Educational Background:

M. Sc. University of Kalyani, West Bengal, 1991-1993

Ph. D. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 1993 -1998

Post Doctorate, Pennsylvania State University, USA,1998 – 2002

Professional Background

  • Supervising Ph. D. Thesis for 4 Students
  • Taught CH515 (Half) and Taken Lab Course (Physical) for PBIR – Chemical Sciences Program
  • Supervised a Summer Trainee
  • Awarded Two Projects (DST and CSIR)

Main area of work

  • Chemical Dynamics, Reaction Kinetics, Fluorescence Quenching, Molecular Recognition
  • Liquids, Compressed Gases and Supercritical Media
  • Binary Mixtures, Electrolyte Solutions and Macromolecules
  • Experiments Using Time Resolved and Steady State Electronic Spectroscopy
  • Theoretical Studies Using Equilibrium and Time Dependent Statistical Mechanics
  • Computer Simulation Studies


Significant recent publications:

  • H. K. Kashyap, T. Pradhan and R. Biswas, J. Chem. Phys. 2006, 125, 174506(1)-174506(10).
  • T. Pradhan and R. Biswas, J. Phys. Chem A. 2007, 111, 11514-11523
  • T. Pradhan and R. Biswas,J. Phys. Chem A. 2007, 111, 11524-11530
  • H. K. Kashyap and R. Biswas, J. Chem. Phys . 2007 , 127 , 184502(1)-184502(15)
  • R. Biswas and J. Chakrabarti,J. Phys. Chem B. 2007, 111 , 13743-13747