Malla Reddy Engineering College

Faculty Personal and Academic Profile

Faculty Department	Humanities and Sciences (H&S)
Faculty Name	Dr. Soumi Laha
Professional Email	soumilaha@mrec.ac.in
Personal Email	soumilaha@gmail.com
Registration Number	3092-240214-124842	Teaching / Work Experience After finishing her Ph. D study in January 2011, she joined as a Postdoctoral fellow with Group of Prof. M. A Pericas and Prof. Ricard G. Valls in Institute Catala d’Investigacio Quimica (ICIQ) Tarragona, Spain in October 2011 to January 2014. In-between May 2013 she undertook further postdoctoral studies at University of Pennsylvania, USA for 3 months. Her major research interests are focused on enantioselective catalysis with species immobilized onto polymers and magnetic nanoparticles, and on the discovery of new reactions. In September 2016 to 2019 she did DST- Woman Scientist in IICT Hyderabad. Her main research interests are in the area of NHC catalysis, the development of new reactivity using organic reactions. After that from 2019-2022 worked as Reseach Scientist in IICT, Hyderabad. Her research group focuses on the Bulk Chemicals Process Development. Other Achievements Qualified CSIR-NET 2004 Teaching Achievements
Current Designation	Assoc Professor
Area of Specialization	Chemical Sciences
Joining Date	08-02-2024
Total Experience in this Institution	2 Months
Total Experience in other Institutions	10 Years	Specialized Skills Proficient in the experimental methodology and interpretation of data from techniques such as 1 H NMR, 13 C NMR, FTIR, UV-VIS, XPS, TEM, SEM-EDAX and Mass spectroscopy. Expertise in operating the modern instruments like NMR, GC, HPLC, FTIR, UV- VIS and polarimeter.
UG Qualifications	B.Sc	Graduation Year, University	1999, Visva-Bharati University
PG Qualifications	0	Graduation Year, University	2001, Visva-Bharati University
PhD Qualifications	Completed	Graduation Year, University	2011, Jadavpur University