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Department of Chemistry

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CENTRE

Dr. Nidhuban Deb

Professor

Material Science, Novel inorganic compounds (primarily metal Complexes), Thermal methods of analysis, Kinetics and mechanism of decomposition.

Contact
(EPBX/Office): 0360-2257401-10-Extn-6116
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
FromToDesignationOrganisation
1st Nov, 198921st  Sept, 1993LecturerJ.B.College, Jorhat,
27th Sept, 199326th Sept, 1998LecturerNERIST, Itanagar
27th Sept, 199830th Oct'2001Senior LecturerNERIST, Itanagar
31st Oct, 200131st Dec, 2005Assistant ProfessorNERIST, Itanagar
1st Jan,200631st Oct, 2009Associate ProfessorNERIST, Itanagar
1st Nov, 2009Till nowProfessorNERIST, Itanagar
EDUCATIONAL DETAILS
DegreeSubjectUniversityYear
Ph.D Physical Chemistry Dibrugarh University1989 
M.ScChemistry (Specialization in Physical Chemistry)Gauhati University1984
B.ScChemistry(Hons), Physics,MathematicsDibrugarh University1981
ADMINISTRATIVE BACKGROUND
FromToDesignationOrganisation
 March, 2002      Dec, 2005WardenNERIST
18 May, 20093rd July, 2012Coordinator, SRICNERIST
10 March'2015ContinuingHead, Department of ChemistryNERIST
MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL BODIES
  1. Life member(L9842) of Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA)
  2. Life member(LM221) of Indian Thermal Analysis Society (ITAS)
  3. Associates of lnstitution of Chemists (India)
  4.   Life member of Material Research Society ofIndia (MRSI)
  5. Life member(No.371) of Indian Association of Chemistry Teachers (IACT)
TEACHING ENGAGEMENTS
TitleCourse CodeModuleSemester
Chemistry-IIICY-3101DiplomaI
Engineering Chemistry-ICY-3201DiplomaII
Applied Chemistry- IACY-5101DegreeI
Physical Chemistry-ICY-7103Post-GraduateI
Molecular SpectroscopyCY-7204Post-GraduateII
Quantum Mechanics of Atoms & MoleculesCY-8021Post-GraduateII
Laboratory work-I (Physical Chemistry)CY-7153Post-GraduateI
Laboratory work-II (Physical Chemistry)CY-7253Post-GraduateII
PARTICIPATION IN SHORT TERM COURSES
Course NameSponsored ByDate
1.Power electronics applications, Electrical Engg. Department, ERIST, Nirjuli, ItanagarAICTE8th July- 18th July 2002 
IT applications in library and information management, Central Library, NERIST, Nirjuli, ItanagarAICTE11 Nov.2002- 22 Nov.2002
Mechanical Engineering Design: A Concurrent Engineering Approach, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, NERIST, Nirjuli, ItanagarAICTE2nd–13th December 2002
Translating Ideas into Products and Patents, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, NERIST, ItanagarAICTE17-28th February 2003
Integrated Management Programme for effective Management of Technical Institute, Humanities and Social Sc. Deptt. ,NERIST, Nirjuli, ItanagarAICTE17-28th March 2003
Recent Advances in Design & Testing of Agricultural Machines, Dept. of Agricultural Engineering, NERIST, ItanagarAICTE23rd June-4th July 2003
Science, Women and Creative Spirit, Humanities and Social Sc. Deptt., NERIST, Nirjuli, ItanagarAICTE15th-19th March 2004
Innovative Food Processing Technologies for Food Security, Dept. of Agricultural Engineering, NERIST, ItanagarAICTE16th- 20th March 2009
Composite materials: manufacturing, Mechanics and Applications, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, NERIST, ItanagarAICTE20th-24th Oct'2008
Behavioural Competency Development: Psychological Aspects, Humanities and Social Sc. Deptt. ,NERIST, Nirjuli,ItanagarAICTE23rd- 27th March 2009
Recent Advances in Mechanics and their Application in Nano Engineering & Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, NERIST, ItanagarAICTE1st to 12th August'2011
PUBLICATIONS
  1. Deb Nidhuban,  Gogoi Pradip K. and  Dass  Narendra N.,  “Synthesis, characterisation and the   thermal decomposition ofCopper(II)bis(oxalato)cuprate(II)dihydrate ”,Bull.Chem.Soc.Japan,61(12) (1988) 4485-4487
