Dr. Manabendra Sarma

Department of Chemistry, IIT Guwahati



Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory of Dr. Manabendra Sarma





Dr. Manabendra Sarma

 Professor
 Department of Chemistry,
 Room: #CHF 102,
 Indian Institute of Technology  Guwahati,
 Guwahati   -   781 039,   India
 Phone: +91 361 258 2318 (Office)
             +91 361 258 4990 (Lab)
 E-mail: msarma@iitg.ac.in


Our group works on diverse fields of Chemistry. The primary field that we work on is the development of new theoretical approaches for Laser Assisted Control of Chemical Reactions and Resonances in Electron-Molecule scattering. Along with this our group is also currently doing research in the field of Biomolecular Chemistry as well as in Catalysis.

In the Biomolecular Chemistry, we are focusing on designing some drugs related to Alzheimer’s Disease and the interaction of the drug molecules with receptors. Some ground level work on protein folding has also been started. In the field of Catalysis, we are trying to design some catalyst for spliting water molecules photo-catalytically and also investigating the mechanistic and kinetic aspects of the catalyst.


    NEWS & UPDATES

    • Ph.D. Positions are available. Students having CSIR/UGC/DST-INSPIRE qualification may directly contact with their CV.

    • Post Doctoral positions are available.

    • November 2023: Niharika's Manuscript has been published in the Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. Congratulations Niharika!

    • December 2023: Congratulations Monalisha for winning the Best Poster Award at the Theoretical Chemistry Symposium (TCS) 2023 held at IIT Madras!

    • December 2023: Dr. Juhi Dutta has joined as an Institute Post-Doctoral Fellow (IPDF). Welcome Juhi!

    • January 2024: Congratulations Manash for winning one of the Best Poster Awards at the 17th Biennial Trombay Symposium on Radiation & Photochemistry (TSRP-2024) held at BARC Mumbai!

    • January 2024: Congratulations Juhi for receiving the SERB National Post-Doctoral Fellowship!

    • March 2024: Biman's Manuscript has been published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry A. This article has appeared as a Cover Feature of the Journal. Congratulations Biman!

    • March 2024: Our Collaborative Work with Dr. Amrit Sarmah and Professor Pavel Hobza (Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic) and Takahito Nakajima (RIKEN Center for Computational Science, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan) has been published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry C. Congratulations to Monalisha for your contribution to this Collaborative Work!

    • April 2024: Biman and Upasana's Manuscript has been published in the Journal of Chemical Physics. Congratulations Biman and Upasana!

    • April 2024: Upasana's Manuscript has been published in the Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. Congratulations Upasana!

    • April 2024: Himangshu's Manuscript has been published in the ChemPhysChem. Congratulations Himangshu!

    • April 2024: Kisan has successfully defended his Ph.D. Thesis. Congratulations Dr. Haobam Kisan Singh!

    • May 2024: Upasana's Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Article (April 2024) has been selected as an Editors Choice 2024 HOT PCCP Article. Congratulations Upasana!

    • May 2024: Our Collaborative Work with Dr. Basanta K. Rajbongshi (Cotton University, Guwahati, Assam, India) has been published in the RSC Advances. Congratulations to Bittu and Himangshu for your contribution to this Collaborative Work!

    • June 2024: Bittu's Manuscript has been published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry B. Congratulations Bittu!

    • June 2024: Congratulations Bittu for receiving Financial Assistance from Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB) under International Travel Support (ITS) Scheme for participating in 29th IUPAC Symposium on Photochemistry (29th PhotoIUPAC), Valencia Conference Centre, Valencia, Spain (July 14 – 19, 2024).

    • July 2024: Samsung and Rabu's Manuscript has been published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry A. Congratulations Samsung and Rabu!

    • July 2024: Mr. Mohit Adesh Patil has joined as a B. Tech. Project Student. Welcome Mohit!

    • July 2024: Congratulations Biman for receiving Financial Assistance from Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB) under International Travel Support (ITS) Scheme for participating in CZS Summer School 2024 on Machine Learning for Chemistry, Triangel Workspace, Karlsruhe, Germany (September 09 – 13, 2024).

    • July 2024: Mr. Yugant P. M. Guddha has joined as a Ph.D. Student. Welcome Yugant!

    • August 2024: Mr. Madhab Morang has joined as a Ph.D. Student. Welcome Madhab!

    • August 2024: Himangshu's Manuscript has been published in the Chemistry – An Asian Journal. Congratulations Himangshu!

    • August 2024: Rabu, Samsung and Anand's Manuscript has been published in the Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. Congratulations Rabu, Samsung and Anand!

    • September 2024: Shubham's Manuscript has been published in the Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. Congratulations Shubham!

    • September 2024: Niharika's Manuscript has been published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry A. Congratulations Niharika!

    • October 2024: Rimi and Upasana's Manuscript has been published in the SPRINGER NATURE Book Series, entitled Progress in Theoretical Chemistry and Physics, as part of the proceedings of the 26th QSCP held at Jaipur in 2023. Congratulations Rimi and Upasana!

    • October 2024: Monalisha and Manash's Manuscript has been published in the Chemistry – An Asian Journal. Congratulations Monalisha and Manash!

    • October 2024: Mr. Manadip Sutradhar and Mr. Partha Sarathi Dash have joined as M. Sc. Project Students. Welcome Manadip and Partha!

    • October 2024: Manash's Manuscript has been published in the Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. Congratulations Manash!

    • November 2024: Himangshu's Manuscript has been published in the Chemistry – A European Journal. Congratulations Himangshu!

    • December 2024: Our Collaborative Work with Dr. Monali Dutta Saikia (Arya Vidyapeeth College, Guwahati, Assam, India) has been published in the Results in Surfaces and Interfaces. Congratulations to Rabu for your contribution to this Collaborative Work!

    • December 2024: Our Collaborative Work with Dr. Biswajit Saha (CSIR-North East Institute of Science & Technology, Jorhat, Assam, India) has been published in the Chemistry – An Asian Journal. Congratulations to Himangshu for your contribution to this Collaborative Work!

    • December 2024: Congratulations Bittu for getting selected for PROM Program (NAWA) – Short-term Academic Exchange to work with Dr. Saikat Mukherjee of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland, for a 28-day visit in 2025.