What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.”

– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Dept. of Chemistry

A Brief Profile and Progress Report(2013-2017)

Dept. of Chemistry

Staff: Professor – 7

Asst. Professor – 5

Emeritus Professor – 1

Male62%

Female38%

Department Profile

Programmes Offered:• B.Sc. (Hons.) – Chemistry

• M.Sc. – Chemistry

• M.Phil. – Chemistry

• Ph.D. – Chemistry

• Diploma in Ayurveda

Work Experience Courses✓Leather Processing and Testing of Effluents ✓Pollution Control of Air and Water✓Soil Testing✓Extraction of Natural Products

2 Semester Dissertation

• SS

Programme Male Female Total

B.Sc. (Hons.) I Year 21 55 76

B.Sc. (Hons.) II Year 11 31 42

B.Sc. (Hons.) III Year 8 24 32

M.Sc. I Year 5 13 18

M.Sc. II Year 3 14 17

Ph.D. 6 19 25

Diploma in Ayurveda 10 11 21

Student Enrolment 2017-18

Teacher: Student Ratio – 1:22 Women Enrolment – 74%

Reservation – As per Govt. norms

Annual Maintenance Grant (UGC): Rs. 5.3 Lac

DST – FIST Grant: Rs. 93 Lac (2010-2016)

UGC – SAP Grant: Rs. 70 Lac + 20 Lac (Infrastructure Grant)

Extra-Mural Research Projects:

Completed: 10 Amount – Rs. 435.69 Lac

Ongoing: 7 Amount – Rs. 411.28 Lac

Student Fellowship:

DST-INSPIRE : 04

JRF/SRF (including UGC-BSR Fellowship): 24

Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship: 2

Major Funding

A Fresh Proposal for DST-FIST Assistance Submitted – Cleared in Screening

– Invited for Presentation on 16th October, 2017.

Our Strength

Research Colloquia by Ph.D. Students are

organised fortnightly.

Board of Studies held every year.

Question Banks revised every year.

B.Sc. (Hons.) and M.Sc. Students are

exposed to Centers of Higher Learning and

Industries every year.

Best Academic Practices

Class Committee Meetings with Students are

conducted twice in a semester.

Our StrengthFully equipped and well maintained laboratories for

UG, PG and Research students.

Smart Class Rooms equipped with LCD Projectors.

Uniquely designed course structure and evaluation

mechanism.

Wi-Fi Facility and Net-Work enabled Research

Laboratories.

Departmental Library – 1074 Books of Eminent Authors.

Air-conditioned dust-free laboratories housing

sophisticated equipment.

Online NOx and Ozone Analyzer X-Ray Diffractometer (Bruker AXS)

FTIR & DIONEX Ion Chromatograph Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)

Our StrengthState of the Art Equipment

Our StrengthOther Facilities/Instruments Make

X-Ray Diffractometer

High Performance TLC

Ion Chromatograph

AAS (2 no.)

Gas Chromatograph (3 no.)

FT-IR Spectrometer

UV-Vis. Spectrometer (3 no.)

Ion Analyzer

Potentiostat

Carbon Analyzer

Online Ozone & NOx Analyzers

Online CO Analyzer and Multipoint Calibrator

Atomic Force Microscope

GC-MS

Raman Spectrometer

Table Top SEM

Spray Pyrolyzer

Electrochemical Work Station

Grimm Aerosol Sampler

Bruker

Camag

Dionex

Lab-India; Analytical Zena

Shimadzu; Perkin Elmer; Rastech

Shimadzu

Shimadzu

Orion

EG & G

Sunset Labs

Thermo-Fischer

Teledyne

Nanosurf

Bruker

BWtek

Alfa Tech

Holmarc

Zahner

GRIMM

• Ayurveda Laboratory

• Atmospheric Chemistry Lab.

• Instrumentation Lab. II

• New Physical Chemistry Lab.

• Natural Products Research Lab.

