ACADEMICS

Profile of Priyanka Barua

 

Designation: Assistant Professor

Mobile No.: +91-9954749064

E-Mail ID: priyankabarua@gmail.com

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CAREER OBJECTIVE:

My present work term objective is to build on the experience I have gained and to further my knowledge in other aspects of Chemistry

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WORK EXPERIENCE:

• Working as Assistant Professor (Contractual) in Department of Chemistry, Handique Girls" College (under DHE, Govt. of Assam), Guwahati, Assam since August 2015 till date, at Higher secondary, Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels.
• Empaneled as Academic Counselor of IGNOU.
• Conducting practical classes for BSC(BDP) and BSCG programmes of IGNOU. Courses taken: CHE-03L, CHE-08L, BCHCL-132, 134, 136, 138, 148.
• Ph.D from Department of Chemistry, Gauhati University, under the supervision of Prof. Dibakar Ch. Deka (From May 2010 to August 2015)
• Worked as a Junior Research Fellow in Department of Chemistry, Gauhati University under the supervision of Prof. Dibakar. Ch. Deka (From June 2009 to March 2011)
• Worked as a Junior Research Fellow in Department of Chemistry, IIT Guwahati under the supervision of Prof. T. Punniyamurthy (From February 2007 to February 2009)
• Worked for 6 months on an M.Sc project in Department of Chemistry, Gauhati University under the supervision of Prof. Saibal K. Bhattacharjee (From April 2006 to September 2006)

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EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Exam Passed	Board	School/ College	Year of Passing	Percentage
10th	CBSE	Army School, Secunderabad	1999	83.2%
10 + 2	CBSE	Army School, Guwahati	2001	81.6%
B.Sc.(H) Chemistry	Gauhati University	Cotton College, Guwahati	2004	62.5%
M.Sc.(Organic Chemistry)	Gauhati University	Gauhati University	2006	70.85%

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ACHIEVEMENTS

• Qualified GATE in 2006 with AIR 727
• Qualified Joint CSIR-UGC National Eligibility Test (UGC-JRF) in June 2011 with AIR 75.

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TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Working knowledge of GC-MS, IR, UV and NMR spectrometers, HPLC, Polarimeter etc.
• Computer skills include working knowledge of MS-Office, Chemdraw, Scifinder etc.

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Odd Semester

• FYUGP SEMESTER I: CHE0100104 (shared).
• B.Sc. (CBSC) SEMESTER III: CORE- CHE-HC-3026 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY (shared).
• B.Sc. (CBCS) SEMESTER III: SEC – CHE-SE-3034 BASIC ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (shared).
• B.Sc. (CBCS) SEMESTER V: CORE – CHE-HC-5016 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY (shared).
• FYUGP SEMESTER III: CHE0300104 (shared)
• FYUGP SEMESTER V: CHE0500204 (shared)
• M.Sc. (CBCS) SEMESTER I: CORE – CH102 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY (shared)
• M.Sc. (CBCS) SEMESTER I: CORE – CH105 SPECTROSCOPY I (shared).
• M.Sc. (CBCS) SEMESTER III: CORE – CH301 BIOCHEMISTRY (shared).
• M.Sc. (CBCS) SEMESTER III: CORE- CH303 FOUNDATIONS OF ORGANIC SYNTHESIS (shared).
• M.Sc. (CBCS) SEMESTER III: CORE – CH304 SEMINAR.
• M.Sc. (CBCS) SEMESTER III: ELECTIVE – CH308 ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY.

 

Even Semester

• FYUGP SEMESTER II: CHE0200104 (shared).
• B.Sc. (CBSC) SEMESTER IV: CORE- CHE-HC-4026 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY (shared).
• FYUGP SEMESTER IV: CHE0400204 (shared)
• B.Sc. (CBCS) SEMESTER VI: CORE – CHE-HC-5026 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY (shared).
• M.Sc. (CBCS) SEMESTER II: CORE – CH202 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY (shared)
• M.Sc. (CBCS) SEMESTER IV: CORE – CH409 MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY (shared).
• M.Sc. (CBCS) SEMESTER IV: ELECTIVE – CH411 PROJECT DISSERTATION (shared).

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RESPONSIBILITIES HELD

• Assistant Coordinator, IGNOU Study Centre, Handique Girls" College.
• Registered IGNOU Academic Counselor, BSCG and MSCCHEM (IGNOU) Practical and Assignment Counselor.
• In-charge of Department Students Results and Progression data.
• In-Charge of Department Alumni Association.
• Assignment of Department Mentors and Feedback.
• Course Coordinator, Certificate course on “Basic Laboratory and Instrumental Techniques in Chemical Research”.

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PUBLICATIONS:

• Efficient ligand-free nickel-catalyzed C-S cross-coupling of thiols with aryl iodides.” Tetrahedron Letters 2008, 49, 1484-87.
• “Identification of chemical composition of biodiesel from Tabernaemontana divaricata seed oil.” Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research, 2013, 5, 172-179.
• “Gmelina arborea and Tabernaemontana divaricata Seed Oils as Non-Edible Feedstocks for Biodiesel Production” International Journal of ChemTech Research, 2014, 6, 1440-1445.
• “Seed oils from non-conventional sources in north-east India: potential feedstock for production of biodiesel” Natural Product Research: Formerly Natural Product Letters, 28, 577-580.
• “Diverse Bioresources from North-East India as an Alternative Source for Conventional Fuel: An Overview.” Bioresources of North-East India, 1st Ed. Purbayon Publication.p-181-188.
• “Oleochemicals: An Inevitable Part of Our Daily Lives”. Contemporary Research in Chemistry, 1st Ed. Red"shine Publication. p: 23-35.
• “Recent Developments in Biomass-derived Catalysts for Biodiesel Production”. Neoteric Drifts in Biochemistry, Lambert Academic Publishing. p-20-31.
• Co-author of SEC textbook for the paper CHE-SE-4014 (Analytical and Clinical Biochemistry) under Gauhati University.
• Co-author of SEC textbook for the paper CHE-SE-3034 (Basic Analytical Chemistry) under Gauhati University.
• Co-author of Modern Approach to Chemistry for Class XII (CBSE) and Higher Secondary (AHSEC).
• Co-author of Engineering Chemistry (Textbook for B.Tech) under Assam Science and Technology University.

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POSTERS PRESENTED AT:

• 12th CRSI National Symposium in Chemistry, February 4-7 2010 held at IICT, Hyderabad and NIPER, Hyderabad.
• National Conference on Frontiers in Chemical Sciences (FICS 2010), December 3-4 2010 held at IIT Guwahati, Guwahati.
• 13th CRSI National Symposium in Chemistry, February 4-6 2011 held at NISER and KIIT University, Bhubaneswar.
• 14th CRSI National Symposium in Chemistry, February 3-5 2012 held at CSIR-NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram.
• National Seminar on Chemistry Education and Research, November 1-4 2012 held at Gauhati University, Guwahati.
• National Conference on Approaches of Basic Sciences Towards the Development of Engineering and Technology (NABSET 2013), March 1-2 2013 held at Don Bosco College of Engineering and Technology, Guwahati.
• 20th CRSI National Symposium in Chemistry, February 2-4 2017 held at Gauhati University, Guwahati.
• International Conference on Current Advances in Chemical Science Research and Education (CACSRE-2024), 06th – 08th November held at Mizoram University, Tanhril, Aizawl.