EXPERTISE INFORMATION
Research Group
Areas of Interest
1. Organic Synthesis (N-Heterocycle Synthesis, New Methodology Development and Catalysis) 2. Nano Chemistry (Nano Catalysis, Nano Sensor and Nano Medicines)
Dr. Ashis Kumar Jena
Assistant Professor-II, Chemistry
M.Sc.,Ph.D. (NIT,Rourkela)
jenaashis016@gmail.com
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
Dr. Ashis Kumar Jena, currently holds the position of Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry, MSCB University, Baripada, Odisha, India, since 2016. He received his Ph.D. (Organic Chemistry) in 2014 from NIT Rourkela and joined as an assistant professor at Centurion University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha in 2014. Subsequently he was joined as an Ad-hoc faculty at NIT Jamshedpur and continued from 2014 to 2016 before joining at MSCBU. The research interest of his group includes organic synthesis and nano chemistry. With more than 17 years of research experience and 12 years of teaching experience, he has published 21 scopous as well as web of science indexed international journals. Dr. Jena has undertaken 05 sponsored research projects as Principal Investigator/Co-Investigator, and acted as a active member of DST-FIST programme (2019-24) of Department of Chemistry, MSCBU. Under his supervision, 02 students are awarded PhD, 01 is submitted thesis and 04 are continuing. He has authored 01 book published by leading scientific publishing house. He served as reviewer for many international journals like ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, ACS Applied Nano Materials, Chem Cat Chem, Nanoscale Advances, Analyst, Analytical Methods and ACS Applied Optical Materials etc.
Dr. Jena is a Community Associate member of the American Chemical Society, Affiliate member of Royal Society of Chemistry, UK and Life member, Orissa Chemical Society as well as Society for Materials Chemistry, India. He is the recipient of Prof. R. C. Tripathy Memorial Award-2024 (contributions in chemical sciences) from the Orissa Chemical Society.
- Synthesis of novel magnetic nano-catalysts and their catalytic application for cross- and oxidative-coupling reactions
- Synthesis of nitrogen-rich heterocycles and evaluation of their bioactivity
- Development of fluorescent carbon quantum dots for sensing applications
- Course: Ph.D.
Year: 2014
University: NIT Rourkela - Course: M.Sc.
Year: 2008
University: Utkal University
- Position: Assistant Professor (Stage II)
Institute: MSCB University
Duration: May 2020 – Continued - Position: Assistant Professor (Stage I)
Institute: MSCB University (Erstwhile North Orissa University)
Duration: May 2016 – May 2020 - Position: SERB Start-up Fellow
Institute: NIT Jamshedpur
Duration: March 2016 – April 2016 - Position: Ad-hoc Faculty
Institute: NIT Jamshedpur
Duration: August 2014 – March 2016 - Position: Asst. Professor
Institute: Centurion University
Duration: March 2014 – July 2014
BOOK PUBLICATIONS
- Cu/Fe-catalyzed cross-coupling reactions: En route to heterocycles
by Dr. Ashis Kumar Jena, Lap Lambert Academic Publication, Germany.
ISBN: 978-3-659-61017-2
(Year of Publication: 2014) - Organic Name Reactions and Rearrangements
by Dr. Ashis Kumar Jena, Narosa Publishing House, India.
ISBN: 9788184875867
Co-published by Alpha Science International Ltd., Oxford, UK.
ISBN: 978-1-78332-303-6
(Year of Publication: 2017)
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
- Chandan Kumar Pal, Swagatika Sahu, Ranjan Kumar Sahu, Rajesh Kumar Singh,
Ashis Kumar Jena*, Magnetically Recyclable Palladium Nanoparticles (Fe₃O₄-Pd)
for Oxidative Coupling between Amides with Olefins at Room Temperature,
Appl. Organometallic Chem., 2019, 33, e4985
(doi.org/10.1002/aoc.4985, Impact Factor = 3.584, Total Citation = 2) - Ashis Kumar Jena* and Swagatika Sahu, Review on Fe-catalyzed carbon-carbon
and carbon-heteroatom oxidative coupling reactions: En route to heterocycles.
J. Chem. Pharm. Res., 2017, 9(10), 315-341. - Niranjan Panda*, Ashis Kumar Jena, Cu/Fe-catalyzed carbon-carbon and
carbon-heteroatom cross-coupling reactions,
Organic Chemistry: Current Research, 2015, 4, 1-21.
