Arnab Halder

Professor and Head of the Department

B. Sc. (Hons.) in Chemistry from Presidency College (1999)

M. Sc. with Physical Chemistry Specialization form Calcutta University (2001)

Ph.D. from IACS (2006)

Post Doctoral Research Work in Molecular Photoscience Research Center, Kobe University, Japan (2007-08)

My doctoral work at Physical Chemistry Department of IACS as CSIR fellow (2001 - 2004) was on ultrafast processes in confined environment like polymer-surfactant aggregate, proteins, lipids, solgel matrix, micelles etc. using picosecond LASER. 

In 2004, I got a job in Shibpur Dinobundhoo Institution (College) as Lecturer and before joining in Presidency University (December 17, 2013) I was Assistant Professor of Chemistry in the same college.

During doctoral work, I studied different photophysical processes in organised assemblies using picosecond LASER.

In Kobe University, area of my research was pulse shaping to control excited state dynamics.

Now, I am working with the spectroscopic features of graphene based nanomaterials.

In Shibpur Dinobundhoo Institution (College), I took classes on almost all topics in undergraduate level. Not only that I was involved in various administrative work, e.g., convener of Admission Sub-Committee, member of IQAC, Nodal Officer of the College for AISHE.

I had also taken classes for PG students of Presidency College as well as Presidency University in 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013.

In Presidency University, I take classes of UG and PG levels in Atomic Structure, Thermodynamics, Quantum Mechanics, Chemical Dynamics, Spectroscopy and Photochemistry.

Present Members:

Mrs. Tuyan Biswas (UGC-SRF), registered for Ph.D. in Presidency University (2019)

Mr. Somnath Bali (CSIR-SRF), registered for Ph.D. in Presidency University (2021)

Mr. Injamamul Haque (UGC-JRF), registered for Ph.D. in Presidency University (2022)

Past Ph.D. Members:

Dr. Dinesh Kumar Pyne (CSIR-SRF), awarded Ph.D. (Science) 2022  https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=3FQbsNwAAAAJ&hl=en

Dr. Prosenjit Saha (CSIR), awarded Ph.D. (Science) in 2021 (Current Position: Assistant Professor, Government General Degree College, Ranibandh)

So far, ninteen students of Presidency University and nine students from other Universities have successfully completed M.Sc. Project work under my supervision.

Life Member of Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata

1. Excited State Proton Transfer of 1-Naphthol in a Hydroxypropylcellulose/Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate System. Dutta, P.; Halder, A.; Mukherjee, S.; Sen, P.; Sen, S.; Bhattacharyya, K.  Langmuir, 2002, 18, 7867. (Impact factor: 4.331) https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/la020390y

2. Solvation dynamics in a protein–surfactant complex. Dutta, P.; Sen, P.; Halder, A.; Mukherjee, S.; Sen, S.; Bhattacharyya, K. Chemical Physics Letters, 2003, 377, 229. (Impact factor: 2.719) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0009261403011436?via%3Dihub

3. Solvation Dynamics in the Molten Globule State of a Protein. Sen, P.; Mukherjee, S.; Dutta, P.; Halder, A.; Mandal, D.; Banerjee, R.; Roy, S.; Bhattacharyya, K. J. Phys. Chem. B, 2003, 107, 14563. (Impact factor:  3.466) https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jp036277d

4. Solvation dynamics in a protein–surfactant aggregate. TNS in HSA–SDS. Mukherjee, S.; Sen, P.; Halder, A.; Sen, S.; Dutta, P; Bhattacharyya, K. Chemical Physics Letters, 2003, 379, 471. (Impact factor: 2.719) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0009261403014982?via%3Dihub

5. Solvation Dynamics in the Water Pool of an Aerosol-OT Microemulsion. Effect of Sodium Salicylate and Sodium Cholate. Dutta, P.; Sen, P.; Mukherjee, S.; Halder, A.; Bhattacharyya K.  J. Phys. Chem. B, 2003, 107, 10815. (Impact factor: 3.466) https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jp030083g

6. Solvation Dynamics of DCM in a Polypeptide-Surfactant Aggregate: Gelatin-Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate. Halder, A.; Sen, P.; Das Burman, A.; Bhattacharyya, K. Langmuir, 2004, 20, 653. (Impact factor: 4.331) https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/la035647m

7. Solvation Dynamics in Dimyristoyl-Phosphatidylcholine Entrapped Inside a Sol-Gel Matrix. Halder, A.; Sen, S.; Das Burman, A.; Patra, A.; Bhattacharyya, K. J. Phys. Chem. B, 2004, 108, 2309. (Impact factor: 3.466) https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jp035685e

8. Temperature dependence of solvation dynamics in a micelle.4-Aminophthalimide in Triton X-100. Sen, P.; Mukherjee, S.; Halder, A.; Bhattacharyya, K. Chem. Phys. Lett., 2004, 385, 357. (Impact factor: 2.719) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0009261404000156

9. Study of Solvation Dynamics in an Ormosil: CTAB in a Sol-Gel Matrix. Sahu, K.; Roy, D.; Mondal, S. K.; Halder, A.; Bhattacharyya, K. J. Phys. Chem. B, 2004, 108, 11971. (Impact factor: 3.466) https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jp049152x

