Dr. Sanjit Nayak

Associate Professor

Area: School of Chemistry & Biosciences; Faculty of Life Sciences
E-mail: S.Nayak@bradford.ac.uk
Phone: +441274235537

Biography

Sanjit Nayak studied MSc (2005) in Chemistry at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, India. He received his PhD (2008) from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany, supervised by Prof. Annie Powell. Following PhD he worked as a postdoc at Leiden University (with Prof. Jan Reedijk) and Marburg University (with Prof. Stefanie Dehnen) followed by a Marie Curie Fellowship to work at University of Liverpool (with Prof. Matthew Rosseinsky, FRS) before moving to National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2013. After lecturing 1.5 years in NUS he joined University of Bradford in 2014 as a lecturer.

Research

- Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)

- Hybrid nanomaterials and composites

- Polynuclear complexes

- Gas storage and separation

- Drug delivery

- Delivery of agrochemicals

- Molecular magnetism

- Catalysis

Teaching

- Coordination Chemistry

- Supramolecular Chemistry

- Bioinorganic Chemistry

- Materials Chemistry

Professional activities

Awards (2)

Invited Professorship at University of Lyon, France (1 June 2017)
Marie Curie Fellowship (1 July 2011)

Committees (3)

RSC Materials Chemistry Division Council , (1 January 2020)
Expert Evaluator: H2020, European Commission, (1 August 2019)
RSC Research Fund and Research Enablement Grant, (1 January 2019)

Education (2)

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany - PhD
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-Kanpur) - MSc

Employment (5)

University of Bradford - Assistant Professor (1 January 2014)
National University of Singapore - Lecturer (1 January 2013)
University of Liverpool - Marie Curie Intra European Fellowship (IEF) for Postdoctoral Research (1 July 2011)
Marburg University - Postdoctoral Research Associate (1 November 2009)
Leiden University - Postdoctoral Research Associate (1 October 2008)

Professional associations (3)

Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA), Fellow (1 January 2016)
Marie Curie Fellows Association, Member (1 March 2013)
Member of Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC), Member (1 January 2013)

Publications

Book chapter (1)

Water Purification: Removal of Heavy Metals Using Metal-organic Frameworks (MOFs)

Sanjit Nayak (2021) Metal-organic Frameworks in Biomedical and Environmental Engineering. Springer Nature .

Peer reviewed journal (21)

Metal-Organic Frameworks and Their Biodegradable Composites for Controlled Delivery of Antimicrobial Drugs.

Livesey TC;Mahmoud LAM;Katsikogianni MG;Nayak S; (2023) Pharmaceutics. 15
Metal-Organic Frameworks as Potential Agents for Extraction and Delivery of Pesticides and Agrochemicals.

Mahmoud LAM;Dos Reis RA;Chen X;Ting VP;Nayak S; (2022) Acs Omega. 7
Zirconium-Based MOFs and Their Biodegradable Polymer Composites for Controlled and Sustainable Delivery of Herbicides.

Mahmoud LAM;Telford R;Livesey TC;Katsikogianni M;Kelly AL;Terry LR;Ting VP;Nayak S; (2022) ACS Applied Biomaterials.
Transition metal complexes of a versatile polyalkoxy oxazolidine-based ligand derived from: In situ cyclization

Saleem, A.;Kobielska, P.A.;Harms, K.;Katsikogianni, M.G.;Telford, R.;Novitchi, G.;Nayak, S.; (2018) Dalton Transactions.
Control of the stereochemistry of C14 hydroxyl during the total synthesis of withanolide E and physachenolide C

Anees, Muhammad; Nayak, Sanjit; Afarinkia, Kamyar; Vinader, Victoria (2018)
Polynuclear complexes as precursor templates for hierarchical microporous graphitic carbon: An unusual approach

Kobielska, P.A.; Telford, Richard; Rowlandson, J.; Tian, M.; Shahin, Z.; Demessence, A.; Ting, V.P.; Nayak, Sanjit (2018)
Metalâorganic frameworks for heavy metal removal from water

Kobielska, P.A.;Howarth, A.J.;Farha, O.K.;Nayak, S.; (2018) Coordination Chemistry Reviews.
Control of the stereochemistry of C14 hydroxyl during the total synthesis of withanolide E and physachenolide C

M. Anees;S. Nayak;K. Afarinkia;V. Vinader; (2018) RSC Advances.
Transition metal complexes of a versatile polyalkoxy oxazolidine-based ligand derived from in situ cyclization

