniewta, A.K. Chandra, New J. Chem. 44, 4276 (2020).
  • Nature of the Interaction of Pyridines with OCS. A Theoretical Investigation, S. Bhattarai, D. Sutradhar, A.K. Chandra, T. Zeegers-Huyskens  Molecules  25,416 (2020).
  • Cl…Cl Halogen bonding: Nature and effect of substituent at electron donor Cl atom, D. Sutradhar, A.K. Chandra Chemistry Select 5 554 (2020).
  • Kinetics of Reactions of CHF2CF2CH2OH with Cl Atoms and CHF2CF2CHO with OH Radicals and Atmospheric Degradation Pathways of CHF2CF2CH2OH: A Theoretical Investigation, B. Baidya, M. Lily, A.K. Chandra Chemistry Select 4 7134 (2019).
  • Dual level direct dynamics study of gas phase reaction of CF3CH2OCH2CF3 with Cl atoms and atmospheric degradation of CF3CH2OCH2CF3, M. Lily, B. Baidya, A.K. Chandra Chem. Phys. Lett. 721, 141 (2019).
  • Unusual Fluorine Substitution Effect on S…Cl Bonding between Sulfides and Atomic Chlorine, D. Sutradhar, S. Bhattarai, Th. Zeegers-Huyskens, A.K. Chandra J. Phys. Chem. A 122, 7142 (2018).
  • Halogen Bonding between Substituted Chlorobenzene and Trimethylamine: Decisive Role of s-Hole and C-Cl bond Breaking Energy, D. Sutradhar, A.K. Chandra Int. J. Quantum. Chem. 118, e25511(2018).  

Symposium/Conference Attended:

  • Delivered an invited talk at the National Symposium on Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy (NSAMS-2010), 27-28 March, 2010, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, W.B.
  • Organized a two-day National Symposium on Recent Developments &Trends in Computational Chemistry (RDTCC-2010), March 12-13, 2010, NEHU, Shillong.
  • Invited Lecture on: Electronic Origin of Red-, Blue-shifting Hydrogen Bonds and Blue Shifted Bonds: A Subtle Balance of Hyperconjugation and Rehybridization, National Symposium on Global Trends in Modern Chemistry (NSGTMC-2010), St. Anthony College, Shillong, December 7-8, 2010.
  • Delivered an invited lecture on: Historical aspects of chemistry and its future perspectives held on 15th October, 2012 at St. Edmund’s College, Shillong.
  • Delivered invited talk on: Nature and tunability of halogen bonding a theoretical study, at the National Symposium on Recent Trends in Chemical Sciences (RTCS 2017), October12-13, 2017 at NIT, Meghalaya, Shillong.
  • Delivered an invited talk on: Emerging Trends in Chemistry, at USTM, Meghalaya, October 24, 2019.
  • Delivered a lecture as a resource person on “Some aspects of non-covalent bond” in the Refresher Course in Chemistry at HRDC-UHC, NEHU on 3rd November 2021.
  • Delivered invited lecture at TCS-2021, IISER-Kolkata on: Halogen Bonding: Strength, Nature, and Diversity, on 11th December 2021.
  • Delivered a keynote address on “Research & Publication Ethics” in the Webinar “The Journey of a Research Paper: Manuscript Writing, Submission, and Publication” organized by Springer Nature and NEHU Library on 9th February 2022.
  • Delivered keynote lecture on: On some aspects of s-hole and p-hole Bonds, at NCMMS-2022, VIT-Bhopal, 28 February – 02 March 2022.