Dr. Avishek Das

Post-Doctoral Research Associate

  May, 2026 - Present

  Schulich Faculty of Chemistry

  Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa

  Advisor - Prof. Graham de Ruiter

 

Education

1. Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Chemistry

    Aug, 2018 - April, 2024

    Department of Chemistry, IISER Bhopal, India

    Advisor - Prof. Nitin T. Patil

 

2. Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Chemistry

    Aug, 2016, - July, 2018

    Visva-Bharati University, India

    Advisor - Prof. Alakananda Hajra

 

3. Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Chemistry (Hons)

    July, 2012 - June, 2016

    University of Calcutta, India

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Research Experience

1. Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Technion IIT          Israel (May, 2026 - Present)

Advisor - Prof. Graham de Ruiter

2. Post-Doctoral Research Associate, IISc           Bangalore  (Jan, 2025 - August, 2025)

Advisor - Prof. Akkattu T. Biju

3. Post-Doctoral Research Associate, IISER Bhopal     (Sept, 2023 -  Sept, 2024)

Advisor - Prof. Nitin T. Patil

4. Senior Research Fellow (Aug, 2020 - Sept, 2023)

5. Junior Research Fellow (July, 2018 - Aug, 2020)

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Teaching Experience (As Teaching Assistant)

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1. Advanced Organic Spectroscopy (CHM 611)

2. Chemical Biology (CHM 617)

3. Basic Organic Chemistry (CHM 211)

Period: Jan, 2020 - Aug, 2021

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Awards

1. Technion Post-Doctoral Fellowship (April,2026)

2. “Seal of Excellence” by Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) – 2024.

3. RSC Best Poster Award in 7th International Symposium on C-H Activation, at IITB (Dec, 2024)

4. MHRD Research Fellowship, Govt. of India

(July, 2018 - Aug, 2023)

5. Swami Vivekananda Merit-Cum-Means Scholarship, Govt. of WB, India

(July, 2016 - June, 2018)