Bio Sketch

Dr. Sanjeeve Thakur joined NSIT in June 1992 as a lecturer and presently serves as a Professor in the Department of Chemistry. He is also the Dean of faculty of sciences and humanities.  He has done his M.Sc. from the University of Delhi in 1986 and Ph. D. from Bhagalpur University in the year 1989 and is a life member of five learned societies, viz. Indian Science Congress, Indian Chemical Society, National Academy of Sciences, Indian Council of Chemists and Indian Society of Analytical Scientists, BARC. The faculty member has also received the Medal of Honor from the American Biographical Institute, North Carolina, USA in the year 2000. Prof. Thakur has supervised 4 awarded Ph.D students and is currently supervising 4 PhD undergraduates.
He has been involved in various activities at the Institute level like student’s affairs, theory and practical examinations at the superintendent /deputy superintendent level, general administration of the Institute establishment since long in addition to the duties and responsibilities of a faculty member. Besides being a faculty member and Dean, he is also the controller of finance (CoF) and has served as a registrar on several occasions. 

Areas of Interest: Inorganic Chemistry, Inorganic compounds electrocatalysis, corrosion

List of Publications: Prof. Sanjeeve Thakur (since 2011) 

.      Singh, A., & Thakur, S. (2023). Recent advancements in the fabrication of transition metal dichalcogenides-polymer nanocomposites: Focused on molybdenum diselenide for various applications. Materials Today Chemistry, 30, 101562.
2.      Singh, A. K., Singh, M., Thakur, S., Pani, B., Kaya, S., EL IBRAHIMI, B., & Marzouki, R. (2022). Adsorption study of N (-benzo [d] thiazol-2-yl)-1-(thiophene-2-yl) methanimine at mild steel/aqueous H2SO4 interface. Surfaces and Interfaces, 102169.
3.      Sheetal, Sengupta, S., Singh, M., Thakur, S., Pani, B., Banerjee, P., Kaya, S., & Singh, A. K. (2022). An insight about the interaction of Aryl Benzothiazoles with mild steel surface in aqueous HCl solution. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 354, 118890.
4.      Chugh, B., Sheetal, Singh, M., Thakur, S., Pani, B., Singh, A. K., & Saji, V. S. (2022). Extracellular Electron Transfer by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Biocorrosion: A Review. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 8(3), 1049-1059.
5.      Singh, A., Poddar, D., Thakur, S., & Jha, R. (2021). Ternary composite based on MoSe2-rGO/polyaniline as an efficient counter electrode catalyst for dye sensitized solar cells. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 273, 125043.
6.      Chugh, B., Thakur, S., Pani, B., Murmu, M., Banerjee, P., Al-Mohaimeed, A. M., ... & Singh, A. K. (2021). Investigation of phenol-formaldehyde resins as corrosion impeding agent in acid solution. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 330, 115649.
7.      Singh, A. K., Chugh, B., Singh, M., Thakur, S., Pani, B., Guo, L., ... & Serdaroglu, G. (2021). Hydroxy phenyl hydrazides and their role as corrosion impeding agent: A detail experimental and theoretical study. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 115605.
8.      Singh, A. K., Chugh, B., Thakur, S., Pani, B., Lgaz, H., Chung, I. M., ... & Prakash, R. (2020). Green approach of synthesis of thiazolyl imines and their impeding behavior against corrosion of mild steel in acid medium. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 599, 124824.
9.      Chugh, B., Singh, A. K., Thakur, S., Pani, B., Lgaz, H., Chung, I. M., ... & Ebenso, E. E. (2020). Comparative Investigation of Corrosion-Mitigating Behavior of Thiadiazole-Derived Bis-Schiff Bases for Mild Steel in Acid Medium: Experimental, Theoretical, and Surface Study. ACS omega, 5(23), 13503-13520.
10.   Chugh, B., Singh, A. K., Poddar, D., Thakur, S., Pani, B., & Jain, P. (2020). Relation of degree of substitution and metal protecting ability of cinnamaldehyde modified chitosan. Carbohydrate polymers, 234, 115945.
11.   Chugh, B., Thakur, S., & Singh, A. K. (2020). Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion Inhibition in Oil and Gas Industry. Corrosion Inhibitors in the Oil and Gas Industry, 321-338.
12.   Chugh, B., Singh, A. K., Chaouiki, A., Salghi, R., Thakur, S., & Pani, B. (2020). A comprehensive study about anti-corrosion behaviour of pyrazine carbohydrazide: Gravimetric, electrochemical, surface and theoretical study. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 299, 112160.
