Dr. Susanta K. Nayak

Brief Bio

Brief Bio
Dr. Susanta K. Nayak earned his MSc in Chemistry from Utkal University, Odisha, in 2003. He completed his PhD in Structural Chemistry at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, in 2010. Following his doctorate, he served briefly as a Research Associate at IISc before moving to the Centre for Nano Science & Technology@Polimi, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), and NFMLab-DCMIC "Giulio Natta" at Politecnico di Milano, Italy, for postdoctoral research on ‘In situ cryocrystallography study of nanostructured materials for opto-electronic applications’ until September 2012. Subsequently, he was awarded the Marie Curie Research Fellowship (IIF) and worked at Université de Rennes 1, France, from October 2012 to September 2014 on ‘Luminescent hybrid nanomaterial showing liquid crystalline properties’. Dr. Nayak joined the Department of Chemistry at VNIT, Nagpur, as a faculty member in 2015. His research group at VNIT focuses on organic molecules, utilizing crystal engineering, supramolecular chemistry, and liquid crystals to study biological activity and material applications, along with establishing structure-property relationships through both experimental and theoretical approaches.

Dr. Susanta K. Nayak earned his MSc in Chemistry from Utkal University, Odisha, in 2003. He completed his PhD in Structural Chemistry at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, in 2010. Following his doctorate, he served briefly as a Research Associate at IISc before moving to the Centre for Nano Science & Technology@Polimi, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), and NFMLab-DCMIC "Giulio Natta" at Politecnico di Milano, Italy, for postdoctoral research on ‘In situ cryocrystallography study of nanostructured materials for opto-electronic applications’ until September 2012. Subsequently, he was awarded the Marie Curie Research Fellowship (IIF) and worked at Université de Rennes 1, France, from October 2012 to September 2014 on ‘Luminescent hybrid nanomaterial showing liquid crystalline properties’. Dr. Nayak joined the Department of Chemistry at VNIT, Nagpur, as a faculty member in 2015. His research group at VNIT focuses on organic molecules, utilizing crystal engineering, supramolecular chemistry, and liquid crystals to study biological activity and material applications, along with establishing structure-property relationships through both experimental and theoretical approaches.

Education

Sr. No.	Degree	Year	Specialization	University
1	Ph.D.	2010	Chemistry	Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore
2	M.Sc.	2003	Chemistry	Utkal University, Orissa
3	B.Sc.	2001	Chemistry (Hons), Physics and Mathematics	Utkal University, Orissa

Contact Details

Phone:	Email:	Address:
Ph:+917122801610	E-mail: sknayak@chm.vnit.ac.in	Department of Chemistry, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, (VNIT), Nagpur, South Ambazari Road, Maharashtra-440010, India

Research Interest

Research Interest
Crystal Engineering
Liquid Crystals
Organic soft material
Structure-property Correlation
Supramolecular chemistry

Sr. No.	Title	Funding Agency	Role	Year	Amount (in Lakhs INR)
1	Halogen-bonded supramolecules showing liquid crystalline properties	Science and Engineering Research Board, India, Early Career Research (ECR) Award	PI	2017-2020	45.6
2	Development of Photo detector for low intensity light levels in UV/VIS/IR wavelength regions	ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation), S-TIC programme	Co-PI	2022-2024	22
3	Design, Synthesis and Computational Analysis of Supramolecular Halogen Bonded Bent-core Azo-benzene Liquid Crystalline Systems for Photo-Responsive Property Study	Ministery of Education, India (under STARS-2 program)	PI	2023-2026	30

Description	Author(s)	Publisher	ISBN	Year
Book Chapter: Role of Fluorine in Weak Interactions in Co-crystals published by RSC “Pharmaceutical salts & co-crystals”. Chapter 3, 2012, 29-43.( ISBN:978-1-84973-158-4), S. Sunil, Susanta K. Nayak, V. R. Hathwar , D. Chopra, & T. N. Guru Row, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)				2012
Book Chapter : Intermolecular Interactions in In situ Cryocrystallized published by RSC “ Understanding Intermolecular Interactions in the Solid State : Approaches and Techniques.” Chapter 3, 2018, 98-129. (eISBN: 978-1-78801-516-5), Dhananjay Dey, Susanta K Nayak, Deepak Chopra, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)				2018

