Dr. Aniruddha Chakraborty

Dr. Aniruddha Chakraborty
School of Basic Sciences
Indian Institute of Technology Mandi
Kamand, Himachal Pradesh 175005
India
ph: +(91)1905-237930
achakraborty@iitmandi.ac.in

Short term internships are available in various different research areas of science, engineering & Humanities.

Dr. Aniruddha Chakraborty,

Associate Professor,

School of Basic Sciences,

Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Kamand, Himachal Pradesh, 175005, India.

Work Experience:

Associate Professor: School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India (2015 -).

Assistant Professor: School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India, 2010-15 (5 yrs.).

Research Associate: Institute of Theoretical Sciences & Department of Chemistry, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, USA. Advisor: Prof. M. E. Kellman, 2005-09 (4.5 yrs.) - Research Area: Understanding the origin of chaos in molecular vibrations.

Research Associate: Condensed Matter Theory Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Advisor: Prof. K. L. Sebastian, 2004-05 (0.5 yrs.) - Research Area: Non-linear vibrations in buckled nano-rod.

Education:

Ph.D.: Department of Inorganic & Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Advisor: Prof. K. L. Sebastian, 1997-2004 (6.5 yrs.) - Research Area: Theory of single molecule transistor, buckled nanorod, two-dimensional electron solvation & curve crossing problems.

M.Sc.: Department of Chemistry, Rajabazar Science College, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, 1995-97 (2 yrs.) - Subjects: Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics & Special paper: Physical Chemistry.

B.Sc.: Department of Chemistry, Vivekananda College (Thakurpukur), University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, 1992-95 (3 yrs.) - Subjects: Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry & Bengali.

Higher Secondary: Barisha High School, West Bengal Board of Higher Secondary Education, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, 1990-92 (2 yrs.) - Subjects: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, English, Bengali & Biology (additional).

Secondary: Barisha High School, West Bengal Board of Secondary Education, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, 1984-90 (6 yrs.) - Subjects: Mathematics, Physical Sciences, English, Life Sciences, Bengali, History, Geography, Physical Edu. & Biology (additional).

Primary: St. Elizabeth Girl's School, West Bengal Board of Primary Education, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, 1980-84 (4 yrs.) - Subjects: Mathematics, English, Bengali, History, Geography, Physical Education.

Kinder Garden: St. Elizabeth Kinder Garden School, West Bengal Board of Primary Education, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, 1979-80 (1 yr.).

Most Recent Papers:

Exploring the role of relaxation time, bond length and length of the polymer chain in the kinetics of end-to-end looping of a long polymer chain. An exact analytically solvable model, M. Ganguly* & A. Chakraborty, Chem. Phys. Lett. (under revision) (2017).

Analytical expression for end-to-end- auto correlation function of a long chain polymer molecule in solution, M. Ganguly* & A. Chakraborty, Chem. Phys. Lett. (under revision) (2018).

Understanding looping kinetics of a long polymer molecule in solution. Exact solution for delocalized sink model, M. Ganguly* & A. Chakraborty (submitted) (2017).

Understanding reversible looping kinetics of a long polymer molecule in solution. Exact solution for two state model with delta function coupling, M. Ganguly* & A. Chakraborty (submitted) (2018).

Nearest Hermitian inverse eigenvalue problem solution with respect to the 2-Norm, M. Padilla*, B. Kolbe & A. Chakraborty [submitted] (2018).

Understanding reversible looping kinetics of a long polymer molecule in solution. Exact solution for two state model with delocalized coupling, M. Ganguly* & A. Chakraborty (submitted) (2018).

Understanding looping kinetics of a long semi-flexible polymer molecule in solution. Exact solution for delta function sink model, M. Ganguly* & A. Chakraborty (in preparation) (2018).

Diffusion on a flat potential with a Dirac delta function sink. Exact solution in time domain. R. Saravanan* & A. Chakraborty (submitted) Chem. Phys. (2017).

Diffusion on a flat potential with a sink of finite width: Exact analytical solution in time domain, H. Chhabra* & A. Chakraborty, Physica A (under revision) (2017) link.

Diffusion on a piece-wise linear potential with a sink of finite width: Exact analytical solution in time domain, S. Mudra*, Hemani Chhabra & A. Chakraborty (submitted) Chem. Phys. Lett. (2018).

Diffusion on a harmonic potential with a sink of finite width: Exact analytical solution in Laplace domain, S. Mudra*, Hemani Chhabra & A. Chakraborty (under revision) Phys. Rev. E) (2018).

Two state problem in quantum mechanics. Exact solution for Dirac delta coupling in time domain. R. Saravanan* & A. Chakraborty (to be submitted) (2018) link.

Theory of electronic relaxation in solution: Simple derivation for exact solution in case of parabolic potential with delta function sink. S. Mudra* & A. Chakraborty (under revision), Chem. Phys. Lett. (2018).

Ultra-short potential: An ananlytically solvable model. Deepak Kumar, R. Saravanan* & A. Chakraborty (to be submitted) (2018) link.

Theory of electronic relaxation in solution: Effect of sink shapes on the relaxation rate constants. S. Mudra* & A. Chakraborty (in preparation) (2018).

Barrierless electronic relaxation in solution: A new analytically solvable model. S. Mudra* & A. Chakraborty (in preparation) (2018).

Soliton inside a box, Pooja Devi* & A. Chakraborty (in preparation) (2018).

