Recognition/Awards/Fellowships

23. Pioneering Investigator in Chemical Communication, 2023.

22. CRSI Bronze Medal for the year 2023.

21. Bursary Award - IACIS (International Association of Colloid and Interface Scientists) 2022. 

20. Editorial Advisory Board Member of ACS Applied Engineering Materials, ACS (2022 onwards).

19. Emerging Investigator in Chemical Society Reviews, 2022. 

18. Member, Bureau of Indian Standards, (Sept 2021 - present).

17. Elected as a Life Fellow of Indian Chemical Society in Feb, 2021.

16. Emerging Investigator in Nanoscale, 2021.

15. Editorial Advisory Board Member of Materials Horizons, RSC (2021 onwards)

14. Awarded the Humboldt Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers. (2021-2023)

13. Invited Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) in Oct 2020.

12. Emerging Investigator in Chemical Communication, 2020.

11. Recipient of Merck Young Scientist Award (Runner-up), 2019 in Chemical Science

10. INSA-Young Scientist Award, 2019

9. Bilateral Exchange of Academics Award-2019 from DAAD, Germany

8. Emerging Investigator in Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2018

7. NASI-Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee Award, 2018

6. Associate of the IAS (Indian Academy of Science), 2018

5. DAE-Young Scientist Research Award, 2017

4. DST Young Scientist, 2015.

3. Toulouse Medal: Best thesis award from SSCU, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), 2013.

2. Post Doctoral Fellowship: University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, 2011.

1. CSIR (Council of Scientific & Industrial Research) Junior Research Fellowship, 2008.

 

 

Invited talks

51. Dr. Pankaj Malla Bujar Barua memorial lecture, Bio-inspired Approach to Address Challenges Related to Environment and Energy, February, 2024.

50. 32nd CRSI National Symposium in Chemistry (CRSI-NSC-32), Deriving Functional Interfaces Through Adopting Facile Chemistry, February, 2024.  

49. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS AND POLYMER TECHNOLOGY (ICFMPT - 2024), Is nucleated gas-bubble adhesion a problem for hydrogen production ?,  January, 2024.

48. National Symposium on Emerging Trends in Chemical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Facile Chemical Approaches for Associating Bio-inspired Wettability Dec, 2023. 

47. 17th International conference on Polymer Science and Technology (SPSI-Macro-2023), Designs of Bio-inspired Polymeric Functional Coatings, Dec 2023.

46. 8th International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology, Dec 1, 2023.

45. Department of Chemistry Colloquium, IITG, Wettability and Adhesion: A Non-Catalytic Tool to Boost Hydrogen Evolution Reaction, Nov 2023.

44. Invited Lecture at School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, China, Chemical Approach to Derive Durable and Functional Liquid Wettability, Sept, 2023 .

43. Molecularly Designed Functional Materials (MDFM 23), Design of Functional Coating Embedded with Bioinspired Liquid Wettability, Sept 2023.

42. Invited talk at Department of Chemistry, University of Science & Technology Meghalaya, Awareness of Recent Trends and Technological Advancement in Chemical Sciences, Aug, 2023.

41. Invited Lecture, Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Design of Functional Coatings Embedded with Bioinspired Wettability, July 2023.

40. Invited Lecture, Institute on Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany, Design of Reactive and Durable Slippery Coatings, June, 2023.

39. Invited Lecture at Institute of Functional Interfaces, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany , Facile Chemical Approach to Derive Durable and Functional Bio-inspired Interfaces, May, 2023.

38. Invitation for International Conference on Emerging Trends in Chemistry, ICETC 2023, Assam Don Bosco University Design of Functional Slippery Interface, March, 2023.

37. School of Applied and Interdisciplinary Sciences SAIS Symposium, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Design of Durable & Scalable Slippery Interface, Feb, 2023.​

36. FORCE–IICS–2022, Future Oriented Research Conferences & Exhibitions (FORCE), Interdisciplinary Initiatives in Chemical Sciences (IICS), Role of Chemistry in Developing Durable & Different Bio-inspired Liquid Wettability, July 2022.

35. Invited Lecture, NTPC Sipat, Bio-inspired Wettability and Related Applications, July 2022.

34. 17th Conference of the International Association of Colloid and Interface Scientists (IACIS 2022), Brisbane, Michael Addition Reaction In Developing Functional & Tolerant Bio-inspired Liquid Wettability, June 2022.

33. Chemistry Seminar Series, Ashoka University, Design Functional & Durable Nature-Inspired Wettability, April 2022.

32. Prof. Dilip Kumar Mukherjee Memorial Lecture, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Michael Addition Reaction Assisted Derivation of Various & Robust Bio-inspired Interfaces, Dec 2021.

31. NATCOSEB XX, Indian Society for Surface Science and Technology, Michael Addition Reaction for Achieving Durable Bio-inspired Liquid Wettability, Dec 2021.

