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Arijit Singha Hazari
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Stuttgart, Germany
Summary
Postdoctoral Fellow with 9 years of experience in synthetic chemistry. Organized with research and presentations educating students, peers and superiors on research analysis. Published research findings through peer-reviewed articles and analyzed results tailoring to possible future applications. Effective at planning and conducting high-quality research into topics such as electronic structural analyses of metal complexes containing redox-active ligand assemblies, catalysis, spectroscopy and methodology. Experienced in compiling, analyzing and modeling data. Good verbal and written communication skills with an organized nature and dedication to ethical and accurate work.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages
Work History
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Universität Stuttgart
Stuttgart
02.2020 - Current
- Maintained accurate records of research findings and provided statistical analysis of data results.
- Contributed to and actively participated in research conception, design and execution to address defined problems.
- Wrote and published peer-reviewed articles concerning findings and highlighted possible applications for findings.
- Designed and executed procedures for different research phases.
- Liaised with supervisor to review grants and manuscripts to develop potential publications.
- Leveraged interpersonal and communication skills to mentor PhD, graduate and undergraduate students.
- Assisted teaching and instructing students alongside other professors.
- Collaborated with colleagues to gather research and publish findings.
- Participated in discussions, seminars and lectures at national and international events.
- Conducted independent research within the framework of European Union's Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Fellowship for the project entitled as 'Electrocatalytic proton and CO2 reduction: Metal based fused diporphyrins with proton relays for efficient
catalysis' - Acquired hands-on experience in a wide range of electrochemical, spectroscopic and computational techniques
Visiting Researcher
Freie Universität, Berlin
Berlin
05.2016 - 07.2022
- Worked on the Synthesis of Cu-containing quininoid frameworks with a goal of stabilizing elusive oxidized state of the ligand.
- Evaluated existing synthetic techniques to recommend improvements.
- Prepared complete documentation of research activities for reference purposes.
PhD Graduate Assistant
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Bombay
07.2013 - 12.2019
Thesis Title: "ElectronicStructuralAspectsofRutheniumandOsmiumComplexesofSelectiveNon-innocent Ligandsandtheir Potential ApplicationsinHomogeneous Catalysis"
- Worked on development and analysis of new kinds of molecules with mixed valency of metal and organic constituents project, studying effect of various parameters on fundamental features such as electrochemical properties, electronic interactions (absorption spectroscopy), spin effects (magnetism and resonance studies) with the help of combined experimental and theoretical tools.
- Development of transition metal-based novel catalysts in a cost-effective way and testing their efficiency in various catalytic reactions like epoxidation, alcohol oxidation, oxidative amidation, and N-dealkylation etc.
- Elucidation of mechanistic details of catalytic pathways using various spectroscopic tools in combination with computational methods to screen potential catalysts, reaction conditions along with identifying potential intermediates to follow catalytic cycles.
- Gathered, reviewed and summarized literature from scientific journals such as SciFinder and PubMed and produced graphs and other scientific calculations using MS Excel.
- Organized various class presentations and new course materials as directed by professor.
- Created lesson materials, visuals and digital presentations to supplement lesson plans.
Master Thesis
Birla Institute of Technology
Ranchi
06.2011 - 12.2012
- Worked on the research project dealing with synthesis of biologically active piperazine substituted pyranones analogues and evaluation of their efficacy as potential antiviral/antibacterial agent
- Learned new skills (Schördinger suite, QikProp analysis, synthesis, purification and characterizations of biologically active small molecules) and applied to daily tasks to improve efficiency and productivity.
- Participated in the workshop showcasing different fundamental chemical experiments to school students.
Education
Ph.D. - Inorganic Chemistry, Catalysis
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Mumbai, India 07.2013 - 08.2019
Master of Science - Applied Chemistry
Birla Institute of Technology
Ranchi, India 07.2010 - 06.2012
Skills
Research and development
Accomplishments
- Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Fellowship by European Union's Horizon-2020 for pursuing Postdoctoral research at University of Stuttgart, Germany.
- International Travel Support, Science and Research Board, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India for attending ACS national meeting and expositions held at Washington,DC in August, 2017.
- Travel grant (DST-DFG, Indo-German student exchange programme, IIT Bombay-Fu Berlin) for research internship at FU-Berlin (Summer, 2016).
