Dr. Biplab Maji
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Department of Chemical Sciences
IISER Kolkata
Tel +91-33-61360000 (extn. 1264)
Email: bm@iiserkol.ac.in
Mohanpur-741246
Nadia, WB, India
ABOUT ME
BM was born in Howrah on 26th January 1987. He obtained his B.Sc. degree with honors in Chemistry from Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, the University of Calcutta, in 2007 and an M.Sc. in chemistry from IIT Kanpur in 2009. He received his Ph.D. in 2012 under the supervision of Professor Herbert Mayr from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany. In 2013, he moved to the Molecular Catalyst Research Center in Japan for post-doctoral studies in the group of Professor Hisashi Yamamoto. In 2015, he moved to Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany with Alexander von Humboldt fellowship in the group of Professor Frank Glorious. In July 2016, he joined the Department of Chemical Sciences, IISER Kolkata as an assistant professor and in May 2021, he was promoted to associate professor. His research focuses on organic synthesis, covering asymmetric catalysis, the development of new methodologies, and natural product synthesis.Â
Academic background
Ph.D. (2012). Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany. (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Herbert Mayr) Grade: Summa cum laude
M.Sc. (2009). Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT K), India  (M.Sc. thesis supervisor: Prof. Manas. K. Ghorai)
B.Sc. (2007). Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, University of Calcutta, India
Professional Career
Associate Professor (Since May 2021), Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata, India
Assistant Professor (July 2016-May 2021). Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata, India
Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral fellowship (2016) Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany (Supervisor: Prof. Frank Glorius)
Postdoctoral Research (2013-2015). Molecular Catalyst Research Center, Japan (Supervisor: Professor Hisashi Yamamoto)
Awards
2021: "2021 Young Investigator Award ", Sponsored by Molecules
2021: Merck Young Scientist Award (runner-up) in Chemical Science
2021: INSA Medal for Young Scientists
2021: Associate of the Indian Academy of Sciences (IASc)
2020: NASI-Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee Award (2020) in Chemical Sciences
2019: Thieme Journal Award
2017: Early Career Research Award, DST-SERB
2016: INSPIRE Faculty Award, DST
2015: Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellowship
2013: "Förderpreis 2013" for best Ph.D. thesis, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
2012: Award of the Dr. Klus Römer-Stiftung for Ph.D. students