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The Faculty of Chemical Sciences (FoCS) was established under the aegis of the Institute of Natural Sciences and Humanities (INSH) in the year 2012 for the teaching-learning of basic chemistry in all the engineering programs. The department started B.Sc. (Hons.) and Ph.D programs in Chemistry in the year of 2013 while M.Sc. program in Chemistry in 2015. Chemistry is all pervasive in everything we see around us. Chemistry, being the central science, finds applications in areas as diverse as basic sciences, medical, environmental, and biological sciences, engineering, etc. With the advent of nanopesticides, enantioselective organocatalysis, mechanochemistry, directed enzyme revolution, reversible deactivation radical polymerisation, 3D Bioprinting, computational chemistry, etc the science of chemistry has undergone a pattern shift in the last two decades.
Our programs, both at the UG and PG levels, are designed keeping in view both the fundamental concepts, and revolutionary technologies. The curricula include industrial visits, seminars, projects and dissertations. The chemistry labs are well equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and instruments and the curricula lays due emphasis on practical. To further enrich the academic and research experience of the students and teachers alike, the faculty organizes conferences, workshops, webinars, faculty development programmes and has the collaborations and MoUs signed with organizations of well repute. We also invite prominent personalities as guest speakers during seminars and conferences. We have a few outreach activities to the credit for example, during Covid-19 pandemic period, our department distributed 4500 litres of hand sanitizer in the nearby villages prepared in our lab.
The faculty members are from prestigious national and international institutions with rich and diverse research and teaching experience. Their research area varies natural product chemistry, computational chemistry and organic synthesis for medicinal uses, solid-state green chemistry, material science, phase transition and polymorphism, crystal growth and crystal engineering etc. and they have expertise in designing and synthesis of novel binary organic materials such as compounds, eutectics, deep eutectics, nanomaterials and electro-ceramics by adopting solid-state green methodology etc. They have publications in high impact peer-reviewed journals and are actively engaged in research activities. The faculty members also have many patents published to their credits.
