Worked as Research Associate-I in the Department of Chemistry, IIT Guwahati, Assam, from 22.07.2019 to 30.01.2020. During that period I worked with Prof. Bhisma Kumar Patel and I worked in the in the field of newer methodologies for organic synthesis.

1. Gogoi, P., Das, M., Begum, P., & Maji, T. K. (2021). Nature of sorption of trivalent arsenic on novel iron oxyhydroxide stabilized starch/OMMT composite: A mechanistic approach. Journal of Water and Health, 19(2), 336-350.
2. Mir, B. A., Rajamanickam, S., Begum, P., & Patel, B. K. (2020). tert-Butyl Nitrite Mediated Nitro-Nitratosation of Internal Alkenes. Eur. J. Org. Chem, 2617.
3. Alam, T., Rakshit, A., Begum, P., Dahiya, A., & Patel, B. K. (2020). Visible-light-induced difunctionalization of styrenes: synthesis of N-hydroxybenzimidoyl cyanides. Organic letters, 22(9), 3728-3733.
4. Mir, B. A., Rajamanickam, S., Begum, P., & Patel, B. K. (2020). Copper (I) Catalyzed Differential Peroxidation of Terminal and Internal Alkenes Using TBHP. European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2020(2), 252-261.
5. Gogoi, P., Kanna, N., Begum, P., Deka, R. C., CV V, S., & Raja, T. (2019). 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, 10(4), 2489-2507.
6. Mandal, M., Begum, P., Deka, R. C., & Maji, T. K. (2019). Wood flour thermoset composites using chemically modified epoxidized soybean oil. European Journal of Wood and Wood Products, 77(4), 569-580.
7. Ahmed, K., Saikia, G., Begum, P., Gogoi, S. R., Sharma, M., Talukdar, H., & Islam, N. S. (2018). Selective and green sulfoxidation in water using a new chitosan supported Mo (VI) complex as heterogeneous catalyst. ChemistrySelect, 3(44), 12563-12575.
8. Devi, R., Begum, P., Bharali, P., & Deka, R. C. (2018). Comparative study of potassium salt-loaded MgAl hydrotalcites for the Knoevenagel condensation reaction. ACS omega, 3(6), 7086-7095.
9. Baishya, P., Nath, D., Begum, P., Deka, R. C., & Maji, T. K. (2018). Effects of wheat gluten protein on the properties of starch based sustainable wood polymer nanocomposites. European Polymer Journal, 100, 137-145.
10. Mandal, M., Borgohain, P., Begum, P., Deka, R. C., & Maji, T. K. (2018). Property enhancement and DFT study of wood polymer composites using rosin derivatives as co-monomers. New Journal of Chemistry, 42(3), 2260-2269.
11. Gour, N. K., Mishra, B. K., Sarma, P. J., Begum, P., & Deka, R. C. (2017). 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, 204, 11-17.
12. Begum, P., & Deka, R. C. (2017). Effect of Charge on the Catalytic Activity of CO Oxidation by zeolite Supported Single Site Palladium: A Density Functional Study. ChemistrySelect, 2(28), 8847-8855.
13. Saikia, G., Gogoi, S. R., Boruah, J. J., Ram, B. M., Begum, P., Ahmed, K., ... & Islam, N. S. (2017). Peroxo Compounds of Vanadium (V) and Niobium (V) as Potent Inhibitors of Calcineurin Activity towards RII‐Phosphopeptide. ChemistrySelect, 2(21), 5838-5848.
14. Begum, P., & Deka, R. C. (2017). A Comparative DFT Study on the Catalytic Oxidation of Nitric Oxide by Pd 2 and PdM (M= Cu, Rh, Ag, Au, Pt). Catalysis Letters, 147(2), 581-591.
15. Konwar, L. J., Mäki-Arvela, P., Begum, P., Kumar, N., Thakur, A. J., Mikkola, J. P., ... & Deka, D. (2015). 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, 329, 237-247.
16. Begum, P., Gogoi, P., Mishra, B. K., & Deka, R. C. (2015). Theoretical insight of nitric oxide adsorption on neutral and charged Pdn (n= 1–5) clusters. International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, 115(13), 837-845.
17. Begum, P., Bhattacharjee, D., Mishra, B. K., & Deka, R. C. (2014). Density functional study on structures, stabilities, and electronic properties of size-selected Pd n Si q (n= 1–7 and q= 0,+ 1,− 1) clusters. Theoretical Chemistry Accounts, 133(1), 1-11.

