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Education and Research Experience Senior Principal Scientist (2022-Current): CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India Principal Scientist (2018-2022): CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India Senior Scientist (2014-2018): CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India AvH postdoctoral fellow (2011-2013): University of Würzburg, Germany, with Prof. Holger Braunschweig Post-doctoral research fellow (2010-2011): University of Göttingen, Germany with Prof. Herbert W. Roesky Ph.D., (2006-2010) Chemistry, University of Göttingen, Germany with Prof. Herbert W. Roesky M.Sc., (2004-2006) Chemistry, IIT Kharagpur, India B.Sc., (2001-2004) R. K. Mission Residential College, Narendrapur (University of Calcutta), India in Chemistry as major and Physics and Mathematics as subsidiary Invited Lectures and Contributions to the Scientific Meetings 1. Modern Trends in Inorganic Chemistry (MTIC)- XVI Jadavpur University, Kolkata, 3-5 Dec, 2015 Title: "Isolation of Unprecedented Main Group Compounds with Isonitriles: Facile Access to a Ge(II) Dication" 2. Frontiers in Inorganic and Organometallics, IIT-Indore, 14-15 April, 2016 Title: "Isolation of Unprecedented Germanium(II) Compounds with Isonitriles" 3. Frontiers in Organometallic Chemistry (FOMC-I), Kerala, 3-6 Dec, 2016 Title: "Turning Main Group Compounds from Chemical Curiosities to Useful Catalysts" 4. Invited Talk in IIT- Delhi, 5th Sept, 2017 Title: "Main Group Chemistry: From Curiosity driven Research to Useful Catalysts" 5. Invited Lecture in CSIR-CSMCRI, Bhavnagar, 17th Jan, 2018 Title: "Main Group Compounds with Unlimited Opportunities in Organometallic Chemistry" 6. Advances in Organometallic and Bio Organometallic Chemistry (AOBOC)-2018 at the Institute of Chemical technology (ICT), Mumbai, 20-21st Feb, 2018 Title: "S-block Elements with Unlimited Opportunities in Organometallic Chemistry" 7. Frontiers in Inorganic Chemistry (FIC)-II at Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), Kolkata, 8-9th March, 2018 Title: "New Tricks for an Old Dog: Main Group Compounds as Catalysts for Hydroboration and Cyanosilylation" 8. Invited Lecture in University of Wuerzburg, Germany, 26th June, 2018 Title: "Main Group Compounds as Catalysts for Hydroboration and Cyanosilylation" 9. Invited Lecture in Ist Symposium on Main Group Molecules to Materials at IISC, Bangalore, 28-31st October, 2018 Title: "Compounds with Low-valent Main Group Elements for C-F Bond Activation" 10. PBSi 2018, International Conference on Phosphorus, Boron, and Silicon, Barcelona, Spain, 10-12th December, 2018 Title: "Main Group Compounds as Catalysts for Hydroboration and Cyanosilylation" 11. AvH Kolleg on Innovation and Entreprenureship: Role of Science and Technology, Humboldt Academy Pune Chapter, Kashid, Maharashtra, 31st Jan-2nd February, 2019 Title: "Mimicking Transition Metal Chemistry with Main Group Compounds for Frugal and Sustainable Catalysis" 12. Invited Lecture in Emerging Trends in Main Group Chemistry at IIT Madras, 25-27th August, 2019 Title: "Carbenes and Silylenes in C-F Bond Activation" 13. Invited Lecture in 1st Chemical Science Young Investigator Symposium at IISER Kolkata, 18-20th October, 2019 Title: "Carbenes and Silylenes in Small Molecule Activation" 14. Invited Lecture at IISER Thiruvananthapuram, 9th November, 2019 Title: "Carbenes and Silylenes in Small Molecule Activation" 15. Invited Lecture in CSIR-CSMCRI, Bhavnagar, 26th November, 2019 Title: "Small Molecule Activation and Catalysis (?) Using Silylene: A Transition Metal Alternative" 16. Invited Talk at Modern Trends in Inorganic Chemistry (MTIC)- XVIII at IIT Guwahati, 11-14th Dec, 2019 Title: "Hydroboration and Cyanosilylation with Main Group Compounds: An Odyssey" 17. Departmental Lecture at NISER Bhubaneshwar, 14th Feb,2020 Title: "Main Group Chemistry: From Curiosity Driven Research to Useful Catalysts" 18. Invited Talk at Recent Trends in Catalysis (RTC)-2020 at NIT Calicut, 26-29th Feb, 2020 Title: "Hydroboration and Cyanosilylation with Main Group Compounds: An Odyssey" 19. Invited Talk at International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry (ICOC)-Goa, 7-10th March, 2020 Title: "Synthesis and Reactivity of Hypersilylsilylene" 20. Invited Talk at Rani Channamma University, Belagavi, 15th July, 2020 (Webinar) Title: "From Exploration to Application: An Odyssey of Main-Group Compounds in Catalysis" 21. Invited Talk at Christian College (University of Kerala), Chengannur, 22nd September, 2020 (Webinar) Title: "From Exploration to Application: An Odyssey of Main-Group Compounds in Catalysis" 22. Invited Talk at Virtual Symposium Series: Global Inorganic Discussion Weekays (GIDW), Canada, 21st June, 2021 Titile: "Amidinatohypersilylsilylene: A New Synthon