Adsorbed Fullerene: Different rolling pathway on aluminum surface, Sourabh Kumar* & A. Chakraborty, J. Phys. Chem. (under review) (2018).

Comparison between C60 and C80 motion on aluminium, platinum and gold surface, Sourabh Kumar* & A. Chakraborty (submitted) (2018).

Double fullerene system as a molecular roller, Sourabh Kumar* & A. Chakraborty (in preparation) (2018).

A comparative study of semi-empirical and ab-initio method in rattling motion of proton through the benzene ring, Somesh Chamoli* & A. Chakraborty, Theochem (submitted) (2018).

Tentative Future Courses

Engineering Chemistry, B. Tech. Core (Aug.-Dec. 2019).
Adv. Quantum Chemistry, M.Sc. (Aug-Dec., 2019).
Computational Chemistry, M.Sc. (Aug. - Dec., 2019).
Group Theory & Spectroscopy, M. Sc. (Feb. - June 2019).
Reaction Dynamics & Catalysis, M. Sc. (Feb. - June 2019).
Computational Chemistry, M.Sc. (Aug. - Dec. 2018).
Adv. Quantum Chemistry, M.Sc. (Aug. - Dec. 2018).

Available M. Tech. (Biotechnology) Projects*

Transmission of infection for spreading of epidemics.
Analytical model for evaluating autism.
Mathematical model of influenza.
Impact of large animal extinctions on nutrient fluxes.
Airborne contaminant transport in vehicles.
A model of fibrin gel formation.
Plant Nutrient uptake - an analytical model.
Modelling of ligand migration within protein.
Reaction of neurotransmitters in a synaptic junction.
Force induced rupture of bio macromolecule.
Simple model for understanding electrocardiograms.
Modelling mutation accumulation of cancer.
Molecular Adhesion: A bio-technological process.

Available M. Sc. (Applied Mathematics) Projects*

Sound wave propagation & noise control.
Heat flow through a vibrating solid material.
Moisture diffusion in porous materials.
Simple model for understanding Arnold diffusion.
Bifurcation & Catastrophe map analysis of Hamiltonian system.
Diagonalizing nearly sparse matrice - new algorithm.
Inverse eigenvalue problem for nearly sparse matrix.
Exact solution of Fisher's equation.
Dressed basis method for matrix diagonalization.
Levy flight in presence of a sink.

Available Winter Projects (Dec-Jan. 2018)*

Understanding the theory of ion solvation.
Electron transfer reactions in single protein molecule.
Tunneling of a ring through another ring.
Comparison between ligands cyanide & carbon monoxide.
Quantum Carnot engine.
Divergence-free WKB method.
Depinning of a dislocation.
Surface enhanced Raman scattering.
Duschinsky effect on Raman excitation profile.
Random walk under random potential.
Rotational motion of a proton crane.
Jahn-Teller Effect using quantum cellular automata.
Molecule with planar tetracoordinate carbon.

Available M. Sc. (Chemistry) Projects* .

Electron solvation in two dimensions.
Understanding Acetylene-vinylidene isomerization reaction.
Vibrational dynamics from frequesncy domain spectrum.
Nano-mechanics: Buckled carbon nanotube.
Understanding structure of carbon dots.
Dynamics of H2 molecule trapped inside C60 cage.
Understanding the bond formation of H-H molecule.
Fracture in carbon nanotubes.
Solvent effects on Raman ecitation profile.
Forster Resonance Energy Transfer in long polymer chain.
Simple model for understanding fluorescence blinking.
Defining reaction coordinate in phase space.
New molecular knot.
Molecular wire sensor.
Understanding nano-elasticity.

Available I-Ph.D. (Physics) Projects*

Understanding Casimir effect using a simple model.
Dynamics of Bose-Einstein condensation.
Trapping of tethered random walkers.
Bent wire: New bound state.
Rate Theory in phase space.
Surface influenced vibrational spectra.
Ladder operator for bond dissociation process.
Photoelectric effect - effect of electron correlation.
Multi-state problems using quantum cellular Automata.

Available M.Sc. (Physics) Projects*

Estimating Tunneling time for simple model.
Modeling intercellular communication.
Nuclear shell model with short range interaction.
Quantum Monodromy using effective Hamiltonian.
Analytical solution od Poisson-Boltzmann equation.
Motion of elelctron in DNA.
Quantum Mechanics with restricted harmonic oscillator.
Modelling Mechanical unzipping of DNA.
Simple model of molecular ratchets.
Hawking Radiation & Sine-Gordon Soliton.
Quantum Newtonian cosmology.
Time dependent quantum thermodynamics.

Available B.Tech./M.Tech. (Engg.) Projects*

Exact solution of moving load problem.
Modeling of contaminant transport in rivers.
Effective thermal diffusivity in real solids.
Understanding water movement through fractured rock.
Viscosity coeffcient for nano-fluid.
Image processing: An inverse eigenvalue problem.
Groundwater depletion from a confining layer.
New zipping algorithm for big image files.
Modelling dynamics of railway sleeper.
Thermal diffusion in branched structures.
Brownian Dynamics simulation of polymer looping.
Understanding stochastic ocean waves.

* This is a rough guideline - just to help students. Students can choose any project, mentioned anywhere in this page or their own project irrespctive of their degree or discipline.

Dr. Aniruddha Chakraborty
School of Basic Sciences
Indian Institute of Technology Mandi
Kamand, Himachal Pradesh 175005
India
ph: +(91)1905-237930
achakraborty@iitmandi.ac.in