2021: SERB-Research Scientist, RKMRC, (Vivekananda Centre for Research), Kolkata, India

2016-2021: DST-Inspire faculty at RKMRC, (Vivekananda Centre for Research), Narendrapur, Kolkata and Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, India.  

2019-2020: Visiting scientist at University of Arkansas, USA

2017: Assistant professor at Charu Chandra College, Kolkata through W.B.C.S.C.(Refused)

2015-2016: Foreign expert in 2011-iCheM Energy Center in Xiamen University, China

2014-2015: Postdoctoral fellow at University of Trieste, Italy

Role as Supervisor:

1. Supervisor (PI) of PhD students at BIT Mesra, Ranchi: Ms. Sahina Khatun (IRF) (PHD/AC/10003/22), Mr. Siddhartha Samanta (PHD/AC/10054/22) and Mr. Satadal Sahoo (PHD/AC/10051/23)
2. Supervisor of  M.Sc. Project students at BIT Mesra, Ranchi: Ms. Ishita Mukherjee (ICH/10005/19)
3.  Supervised M.Sc. and B.Sc. Project students at BIT Mesra, Ranchi: Ms. Prachi Kumari (SAC/10002/21), Ms. Ishita Mukherjee (ICH/10005/19), and Ms. Ankita Shankar (PHD/AC/10001/22) worked as a research scholar, (07/22 to 07/23)
4. Previously Supervised PhD, M.Sc. and Project students: (1) Mr. Partha Protim Dey, (2)Mr. Sudipto Mondal, (3) Mr. Sabyasachi Halder, (4) Mr. Soumik Sarkar, (5) Mr. Dibyendu Maji, (6) Mr. Bidhan Chandra Patra  and (7) Mr. Subhajit Bhunia

Teaching:

1. Teaching: Courses taught at BIT Mesra: (1) Chemistry-I(MO-21) CH111, (2) Modern Organic Chemistry (SP-22 and SP-23) CH410, (3) Organic Chemistry-III, Heterocyclic (SP-22) CH209, (4) Organic Chemistry-III, Lab (SP-22) CH212, (5) Chemistry Lab (SP-23, MO-23)CH102, (6) Green Methods in Chemistry (SP-22) CH115, (7) CHEMISTRY(SP-22) CH101, (8) Organic Chemistry-II (SP-23) CH216, (9). Reaction Mechanisms in Organic Chemistry (MO-22) CH403, (10) Principles of Organic Synthesis (MO-22) CH405, (11) Reaction Mechanisms in Organic Chemistry (MO-23) CH403R1, (12) Principles of Organic Synthesis (MO-23) CH405R1, (13) Spectroscopic Elucidation of Molecular Structure (MO-21, MO-22, MO-23) CH501, (14) Organic Chemistry (SPL) Lab (MO-22) CH 511, (15).Organic Chemistry-II Lab (SP-22) CH206R1, (16) Organic Chemistry-VI Lab (MO-22) CH 407, (17) Organic Chemistry-V Lab (SP-23) CH320, (18) Organic Chemistry-IV(MO-23) CH327, (19) CH218, Organic Chemistry-III (SP-23) CH218, (20) Organic Chemistry-I(SP-23) CH-108R1
2. Courses taught at RKMRC, Narendrapur, Kolkata: Basic and Advanced organic chemistry, Stereo chemistry, Pericyclic Chemistry, Supramolecular chemistry and Organometallic chemistry
3. Courses taught at Sree Chaitanya College, West Bengal State University, Barasat, Kolkata: Supramolecular Chemistry, Advanced Organic Chemistry

Research Area: Organic Synthesis, Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) synthesis, Porous carbon material (COFs, MOFs, CMPs, COPs, HOFs etc.) synthesis, Material Science, Electrochemistry, Optoelectronic applications

Research Theme: (i) Optimal utilization of carbon resources, (ii) Chemical energy storage and conversion, and (iii) Renewable energy production

2022:  Short gun oral award at 27th ISCB International Conference (ISCBC-22) 

2021: SERB-Research scientist selected by SERB-DST, Government of India

2020: Excellent grade received from DST-GOI based on performance as a DST Inspire faculty

2016: DST-Inspire faculty award by DST, Government of India

2013: Top six “best PhD thesis” selected by Société Chimique de France (SCF)

2013: PhD in Chemistry with “Très Honorable” grade [Highest grade in PhD in France] from University of Bordeaux, France  for outstanding doctoral work

2009: Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India (Top 5%)

