Manna Group
Department of Chemistry
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Doctoral Students
Dr. Rajashree Newar
Home town: Gogamukh, Assam
B.Sc.-North Lakhimpur College, Assam
M.Sc.-NIT Silchar, Assam
Ph.D.- Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (August 2017 - July 2022)
CSIR-Research Fellow
Thesis title: Metal-Organic Frameworks Supported Single-site Base-metal Catalysts for Organic Transformations
Current position: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT), Delhi
Previous position: Postdoc at University of California San Diego under Prof. Seth M. Cohen
Key publications:
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Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 10964-10970.
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Inorganic Chemistry, 2020, 59, 10473−10481.
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Catalysis Science & Technology, 2022, 12, 6795-6804.
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Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2022, e202101019.
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Patents: 3
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Dr. Neha Antil
Home town: Sonipat, Haryana
B.Sc.-University of Delhi
M.Sc.- IIT Roorkee
Ph.D.- Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (August 2018 - August 2022)
UGC-Research Fellow
Thesis title: Development of single-site metal-organic framework-catalysts for sustainable organic transformations
Current position: Postdoc at Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion (MPI CEC), Germany, under Prof. Walter Leitner (director of MPI CEC)
Key publications:
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J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 6156-6165.
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ACS Catalysis, 2021, 11, 3943-3957
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ACS Catalysis, 2021, 11, 10450-10459.
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ACS Catalysis, 2022, 12, 11159-11168.
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Inorganic Chemistry, 2021, 60, 9029-9039.
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Inorganic Chemistry, 2022, 61, 1031-1040.
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Patents: 3
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Dr. Naved Akhtar
Home town: Sonipat, Haryana
B.Sc.-University of Delhi
M.Sc.- Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
Ph.D.- Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (January 2019 - January 2024)
CSIR-Research Fellow
Thesis title: Metal-Organic Frameworks Supported Earth-Abundant Metal Catalysts for Sustainable Chemical Synthesis
Current position: Postdoc at Sorbonne Université & CNRS, Paris, France.
Key publications:
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ChemPlusChem., 2023, e202300520.
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Dalton Transactions, 2023, 52, 15384-15393.
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ACS Catalysis, 2021, 11, 10450–10459.
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Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 10964-10970.
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Patents: 2
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Dr. Chandan Bhogendra Jha
M.Phar.- Bhopal University, M.P.
Ph.D.- Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (August 2019 - July 2024)
DRDO-Research Fellow
Thesis title: Development of Novel Nano and Nano-Porous Materials Based Therapeutic Strategy for Effective Management of Hemostasis
Current position: Postdoc at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
Key publications:
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Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2024, 114050.
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Medical Hypotheses, 2024, 183, 111252.
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Nanotechnology, 2024, 35, 095102.
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Materials Advances, 2023, 4, 3330-3343.
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Dr. Wahida Begum
M.Sc.- Cotton College State University, Guwahati, Assam
Ph.D.- Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (August 2019 - June 2025)
DRDO-Research Fellow
Thesis title: Development of Heterogeneous Earth-Abundant Metal Catalysts for Chemoselective Functionalization of Methane and Other Hydrocarbons
Key publications:
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ACS Catalysis, 2024, 14, 10427-10436.
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Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2022, e202101019.
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Dr. Manav Chauhan
Home town: Narkanda, Himachal Pradesh
M.Sc.- IIT Hyderabad, Telangana
Ph.D.- Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (August 2020 - July 2025)
CSIR-Research Fellow
Thesis title: Development of Heterogeneous single-site metal catalysts using Metal-Organic Frameworks for upcycling of methane and polyolefins
Current position: Postdoc at Linköping University, Sweden.
Key publications:
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Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2026, 65, e9130890.
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Nature Communications, 2024, 15, 9798.
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Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy, 2025, 377, 125474.
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JACS Au, 2023, 3, 3473-3484.
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Chemistry of Materials, 2024, 36, 10670.
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J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 6156-6165.
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ACS Catalysis, 2024, 14, 10427-10436.
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ACS Catalysis, 2022, 12, 11159-11168.
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Patents: 3
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Dr. Poorvi Gupta
Home town: Delhi
M.Sc.- IIT Madras
Ph.D.- Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (August 2021 - April 2026)
CSIR-Research Fellow
Thesis title: Engineering Earth-Abundant Metal Catalysts using Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) for Selective Oxidation of Methane and other Hydrocarbons
Current position: Postdoc at Uppsala University, Sweden.
Key publications:
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J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 25372–25384.
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Chemical Science, 2025, 16, 2785 – 2795.
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Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2024, 27, e202400157.
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Inorganic Chemistry, 2024, 63, 11907-11916.
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Rahul Kalita
Home town: Assam
M.Sc.- Indian Institute of Engineering Science & Technology (IIEST), Shibpur, W.B.
Ph.D.- Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (August 2021 - April 2026)
CSIR-Research Fellow
Thesis title: Metal-Organic Frameworks Confined Single-Site Heterogeneous Catalysts for Sustainable Chemical Transformations
Current position:
Key publications:
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Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2025, e202413402.
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ACS Catalysis, 2026,16, 882–909.
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Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2023, e202300.
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ChemComm, 2024, 60, 6504-6507.
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New Journal of Chemistry, 2025, 49, 2071.
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Dalton Transactions, 2025, 54, 6812 - 6821.
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Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2026, 65, e9130890.
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ACS Catalysis, 2025,15, 13958–13969.
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Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2026, 594, 123082.
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Patents: 1
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Postdoctoral Fellows
Dr. Ajay Kumar
Ph.D.-Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University
Postdoc: IIT Delhi (Sep 2019 - March-2022)
Current position: Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry,
Ramjas College, University of Delhi.
Key publications:
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ACS Catalysis, 2021, 11, 3943-3957
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Inorganic Chemistry, 2021, 60, 9029-9039.
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Inorganic Chemistry, 2022, 61, 1031-1040.
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Patent: 1
Dr. Bitan Sardar (March 2024 - Feb 2026)
PhD: IIT Guwahati
SERB-NPDF Postdoctoral Fellow
Current position: Postdoc at Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan
Key publications:
M. Sc. Students
Kajol Tonk (2017 - 2018)
Current position: PhD student
Iowa State University, USA
Aditya Rana (2018 - 2019)
Kajal (2019 - 2020)
Sumit Mehta (2018 - 2019)
Shivam Srivastav (2019 - 2020)
Monika Soni (2020 - 2021)
Raman (2020 - 2021)
Nikita Rao (2017 - 2018)
Tanmay Malik (2022 - 2023)
Himani (2023 - 2024); PhD student at Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion
Smitkriti (2021 - 2022)
Richa Singh (2022 - 2023)
Kavita Fulara (2023 - 2024)
Simesh Kumar (2021 - 2022)
M. Tech. Students
Deepti Mishra (2018 - 2019) Riya (2020 - 2021) Himani Sharma (2021- 2022)