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KALPANA RANI DEY

Tel. 647-***-****, e mail **********@*****.***

SUMMARY: • 15 years’ experience as inorganic research chemist

• Specialties in solid state chemistry and materials science.

• Extensive experience in preparation of powder samples and single

crystals by Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) and conventional solid state

synthesis method. Have good experience in thin film preparation by

reactive magnetron sputtering method and experienced in

supramolecular synthesis.

• Extensive experience in materials design, synthesis, application and in

property measurements and structural characterization by XRD, SEM,

EDS, FTIR, AFM, PL, Ellipsometric spectroscopy, NMR, fluorescence

spectroscopy and mass spectrometry.

• Maintained raw materials and ingredients database (Coptis)

• Researched and recorded Physico Chemical properties of ingredients.

• Ensure global compliancy of ingredients used in formulations.

• Experienced in working in clean room facilities.

• Strong ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, work in teams

and collaborations and detail oriented.

• Reliable professional offering excellent analytical and problem solving

skills.

• Computer skills: MS Word, PowerPoint, MS Excel, Internet search,

different scientific software etc.

EDUCATION:

12/2001 12/2004 Ph. D. in Solid State Inorganic Chemistry

(Georg Christoph Lichtenberg Scholarship)

Institute of Mineralogy (Crystallography Section)

Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany

08/1997 05/2001 M. Phil. in Inorganic Chemistry

Department of Chemistry, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

(Under Collaboration between University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

and University of Hannover, Germany)

12/1994 03/1997 M. Sc. in Inorganic Chemistry,

Department of Chemistry, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

05/1990 11/1994 B. Sc. (Hons) in Chemistry

Department of Chemistry, University of Dhaka, Banglades

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EXPERIENCE:

April 2013 – Feb 2014: Regulatory Compliance Assistant, Research & Innovation (R&I)

laboratory, Cosmetica Laboratories Inc., Toronto, Canada

•Maintained raw materials and ingredients database (Coptis)

•Researched and recorded Physico Chemical properties of

Ingredients and ensure global compliancy of ingredients used in

formulations.

July 2012 Nov 2012: Assistant Registrar, MEERC Inc., Toronto, Canada An affiliate of

All Saints University, School of Medicine (ASU)

•Taught organic chemistry and worked in admissions department

Mar 2011 Feb 2012: Post Doctoral Research Fellow

CRISMAT, L'Université de Caen Basse Normandie, Caen, France

•Project Title: “Phase Transition of Phosphate tungsten bronzes”.

June 2010 Feb 2011: Post Doctoral Research Fellow

CIMAP, L'Université de Caen Basse Normandie, Caen, France

•Project Title: “Fabrication of new solar cell devices based on

nano structural Si thin film”.

Jun 2009 May 2010: Post Doctoral Research Fellow

Department of Chemistry, Jackson State University, MS, USA

•Project Title: “Design and synthesis of thioamide based receptors

for anions with environmental and biomedical relevance”.

May 2008 May 2009: Post Doctoral Research Fellow

CIMAP, CEA, GANIL, Caen, France

•Project Title: “Ion interaction with deposited cluster” and “Swift

heavy ion irradiation effect of SrTiO3 under grazing incidence”.

May 2007 Aug 2007: Research Fellow

Institute of Mineralogy, University of Hannover, Germany

•Project Title: “Synthesis and characterization of niobium doped

hexagonal tungsten bronze in the systems, CsxNbyW1 yO3”.

Jan 2005 May 2008: Assistant Professor

SESM, Independent University Bangladesh

•Besides teaching worked on Arsenic problem in ground water in

Bangladesh and air pollution problem in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dec 2001 Dec 2004:

Ph.D. research student

University of Hannover, Germany

•Project Title: “Synthesis and characterization of alkali metal

tungsten bronzes, LixWO3 and MxM yW1 yO3 (M = Li, Na, Cs and M

= Nb and Mo) systems’’.

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PUBLICATIONS:

1. Dey K. R., Gesing Th. M., Hussain A. and Rüscher C. H., 2002, Z. Kristallogr. NCS 217,

461:Crystal Structure of cesium niobium tungsten bronzes, Cs0.23(Nb0.09W0.91) O3 and Cs0.29

(Nb0.10W0.90)O3’’

2. Dey K. R., Rüscher C. H., Gesing Th. M. and Hussain A., 2007, Mater. Res. Bull, Volume 42,

Issue 4, p. 591 599: Phase transformation of lithium tungsten bronzes, LixWO3, at room

temperature ambient conditions.

3. Rüscher C. H., Dey K. R., Debnath T, Horn I., Glaum R and Hussain A., 2008, Journal of Solid

State Chemistry, volume 181, Issue 1, p. 90 100: Perovskite tungsten bronze – type crystals of

LixWO3 grown by chemical vapour transport and their characterisation.

4. Dey K. R., Debnath T., Rüscher C. H., Sundberg M. and Hussain A., 2010, Journal of Materials

Science, Volume 46, p. 1388 1395: “Synthesis and characterization of niobium doped

hexagonal tungsten bronze in the systems, CsxNbyW1 yO3.

5. Gibson D., Dey K. R., Fronczek F. R. and Hossain, M. A., 2009, Tetrahedron Letters, Volume

50, Issue 47, p. 6537–6539: A new hexaaminomacrocycle for ditopic binding of bromide.

6. Portis B., Dey K. R., Saeed M. A., Powell D. R. and Hossain M. A., 2009, Acta Cryst. E

Volume 65, p. o2601: 1,3 Phenylenediammonium dinitrate.

7. Dey K. R., Wong B. W. and Hossain M. A., Tetrahedron Letters, Volume 51, 2010, Issue 9, p.

1329 1332: Rational Design of a Macrocycle Based Chemosensor for Anions.

8. Dey K. R., Horne T., Fronczek, F. and Hossain M.A., Binding and selectivity aspects of an

expanded azamacrocycle for anions, Inorg. Chem. Comm. 13, 2010, p1515 1518.

9. Hossain M. A., Saeed M. A., Fronczek F. R., Wong B. M., Dey K. R., Mendy J. S., Gibson D.,

Charge assisted encapsulation of two chlorides by a hexaprotonated azamacrocycle. Crystal

Growth & Design, 2010, 10 (4), 1478–1481.

10. A. Cassimi, L. Maunoury, P. Rousseau, B. Manil, T. Muranaka B. Huber, K. R. Dey, H. Lebius,

D. Lelièvre, J. M. Ramillon, T. Been et al. 2009, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics

Research Section B, Volume 267, Issue 4, p. 674 677: "Imaging dynamics of charge auto

organisation in glass capillaries".

11. R.Pratibha Nalini, J.Cardin, K.R. Dey, X. Portier, C.Dufour and F.Gourbilleau, 2011 ECS

Transactions, vol. 35 (4), p. 273 285, Optical And Electrical Properties Of Si based Multilayer

Structures For Solar Cell Applications

12. Dey K. R., and Hussain A., Proc. Int. Conf. on Structure, Proce. and Properties of Materials,

SPPM’97, Paper No. Str 3. pp. B16 B20 : “Phase analysis of LixWO3 and LixMoyW1 yO3”.

13. Dey, K. R., "Alkali metal tungsten bronzes" (ISBN# 978-*-****-**** 8), LAP, Germany, 2011.

ABSTRACT: 25 abstracts published in international journals

PRESENTATIONS: Several presentations on research in international conferences

REFERENCES: Available upon request

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