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Pintu Kumar Kundu

Ph.D (Organic Chemistry)

Post Doctoral Fellow

Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot · Department of Organic Chem

 

 

 

 

 

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  Weizmann Institute of Science

  Department of Organic Chemistry

  Rehovot, Israel

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Pintu_Kundu

About

Dr. Pintu K. Kundu has studied his B.SC. in chemistry from RKMRC, Narendrapur. After doing Master of Science in chemistry from IIT-Madras, he joined Bio-Organic Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), one of the constituent institutions of HBNI for his Ph.D. in synthetic organic chemistry under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Sunil Kumar Ghosh. Currently he is a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Organic Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel with Prof. Dr. Rafal Klajn.

 

Research experience

• Feb 2012–present

  Synthesis, Properties, and Applications of Photochromic molecules and Functional Porous Materials

  Weizmann Institute of Science · Department of Organic Chemistry · Dr. Rafal Klajn
  Israel · Rehovot
  Post doctoral experience
• Sep 2006–Jan 2012

  Diversity Oriented Synthetic Strategies for Functionalized Organo-Silicon Compounds and Their Applications

  Bhabha Atomic Research Centre · Bio-Organic Division · Prof. Dr. Sunil K. Ghosh
  India · Mumbai
  Ph.D thesis
• May 2005–May 2006

  Synthesis of Some Novel N-Glycolipids

  Indian Institute of Technology Madras · Department of Chemistry · Prof. Dr. D. Loganathan
  India · Chennai
  M.Sc. Thesis

 

 

 

Education

 

• Feb 2012

  Weizmann Institute of Science

  Organic Chemistry · Post Doctorate
  Israel · Tel Aviv
• Sep 2006–Jan 2012

  Homi Bhabha National Institute

  Organic Chemistry · Ph.D
  India · Mumbai
• Jul 2004–Jul 2006
   

  Indian Institute of Technology Madras

  Chemistry · M.Sc
  India · Chennai
• Aug 2001–Jul 2004
   

  Ramakrishna Mission Residential College

  Chemistry (Hons.) · B.Sc
  India · Calcutta

Awards & achievements

 

• Feb 2012
   
  Award: Post Doctoral Fellowship, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
• Jan 2012
   
  Award: Doctor of Philosophy
• Sep 2008
   
  Award: Senior Research Fellowship at BARC, DAE, Govt. of India
• Jun 2007
   
  Award: National Eligibility Test (CSIR-NET) qualified
• Sep 2006
   
  Award: Junior Research Fellowship at BARC, DAE, Govt. of India
• Dec 2005
   
  Scholarship: Merit scholarship holder in M.Sc. IIT Madras
• Mar 2005
   
  Award: GATE qualified, Percentile: 98.91, All India Rank: 36
• Dec 2004
   
  Scholarship: Merit scholarship holder in M.Sc. IIT Madras
• Sep 2004
   
  Award: College award for securing 1st class in B.Sc.
• Dec 2001
   
  Scholarship: Merit scholarship holder in B.Sc. RKMRC, Narendrapur
• Oct 2001
   
  Award: 1st prize (from school) for securing highest marks in H.S.

Other

• Languages
   
  Bengali; Bangla, English, Hindi
• Scientific Societies
   
  The Society for Materials Chemistry (SMC)

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