EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Ph.D. Jadavpur University, 1987

M. Sc. (Chemistry), University of Calcutta, 1981

B. Sc. (Chemistry Honours), Presidency College, University of Calcutta, 1979

POSITIONS HELD

Lecturer (1990-1995) and Senior Lecturer (1995–1997) in Government Colleges, West Bengal (Jhargram Raj College and Bidhannagar Government College)

Senior Lecturer (1998–1999), Reader (1999–2005), Professor (2005 - ) and Head (2011-2013), Department of Chemistry, University of Calcutta. Dean, Faculty Council for Postgraduate Studies in Science (August, 2013-July, 2016) University of Calcutta.

Director (Hon.), HRDC (Formerly, Academic Staff College), University of Calcutta (February, 2015- August, 2015)

Director, Institute of Agricultural Science, Calcutta University, September, 2015– July, 2016

Vice-Chancellor (Interim), University of Calcutta (15th July, 2016 –14th July, 2017)

AWARD/FELLOWSHIP

Rheometric Scientific-ITAS Award (1995): Presented by the Indian Thermal Analysis Society for “outstanding contributions in the field of thermal analysis”.

CRSI Bronze Medal (2016): Presented by Chemical Research Society of India “in recognition of contributions to research in chemistry”.

Fellow: West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology (2013)

Fellow: Indian Academy of Science , Bangalore (2017)

LIFE MEMBER

Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI), Bangalore

Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), Kolkata

Indian Chemical Society, Kolkata

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Mahapatra, P., Ghosh, S., Giri, S., Rane, V., Kadam, R., Drew, M., Ghosh, A.(2017) “Subtle structural changes in (CuIIL)2MnII complexes to induce heterometallic cooperative catalytic oxidase activities on phenolic substrates (H2L = salen type unsymmetrical Schiff base)” Inorganic Chemistry, Vol. 56, No. 9, pp. 5105-5121.
• Mondal, M., Giri, S., Guha P. M., and Ghosh, A. (2017) “Dependence of magnetic coupling on ligands at the axial positions of NiII in phenoxido bridged dimers: experimental observations and DFT studies” Dalton Transactions, Vol. 46, pp. 697-708.
• Ghosh, S., Gómez García, C. J., Clemente-Juan, J. M. and Ghosh, A. (2016), “Key role of size and electronic configuration on the sign and strength of the magnetic coupling in a series of Cu2Ln trimers (Ln = Ce, Gd, Tb, Dy and Er), Magnetochemistry, Vol. 2 No. 1, pp. 2.
• Hazari, A., Das, L. K., Bauzá, A., Frontera A. and Ghosh, A. (2016), “Exploring the coordinative adaptation and molecular shapes of trinuclear CuII2MII(M = Zn/Cd) complexes derived from salen type Schiff bases: structural and theoretical studies”, Dalton Transactions, Vol. 45, pp. 5730-5740.
• Ida, Y., Ghosh, S., Ghosh, A., Nojiri, H. and Ishida T. (2015), “Strong ferromagnetic exchange interactions in hinge-like Dy(O2Cu)2 complexes involving double oxygen bridges”, Inorganic Chemistry, Vol. 54 No. 19, pp. 9543-9555.