Personal Profile
| Name | Dr. Nabanita Kundu |
| Designation | Associate Professor |
| Department | Chemistry |
| Email Id | nabanitakundu@yahoo.com |
| Year of Joining present service | 2006 |
| Date of Joining WBES | 20-02-2006 |
Educational Qualifications
| Passout Year | Examination | Passout From | Division |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Ph.D. | Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science | |
| 2003 | CSIR-NET | JRF and LS | |
| 2002 | Master of Science (M.Sc.) | University College of Science and Technology, Rajabazar Science College (C. U) | First (Achieved 2nd Position in the University) |
| 2002 | GATE | All India Rank 11 | |
| 2000 | Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) | Bethune College (C. U) | First (Achieved 4th position in the University) |
| 1997 | Higher Secondary (H.S.) | Laban Hrad Vidyapith (W.B.C.H.S.E) | First |
| 1995 | Secondary | Bethune School (W.B.B.S.E) | First |
College Served
| College Name | Served From | Served Till |
|---|---|---|
| Lady Brabourne College | 2006 | Jan, 2025 |
Teaching Experience
| UG Experience | PG Experience |
|---|---|
| 18 Years 11 Months | 8 Years 6 Months |
| UG or PG | College Name | From Date | To Date | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG | Lady Brabourne College | Jul, 2016 | Jan, 2025 | 8 Years 6 Month |
| UG | Lady Brabourne College | Feb, 2006 | Jan, 2025 | 18 Years 11 Month |
Area of Research and Interest
| Details |
|---|
| Inorganic Chemistry |
| Coordination chemistry, Molecular Bistability, Bioinorganic Chemistry |
Project details
| Sl No. | Project Name | Year From | Year To | Funding Agency | Sanction No | Amount Sanction | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | “Biomedical waste management- an infrastructural study in Kolkata based hospitals” | 03-08-2011 | 02-08-2013 | UGC | UGC No. F. PSW- 039/11-12 | 158000 | Minor |
Publication: Research Papers in Journals
| Sl No. | Year/Month | Title | Name of Journal | Volume / Page No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021 | 1. Supramolecular Interactions Through Anion-π, π-π, CH-π, Carene-H---anion in compounds of Zn (II), Cd (II) and in H2L2+ Involving Multiring Nitrogen-Heterocyclic Ligand: A Structural Study | J. Adv. Sci. Res. | 12(1) |
| 2 | 2017 | Biomedical Waste Management: An Infrastructural Case Study of Kolkata Based Hospitals | Int. J. Eng. Tech. Mang. Appl. Sci., Vol 5, pp 73 | 5 |
| 3 | 2017 | Biomedical Waste Management: An Emergent Issue in Eastern India | Int. J. Res. Phar. Chem, Vol 7, pp 482 | 7 |
| 4 | 2017 | Anion-π and Lone-Pair-π Interactions: Special Type of Non-Covalent Supramolecular Forces | B N Seal. J. Science Vol. 9, pp 85 | 9 |
| 5 | 2017 | Synthesis, Structure and Redox Properties of a Copper (I) Compound Involving Multiring Nitrogen-Heterocyclic Ligand | J. Nat. App. Sci., Vol 4, pp 143 | 4 |
| 6 | 2017 | Synthesis and Structure of a Single-Stranded Dihelicate of Copper (II) Involving Multiring Nitrogen-Heterocyclic Ligand | Int. J. Curr. Microbiol. App. Sci., Vol 6, pp 247 | 6 |
| 7 | 2016 | A Spotlight on N-Heterocycles in Supramolecular Chemistry | MAC. J. Basic. Appl. Sci., Vol 3, pp 37 | 3 |
| 8 | Mar, 2013 | Tetranuclear homo- (ZnII4 and CdII4) and hetero-metal(ZnII2TbIII2 and CdII2TbIII2) complexes with a pair of carboxylate ligands in a rare η2:η2:μ4-bridging mode: syntheses, structures and emission properties | Dalton Transactions 42 (5), 1848-1861 | 42 |
