ACTIVITIES
2021-2022 ONWARDS
September 12, 2021
State level Webinar on Fundamentals of Research Methodology and Polymer Chemistry organized by Department of Chemistry
November 9-16, 2022
Winter School Training Course involving student project on “Learning Chemistry through Software Applications”
Learning chemistry through software applications has gradually emerged as an important branch to understand the fruitful interplay between the theory and experiments in research and industry. It was mentioned in the proposal of Department of Chemistry under the DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME. It is intended to enable students use different software, online sites and analyze data, which will be required for their higher studies and to make them industry ready in the field of Computational Chemistry. The software applications used for this course are in collaboration with University of Morocco.
Outcome: Students used software applications to draw chemical structures, to determine stereochemistry, to determine IUPAC nomenclature, to optimize structures using Gauss View and Gaussian programmes and calculate the optimized energies and HOMO-LUMO energies
November 16-21, 2022
Field visit training to Darjeeling and Adjoining Areas under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEMEOrganizing Departments: Botany, Chemistry and Zoology
November 24-30, 2022
Winter School involving student project on “Bioactivity of organic compounds by computational studies” organized by Department of Chemistry, Botany and Zoology under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
Students used computational chemistry software to draw the structures of biologically active compounds, they prepared the mol files and fed them into the Pass online software site to obtain the biological properties of the compounds. This training course equipped students towards the basics of computational chemistry and computational biology. They then analyzed the biological activity of the selected compound and presented their prepared projects through power-point presentations.
November 24-30, 2022Winter School involving student project on “Characterization of Chemicals and analysis of the material safety data sheet before performing experiments” organized by Department of Chemistry, Botany and Zoology under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME; Students could characterize chemical compounds by classifying them on the basis of safety symbols and properties mentioned in the MSDS. They were able to analyze chemicals before performing experiments and the safety measures to be adopted while using chemicals in the laboratories.
November 25, 2022
Research Laboratory visit to Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur Organizing Department: Chemistry
December 5, 2022
Workshop on “Soil Testing and Fundamentals of Fertilizer Recommendation” and “Observance of World Soil Day” organized by Departments of Chemistry, Botany and Zoology UNDER DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
Students got the demonstration on the process of soil testing, soil composition and the concept of the use of fertilizer was introduced to them.
December 07, 2022
Invited Lecture cum interactive session on “From Atoms to proteins: Molecular Dynamics as a tool” organized by Department of Chemistry UNDER DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
Speaker: Dr. Jaydeb Chakrabarti, Senior Professor of CBMS Dept (Group Leader), S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata under Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
December 09, 2022
Research Laboratory visit to Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata UNDER DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
Organizing Departments: Physics and Chemistry
December 22, 2022
Field visit training to Organic Farm at Durgapur under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
Organizing Departments: Botany, Chemistry and Zoology
December 22, 2022
Field visit training to Organic Farm at Durgapur under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
Organizing Departments: Botany, Chemistry and Zoology
January 17, 2023
Workshop on “ Biological and chemical waste handling and vermicomposting ” (17-01-2023)
Organizing Department: Chemistry and Zoology UNDER DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
February 08, 2023
Invited Lecture cum interactive session on ” A brief research on bio-physical study on soft and bio-materials to design and develop Pt(II) based anticancer drug” organized by Department of Chemistry UNDER DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEMESpeaker: Professor Sankar Chandra Moi, Professor and Head, Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur
March 13, 2023
International Online Workshop on “Fundamentals and applications of Computational Chemistry” Organizing Department: Chemistry UNDER DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
March 21, 2023
Hands on Training on “Visible Spectrophotometer and UV-Visible Spectrophotometer” (Organizing Department: Chemistry) UNDER DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
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March 27, 2023
Seminar cum workshop on “Excited state intra-molecular proton transfer in Schiff base metal complexes: Mechanistic aspects & Future prospects and A greener approach to organic synthesis and utilization of spectroscopic techniques in mechanistic understanding” organized by Department of Chemistry UNDER DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
March 31, 2023
Seminar cum workshop on “Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Biodegradability Enhanced by Advanced Oxidation Process for Highly Toxic Organics” organized by Department of Chemistry UNDER DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
April 11, 2023
Research Laboratory visit to CSIR-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI), Durgapur
Organizing Department: Chemistry under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
May 03, 2023
Training Programme for laboratory staff on “Calibration and Working Principle of UV-Visible Spectrophotometer“ organized by Department of Chemistry under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
August 03, 2023
Outreach Activity on “Laboratory Equipment Training, Software Applications and Lab Safety Measures in Geological and Chemical Laboratories” organized for Local Schools by Department of Geology and Chemistry under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
August 17, 2023
Seminar on ” Aspects of Biogeochemistry” under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
(Botany, Geology and Chemistry)
Students got introduced to the interdisciplinary dimension and diverse applications of Biogeochemistry such as biogenic signals, biogeochemical cycles etc in this seminar.