(Impact Factor = 0.53, Total Citation = 11) - Niranjan Panda*, Ashis Kumar Jena, Fe-Catalyzed one-pot synthesis of 1,3-
and 1,3,5-substituted pyrazoles from hydrazones and vicinal diols,
J. Org. Chem. 2012, 77, 9401-9406.
(Impact Factor = 4.849, Total Citation = 28)
- Paper Code: CH – 103
Paper Name: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY-I
Teaching Years: 2016-CONTINUE - Paper Code: —
Paper Name: POLYMER CHEMISTRY
Teaching Years: 2016-CONTINUE - Paper Code: CH – 202
Paper Name: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY-II
Teaching Years: 2016-CONTINUE - Paper Code: CH – 303
Paper Name: ORGANIC SYNTHESIS – I
Teaching Years: 2016-CONTINUE - Paper Code: CH – 304
Paper Name: ORGANIC GENERAL PRACTICAL
Teaching Years: 2016-CONTINUE - Paper Code: CH – 401
Paper Name: SPECTROSCOPY-II
Teaching Years: 2016-CONTINUE - Paper Code: CH – 402
Paper Name: ORGANIC SYNTHESIS – II
Teaching Years: 2016-CONTINUE - Paper Code: CH – 403
Paper Name: PRACTICAL
Teaching Years: 2016-CONTINUE
- Position: Member, Incubation Centre
- Position: Member, R & D
- Position: Member, IQAC/NAAC
- Position: Member, Subject Research Committee, MSCB University
Duration: From Dt. 09.03.2023 onwards - Position: Verifying Officer, PG Admission, MSCB University
Duration: 2024-25, 2025-26, 2026-27 - Position: Core Committee Member, Int. B.Ed.-M.Ed. Admission, MSCB University
Duration: 2022-23, 2023-24 - Position: Member, Board of Studies, MSCB University
Duration: From Dt. 21.03.2022 onwards - Position: Member, Project Monitoring Cell, Institutional Development Plan under OURIIP (World Bank Funded)
- Position: Deputy Superintendent, Revenue Inspector Exam.
Date: 29.08.2021 - Position: Member, Student Service Centre, MSCB University
From: Dt. 01.07.2025
To: Continue - Position: Member, Institutional Laboratory Safety Committee
From: 03.11.2021
To: Continue - Position: Mentor, Swayam Programme, North Orissa University
From: Aug 2020
To: May 2021 - Position: Centre Coordinator, Civil Service Coaching Centre, North Orissa University
From: March 2019
To: Jun 2020 - Position: Deputy Director, IQAC, North Orissa University
From: June 2017
To: Jun 2018 - Position: Centre Coordinator, NOU Study Center, DDCE, North Orissa University
From: June 2017
To: Aug 2020
- Best Oral Presenter award for oral presentation in the International Virtual Conference on “Innovation in Chemical Science-2020: An International Meet for Quality and Quantity (ICSIMQQ-2020)” organized by Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai.
- Young Scientist Award (2015), SERB, DST, Govt. of India.
- Prof. G. B. Behera Best Thesis Award (2014), Orissa Chemical Society.
- Institute Post Doctoral Fellowship (Oct 2013 – Nov 2013), Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal.
- Prof. R. K. Nanda Award (2011) for best research paper presentation at Silver Jubilee Annual Conference of Orissa Chemical Society, India.
- Institute Fellowship (Feb 2009 – Jul 2013), National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India.
- Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (2008), Govt. of India.
- Qualified National Eligibility Test in Lectureship (Jun-2008) and (Dec-2008), conducted by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Govt. of India.
- Membership: Affiliate Member, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK
Membership ID: 743042 - Membership: Community Associate Member, American Chemical Society, USA
Membership No.: 32220228 - Membership: Life Member, Orissa Chemical Society
- Membership: Life Member, Society for Materials Chemistry
Membership No.: LM 2272 - Membership: Life Member, Society for Positron Annihilation and Nuclear Probes
Membership No.: LM_0064
- Title: Synthesis of Imidazo-Fused Heterocycles via Domino Reactions for Anti-Cancer Application
Funding Agency: OSHEC, Govt. of Odisha
Amount: 9.54 Lakhs
Duration: 02 Years
Status: On-going (PI) - Title: Synthesis of Fluorescent Carbon Dots-Hydrogels Nanocomposites for Sensing and Removal of Toxic Heavy Metal Ions from Water
Funding Agency: BRNS
Amount: 37.84 Lakhs
Duration: 03 Years
Status: Completed (PI) - Title: Effects of high-level natural background radiation on amphibians around the Chhatrapur beach Placer
Funding Agency: BRNS
Amount: —
Duration: 03 Years
Status: On-going (Co-PI) - Title: Organic Synthesis and Material Chemistry for Societal Applications
Funding Agency: MSCB University
Amount: —
Duration: 01 Year
Status: Completed (Co-PI) - Title: Pd-catalyzed C(sp2)-C(sp2) and C(sp2)-N oxidative annulation reactions: En route to medicinally important molecules
Funding Agency: SERB
Amount: 13.3 Lakhs
Duration: 03 Years
Status: Completed (PI)