M.Sc., Ph.D.

Sanctioned

Dr. Pakiza Begum

M.Sc., Ph.D.

Catalysis

Computational Chemistry, Molecular Modelling, Heterogeneous Catalysis, Water Analysis, Natural dyes, Indian Knowledge System

• Pakiza Begum, Debajyoti Bhattacharjee, Bhupesh K. Mishra, Ramesh C. Deka. Density functional study on structures, stabilities, and electronic properties of size-selected PdnSiq (n= 1–7 and q= 0, +1, ?1) clusters, Theoretical Chemistry Accounts, 2014, 133, 1418-1428 (https://doi.org/10.1007/s00214-013-1418-9). • Pakiza Begum, Pranjal Gogoi, Bhupesh K. Mishra, Ramesh C. Deka. Theoretical insight of nitric oxide adsorption on neutral and charged Pdn (n= 1–5) clusters, International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, 2015, 115, 837-845. (https://doi.org/10.1002/qua.24914). • Lakhya J. Konwar, Päivi Mäki-Arvela, Pakiza Begum, Narendra Kumar, Ashim J. Thakur, Jyri-Pekka Mikkola, Ramesh C. Deka, Dhanapati Deka. Shape selectivity and acidity effects in glycerol acetylation with acetic anhydride: Selective synthesis of triacetin over Y-zeolite and sulfonated mesoporous carbons, Journal of catalysis, 2015, 329, 237-247. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2015.05.021). • Pakiza Begum, Ramesh C. Deka. A Comparative DFT Study on the Catalytic Oxidation of Nitric Oxide by Pd2 and PdM (M= Cu, Rh, Ag, Au, Pt), Catalysis Letters, 2017, 147, 581-591. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-016-1933-0). • Gangutri Saikia, Sandhya Rani Gogoi, Jeena Jyoti Boruah, Babul Moni Ram, Pakiza Begum, Kabirun Ahmed, Mitu Sharma, Gayatri Ramakrishna, Tangirala Ramasarma, Nashreen S. Islam. Peroxo Compounds of Vanadium (V) and Niobium (V) as Potent Inhibitors of Calcineurin Activity towards RII?Phosphopeptide. ChemistrySelect, 2017, 2, 5838-5848. (https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.201700935). • Pakiza Begum and Ramesh C. Deka. Effect of Charge on the Catalytic Activity of CO Oxidation by zeolite Supported Single Site Palladium: A Density Functional Study, ChemistrySelect, 2017, 2, 8847-8855 (https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.201701578). • Nand Kishor Gour, Bhupesh Kumar Mishra, Plaban Jyoti Sarma, Pakiza Begum and Ramesh C. Deka. Tropospheric degradation of HFE-7500 [n-C3F7CF(OCH2CH3)CF(CF3)2] initiated by OH radicals and Fate of alkoxy radical [n-C3F7CF(OCH(O)CH3)CF(CF3)2]: A DFT investigation, Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, 2017, 204, 11-17. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfluchem.2017.09.010). • Moon Mandal, Punampriya Borgohain, Pakiza Begum, Ramesh C. Deka and Tarun K. Maji. Property enhancement and DFT study of wood polymer composites using rosin derivatives as co-monomers New Journal of Chemistry, 2018, 42, 2260-2269. (https://doi.org/10.1039/C7NJ03825A). • Prasanta Baishya, Deepankar Nath, Pakiza Begum, Ramesh C. Deka and Tarun K. Maji. Effects of wheat gluten protein on the properties of starch based sustainable wood polymer nanocomposites European Polymer Journal, 2018, 100, 137-145. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2017.09.041). • Rasna Devi, Pakiza Begum, Pankaj Bharali and Ramesh C. Deka. Comparative Study of Potassium Salt-Loaded MgAl Hydrotalcites for the Knoevenagel Condensation Reaction, ACS Omega, 2018, 3, 7086-7095. (https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.8b00767) • Kabirun Ahmed, Gangutri Saikia, Pakiza Begum, Sandhya Rani Gogoi, Mitu Sharma, Hiya Talukdar, Nashreen S. Islam. Selective and Green Sulfoxidation in Water using a New Chitosan Supported Mo (VI) Complex as Heterogeneous Catalyst. ChemistrySelect 2018, 3, 12563-12575. (https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.201803000) • Moon Mandal, Pakiza Begum, Ramesh C. Deka, Tarun K. Maji. Wood flour thermoset composites using chemically modified epoxidized soybean oil, European Journal of Wood and Wood Products, 2019, 77, 569-580. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s00107-019-01396-w). • Pranjal Gogoi, Narsimharao Kanna, Pakiza Begum, Ramesh C Deka, Satyanarayana CV V, Thirumalaiswamy Raja. Controlling and Stabilization of Ru Nanoparticles by Tuning the Nitrogen Content of the Support for Enhanced H2 Production through Aqueous-Phase Reforming of Glycerol. ACS Catalysis, 2019, 10, 2489-2507. (https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.9b04063). • Bilal Ahmad Mir, Suresh Rajamanickam, Pakiza Begum, Bhisma K Patel tert?Butyl. Nitrite Mediated Nitro?Nitratosation of Internal Alkenes. European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2020, 2020, 2617-2625. (https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.202000149) . • Bilal A. Mir, Suresh Rajamanickam, Pakiza Begum, and Bhisma K. Patel. Copper(I) Catalyzed Differential Peroxidation of Terminal and Internal Alkenes Using TBHP. European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2020, 2, 252-261. (https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.201901689). • Tipu Alam, Amitava Rakshit, Pakiza Begum, Anjali Dahiya, and Bhisma K. Patel. Visible-light-induced difunctionalization of styrenes: synthesis of N-hydroxybenzimidoyl cyanides, Organic Letters, 2020, 22, 3728-3733. (https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.0c01235). • Pankaj Gogoi, Mousumi Das, Pakiza Begum and Tarun K. Maji. Nature of sorption of trivalent arsenic on novel iron oxyhydroxide stabilized starch/OMMT composite: A mechanistic approach. Journal of Water and Health, 2021, 19, 336-350. (https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2021.267). • Kangkana Sharma, Pakiza Begum, and Rituraj Bharadwaj. Unleashing The Potential of Herbs for Treatment of Gall Bladder Stones . Advances in Bioresearch, 2023, Vol 14, 154-163. (DOI: 10.15515/abr.0976-4585.14.4.154163).

