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Ramesh Chandra Deka | |
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 Vice Chancellor, Cotton University | |
| Born | 1970 Baihata Chariali, Kamrup, Assam |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Cotton College, Gauhati University, National Chemical Laboratory, University of Tokyo, Technical University of Munich |
| Known for | Advanced understanding of reaction mechanism of industrial catalysts especially involving microporous materials and metal oxides |
| Awards | Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship (2003), Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (2017) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physical Chemistry, Computational Chemistry, Catalysis, Nanoscience and Drug Design |
| Thesis | Molecular modeling studies on zeolites in order to design catalysts for the synthesis of fine chemicals |
| Doctoral advisor | Dr. Rajappan Vetrivel |
| Website | https://cottonuniversity.ac.in/index_page_details?page=Q1RwbkNkVzEzMVA2R0N1eEhiUGNDUT09&title=vice-chancellor |
Dr. Ramesh Chandra Deka[1][2] is an Indian Chemist and Professor at Tezpur University[2]. He has taken the charges of Vice Chancellor of Cotton University, Guwahati[3][4][5][1] as on 16th September 2022. Previously, he had served as the Director, Centre for the Multidisciplinary Research, Tezpur University, (2021-2022)[6], Dean of School of Sciences, Tezpur University (2017-2020) and Head of the Department of Chemical Sciences, Tezpur University (2013-2016). He is also associated with UGC-CARE Journal, East Zone as coordinator[7][8] since 2018.
Early Life and Education[edit]
He completed Bachelor of Science degree in 1991 from prestigious Cotton College and Master of Science degree from Gauhati University in the year 1994. He earned Doctor of Philosophy degree from University of Pune (currently known as Savitribai Phule Pune University) working at National Chemical Laboratory, Pune during 1995-1998. After completion of PhD he moved to Japan to carry out post-doctoral research work with Prof. Kimihiko Hirao in the field of electronic structure theory of materials at University of Tokyo, Japan (1999-2001) and later on he was awarded the most prestigious Alexander von Humboldt (AvH)[9] post-doctoral fellowship to continue research work at Technical University of Munich, Germany (2003-2005) with Prof. Notker Rösch in the field of QM/MM studies on TS-1 Zeolites. In the year 2001 he joined at Tezpur University, Assam and involved teaching and research in the field of Physical Chemistry, Quantum Chemistry and Catalysis.
Research & Scientific contributions[edit]
Research group of Prof. Deka involved in the diverse field of Physical Chemistry, Computational Chemistry, Catalysis, Nanoscience and Drug Design since last two decades. He has developed and applied computer models to heterogeneous catalysis. His significant contributions are advanced understanding of reaction mechanism of industrial catalysts, especially involving microporous materials and metal oxides. Research group of Prof. Deka are from various foreign collaborations with University College London, UK; Cardiff University, UK; Kyushu University, Kyoto University, Tohoku University, University of Tokyo (worked with Prof. Kimihiko Hirao) Japan; Royal Institution of Great Britain and University of Cambridge (worked with Prof. C.R.A. Catlow and Dr. Dewi W. Lewis). He has published over 215 research articles.[10][11][12][13] with h-index: 38, i10: 129 and Citations: 5281[13]
Awards and Honors[edit]
- Alexander von Humboldt[9] fellowship by the AvH Foundation, Germany in 2003
- Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) 2017
- Resource person, DST-JSPS Lecture Tour Programme Japan, 2016
- Selected for the Leadership Development Programme organized by Leadership Foundation for Higher Education, UKIERI in Birmingham, UK, 2016
- Bronze Medal, Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) in 2013
- Professor H. C. Goswami award by Assam Science Society in 2013
- Secretary, Catalysis Society of India (2018 - till date)
- Executive Council member of Chemical Research Society India[14] (2017- till date)
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Cotton University". cottonuniversity.ac.in. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ^ a b Department of Chemical Sciences, Tezpur University (January 6, 2024). "Department of Chemical Sciences, Tezpur University".
- ^ Prag News, VC Cotton University. "Cotton University VC Prof. Ramesh Chandra Deka recognized among world's top 2 percent scientists".
- ^ Desk, Sentinel Digital (2022-09-08). "Assam Governor Prof Jagdish Mukhi administers oath to new VC of Cotton University - Sentinelassam". www.sentinelassam.com. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ^ "Assam: Cotton University VC Prof. Ramesh Chandra Deka recognized among world's top 2 per cent scientists by Elsevier". India Today NE. 2023-11-04. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ^ CMDR, Tezpur University. https://www.tezu.ernet.in/cmdr/crc.html.
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- ^ UGC-CARE East Zone. https://www.tezu.ernet.in/UGC-CARE-East-Zone/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ a b "Singleview". www.humboldt-foundation.de. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ^ "ORCID". orcid.org. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ^ IRINS-Tezpur University, Ramesh Ch. Deka. "Indian Research Information Network System".
- ^ ResearchGate. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ramesh-Deka.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ a b "Dr. Ramesh Ch. Deka". scholar.google.co.in. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ^ "Life Members – Chemical Research Society of India". Retrieved 2023-12-05.