Manna Group
Department of Chemistry
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
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Dr. Kuntal Manna
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry
MS 720, 6th Floor, Multi-storey building
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Hauz Khas, New Delhi, India, 110016
Tel: +91-11-26591510
ORCID: 0000-0002-2924-0353
Scopus Id: 57208992791
Professsional Experience
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Assistant Professor January 2017 - March 2022
Department of Chemistry
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD), New Delhi, India
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Postdoctoral Research Scholar 2013 - 2016
Department of Chemistry
The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Advisor: Prof. Wenbin Lin
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Education
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Ph.D. Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA 2012
Advisor: Prof. Aaron D. Sadow
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M.Sc. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur U.P., India 2006
Advisor: Prof. Vadapalli Chandrasekhar
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B.Sc. Vidyasagar University (Panskura Banamali College), W.B., India 2004
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AWARDS AND HONORS​
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Early Career: Mrs. Veena Arora Faculty Research Award, IIT Delhi 2022
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Early Career Chemist Grant, Pacifichem 2021
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Young Faculty Incentive Fellowship, IIT Delhi 2017
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The Henry Gilman Fellowship, Iowa State University 2011
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The Frank J. Moore and Thoreen Beth Moore Fellowship, Iowa State University 2010
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Graduate and Professional Student Senate Peer Research Award, Iowa State University, 2012
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ACS-DIC Student Travel Award, American Chemical Society 2012
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Chevron Phillips and P&G travel award 2012, 2010
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Professional Advancement Grant, Iowa State University 2012, 2010
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Junior Research Fellowship, CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research), India 2006
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Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. (JAM) for admission to IITs: all India rank 20 2004
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‘First Class First’ in B.Sc. (Honours in Chemistry), Vidyasagar University, W.B., India 2004
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Pitambar Das Memorial Scholarship with silver medal, Banamalichatta High School, W.B., India 1999
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Invited oral presentations
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13. International Conference on Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), ARSD College, University of Delhi, 28-January, 2024.
12. Frontiers in Sustainable Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, 20-January, 2024.
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11. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur, 08-January-2024
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10. Indo-French Seminar on “Catalysis for Sustainability”, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Thiruvananthapuram, 11-December, 2023
9. GITAM CHEMISTRY RESEARCH CONFERENCE 2023, GITAM University, Visakhapatnam, 08-December, 2023
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8. Third International Conference on Carbon Chemistry and Materials, Oct-2023.
7. Integrative Chemical Science for Health & Environment- 2023 (ICHE-2023), Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, 07-October, 2023
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6. Spectroscopy using Indus Synchrotron Radiation-2023 (SISR-2023), 24-March, 2023.
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5. Emergent Materials for Energy and Environment (EMEE-2023), IIT Roorkee, 05-March, 2023.
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4. 9th IUPAC International Conference on Green Chemistry, 06-September, 2022.
3. Supported Single-Ion Catalysts Symposium, Pacifichem 2021, 17-December, 2021
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2. Jawaharlal Nehru University, June 30, 2021 (virtual).
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​1. 1st International Symposium on Main-group Molecules to Materials (MMM) 2018, IISc Bangalore, October 30, 2018.