10. Solvation dynamics in a worm-like CTAB micelle. Sen, P.; Mukherjee, S.; Halder, A.; Dutta, P.; Bhattacharyya, K. Res. Chem. Intermed., 2005, 31, 135. (Impact factor: 3.134) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1163/1568567053146922

11. Study of partially folded states of cytochrome C by solvation dynamics. Mondal, S. K.; Roy, D.; Sahu, K.; Mukherjee, S.; Halder, A.; Bhattacharyya, K. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2006, 124, 128. (Impact factor: 6.633) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0167732205001935

12. Optical control of excited state dynamaics. Halder, A. Prajnan O Sadhona, 2015, 2, 7. (ISSN: 2348-7410) 

13. Excitation wavelength dependent UV fluorescence of dispersed modified graphene oxide: Effect of pH. Dutta, P.; Nandi, D.;  Datta, S.; Chakraborty, S.; Das, N.; Chatterjee, S.;  Ghosh, U. C.;  Halder, A. Journal of Luminescence, 2015, 168, 269. (Impact factor: 4.171) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022231315004731

14. pH dependent tunable photoluminescence of Polyaniline grafte Graphene Oxide (GO–PANI) nanocomposite. Saha, P.; Pyne, D. K.; Pal, M.; Datta, S.; Das, P. K.; Dutta, P.; Halder, A. Journal of Luminescence, 2017, 181, 138. (Impact factor: 4.171) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022231316308511

15. Temperature-Dependent Conductivity of Graphene Oxide and Graphene Oxide-Polyaniline Nanocomposites Studied by Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy. Dutta, P.; Afalla, J.; Halder, A.; Datta, S.; Tominaga, K. J. Phys. Chem. C, 2017, 121, 1422. (Impact factor: 4.177) https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b10412

16. Effect of an anionic surfactant (SDS) on the photoluminescence of graphene oxide (GO) in acidic and alkaline medium. Saha, P.; Pyne, D. K.; Ghosh, S.; Banerjee, S.; Das, S.; Ghosh, S.; Dutta, P.; Halder, A., RSC Advances, 2018, 8, 584. (Impact Factor: 4.036) https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2018/ra/c7ra12024a

17. Photoluminescence of Graphene Oxide: Effect of pH, Surfactant and Polymer. Pyne, D, K.; Saha, P.; Halder, A., EPA News Letter, 2018, 94, 11. (ISSN 1011-4246) 

18. Tunable luminescence of graphene oxide-polyaniline nano-composite: Effect of an anionic surfactant. Saha, P.; Pyne, D. K.; Dutta, P.; Halder, A.; Journal of Luminescence, 2019, 206, 218. (Impact factor: 4.171) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022231318312201

19. Tunable Luminescence of a synthesised furophenanthraquinone derivative: Interactions with different solvents. Sarkar, A.; Pyne, D, K.; Biswas, T.; Das, R.; Kar, G, K.; Halder, A., Luminescence: The Journal of Biological and Chemical Luminescence, 2020, 35,709. (Impact factor: 2.464) https://analyticalsciencejournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/bio.3776

20. Photoluminescence Amplification of Cerium Incorporated Graphene Oxide Nanoparticles by Photoinduced Reduction: A Mechanistic Study Highlighting Structural Orderness. Pyne, D, K.; Chatterjee, S.; Biswas, T; Saha, P; Dutta, P; Halder. A.  Journal of Luminescence, 2021 (Impact factor: 4.171) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022231321001356

21. Interaction of Aromatic Nitro Compounds and Fluoride Ions with Photoluminescent GO?Ce Nanoparticles: Understanding the Role of Local Environment of Cerium. Pyne, D. K., Pramanik, S., Chatterjee, S., Bali, S., Biswas, T., Sengupta, S., A. Halder.. ChemistrySelect 7 (35), e202202095, 2022 (Impact factor 2.307) https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/23656549

22. Tuning of Photoluminescence of Graphene Oxide Based Nanomaterials in the UV-Visible Region: Formation of Aggregates by H-Bonding through Water Molecules. Pyne, D. K., Chatterjee, S., Pramanik, S., Saha, P., Biswas, T., Bali, S., Dutta, P., Halder, A., ChemistrySelect 2022, 7, e202202707 (Impact factor 2.307). 

https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/slct.202202707

23. Unraveling the Interaction of Synthesized Thienoangelicin Derivative by Fluorescence Studies with Solvents Bovine Serum Albumin and Metal Ions. Biswas, T., Haque, I., Roy, S., Chakraborty, B., Mitra, D., Kar, G. K., Halder. A., ChemistrySelect, 8 (28) e202300857, 2023 (Impact Factor: 2.307) 

https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/slct.202300857

24. A facile approach for selective detection of arsenite ions using plasmonic behaviour of silver nanoparticles. Bali, S., Goswami, S., Halder, A., Mondal. A.,  Anal. Methods, 16 (2), 170-174, 2024 (Impact Factor: 3.1)

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2023/ay/d3ay01701j