Education
1. BSc in Chemistry ,
Cotton College, 2010
2. MSc in Chemistry ,
Gauhati University , 2012
3. PhD: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Title:
Synthesis, Characterization and Investigation on Water-Soluble, Aquated Gd(III) and Mn(II) complexes as MRI Contrast Agents, 2019
Professional Experience
- August 2012-April 2013, Ad-hoc faculty ,
Cotton College , Guwahati
- August 2014-June 2018, TA for B.Tech and M.Sc.,
IIT Guwahati , Guwahati
- January 2019-September 2019, Ad-hoc faculty ,
Sibsagar Girls College , Sivasagar
- December2019-February2025, Assistant Professor ,
Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Adarsha Mahavidyalaya, Dalgaon, Darrang
Academic Excellence
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Awarded AFMI Gold Medal, 2007
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Awarded Jadulal Mukherjee Memorial Award for securing highest mark in Chemistry(Major) in TDC(Science)Final Examination under Guuhati University., 2010
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Awarded Post Graduate Merit Scholarship for University Rank Holder (2010-2012) by UGC.
Research Article
1.
A highly stable L-alanine-based mono(aquated) Mn(II)complexes as a T1-weighted MRI Contrast agent, Mahmuda Khannam, Thomas Weyhermuller, Upashi Goswami and Chandan Mukherjee*, Dalton Trans., 2017, 46,10426.
2.
Effect of Ligand Chirality and Hyperconjugation on Thermodynamic Stability of a Tris(aquated)Gd(III) Complex: Synthesis, Characterization and T1-weighted Phantom MR Image Study, Mahmuda Khannam, Suban K Sahoo and Chandan Mukherjee*, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2019, 2518-2523.
3.
Synthesis, Characterization and study on the dissimilar reactivity of a Ni(II)-bis-(iminosemiquinone) complex core to ligand-appended hemilabile-CH2OH and -CH2NH units, Prasenjit Sarkar, Samir Ghorai, Ganesh Chandra Paul, Surajit Barman, Chandan Mukherjee*, Inorganic Chim.Acta 502, 119340.
4.
Synthesis and Evaluation of a Gd(III) complex as a T1-weighted MRI Contrast Agent, Mahmuda Khannam, International Journal of Science and Healthcare Research,2019; 4(3): 93-101.
5.
The electrostatic confinement of aquated monocationic Gd(III) complex-molecules within the inner core of porous silica nanoparticles creates a highly efficient T1 contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging, Mahmuda Khannam, Riya Mallik, Muktashree Saha, Shivani Marandi, Sachin Kumar and Chandan Mukherjee*, Dalton Trans.,2022, 51, 14138-14149.
6.
Assessing Essential Parameter for Soil Fertility in Remote Agricultural Areas of PDUAM, Dalgaon, Darrang, Assam, Dr. Mahmuda Khannam, Dr. Kalpana Upadhyaya and Dr. Moon Mandal, International Journal of Agriculture and Animal Production, Vol 04, No.03, April-May, 2024.
Patents
1.
Hexadentate Chelate-based Contrast Agent and a Method for Producing the same, Indian Patent under Application no. 201831020332
2.
Pentadentate Chelate-based Contrast Agent and a Method for Producing the same, Indian Patent under Application no. 201831020333.
Book chapter
1.
Paramagnetic Metal Complexes as T1-contrast Agents, 67, 2019, Purbayan Publication, ISBN 978-93-88593-73-1.
2.
Industrial Water Treatment Program-Importance and Management of Water Systems, Environment, Climate Change and Natural Challenges, 154, 2021; Gargaon College Publication Cell and Purbayon Publication, ISBN 978-93-90919-60-4.
3.
Sanitary Practices and Waste Management Among Adolescent Girls and Women in Rural Areas of Dalgaon Constituency unde Darrang District, Assam: A Case Study, 174, 2022, Thanuj International Publisher, ISBN 978-93-94638-19-8.