About The Section
Structural Chemistry
Publishes original research articles, letters, case reports, reviews/mini-reviews and guest edited thematic issues on the topics related to synthesis, structure, properties, reactivity, biological activity and application of Structural Chemistry.
The Structural Chemistry section of the journal Current Indian Science publishes original research articles, letters, case reports, reviews/mini-reviews, and guest-edited thematic issues on various topics related to the understanding of the role of structure and function in molecules in different states of matter.
This section is not limited to specific aspect of the field but is instead devoted to a wide range of sub-fields in the area. Articles of multi-disciplinary nature are particularly welcome. Submissions in the following areas are of special interest to the readers of this journal:
· Chemistry of Clusters
· Co-crystallization
· Computational Chemistry
· Coordination Chemistry
· Host-Guest Chemistry
· High-Pressure studies
· Liquid Crystals
· Materials Chemistry
· Medicinal Chemistry
· Organometallic Chemistry
· Phase Transition in Solids
· Polymorphism
· Solid-State Reactivity
· Supramolecular Catalysis
· SupramolecularChemistry
Dr. Deepak Chopra is currently a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at IISER Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. He received his degree in B.Sc. (H) Chemistry (Gold Medalist) from Jadavpur University in 2001. He completed the Integrated PhD program from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and postdoctoral work at the University of Toledo, Ohio, USA. His active research interests include intermolecular interactions, and polymorphism in molecular crystals. He is currently on the editorial board of the Journal of Molecular Structure, a Co-Editor of the journal Acta Crystallographica E (IUCr, Chester) and a Fellow of the Indian Chemical Society and the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Dr. Kamalakanta Behera is currently Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Chemistry (CBFS, ASAS), Amity University Gurgaon, Haryana, India. He obtained his PhD degree from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi in 2010. Then he went to Nagoya University Japan & Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore as a postdoctoral research fellow. He was selected for the prestigious JSPS postdoctoral Fellowship in 2012. He also worked as a DST fast track young scientist in Jamia Millia Islamia from 2016 - 2019. His research group mainly focuses on ionic Liquids, Deep Eutectic Solvents, Colloids, Photophysics, Sensors and Biosensors.
Dr. Susanta K. Nayak is currently Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur, India. He obtained his PhD degree from Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore (2010). He went to Centre for Nano Science and Technology @ Polimi, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) & NFMLab-DCMIC "Giulio Natta" Politecnico di Milano, Italy to pursue his postdoctoral study. He was awarded with Marie Curie Research Fellow (IIF) to work at the Université de Rennes 1, France (2012-2014). His research group at VNIT mainly emphasizes on organic based molecules utilizing Crystal Engineering, Supramolecular chemistry, Liquid crystals for biological activity study as well as material application along with the establishment of Structure-Property relationship through experimental and computational analysis.
Section: Structural Chemistry
