Prof. Sanjit Konar
Sanjit Konar received his Ph.D. from the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata. After that, he worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Notre Dame and Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA. He is a recipient of an Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship and has worked at Universität Bielefeld, Germany. Currently, he is working as a Professor at the Department of Chemistry, IISER Bhopal, India. His research interests are in the area of molecular magnetic materials, multifunctional metal organic frameworks, and polyoxometalates. He has published 145+ peer-reviewed journal articles. He currently serves as an associate editor of the ACS journal Crystal Growth and Design. He is also an editorial advisory board member of the Wiley journal European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry and MDPI journal Magnetochemistry.
Academic Profile:
Professor (October 2019-Present), Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal, India.
Associate Professor (November 2014-October 2019), Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal, India.
Assistant Professor (October 2009-October 2014), Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal, India.
Alexander von Humboldt Fellow (May 2008-October 2009), Universität Bielefeld, Fakultät für Chemie, Germany.
Research Associate (September 2005-March 2008), Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA.
Postdoctoral Research Associate (April 2005-August 2005), Department of Chemistry, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA.
Postdoctoral Research Associate (April 2004- March 2005), Department of Chemistry, University of Notre Dame, IN, USA.
Ph. D (2004), Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), Jadavpur, Kolkata.
Recognition, Awards & Fellowships:
Topic Editor for the Journal, ‘Crystal Growth & Design’ (ACS Publications).
Visiting Professor, Kyushu University Japan (May-June, 2017).
Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC).
Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship, Germany.
Member, American Chemical Society.
Life Member of Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, India.
National Eligibility Test (NET) for Lectureship and Fellowship, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and University Grant Commission(UGC), Govt. of India, 2000(June and December).
Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE), 2000.
Life Member, Chemical Research Society of India(CRSI).
Contact
Prof. Sanjit Konar
Molecular Magnetism Lab
Lab 114, Elements Building
Department of Chemistry
IISER Bhopal
Madhya Pradesh, India-462066
Phone: +91 755 269 1313
+91 755 2691314
Email: skonar@iiserb.ac.in
Citation Overview (as of February, 2024)
Total citations: 6046
h-index: 45
i-10: 117