Dr. Bithika Sarkar

Dr. Bithika Sarkar, Ph. D.

Assistant Professor, RERF Group of Institutions

Experience
8 years 3 months
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Myself, Dr. Bithika Sarkar, diligent, ambitious, punctual and passionate about teaching. I seek personal improvement as well as growth of students and I also enjoy learning new skills through teaching.

Education

  • Ph. D. From IIT Roorkee in Chemistry
  • M. Sc. From IIT Bombay
  • B. Sc. Form University of Kalyani

Academic profile

Specialization
Chemistry
Research areas
Inorganic Chemistry, Coordination chemistry and catalysis
Teaching philosophy
My teaching philosophy is to create an engaging, inclusive, and student-centered learning environment. I believe every student has unique abilities and the potential to succeed. I encourage critical thinking, creativity, curiosity, and active participation. My goal is to connect theoretical knowledge with practical, real-life applications. I strive to inspire lifelong learning, confidence, and overall personal and academic growth.
Courses taught
• Bioinorganic Chemistry, Chemical Periodicity, Chemical Bonding, Catalysis, Coordination Chemistry, Organometallic chemistry, Organic reaction mechanism. • Taught Engineering Chemistry course (BS-CH-101/201), Chemistry lab (BS-CH-191/291, Environment and ecology (MCAN-E105A), Environmental Sciences (MC-EE-401), RERFGI. • Assisted M.Sc students with learning laboratory techniques, IIT Roorkee. • Mentor of 5 M.Sc students during their M.Sc project, Department of Chemistry, IIT Roorkee

Research & professional activities

Awards & recognition
Qualify Joint Admission Test For M.Sc (JAM) in 2009. • 9th, 4th and 6th rank holder in 1st year, 2nd year and 3rd year examination in University of Kalyani respectively. • Qualify Chemical Aptitude test, Indian Chemical Society, Mumbai branch, 2010. • Qualify Graduate aptitude test of engineering (GATE) in 2011. • Qualify National Eligibility Test with fellowship (NET) in 2011, 2012. • Research Assistant, Department of Chemistry, IIT Roorkee, (August, 2012 to December, 2012). • Junior Research Fellow, IIT Roorkee, (January, 2013 to December, 2014). • Senoir Research Fellow, IIT Roorkee, (January, 2015 to October, 2016). • NPTEL–AICTE FDP (4-week course followed by proctored exam) funded by Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India on Bioinorganic Chemistry. • NPTEL–AICTE FDP (8-week course followed by proctored exam) funded by Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India on organic Chemistry
Current research projects
Coordination chemistry and catalysis
Conference participation
• M. R. Maurya and B. Sarkar “Synthesis, characterization and catalytic activities of oxidovanadium(IV) and dioxidovanadium(V) complexes and their catalytic activities for the oxidation of benzyl alcohol” 50th Annual Convention of Chemists, Punjab University, December 04–07, 2013. (Poster). • M. R. Maurya, B. Sarkar and Fernando Avecilla, “Selective Oxidation of Alkanes, Alkenes and Alcohols Catalyzed by Acetyl PyrazoloneDioxidomolybdenum(VI) Complexes”, The 5th Interdisciplinary Symposium on Materials Chemistry (ISMC-2014), Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), December 09–13, 2014. (Poster). • M. R. Maurya and B. Sarkar, “Synthesis, characterization and reactivity of oxidovanadium(IV) and dioxidovanadium(V) complexes derived from ONS tribasic donor ligands and their catalytic activity towards the oxidation of benzyl alcohol”, Recent Advancements in Chemical Sciences (RAICS-2015), Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT), Jaipur, 21-23 August 2015. (Poster). • M. R. Maurya, B. Sarkar, F. Avecilla, S. Tariq, A. Azam, “Preparation, Reactivity, Catalytic and Antiameobic aspects of Vanadium(V) Compounds of ICL670(Deferasirox) and Related Ligand”, Modern Trends in Inorganic Chemistry-XVI (MTIC-XVI), Jadavpur University, Kolkata, December 03-05, 2015. (Poster).
Past positions
Guest faculty at adamas University, Teaching

Additional information

Skills
• Familiar with the analysis of routine spectroscopic data such as Nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer (NMR), UV-Vis spectrometer, Electrospray ionization-Mass spectrometer (ESI-MS), High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), FT-IR, Gas Chromatography (GC), Cyclic Voltametry (CV), crystallization. • Excellent skill in column-chromatography, thin-layer chromatography, extraction of organic compounds.
Languages known
Good command of English, Bengali and Hindi in written and spoken.
Hobbies & interests
Travelling, reading, listening music

Publications (5)

  1. • Synthesis, Characterization, Reactivity, Catalytic and Antiameobic Activity of Vanadium(V) Complexes of ICL670 (Deferasirox) and Related Ligand — Mannar R. Maurya, Bithika Sarkar, Fernando Avecilla, Saba Tariq, Amir Azam, and Isabel Correia — Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. , 2016, 1430–1441 — 2016 — doi/10.1002/ejic.201501336 — https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ejic.201501336
  2. • Vanadium Complexes Derived from Acetyl Pyrazolone and Hydrazides. Structure, Reactivity, Peroxidase Mimic and Efficient Catalytic Activity for the Oxidation of 1-Phenylethanol, — Mannar R. Maurya, Bithika Sarkar, Fernando Avecilla, and Isabel Correia — Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2016, 4028–4044 — 2016 — doi/abs/10.1002/ejic.201600427 — https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ejic.201600427
  3. • Vanadium (IV and V) Complexes of Pyrazolone Based Ligands: Synthesis, Structural Characterization and Catalytic Applications, , — Mannar R. Maurya, Bithika Sarkar, Fernando Avecilla and Isabel Correia — Dalton Trans., 2016, 45, 17343-17364. — 2016 — 10.1039/c6dt03425j. — https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27722457/
  4. • New thiosemicarbazone oxidovanadium(IV) and dioxidovanadium(V) complexes. Reactivity and catalytic potential, . — Mannar R. Maurya, Bithika Sarkar, Amit Kumar, Nádia Ribeiro, Aiste Miliute and J. Costa Pessoa — , New J. Chem., 2019, 43, 17620-17635 — 2019 — 10.1039/c9nj01486a — https://doi.org/10.1039/c9nj01486a
  5. • Metal-organic supramolecular frameworks of new polymeric, dimeric and mononuclear dioxidomolybdenum(VI) complexes with an ONO donor ligand: Crystal structures, DFT calculations, Catalytic performance and Protein binding study, , — DebanjanaBiswal, Nikhil RanjanPramanik, Syamal Chakrabarti, Michael G. B Drew, Bithika Sarkar, Mannar R. Maurya, Sanjib K Mukherjee, Pramit Chowdhury — N. J. Chem., 2017, 41, 4116-4137. — 2017 — DOI: 10.1039/x0xx00000x — https://pubs.rsc.org/nj/article-abstract/41/10/4116/569631/New-polymeric-dimeric-and-mononuclear
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