August 25, 2023
Industrial Visit to cottage industry of rural areas of Shantiniketan under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
Organizing Department: Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics
September 01, 2023
Workshop on “Calibration and basic applications of Water Analyzer”
Organizing Department: Chemistry UNDER DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
September 08, 2023Research Laboratory Visit to CSIR-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI), Durgapur
Organizing Department: Physics and Chemistry UNDER DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
September 22, 2023
Seminar cum workshop on “Nanotechnology for Sustainable Development: Clean Energy and Environment” and “Elementary Concepts of Solid State Chemistry” organized by Department of Chemistry under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME (Offline Mode)
December 16, 2023
Invited Lecture and Interactive Session Series on “Asymmetric Synthesis: Past present and Future” organized by Department of Chemistry under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME(Online Mode)
Speaker: Dr. Sadhanendu Samanta, Post Doctoral Research Fellow (JSPS), Institute of Microbial Chemistry Tokyo, Japan
New Experiment “To estimate the amount of glucose present in commercial pack” (Organizing Department: Chemistry) (2022-23 and 2023-24) under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
Participating Students:
UG Semester-I and Semester-II (Chemistry Honours)
Outcome:Students estimated the amount of glucose present in Glucon D purchased from market and recorded their findings in practical notebook
New Experiment “Estimation of Vitamin C in fruits and vegetables “ (Organizing Department: Chemistry) (2022-23 and 2023-24) under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
Participating Students:
UG Semester-I and Semester-II (Chemistry Honours)
Outcome:
Students estimated the amount of Vitamin C present through iodometric estimation in locally available fruits and vegetables
New Experiment “Applying the principle of Thin Layer Chromatography for separation of chemical mixture“ (Organizing Department: Chemistry and Zoology) (2022-23 and 2023-24) under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
Participating Students:
UG Semester-I , II (Chemistry Honours); UG Semester-III (Zoology Honours) and UG Semester-V (Zoology Honours)
Outcome:
Students learnt to prepare TLC plates, give spots and measure the RF values. Mixture of benzoin and benzil were studied for used in different solvents.
New Experiment “Separation and Purification of binary organic mixture (Aniline and Acetanilide) by Column chromatography“ (Organizing Department: Chemistry) (2022-23) under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
Participating Students:
UG Semester-IV Chemistry Honours students
Outcome:
Students learnt the basics of Column Chromatography through this experiment
New Experiment “Determination of specific rotation of sucrose by using digital polarimeter“ (Organizing Department: Chemistry) (2022-23) under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
Participating Students:
UG Semester-III Chemistry Honours students
Outcome:
Students learnt the techniques of calibration and use of digital polarimeter.
New Experiment” Using Stalagmometer and determination of surface tension of acetic acid of different concentrations “ (Organizing Department: Chemistry) (2022-23) under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
Participating Students:
UG Semester-II Chemistry Honours students
Outcome:
Students learnt the technique of using stalagmometer and determination of surface tension
New Experiment” Determination of Saponification value of an oil “ (Organizing Department: Chemistry) (2022-23) under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
Participating Students:
UG Semester-IV Chemistry Honours students
Outcome:
Students learnt the process of determination of saponification value of an oil
New Experiment “Preparation of NiO nanoparticles by Sol-Gel & coprecipitation methods “ (Organizing Department: Physics and Chemistry) (2022-23) under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
Participating Students:
UG Semester-II students of Physics Honours and UG Semester-II students of Chemistry Honours
Outcome:
Students learnt the technique for preparation of NiO nanoparticles
New Experiment “Determination of the amount of phosphate in cold drinks using spectrophotometric method” (2023-2024) under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEMEParticipating Students:
UG Semester-IV students of Chemistry Honours
Outcome:
Students learnt to determine the amount of phosphate in cold drinks by using the UV-Visible spectrophotometric method.
