Skill with instruments Adequately experienced with UV-Vis, IR, electrochemical techniques for characterization of metal complexes, gas chromatographic techniques (GC, GC-MS) for identification and quantification of products in the catalytic processes and fast kinetic equipment, stopped-flow, rapid scan and high-pressure stopped-flow spectrophotometers, for kinetic and mechanistic studies of reactions of coordination compounds in solution. Hands on experience in Atomic absorption spectrophotometric analysis of trace elements in solution, and estimation of carbon and sulphur in alloy samples, (as part of quality control service and teaching). languages spoken: English, bengali, Hindi