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Raghu Nath Behera

Professor

Computational Chemistry, Molecular Modelling & Simulation
Department of Chemistry, Room No. C221, BITS Pilani - K. K. Birla Goa Campus, NH 17B Road, Zuarinagar - 403726, Goa, India

Education & Employment

Education:

  • BSc (Hons. & Distinction), Govt. College Bhawanipatna, Sambalpur University, 1987.
  • MSc (Chemistry), P.G. Dept. of Chemistry, Sambalpur University, 1989.
  • PhD Chemistry, IIT Kanpur, 2001 (defended July 2000), Advisor: Professor Pinaki Gupta-Bhaya, Thesis title: Studies in Statistical Mechanics of Macroionic Solutions     

Employment Record:

  • Professor, BITS, Pilani - K. K. Birla Goa Campus (Since Mar 2023)
  • Associate Professor, BITS, Pilani - K. K. Birla Goa Campus (Feb 2015 - Feb 2023)
  • Assistant Professor, BITS, Pilani - K. K. Birla Goa Campus(Aug 2007 with retrospective effect from Jan 2006 - Jan 2015).
  • Lecturer, BITS, Pilani - Goa Campus (Jul 2004 - Dec 2005).
  • Lecturer, BITS, Pilani – Pilani Campus (Mar 2004 - Jul 2004).
  • Scientific coworker, Univ. of Heidelberg, Germany (Aug 2002 - Nov 2003).
  • Post-doctoral Fellow, Univ. of California, Davis, USA (Dec 1999 - Jun 2002).  

 


Other Experience

Administrative Experience:

  • Head, Department of Chemistry (Nov 2013 - Nov 2015) .
  • Hostel Warden  (Jun 2006 to Dec 2013 & Jan 2018 to Dec 2018) .
  • Convener, Contract Evaluation Committee, BITS Pilani- Goa (Dec 2009 – Aug 2011).
  • Nucleus Member, General Administration, BITS, Pilani-Goa (year 2004-05).

 Assignments handled in Department/Institute:

  • Chairperson, Campus Level Selection Committee for BITS Pilani International Travel Award (June 2024- May 2026).
  • Member, campus level Infrastructure Committee (June 2024 - May 2026).
  • Member, Campus Level Committee for Space Audit and Implementation (Feb 2024 - May 2024).
  • Convener, Departmental Research Committee (Jan 2016 to Nov. 2017 & Dec 2019 to July 2024) - 5+ yrs
  • Member, Campus Anti-Ragging Committee (AY 2023-24).
  • Member, Campus Level Grievance Redressal Committee (For Faculty) (2 yrs, Sept-21 - Aug-22).
  • Member, Research Board (2 years, starting 08-Dec-2019).
  • Member, Departmental Research Committee (May 2011 - Dec. 2013, Nov 2017 - Nov 2019) - 4+yrs.
  • Convener, Departmental Committee of Academic (04-Nov-2018 to 17-Dec-2019).
  • Member, Departmental Committee of Academic (2 years, starting 05-Nov-2016) & (18-Dec-2019 to 03-Nov-2020). 
  • Member, Project Lakshya Implementation Team (Oct-2018), Thrust Area: Alumni Relations, Workstream-2: Policies, Office Structure, Data Bases and Events etc..
  • Co-Chair, “5th International Conference on Research Frontiers in Chalcogen Cycle Science & Technology (G16 Asian)”, Organized by UNESCO-IHE and NITK Surathkal in association with BITS Pilani – Goa Campus and IIT Guwahati, Dec 19 – 21, 2016 at Goa, India
  • Chairman, “National Conference on New Frontiers in Chemistry - From Fundamentals to Applications (NFCFA 2015)”, Organized by Department of Chemistry, BITS, Pilani – K K Birla Goa Campus, Dec 18-19, 2015.  
  • Member, Library Committee (Jan 2013 - Dec. 2013).
  • Member, Convocation committee, 2013.
  • Warden in-charge, Hostel Allotment, 2011 & 2012.
  • Member, Organizing Committee, INDO – UK International Workshop on Advanced Materials and their Applications in Nanotechnology (AMAN 2014), BITS Pilani – K. K. Birla Goa campus, May 17-19, 2014.
  • Member, Organizing Committee, International Conference on Emerging Technologies: Micro to Nano 2013 (ETMN-2013), BITS Pilani – Goa campus, Feb. 23-24, 2013.
  • Member, Organizing Committee, International Workshop on Biosensors for environmental analysis, BITS Pilani – Goa campus, Feb. 21-23, 2006.
  • Treasurer (2006 – 2008), Vice President (2009), Campus Durga Puja Committee.
  • Resource personal, Training Workshops (I & II) for Higher Secondary School Teachers of Goa, Oct. 22-23 & Nov. 26-27, 2005.
  • Resource personal, Special interactive lectures to students (12thStandard) of Navy Children School, Goa, Aug. – Dec. 2005.

Assignments handled outside:

  • Member, Selection committee (Asst. Prof. Physical Chemistry), Goa University, July 2024, Jul-2019.
  • Member, Recruitment committee for Chemist, Goa Public Service Commission (2017-18).
  • Chancellor's nominee, Chemistry Faculty selection (Assistant prof., Associate prof. & Professor) Goa University, Feb 13-18, 2014. 
  • Resource personal, Refresher Courses in Chemistry for College/University Teachers, organized by UGC-HRDC, Goa University (Dec 1 - 21, 2017).

Other Assignments:

  • BITSAT question paper preparation (Dec 2011, March 2014, April 2022)
  • BITSAT question moderation (Oct 2018-Feb2019, Feb 2024).
  • Regularly participate in PhD question paper preparation & moderation.
  • Instructor, PS – I, 2004 (CFTRI, Mysore) & 2006 (NIO, Goa).
  • Proctor, BITSAT (Goa) 2005 & 2008.
  • Chemistry question paper setter and evaluated for many Indian universities.