in Silicon Chemistrry" 23. Invited Talk at 6th Indo-French Symposium, Strasbourg, France, 26-28th Octoer, 2021 Title: "Hydroboration with Main-Group Compounds: An Odyssey" 24. Invited Talk in 2nd Symposium on Main Group Molecules to Materials at NISER Bhubaneshwar, 13-15th December, 2021 (Webinar) Title: "Amidinatohypersilylsilylene: A New Synthon in Silicon Chemistry" 25. Invited Talk in 58th Annual Convention of Chemists by Indian Chemical Society, 21-24th December, 2021 (Webinar) Title: "Amidinatohypersilylsilylene: A New Synthon in Silicon Chemistry" 26. Invited Talk at Chemistry Meet @ Manali, 20-22nd March, 2022 Title: "The Chemistry of Six-membered N-heterocyclic Carbene Boranes" 27. Invited Lecture at ICFFAI University, Tripua, 17th February, 2022 Title: "The Chemistry of Silicon in Low-Oxidation State: From Curiosity to Cornerstone" 28. RSC-IISER Desktop Seminar with Dalton Transactions, 11 & 12th May, 2022 Title: "Chemistry of Amidinatohypersilyl Tetrylenes" 29. Invited Lecture at the University of Strasbourg, France, 13th July, 2022 (Webinar) Title: Amidinatohypersilylsilylene: A New Synthon in Silicon Chemistry. 30. Invited Lecture at Asian Coordination Chemistry Conference-8, Taiwan, 7th-11th August, 2022 (Webinar) Title: Tridentate Nacnac: Pendant Picolyl Powers Peculiar Chemistry. 31. Invited Lecture at IISER Kolkata, 12th September, 2022 Title: An Excursion into the Chemistry of more Nucleophilic Saturated N-Heterocyclic Carbenes 32. Invited Talk at Froniters in Chemical Sciences (FICS) - 2022, IIT Guwahati, 2nd-5th Dec Title: "Amidinatohypersilylsilylene: A New Synthon in Silicon Chemistry" 33. Invited Lecture at Jadavpur University, Kolkata, 7th December, 2022 Title: An Excursion into the Chemistry of more Nucleophilic Saturated N-Heterocyclic Carbenes 34. CRSI Medal Lecture at Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, 2nd-5th Feb, 2023 Title: The Chemistry of Silicon in Low-Oxidation State 35. Invited Lecture at Ashoka University, Hariyana, 6th Feb, 2023 Title: The Chemistry of Silicon in Low-Oxidation State 36. Invited Talk at Mini-symposium on Recent Advances in Main Group Chemistry, IISER Pune, 14th Feb Title: An Excursion into the Chemistry of more Nucleophilic N-Heterocyclic Carbenes and Silylenes 37. Invited Lecture at University of Guanajuato, Mexico, 9th May, 2023 Title: An Excursion into the Chemistry of more Nucleophilic N-Heterocyclic Carbenes and Silylenes 38. Invited Lecture at IIT Kharagpur, 28th July, 2023 Title: An Excursion into the Chemistry of more Nucleophilic Saturated N-Heterocyclic Carbenes and Silylenes 39. Invited Lecture at ICCOC-GTL17, 17th International Conference on the Coordination and Organometallic Chemistry of Germanium, Tin and Lead at Wellington, 28th Aug-02nd Sept, 2023 Title: The Tale of Hypersilyl Germylene 40. Invited Lecture at IIT Delhi in Pratidhwani Series, 02nd November, 2023 Title: Mastery of Magnesium in Transition metal Free Catalysis 41. Invited Lecture at Recent Advances in Molecules to Materials (RAIMM) at IIT Kanpur, 4th November, 2023 Title: An Excursion into the Chemistry of more Nucleophilic Saturated N-Heterocyclic Carbenes 42. Invited Lecture at TIFR Hyderabad, 08th December, 2023. Title: Mastery of Magnesium in Transition metal Free Catalysis 43. Invited Lecture in Main Group Molecules to Materials at IIT Hyderabad, 09-11th December, 2023. Title: Tridentate Nacnac Ligands with Pendant Picolyl Groups Powers Peculiar Chemistry: A Safari across the Periodic Table 44. Invited Lecture at IIT Goa, 19th Feb, 2024. Title: An Excursion into the Chemistry of more Nucleophilic Saturated N-Heterocyclic Carbenes and Silylenes. 45. Invited Lecture at Sustainable Chemistry II 2024 and IGP-Industry Chemistry Colloquium organized by IIT Indore, 20-22nd February, 2024. Title: Mastery of Magnesium in Transition metal Free Catalysis 46. Invited lecture at University of Strasbourg, France, 21st March, 2024. Title: Mastery of Magnesium in Transition metal Free Catalysis 47. Invited lecture at Laboratoire d’Innovation Moléculaire et Applications, Mulhouse, France, 22nd March, 2024. Title: Hydroboration with Main-Group Compounds: An Odyssey 48. Invited lecture at University of Bremen, Germany, 8th April, 2024. Title: New Group 14 Chemical Brick by Hypersilyl Trick 49. Invited lecture at University of Goettingen, Germany, 18th April, 2024. Title: An Excursion into the Chemistry of more Nucleophilic Saturated N-Heterocyclic Carbenes 50. Invited lecture at Technische University of Munich, Germany, 21st April, 2024. Title: Tridentate Nacnac Ligands: Pendant Picolyl Powers Piquant Chemistry 51. Invited lecture at Ruhr University of Bochum, Germany, 23rd April, 2024. Title: An Excursion into the Chemistry of more Nucleophilic Saturated N-Heterocyclic Carbenes
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