ACADEMICS

Dr. Nara Narayan Deori

 

Email: deori.nara1991@gmail.com, naradeori@gauhati.ac.in

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=EImOhRsAAAAJ

Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nara-Narayan-Deori

Orchid id: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7651-2801

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CURRENT POSITIONS:

January 2025 - Present

Assistant Professor (Guest), Handique Girls´ College, Guwahati, Assam, INDIA

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EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Ph.D.: Gauhati University

M.Sc.: Inorganic Chemistry (2015), Gauhati University

B.Sc.: Chemistry (Major) (2013), Dibrugarh University

Other Qualification:

SLET (NE) in Chemical Science, 2022.

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RESEARCH FIELD:

• Materials Design and Synthesis
• Porous materials
• Covalent organic polymers (COPs)
• CO₂ utilization

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TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Instrument Operation and Analysis:

 

Extensive experience in operating advanced analytical instruments, including Powder X-Ray Diffraction (PXRD), FT-IR, Gas Chromatography (GC), Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS), High Resolution Mass Spectrometry (HR-MS), UV/Vis Spectrometer, Fluorescence Spectrometer, and High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC).

 

Material Synthesis:

 

Proficient in the synthesis of metal complexes and metal-incorporated covalent organic polymers (M-COPs), with a focus on creating functional materials for chemical applications.

 

Spectroscopic and Chromatographic Techniques:

 

Expertise in applying spectroscopic techniques (UV/Vis, Fluorescence, FT-IR) and chromatographic methods (GC, HPLC, GC-MS) for the detailed analysis and characterization of chemical compounds.

 

CO₂ Fixation and Environmental Chemistry:

 

Specialized in the development of metal-immobilized porous materials for the chemical fixation of CO₂, contributing to environmentally sustainable solutions.

 

Data Interpretation:

 

Strong ability to analyse and interpret complex experimental data, leveraging software tools for precise data processing and reporting.

 

Research Documentation and Communication:

 

Skilled in documenting experimental procedures, analysing results, and publishing findings in peer-reviewed journals, ensuring clear and effective communication of research outcomes.

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LIST OF PUBLICATIONS:

1. N. Deori, R. Borah, S. Lahkar, S. Brahma, Cr(III) Incorporated Melamine-Terephthalaldehyde Porous Organic Framework Nanosheet Catalyst for Carbon Dioxide Fixation Reaction, Chemistry Select, 2023, 8 (13), e202204881 (IF. 2.1) https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202204881.

2. N. Deori, S. Lahkar, S. Paul, R. Borah, S. Brahma, Chemical Fixation of CO₂ with Epoxides Catalyzed by Zinc Metalated Schiff Base Organic Polymer, Catal. Lett., 2024, 154, 3107-3117 (IF. 2.3) http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10562-023-04499-5.

3. N. Deori, S. Paul, S. Lahkar, S. Brahma, Ultrasonic-Assisted Nitrate Anion Incorporation in Triaminoguanidium Chloride Based Covalent Organic Polymer For Methylene Blue Dye Adsorption, Chem. Asian J.,19 (10), 2024, e202400046 (IF. 4.1) https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202400046.

4. N. Deori, S. Lahkar, S. Paul, D. Dutta, R. Borah, S. Brahma, Chemical Fixation of CO₂ with Epoxides Catalyzed by a Cr(III) Metalated Guanidinium Based Covalent Organic Polymer, New J. Chem., 2024, 48 (40), 17445-17457 (IF. 3.59) https://doi.org/10.1039/D3NJ05807G.

5. R. Borah, N. Deori, S. Lahkar, S. Paul, S. Brahma, Carbon Dioxide Cycloaddition to Epoxides: A Comparative Study on the Catalytic Activities of Two Binary Catalysts V^IVO(N₂O₂)/TBAB and V^VO₂(O₂N)/TBAB and In Situ Derivation of a Bifunctional Catalyst, Catal. Lett., 2024, 154, 1081-1093 (IF. 2.3) http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10562-023-04367-2.

6. R. Borah, N. Deori, S. Lahkar, S. Paul, S. Brahma, "C₃-symmetric tritopic ligand derived trinuclear dioxovanadium(V) complexes with different counter cations: Synthesis and X-ray structures, J. Mol. Struct., 2023, 1293, 136224 (IF. 4.0) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2023.136224.

7. R. Borah, N. Deori, S. Brahma, An efficient CO₂ fixation reaction with epoxides catalysed by in situ formed blue vanadium catalyst from dioxovanadium(+5) complex: Moisture enhanced and atmospheric oxygen retarded catalytic activity, New J. Chem., 2020, 44 (6), 2547-2554 (IF. 3.59) https://doi.org/10.1039/C9NJ04606B.

8. R. Borah, S. Lahkar, N. Deori, S. Brahma, New vanadium mediated one-pot in situ (L)-histidine based ligand cyclization and aerobic dehydrogenative aromatization. Inorg. Chem. Commun., 2022, 142, 109573 (IF. 3.8) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inoche.2022.109573.

9. R. Borah, S. Lahkar, N. Deori, S. Brahma, Synthesis, characterization and application of oxovanadium(IV) complexes with [NNO] donor ligands: X-ray structures of their corresponding dioxovanadium(V) complexes, RSC Adv., 2022, 12 (22), 13740 (IF. 4.036) https://doi.org/10.1039/D2RA01448C.

10. S. Lahkar, R. Borah, N. Deori, S. Brahma, (L)-phenylalanine derived Schiff base ligated vanadium(IV) complex as an efficient catalyst for a CO₂ fixation reaction. Polyhedron, 2020, 192, 114848 (IF. 2.975) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2020.114848.

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BOOK CHAPTER:

i. Chapter 7: Cellulose hybrid Hydrogels With 2D Nanomaterials;
Editors: Kalim Deshmukh, Shaswat Barua, Swagata Baruah, Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain, Elsevier.

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RESEARCH GROUP:

Present Group Members

M.Sc. Project Students (2025-26)

• Ms Dipika Sarma
• Ms Priti Nag

Group Alumni

• Ms. Mahima Boro (M.Sc. 2025)
• Ms. Chayanika Kalita (M.Sc. 2025)
• Ms. Dristirekha Kakati (B.Sc. 2025)
• Ms. Prerona Goswami (B.Sc. 2025)

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TEACHING:

• M.Sc. 2nd Sem: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance [CH 204] (shared).
• M. Sc. 3rd Sem: Solid State & Materials Chemistry [CH 306] (shared), Modern Methods of Analysis [CH 302] (shared).
• CBCS B.Sc. 6th Sem: Transition metals in Catalysis, Theoretical principles in Qualitative Inorganic Analysis (H₂S Scheme)
• NEP B.Sc. 4th Sem:Metallurgy, Oxidation and Reduction II, Inorganic Lab (Qualitative inorganic analysis).

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ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Departmental Library Management
• IGNOU Lab Work Instructor
• Departmental Outreach Program