2008: 2^nd Rank (First class distinction) in B.Sc. (Chemistry Honours), University of Calcutta, India

2008: All India 30^th rank in JAM exam for IIT entrance (Rank within top 1%)

Patent Published: “Sauropunol Compounds and Method of Preparing the Same”, J. K. Maity, R. Hore, A. Pradhan, T. Halder, S. Mukherjee, Application no. 202331049046, Ref no: PAT199/012/23, Date 13.10.23

Publications and Scientific Communications:

[1] Highly Twisted Arenes by Scholl Cyclizations with Unexpected Regioselectivity. A. Pradhan, P. Dechambenoit, H. Bock, F. Durola, Angew. chem., int. ed., 2011, 50, 12582. (Highlighted in Synfacts. 2012, 8(4), 0385. (IF: 16.82)

[2] Twisted polycyclic arenes by intramolecular Scholl reactions of C3-symmetric precursors. A. Pradhan, P. Dechambenoit, H. Bock, F. Durola, J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 2266. (Highlighted in Synfacts. 2013, 9(6), 0617. (IF: 4.35)

[3] Helicenes from diarylmaleimides. H. Bock, D. Subervie, P. Mathey, A. Pradhan, P. Sarkar, E. Hillard, P. Dechambenoit, F. Durola, Org. Lett. 2014, 16(6), 1546. (IF: 6.05)

[4] Thesis Publication: Anirban Pradhan. Distorted arenes by Scholl cyclizations, towards twisted carbon nanoribbons. Other. Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux I, 2013. English. ?NNT : 2013BOR14849?.?tel-01070635?https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-01070635/document

[5] Fused Helicene Chains: Towards Twisted Graphene Nanoribbons.A. Pradhan, P. Dechambenoit, H. Bock, F. Durola, Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22, 18227. (labelled as Very Important Paper) (IF: 5.02)

[6] Electrochemical Stimuli-Driven Facile Metal-Free Hydrogen Evolution from Pyrene-Porphyrin-Based Crystalline Covalent Organic Framework. S. Bhunia, S. K. Das, R. Jana, S. C. Peter, S. Bhattacharya, M. Addicoat, A. Bhaumik, A. Pradhan*,ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2017, 9, 23843. (IF: 10.38)

[7] A Metal-Free Covalent Organic Polymer for Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. B. C. Patra, S. Khilari, R. N. Manna, S. Mondal, D. Pradhan, A. Pradhan, * A. Bhaumik, ACS Catal. 2017, 7, 6120. (IF: 13.70)

[8] A new strongly paramagnetic cerium-containing microporous MOF for CO₂ fixation under ambient conditions, S. K. Das, S. Chatterjee, S. Bhunia, A. Mondal, P. Mitra, V. Kumari, A. Pradhan, A. Bhaumik, Dalton Trans. 2017, 46, 13783. (IF:4.57)

[9] Thiolated Truxene Derivatives as Hole-Transporting Materials for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells, A. Pradhan, * Asian Journal of Science and Technology, 2017, 08(09), 5725. (IF:6.315)

[10] A new electrochemically responsive 2D π-conjugated covalent organic framework as a high-performance supercapacitor, S. K. Das, K. Bhunia, A. Mallick, A. Pradhan, D. Pradhan, A. Bhaumik, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2018, 266, 109. (IF: 5.88)

[11] A conjugated microporous polymer based visual sensing platform for aminoglycoside antibiotics in water, S. Bhunia, N. Dey, A. Pradhan, S. Bhattacharya, Chem. Commun., 2018, 54, 7495. (IF:6.06)

[12] Covalent Organic Framework based Microspheres as Anode Materials for Rechargeable Sodium Batteries, B. C. Patra, S. K. Das, A. Ghosh, A. R. K, P. Moitra, M. Addicoat, S. Mitra, A. Bhaumik, S. Bhattacharya, A. Pradhan*, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2018, 6, 16655. (IF:14.51)

[13] Inhibition of amyloid fibril formation of β-lactoglobulin by the natural and synthetic curcuminoids^, S. Maity, S.  Pal, S. Sardar, N.  Sepay, H. Parvej, S.  Begum, R. Dalui, N.  Das, A.  Pradhan, U. C. Halder, New J. Chem. 2018, 42, 19260. (IF: 3.93)

