DR. AJIT KUMAR MAHAPATRA, PROFESSOR (HAG)
I earned my B.Sc. with Honours in Chemistry from Midnapore College (1988-91), Vidyasagar University, and my M.Sc. (Chemistry) from IIT, Kharagpur with a Specialization in Organic Chemistry (1992-94). After that, I started my doctoral research as a CSIR fellow at IIT, Kharagpur. Most of my research work was completed at IIT, KGP under the guidance of Prof. Shyamaprosad Goswami (1994-1999). Eventually, my mentor Prof. Goswami transferred from IIT KGP to B. E. College (D.U.) and hence I was awarded my Ph.D. degree in February 2001 from B. E. College (D.U.). Meanwhile, in April 1998 I was appointed lecturer at Jhargram Raj College (WBES) where I taught until my appointment in June 2008 as Associate Professor at IIEST, Shibpur (at that time BESU, Shibpur). I was promoted to full Professor in April 2013. I am currently serving as HAG Professor since August 2021 and former HOD of (i) the Department of Chemistry, (ii) the School of Community Science and Technology four times HOD, and (iii) the Centre for Health Care Science and Technology for four times HOD, here at IIEST, Shibpur. I have guided 25 Ph.D. students and 45 master's students in their dissertation work. I have acquired over 33 years of combined teaching and research experience.
- B.Sc. (Chemistry Honours)
- M.Sc. (Organic Chemistry special, IIT KGP)
- GATE-1994
- CSIR-NET(1994)
- SLET(1995)
- MCM-Scholarship
- Ph.D. (Science, IIT KGP + BESU, Shibpur)
My current research interests include the design and synthesis of Fluoroionophore-based chemosensors and chemodosimeters and their biological study in living cells and enzymatic study. Developing synthetic receptors for the selective detection of chemical warfare agents such as nerve gas, blood agents, phosgene and other toxic analytes in complex media is a continuous topic of investigation in my laboratory. Modern techniques such as Organic Thin Film (OTF) based device generation, substrate-based colorimetric and fluorimetric chemosensors preparation for estimating environmentally and biologically relevant toxic molecules, metal ions, and anions also enjoy their importance. Our studies address the underlying photophysical and photochemical signaling events contributing to recognition.
Motivated students may contact for Ph.D.-JRF and NPDF positions.
- Organic Synthesis
- Chemosensor
- Chemodosimeter
- Supramolecular Chemistry
- Organic Thin Film (OTF) and Device
- Functional Materials
- Cell Imaging Study
- Study of enzymatic reactions
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Shilpita Banerjee, Pintu Ghosh, Anirban Karak, Dipanjan Banik and Ajit Kumar Mahapatra, A chemodosimetric chemosensor for the ratiometric detection of nerve agent-mimic DCP in solution and vapor phases, 17, 432-439, Analytical Methods, 2025
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Anwesha Maiti; S. K. Manna; D. Banik; A. Karak; D. Mandal and Ajit Kumar Mahapatra, A potent ratiometric phosgene chemosensor guided by ESIPT attenuation and restricted intramolecular rotation with test strip application, Accepted, Microchemical Journal, 2024
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Anwesha Maiti, S. K. Manna, S. Halder, R. Ganguly, A. Karak, P. Ghosh, K. Jana, Ajit Kumar Mahapatra, Near-Infrared Fluorescent Turn-On Probe for Selective Detection of Hypochlorite in Aqueous Medium and Live Cell Imaging, 37, 1682-1690, ACS Chemical Research in Toxicology, 2024
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Anirban Karak, Pintu Ghosh, Shilpita Banerjee, Debasish Mandal and Ajit Kumar Mahapatra, Electron-donating and-withdrawing groups discriminate the fluorometric sensing of phosgene, 16, 5296–5303, Analytical Methods, 2024
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Anirban Karak, Dipanjan Banik, Shilpita Banerjee, Rajdeep Ganguly Pintu Ghosh, Anwesha Maiti, Debasish Mandal and Ajit Kumar Mahapatra*, A phenanthrenequinone-based ratiometric fluorescent probe for rapid detection of peroxynitrite with imaging in osteoblast precursor cells, 37, 5, 771-778, ACS Chemical Research in Toxicology, 2024
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Pintu Ghosh, Anirban Karak, and Ajit Kumar Mahapatra*, Small-Molecule Fluorogenic Probes Based on Indole Scaffold, 22, 2690–2718, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2024
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Shilpita Banerjee, Dipanjan Banik, Satyajit Halder,b Anirban Karak, Pintu Ghosh, Kuladip Janab and Ajit Kumar Mahapatra, A Ratiometric Small-Molecule Fluorescent Probe for the Selective Detection of Hypochlorite by an Oxidative Cyclization Reaction: Application to Commercial Disinfectants and Live Cells, 22, 1662–1670, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2024
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Dipanjan Banik, Anwesha Maiti, Satyajit Halder, Anirban Karak, Kuladip Jana and Ajit Kumar Mahapatra*, A turn-on fluorescent probe for selective detection of H2S in environmental samples and bio-imaging in human breast cancer cells, 21, 8020-8030, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2023
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Anirban Karak, Shilpita Banerjee, Satyajit Halder, Moumi Mandal, Dipanjan Banik, Anwesha Maiti, Kuladip Jana and Ajit Kumar Mahapatra*, Visual and Ratiometric Fluorescent Probe via An Intramolecular Charge Transfer for Detection of A Nerve Agent Simulant in Solutions and in Gas Phase, DOI: 10.1039/D3NJ02545D, New Journal of Chemistry, 2023
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Anwesha Maiti, D. Banik, S. Halder, A. Karak, S. K. Manna , K. Jana and Ajit Kumar Mahapatra, Near-Infrared Fluorescent Turn-On Probe for Hydrazine Detection: Environmental Samples and Live Cell Imaging, 21, 6046-6056, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2023