Sr. No.	Patent Title	Application No.	Date	Present Staus
1	(6-Methyl-4-Substitutedphenyl-2-Oxo/Thioxo-1, 2, 3, 4-Tetrahydropyrimidin-5-Yl)(Piperidin-1-Yl) Methanones As Antitubercular Agents by Katharigatta N Venugopala, Keshab M Bairagi, Pran Kishore Deb, Melendran Pillay, Mohamed A Morsy, Susanta K Nayak, Sandeep Chandrashekharappa, Osama I Alwassil	18367645	September 2023	US Patent: Patent Number:- 11912683 Awarded: 2024/2/27

Sr. No.	Title
1	“A One Week Training Program on Characterization usingsophisticated Instruments (STUTI-CSI-2022)”, under the scheme Synergistic Training program Utilizing the Scientific and Technological Infrastructure (STUTI), DST-India. This program is jointly organized by Visvesvaraya National Institute ofTechnology (VNIT), Nagpur (SPOKE) & National Institute of Technology, Warangal (HUB), supported by DST, India.Dr. Anupama Kumar & Dr. Susanta K. Nayak, 08-14th August, 2022
2	3rd Research Scholar’s Day , Dr.S. K. Nayak and Dr. T. V. Gupta, Feb. 8-9,2019
3	CEFMC, Dr.S. K. Nayak and Others June 19-20,2020
4	FTSMC-21, Dr.S. K. Nayak and Others, 3rd July 2021
5	ICA- Dr. S. K. NayakJuly 3, 2021
6	NSC51-2024, (upcoming plz check website)

Sr. No.	Responsibility	Institute	Role	Year
1	Ph.D. Coordinator	VNIT, Nagpur	Departmental Ph.D. Coordinator	Nov 2021- Continuing
2	Departmental T&P coordinator	VNIT, Nagpur	Departmental T&P coordinator	(July 2020- Continuing
3	Wardenship	VNIT, Nagpur	1st Year Btech Hostels	Jun 2022- continuing
4	MSc Admission Committee Member	VNIT, Nagpur	Departmental	2016 & 2017
5	Examination coordinator	VNIT, Nagpur	Departmental examination coordinator	Jun 2017-Jul 2020
6	Website Coordinator	VNIT, Nagpur	Departmennt Website	Jul 2016-Aug 2018)
7	Faculty Mentor	VNIT, Nagpur	Insitute	(2016-2017
8	NRIF	VNIT, Nagpur	Insitute	Jul 2017-Jul 2018
8	TEQIP Departmental Coordinator	VNIT, Nagpur	Insitute, Departmental acitivites	2017-2020

Sr. No.	Awards
1	Early Career Research (ECR) Award, Project entitled, “Halogen-bonded supramolecules showing liquid crystalline properties), (Project No. ECR/2016/001820; 45.6 Lakhs).Science and Engineering Research Board, India,25th Jan 2017- 24th Jan 2020
2	Marie Curie Research Fellowship (IIF), European Commission, 7th European Community Framework Programme
3	Postdoctoral Fellowship, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Italy (2011-2012)
4	Senior Research Fellowship(SRF), CSIR, India (2007-2010)
5	Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), CSIR, India (qualified in June 2004)2005-2007
6	Best Poster Award, Solid state and structural chemistry (SSCU) Unit Day, IISc, Bangalore, 26th Nov. 2008.

Sr. No.	Title	Funding Agency	Role	Year	Amount (in Lakhs INR)