New Experiment “ Estimation of Glycine using Sorensen formol titration ” (2023-2024) under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
Participating Students:
UG Semester-IV students of Chemistry Honours
Outcome:
Students learnt the process of estimation of amino acids using Sorensen formol titration
New Experiment ” Isolation of Essential oil (eucalyptus oil) by Steam Distillation Method” (2023-2024) under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
Participating Students:
UG Semester-IV students of Chemistry Honours
Outcome:
Students learnt the process of isolation of essential oil using steam distillation set up apparatus.
Student Project on “Bioactivity of organic compounds by computational studies”
(Organizing Departments: Chemistry, Botany and Zoology) (2022-23 and 2023-24) under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
Participating Students: UG Semester-V Botany Honours (2022-23), UG Semester-V, Zoology Honours (2022-23), UG Semester-V Chemistry Honours (2022-23), UG Semester-IV Chemistry Honours (2023-24), UG Semester-II Chemistry Honours (2023-24), UG Semester-VI Chemistry Honours (2023-24), UG Semester-II Botany Honours (2023-24)
Students used chem draw software to draw the structures of biologically active compounds selected by them, they prepared the mol files and fed them into the Pass online software site to obtain the biologically relevant properties of the compounds. This course has equipped students towards the basics of computational chemistry and computational biology studies. They then analyzed the biological activity of the selected compound and presented their prepared projects through power-point presentations.
| No. | Name of UG Student | Project Completed (2023-2024) | You Tube Link of Project presentation |
| 1 | Asmita Adak | STUDYING THE BIOACTIVITY OF VITAMIN C(Ascorbic Acid) and THEOBROMINE | https://youtu.be/gjNGkMhadgM |
| 2 | Bishnupriya Pal | STUDYING THE BIOACTIVITY OF CITRULLINE AND TANNIN THROUGH COMPUTATION | https://youtu.be/2Ww4TA9Av_Q |
| 3 | Debam Ghosh | STUDYING THE BIOACTIVITY OF AMOXICILLIN AND OMEPRAZOLE THROUGH COMPUTATION | https://youtu.be/TiIIZR00xyQ |
| 4 | Debjeet Show | STUDYING THE BIOACTIVITY OF GLUCOSE AND FRUCTOSE THROUGH COMPUTATION | https://youtu.be/NqCTuya5_V4 |
| 5 | Dhrubajyoti Akhuli | STUDYING THE BIOACTIVITY OF ASPERTAME AND AUXIN THROUGH COMPUTATION | https://youtu.be/j1k0JXWBZ_A |
| 6 | Kiran Rajbhar | STUDYING THE BIOACTIVITY OF ALPHA PINENE AND SARIN THROUGH COMPUTATION | https://youtu.be/wQNfoQesoWQ |
| 7 | Kushal Pramanik | STUDYING THE BIOACTIVITY OF GERANIOL AND AVOBENZONE THROUGH COMPUTATION | https://youtu.be/k2IYEYu-JnU |
| 8 | Prachi Bhattacharya | STUDYING THE BIOACTIVITY OF SODIUM BENZOATE AND CITALOPRAM THROUGH COMPUTATION | https://youtu.be/qioJ6QhAk4E |
| 9 | Priyabrata Saha | STUDYING THE BIOACTIVITY OF SODIUM IBUPROFEN AND OLEIC ACID THROUGH COMPUTATION | https://youtu.be/fsbgnaVG6tE |
| 10 | Rajashri Maji | STUDYING OF BIOACTIVITY OF ROSMARINIC ACID AND CHRYSIN THROUGH COMPUTATION | https://youtu.be/_2BqoVpnnok |
| 11 | Sanat Mandi | STUDYING THE BIOACTIVITY OF ISOAMYL ACETATE AND MEFLOQUINE THROUGH COMPUTATION | https://youtu.be/rKR49yodlWI |
| 12 | Subhajit kar | STUDYING THE BIOACTIVITY OF METHYL SALICYLATE AND CAROTENOIDS THROUGH COMPUTATION | https://youtu.be/ReaMFNU6svg |
| 13 | Suherita Shyam | STUDYING THE BIOACTIVITY OF GALLIC ACID, ALOE EMODIN AND PARADOL THROUGH COMPUTATION | https://youtu.be/aFBSbn_lOuc |
| 14 | Susovan Das | STUDYING THE BIOACTIVITY OF CANNABIDIOL AND CHLOROQUINE THROUGH COMPUTATION | https://youtu.be/ssE3KvPIuV0 |
| 15 | Tania shyam | STUDYING THE BIOACTIVITY OF “EPICATECHIN” AND “SALICYLIC ACID” THROUGH COMPUTATION | https://youtu.be/yHqO_uY1lKo |
| 16 | Tirtha Mukherjee | STUDYING THE BIOACTIVITY OF ASPIRIN, MENTHOL AND VANILLIN THROUGH COMPUTATION | https://youtu.be/ckCUZA7f-b0 |
| 17 | Utsha Hazra | STUDYING THE BIOACTIVITY OF CITRIC ACID AND SUCCINIC ACID THROUGH COMPUTATION | https://youtu.be/74UviI9i22I |
Student Project on “Water Analysis” (2022-2023) (Organizing Departments: Zoology and Chemistry) under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
Participating Students: UG Semester-I Chemistry Honours , UG Semester-V Chemistry Honours and UG Semester-V Zoology Honours Students
Students collected water samples from Ambuja Wetland and Durgapur Barrage through field visit and performed study of the physicochemical parameters such as acidity, alkalinity, dissolved oxygen using Winkler’s iodometric method and hardness of water. They recorded their findings in laboratory notebook
