Research Interest(s)

From molecules to materials: Exploring the synthesis, functionalization and dynamic properties of boron- and silver-based clusters

Academic Background

• B.Sc Chemistry – Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi (2017)
• M.Sc Chemistry – IIT Guwahati (2019)

Achievements

• Qualified GATE- 2020
• Qualified CSIR JRF- 2019
• Qualified CSIR NET- 2018
• Qualified IIT JAM- 2017

Teaching/Internship/Project Experience

Feb 2020- June 2021 (R&D project Assistant)
Supervisor: Prof. M. Eswaramoorthy, JNCASR Bangalore, India
Following projects I have worked on:

• High surface area Metal-free Boron, Carbon, Nitrogen-based catalyst for lower alkenes dehydrogenation.
• Biomass-derived high surface area activated porous carbons material for the carbon dioxide (CO2) capturing.
• Developing a nanomatrix for delivery of pheromone Synergists of housefly, Musca domestca L.

Oct 2018-june 2019 (Master’s Thesis)
Supervisor: Dr. Uttam Manna, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India
Project Title: Fabrication and characterization of porous 3D superhydrophobic and Superoleophilic material for Oil/Water Separation.

July 2016-june 2017 (Under Graduate Project)
Supervisor: Dr. Rupesh Kumar, University of Delhi, India
Project Title: Preparation of Biocompatible Palladium Noscapine Nanoprticles for cancer therapy: A Green Approach

Publication(s)

•  Subhash Bairagi, Deepak Kumar Patel, Debipada Chatterjee, Monika Kučeráková, Jan Macháček, Tomas Base, Thalappil Pradeep and Sundargopal Ghosh, Cluster versus coordination: The chemistry of cyclopentadienyl titanium and vanadium complexes with B- and C-functionalized carborane-thiols, [C2B10H12-n(SH)n] (n = 2 or 3),Chem. Sci. (2025)
• Deepak Patel, B. S. Sooraj, Kaplan Kirakci, Jan Machacek, Monika Kučeráková, Jonathan Bould, Michal Dusek, Martha Frey, Christof Neumann, Sundargopal Ghosh, Andrey Turchanin, Thalappil Pradeep, and Tomas Base, Macropolyhedral syn-B₁₈H₂₂, the “forgotten” isomer,
• J. Am. Chem. Soc., 145 (2023) 17975–17986.
• Arpita Shome, Kousik Maji, Adil Majeed Rather, Arcot Yashwanth, Deepak Kumar Patel, and Uttam Manna* “A Scalable Chemical Approach for Synthesis of Highly Tolerant and Efficient Oil-Absorbent”
  Chemistry – An Asian Journal, DOI: 10.1002/asia.201901102 (09/2019)
• Senthoorraja, Deepak Kumar Patel, Vpplayam Shanmugam Pragadheesh, Basavarajappa S, Bakthavatsalam and Subaharan K* “Potential of Polymer Matrix in Delivery of Lemon Grass, Cymbopogon Citratus Stapf Essential Oil to Manage Housefly, Musca Domestica L.”
  Indian Journal of Entomology, ESI No-24112086670 (11/2020)

Patent(s)

-Nil

Conferences/Workshops

• The International Winter School-2020, “Frontiers in Materials Science”
  School of Advanced Materials, JNCASR Bangalore (7th-11th December, 2020)
• Attended the 8th International Conference on Perspectives in Vibrational Spectroscopy (ICOPVS)- JNCASR Bangalore, India (24th-29th February 2020)
• Attended a seminar about “Hybrid Silica for application in catalysis and Nanomedicine Fields” IIT Guwahati. (6th March 2018)
• Participated in “National Symposium on Chemistry in Sustainable Development” organized by Hansraj college, University of Delhi (2017)
• National Conference on “Emerging Trends and Future challenges in Chemical Sciences, ETFC. Organized by Department of chemistry Kirori Mal college, University of Delhi (3rd- 4th Feb2017)