Suchibrata Borah
About Me
After earning a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Tezpur University and a short post-doc from IIT Bombay, I started working at the Science Media Centre (SMC) at IISER Pune in 2019. There, I got trained in science administration. Also, I learned a little bit about science film-making. I even made a science documentary film on Fred Hoyle that bagged the Poonam Chaurasia award at the 2021 Science Film Festival by Vigyan Prasar.
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In March 2021, I joined IndiaBiosience. There I got more involved in expanding their digital initiatives, starting from podcasts to webinars. It was a multi-tasking job that helped me develop my skills every day.
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I am with Mongabay now. I handle report-making, data analysis, etc. I am a part of the global program team.
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What I love about my work is that I often get to meet new people from diverse backgrounds and age groups. I am open to learning new things, and I enjoy a dynamic workspace. Writing is my hobby. I dream of having a book in my name someday.
Education
Work Experience
2021 - 2023
2019 - 2021
2018 - 2019
Program Manager - Digital Initiatives
Technical Officer (Science Communication)
Postdoctoral Fellow
Research Summary
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Research during my doctoral program covered two different areas of chemistry. The first is the synthesis of robust
metal-organic frameworks and their application in catalysis. For synthesis, I focused on two specific metals,
Sn(IV) and Zr(IV) due to their high robustness and heterogeneous nature. With zirconium(IV) MOF, I also
incorporated Pd and synthesized a Pd embedded MOF. I explored the catalytic activity of these MOFs in
different organic transformation reactions such as hydrogenation and C-C coupling reaction. Secondly, I
gained expertise in studying fluoride anion recognition. I synthesized a number of oxime receptors for
fluoride recognition. A few of them were auto-reusable receptors. We were the first group to introduce
auto-reusable fluoride receptors.
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After my Ph.D., I continued my research in the synthesis of N-heterocyclic carbene-based metal complexes and
their application in catalysis. There my aim was to prepare a water-soluble N-heterocyclic ligand and its
respective metal complexes.
