STUDENT PROJECTS CONDUCTED UNDER DBT STAR COLLEGE SCHEME
1. Student Project on “Bioactivity of organic compounds by computational studies”(Organizing Departments: Chemistry, Botany and Zoology) (2022-23 and 2023-24)
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 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 |
2. Student Project on “Water Analysis” (2022-2023)
(Organizing Departments: Zoology and Chemistry)
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
3. Student Project on ” Vegetation Mapping“ (2022-2023)
(Organizing Departments: Botany and Geology)
Participating Students: UG Semester-V Botany Honours, UG Semester-I Botany students, UG Semester-V Geology Honours students
A qualitative assessment of the Angiosperm flora was done by students in the vicinity of IQ city Hospital of Durgapur, Pashim Barddhaman district. During this floral exploration, a total of 68 species from 17 families were documented. Among these, 7 species from Monocotyledons and rest from Dicotyledons were recorded. Herbs emerged as the most frequently observed plant growth forms, followed by shrubs, trees and climbers. Acacia auriculiformis (Roxb) Willd. of the family Fabaceae (Mimosaceae) were found to be dominant. The floristic exploration showed that this ecozone provides a diverse range of Angiosperms, with the overwhelming being wild species that are of the least concern. However frequent anthropogenic activities forced the area to deteriorate over the years. The vegetation map was prepared for the Study area with perimeter length nearly 5 Km and area measured as 1.46 sq.km.
4. Student Project on “ The Field work in and around Bagalgora Jhor, Raniganj Gondwana Basin“ (Organizing Department: Geology) (2022-23)
Participating Students: UG Semester-V Geology Honours
Student performed field work and completed project on the understanding and recording the rock deposition at Raniganj, Gondwana Basin and collection of the terrestrial vertebrate fossils from the southern bank of Damodar river.
5. Student Project on “Application of Remote Sensing & GIS in Land Use-Land Cover Mapping “ (Organizing Department: Geology) (2022-23)
Participating Students: UG Semester-V Geology Honours
Students learnt to use Q-GIS software for mapping of land use and land cover using remote sensing and geographical information systems (GIS). They were able to recognize different earth features from satellite images which enabled them to apply their knowledge in their specialized field.
6. Student Project on “ The Field work in and around Banspetali Nala Section “ (Organizing Department: Geology) (2022-23)
Participating Students: UG Semester-V Geology Honours
Student performed field work and completed project on the determination of the
changes that took place during the transition from Permian to Triassic in the terrestrial realm.
7. Student Project on “ C Programming and Application“ (Organizing Department: Mathematics) (2022-23)
Participating Students: UG Semester-III Mathematics Honours
Students were able to design programs used in calculator, for object oriented programming, to print mark sheet of students in a class and to obtain values of complex mathematical functions.
8. Student Project on ” MS-Excel and its Applications ” (Organizing Department: Mathematics) (2022-23)
Participating Students: UG Semester-III Mathematics Honours, Physics Program
Students used Microsoft excel for data representation, data analysis and graphical demonstration
9. Student Project on “Screening of some plant species for antiproliferative activity based on basic bench top assays “ (Organizing Department: Zoology) (2022-23)
Participating Students: UG Semester-V Zoology Honours and UG Semester-III Zoology Honours
This study revealed the screening of eight traditionally used medicinal plants (Synedrella nodiflora, Holoptelea integrifolia, Polyalthia longifolia, Moringa oleifera, Schleichera oleosa, Cynodon dactylon, Aegle marmelos, and Litsea glutinosa for their antiproliferative effects using some basic bench-top assays. This study may open up a new possibility to look at the scientific validation and justification of using the plants for therapeutic purposes.
10. Student Project on “Graphical representation and Interpretation of Data of Height/Weight of a sample of 100 Humans in Relation to their Age and Sex“ (Organizing Department: Zoology) (2022-23)
Participating Students: UG Zoology Honours and Program Students
Students learnt to prepare the Correlation Plot from bivariate data taking height and weight of 100 males and 100 females, histogram from data taking height of 100 males and 100 females and accordingly learnt the graphical demonstration and data interpretation procedure
11. Student Project on “A Field Report on Study of Nests and Nesting Habits of the Birds“ (Organizing Department: Zoology) (2022-23)
Participating Students: UG Zoology Honours Students
Students learnt to outline the merit and need for studying the nesting biology of birds in India, but also suggest best practices, specific to the Indian context, which will help to ensure that the research is done legally, ethically, and in a way that can provide important new information to advance Indian ornithology without compromising the welfare of birds.
12. 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
13. 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
14.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
15. 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
