Department of ChemistryDepartment of ChemistryIndian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Chemistry Department Today . . .Teaching Programme

5 Year M.Sc. in Industrial Chemistry2 Year M.Sc. in Chemistry

ChemKgp Family M.Sc. Students: 82, Ph.D. Students: 71

Faculty Members: 24, Technical Staff: 16

Distinction Earned by FacultyINSA Young Scientist Award: 2

Humboldt Fellow: 4, B.M. Birla Award: 1, CRSI Medal: 3, MRSI Medal-1

R&D-100 USA Award: 1Fellow/Associates of Indian Academy of Sciences: 3

Semester 1# Subjects Credit

1 Mathematics – I 4

2 Chemistry 6

3 English for Communication 4

4 Electrical Technology  Or Basic Electronics 6

5 Mechanics 4

6 Introduction to Manufacturing Processes Or Engineering Drawing and Graphics 3

7 EAA 1

Semester 2# Subject Name Credit

1 Mathematics – II 4

2 Physics 6

3 Programming and Data Structure 5

4 Electrical Technology  Or Basic Electronics 6

5 Introduction to Manufacturing Processes Or Engineering Drawing and Graphics 3

6 EAA 1

FIVE YEAR INTEGRATED M. SC. PROGRAM IN INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY

Semester 3# Subject Name Credit1 Physical Chemistry I 52 Organic Chemistry I 53 Physics II (Module I) 44 Mathematics III (Module 1) 25 Breadth (HSS)/Management  

Semester 4#. Subject Name Credits1 Organic Chemistry II 32 Inorganic Chemistry I 53 Economics 44 Breadth  

Semester 5# Subject Name Credits1 Industrial Chemistry 32 Biochemistry I 33 Physical Chemistry II 54 Breadth (IT)  

Semester 6# Subject Name Credits1 Introduction to Quantum Chemistry and Spectroscopy 32 Biochemistry II 73 Inorganic Chemistry II 54 Breadth (Management/HSS)  

FIVE YEAR INTEGRATED M. SC. PROGRAM IN INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY

FIVE YEAR INTEGRATED M. SC. PROGRAM IN INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY

Semester 7 #. Subject Name Credits1 Principles of Organic Synthesis 52 Elective I 33 Instrumental Methods of Chemical Analysis 74 Breadth  

Semester 81 Computational Chemistry 72 Introduction to Polymer Chemistry 53 Breadth  

Semester 9#. Subject Name Credits1 Elective II 32 Elective III 33 Elective IV 34. Laboratory 44 Project 4

Semester 10# Subject Name Credits1 Elective V 32 Elective VI 33 Project 44 Viva voce 2

ELECTIVES OFFERED BY THE DEPARTMENT High Pressure Chemistry and Technology Colloids and Surface Chemistry

Chemical Applications of Group Theory Advanced Catalysis

Quantum Chemistry Polymer Processing

Advanced Stereochemistry Statistical Mechanics

Enzyme Isolation and Biotransformation Industrial Fine Chemicals

Reagents for Organic Synthesis Agrochemicals

Organic Photochemistry and Pericyclic Reactions Surface and Adhesion Chemistry

Drug Design and Development Solid State Chemistry

Chemistry of Natural Products Adsorption and Catalysis

Spectroscopic Methods for Structure Determination Materials for Advanced Technology

Environmental Chemistry Paints, Varnishes and Dyes

Organometallics Surfactants and Lubricants

Polymer Additives and Curatives Newer Methods in Organic Synthesis

Synthesis and Processing of Ceramics Fundamentals of Fluorescence Spectroscopy

Medicinal Chemistry Electrochemical Methods of Analysis

Nonius Single Crystal XRD

Bruker AC 200 MHz NMR

Perkin Elmer C,H,N-Analyzer

Hewlett Packard HPLC

JASCO 370 Digital Polarimeter

Spex Fluorolog 3 Fluorimeter

PW-1729 Powder XRD

Chrompac Gas Chromatograph

Shimadzu Thermal Analyzer

Perkin Elmer IR Spectrometer

Shimadzu UV-VIS

Spectrophotometer

Cyclic Voltammeter P9001

Equipments at ChemKgp . . .

DST

CSIR

Others

FIST

Current Sponsored Projects: 4.85 Crores

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GreenChemistry

MolecularModeling

Catalysis

Spectroscopyof Assemblies

Drug design

Protein FoldingEnzymatic Catalysis

Biomimics

ChemicalSensors

DRUG DESIGN & BIOMIMICS

SYNTHESIS & SCREENING

BIOMIMETIC CHEMISTRY

DNA-CLEAVING AGENTS

THEORETICAL BASIS OF TOXICOLOGY

DRUG DESIGN & BIOMIMICS

DRUG-RECEPTOR INTERACTION

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SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

•Chemical Sensors

•Design of Molecular Hosts

•Crystal Engineering of Functional Materials

•Photochemistry &

Photophysics in Molecular Assemblies

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NANOCHEMISTRY & TECHNOLOGY

• Metal Particles

• Nanoceramics

• Nanoferrites

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• Nanocatalysts

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GREEN CHEMISTRY & CATALYSIS

Pollution Prevention & Waste ReductionEco-friendly: Substituting toxic chemicals

In progress . . . • Organic transformations in aqueous medium

• Ziegler – Natta Polymerization in aqueous medium

• Development of methods for destruction of harmful

chemicals like chlorophenols

• Development of environmentally benign methods for

oxidation of organic molecules

Chemical Reactions in Complex Fluids

• Reaction dynamics in supercritical fluids

• Effect of protein hydration and dynamics on long range proton transfer in proteins

MOLECULAR MODELLING & SIMULATION

PROTEIN FOLDING

STUDIESAT INTERFACE

COMPLEX FLUIDS AT HIGH PRESSURE

HYDROCARBON-WATERINTERFACE

ChemKgp Welcomes . . .

All the Delegates of 2nd One day National Symposium on

Industry-Academy Interactions in Chemical Sciences

February 1, 2003