• Pakiza Begum and Ramesh Chandra Deka. A Comparative Theoretical Investigation on the Activation of C-H Bond in Methane on Mono and Bimetallic Pd and Pt Subnanoclusters. In Computational Chemistry Methodology in Structural Biology and Material Sciences. CRC Press, a member of Taylor & Francis Group, Apple Academic Press Inc., 2017, pp. 243-258, USA and Canada. ISBN: 978-1-77188-568-3 (Hardcover), 978-1-315-20754-4 (eBook) • Pakiza Begum, Pankaj Gogoi and Ramesh Chandra Deka. Chemical reactivity of atomically precise clusters towards industrial development and environmental conservation. In Air and Water Quality Assessment, Contamination and our Surroundings: Specific Analysis and Applications, Walnut Publication, 2020, pp. 70-90, ISBN: 9788194332169 • Pankaj Gogoi, Pakiza Begum, Kaustubh Rakshit and Tarun Kumar Maji. Synergistic Effect of E. crassipes Biomass/Chitosan for As (III) Remediation From Water. In Mathematics Applied to Engineering in Action: Advanced Theories, Methods & Models, Apple Academic Press Inc., CRC Press (Co-publisher), 2021, pp. 71-92, ISBN: 978-1-77188-922-3, 978-1-00305-517-4. • Nikita Chakraborty, Pakiza Begum and Bhisma Kumar Patel. Counterbalancing common explosive pollutants (TNT, RDX, and HMX) in the environment by microbial degradation. In Development in Wastewater Treatment Research and Processes: Microbial Degradation of Xenobiotics through Bacterial and Fungal Approach, Elsevier, 2022, pp. 263-310, ISBN: 9780323858397. • Pankaj Gogoi, Pakiza Begum, Kaustubh Rakshit, Tarun Kumar Maji. Synergistic Effect of E. crassipes Biomass/Chitosan for As(III) Remediation From Water. In Mathematics Applied to Engineering in Action: Advanced Theories, Methods, and Models, Apple Academic Press, 2021, pp. 71-91, ISBN: 978-1-00305-517-4 • Nikita Chakraborty, Pakiza Begum, Bhisma Kumar Patel. Counterbalancing common explosive pollutants (TNT, RDX, and HMX) in the environment by microbial degradation. In Development in Wastewater Treatment Research and Processes, Elsevier, 2022, pp. 263-310, ISBN: 9780323858397 • Pimily Langthasa, Pakiza Begum, Sandeepa Agarwalla, Rashmi Dutta. Groundwater Contamination of Arsenic and its Toxicity. In Biological Spectrum of Northeast India (Annual Bioscience Communication), EBH Publishers, 2023, pp. 244-252, Vol. III, ISBN: 978-93-92038-58-7 • Pakiza Begum, Pimily Langthasa, Kangkana Sarma, Pankaj Gogoi. Transparent Wood: Potential Building Material of the Future. In OPEN SCIENCE: A Compilation of Science Articles, Gargaon College Science Forum, 2023, pp. 210-222, Vol.-II, ISBN: 978 81-954347-3-2 • Sandeepa Agarwalla, Pakiza Begum, Pimily Langthasa. Prodrug based nanoparticle therapeutics: challenges and future prospects. In Futuristic Trends in Pharmacy & Nursing, Iterative International Publishers (IIP), Selfypage Developers Pvt Ltd., 2024, pp. 182-190, Volume III, e - ISBN: 978-93-6252-833-9.