1. Gogoi, P., Begum, P., Rakshit, K., & Maji, T. K. (2021). Synergistic Effect of E. crassipes Biomass/Chitosan for As (III) Remediation From Water. In Mathematics Applied to Engineering in Action (pp. 71-91). Apple Academic Press.
2. BEGUM, P., & DEKA, R. C. (2017). Department of Chemical Sciences, Tezpur University, Tezpur, Napaam, 784 028, Assam, India, E-mail: ramesh@ tezu. ernet. in. Computational Chemistry Methodology in Structural Biology and Materials Sciences, 243.
3. Begum, P., Gogoi, P., & Deka, R. C. (2019). Chemical reactivity of atomically precise clusters towards industrial development and environmental conservation. Air and Water Quality Assessment, Contamination and our Surroundings: Specific Analysis and Applications, 70.

1. Orientation Course(ASC/Identified/Deptt/College): One

Induction/Orientation Program for “Faculty in Universities/Colleges/Institutes of Higher Education” from 26^th June to 24^th July, 2020, organized by Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi under the aegis of MHRD, Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya Mission on Teachers and Teaching.

1. Conferences/Symposia/Seminar/Workshop: Two

Training Program on “ICT Tools for Teaching, Learning and Administration” from 4^th to 10^th August, 2020, organized by Dept. of Electronics and Communication, J. K. Institute of Applied Physics & Technology, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj.

Online Workshop on Use of ICT Tools for Effective Teachingorganized by Teaching Learning Centre, Tezpur University in association with IQAC, Gargaon College, during 3^rd – 7^th May, 2021.

          Academic Conferences and Symposiums attended

• Begum, P. and Deka, R.C., “Density Functional Studies to predict the influence of cations on the Brönsted acidity of mixed forms of zeolite”, in International Year of Chemistry organized by Department of Chemical Sciences, Tezpur University, Assam, November 2011. (Poster presented)
• Begum, P. and Deka, R.C., “Study of the adsorption of CO, NO and O₂ on faujasite supported Pd monomer- DFT study”, in Current Trends in Computational Chemistry, No. PP15, NEHU, Shillong, February 2012. (Poster presented)
• Begum, P. and Deka, R.C., “Theoretical Study of CO Oxidation Catalyzed by a Single Pd Atom Supported on Zeolite”, in Recent Advances in Chemical Research, No. PP13, Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh, March 2014. (Poster presented)
• Begum, P. and Deka, R.C., “A DFT study on the Catalytic Oxidation of Nitric Oxide by pure and bimetallic Palladium dimer”, in 7^th HOPE Meeting, No. IN1401, Japan, Tokyo, February 2015. (Poster presented)
• Begum, P. and Deka, R.C., “Activation of C-H bond in methane by Pd and Pt subnanoclusters”, in Contemporary Developments in Chemical Sciences, No. PP7, Tezpur University, Assam, November 2015. (Poster presented)

Participated and Attended

• Collaboration Project, under the DST-UKIERI project entitled “Hybrid Quantum Mechanics / Molecular Mechanics Calculation on Palladium Supported TiO₂ for CO oxidation” under Professor C. Richard A. Catlow, FRS, UCL Faculty of Chemistry, University College London, London, 15^th June – 5^th July, 2014, 11^th – 25^th October, 2015 and 20^th – 28^th February, 2016.
• 7^th JSPS HOPE Meeting, Tokyo, Japan, 1^st – 5^th March, 2015.
• 20^th National Magnetic Resonance Society Symposium cum Annual Meeting (NMRS-2014) at Department of Chemical Sciences, Tezpur University from 2^nd - 5^th February, 2014.
• Workshop on Spectroscopic Tools and their Applications at Department of Chemical Sciences, Tezpur University on 6th April, 2013.
• Indo-Finnish Symposium on Role of Catalysts on Production of Green Fuel at Department of Energy, Tezpur University on 1^st February, 2013.
• Winter school workshop (12^th Orientation Program) in Catalysis held at National Centre for Catalytic Research, IIT Madras, Chennai, 19^th November – 6^th December, 2011.
• International Congress on Renewable Energy at Tezpur University from 2^nd – 4^th November, 2011.
• Workshop on Integrated Arsenic and Iron Removal from Groundwater: ArsironNilogon at Tezpur University on 25^th June, 2011.