| 9 | May, 2012 | One-pot’ synthesis of multi-ring heteroaromatic compounds involving a pair of imidazo[1,5-a]pyridine moiety: reporting an interesting bis-bidentate ligand capable of forming helicates | Tetrahedron Letters 53 (22), 2719-2721 | 53 |
| 10 | Jan, 2012 | Triple-Stranded Helicates of Zinc(II) and Cadmium(II) Involving a New Redox-Active Multiring Nitrogenous Heterocyclic Ligand: Synthesis, Structure, and Electrochemical and Photophysical Properties | Inorganic chemistry 51 (4), 2652-2661 | 51 |
| 11 | Nov, 2011 | Reporting a Unique Example of Electronic Bistability Observed in the Form of Valence Tautomerism with a Copper(II) Helicate of a Redox-Active Nitrogenous Heterocyclic Ligand | Journal of the American Chemical Society 133 (50), 20104-20107 | 133 |
| 12 | Jan, 2010 | Anion-Controlled Assembly of Silver(I) Complexes of Multiring Heterocyclic Ligands: A Structural and Photophysical Study | Cryst. Growth Des 10 (3), 1269-1282 | 10 |
| 13 | Jan, 2009 | Vanadium-Induced Nucleophilic IPSO Substitutions in a Coordinated Tetrachlorosemuquinone Ring: Formation of the Chloranilate Anion as a Bridging Ligand | Inorganic chemistry 48 (3), 804-806 | 48 |
| 14 | Sep, 2007 | Targeted Synthesis of m-Oxo Divanadium(V) Compounds with Asymmetry in Coordination Environments | Inorganic chemistry 46 (14), 5483-5485 | 46 |
| 15 | Dec, 2005 | Luminescence characteristics and X‐ray crystal structure of [Cd (bipy) 3][PF6] 2 (bipy= 2, 2′‐bipyridine) | Applied organometallic chemistry (12), 1268-1270 | 19 |
| 16 | Aug, 2005 | A binuclear iminodiacetato-copper(II) complex with the N, N’-bis(pyridine-4-ylmethylene)hydrazine ligand as spacer | Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online 61 (8), m1583-m1585 | 61 |
| 17 | Sep, 2004 | Synthesis, Structure, Magnetism and Spectroscopic Properties of Heterobinuclear Cu(II)-Zn(II) complexes and their Cu(II)-Cu(II) Analogues in Asymmetric Ligand Environments | Inorg. Chem., pp 6015-6023 | 43 |
Talk/Lectures
| Sl No. | Date | Title | Organised By |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11-09-2020 | A short discussion on chemical bonding emphasizing on molecular orbital theory | Sarsuna College |
| 2 | 29-03-2019 | Inter-departmental Student workshop | Department of Chemistry, lady Brabourne College |
| 3 | 27-09-2018 | Energy Levels of Transition Metal Ions: Construction of Crystal Field Diagrams | Maulana Azad College |
| 4 | 12-09-2018 | Departmental Student Workshop | Department of Chemistry, Lady Brabourne College |
| 5 | 13-06-2018 | Building Strong Academic Chemistry: Developing Undergraduate Research & Inquiry & Extending Basic Chemical Techniques to the fields of Biological Sciences | Department of Chemistry, Lady Brabourne College |
| 6 | 11-01-2016 | Extension of Basic Chemical Techniques to the field of Biological Sciences | Department of Chemistry, Lady Brabourne College |
| 7 | 12-12-2013 | Building Strong Academic Chemistry: Developing Undergraduate Research & Inquiry & Extending Basic Chemical Techniques to the fields of Biological Sciences | Department of Chemistry, lady Brabourne College |
| 8 | 11-12-2012 | Building Strong Academic Chemistry: Developing Undergraduate Research & Inquiry & Extending Basic Chemical Techniques to the field of Biological Sciences | Department of Chemistry, Lady Brabourne College |
Conferences/Seminars/Symposium/Workshops: Organized
| Sl No. | Start Date | End Date | Title | Organised By | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29-03-2019 | 29-03-2019 | DBT Sponsored Inter-departmental Student workshop | Department of Chemistry, Lady Brabourne College | |
