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Department of Chemical & Biological Sciences

Head of Department

Dr. Amit Kumar Paul
Ph.D, IACS, University of Calcutta

E-mail:
hod.cy@nitm.ac.in

Ph.D

Mr. Sk Samir Ahamed Research Scholar

  • B. Sc. Chemistry from City College, University of Calcutta (2015),
  • M. Sc. Physical Chemistry from West Bengal State University (2017).

samirchem@nitm.ac.in samirchem15@gmail.com
+917044072055
Full Time/Part Time Scholar: Full-Time

Highest Degree with specialization(Name of Institute)

  • M. Sc. Physical Chemistry (W.B.S.U)

Academic Honors& Awards:

  • GATE 2018

Research Area:

  • Unimolecular reaction dynamics in condensed phase molecular systems.
  • Energy transfer in different bath systems.

Seminar/Conference Attended:

  • National Conference on Recent Advances in Chemistry, RAC-2019, October 14-15, NIT Meghalaya, Shillong.
  • Workshop on “Supporting Chemistry Research with modern DFT (Density Functional Theory): Software, Techniques, and Applications” ,February 5-15th,2021,organised by Sankalchand Patel University, Gujarat.
  • Research Conclave, NIT Meghalaya, 2020
  • Research Conclave, NIT Meghalaya, 2021
  • International conference on recent developments in chemistry, RDC 2021, March 3-5th, NIT Durgapur

Publications:

  • Mahanta, H.; Baishya, D.; Ahamed, S. S.; Paul, A. K. A Better Understanding of the Unimolecular Dissociation Dynamics of Weakly Bound Aromatic Compounds at HighTemperature: A Study on C6H6?C6F6 and Comparison with C6H6 Dimer. J. Phys. Chem. A, 2019, 123, 2517-2526.
  • Mahanta, H.; Baishya, D.; Ahamed, S. S.; Paul, A. K. Chemical Dynamics Simulations on Association and Ensuing Dissociation of a Benzene?Hexafluorobenzene Molecular System. J. Phys. Chem. A2019, 123, 5019-5026.
  • Ahamed, S. S.; Mahanta, H.; Paul, A. K.Unimolecular Dissociation of C6H6-C6F6 Complex in N2 Bath and Comparison with Gas Phase Dynamics. Chemical Physics letters. 2019, 730, 630-633.
  • Ahamed, S. S.;Mahanta, H.;Paul, A. A Competition Between Dissociation Pathway and Energy Transfer Pathway: Unimolecular Dissociation of Benzene-Hexafluorobenzene Complex in Nitrogen Bath. . Phys. Chem. A 2019, 123, 10663-10675.
  • Ahamed, S. S.; Kumar, P.; Kalita, H.; Paul, A. K. Mode-to-Mode Collision Energy Transfer from Vibrationally Excited C6F6 to NO/N2 Mixed Bath with the Development of New Potential EnergyFunctions, Chem. Select.2020, 5, 10475-10487.
  • Ahamed, S. S.; Kim, H.: Paul, A. K.; West, N. A.; Winner, J. D.; Donzis, D. A.; North, S. W.; Hase, W. L. Comparison of Intermolecular Energy Transfer from Vibrationally Excited Benzene in Mixed Nitrogen-Benzene Baths at 140 and 300 K, J. Chem. Phys. 2020, 153, 144116.

Any other remarkable Experience:

  • 2019: Physical Chemistry laboratory classes as TA duty.
  • 2019-2020: B.Tech Chemistry laboratory classes as TA duty.