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Faculty Profile
Dr. Saitanya Kumar Bharadwaj

Dr. Saitanya Kumar Bharadwaj

Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry

  • Email ID: saitanya.iitg@gmail.com
  • Mobile No: 9859264499
Academic Profile
5 Publications 1 Books 2 Projects
About Qualifications Experience Publications Books Book Chapters Conference Paper Research Projects Awards Membership Responsibilities
About Faculty

I am dedicated, straightforward, and committed to excellence in my profession. I value integrity and mutual respect and prefer to focus on constructive and positive collaborations.

Qualifications
Degree PG Inorganic Chemistry
Institution Gauhati University
Year 2004
Degree PhD Inorganic Chemistry
Institution Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
Year 2010
Experience
Designation: Assistant Professor (Contractual)
Institution: Dibrugarh University
Subject: Chemistry
Duration: 2012-2013
Designation: Assistant Professor
Institution: Pragjyotish College, Guwahati
Subject: Chemistry
Duration: 2013-2026
Designation: Associate Professor
Institution: Madhabdev University
Subject: Chemistry
Duration: 2026-present
Designation: Project Associate
Institution: NEIST Jorhat (Formerly RRL)
Subject: Material Science
Duration: 2004-2005
Designation: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Institution: University of Mississippi, USA
Subject: Chemistry and Biochemistry
Duration: 2010-2011
Designation: Willpower Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Institution: Technical University of Munich, Germany
Subject: Chemistry
Duration: 2011-2012
Publications
  1. Bayesian Modeling Coherenced Green Synthesis of NiO Nanoparticles Using Camellia sinensis for Efficient Antimicrobial Activity
    BioNanoScience (2021)
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  2. Solvent-free esterification of substituted benzoic acids with alcohols using modified montmorillonite K10 as solid acid catalyst
    Int. J. Sci. Tech. Res (2020)
  3. Facile Access to Cyclopentadienes via Catalytic Intramolecular Palladium-Ene Reaction of 2,4-Pentadienyl Acetates
    Synlett (2018)
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  4. Phosphoric acid modified Montmorillonite clay: a new heterogeneous catalyst for nitration of arenes
    Catalysis Communications (2014)
  5. O-Arylation with nitroarenes: metal-catalyzed and metal-free methodologies
    New Journal of Chemistry (2015)
Books
Chemistry In Forensic Science
Publisher: Bandhav Publication
ISBN: 978-93-94594-94-4
Year: 2024
Book Chapters
Chapter Mapping inequality in health, education and gender: implications for sustainable development in north eastern region of India
Book Navigating the Approaches, Status and Achievements of Sustainable Development
Publisher Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Year 2026
Chapter Comparative studies on the reactivity of μ-hydroxo and μ-fluoro oxoperoxovanadates (V)
Book Current Endeavours in Multidisciplinary Sciences
Publisher Unika Prakashan, M. G. Road, Jorhat, Assam
Year 2026
Chapter On Topological Index of Naturally Occurring Zeolite Material [4, n]
Book Advances in Topology and Their Interdisciplinary Applications
Publisher Springer Nature
Year 2023
Chapter Peroxovanadates and Its Bio-Mimicking Relation with Vanadium Haloperoxidases
Book Emerging Research on Bioinspired Materials Engineering
Publisher IGI Global
Year 2016
Conference Papers
Paper Name National Symposium on Chemistry, Delhi
Publish on 2007, 1st - 4th February
Paper Name PAN IIT 2007 Global Conference held at Santa Clara, California
Publish on 2007, 6th - 8th July
Paper Name National Seminar on Green and Sustainable Chemistry
Publish on 2025. 3-5 January
Research Projects
Project Synthesis and Characterization of novel Dinuclear Metal Complexes for Activation and insertion of carbodioxide into alkene
Agency DST
Role PI
Grant 18.00
Project Synthesis and Characterization of novel Dinuclear Metal Complexes for peroxidic epoxidation
Agency DST
Role PI
Grant 16.00
Awards
Title Elly Lilly Company Asia Outstanding Thesis Award
Organised By Elli Lilly Company Asia
Location International
Date 2010
Title DST-DFG Award
Organised By Department of Science and Technology and Research Foundation Germany
Location International
Date 2009
Title CSIR JRF (Top 20%)
Organised By CSIR
Location National
Date 2005
Title GATE
Organised By MHRD
Location National
Date 2005
Title FAST-SF Award
Organised By Indian Academy of Science
Location National
Date 2018
Professional Memberships
Membership Internationa Red Cross Society
Type Life Member
From 2020
Academic Responsibilities
Committee IQAC Core Committee
Role Member
From 2026-2028

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