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Dr. Abir Baran Majumder (Ph. D.)
e-mail: aabir.majumder@ gmail.com
Academic profile:
B. Sc with Chemistry (Hons.) from University of North Bengal. Year: 1996-1999, Class: I, Rank 1
M. Sc with Organic Chemistry specialization, University of North Bengal. Year: 2000-2001, Class: I, Distinction
Ph. D. Chemistry (2004-2010), IIT Delhi (CGPA, 9.5)
Work experience (chronologically back):
- Assistant Professor, Deptt. of Chemistry, Kalipada Ghosh Tarai Mahavidyalaya, NBU (since May 2015).
- Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies (AP-IIIT, Basar campus), Andhra Pradesh (Telangana)-504107.
- Project Scientist, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, 2009-2010
Awards:
- University medal for ranking 1 in Bachelors Degree.
- CSIR-UGC NET (LS): 2001
- GATE 2004, 99.12 percentile, All India Rank 29
- CSIR Junior Research Fellowship: 2004 (ranked within top 20 % of the CSIR fellows in all over India)
- CSIR Senior Research Fellowship: 2006-2009
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Chemistry from IIT Delhi, 2010
Ph. D. Thesis title: Improving catalytic performance of hydrolases in organic solvents: Applications in synthesis and kinetic resolution of organic compounds.
Thesis supervisor: Prof. Munishwar Nath Gupta, Deptt. of Chemistry, IIT Delhi.
Areas of research interest:
- Stereoselective biocatalysis
- Biocatalyst formulation design engineering
- Mechanistic study of promiscuous enzymatic reactions
- Green chemistry
Membership of scientific association: Life member of Indian Science Congress Association (Chemical Sciences) L28367
Publications
Publications and Patent: Total Citation number 161, Total Impact factor 25, h-Index 8, i-10 Index 7 (as per Google scholar)
1. Majumder, A. B.; Singh, B.; Dutta, D.; Sadhukhan, S.; Gupta M. N. (2006) Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 16, 4041-4044. ISSN: 0960-894X
2. Majumder, A. B., Shah S, Gupta M. N. (2007) Chemistry Central Journal., 1:10. ISSN: 1752-153X
3. Majumder, A. B.; Mondal, K.; Singh, T. P.; Gupta, M. N. (2008) Biocatalysis and Biotransformation, 26, 235-242. ISSN: 1029-2446
4. Majumder, A. B.; Singh, B.; Gupta, M. N. (2008) Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 18, 124–128. ISSN: 0960-894X
5. Majumder, A. B.; Ramesh, N. G.; Gupta, M. N. (2009) Tetrahedron Letters, 50, 5190-5193. ISSN: 0040-4039
6. Majumder, A. B.; Gupta, M. N. (2009) Enzymatic kinetic resolution of racmic pregabalin. (published as a part of the international patent : WO/2009/087650).
Patent details: (WO2009087650) A novel process for the synthesis of pregabalin from substituted cyclopropane intermediate and a process for enzymatic resolution of racemic pregabalin. Inventors: (Chemical process) Chaudhari, K .; Yeole, M.; Batchu, C .; Ratnam, R .; Aurora, S. Inventors (Enzymatic process) Gupta, M. N.; Majumder, A.B.
7. Majumder, A. B.; Gupta, M. N. (2010) Bioresource Technology, 101, 2877-2879. ISSN: 0960-8524
8. Majumder, A.B.; Gupta, M.N. (2011) Biocatalysis and Biotransformation, 29(6), 238-245. ISSN: 1029-2446
9. Gupta, M. N.; Kapoor, M.; Majumder, A. B.; Singh, V. (2011) Current Science, 100, 1152-1162. ISSN: 0011-3891
10. Kapoor, M.; Majumder, A. B.; Mukherjee, J.; Gupta, M. N. (2012) Biocatalysis and Biotransformation, 30(4), 399-408. ISSN: 1029-2446
11. Majumder, A. B.; Gupta, M. N. (2014) Synthetic Communications, 44, 818-826. ISSN: 0039-7911/ 1532-2432 (online)
12. Kapoor, M.; Majumder, A. B.; Gupta, M. N. (2014) Catalysis Letters, 144, ISSN: 1011-372X (online)
As Corresponding author (Institute funded project, Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, Basar campus):
13. Reddy, A.; Majumder A. B. * (2014) Use of a combined technology of Ultrasonication, Three Phase Partitioning and Aqueous Enzymatic Oil Extraction for the extraction of oil from Spirogyra sp., Journal of Engineering, ISSN: 2314-4904 (Published online)
Abstracts published:
14. Majumder, A. B.; Singh, B; Dutta, D; Sadhukhan, S; Gupta, M. N. Chem Inform vol. 37 issue 46 November 14, 2006. DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2006.05.006. ISSN: 0939-2084.
15. Majumder, A. B.; Singh, Bhupender; Gupta, Munishwar N. Chem Inform vol. 39 issue 25 June 17, 2008. DOI: 10.1002/chin.200825180. ISSN 0939-2084.
Conferences (National)
16. Paper presented (lecture talk) in “Recent Development in Chemistry-2013”; abstract published in proceeding.
Venue: NIT Durgapur
Title: Use of Novozym 435 for an efficient aldol type condensation of
5-hydroxy-endo-tricyclo[5.2.1.02,6]deca-4,8-dien-3-one and propionaldehyde under anhydrous conditions: effect of the size of the acceptor on this promiscuous biocatalysis.
17. Patent filed (2015-16): PD016755IN-SC (13731/RQ-DEL/2015): Gupta, M. N.; Majumder, A. B.; Mukherjee, J. Method of surface modification of enzyme co-aggregates, reagents, surface modified enzyme co-aggregates and uses thereof.
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