Sanjib K. Patra

Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Kharagpur-721302

Phone +91 - 3222 - 283338 (O)

+91 - 3222 - 283339 (R)

+91- 9674704930 (Mob)

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Ph.D from Department of Chemistry, IIT Kanpur, UP, INDIA, 2007. (Thesis Title: “Reactivity Studies at Axial Sites of the [Ru2(CO)4]2+ Core: C–H Bond Activation, Water Cleavage and C–C Bond Formation” under the supervision of Prof. Jitendra K. Bera, Department of Chemistry, IIT Kanpur.)

M. Sc. in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Banaras Hindu University, UP, INDIA, 2001

B. Sc. (Hons in Chemistry), Midnapore College, Vidyasagar University, West Midnapore, WB, INDIA, 1999

Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, IIT Kharagpur: Feb 2018 to present
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, IIT Kharagpur: Dec 2011 - Feb 2018
Marie Curie Postdoctoral Research Fellow: School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, UK: 2009-2011 (Postdoctoral Supervisor: Prof. Ian Manners)
EPSRC Postdoctoral Research Assistant: School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, UK: 2008-2009 (Postdoctoral Supervisor: Prof. Ian Manners)
Royal Society Postdoctoral Research Fellow: School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, UK: 2007-2008 (Postdoctoral Supervisor: Prof. Ian Manners)

2019: International Strategic Fund (Travel grant) by University of Bristol, UK.
2009: Awarded “Marie Curie International Incoming Postdoctoral Research Fellowship” by European Union
2007: Awarded “Royal Society International Incoming Postdoctoral Research Fellowship” by RSC, UK

Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the journal "Organometallics" of American Chemical Society (January 1, 2023- Present)