Student Project on “Learning Chemistry through software applications” (Organizing Department: Chemistry) (2022-23)
Participating Students: UG Semester-III Chemistry Honours Students
Students used software applications to draw chemical structures, to determine stereochemistry, to determine IUPAC nomenclature , to optimize structures using Gauss View and Gaussian programmes and calculate the optimized energies and HOMO-LUMO energies
Student Project on “Learning Stereochemistry through software applications” (Organizing Department: Chemistry) (2022-23)
Participating Students: UG Semester-I Chemistry Honours Students
Students used software applications to draw and determine stereochemistry and prepared student project on the nomenclature and 3D arrangement of chemical compounds
Student Project on “Safe Disposal and Management of chemical waste generated in undergraduate science laboratories” (Organizing Department: Chemistry) (2022-23)
Participating Students: UG Semester-IV Chemistry Honours Students
Students learnt the techniques for safe disposal and management of chemical waste generated in undergraduate science laboratories
Student Project on “ Optimization of chemical compounds and determination of optimized energy and thermodynamic parameters using Gauss View and Gaussian software” (Organizing Department: Chemistry) (2022-23)
Participating Students: UG Semester-VI Chemistry Honours Students
Students learnt the software application for optimization of chemical compounds and other calculations using Gauss View and Gaussian Software
New Experiment “Detection of Cane Sugar, Starch and Ammonium compounds in milk“ (Organizing Department: Chemistry) (2023-2024) under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
Participating Students:
UG Semester-II students of Chemistry Honours and Chemistry Undergraduate Programme
Outcome:
Students learnt the techniques for detection of cane sugar, starch and ammonium Compounds in milk in accordance with the manual of the food safety and standards authority of India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India
May 20, 2024
Invited lecture and interactive Session Series on “Visualizing DNA in action: A Multidisciplinary research methodology approach” organized by Department of Chemistry and Physics under the DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME (Online Mode)
Speaker: Dr. Padmaja Prasad Mishra, Associate Professor, Chemical Sciences Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpRXudW0zVc&t=2528s
May 23, 2024
Invited lecture and interactive Session Series on “A Journey into Quantum land” organized by Department of Physics and Chemistry under the DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME (Online Mode)
Speaker: Dr. Anirban Pathak, Department of Physics and Material Science and Engineering, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bj0I8O5lEY
June 04, 2024
Online Workshop on “Biological Waste Disposal” (04-06-2024)
Organizing Department: Botany, Chemistry and Zoology under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojfNylL1uxc
June 08, 2024
Training Programme on “Operation of Respirable Air Sampler” organized by Department of Chemistry, under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
June 18, 2024
Workshop on “Use of water analyzer” (18-06-2024) under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
Organizing Department: Geology, Chemistry and Mathematics
June 20, 2024
Field Visit Training related to water collection at different sites in and around Durgapur for “Industrial pollutant concentration assessment in the ground water“
Organizing Department: Geology, Chemistry, Mathematics
July 09, 2024
New Experiment on “Isolation of Essential oil from rose petals and orange peels by Steam Distillation Method” Organizing Department: Chemistry under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
July 11, 2024
“Telescope making and Star Gazing programme” organized by Departments of Physics Chemistry and Mathematics under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME for local schools at Durgapur Government College
July 12, 2024
“Telescope making and Star Gazing programme” organized by Departments of Physics Chemistry and Mathematics under DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME for local schools at Patha Bhavana, Visva Bharati, Shantiniketan
