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    Welcome to Prof Aamalendu Chandra group Homepage

    He obtained his Ph.D from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India in 1991.
    After a postdoc at the University of British Columbia, he joined IIT Kanpur in 1993.


    Educational qualifications (Graduation onwards):
      Degree

      B.Sc.
      M.Sc.
      Ph.D
      Year

      1984
      1986
      1991
      Univ./Inst.

      University of Burdwan, India
      University of Burdwan, India
      Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

    Awards/Honours:
    Major scientific fields of interest:
    • Structure and dynamics of molecular solutions in bulk and confined systems.
    • Structure and dynamics of molecular clusters with charge defects.
    • Chemical reaction dynamics in condensed phases and in clusters.
    • Molecular properties of solid-liquid, liquid-liquid and liquid-vapour interfaces.
    • Structure and dynamics of supercooled and supercritical fluids.
    • Structure and Dynamics of macromolecular solutions
    • Computer simulations of clusters and condensed phases using classical and quantum methods.


    Selected Publications

    1. Aqueous Basic Solutions: Hydroxide Solvation, Structural Diffusion, and Comparison to the Hydrated Proton
      D. Marx, A. Chandra, and M. E. Tuckerman,
      Chem. Rev. 120, 2174 (2010).

    2. Vibrational spectral diffusion and hydrogen bond dynamics in heavy water from first principles
      Bhabani S. Mallik, A. Semparithi and A. Chandra,
      J. Phys. Chem. A 112, 5104 (2008).

    3. Connecting Solvation Shell Structure to Proton Transport Kinetics in Hydrogen--Bonded Networks via Population Correlation Functions
      A. Chandra, M. Tuckerman and D. Marx,
      Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 145901 (2007).

    4. Electron solvation in water-ammonia mixed clusters: Structure, energetics and the nature of localization states of the excess electron
      S. Pratihar and A. Chandra ,
      J. Chem. Phys. 126, 234510 (2007).

    5. Creating Interfaces by Stretching the Solvents is Key to Metallic Ammonia Solutions
      A. Chandra and D.Marx,
      Angewandte Chemie Intl. Ed., 46, 3676 (2007).
    6. Structure and Dynamics of OH- (aq)
      M.E. Tuckerman, A. Chandra , D Marx,
      Accounts of Chemical Research , 39, 9719-9725 (2006).
    7. Effects of ion atmosphere on hydrogen-bond dynamics in aqueous electrolyte solutions
      A. Chandra,
      Phys. Rev. Lett., 85, 768-771 (2000).
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