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Dr. Subrata Chattopadhyay

Assistant Professor

Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Patna

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Professional Experience:

  • Assistant Professor (January 2017- till date), Department of Chemistry, IIT Patna

  • Postdoctoral Researcher (November 2014- December 2016), Ghent University, Belgium ,

      Advisor-  Prof. Dr. Filip Du Prez

  • Research Assistant (November 2013- October 2014), DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive

        Materials, RWTH Aachen University, Germany ,

        Advisor- Prof. Dr. Martin Moeller and Dr. Helmut Keul

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Academic Background:

  • PhD (2010-2014), DWI - Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, RWTH Aachen University, Germany ,

        Thesis Advisor- Prof. Dr. Martin Moeller and Dr. Helmut Keul

  • M.Sc. (Chemistry, 2007-2009), Indian Institute of Technology Madras

  • B.Sc. (Chemistry Hons., 2004-2007), Raghunathpur College, The University of Burdwan

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Fellowships, Awards and Recognition:

 

Administrative Assignments at IIT Patna:

  • Department (Chemistry) PhD coordinator (January, 2024 - till date)

  • Department (Chemistry) B.Tech. coordinator for Chemical Science and Technology (July, 2023 - till date)

  • Department (Chemistry) PhD coordinator (March, 2022 - January, 2023

  • Head, Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facility (SAIF), IIT Patna (March, 2019 - November, 2021)

  • Department (Chemistry) M.Sc. coordinator(2019-2021)

  • Vice-Chairman, Sports, IIT Patna (2019- 2021)

  • Associate faculty in Charge, SAIF, IIT Patna (2017- 2019)

  • Associate faculty in Charge, Sports, IIT Patna (2017- 2019)

 

Additional Academic Assignments:

  • Reviewer for Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Polymer Chemistry, Langmuir, Carbohydrate Polymers, Soft Mater, Journal of Material Research, Polymer, Functional and Reactive Polymers, European Polymer Journal, Polymer International, Polymer Chemistry, Journal of Applied Polymer Science etc. 

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Patents and Technology Developments:

(1) Inventors: Chattopadhyay S., Moeller M., Keul H., Durka M, Budzynski J, Title:Textile treatment compounds and compositions, 

Patent No.:US 9,493,475 B2,  Web-link:https://www.google.com/patents/US9493475?cl=en

  • Based on the patent application a new technology was developed by Devan Chemicals to prepare washproof durable antimicrobial textile related products, especially for medical applications.

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Representative Peer-reviewed Publications:

From Independent Career at IITP as PI (5 representative recent publications):

(1) Soumen Ghosh, Mohd Avais and Subrata Chattopadhyay*, Stimuli-responsive fluorescent nanogel: A nonconventional donor for the ratiometric temperature and pH sensing, Chemical Communications 2022, 58, 12807-12810(Nature Indexed Journal, IF = 6.065, Highlighted as Cover Page,  Chem. Commun., 2022,58, 12744-12744 and featured in Emerging Investigators themed collection)

(2) Mohd. Avais, Subrata Chattopadhyay*, Porous Polyaminoamides via Exotemplate Synthesis Approach for Ultrahigh Multimedia Iodine Adsorption, Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2022, DOI: 10.1039/D2TA02708A (IF = 14.51, featured in Emerging Investigators themed issue )

(3) Sulbha Kumari, Mohd. Avais, Subrata Chattopadhyay*, High Molecular Weight Multifunctional Fluorescent Polyurea: Isocyanate-free Fast Synthesis, Coating Applications and Photoluminescence Studies, Polymer 2022, 256, 125219 (IF = 4.43)

(4)  Jyoti Devi Katiyar, Subrata Chattopadhyay*, Quantitative functionalization of chitosan using green and efficient azetidinium-amine reactions, Carbohydrate Polymers, 2022, 287, 119324 (IF = 10.72)

(5) Mohd. Avais, Subrata Chattopadhyay*, Hierarchical porous polymers via microgel intermediate: green synthesis and applications towards the removal of pollutants, ACS Applied Polymer Materials 2021, 3, 2, 789-800 (IF = 4.85)

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From PhD and Postdoctoral research work as lead/first author (5 representative):

(6) Subrata Chattopadhyay, Filip Du Prez*, Simple design of chemically crosslinked plant oil nanoparticles by triazolinedione-ene chemistry, European Polymer Journal 2016, 81, 77-85 (IF = 5.54)

