Dr. Saikat Chakraborty
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Department: Natural Science
Biography
Born and raised in India, I came to the US to pursue graduate studies. I received my PhD in Chemistry from University of Rochester where I worked on the generation of carbon-free solar fuels from water.
I am passionate about undergraduate education and research, especially using student-centered learning to facilitate understanding of the principles of Chemistry, as applied to the daily life and the environment. I am also working towards furthering diversity and inclusion in the field of contemporary STEM education.
In my spare time, I enjoy spending time outdoors in the beautiful Adirondack Park and pursuing photography and creative writing. I am interested in telling stories about the environment at the intersection of science and the arts. If you want to know more, here is an example:
Adirondacks: A Forever Wild Affair? | Stories and Images (wordpress.com)
Academic Background
PhD, University of Rochester 2020
MS, University of Rochester 2015
MSc, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India 2012
BSc, Scottish Church College, University of Calcutta, India 2010
Publications
Chakraborty, S.; Burke, R.; McClelland, K.P.; Jelusic, J.; Fertig, A. A.; Mattson, E.; Bren, K. L.; Krauss, T.D. Light-Driven Hydrogen Production with CdSe Quantum Dots and a Cobalt Glutathione Catalyst Chemical Communications 2021, 57, 2053-2056.
Edwards, E.H.; Jelusic, J.; Chakraborty, S.; Bren, K. L.; Matson, E. Photochemical Hydrogen Evolution from Cobalt Microperoxidase-11 Inorganic Biochemistry 2021, 217, 11384.
Edwards, E.H.; Fertig, A. A.; McClelland, K. P.; Meidenbauer, M. T.; Chakraborty, S.; Krauss, T. D.; Bren, K. L.; Matson, E. Enhancing the activity of photocatalytic hydrogen evolution from CdSe quantum dots with a polyoxovanadate cluster Chemical Communications 2020, 56, 8762-8765.
Chakraborty, S.; Edwards, E. H.; Kandemir, B.; Bren, K. L. Photochemical Hydrogen Evolution from Neutral Water with a Cobalt Metallopeptide Catalyst Inorganic Chemistry 2019, 58, 24, 16402-16410.
Karmakar, S.; Chakraborty, S.; Gautam, S.; Chowdhury, P. K. Exploring the potency of the naturally occurring polyphenol curcumin as a probe for protein aggregation in crowded environments International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 2019, 141, 1088-1101.
Kubie, L.; Amori, A. R.; Chakraborty, S.; Bren, K. L.; Krauss, T. D. Photoinduced charge separation in single-walled carbon nanotube/protein integrated systems Nanoscale Horizons 2017, 2, 163-166.
Kandemir, B.; Chakraborty, S.; Guo, Y.; Bren, K. L. Semisynthetic and Biomolecular Hydrogen Evolution Catalysts Inorganic Chemistry 2016, 55, 467-477.
Relevant Work Experience
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Oxford College of Emory University 2020- 2021
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Utica College 2019- 2020
Academic Instructor, David T. Kearns Center, University of Rochester 2019
Adjunct Instructor, Nazareth College 2019
Adjunct Instructor, St. John Fisher College 2018
Related Links
Twitter- https://twitter.com/chakra_saikat
Blog- https://saikatchakra.wordpress.com/
LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/saikatchakraborty5a69666a
Contact »
Associate Professor of Chemistry
schakraborty@paulsmiths.edu
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