M.Sc., Chemistry: Department of Chemistry, Sambalpur University, Orissa, India (1996).

M.Phil., Chemistry: Department of Chemistry, Sambalpur University, Orissa, India (1997).

Ph.D., Chemistry: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India (2001).

Postdoctoral Research Fellow (with Prof. A. K. Mishra): Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India (2001).

Postdoctoral Fellow (with Prof. Werner M. Nau): Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Switzerland (2001-02).

Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow (with Prof. Jörg Enderlein): Institute of Biological Information Processing -1, Forschungszentrum, Juelich, Germany (2002-04).

Europe Research Fellowship (with Prof. Johan Hofkens): Department of Chemistry, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium (June-July 2003).

JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow (with Prof. Kazuhiko Kinosita Jr.): Okazaki Institute for Integrative Biosciences, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8787, Japan (2004 -05).

JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow (with Prof. Kazuhiko Kinosita Jr.): Department of Physics, School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Okubo 3-4-1, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan (2005-06).

Visiting Lecturer: Department of Physics, School of Science & Engineering, Waseda University, Okubo 3-4-1, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan (2006-07).

Assistant Professor: Department of Chemistry, American University of Beirut, Lebanon (2007 - present).

Japan Society for the Promotion of Sciences (JSPS) Postdoctoral Fellowship (2004)

Europe Research Fellowship (2003)

Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship, Germany (2002)

Fellow, International congress of chemistry and environment (FICCE)

Senior Research Fellowship, by CSIR, India (2001)

Institute Senior Research Fellowship, by IIT Madras, India (2000)

Best poster award in ISRAP, Sambalpur University, India (1999)

Qualified National Efficiency Test (NET) conducted by CSIR, India (1998)

Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test of Engineering (GATE) with 91.65 percentile, India (1997)

First class 1st position in M.Sc., Sambalpur University, India (1996)

Junior merit scholarship in matriculation, Orissa, India (1989-1991)

Member of Biophysical Society, USA, 2005, 2006, 2007

Member of Biophysical Society of Japan, 2005, 2006

AvH Member (invited) of German Chemical Society (GDCh), 2002

Member (invited) of Editorial Board Research Journal of Chemistry & Environment- 2005 until now

1. Uwe Pischel, Digambara Patra, Apurba L. Koner, Werner M. Nau, ‘Investigation of Polar and Stereoelectronic Effects on Pure Excited-State Hydrogen Atom Abstractions from Phenols and Alkylbenzenes’, Photochemistry and Photobiology, 82 (1), 310 – 317 (2006).

2. Digambara Patra, A. K. Mishra, (Contribution to Book, edited by C. A. Grimes, E. C. Dickey, M. V. Pishko). 'Chemical and biochemical fluorescence sensors', Encyclopedia of Sensors, American Scientific Publishers, California, USA, Vol 2, 139 - 156 (2006).

3. Digambara Patra, Learning Chemistry: One molecule at a time, Editorial for Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment, March 1, 1 (2006) (invited article)

4. Digambara Patra, Ingo Gregor, Jörg Enderlein, Markus Sauer, Defocused imaging of quantum dot angular distribution of radiation, Applied Physics Letters, 87, 101103 (2005).

5. Jörg Enderlein, Ingo Gregor, Digambara Patra, Thomas Dertinger, Benjamin U. Kaupp, Performance of fluorescence correlation spectroscopy for measuring diffusion and concentration, ChemPhysChem, 6, 2324 – 2336 (2005).

6. Jörg Enderlein, Ingo Gregor, Digambara Patra, Thomas Dertinger, 'Art and Artefacts of fluorescence correlation spectroscopy’, Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. 5699, 167-174 (2005)

7. Jörg Enderlein, Ingo Gregor, Digambara Patra, Jörg Fitter, 'Statistical Analysis of Diffusion Coefficient Determination by Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy’, Journal of Fluorescence, 15 (3), 415 – 422 (2005).

8. Ingo Gregor, Digambara Patra, Jörg Enderlein, ‘Optical saturation in fluorescence correlation spectroscopy under continuous-wave and pulsed excitation’, ChemPhysChem, 6 (1), 164 – 170 (2005)

9. Wouter Schroeyers, Renaud Vallee, Digambara Patra, Johan Hofkens, Satoshi Habuchi, Tom Vosch, Mircea Cotlet, Klaus Muellen, Jörg Enderlein, Frans C. De Schryver, 'Fluorescence lifetimes and emission patterns probe the 3D orientation of the emitting chromophore in a multichromophoric system', Journal of the American Chemical Society, 126 (44), 14310 - 14311 (2004)

10. Digambara Patra, Ingo Gregor, Jörg Enderlein, ‘Image analysis of defocused single-molecule images for three-dimensional molecule orientation studies’, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 108 (33), 6836 – 6841 (2004)