(7) Subrata Chattopadhyay, Elisabeth Heine,  Ahmed Mourran, Walter Richtering, Helmut Keul*, Martin Möller*, Waterborne physically crosslinked antimicrobial nanogels, Polymer Chemistry 2016, 7, 364-369  (IF = 5.36)

(8) Subrata Chattopadhyay, Elisabeth Therese Heine, Helmut Keul*, Martin Möller*, Multifunctional Poly(vinyl amine)s bearing azetidinium groups: one pot preparation in water and antimicrobial properties, Macromolecular Bioscience, 2014, 14, 1116- 1124. (IF = 5.85) 

(9) Subrata Chattopadhyay, Helmut Keul*, Martin Möller*, Preparation of waterborne functional polymers using a bifunctional coupler, Green Chemistry   2013, 15, 3135- 3139 (highlighted as a Hot Paper) (IF = 11.03)

(10) Subrata Chattopadhyay, Helmut Keul*, Martin Möller*, Synthesis of azetidinium functionalized polymers using a piperazine based coupler, Macromolecules 2013, 46, 638-646 (Nature Indexed Journal, IF = 6.05)

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Review Articles:

(11)  Sulbha Kumari, Mohd Avais and Subrata Chattopadhyay*, Microgels as Smart Polymer Colloids for Sensing and Environmental Remediation, ACS Applied Polymer Materials 2023, 5, 3, 1626–1645 (IF = 4.85)

(12) Kevin De Bruycker, Stijn Billiet, Hannes A. Houck, Subrata Chattopadhyay, Johan M. Winne*, and Filip E. Du Prez*, Triazolinediones as highly enabling synthetic tools, Chemical Reviews 2016, 116, 3919- 3974 (IF = 72.08)  

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Invited Talks:

  • Reactive stimuli-responsive poly(aminoamide) microgels as a platform for diverse sensing applications by Dr. Subrata Chattopadhyay at CompFlu 2023, organized by The Centre for Soft and Biological Matter, IIT Madras and Indian Society of Rheology at Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India, December 18-20, 2023

  • Hyperbranched Poly(aminoamide)s as Smart Functional Polymers: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications by Dr. Subrata Chattopadhyay at 59th Convention of Chemists, Recent Trends in Chemical Sciences-2022 (RTCS-2022), organized by Indian Chemical Society at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, December 16-18, 2022. 

  • Porous Poly(aminoamide)s: Synthesis and Applications Towards Reversible Efficient Iodine Capture by Dr. Subrata Chattopadhyay at Global Summit on Sustainable Science and Technology (GS3T 2022), organized by Adamas University, Kolkata, September 15-16, 2022.

  • Porous Poly(amino-amide): An Emerging Class of Functional Materials with Exceptionally High Multimedia Iodine Adsorption Ability by Dr. Subrata Chattopadhyay at International Conference on Green Technology and Environmental Science, Bangkok, Thailand, August 25-26, 2022

  • Multifunctional Biocompatible Nearly Monodisperse Poly(ethylene glycol) Copolymers via aza-Michael Reactions by Dr. Subrata Chattopadhyay at13th International Virtual Conference on Advancements in Polymeric Materials (APM) 2022 organized by Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology (CIPET), March 8-12, 2022

  • Aza-Michael reactions as a tool to prepare functional polymers and materials by Dr. Subrata Chattopadhyay at International Online Conference on Materials Science and Technology (ICMT 2021) organized by Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India, November 12-14, 2021.

  • Aliphatic processable functional porous polymers: Hierarchical synthesis via colloidal templating and application towards removal of pollutants by Dr. Subrata 

        Chattopadhyay at ​160th Birth Anniversary Celebration of Acharya P.C. Ray & International Seminar (YSC 2021)” Organized by Indian Chemical Society, August​1 -8, 2021.

  • Hyperbranching Polymerization Induced Self-assembly: from Polymer Colloids to Aliphatic Functional Porous Polymers by Dr. Subrata Chattopadhyay International Conference on Recent Advances in Science at International Conference on Recent Advances in Science organized by Invertis University, April 30 - May 1, 2021.

  • Green Synthesis of Polymer Nanoparticles by Dr. Subrata Chattopadhyay at International Conference of Nanotechnology: Ideas, Innovations & Initiatives- 2017 (ICN:3I), December 6-8, 2017, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee, India

  • Precise design of functional polymers and materials via robust efficient reactions by Dr. Subrata Chattopadhyay at Indian Association for The Cultivation of Science (IACS) Kolkata, October 27, 2016, Kolkata, India. 

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