CHEMISTRY

Department Profile

The department of Chemistry is one of the oldest department of HBTU, Kanpur established in 1962. The department has formulated a dynamic and relevant curriculum for UG program being run in the institute, and possesses an excellent infrastructure. The basic aim of this department is to introduce new combination of theoretical studies, technologies in industrial applications and research oriented activities. To carry out research in cutting edge areas, both of basic and applied nature, at par with international standards the Ph.D. Students are educated and trained to become world class scientists. The department is globally recognised for its outstanding research in polymer science, solar energy conversion and storage, chemical kinetics, synthesis and evaluation of biological activities, water treatment, coordination chemistry and spectroscopy. The department has suitable infrastructure supported by modern equipments to train the students.

The department imparts education in Physical, Organic, Analytical and Industrial Chemistry at U.G and Ph.D. level. The department has excellent research outputs that are comparable to any High profile academic institution. The department has completed several research programs/schemes sponsored by the national funding agencies like UGC, CSIR, DST, ICAR, DST, ICAR, UPCAST, AICTE etc. The qualified and depicted faculty of this department have published good number of research papers in National and International (around 425) journals of repute. The department also imparts testing and consultancy facilities to the industries of Kanpur and nearby areas to improve the quality of their products. The main strength of the department has been research and development for last nine decades.

Vision

The Department of Chemistry aims to train the students with conceptual and experimental tools required to understand the Chemistry from molecules to materials.

Mission

  • To awaken the young minds and discover their talents both in theory and practicals.
  • To train and mentor students as responsible scientists and professionals for their involvement in all aspects of life.
  • To encourage and train the students in the broadest and most liberal manner about the advancement of Chemistry in all of its branches through its education, research and service mission.
  • To explore and advance new chemical frontiers in the field of life sciences, physical sciences, medicine, energy and materials.

Departmental – Activity

ACADEMIC AUDIT SUMMARY WITH PHOTOS 2021-22
ACADEMIC AUDIT SUMMARY WITH PHOTOS 2022-23

Programmes
1. M.Sc. in Chemistry with specialization in Chemical Sciences
2. PhD

Faculty

Dr. Chhagan Lal Gehlot

Professor

 [email protected]
 9450333851


Dr. Santosh Kumar
Associate Professor & Head
 [email protected]
 6307657521

Dr. Krishna Kumar
Associate Professor
 [email protected]
 9454784859

Dr. Shaili Pal
Assistant Professor
 [email protected]
 7607902004

Name Qualification Designation Mobile No. Email Id Profile
Dr. Minakshi Garg PhD Guest Faculty 9140898141 [email protected] View Profile
Dr. Anamika PhD Guest Faculty 9936156045 [email protected] View Profile
Dr. Sadhana Singh PhD Guest Faculty 9044501933 [email protected] View Profile
Dr. Shubham Jaiswal PhD Guest Faculty 7379502709 [email protected] View Profile

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View Faculty List 2015-2019

Administrative Officers

Staff Members

03 Outsource staff for office work

Students

M.Sc.(Chemical Sciences) Students

Roll No. Student’s Name
220229002 Ms. Aishwarya Singh
220229003 Ms. Kashish Pal
220229004 Mr. Nitish Yadav
220229005 Ms. Raj Shree Rajbhar

Ph.D Students

Roll No. Student’s Name
180333002 Ms. Ritu Gupta
180333003 Ms. Shilpi Tiwari
220333002 Mrs. Anjula Yadav
220333001 Ms. Shalinee Singh
Laboratories

  • Analytical Laboratories(04) For U.G. students
  • Research Laboratories (04)
  • Testing & Consultancy Laboratory (01)

Modern And Costly Equipment

  • Bausch and Lomb Spectrophotometers
  • Ultra Crostate

Special Equipments in Lab

  • Chemical Balances
  • pH Meters
  • Conductivity Meters
  • Melting Point Apparatus
  • Spectrophotometers
  • Water Stills (Distilled Water Apparatus)
  • Hot Air Ovens
  • Muffle Furnace
  • Ultra Violet Visible Spectrophotometer
  • Electrical Balance
  • Cathetometers
  • Electric Shakers
  • Electrophoresis Apparatus
  • Vacuum Ovens


Facilities

Ultra Violet Visible Spectroscopy
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
Lyophilizer
Electrochemical Galvanostat/Potentiostat

Testing & Consultancy Facilities

The testing facilities are available for the following items in the department:

  • Industrial Water
  • Chemicals (Organic & Inorganic)
  • Coal & Coke
  • Ores, Minerals, Clays and Ceramics
  • Manures and Soils
  • Metal & Alloys (Ferrous & Non-Ferrous)
  • Fertilizers and Manures
  • Cement, Lime and Building Material
  • Essential Oils
  • Pesticides, Insecticides and Disinfectants
  • Gum, Starch & Dextrine
  • Cleaning Solutions
Research/ Project/ Consultancy
Achievements

Achievements and Recent Activities of Department:

1. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN Department of Chemistry, HARCOURT BUTLER TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY (HBTU) KANPUR 208002 INDIA AND Department of Organic and Nano System Engineering, KONKUK UNIVERSITY, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
2. National Conference on Advances in Chemistry for Sustainable Development (ACSD-2017) organized by Department of Chemistry & Mechanical Engineering, H.B. Technical University, Kanpur at HBTU Kanpur during 22-23 March, 2017.
3. Expert Lecture Series in Chemistry Department Organized by Department of Chemistry at HBTU Kanpur during 18th February to 28th March, 2017.
4. Faculty Development Program on “Material Synthesis and advanced characterization Techniques” organized by the Department of Chemistry at HBTU Kanpur during 1st – 4th December, 2018.
5. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN Department of Chemistry, HARCOURT BUTLER TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY (HBTU) KANPUR 208002 INDIA AND YEUNGNAN UNIVERSITY, GYEONGBUK, SOUTH KOREA

Contacts

Dr. Santosh Kumar
Associate Professor & Head Chemistry

 [email protected]

 6307657521

Placement

Department of Chemistry have started post graduate program ‘M.Sc.(Chemical Sciences)’ from the session 2022-23. The Department has planned to constitute a departmental level Industry-Academia forum to facilitate the placement of students.