• Zeta Sizer-2017• GRIMM Portable Spectrometer -2017• Spray Pyrolyzer - 2013• Potentiostat – 2014• Table Top SEM - 2013• Spin Coater - 2014• Gas Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer- 2013• Gas Chromatograph - 2013

New Facilities/Labs./Equipment Added

Research Support

UGC, DST, DAE-BRNS,

DBT, CSIR, ISRO, DoEn.

Research, Consultancy and Extension

Drug-DNA Interactions

PEC Splitting of Water for Hydrogen

Generation

Biohydrogenand BiofuelProduction

Atmospheric Chemistry

Chemistry

of Phytopotentials

SonochemicalStudies of

Hydrocarbon Decomposition

Chemistry

of Microtubules

• SS Research, Consultancy and Extension

Journals Impact Factor

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental (Elsevier) 9.5Journal of Catalysis (Elsevier) 7.3Renewable Energy and Sustainable Energ. Rev. (Elsevier) 6.7Journal of Power Sources (Elsevier) 6.2Journal of Physical Chemistry C (ACS) 4.5Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics (RSC) 4.4Ultrasonics Sonochemistry (Elsevier) 3.8Atmospheric Research (Elsevier) 3.8RSC Advances (RSC) 3.7Int. J. Hydrogen Energy (Elsevier) 3.5Int. Journal of Renewable Energy (Elsevier) 3.5Atmospheric Environment (Elsevier) 3.4Renewable Energy (Elsevier) 3.4Environmental Science and Pollution Research (Springer) 2.6Aerosol Air Quality and Research 2.5Int. J. Environmental Science Technol. (Springer) 2.3Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry (Elsevier) 2.3Biochemistry & Analytical Biochemistry 2.2Materials Chemistry and Physics (Elsevier) 2.2Journal of Alloys and Compounds (Elsevier) 2.1Journal of Food Science and Technology (Springer) 2.0

Research Impact(Duration 2013-2017)

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Parameter Per Faculty Member

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h-Index (Faculty): 2 – 27

i-10 Index (Faculty): 3 – 60

h-Index (Journals): 2 – 237

Impact Factor (Journals): 0.1 – 9.5

Citations (Faculty): 92 – 2416

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Research, Consultancy and Extension

Research Impact(Duration 2013-2017)

• Journal Publications: 103

• Ph.D. awarded: 22

• Ph.D. submitted: 04

• Ph.D. enrolled: 21

• Patents: 2 (Under Process)

• Awards: 6 (Faculty) + 11 (Students)

Organization of Scientific Events:National Conferences/Workshops/Seminars – 03

SAP SEMINARS - 04

Seminars/Invited Talks by Distinguished Visiting Scientists - 21

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Research, Consultancy & ExtensionServed as: Examiner to Ph.D. Theses of other Universities

(Including 2 Theses from Univ. of Malay, Malaysia)

Served as Reviewer for Research Projects

and Research Papers

Served as: Visiting Professor in Univ. of Malay, Malaysia

Expert in Board of Studies of other Universities

Projects Submitted for Funding- ResearcherLinks Workshop Grants under the Newton Fund,British Council, DST SERB and ISRO-GBP

Invited as Expert Member in 22countries “EU Supported MissionInnovation Challenge - ConvertingSunlight”, led in India by Dept. ofBiotechnology, on the submission:Photoelectrochemical Cell (HydrogenGeneration)

Regular Assessment and Chemical Characterization of

PM1, PM2.5 and PM1O at Rural, Sub–Urban and Traffic sites

Major Cations and Anions

Organic and Black Carbon

Poly Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)

Heavy Metals

▪ Radiative Forcing of aerosols

▪ Bioaerosols

▪ Health Risk Assessment Studies

▪ Air Quality Index (AQI)

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2% 2%AQI PM2.5

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UNHEALTHY FOR

SENSITIVE GROUPSUNHEALTHY

VERY UNHEALTHY

Speciation of Airborne Heavy Metals

Research Highlights: Atmospheric Chemistry

Trace Gases: Chemistry, Transport

and Modeling

Monthly Diurnal Variation

of Black Carbon

Partitioning of Poly Aromatic

Hydrocarbons

Research Highlights: Atmospheric Chemistry

Modification Strategies AdoptedNanostructured

Materials

Methods of Synthesis

Doping and Co-doping

Surface Modification:

