Dibakar Chandra Deka
Mizoram University, Madhabdev University, Gauhati University
0000-0001-5947-5279
About
Educated in Cotton College (B.Sc. Chemistry Honours), Gauhati University (M.Sc. Organic Chemistry & D.Sc. Organic Synthesis), IIT Kharagpur (M.Tech. & Ph.D. High Pressure Technology & Catalysis) and Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo (PG Diploma in Organic Synthesis), Prof. Dibakar Chandra Deka had an opportunity to work in the Research Group of Prof. EJ Thomas (former Editor-in-Chief Tetrahedron Letters & Presently Editor Journal Chemical Research) as a Commonwealth Visiting Fellow in the University of Manchester, Manchester, UK from Oct/1997 to Sep/1998. He worked as a UNESCO Post-doctoral Fellow in Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo for one year (Oct/1989 to Sep/1990) with Prof. Takeshi Nakai as the mentor. He joined the Department of Chemistry, Gauhati University in the year 1991 and continued his services in Teaching and Research till June 2019 when he was offered a new assignment as Vice-Chancellor of Madhabdev University. While his Research Group still continues to work in the Department of Chemistry, Gauhati University, Prof. Deka is presently involved in a wide spectrum of academic activities (including teaching, thesis evaluation, research paper reviewer, etc.) in addition to his responsibility as the Vice-Chancellor of a new university. Till now 32 research scholars have been successfully supervised leading to PhD degrees and another four still working. His research interest includes synthetic organic chemistry, biodiesel, traditional alcoholic beverages and natural products chemistry.
Employment
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Mizoram University Vice Chancellor (Academic & Administrative Head)2023 - 2028
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Madhabdev University Vice Chancellor2019 - 2023
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Gauhati University Professor1991 - 2023
Education
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Gauhati University D.Sc.2005 - 2012
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (14)
- Application of Azolla pinnata Biochar as a Green Low-Cost Solid Catalyst in the Production of Biodiesel from Tamarind Kernel Oil Save
- The Gelatinous Pulp of the Fruit of Dillenia indica: An Efficient Catalyst for the Synthesis of Polyfunctionalized Indole Derivatives Save
- Micelle‐Mediated In‐water Synthesis of Spirooxindoles at Ambient Temperature Using Sapindus mukorossi Fruit Pericarp Powder as the Source of Saponin Surfactants Save
- Macroalgae Aquatic Weed Azolla pinnata Biochar: Production and Characterisation Save
- A Facile and Green Approach for One‐Pot Synthesis of Highly Functionalized Derivatives of 4‐Hydroxycoumarin Using Aqueous Extract of Dillenia indica (AEDI) as a Catalyst Save
- Aqueous Extract of Sapindus mukorossi Fruit Pericarp‐Mediated One‐Pot Synthesis of Spiro[indoline‐3,4′‐pyran]‐2‐one Derivatives Save
- Dillenia indica (Elephant Apple) Fruit Decoction: A Green Catalyst for the Synthesis of Tetrahydrobenzo(b)pyran and Spirooxindole Derivatives Save
- Aqueous Extract of Dillenia indica Fruit (AEDI): A Sustainable Biocatalyst for the Synthesis of Pharmacologically Important Bis(indolyl)methanes Save
- Metal Contents in Traditional Alcoholic Rice Beers Prepared by Rabha and Sonowal Kachari Tribes of Assam, India Save
- Biochemical Indices and Consumption Pattern of Traditional Alcoholic Beverages by Tribal Communities of North-East India: A Review Save