Chemistry

Overview

About Department

 

The Department of Chemistry has a rich history dating back to its establishment in 1970-71 to advance the chemical sciences by educating undergraduate students with quality classrooms, labora ries, and serviceopportunities. It has completed 53 glorious years in its pursuit of excellence. It offers UG (Chemistry honours) with an intake capacity of 48 students. From the academic year 2023-24, P.G. (M.Sc. M.Sc. in Chemistry) started to produce capable chemistry post-graduates with an aptitude for research, innovation, and leadership.

Transitioning towards modern pedagogical practices, the college embraced the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) from the session 2015-16. From the current academic session (2024-25), the department has adopted the National Education Policy, aligning with contemporary educational reforms and ensuring holistic academic development.

The existing faculty of the department have excellent academic credentials and are actively engaged in teaching, and research works. The department routinely organised extramural lectures on different topics to benefit the students and faculty. The faculty members also attend seminars/conferences/FDPs to keep them updated in their research areas and improve teaching-learning skills.

The department has well-equipped laboratories for practicals and a seminar library with a good collection of books. Over the years, the department has produced many eminent scholars who have established themselves in academic, research, and administrative positions in the state, country, and abroad.

To transform the Department of Chemistry into a ‘CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE’ in teaching-learning and research, and to prepare the students to enter into the top-notch universities and research institutions of national and international repute.

  • To create, develop, acquire, and spread new knowledge in Chemical Sciences.
  • To impart rigorous training to instill confidence and expertise among students in different fields of Chemistry.
  • Giving platforms to students to develop their innovative skills through different academic, cultural, and physical activities.

The Department of Chemistry is located in the science block and allocated an adequate number of classrooms for theory classes including one ICT-enabled classroom. Besides the assigned classroom, the department has three laboratories with adequate facilities for conducting UG and PG practicals.

The department has separate well-furnished rooms for H.O.D. and departmental staff. It has a desktop, a laptop, a printer, and other technical accessories. A storeroom and preparation room annexed to the laboratories are available.

The department has a seminar library with over 3000 chemistry books for student and faculty use.

B.Sc Honours in Chemistry

M.Sc in Chemistry

The Department of Chemistry ensures an effective teaching-learning process by taking theory and practical classes as per the timetable prepared at the beginning of each semester and faculty-wise distribution of courses. Each faculty makes academic lesson plans as per the course for completion in time. The students are exposed to an environment that connects the theoretical and practical aspects of the syllabus.

Both blackboard and ICT facilities are used in the teaching theory classes. Online classes using ICT-enabled tools like mobile phones, laptops, tablets, Zoom, Google Meet, etc. were extensively used during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The department adopts student-centric (group discussion, question and answer on topic, presentation of lessons by students), participative (seminars, webinars, extramural lectures, students’ seminars), and experiential (field/lab visits, practicals, project work) methods for effective learning with the participation of students.

Student mentoring and doubt clearing/remedial/proctorial classes are conducted for students requiring more attention to improve their overall performance. Continuous assessment with mid term/end-term examinations is part of our evaluation system.

In addition to a student’s regular curriculum, value-added courses are offered to the students to improve their skills and employability.

  • Materials Chemistry & Catalysis
  • Surface Chemistry
  • Silk processing & utilization
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Organic Synthesis

13.03.2024: One-Day Seminar on “Recent Advances in Chemical Sciences”.Three eminent  research personnel from different national level Institutes delivered invited talks attended by more than 100 students and faculty.

12.08.2021: A webinar was organized, Prof. (Dr.) Himaja Malipeddi Vellore Institute of Technology delivered a talk on the topic –“Herbal Cosmetics-Myths and Facts.”

02 December 2023: Prof. Satyaban Jena, Former Professor of Chemistry, Utkal University delivered a talk on “Simple conversion in Organic Chemistry”.

29 November 2023: Dr. Padmanav Pradhan, City University of New York, USA interacted with the students of department on various job prospects of chemistry.

04 April 2023: Dr. Mamata Mohapatra, Sr. Principal Scientist from IMMT, Bhubaneswar delivered a talk on “Energy Storage Device: A road map for Net Zero Emissions Economy”.

26 November 2022: Dr. Himansu Sekhar Biswal, Associate Prof., NISER, Bhubaneswar delivered a talk on “Non-covalent Interactions by Carbon”.

31 May 2021: Dr. Sudeep Paul, Assistant Manager, Product Research, Innocule Materials & Additives Pvt Ltd. Delivered a talk on the topic- “Understanding catalysis using basic tools”.

21 April 2021: Dr. Bibhuti Bhusan Rath, Post-doc from NUS, Singapore delivered a talk on the topic-“Tryst with Chemistry”.

24 January 2020: Dr. Jagabandhu Patra, Assistant Researcher at National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan presented his Lecture on the topic “Lithium Ion Batteries and Beyond”.

Induction ceremony, Welcome ceremony/Freshers meet, Inaugural/Annual Seminar, National Science Day, parent-teacher meetings, Career counselling Oath taking for Vigilance Week, Debate and Poster competitions, etc. are
conducted regularly in the department.

Photo ID Card Students to Higher Institute

 

Sl No.NAME 
1.Prof. Archita PatnaikProfessor of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai
2.Prof. Raj Kumar DuttaProfessor of Chemistry, IIT Roorkee
3.Prof. Akhil C. Sahu,
FASc, FNA, FNSc
Professor of Chemistry, University of
Hyderabad
4.Prof. Saroj Kumar NayakProfessor & Dean
IIT, Bhubaneswar
5.Dr. Susant Kumar
Mohapatra
Crude Chem Tech Ltd., Houston, Texas, USA
6.Dr. Kapileswar NayakTeam Leader at Suzlon Group
The Randstad, Netherlands
7.Dr. Sasmita TripathyDeputy Director, Drug Discovery Unit,
Institute for Research in Immunology
and Cancer; Univ. of Ottawa, Montreal,
Canada
8.Dr. Abhijit RayFounder CEO of Imtheia.com, Imtheia
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
9.Dr. Smruti DashScientist, BARC, Trombay, Mumbai
10.Dr. Sukanta MishraJoint Director (CA), Orissa Mining
Corporation Munich Germany.
11Dr. Satyajeet ChoudhuryScientist, BARC, Trombay, Mumbai
12Prof. Prafulla K SahuProfessor of Chemistry, Utkal University
13Prof. Smrutiprava DasProfessor of Chemistry, Ravenshaw
University, Cuttack
14A K (Ayaskanta) MohantyFounder & MD, TATWA Technologies
Ltd ; President @ TiE Bhubaneswar
15Prof. Pramod Kumar
Satapathy
Professor of Chemistry
MSCBD University, Baripada
16Dr. Simantini NayakScientist, CSIR-IMMT, Bhubaneswar
17Dr. Manas Kumar
Mahanandia
Life Coach, 9Educator & Entrepreneur
18 Dr. Bibhuti Bhusan RathPost-doc at Max Plank Institute,
Germany
19 Dr. Sagarika MishraMarie Curie Post Doctoral Fellow,
University of St Andrews, UK
20 Sahil Sanitosh DhirPhD in Prof Meijer’s research group in
Eindhoven, Netherlands.
21Ms. Arati SamalPhD, IIT, Indore, Buti Foundation Gold
Medal in M.Sc. Chemistry