PARTHAPRATIM MUNSHI

Marie Curie Research Fellow (IIF)

PhD, Indian Institue of Science (IISc.), Bangalore

Phone number : 03 83 68 41 24
Email : munshi.parthapratim@uhp-nancy.fr
           : partha.munshi@gmail.com


Fellowships and Awards

  • Qualified in a global competition among young scientists worldwide to participate in the 60th Meeting of Nobel Laureates at Lindau, Jun-Jul 2010.

  • Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship (7th European Community Framework Programme), France, Nov 2008 - Oct 2010.

  • Best Poster Award at the in house symposium, SSCU, Bangalore, India, Jan 2005.

  • Best Poster Award at the National Seminar on Crystallography, NCL, Pune, India, Jan 2004.

  • Senior Research Fellowship, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, 2003 - 2005.

  • Junior Research Fellowship, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 2000 - 2002.

  • Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE), 92 percentile (AI rank 130), Apr 2000.

  • Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST), 85 percentile, Mar 2000.


    • Research Interests

    High-resolution Crystallography
    • Chemical
    • Biological
    Charge-density Studies
    • Small molecules(organic)
    • Macromolecules (proteins)
    Material Science
    • Non Linear Optical (NLO) properties
    Polymorphism
    • Compounds with phasmaceutical interests
    • NLO materials
    Quantitative Crystal Engineering

    Intermolecular Interactions

    Quantum and Chemical Computations


    Selected Publications
    • (a) P. Munshi, C. Jelsch, V. Hathwar, T. N. Guru Row, Experimental and Theoretical Charge Density Analyses on Polymorphic Structures: A Case of Coumarin 314 dye. 10(4) 1516-1526, 2010. (b) DOI: 10.1021/cg1009658, 2010. Publisher: American Chemical Society, Journal Name: Crystal Growth and Design , Impact Factor (IF): 4.16

    • D. Jayatilaka, P. Munshi, M. Turner, J. A. K. Howard, M. A. Spackman, Refractive indices for molecular crystals from the response of X-ray constrained Hartree-Fock wavefunctions. 11, 7209-7218, 2009. Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry, Journal Name: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Times Cited (TC): 2, IF: 4.12

    • P. Munshi, A. O. Madsen, M. A. Spackman, S. Larsen and R. Destro, Estimated hydrogen anisotropic displacement parameters: A comparison between different methods and with neutron diffraction results. 64, 465-475, 2008. Publisher: International Union of Crystallography, Journal Name : Acta Crystallographica Section A: Foundations of Crystallography, TC: 10, IF: 49.9

      • Note: The publication above has received considerable attention and selected for Highlight in the IUCr News Letter.

    • P. Munshi, B. W. Skelton, J. J. Mckinon, and M. A. Spackman, Polymorphism in 3-methyl-4-methoxy-4'-nitrosilbene (MMONS), A Highly Active NLO Material. 10, 197-206, 2008. Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry, Journal Name : CrystEngComm, TC: 13, IF: 4.18

    • M. A. Spackman, P. Munshi and B. Dittrich, Dipole Moment Enhancement in Molecular Crystals from X-ray Diffraction Data. 8, 2051-2063, 2007. Publisher: Wiley Interscience, Journal Name: A European Journal of Chemical Physics and Physical Chemistry, TC: 14, IF: 3.45

      • Note: The work above is published as a Mini Review.

    • P. Munshi, E. M. Cameron, J. D. Ferrara, T. N. Guru Row, and T. S. Cameron, Comprehensive Examination of the Inter-ion Interactions in N,N, N'N'-tetramethylethlenediammonium dithiocyanate from Charge Density Studies. 111(32), 7888-7897, 2007. Publisher: American Chemical Society, Full Journal Name : The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, TC: 5, IF: 2.89

    • P. Munshi & T. N. Guru Row, Intra and Intermolecular Interactions in Small Bioactive Molecules: Cooperative Features from Experimental and Theoretical Charge Density Analysis. 62, 612-626, 2006. Publisher: International Union of Crystallography, Journal Name: Acta Crystallographica Section B: Structural Science, TC: 12, IF: 1.80

    • P. Munshi & T. N. Guru Row, Topological Analysis of Charge Density Distribution in Concomitant Polymorphs of 3-acetylcoumarin, A Case of Packing Polymorphism. 6(3), 708-718, 2006. Publisher: American Chemical Society, Journal Name: Crystal Growth and Design, TC: 13, IF: 4.16

    • P. Munshi & T. N. Guru Row, Charge Density Based Classification of Intermolecular Interactions in Molecular Crystals. 7(100), 608-611, 2005. Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry, Journal Name : CrystEngComm, TC: 13, IF: 4.18

      • Note: The work above is published as a Communication.

    • P. Munshi & T. N. Guru Row, Evaluation of Intermolecular Interactions in Molecular Crystals via Experimental and Theoretical Charge Densities. 11(3), 199-241, 2005. Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Journal Name: Crystallography Reviews, TC: 11

      • Note: This is an invited Review.

    • P. Munshi & T. N. Guru Row, Exploring the Lower Limit in Hydrogen Bonds: Analysis of Weak C-H...O and C-H...&pi Interactions in Substituted Coumarins from Charge Density Analysis. 109(4). 659-672, 2005. Publisher : American Chemical Society, Journal Name: The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, TC: 45, IF: 2.89

    • P. Munshi, K. N. Venugopala, B. S. Jayashree, and T. N. Guru Row, Concomitant Polymorphism in 3-acetylcoumarin: Role of Weak C-H...O and C-H...&pi Interactions. 4(6), 1105-1107, 2004. Publisher: American Chemical Society, Journal Name: Crystal Growth and Design, TC: 31, IF: 4.16

      • Note: The work above is published as a Communication.

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