  2. Deb N, Gogoi P.K. and Dass N.N.,  “Thermal decomposition of Tin(II)bis(oxalato)stannate(II)monohydrate”, J.Ind.Council Chemists,IV(3) (1988) 73-78
  3. Deb N, Gogoi P.K. and Dass N.N., “Synthesis and thermal decomposition of Cobalt(II)bis(oxalato)cobaltate(II)tetrahydrate ”,  J.Therm.Anal.,(Springer) ,35 (1989) 27-34
  4. Deb N, Gogoi P.K. and Dass N.N., “Thermal decomposition kinetics ofZinc(II)bis(oxalato)zincate(II)tetrahydrate”, Thermochim.Acta,(Elsevier), 140 (1989) 145-154
  5. Deb N, Gogoi P.K. and Dass N.N., “Thermal decomposition of Manganese(II)bis(oxalato)manganate(II)tetrahydrate”, Thermochim.Acta,145 (1989) 77-86
  6. Deb N, Gogoi P.K. and Dass N.N., “Thermal decomposition of Cadmium(II)bis(oxalato)cadmium(II)hexahydrate”,  J.Instn.Chemists.(India),61 (1989) 185-188
  7. Deb N, Gogoi P.K. and Dass N.N.,     “Thermal decomposition studies   of Nickel(II)bis(oxalato)nickelate(II)pentahydrate”, J.Therm.Anal.,36 (1990) 465-472
  8. Deb N, Dass N.N. and Gogoi P.K., “Comparative studies on the thermal decomposition of M[M(C2O4)2]XH2O [where X=4 for M=Mn(II), Co(II), Zn(II) ; X=5 for M=Ni(II) ; X=6 for M=Cd(II) and X=1 for M=Sn(II)] ”, Thermochim.Acta,  198 (1992) 395-404.
  9. Deb N. and Dass N.N., “DSC study of the decomposition of Cobalt(II)bis(oxalato)cabaltate(II)tetrahydrate  and Copper(II)bis(oxalato)cuprate(II)dihydrate ”,        J.Asm.Sci.Soc.,34(4) (1992) 1-12
  10. Deb N., Baruah S.D. and Dass N.N., “Thermal dehydration and decomposition of M[M(C2O4)2]XH2O [X=3 for M=Sr(II) and X=6 for M=Hg(II)] ”, J.Therm.Anal.,45 (1995) 457-469.
  11. Deb N., Baruah S.D. and Dass N.N., “ Synthesis, characterisation and the thermal decomposition of Calcium(II) bis(oxalato)calcium(II)dihydrate ”,  Thermochim.Acta, 285 (1996) 301-308
  12. Deb N., Baruah S.D. , Sen Sarma N. and Dass N.N.,  “Synthesis, characterisation and the thermal investigation of M[M(C2O4)3]xH2O   [x=4 for M=Cr(III);x=2 for M=Sb(III) and x=9 for M=La(III)] ”, ,Thermochim.Acta,320 (1998) 53-67 
  13. Deb N., Baruah S.D. and Dass N.N., “ Synthesis, characterization and the thermal decomposition of lithium tris(oxalato)lanthanum(III)nonahydrate and sodium tris(oxalato)lanthanum(III) octahydrate ”, Thermochim.Acta, 326 (1999) 43-52
  14. Deb N., Baruah S.D. , Sen Sarma N. and Dass N.N., “Synthesis, characterization and thermal decomposition kinetics of barium(II)bis(oxalato)barium(II)dihydrate and lead(II)bis(oxalato)lead(II)- monohydrate ”, Thermochim.Acta,329 (1999) 129-139
  15. Deb N., “Synthesis, characterization and the thermal decomposition of potassium  tris(oxalato)lanthanum(III)nonahydrate”, Thermochim.Acta,338(1999)27-33                
  16. Deb N., Baruah S.D. and Dass N.N., “Synthesis, characterization and the thermal decomposition of M1[M2(C2O4)2]-xH2O  (x=5 for M1=Co and x=4 for M1=Cd ; M2=Ni)”,  J.Therm.Anal.Cal.,(Springer)59 (2000) 791- 797
  17. Deb N.,“Thermal investigation of mixed metal oxalate of nickel with copper”,   J.Inst.Chemists (India),73 (2)(2001) 71-73
  18. Deb N., “Thermal investigation of M1[M2(C2O4)3] xH2O (where, x =10 for M1 = Cr(III) and x =7 for M1 = Co(III); M2 =La(III))”,   J.Therm.Anal.Cal.,67 (2002) 699-712
  19. Deb N., “Thermal decomposition of Ammonium tris(oxalatolanthanum(III)tetrahydrate”, J.Instn.Chemists (India),74(5) (2002) 163-166
  20. Deb N., “Thermal studies of Zinc(II)bis(oxalate)cobaltate(II)pentahydrate”, Indian J.Chem.,(CSIR)42A (2003) 506-509
  21. Deb N., “Cadmium(II)bis(oxalate)cobaltate(II)pentahydrate, thermal decomposition”, J.Therm.Anal.Cal.,75 (2004) 837-846
  22. Deb N., “Thermal decomposition behaviour of lanthanum(III)tris-tartratolanthanum(III)decahydrate”,  J.Therm.Anal.Cal.,78 (2004) 227-237
