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Dr. Rajarshi Samanta

Professor

Department of Chemistry

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Kharagpur - 721302, India
Phone: +913222-283310 (Office)
Email: rsamanta@chem.iitkgp.ac.in

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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)

Academic Affiliation:

Professor (Feb 2026- present): Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Associate Professor (Aug 2019 - Feb 2026): Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Assistant Professor (Sep 2013 - Aug 2019): Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Postdoctoral Tenure (June 2010-Sep 2013): Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology, Dortmund. (Mentor: Prof. Andrey P. Antonchick)​

Recognition:

Bronze Medal, Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) (2026)

Silver Medal, Chirantan Rasayan Sanstha (CRS) (2025)

Editorial Board Member; Tetrahedron and Tetrahedron Letters (2024)

Thieme Chemistry Journal Award (2023)

Associate of the Indian Academy of Science (2019-2022)

Emerging Investigator: New J Chem (2021)

“Young Investigators” in Asia in Homogeneous Catalysis by Chem Asian J (Wiley, 2018)

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