[14] Efficacious Electrochemical Oxygen Evolution from Novel Co (II) Porphyrin-Pyrene based Conjugated Microporous Polymer, S. Bhunia, K. Bhunia, B. C. Patra, S. K. Das, D. Pradhan, A. Bhaumik, A. Pradhan^*, S. Bhattacharya. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2019, 11, 1520. (IF: 10.38)

[15] Inhibitory effect of Ferulic acid on the aggregation of bovine β-lactoglobulin in vitro, S. Pal, S.  Maity, S. Sardar, K. Bera, A. Pradhan, N. Sepay, S. Choudhury, U. Halder, Journal of Chemical Sciences, 2020, 132, 1. (IF: 2.15)

[16] Surface Modified Porous Organic Polymer for Metal-Free Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction, A. Pradhan,* R. Manna, ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 2021, 3, 1376. (IF: 4.85)

[17] Modulation of amyloid fibrillation routes through reduction of thermal stability of bovine β-lactoglobulin by selective methionine oxidation, S.  Maity, N. Sepay, S. Pal, S. Sardar, H. Parvej, A. Pradhan, U. Halder, RSC Adv. 2021, 11, 11192. (IF: 4.04)

[18] Photoelectrochemical water splitting by triazine based covalent organic framework. A. Pradhan*, M. A. Addicoat, Sustainable Energy Fuels, 2022, 6, 4248-4255. (IF: 6.813)

[19] An Easy Access to Sauropunols A-D: Synthesis and Spectroscopy Correlation of their Natural Methyl and Ethyl glycoside. R. Hore, T. Halder, A. Pradhan, S. Mukherjee, J. K. Maity ACS Omega, 2023, 8, 39739-39748, (IF: 4.20)

[20] Morphology-Dependent Covalent Organic Polymers Exhibit Tun-able Charge Storage Performance in Supercapacitor Application. S. Samanta, S. Khatun, A. Pradhan,* ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2023, 6, 11890–11896. (IF: 6.4)

[21] Anion–Induced Amyloid Fibrillation of Human Insulin In vitro, S. Begum, S. Paul, H. Parvej, F. Mondal, R. Dalui, A. Pradhan, N. Sepay, U. C. Halder, Chemistry Select, 2024, 9, e202303699. (IF: 2.31)

[22] Bottom-Up Synthesis of Twisted Porous Graphene through a Heterogeneous Scholl Reaction and Its Supercapacitor Application. S. Khatun, S. Samanta, M. A. Addicoat, and A. Pradhan,* ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2024, 16, 19877-19883. (IF: 10.38)

Reviewer of international journals: (more than 300 articles): Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Chemical Communications, Journal of Power Sources, Nature Communications, Scientific Reports, Chemistry of Materials, ACS Applied Nano Materials, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, etc.

Paper in Conference Proceeding:

[1] Strongly twisted arenes by Scholl cyclizations with unexpected regioselectivity [p], A. Pradhan, P. Dechambenoit, H. Bock, F. Durola, ACS Meeting-2012, Published by: American Chemical Society, Volume-243 held on 22^nd to 25^th March, 2012.

[2] Design and synthesis of new organic electronic materials based on hetero doped organic polymers. A. Pradhan,* Published by: Proceedings of the International Conference on Polymer Science and Technology, MACRO-2017, Thiruvananthapuram, India held on  8^th to 11^th  January, 2017

Oral presentation:

[3] “Electrochemistry metalloproteins Redox enzymes as biosensors” A. Pradhan, “Best Speaker Award” “In course symposium 2010” at the Department of Chemistry, IIT Bombay, India. 4^th April, 2010.

[4] Strongly twisted arenes by Scholl cyclizations with unexpected regioselectivity. A. Pradhan, P. Dechambenoit, H. Bock, F. Durola, SECO-49 summer school, Annecy, France, 21^st to 26^th May, 2012.

[5] Strongly twisted arenes by Scholl cyclizations with unexpected regioselectivity. A. Pradhan, P. Dechambenoit, H. Bock, F. Durola. GSO2012, ENSCPB, Bordeaux, France, 30^th November, 2012.

[6] Strongly twisted arenes by Scholl cyclizations with unexpected regioselectivity.  A. Pradhan, P. Dechambenoit, H.Bock, F. Durola, 14^th Journée de l'école doctorale des sciences chimiques de Bordeaux, France, 25^th April, 2013.

[7] Distorted arenes by Scholl cyclizations, towards twisted carbon nanoribbons. A. Pradhan, H.Bock, F. Durola. Société Chimique de France (SCF) meeting 2013, Bordeaux, France, 30^th September, 2013.

