Department of Chemical & Biological Science

Head of Department

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

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

Ph.D

Ms. Himashree Mahanta Research Scholar

  • B. Sc. Chemistry from Pragjyotish College, Gauhati University (2014),
  • M. Sc. Chemistry from NIT Meghalaya (2017).

himashree.mahanta@nitm.ac.in
9101789469
Full Time/Part Time Scholar: Full-Time
Professional Membership : NA

Highest Degree with specialization(Name of Institute):

  • M.Sc Chemistry (NIT Meghalaya)

Academic Honors& Awards:

  • Nanoscale Horizons Poster Prize at International Conference on “Advances in Chemical Science and Technology, ACST-2019, September 23-25, NIT Warangal, Telangana.

Research Area:

  • Chemical dynamics simulation on molecular systems

Seminar/Conference Attended:

  • Workshop on Biophotonics - A Multidisciplinary Approach, November 18-19th, NIT Meghalaya, 2016
  • Two Days ‘National Conference on Chemical Physics’ held in Assam University, 2017.
  • International conference on “Advances in Chemical Science and Technology, ACST-2019, September 23-25, NIT Warangal, Telangana.
  • 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

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.
  • Mahanta, H.; N., S.; Mishra, R.; Paul, A. K. Unimolecular Dissociation Dynamics of C6H6-C6Cl6 Complex and the Effect of Anharmonicity, Int. J. Mass Spectrom., 2020, 456, 116392.

Any other remarkable Experience:

  • Summer internship on “Synthesis of Schiff Bases Comparising Intermolecular C-H•••••F Hydrogen Bonds”, May-ju;ly, 2016, IISER Mohali.
  • Worked in Neoland Technologies, Guwahati, during January 2014 to January 2015, with the responsibilities of soil and water testing as Lab. Technician.
  • Worked as a Trainee in the Department of Quality Control in Dalmia Bharat Cement Limited, Lanka, Assam, during January 2018 to September 2018.