Dr. Manisha Patni

Designation: 
Head and Associate Professor
Address: 
Dept. Of Chemistry, IIS (deemed to be University) Jaipur.
Office Phone Number: 
0141-2400160,161
Email: 
manisha.patni@iisuniv.ac.in
Educational Qualifications: 
Degree Institution Year
Ph.D. University of Rajasthan, Jaipur 2015
PG M.D. S. University, Ajmer 1995
UG M.D. S. University, Ajmer 1993
Any other qualification NET 2004

 

Career Profile: 

Part time Lecturer - Aug 1998 - March 1999

Assistant Professor - Aug 3, 1999 - June 30, 2005

Sr. Assistant Professor - July 1, 2005 - July 23, 2011

Head, Department of Chemistry - 2007 - 2015

Assistant Professor Selection Grade - July 23, 2011 - 2015

Associate Professor - 2015 onwards

Administrative Assignments: 

Head, Department of Chemistry from July 2007 - June 2015, December 2021 onwards

Sr. Coordinator - Student's Welfare - 2018 onwards

Sr. Coordinators - Intercollegiate Events

Convener - Science Spectrum (biannual magazine of faculty of science)

Member - Internal Complaint Committee

Member - Cultural Committee

Member - IQAC

Member - Purchase Committee

 

Areas of Interest / Specialization: 

Organic Chemistry, Computational Chemistry

Subjects Taught: 

Organic Chemistry, Spectroscopy, Photochemistry and Green Chemistry

Research Guidance: 

PG Dissertations - Approx 37

M. Phil - 01 (co-supervision)

Ph.D. - 03 (persuing)

Publications Profile: 

List of Papers published in Peer-reviewed Journal

  • Spectrophotometric studies of the charge transfer complexes formed between pyridine and its amino derivatives and DMAD, International Journal of Chemtech Research, 2017
  • Diazotization and coupling reactions of differently substituted aromatic amines and investigation of their solvatochromic behaviour, Der Chemica Sinica, 2016
  • Low cost household level solution to remove fluoride from drinking water, International Journal of Chemtech Research, 2013
  • Nitrenium Ion Induced Tandem S-S Coupling, 1,2-Prototropic Shift and Reduction, Tetrahedran Letters, 2012
  • A comparative study of direct and Water-mediated Thione-Thiol Tautomerisation processes in 4-amino-1,2,4-triazole-5-thiones, International Journal of Chemistry, 2011

Research Papers were also presented in a number of national and international conferences and workshops in India and abroad.

 

Conference Organization: 

 

  • Coordinator - UGC sponsored Celebration of International year of Chemistry, 2011
  • Organising Secretary - UGC and CSIR sponsored National Symposium on Organic Synthesis, 2011 
  • Coordinator - National Symposium on Preservation of Ozone Layer, 2012
  • Organising Secretary - International Conference on New Emerging trends in Chemistry, 2013 
  • Co-convener - ACT sponsored National Conference on Chemical Education and National Convention of chemistry teachers, 2014 
  • Coordinator - Celebration of International year of Periodic Table, 2019
  • Organising Sectretary - ACT sponsored International Webinar on Scientific Writing, 2020
  • Convenor - ACT Sponsored National Event "4 Minute Research Pitch"
Consultancy Experience: 

NIL

Research Projects: 

S.No.

Co-Supervisor

Title  of Project

Name of the Funding Agency

Major/ Minor/ University/ Student project

Date of Sanction

Amount Sanctioned

Status of the Ongoing/Completed

API Score

1.

Manisha Patni

A DFT level study on Mercapto substituted 1,2,4 triozole 

UGC

Minor

31.03.2010

 

1,15,000/-

Completed

4

2.

-

Synthesis and investigation of antimicrobial activities in some novel mercapto substituted 1,2,4-triazole

ICG

Student Project

Sep, 2011

5000/-

completed

3

3

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A Comparative Study of Stepwise and Concerted mechanism in Pinacol-Pinacolon rearrangement : A DFT Study

The IIS University

Student Project

Sep, 2013

5000/-

Ongoing

3
4 -

Theoretical Investigation of Pinacol-Pinacolone rearrangerment of Antheraxanthine (epoxide) under chemical and enzyme catalyzed condition

 The IIS University, Jaipur Student Project Sep, 2014 5000/- Completed 3
5. - Verification of Hammett Equation at DFT level The IIS University, Jaipur Student Project Sep 2015 5000/- completed  
6. - t-Butyl nitrite mediated diazotisation and coupling reactions of nitrogen containing heterocycles IIS (deemed to be University) Jaipur Student Project Sep 2019 5000/- completed  
                 

 

Awards and Distinctions: 

Gold Medal - Awarded by M. D. S. University Ajmer in the year 1995 for getting highest marks in Chemistry at PG level

A. S. Chauhan Gold Medal (Endowment Award) - Awarded by M. D. S. University Ajmer in the year 1993 for getting highest marks in Zoology at UG level

Outstanding President Award (Rotary Club Jaipur Marugandha) by Rotary International Dist. 3054

Recognition in the field of Academics by All India Welfare Society

Association With Professional Bodies: 

 

  • Lifetime membership of Chemical Research Society of India,Bangalore
  • Lifetime membership of Association of Chemistry Teachers, Mumbai
  • Lifetime membership of Indian Science Congress
Other Activities: 

List of Symposium attended as a Resource Person / Expert:

Symposium on latest science and instrumentation, 2002

 

Consultancy Areas: 

Photochemistry

Reaction Mechanism
Synthetic Organic Chemistry