• Dr. Arandao Narzary, Dr. Pakiza Begum, Dr. Chirantan Bhagawati . Environment: Climate Change and Natural Challenges. Gargaon College Publication Cell & Pubrayan Publication, ISBN: 978-93-90919-60-4, August 2021, total pages: 313 • Dr. Pakiza Begum, Ms. Pimily Langthasa, Dr. Priyanka Tamuli. WOMEN'S WELL BEING: Inclusive and Sustainable Growth, Gargaon College, ISBN: 978-81-945305-1-0, May 2023, total pages: 331

PRESENTED • Study of the adsorption of CO, NO and O2 on faujasite supported Pd-monomer- DFT study. Current Trends in Computational Chemistry, CTCC-2012 NEHU, Shillong, 16th – 17th March, 2012 • CO oxidation on a single Pd atom supported on zeolite, Theoretical Chemistry Symposium, TCS-2012, IIT Guwahati, 19th-22nd December, 2012 • Theoretical Study of CO Oxidation Catalyzed by a Single Pd Atom Supported on Zeolite. Recent Advances in Chemical Research, RACR-14. Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh, 20th-21st March, 2014 • A DFT study on the Catalytic Oxidation of Nitric Oxide by pure and bimetallic Palladium dimer. 7th HOPE Meeting, No. IN1401, Japan, Tokyo. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Japan, 1st-5th March, 2015 • Global Optimization Search for low lying Atomic and Electronic Structures of (CeO2)n (n=1-20) Nanoclusters. International Conference on Emerging Trends in Nanomaterials Science and Technology. National Institute of Technology, Nagaland, 4th-6th January, 2017 • C-H bond activation in methane over PdnPt4-n (n=0-4) subnanoclusters: A Comprehensive density functional study. International Symposium on Sustainable Urban Environment. Tezpur University, Assam, 22nd-23rd June, 2017 • Theoretical Investigation for Low Lying Stuctures of Cerium dioxide subnanoclusters using DFT Approach. UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Impact of Pollution: Assessment, Awareness and Prevention. Lumding College, Lumding. 28th-29th June, 2017 • Reconsidering Science for Sustainable Development National Seminar on Atmanirbhar Bharat: Opportunities and Challenges with special focus on NE India (Hybrid Mode). IQAC, Gargaon College, 1st April, 2023 • A Hydride Assisted Pathway in the Hydrogenation of CO2 into Formic acid on small Tin dioxide clusters. 1st International Conference on Advances in Science, Gargaon College Science Forum and IQAC Gargaon College in collaboration with CSIR-NEIST, SBI and ONGC, Nazira, NEIST Jorhat, 5th and 6th May, 2023 • Ethnomedicinal Study on Crataeva nurvala Tree for Treatment of Pneumonia: A Pilot Study. National Seminar on Indian Knowledge System: Traditions & its Relevance. Sipajhar College Teachers’ Unit in Collaboration with University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya (USTM), Assam Physical Society (APS), Assam College Principal’s Council (ACPC) in association with IQAC, Sipajhar College, 15th-16th November, 2024