| 2 | 27-03-2019 | 27-03-2019 | Complexes of 5-Nitroimidazole-efficacy and adverse effect | Department of Chemistry, Lady Brabourne College | |
| 3 | 25-03-2019 | 25-03-2019 | Acharrya Prafulla Chandra Ray memorial lecture 2019 | Department of Chemistry, Lady Brabourne College in Collaboration with INSA | |
| 4 | 29-09-2018 | 29-09-2018 | Some preliminary aspects of computational chemistry (numerical analysis) - Faculty Improvement Program | Department of Chemistry, Lady Brabourne College | |
| 5 | 12-09-2018 | 13-09-2018 | DBT Sponsored Departmental Student Workshop | Department of Chemistry, Lady Brabourne College | |
| 6 | 07-08-2018 | 07-08-2018 | One-Day Seminar in Commemoration of 157th Birthday of Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray organized by on 7thAugust, 2018 | Department of Chemistry, Lady Brabourne College in collaboration with Indian Chemical Society | |
| 7 | 13-06-2018 | 14-06-2018 | DBT workshop on Building Strong Academic Chemistry: Developing Undergraduate Research & Inquiry & Extending Basic Chemical Techniques to the fields of Biological Sciences | Department of Chemistry, Lady Brabourne College | |
| 8 | 10-11-2017 | 10-11-2017 | A program in commemoration of the Birth Centenary of the legendary scientist & organic chemist Professor Asima Chatterjee | Department of Chemistry, Lady Brabourne College | |
| 9 | 11-01-2016 | 11-01-2016 | DBT workshop on Extension of Basic Chemical Techniques to the field of Biological Sciences | Department of Chemistry, Lady Brabourne College | |
| 10 | 08-01-2016 | 08-01-2016 | Advantage in Learning Chemistry to understand Biology | Department of Chemistry, Lady Brabourne College | |
| 11 | 01-12-2014 | 01-12-2014 | Platinum Jubilee Commemorative Lecture on “Basic Thermodynamics” | Department of Chemistry, Lady Brabourne College | |
| 12 | 12-12-2013 | 13-12-2013 | DBT workshop on Building Strong Academic Chemistry: Developing Undergraduate Research & Inquiry & Extending Basic Chemical Techniques to the fields of Biological Sciences | Department of Chemistry, Lady Brabourne College | |
| 13 | 21-12-2012 | 21-12-2012 | Nanoparticles :Fundamentals and Applications, held on 21st December, 2012 | Department of Chemistry, Lady Brabourne College | |
| 14 | 03-02-2012 | 03-02-2012 | Chemistry: Service to Society- Roles and Future Responsibilities | Lady Brabourne College in Collaboration with Indian Chemical Society | |
| 15 | 28-09-2010 | 28-08-2010 | Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray Memorial Seminar | Lady Brabourne College | |
| 16 | 04-02-2010 | 05-02-2010 | Emerging Concerns and Advances in Chemistry at Dept. of Chemistry | Lady Brabourne College in collaboration with Indian Chemical Society | |
| 17 | 07-09-2007 | 07-09-2007 | Celebration of National Chemistry Week | Lady Brabourne College | |
| 18 | 11-12-1012 | 12-12-2012 | DBT workshop on Building Strong Academic Chemistry: Developing Undergraduate Research & Inquiry & Extending Basic Chemical Techniques to the field of Biological Sciences | Department of Chemistry, Lady Brabourne College |
Members of Different Academic Bodies
| Sl No. | Academic Bodies |
|---|---|
| 1 | Life Member of Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science |
| 2 | Life Member of Indian Physical Society |
| 3 | Member of PG-BOS |
Any other Information
| Other Information |
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| Reading Books, Creative Crafting, Travelling & Listening to Music, |