S.No.	Paper Citation
80	Crystal structure, hydrogen bonding interactions, Hirshfeld surfaces, energy frameworks, and DFT calculation of Diethyl 3-(4-substitutedbenzoyl) indolizine-1, 2-dicarboxylates, Rahul D Nagdeve, Jyoti Swarup Thakur, Sandeep Chandrashekharappa, Keshab M Bairagi, Pran Kishore Deb, Katharigatta N Venugopala, Pradip Kumar Mondal, Maurizio Polentarutti, Osama I Alwassil, Viresh Mohanlall, Susanta K Nayak, Journal of molecular structure, 1308, 138080, 2024
79	Mesomorphic and computational evaluation of CN‧‧‧ I halogen bonded complexes of 4-alkoxy-4′-cyanobiphenyls systems with 1, 6-diiodoperfluorohexane, Kapil S Ingle, Jyoti Swarup Thakur, Nagesh A Bhale, Amol G Dikundwar, Susanta K Nayak, Journal of Molecular Structure, 1291, 135995,2023
78	Fluoride anions: Unexploited but effective halogen bond acceptors.Andrea Daolio, Andrea Pizzi, Susanta K. Nayak, Justyna Dominikowska, Giancarlo Terraneo, Pierangelo Metrangolo, Giuseppe Resnati, Chemistry–An Asian Journal 18, e2023005,2023
77	Synthesis, Structural and Theoretical Analyses of C≡ N··· I Halogen-Bonded Liquid Crystalline Complexes of 4-Cyano-4′-alkoxy Biphenyl Systems, Kapil S Ingle, Keshab M Bairagi, Jyoti Swarup Thakur, Ranganathan Sathishkumar, Ramanaiah Chennuru, Bikash Baishya, Susanta K Nayak, Crystal Growth & Design, Vol. 23, pp.1755-1767, 2023
75	2,2′-Bipyridyl Chelated Ru(II)-Annulated NHC Complex of 1-Methyl-2-Pyridin-2-Yl-2H-Imidazo[1,5-a]Pyridin-4-Ylidene: synthesis, Structure, Optical Properties, and DFT Interpretation, V. K. Rana, . Dinda, P. K. Mahapatra, D. Chopra, V. Bertolasi, K.M. Bairagi, Susanta K. Nayak, H. S. Das, S. Giri & G. Roymahapatra, Engineered Science, Vo. 17, pp.204-215, 2022
74	Copper(II) complexes with NNN and NNO Schiff base ligands as efficient photodegradation agents for methylene blue, preferential BSA binder and biomaterial transplants, K. Jana, U. Pramanik, K. S. Ingle, R. Maity, S. Mukherjee, Susanta K. Nayak, S. Chandra Debnatha, T. S. Maity, B. C. Samanta, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, Vol. 422, pp. 113565, 2022.
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S.No.	Paper Citation
80	Crystal structure, hydrogen bonding interactions, Hirshfeld surfaces, energy frameworks, and DFT calculation of Diethyl 3-(4-substitutedbenzoyl) indolizine-1, 2-dicarboxylates, Rahul D Nagdeve, Jyoti Swarup Thakur, Sandeep Chandrashekharappa, Keshab M Bairagi, Pran Kishore Deb, Katharigatta N Venugopala, Pradip Kumar Mondal, Maurizio Polentarutti, Osama I Alwassil, Viresh Mohanlall, Susanta K Nayak, Journal of molecular structure, 1308, 138080, 2024
79	Mesomorphic and computational evaluation of CN‧‧‧ I halogen bonded complexes of 4-alkoxy-4′-cyanobiphenyls systems with 1, 6-diiodoperfluorohexane, Kapil S Ingle, Jyoti Swarup Thakur, Nagesh A Bhale, Amol G Dikundwar, Susanta K Nayak, Journal of Molecular Structure, 1291, 135995,2023
78	Fluoride anions: Unexploited but effective halogen bond acceptors.Andrea Daolio, Andrea Pizzi, Susanta K. Nayak, Justyna Dominikowska, Giancarlo Terraneo, Pierangelo Metrangolo, Giuseppe Resnati, Chemistry–An Asian Journal 18, e2023005,2023
77	Synthesis, Structural and Theoretical Analyses of C≡ N··· I Halogen-Bonded Liquid Crystalline Complexes of 4-Cyano-4′-alkoxy Biphenyl Systems, Kapil S Ingle, Keshab M Bairagi, Jyoti Swarup Thakur, Ranganathan Sathishkumar, Ramanaiah Chennuru, Bikash Baishya, Susanta K Nayak, Crystal Growth & Design, Vol. 23, pp.1755-1767, 2023
75	2,2′-Bipyridyl Chelated Ru(II)-Annulated NHC Complex of 1-Methyl-2-Pyridin-2-Yl-2H-Imidazo[1,5-a]Pyridin-4-Ylidene: synthesis, Structure, Optical Properties, and DFT Interpretation, V. K. Rana, . Dinda, P. K. Mahapatra, D. Chopra, V. Bertolasi, K.M. Bairagi, Susanta K. Nayak, H. S. Das, S. Giri & G. Roymahapatra, Engineered Science, Vo. 17, pp.204-215, 2022
74	Copper(II) complexes with NNN and NNO Schiff base ligands as efficient photodegradation agents for methylene blue, preferential BSA binder and biomaterial transplants, K. Jana, U. Pramanik, K. S. Ingle, R. Maity, S. Mukherjee, Susanta K. Nayak, S. Chandra Debnatha, T. S. Maity, B. C. Samanta, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, Vol. 422, pp. 113565, 2022.
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