ATTENDED • Online Workshop on Use of ICT Tools for Effective Teaching. Teaching, Learning Centre, Tezpur University in association with IQAC, Gargaon College, (Ministry of Education, GoI), 3rd-7th May, 2021 • Week-long Online International Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights for the Promotion and Protection of Innovations. IQAC, Gargaon College, Sivasagar, Assam in collaboration with DPIIT-IPR Chair, Tezpur University & IPEG, The City Law School, City, University of London, 16th to 21st May, 2022 • NEP-Orientation and Sensitization Online Programme under the UGC Malviya Mission-Teacher Training Programme (MM-TTP), NIEPA. National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA) under UGC- Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre , 3rd-12th June, 2024 ORGANIZED • Week-long Online International Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights for the Promotion and Protection of Innovations. IQAC, Gargaon College, Sivasagar, Assam in collaboration with DPIIT-IPR Chair, Tezpur University & IPEG, The City Law School, City, University of London, 16th-21st May, 2022 • Coordinator for Workshop on “Gender Sensitization”. Women Cell (GCTU) in association with IQAC and Dept. of Chemistry, Gargaon College, 10th December, 2022 • Joint Coordinator for “National Girl Child Day”. Department of Statiscitics & Women Cell in association with IQAC and NCC, Gargaon College, 24th January, 2023 • Convenor for “International Women Day celebration”. Women Cell (GCTU) in association with Women Cell, IQAC and NCC (Army and Naval), Gargaon College, 8th March, 2023 • Secretary for “Inter-College Women’s Badminton Tournament”. Women Cell (GCTU) in association with Women Cell, IQAC and NCC (Army and Naval), Gargaon College, 11th February, 2023 • Assistant Coordinator for “World Against Child Labor”. Dept. of Zoology, Assamese, Women Cell (GCTU), IQAC & 11 Assam Girls (I) Coy NCC, Gargaon College, 12th June, 2023 • Coordinator for “World Blood donor day”. Jointly by NCC, IQAC, NSS and Women Cell (GCTU), 14th June, 2023 • Coordinator for “Two day Online National workshop on preparation of IIT-JAM”. Career Counselling and Guidance Cell in association with Dept. of Chemistry, Physics, Botany, Zoology and IQAC, Gargaon College, 24th and 26th August, 2023

• Part of DST-UKIERI collaboration project entitled “Hybrid Quantum Mechanics / Molecular Mechanics Calculation on Palladium Supported TiO2 for CO oxidation” under Professor Richard Catlow, FRS, UCL Faculty of Chemistry. University College London, United Kingdom. PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION, AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS RECEIVED • Applied Chemistry Education Award. Tezpur University, February, 2012 • Gold Medalist at University. Tezpur University, February, 2012 • DST-INSPIRE-JRF Fellowship. Department of Science and Technology, July 2012 to August 2014 • DST-INSPIRE-RRF Fellowship. Department of Science and Technology, September 2014 to June 2017 • JSPS HOPE Fellow at 7th HOPE Meeting, Tokyo, Japan. Japan Society for Promotion of Science, Japan, March 2015 • Selected for SERB National Post-Doctoral Fellowship (NPDF). Department of Science and Technology, July 2017 • Table-Tennis single Champion. Tezpur University, 2015-16 • Champion in Women’s Inter College Badminton Tournament. Gargaon. College, Simaluguri, Assam, 4th February, 2023 • Participated in All India Civil Services Badminton Tournament 2023-24. Sports Department, Chandigarh under the aegis of Central Civil Services Cultural and Sports Board, DOPT, New Delhi, 3rd to 9th March, 2024

• 12th Orientation Programme in Catalysis Research. National Centre for Catalysis Research, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai (DST, GoI), 19th November to 6th December, 2011 • 4-Week Induction/Orientation Programme. TLC, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi (MHRD, GoI, Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching), 26th June to 24th July, 2020

• Two-week Refresher Course in “Chemistry”. TLC Ramanujan College, University of Delhi in collaboration with Kongunadu Arts and Science College (Autonomous), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu & Kandaswami Kandar’s College, Velur, Tamil Nadu, 15th-29th December, 2023

• Online Elementary FDP on “Recent Trends in Green Technologies for sustainable Development”. AICTE, Nelson Mandela Marg, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy, (Government of India, AICTE), 13th-17th September, 2021 • One Week Online Faculty Development Programme Cum Workshop on Academic Reading and Writing. IQAC, Gargaon College in collaboration with Centre for Writing and Pedagogy, Krea University, 23rd-27th March, 2022 • One Week Faculty Development Program on “Scientific Language”. Department of Mathematics, School of Basic Sciences, The Assam Kaziranga University, Jorhat, Assam, India, 26th April-2nd May, 2023 • One Week Faculty Development Programme on Research Methodology (Online). IQAC, Gargaon College in collaboration with Department of Economics, Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankaradeva Viswavidyalaya, 25th-29th June, 2023 • Online one week Faculty Development Programme on “E-Content Development”. TLC, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi (Ministry of Education, GoI, PMMMNMTT), 23rd-29th November, 2023

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