  23. Deb N., “Thermal decomposition of Manganese(II)bis(oxalate)nickelate(II)tetrahydrate”,  J.Therm.Anal.Cal.,81 (2005) 61-65
  24. Deb N.,  “Thermal investigation of strontium(II)bis(oxalate)nickelate(II)trihydrate”,  Chimica Acta Turcica,(Turkey)33(1) (2005) 11-16
  25. Deb Nidhuban, “A mechanistic approach on the solid state thermal decomposition of bimetallic  oxalate coordination compounds of Mn(II), Fe(II) & Cu(II) with cobalt”,  J.Anal.Appl.Pyrolysis,(Elsevier),78 (2007) 24-31
  26. Deb Nidhuban “An investigation on the solid state pyrolytic decomposition of bimetallic oxalate precursors of Ca, Sr and Ba with cobalt : A mechanistic approach”,  J.Anal.Appl.Pyrolysis, (Elsevier),80 (2007) 389 – 399
  27. Deb Nidhuban “An investigation on the solid-state thermal decomposition of bimetallic oxalate and tartrate coordination precursors of lanthanum(III) and palladium(II) ions”  ),J.Anal.Appl.Pyrolysis (Elsevier),82 (2008) 223-228
  28. Deb Nidhuban “An investigation on the solid state thermal decomposition behaviour of uranyl(II)diaquatris(oxalato)lanthanate(III)octahydrate and cobalt(II)uranyl(II)pentaquatris(oxalate)lanthanate(III)octahydrate”,  J.Anal.Appl.Pyrolysis (Elsevier), 87 (2010) 269-275
  29. Deb Nidhuban, “Some heterobimetallic oxalate coordination precursors of lanthanum(III) of the type, M3[La(C2O4)3(H2O)m]2·nH2O (M = Mn(II), Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II) ); an investigation on the solid-state pyrolytic decomposition”,   J.Therm. Anal. Cal.(Springer), 107(2012) 561-571
  30. Deb Nidhuban, “Studies on solid-state decomposition of calcium tetraaquatris(oxalate)- lanthanate(III)pentahydrate using DTA-TG in air and DSC in nitrogen”,  J.Therm.Anal.Cal.(Springer), 111 (2013)997-1002
  31. Deb Nidhuban, “An investigation on Solid-state pyrolytic decomposition of bariumtrihemiaquatris-(oxalato) lanthanate(III)decahydrate using TG-DTA in air and DSC in nitrogen.”  Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry(Springer), 112(2013)1415-1421
  32. Deb Nidhuban, “Solid-state thermal decomposition of heterobimetallic oxalate coordination compounds, zinc(II)tetraaquatris(oxalato)lanthanate(III)-hexahydrate and cadmium(II)heptaaquatris(oxalate)lanthanate(III)tetrahydrate,  J.Therm.Anal.Cal.(Springer), 111(2013)491-498
  33. Deb Nidhuban ,“An investigation on the solid-state pyrolytic decomposition behaviour of   Sr3[La(C2O4)3(H2O)2]2·11H2O using TG-DTA in air and DSC in nitrogen”,  Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry (Springer), 114(2013)261-267
MISCELLANEOUS
Paper presented in symposium and conferences
  1. N.Deb, P.K.Gogoi and N.N.Dass, “Thermal studies of oxalate complex of copper involving metal-metal bonding”, National Symposium on unusual valency states in coordination compounds, Bhabha  Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, Nov,1987, Paper No. C-4 ,Presented by N.Deb
  2. N.Deb, P.K.Gogoi and N.N.Dass, “Thermal dehydration and decomposition of M[M(C2O4)2]XH2O [ X=3 for M=Sr(II)   and X=6 for M=Hg(II)]”, 81st Session of Indian Science Congress, 3-8 january, 1994,  Jaipur, Presented by N.Deb
  3. N.Deb, “ Thermal analysis of a mixed metal carboxylate ’’,  6th Asian Thermophysical Properties Conference(ATPC) on Solid and Fluids, October,  8-11, 2001, Guwahati., Presented by N.Deb
  4. N.Deb, P.K.Gogoi and N.N.Dass,  “Thermal decomposition of Manganese(II)bis(oxalate)cobaltate(II)pentahydrate”,   DAE-BRNS 13th national Symposium on Thermal Analysis (THERMANS 2002),  January, 21-23, 2002, BARC, Mumbai, Presented by N.Deb
  5. N.Deb, “Thermal Analysis of a Mixed Metal Oxalate, Physico-Chemical Studies”, 90th Session  of Indian Science Congress, 3-7 January, 2003,  Bangalore, Presented by N.Deb
  6. N.Deb ,“Thermal Analysis of a Tartrato Complex of Lanthanum”, 91st Session of Indian science Congress, 3-7 January, 2004, Chandigarh, Presented  by N.Deb