30. JST's SAKURA SCIENCE Exchange Program, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Use of Michael Addition Reaction in Developing Conductive and Durable Bio-inspired Interfaces, Dec 2021.

29. INUP-i2i 2021 Workshop, Dec 14, 2021.

28. 1st Annual Meeting of School of Energy and Environment,  Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Mohali, 1,4-Conjugate Addition Reaction Assisted Synthesis of Functional and Durable Bio-inspired Interfaces, Sept. 2021.

27. RSC-IISERB Desktop Symposium on ChemComm, Use of Michael Addition Reaction in Developing Functional Bio-inspired Interfaces, Aug 2021.  

26. TATA Chemicals, Pune, Positive Ethics and Commitment to Mother Nature and Environment, July 5, 2021.

25. Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, 32nd Mid-Year Meeting (MYM) of the Indian Academy of SciencesA facile Chemical Approach to Design Functional & Durable Nature-Inspired Wettability, June 18, 2021. 

24. Refresher Course in Chemistry, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, Strategic Use to Facile and Robust Chemistry to Achieve Tolerant and Tailored Wettability, March 2021.

23.  Refresher Course on Recent Advances in Chemistry, University of Calcutta, Strategic Use to Facile and Robust Chemistry to Achieve Tolerant and Tailored Wettability, March 20, 2021.

22. SERB Webinar Series on COVID-19 Emerging Research, SERB, Delhi, Lotus Leaf Inspired Wettability for Designing Effective Antiviral Coating on Fibrous Substrates Jan 7, 2021.

21. International Conference on Recent Trends in Chemical Sciences (RTCS-2020), Indian Chemical Society, Kolkata, Design of Chemically Reactive SLIPS for Efficient Water Harvesting Application, Dec 27, 2020

20. Complex Fluids-2020, IIT Bombay and the Indian Society of Rheology (ISR), IIT Bombay, Water Harvesting Performance of Different Bio-inspired Wettability, Dec 12, 2020.

19. TEQIP-III Sponsored Short Term Course, Department of Chemistry National Institute of Technology, Manipur, Tolerant Superhydrophobicity for Prospective Outdoor Applications, Oct 18, 2020.

18. TEQIP-III Sponsored Short Term Course, Department of Applied Sciences, Punjab Engineering College, Design of Durable Bio-inspired Wettability for Prospective Out-door Applications, Aug 20, 2020.

17. Webinar Series, Dept of Chemistry, IITDelhi, Rational Use of Chemistry for Designing Substrate Independent and Scalable Superhydrophobic Coatings, Aug 13, 2020

16.  ACS Science Talk (Virtual Lecture Series): Importance of Chemistry in Developing Durable and Smart Bio-inspired Liquid Wettability, July 2020

15. ICFM, IIT Kharagpur, Hydrophobicity or Superhydrophobicity—Which is Right Choice for Stabilizing Underwater Superoleophilicity?   2020

14. ICANN, IIT Guwahati, Orthogonal Chemical Functionalities in Rational Integration of Different Biomimicked Wettabilities, 2019

13. Chemical Science  in India: Leaders in the Field Symposium, IISER Kolkata, Systematic Tailoring of Durable Liquid Wettability, 2019

12. Recent Advances in Chemistry (RAC), Meghalaya, Rational Design of Durable Biomimicked Interface, 2019

11. INT Seminar, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany Chemically Reactive Nanocomplex for Developing Functional and Durable  Biomimicked Interfaces 2019
10. Research Conclave, IIT Guwahati Biomimicked Liquid Wettability and Its Potential Applications 2019
9. Workshop on NEMS/MEMS and Theranostic Devices (NWNTD)-2019 Facile Chemistry in Developing Functional Biomimicked Interface 2019
8. Soft Matter: Young Investigators Meet Chemically Reactive Nanoparticles for Tailoring Various Biomimicked Wettability 2019
7. Insititurte Outreach Talk Super-Liquid (Oil/Water)Wettability: A Lesson from Mother Nature 2018
6. Frontiers in Chemical Sciences (FICS 2018) Facile Chemistry in Developing Functional Polymeric Coatings 2018
5. International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (ICANN) International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials   and Nanotechnology IIT-Guwahati 2017
4. CompFlu-2017 at IIT Madras, Chennai, India Direct Impregnation of Water Soluble Agents On Superhydrophobic Interface Through Strategic   Manipulation of Adhesive Interaction 2017
3. International Conference on Nanotechnology: Ideas, Innovations & Initiatives: 2017 At IIT Roorkee Material That capable of Smart Affair with   Liquids 2017
2. International Conference on Advances in Polymer Science & Technology Delhi, India Synthesis of Facile and Durable Bulk-   Superhydrophobicity for Tailored Release of Small Molecules 2017
1. KIC-TEQIP short term course Microfluidics and its applications in Bio-medical Engineering 2016