EXPERIENCE
10/2021-present
Process Validation Specialist, Pharma Tech Support,
02/2020-03/2020
Scientist, Advanced Chemical Analysis (ACA),
02/2018-01/2020
Postdoctoral Fellow (FFG)
Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria
Adviser: Dr. Katharina Schröder (née Bica)
Industrial partner: AC2T Research GmbH, Vienna, Austria
09/2014-11/2017
Ph.D. in Chemistry,
UMR 6226, ISCR: OMC, University of Rennes1, Rennes, France
Thesis title: Design of New Ruthenium and Iridium Complexes for
Hydrogen Transfer Reactions and Cyclic Amine Functionalization
Advisers: Dr. Christian Bruneau and Dr. Mathieu Achard
07/2009-06/2014
Int. M. Sc. in Chemistry,
NISER, Bhubaneswar, India (CGPA – 8.9/10)
Thesis title: Rhodium Catalyzed Synthesis of Bicyclic Ketals and Diketals from Diazocarbonyl Compounds
Adviser: Dr. Chidambaram Gunanathan
RESEARCH INTERESTS
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Design and development of novel ligands, transition metal complexes, and their applications in catalysis
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Development of synthetic methodologies towards green and sustainable chemistry
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Base metal catalysis
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Synthesis of biologically relevant molecules using catalysis
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C−H and C−heteroatom bond activation using transition metal catalysis
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Hydrogenation/dehydrogenation reactions and hydrogen storage
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Activation of atmospheric small molecules like carbon dioxide (CO2)
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Supported Ionic Liquid Phase (SILP) catalysis
PUBLICATIONS
RESEARCH ARTICLES
Sainz-Martinez, A.; Hauzenberger, C.; Sahoo, A. R.; Csendes, Z.; Hoffmann, H.; Bica, K. ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng. 2018, 6, 13131.
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One of the most read articles of ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng. (Aug. & Sept. 2018)
Sahoo, A. R.; Jiang, F.; Bruneau, C.; Sharma, G. V. M.; Suresh, S.; Roisnel, T.; Dorcet, V.; Achard, M. Catal. Sci. Technol. 2017, 7, 3492.
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Selected as a part of the themed collection: 2017 Catal. Sci. Technol. "Hot Articles".