


Organic Synthesis and Biomolecular Chemistry Laboratory
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Professional Experience
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2022 - : Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, IIT Hyderabad, India
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2021 - 2022: Ramanujan Fellow, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India
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2018 - 2020: Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Strasbourg & CNRS (ISIS), France
Supervisor - Prof. Joseph Moran
2015 - 2018: Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Bristol, United Kingdom
Supervisor - Prof. M. Carmen Galan
2014 - 2015: Johan Gadolin Postdoctoral fellow, Åbo Akademi University, Finland
Supervisor - Prof. Stefan Willför & Prof. Reko Leino
Education:
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2009 - 2014: Ph.D in Chemistry, Bose Institute, Kolkata, India
Supervisor - Prof. Anup Kumar Misra
2007 - 2009: M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry, Vidyasagar University, West Bengal, India
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2004 - 2007: B.Sc (Chemistry Honors), Midnapore College, West Bengal, India
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Awards & Honours
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MoE STARS Research Grant, 2023
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SERB, Start-Up Research Grant, 2023
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Ramanujan Fellowship, SERB, Department of Science and Technology, India, 2020
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Marie Curie Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship, European Commission, 2018
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Johan Gadolin Postdoctoral Scholarship, Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland, 2014​
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Qualified All India Graduate Aptitude Test Examination (GATE), 2009
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Qualified National Eligibility Test (CSIR-JRF) India, 2008
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Teaching
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IC1010: Industrial Organic Chemistry-I (B.Tech)
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IC2010: Industrial Organic Chemistry-II (B.Tech)
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IC2021: Synthesis and Separation Lab (B.Tech)
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CY6211: Advance Laboratory Techniques in Chemistry (M.Sc)
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CY5011: Organic Chemistry Practical (M.Sc)
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CY5020: Advanced Organic Chemistry of Multiple Bonds (M.Sc, Ph.D)
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CY6970: Green and Circular Chemistry (M.Sc, Ph.D)​​​​
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Abhijit Sau
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Abhijit Sau is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry at IIT Hyderabad, India. He earned his PhD from Bose Institute, Kolkata, under the supervision of Prof. Anup Kumar Misra. After a year at Åbo Akademi University, Finland, he continued postdoctoral research at the University of Bristol, UK, with Prof. M. Carmen Galan, and later at the University of Strasbourg, France, with Prof. Joseph Moran. Dr Sau’s research has been recognized with prestigious awards, including the Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship, Ramanujan Fellowship, and Johan Gadolin Postdoctoral Fellowship. His research interest is currently focused on developing sustainable methods for synthesizing biologically active molecules and studying reaction mechanisms.
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