Vishal Chakravorty

Experience

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  Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh

  Oct 2021 - Nov 2021

  Research Internship

  Supervisor: Dr. Kalyanjyoti DeoriI did nanocatalysis in this internship wherein, we designed a zinc nanocatalyst to drive the synthesis of 1,4-derivative of 1,2,3-Triazole. Thus we were successful in developing a strategy for the synthesis of the aforementioned derivative in absence of copper. As a part of this internship, I gained experience in nanomaterial synthesis and, I carried a whole lot of organic reactions to get the final optimized result.

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  National Institute of Technology Karnataka

  Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

  Research Intern

  Supervisor: Dr. Vijayendra S. ShettiIn this short intern experience, I learnt the basics of Porphyrin chemistry. I synthesized a few reported molecules and, learnt to purify unsymmetrical porphyrins.

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  CSIR India

  Jul 2022 - Jul 2022

  Skill Enhancement Course

  In this workshop, I learnt about a few effective methods for removing Organic Dyes from Aqueous Solutions and Textile Wastewaters.

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  IISER Bhopal

  Jul 2022 - Jul 2022

  NMR Workshop

  Through this workshop, I acquired knowledge about the use of NMR spectroscopy in different fields of Chemical Sciences. Also, we were taught about sample preparation, and data analysis for different types of molecules.

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  Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

  Aug 2022 - Sept 2022

  Workshop

  This workshop helped me realize the importance of Intellectual Property Rights. I was able to know in-depth how IPRs are crucial for commercializing and protecting innovations in scientific research.

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  Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR)

  Nov 2022 - Jan 2023

  Summer Research Fellowship Programme-2022.

  Supervisor: Prof. Kanishka BiswasDuring this short internship, I had the opportunity to work on two projects based on metal chalcogenides (MCs). In one of my projects, I worked on developing a new MC and, investigated it's thermoelectric behavior. Through this project, I learnt to measure the thermoelectric figure of merit (Z), that dictates a material's ability to convert waste heat to electricity. In another project, I synthesized a known MC with a novel strategy and, investigated it's physical properties for energy device applications. Show less

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  National Institute of Technology Karnataka

  Jan 2023 - May 2023

  Master's Thesis

  Supervisor: Dr. Vijayendra S. ShettiIn my master's project, I focused on synthesizing a few novel Porphyrin dyads. Our methodology involved a low-cost strategy to create porphyrin conjugates, which eliminates the use of costly metal catalysts. The as-synthesized conjugates exhibited exciting photophysics and have potential for use in OPVs. Working with porphyrins, I did a lot of organic synthesis, and I learnt ways of purifying and characterizing them.

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  University of Florida

  Aug 2023 - now

  Graduate Student

  1st year Graduate student