Department of Industrial Chemistry
Head
Name: Dr. Ved Prakash Singh
Designation: Professor
Mobile No.: +91 – 8732857898
Email – Personal : vpsingh@mzu.edu.in / vedsinghbhu@gmail.com
Email – Official: hod.indchem@mzu.edu.in
Department Details
Phone No. (Department): –
Dept. Email: indchem@mzu.edu.in
Year of Establishment: 2019
Year of First Intake of Student: 2019
About the Department:
The Department of Industrial Chemistry, School of Physical Science, Mizoram University was established in the Year 2019 and indeed the academic program is also started from the academic session 2019-20 as M.Sc. (Industrial Chemistry). The PG program in Industrial Chemistry intended to provide theoretical, practical and industrial training to the students of science background. The PG curriculum greatly consists with variety of the courses including with the Foundation, Core and Specialization Courses along with the Open Elective Courses. The Core Courses comprised with all necessary branches of Chemistry including with Physical, Organic, Inorganic, Analytical and Pharmaceutical Chemistry along with the basic concepts of Chemical Engineering. The courses are more focussed on topics related to promising Industries with ample job opportunities including Pharmaceuticals, Petroleum refining and Petrochemicals, Paint, Polymer, Dyes, Cosmetics, Perfumery, Agrochemicals, Fertilizers, etc. The present intake capacity for the PG course is 22. The department introduced the Ph.D. program from 2021 and striving hard to achieve the academic excellence in Industrial Chemistry and related subject area.
Faculty:
| Photo | Name / Designation | Resume |
| Dr. Ved Prakash Singh Experience in years: 13 | Download |
 | Dr. Lalhmunsiama Experience in years: 4 | Download |
 | Dr. Aniket Chowdhury Experience in years: 4 | Download |
 | Dr. Soumabha Bag Experience in years: 2 | Download |
 | Dr. Sinjan Das Email: sinjan@mzu.edu.in | Download |
Office Staff:
Name | Designation | Mobile No. | |
Mrs. Lalrotluangi | Lab. Assistant | 8974679843 | lalrotluangihniarthul@gmail.com |
Mrs. Lalrinsangi | MTS | 8787348791 | hsangtei761@gmail.com |
Ph.D. Scholars:
Awarded | 2 |
Ongoing | 10 |
Alumni Details:
Total No.: 17
Prominent Alumni Details:
Name | Programme | Batch | Designation |
Ms. Abujam Bijaya Devi | M. Sc. | 2019-2021 | Clerk, Assam Regiment |
Mr. Chinmoy Jyoti Konwar | M. Sc. | 2019-2021 | Marketing Executive, USV Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai. |
Mr. Deepjyoti Gogoi | M. Sc. | 2019-2021 | Attendant Operator in Chemical Plant, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), Digboi, Assam. |
Mr. Gourav Bikash Borgohain | M. Sc. | 2019-2021 | Attendant Operator in Chemical Plant, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), Digboi, Assam. |
Mr. F. Lalhriatpuia | M. Sc. | 2019-2021 | Deputy Quality Manager, P.H.E.D, Serchhip District Laboratory, Mizoram. |
Ms. R. Lalhmangaihi | M. Sc. | 2019-2021 | Technical manager, P.H.E.D, Champhai District Laboratory, Mizoram |
Ms. Puja Hajarika | M. Sc. | 2019-2021 | Sub-Inspector, Assam Police, Assam. |
Students Achievements: (Since Jan., 2019)
- NET/JRF/SLET/Other Fellowships: Inspire Fellowship awarded to Madhusmita Hatimuria (2019-2021 batch)
- Sports
- Placements: 2 in Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), Digboi, Assam and 1 in USV Pvt. Ltd.
Programmes | Intake Capacity |
M.Sc. | 20+2 |
Ph.D. | As per Availability |
Course Structure and syllabus:
Board of Studies⇨
External Members
Name | Designation | Affiliation |
Prof. Ghanshyam Bez | Professor | Department of Chemistry, NEHU, Shillong. |
Dr. Yogesh Chandra Sharma | Professor | IIT-BHU, Varanasi. |
Prof. Rajiv Gupta | Professor | Department of Chemistry University of Delhi, Delhi |
Meetings of Board of Studies (Since Jan., 2019) : 10 Meetings
Activities:
(Seminars, Conferences, Workshops, etc.):
- International, Conference on Science and Technology for Innovative and Sustainable development. 28th -30th June 2023.
- International Conference on Current Advances in Chemical Science Research and Education (CACSRE-2024) & National Convention of Chemistry Teachers (NCCT-2024) 6-8 November, 2024.
- Outreach activity for Promotion of Chemical Science: An educational workshop 29 April, 2025
Projects (Since Jan., 2019):
Ongoing
| Name of PI | Funding Agency | Title of the Project | Amount Sanctioned (in Lahks) |
| Dr. Ved Prakash Singh | DBT | Reproductive biology, analysis of high –value phytochemicals/ essential oils for nutraceutical potential and value addition of selected Citrus Species of North East India | 100.64 |
| Dr. Aniket Chowdhury | RSC | Artificial Light Harvesting Behaviour of a mechanofluorochromic Teteraphenyl substituted triphenylamine moiety | 5000 EURO |
| Dr. Soumabha Bag | SERB, DST, GoI | Chemical extraction and separation of metal, ions [Sn(II), Li(I), Cu(II), Ag(I), Au(III), Ni(II), AI(III), Pb(II), Fe(III) etc.] and synthetic polymers from the electronic waste materials using saccharides in water. | 25.44 |
| Dr. Soumabha Bag | UGC-DAE CSR | Application of the high entropy materials as a shield for ionizing photon | 6.84 |
| Dr. Ashok Pabbathi | Department of Science and Technology | DST-INSPIRE | 35.0 |
| Dr. Lalhmunsiama | DRDO | Assessment of water quality in Mizoram and development of advanced materials for the removal of water pollutants | 65.802 |
| Dr. Lalhmunsiama | DRDO | Design and synthesis of new indigenous catalysts for oxygen production from water: a life saving approach for oxygen scared terrain | 11.83 |
Completed:
| Name of PI | Funding Agency | Title of the Project | Amount Sanctioned |
| Dr. Aniket Chowdhury | UGC (UGC-Facuty Research Promotion Scheme) No: F.30-554/2021(BSR) | Multifunctional organic luminophores: advanced molecular optical switches with mechanochromic luminescence | 10.0 |
| Dr. Aniket Chowdhury | SERB (SERB Start-Up Research Grant)
SRG/2021/000122 | Multi-stimuli responsive Supramolecular Polymer Network with controllable internal porosity: Self-organization of 21-crown-7 tethered covalent organic cage into hierarchical self-assembled architecture. | 32.0 |
| Dr. Lalhmunsiama | Mizoram University | Development of novel hybrid material for the efficient removal of emerging micro-pollutants and arsenic from water | 3.0 |
| Dr. Soumabha Bag | Mizoram University | High Entropy oxide (HEO) materials for the shielding of UV and X-ray photon | 2.9 |