Ion Irradiation, Etching,

Polymers, Quantum DotsBio-inspired

Materials

Bi-layered Heterojunction

Plasmons

Research Highlights: PEC Splitting of water

for Solar – Hydrogen Generation

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Research Highlights: PEC Splitting of water

for Solar – Hydrogen Generation

Research Highlights: Chemistry of Phytopotentials

Plant Plant parts /solvent Explored Bio-efficacy

Bioactive principleCharacterized

P. amarus Root/ EtoAc Larvicidal (12.9) 3,5,7,3’,4’ pentahydroxyflavone

B. Diffusa Root/ EtoAc Antifungal (41.3) 7,5-dihydroxy 6,4 Di methoxy isoflavone

T. Occidentalis Leaves/MeOH Anti oxidant (10.02)

E.Sativa Seeds/ EtoAc Anticancer (24.78) Sulforaphane

E. Sativa Seed oil Anti oxidant (16.7) Allylisothiocynate

Enhancement in Bio-Efficacy: Green NanotechnologyM. Longifolia Aq. EtOH Anti inflammatory

AntioxidantsWound healing

Bark Aq. EtOH Anti melanoma

Enhancement (25%)

SeedAq. EtOHAuNPs

AgNPs

Anti inflammatory (% inhib.)( 60.50%, 65.23%)Antioxidant (78.55%, 73.20%)Wound healing(65.10%,70.24%)

Total Flavonoids

Total Phenolics

Biosorption of Toxic Metals

Functionalization & Green Nanotechnology

Native Biosorbent : Agricultural Wastes % Sorption Efficiency

Ashoka leaves 46

Coconut coir 48

Corn cob 55

M. Oleifera seeds 62

L. Leucocephala seeds 65

Functionalization on Nano Cellulose % Sorption Efficiency

Esterification: Succinic acid and Citric acid 90

Chelation: 2-picolylamine and 2-aminopyridine 91

Cationzation: 2,3-epoxypropyl trimethyl ammonium chloride 94

Silylation: 3 amino propyl tri methoxy silane 96

Graft Polymerization: Poly anilene and Polyethylenimine 98

Research Highlights: Decontamination of Toxic Metals

✓Kitchen waste

✓Petha waste

✓Dairy Wastewater

✓Tannery Wastewater

✓Rice straw

Extraction of Bioenergy as:Biohydrogen, Biohythane,Bioethanol, Biomethanol

H2

CO2Gas separator

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H2 CO2

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Waste Reduction + Energy Production

Pretreatment of waste/culture source

methods help in deactivation of the

methanogenic or hydrogen consuming

bacteria which results in an increase in

hydrogen produced.

Novel Green Pretreatment of Rice Straw with Petha Wastewater has been successfully initiated.

Research Highlights: Production of Biohydrogen & Biofuels

➢Microtubules are the largest cytoskeletal filaments in cells,with a diameter of 25 nm. They are made up of subunitscalled tubulin. Each tubulin subunit is made up of one alphaand one beta tubulin that are attached to each other.

➢An Orch. OR qubit based on topological quantum computingspecific to microtubule polymer geometry was suggested byPenrose and Hameroff in 2002.

➢Bandopadhyay (2011) has preliminary experimental evidenceof the theory.

➢It is expected that in due course of time, mind-science (i.e.cognitive science) together with already advanced brain-science will develop so as to bring up the empirical sides up tothe level where the details of spirit-mind-brain inter-connections will be actively probed.

➢Department of Chemistry is actively into research in this fieldand has presented the results at international events like TheScience of Consciousness (TSC) series of events since 2012.