[8] Design and Synthesis of Porous Organic Polymers/Frameworks and Their Potential Applications. A. Pradhan (Invited Speaker), TSSRA-2016 held on 20^th August, 2016 organised by Indian Society for Surface Science & Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India.

[9] “Application of Poly Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) and Carbon Materials in Energy and Optoelectronics” A. Pradhan, “Invited speaker for SAIS-2019 symposium” Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), Kolkata India. 8^th to 9^th March, 2019.

[10] Bottom up approach towards multifunctional graphene/carbon nanoribbons synthesis for optoelectronics applications, A. Pradhan*, “Invited speaker for Young scientists conference” (YSC, IISF-2020), virtual mode, New Delhi, 22^th to 25^th December, 2020.

[11] “Bottom up approach towards multifunctional graphene/carbon nanoribbons synthesis for optoelectronics applications” A. Pradhan*, “Invited speaker” for webinar hosted by: SINSIL International Pvt. Ltd. India, Mumbai, 25^th June 2021.

[12] “Application of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) to Solve Complex Structures” “Invited speaker” for Advanced Instrumental Techniques in Chemistry and Materials Sciences (AITCMS22) workshop from 09^th May to15^th  May, 2022 funded by DST, GOI under DST-STUTI program at BIT, Mesra Ranchi

[13] “Activated porous carbon materials/graphene/nanoribbons synthesis for energy production and storage applications” “Invited speaker” for 27th ISCB International Conference (ISCBC-22), 16^th-19^th November 2022 at BIT, Mesra Ranchi

[14] “Green and Renewable Hydrogen Fuel Production based on Porous Carbon Materials” A. Pradhan*, “Invited speaker” on 28^th ISCB International Conference (ISCBC-2024) hosted by: Marwadi University, Rajkot, India from 8^th to 10^th January 2024.

Posters:

[15] Strongly twisted arenes by Scholl cyclizations towards soluble carbon nanoribbons. A. Pradhan, P. Dechambenoit, H.Bock, F. Durola, 13^th Journée de l'école doctorale des sciences chimiques de Bordeaux, France 7^th April, 2012

[16] Strongly twisted arenes by Scholl cyclizations with unexpected regioselectivity. A. Pradhan, P. Dechambenoit, H. Bock, F. Durola. 21^st IUPAC International Conference on Physical Organic Chemistry (ICPOC-21), Durham, UK, 9^th to 13^th September, 2012 (selected poster for a flash oral presentation).

[17 Distorted arenes by Scholl cyclizations, towards twisted carbon nanoribbons. A. Pradhan, P. Dechambenoit, H. Bock, F. Durola. 15^th International symposium on novel aromatic compound (ISNA-15), Taipei, Taiwan, 28^th July to 2^nd August, 2013.

 [18] Design and synthesis of new organic electronic materials based on hetero doped organic polymers. A. Pradhan *, 20^th - CRSI-NSC, Gauhati University, Assam, India, 2^nd to 5^th February, 2017.

[1] “Preparation of new organic electronic materials based on chiral hetero doped graphene nanoribbons.” DST Inspire project (DST/INSPIRE/04/2015/002294) by Government of India, Total research grant amount (35 Lakh INR) for five years (2016-2021). (PI of this project) (Status: Completed)

[2] “Combination of small light emitting molecules with carbon materials for next generation optoelectronics” SERB Research Scientists grant (SB/SRS/2020-21/52/CS). by SERB-DST, Government of India, Total research grant amount (16 Lakh INR), Duration: 2022-2024. (PI of this project) (Status: Ongoing)

 [3] “Synthesis of new carbon-based material as alternative energy sources as well as optoelectronic application” SEED Money research grant: (Ref: GO/ESTB/SMS/7998) Amount: 05 Lakh INR, Duration: 2022-2024, Funded by: BIT Mesra, Ranchi, (PI of this project) (Status: Ongoing)

[4] “Bottom-up solution phase synthesis of curved polycyclic aromatics, nanographene, carbon nanoribbons and nanobelts for next-generation optoelectronics” SERB-SRG project, (File Number: SRG/2022/000628)). by SERB-DST, Government of India, Total research grant amount (31.18 Lakh INR), Duration: 2022-2025. (PI of this project) (Status: Ongoing)

[1] Member of Royal society of chemistry

[2] Member of American Chemical Society

[3] Review Editor on the Editorial Board of Solid State Chemistry (specialty section of Frontiers in Chemistry)