- Junior and Senior Research Fellowship by CSIR-UGC (Govt. Of India), for pursuing Ph. D. at IIT Bombay
- Merit cum mean Scholarship (10th Board examination), Govt of West Bengal.
- Research associateship (RA) positions, IIT Bombay (April-December, 2019)
Software
Instrumentation Skills
- Chromatographic Techniques (GC/GC-MS/HPLC)
- Mass Spectrometry,
- Spectroscopic techniques (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), Cyclic Voltammetry (CV), Differential Pulse Voltammetry (DPV), Spectrofluorimetry, IR, UV-Vis-NIR, Magnetic Susceptibility).
- Schlenk Line techniques and glovebox for handling air and moisture sensitive complexes
Conference/Meeting
- 254th ACS National Meeting & Exposition organized (American Chemical Society) Washington DC, USA, August 20-24, 2017
Electronic Structure and Multi-Catalytic Features of Redox-Active BIAN (Bis-(arylimino) acenaphthene) Derived Ruthenium Complexes (contributed poster presentation)
- Selected for Sci-Mix (awarded to top 5% from each discipline, contributed poster) event of 254th ACS National Meeting & Exposition organized (American Chemical Society)
- 5th International Symposium on Advanced Biological Inorganic Chemistry TIFR and IACS, Kolkata, India, Jnauary 7-11, 2017
Tunable Electrochemical and Catalytic Features of BIAN-and BIAO-Derived Ruthenium Complexes (contributed poster presentation)
- Metal‐Radical Interactions in Molecular Magnetism workshop Söllerhaus, Austria, June 20-23, 2022
Covalently‐Linked Metalloporphyrin: Influence of Extended Conjugation and Tunability in Peripheral Functional Groups Towards Energy Related Small Molecule Activation (Contributed oral presentation)
- 55. Jahrestreffen Deutscher Katalytiker (DCHEMA) Weimar, Germany, June 27-29, 2022
Metal complexes of triply fused porphyrins: impact of extended conjugation, metals and functional groups on electrochemical Hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) (contributed poster presentation)
- International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines (ICPP-12) Madrid, Spain, July 10-15, 2022
Metal complexes of triply fused porphyrins: impact of extended conjugation, metals and functional groups on electrocatalytic small molecule activation (Contributed oral presentation)
- 29th International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry Prague, Czech Republic, July 17-22, 2022
Triply-Linked Metalloporphyrin: Influence of Extended Conjugation and Functional Groups Towards Energy Related Small Molecule Activation (contributed poster presentation)
Teaching and Mentorship experience
Mentorship:
- Tobias Günther, Bachelor thesis, Universität Stuttgart. (Thesis Title: Synthesis, characterization and investigation of spectral and electrochemical properties of mono- and diporphyrin complexes of iron).
- Alexendar Bernz, Master Student, Research Internship, Universität Stuttgart. (Thesis Title: Synthesis, characterization and investigation of spectral and electrochemical properties of the tetrazine containing metalloporphyrin derivatives).
- Tobias Bens, Research internship student (Freie Universität, Berlin) at IIT bombay
- Madhumita Chatterjee (PhD student), IIT Bombay
- Sudip Bera (PhD student), IIT Bombay
Teaching experience:
- Teaching assistant for a tutorial class (CH-105) and Advanced laboratory techniques (CH 117L) of a class of ~ 900 B.Tech students at IIT Bombay (4 semester, 2014-2015)
- Lecturer for the Waste course of Inorganic chemistry for the department of environmental science and engineering, Universität Stuttgart
References
- Prof. Goutam Kumar Lahiri, Department of Chemistry, IIT Bombay email: lahiri@chem.iitb.ac.in
- Prof. Debabrata Maiti, Department of Chemistry, IIT Bombay email: dmaiti@chem.iitb.ac.in
- Prof. Biprajit Sarkar , Institut für Anorganische chemie, Universität Stuttgart, email: biprajit.sarkar@iac.uni-stuttgart.de
Timeline
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Universität Stuttgart
02.2020 - Current
Visiting Researcher
Freie Universität, Berlin
05.2016 - 07.2022
PhD Graduate Assistant
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
07.2013 - 12.2019
Ph.D. - Inorganic Chemistry, Catalysis
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
07.2013 - 08.2019
Master Thesis
Birla Institute of Technology
06.2011 - 12.2012
Master of Science - Applied Chemistry
Birla Institute of Technology
07.2010 - 06.2012
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