  7. N.Deb,“Thermal decomposition kinetics of a mixed metal carboxylate”, 92nd Session of   Indian Science Congress, 3-7 January, 2005, Ahmedabad,  Presented by N.Deb
  8. N.Deb, “A mechanistic approach on the solid state thermal decomposition of a bimetallic oxalate coordination compound”, 93rd Session of Indian Science Congress, 3-7  January, 2006, Abs-163, Hyderabad, Presented by N.Deb
  9. N.Deb, “An investigation on the solid state pyrolytic decomposition of  a bimetallic oxalate precursor: A mechanistic approach “ 94th Session of Indian Science Congress, 3-7  January, 2007, Abs-42, Annamalai University, Chidambaram,  Presented by N.Deb
  10. N. Deb,“ Solid state pyrolytic decomposition of mixed metal oxalate coordination
  11. precursors”, 2nd Mid year symposium of Chemical Research Society of India, 21 July’ 2007, Abs.27, IIT, Guwahati, Assam [ Received Best Poster Presentation Award] , Presented by N.Deb
SYMPOSIUM/ CONFERENCES ATTENDED
  1. N. Deb, Attended 96th session of Indian Science Congress held from 3rd to 7th January’2009 at North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, Meghalaya.
  2. N. Deb, Attended Seminer on “Hydrocarbon Industry Growth : Prospects & Challenges in North East”, held on 8-9th Dec’2009 organized by NRL and Petrotech Society at Numaligarh Refinery Limitted, Numaligarh, Assam.
  3. N. Deb, Attended the “Frontier Lecture Series in Chemistry”, held on 20-22 November, 2009 at Tezpur University, Assam, organized by Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore, and Tezpur university, Assam
  4. N. Deb, Attended Seminer on “Hydrocarbon Industry Growth : Prospects & Challenges in North East”, held on 8-9th Dec’2010 organized by IOC (AOD) and Petrotech Society at Digboi Refinery Limitted, Digboi, Assam.
  5. N.Deb,  Attended “2nd one-day INDEST USER CONVENTION on E-Journals &  E-Resources Awarness Training” hela on 10th Sept’2011 at NERIST organized by  Indian National  Digital Library in Engineering Sciences and Technology(INDEST) user committee and NERIST 
  6. N.Deb, Attended Seminer on “Hydrocarbon Industry Growth : Prospects & Challenges in North East”, held on 8-9th Dec’2011 organized by BRPL (Bongaigaon) and Petrotech Society at NEDFi Convention Centre, Guwahati, Assam.
  7. N.Deb, Attended “Third one-day INDEST USER CONVENTION on E-Journals User Training Workshop” held on 19th January,’2013 at NERIST organized by Indian   National  Digital Library in Engineering Sciences and Technology(INDEST)  user committee and NERIST 
  8. N. Deb,  Attended Faculty Development Programme on Stress Management sponsored by TEQIP (MHRD-World bank Project) and organized by Centre for Management  Studies and Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering, NERISTon Nov 4-6’ 2013.
  9. N.Deb, Attended 6th Seminer on “Hydrocarbon Industry Growth : Prospects & Challenges in North East”, held on 17-18 Feb’2014 organized by Guwahati Refinery Limited (Noonmati) and Petrotech Society at NEDFi Convention Centre, Guwahati, Assam.
  10. N.Deb,  Attended 7th Seminer on “Hydrocarbon Industry Growth : Prospects & Challengesin North East”, held on 5-6th Feb’2015 organized by NRL and Petrotech Society at Numaligarh Refinery Limitted, Numaligarh, Assam.
REVIEWER OF THE FOLLOWING JOURNALS
  1. Journal of Molecular Structure (Elsevier Sc.)
  2. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry (JTAC) (Springer       & Verlag)
  3. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis (JAAP) (Elsevier)
  4. Thermochimica Acta (Elsevier)
  5. Bulletin of Chemical Society of Belges (Now European Journal of  Inorganic Chemistry)
  6. Spectroscopy Letters (Francis & Taylor gp.,USA)
  7. Indian journal of Chemistry, Sec A (CSIR, India)
  8. International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering (The Berkeley Electronic Press)
  9. Ceramic International (Elsevier)