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Dr. Ramesh Chandra Deka

Professor, Department of Chemical Sciences

Tezpur University, India

Education:
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  • Post-doc, Technical University of Munich, 2003-2004

  • Post-doc, Tokyo University, 1999–2001

  • Ph. D. under Dr. Rajappan Vetrivel, Catalysis Division, NCL, Pune

  • M.Sc. in Chemistry, Gauhati University, 1994

  • B.Sc. in Chemistry, Cotton College, Gauhati , Assam, 1991

 

Research Interests:

 

  • Molecular Modelling, Quantum Chemistry, Hybrid Quantum Mechanics/Molecular Mechanics (QM/MM) methods

  • Density Functional based Reactivity Descriptors

  • Catalysis, zeolite, theoretical heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysis

  • Theoretical studies of nanoclusters to design nanocatalysts

  • Quantitative Structure Activity Relationship (QSAR) of drug molecules

  • Synthesis, Characterization and Application of Based Catalysts, Supported Metal Complexes, Metal Oxide Nanoparticles

  • Theoretical studies of carbon nanotubes

Employment
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  • Professor, Tezpur University:                               24 July 2010 – till date

  • Associate Professor, Tezpur University:             28 June 2004 to 23 July 2010

  • Lecturer, Tezpur University:                                 21 May 2001 to 27 June 2004

Awards and Honours

  • Dean, School of Sciences, TU                                              Period-30 April 2017 – till date

  • Head, Department of Chemical Sciences                           Period-1 September 2013 – 31 August 2016

  • Secretary of Catalysis Society of India 2008-2020

  • Professor A. S. R. Anjaneyulu Endowment Award, 2017 by the Indian Chemical Society

  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) 2017

  • Bronze Medal, Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) 2013.

  • Professor H. C. Goswami award by Assam Science Society, 2013.

  • Hidustan Platinum Award by the Catalysis Society of India, 2005.

  • Alexander von Humboldt fellowship by the AvH Foundation, Germany, (2003-2004)

  • Dr. M. R. Bhiday Prize, University of Pune, 1997

  • CSIR SRF, 1998 – 1999

  • CSIR NET-JRF, 1995-1997

Membership of scientific societies:
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  1. Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry, London

  2. Member of the American Chemical Society

  3. Life member, Chemical Research Society of India

  4. Life member, Assam Science Society

  5. Life member, Catalysis Society of India

  6. Life member, Society for Chemical Education, ASSAM

  7. Life member, Indian Science Congress Association

Books written:
 

  • Prof. Ramesh Ch. Deka, "Korkat Rugor Chikitsat Nano-projuktir Bhumika", Korkat Rugor Adhunik Chikitsa aru Pratyahban. 2018, 140, ISBN : 978-81-937452-0-5

  • Sanchaita Rajkhowa and Ramesh Ch. Deka. "Protein-ligand docking methodologies and its application in drug discovery", Methods and Algorithms for Molecular Docking-based Drug Design and Discovery, IGI Globals, 2016, 196-219, DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0115-2, ISBN13: 9781522501152.

  • Pakiza Begum and Ramesh Ch. Deka, “Activation of C-H Bond in Methane on Mono and Bimetallic Pd and Pt Subnanoclusters” Computational Chemistry Methodology in Structural Biology and Materials Sciences Editors: Tanmoy Chakraborty, Prabhat Ranjan  and Anand Pandey, 2017, ISBN: 9781771885683,

  • S. K. Ray, R. C. Deka, A. Hussain, H. K. Choudhury and K. Choudhury, Chapter 3 in “The World of Chemistry”, Chemical Society, H.G. College, Guwahati, ISBN 978-81-929471-0-5, 2014.

  • B. Viswanathan, S. Kannan and R. C. Deka, Catalysts and Surface Characterization Techniques, Narosa Publishing House Pvt. Ltd, 2010.

  • B. Kalita and R. C. Deka, Computational Studies of Palladium Nanoclusters, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, ISBN 978-3-8443-2480-8, 2011.

  • Pubalee Sarmah and R. C. Deka, Theoretical Aspects of Anticancer Drugs, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, ISBN 978-3-8443-8280-8, 2011.

Professional Service: Evaluation of Manuscript (Reviewer)

 

Journals – Chem. Rev., J. Am. Chem. Soc. (JACS), ACS Nano, J. Phys. Chem (JPC), J. Comput. Chem; New J. Chem; Chem. Phys. Lett., Catal. Today, J. Mol. Catal., J. Mol. Struct. (THEOCHEM), Med. Chem. Res., Physica B, Indian J. Phys., J. Poly. Mater., Fuel, J. Expermt. Nanosci, Molecular Informatics, Cata. Lett., Molecular Simulations, J. Mol. Graphics  Model.;  Atmospheric Environment, J. Chem. Phys.

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