Rajarshi Samanta
Education:
B.Sc. (2002): Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India.
M.Sc. (2004): Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India. (Mentor: Professor Rina Ghosh)
Ph.D. (2010): Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad,
(Mentor: Professor Tushar Kanti Chakraborty)
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Academic Affiliation:
Associate Professor (Aug 2019 - present): Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Assistant Professor (Sep 2013 - Aug 2019): Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Postdoctoral Tenure (June 2010-Sep 2013):
Department of Chemical Biology, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Dortmund. (Mentor: Prof. Andrey P. Antonchick)​
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Recognition:
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Editorial Board Member; Tetrahedron and Tetrahedron Letters (2024)
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Thieme Chemistry Journal Award (2023)
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Associate of Indian Academy of Science (2019-2022)
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Emerging Investigator: New J Chem (2021)
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“Young Investigators” in Asia in Homogeneous Catalysis by Chem Asian J (Wiley, 2018)