Manas Sutradhar, Ph.D., is currently working as a Research Scientist in Centro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade deLisboa, Potugal. He is also the Collaborator Researcher at DREAMS, Universidade de Lusofona, Lisboa, Portugal. He has completed his Ph.D. degree in Chemistry from University of Calcutta, India, in the year of 2008. He was apost-doctoral fellow (2009-2011) at Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany. During 2004-2007, he worked as a part time lecturer at Maulana Azad College (a degree college under University of Calcutta), Kolkata, India. Based on his scientific performance, he received the Young Scientist Award 2006 from Indian Chemical Society, India and Sir P. C. Ray Research Award 2006 from the University of Calcutta, India.Dr. Sutradhar is an Editorial Board Member of Catalysts (Journal) and Current Microwave Chemistry (Journal) and Guest Editor in– Catalysts (2 Special Issues) and Frontiers in Chemistry (2 Special issues). He edited a book entitled “Vanadium Catalysis” from the Royal Society of Chemistry. He is/was also the member of International Conference Organizing Committee- ICOMC 2012, 7th EuCheMS N-Ligand 2018, 1st ICNCI 2019 and XII-ISHC 2021.
Research Area & Expertise
He published 65 research papers (h index 25) in International journals and 7 book chapters. He also registered one patent in his name. The major contribution of his research work is in the areas of chemistry of vanadium complexes and their applications in oxidation catalysis and biological activities (antidiabetic, anticancer properties etc). His research interest also includes synthesis of polynuclear complexes with interesting magnetic properties, removal of volatile organic compounds and bioactive natural products.