Research Highlights: Chemistry of Microtubules

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International and National Collaborations

Indo – US Project (Completed) Transition metal oxide based nanoarchitectures for

photoelectrochemical hydrogen generation

International Collaborations - Research

Sanctioned under: Materials World Network Programme by ‒DST (India) and NSF (USA)

In collaboration with: University of Maryland, USA

• Prof. Sheryl Ehrman

• Prof. Michael Zachariah

• Prof. Raymond Adomaitis

Duration: 2007 – 2009

Amount sanctioned:16.72 Lac (DST share)

Indo – US Project (Ongoing) Semiconductor chip/chiplet based novel approaches for Efficient

Solar – Water Splitting: A. Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen

Generation; B. Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation

International Collaborations - Research

Sanctioned under: 21st Century Knowledge Initiative Scheme of UGC

In collaboration with:

• Prof. A.M. Kannan, Arizona State University, USA

• Prof. Keng Hsu, Arizona State University, USA

Duration: 2015 – 2018

Amount sanctioned: 117 Lac

Regular Visiting Researchers from abroad

International Collaborations - Research

Prof.. Sheryl EhrmanUniversity of Maryland

Network y ‒DST (India) and NSF (USA)

February 2017: Mr. Xuan Shi, a Research Student from Arizona State

University, USA, visited the Dept. for two weeks under

UGC Indo-US Project.

Prof.. Raymond AdmoaitisUniversity of Maryland

Prof.. M.R. ZacharaihUniversity of Maryland ‒

DST (India) and NSF (USA)

Prof.. A.M. KannanArizona State University

USA)

Our Research Students Visiting Abroad

• In 2016: Ms. Shailja Sharma and Ms. Anuradha Verma visited ArizonaState University for 3 months under ongoing Indo-US Project.

• This year again two students, Ms. Gurpreet Kaur and Ms. AnamikaBanerjee have gone to Arizona State University, USA, for 4 months(July – October).

• Gave Seminars at STANFORD and MARYLAND Universities,Collaborations Intents Received

International Collaborations - Research

Ms. Gurpreet Kaur Ms. Anamika Banerjee

MOU signed with Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.

• Collaborative Research with Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (R & DCentre, Faridabad), on up-scaling of solar-hydrogen generationsystems via photosplitting of water.

•MOU signed between DEI and IOCL in 2014.

• Joint Research Project has been submitted to MNRE, Govt. of India

– Presentation made before Expert Committee, Decision awaited.

Research Collaborations with Industry

Books and Book Chapters

Books Published: 1

Books Edited: 2

Book Chapters Contributed: 12

Placements

➢Winter Training Camps

➢Water Quality Testing

➢Testing of Water of Sewage Treatment Plant (STP)

➢Monitoring of Air Quality Parameters and Meteorological

Parameters➢Honorary Coaching at a Day Boarding School, Agra

Service to Society

Dr. Puja Khare

Scientist, CDRI

Dr. Vyoma Singla

NPDF

IITM,Pune

Sakshi Agarwal

GATE AIR-557

Dr. Yatendra Chaudhary

Sr. Scientist

MMRI, Bhubaneshwar

Pallavi Singhal

NET AIR- 30

GATE- AIR-13

Rama Gaur

NET AIR-38

Priyanka Sharan

NET- AIR-75

Anupam Srivastav

NET AIR-83

GATE-410

Dinesh Sah

NET AIR- 75

Dr. Umesh Kulshrestha

Professor, JNU

Dr. Chhemendra Sharma

Sr. Principal Scietnist, NPL

Dr. Karuna Shanker

Scientist CIMAP

Our Alumni

Significant Achievements of Students

Significant Achievements of Faculty

Significant Achievements of Faculty

Plans Ahead ...... Uphold the Best Academic Standards and Inculcate a Value Systempointing towards Social Good.

Infuse in Students a Sensibility that can Differentiate betweenMaking a Career and having a Vocation. Students to be trained forbetter performance in National and International level tests.

Enhance the Sphere of Knowledge of Students through NewProgrammes, Courses, Collaborations, Cooperative Programmes withIndustry to Provide Better Employability.

Generate Student Scholarships and Fellowships through Federal andIndustry tie-ups.

Attain Status of Centre of Excellence in chosen Thrust Areas ofResearch.

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