Saleem, Ayaan; Kobielska, Paulina A.; Harms, K.; Katsikogianni, Maria G.; Telford, Richard; Novitchi, G.; Nayak, Sanjit (2018)
An unusual Cu(II) complex of a Schiff-base ligand of 3-aminoquinoline with a hydronated pyridine unit: Synthesis, characterizations, and computational studies

Nayak S.;Pevec A.;Seaton C.;Gamez P.;Reedijk J. (2016) Polyhedron. 107, 172-175.
Mixed-linker approach in designing porous zirconium-based metal–organic frameworks with high hydrogen storage capacity

Naeem, Ayesha; Ting, V.P.; Hintermair, U.; Tian, M.; Telford, Richard; Halim, Saaiba; Nowell, H.; Holynska, M.; Teat, S.J.; Scowen, Ian J.; Nayak, Sanjit (2016)
Mixed-linker approach in designing porous zirconium-based metal-organic frameworks with high hydrogen storage capacity

Naeem A.;Ting V.;Hintermair U.;Tian M.;Telford R.;Halim S.;Nowell H.;Hołyńska M.;Teat S.;Scowen I.;Nayak S. (2016) Chemical Communications. 52, 7826-7829.
Chemical and structural stability of zirconium-based metal-organic frameworks with large three-dimensional pores by linker engineering

Kalidindi, S.B.;Nayak, S.;Briggs, M.E.;Jansat, S.;Katsoulidis, A.P.;Miller, G.J.;Warren, J.E.;Antypov, D.;CorÃ , F.;Slater, B.;Prestly, M.R.;Mart-Gastaldo, C.;Rosseinsky, M.J.; (2015) Angewandte Chemie - International Edition.
Chemical and structural stability of zirconium-based metal-organic frameworks with large three-dimensional pores by linker engineering

Kalidindi, S.B.; Nayak, Sanjit; Briggs, M.E.; Jansat, S.; Katsoulidis, A.P.; Miller, G.J.; Warren, J.E.; Antypov, D.; Cora, F.; Slater, B.; Prestly, M.R.; Marti-Gastaldo, C.; Rosseinsky, M.J. (2015)
Two Heterometallic Ionic Compounds with Isolated [3d] and [4f] Complex Units: Field-Induced Single-Ion Magnet (SIM) Behavior Observed from a Mononuclear Dysprosium(III) Complex

Nayak, Sanjit; Novitchi, G.; Holynska, M.; Dehnen, S. (2014)
Tetranuclear homo- and heterometallic manganese(III) and nickel(II) complexes: Synthesis, structure, and magnetic studies

Nayak S.;Novitchi G.;Muche S.;Luneau D.;Dehnen S. (2012) Zeitschrift Fur Anorganische Und Allgemeine Chemie. 638, 1127-1133.
Trigonal propeller-shaped [Mn(III)3M(II)Na] complexes (M = Mn, Ca): structural and functional models for the dioxygen evolving centre of PSII.

Nayak S;Nayek HP;Dehnen S;Powell AK;Reedijk J; (2011) Dalton Transactions. 40
A series of three-dimensional lanthanide MOFs: Observation of reversible structural changes controlled by solvent desorption-adsorption, and magnetic properties

Nayak S.;Nayek H.;Pietzonka C.;Novitchi G.;Dehnen S. (2011) Journal of Molecular Structure. 1004, 82-87.
New three-dimensional metal-organic framework with heterometallic [Fe-Ag] building units: synthesis, crystal structure, and functional studies.

Nayak S;Harms K;Dehnen S; (2011) Inorganic Chemistry. 50
Coordination compounds from the planar tridentate Schiff-base ligand 2-methoxy-6-((quinolin-8-ylimino)methyl)phenol (mqmpH) with several transition metal ions: Use of [Fe^III(mqmp)(CH3OH)Cl2] in the catalytic oxidation of alkanes and alkenes

Nayak, S.;Gamez, P.;KozlevÄar, B.;Pevec, A.;Roubeau, O.;Dehnen, S.;Reedijk, J.; (2010) Polyhedron.
Two edge-sharing (Mn4Mn6III)-Mn-II supertetrahedra give an anisotropic S=28 +/- 1 (Mn6Mn11III)-Mn-II complex

Nayak, S;Beltran, LMC;Lan, YH;Clerac, R;Hearns, NGR;Wernsdorfer, W;Ansona, CE;Powell, AK; (2009) Dalton Transactions.

Reviews (1)

Metal–organic frameworks for heavy metal removal from water

Kobielska P.;Howarth A.;Farha O.;Nayak S. (2018) Coordination Chemistry Reviews.