13.   Singh, A. K., Chugh, B., Saha, S. K., Banerjee, P., Ebenso, E. E., Thakur, S., & Pani, B. (2019). Evaluation of anti-corrosion performance of an expired semi synthetic antibiotic cefdinir for mild steel in 1 M HCl medium: An experimental and theoretical study. Results in Physics, 14, 102383.
14.   Chugh, B., Singh, A. K., Thakur, S., Pani, B., Pandey, A. K., Lgaz, H., ... & Ebenso, E. E. (2019). An exploration about the interaction of mild steel with hydrochloric acid in the presence of N-(Benzo [d] thiazole-2-yl)-1-phenylethan-1-imines. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 123(37), 22897-22917.
15.   Singh, A. K., Thakur, S., Pani, B., Chugh, B., Lgaz, H., Chung, I. M., ... & Singh, J. (2019). Solvent-free microwave assisted synthesis and corrosion inhibition study of a series of hydrazones derived from thiophene derivatives: experimental, surface and theoretical study. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 283, 788-803.
16.   Singh, A. K., Pandey, A. K., Banerjee, P., Saha, S. K., Chugh, B., Thakur, S., ... & Singh, G. (2019). Eco-friendly disposal of expired anti-tuberculosis drug isoniazid and its role in the protection of metal. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 7(2), 102971.
17.   Singh, A. K., Thakur, S., Pani, B., Ebenso, E. E., Quraishi, M. A., & Pandey, A. K. (2018). 2-Hydroxy-N′-((Thiophene-2-yl) methylene) benzohydrazide: ultrasound-assisted synthesis and corrosion inhibition study. ACS omega, 3(4), 4695-4705.
18.   Singh, A. K., Thakur, S., Pani, B., & Singh, G. (2018). Green synthesis and corrosion inhibition study of 2-amino-N′-((thiophen-2-yl) methylene) benzohydrazide. New Journal of Chemistry, 42(3), 2113-2124.
19.   Shankar, A., Chand, M., Basheed, G. A., Thakur, S., & Pant, R. P. (2015). Low temperature FMR investigations on double surfactant water based ferrofluid. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 374, 696-702.
20.   Shankar, A., Chand, M., Thakur, S., & Pant, R. P. (2014). Electron Spin Resonance Investigations on Kerosene Based Magnetic Fluid. Advanced Science Letters, 20(7-8), 1519-1521.
21.   Shankar, A., Chand, M., Kumar, S., Singh, V. N., Basheed, G. A., Thakur, S., & Pant, R. P. (2013). SPIN RESONANCE INVESTIGATIONS ON WATER-BASED MAGNETITE FERROFLUID. Magnetohydrodynamics (0024-998X), 49.
22.   Shankar, A., Kumar, S., Thakur, S., Porwal, R., & Pant, R. P. (2012). Induced size effect on NixCo1-xFe2O4 (0.1≤ x≤ 0.9). ADVANCED MATERIALS, 3(5), 415-420.
23.   Arvind, K., & Sanjeeve, T. (2010). Application of Matlab in the Thermochemical Studies of Some Organic Compounds. Oriental Journal of Chemistry, 26(2), 685.
24.   Thakur, S. (2008). Calorimetric studies of the acetates of calcium (II), strontium (II) and barium (II). Asian Journal of Chemistry, 20(2), 1645.
25.   Thakur, S., Kumar, A., & Pathak, R. (1995). Standard heats of formation of uranyl (II) and thorium (IV) oxinates. Journal of the Indian Chemical Society, 72(11), 815-816.
26.   Pathak, R. (2016). Thermochemical studies of thorium (IV) and zirconium (IV) tetrabenzoates. Science Vision, 16(1), 10-15.
27.   Thakur, S., & Kumar, A. (1992). Standard heats of formation of some uranyl (II) and thorium (IV) carboxylates. Proceedings-National Academy of Sciences, India. Section A, Physical Sciences, 62(pt. 1), 15-18.
28.   Thakur, S. (1991). Thermochemical studies of some lanthanide acetates. Journal of the Indian Chemical Society, 68(6), 352-353.
29.   THAKUR, L., THAKUR, S., & Kumar, A. (1990). THERMOCHEMICAL STUDIES OF SOME COPPER (II) CARBOXYLATES. Journal of the Indian Chemical Society, 67(9), 764-765.
30.   Thakur, S. A., Bhautik, M. P., Sangore, M. V., & Singh, M. K. A Review on Treatment of Sewage Water & Biogas Purification by Algae.
31.   Chugh, B., Thakur, S., & Singh, A. K. ELECTROCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF HYDRAZONE DERIVATIVE AS EFFECTIVE CORROSION INHIBITOR FOR MILD STEEL IN 0.5 MH2so4 SOLUTION.
32.   Pandey, A. K., Thakur, S., & Singh, A. K. Anti-corrosion investigation of Novel Thiazole derivative on mild steel in 0.5 MH2so4.

Book Chapters

1.      Chugh, B., Poddar, D., Singh, A., Yadav, P., Thakur, S., Nguyen, T. A., & Rajendran, S. (2022). “Nanoparticles-based sensors for agricultural application.”
2.      D Poddar, A Singh, S Thakur, P Jain - Imidic Polymers and Green Polymer Chemistry, 2021
“Green Perspectives of Imides toward Polymeric Membranes”
3.      B Chugh, S Thakur, B Pani, AK Singh - Sustainable Corrosion Inhibitors, 2021