11. Digambara Patra, ‘Polarized fluorescence of diphenylhexatriene-incorporated poly (styrene) film at room temperature’, Journal of Applied Spectroscopy, 71 (3), 307-311 (2004)

12. Jörg Enderlein, Ingo Gregor, Digambara Patra, Jörg Fitter, 'Art and Artefacts of fluorescence correlation spectroscopy’, Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, 5 (2), 155-161 (2004)

13. Digambara Patra, ‘Challenges and progress in the analysis of polycyclic aromatic compounds’, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 379 (3), 355-357 (2004) (invited article)

14. Digambara Patra, ‘Simple luminescence method for estimation of benzo[a]pyrene in a complex mixture of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons without a pre-separation procedure‘, Luminescence, 18 (2), 97 - 102 (2003)

15. Digambara Patra, ‘Applications and new developments in fluorescence spectroscopic techniques for analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons‘, Applied Spectroscopy Reviews, 38 (2), 155 – 185 (2003)

16. Digambara Patra, A. K. Mishra, ‘Total synchronous fluorescence scan spectra of petroleum products‘, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 374 (4-5), 304 - 309 (2002)

17. Digambara Patra, A. K. Mishra, ‘A novel disposable sensor head for fiber optic spectrofluorimeter‘, Instrumentation Science and Technology, 30 (1), 31 - 41 (2002)

18. Digambara Patra, A. K. Mishra, ‘Study of diesel fuel contamination by excitation emission matrix spectral subtraction fluorescence‘, Analytica Chimica Acta, 454 (2), 209 - 215 (2002)

19. Digambara Patra, A. K. Mishra, ‘Recent developments in multi-component synchronous fluorescence scan analysis‘, Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 21 (12), 787 - 798 (2002)

20. Digambara Patra, ‘Single molecular fluorescence in biosciences: Principle and applications‘, Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment, 6 (3), 73 - 79 (2002)

21. Digambara Patra, A. K. Mishra, ‘Total fluorescence quantum yield and red shift of total fluorescence maximum as parameters to investigate polycyclic aromatic compounds present in diesel‘, Spectroscopy Letters, 35(1), 125 - 136 (2002)

22. Digambara Patra, A. K. Mishra, ‘Selective fluorescence quenching of alternant versus nonalternant polcyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by carbon tetrachloride‘, Applied Spectroscopy, 55 (12), 1725 - 1729 (2001).

23. Digambara Patra, ‘Determination of benzo[a]pyrene in cigarette smoke by synchronous fluorescence scan‘, Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment, 5 (3), 7 - 12 (2001)

24. Digambara Patra, A. K. Mishra, ‘Fluorescence quenching of benzo[k]fluoranthnene in poly (vinyl alcohol) film: A possible chemical sensor for nitro aromatic compounds‘, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 80 (3), 278 - 282 (2001)

25. Digambara Patra, A. K. Mishra, ‘Investigation on simultaneous analysis of multicomponent polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in a complex mixture of water sample: a simple synchronous fluorimetric method‘, Talanta, 55 (1), 143 - 153 (2001)

26. Digambara Patra, A. K. Mishra, ‘Excitation dependent fluorescence quantum yield in hydrocarbon fuels containing polycyclic aromatic compounds‘, Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds, 18 (4), 381 - 396 (2001)

27. Digambara Patra, A. K. Mishra, ‘Determination of quenching inhibition factor and selective fluorescence quenching study of perylene, pyrene and fluoranthene in micelle by cetyl pyridinium chloride as a hydrophobic quencher molecule‘, Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds, 18 (4), 367 - 380 (2001)

28. Digambara Patra, K. Lakshmi Sireesha and A. K. Mishra, ‘Characterization and investigation of polycyclic aromatic compounds present in petrol, diesel, kerosene and 2T oil using excitation emission matrix fluorescence‘, Indian Journal of Chemistry, Section A, 40A, 374 - 379 (2001)

29. Digambara Patra, A. K. Mishra, ‘Excitation emission matrix spectral subtraction fluorescence to check adulteration of petrol by kerosene‘, Applied Spectroscopy, 55 (3), 338 - 342 (2001)

30. Digambara Patra, A. K. Mishra, ‘Concentration dependent red shift: Qualitative and quantitative investigation of motor oils by synchronous fluorescence scan‘, Talanta, 53 (4), 783 - 790 (2001)

31. Digambara Patra, K. Lakshmi Sireesha, A. K. Mishra, ‘Determination of synchronous fluorescence scan parameters of certain petroleum products‘, Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, 59, 300 - 305 (2000)

32. Digambara Patra, A. K. Mishra, ‘Multivariate fluorimetric determination of mixture of pyrene, perylene and triphenylene in water sample‘, Analytical Letters, 33 (11), 2293 - 2304 (2000)

33. Digambara Patra and A. K. Mishra, ‘Effect of sample geometry on synchronous fluorimetric analysis of petrol, diesel, kerosene and their mixtures at higher concentration‘, Analyst, 125 (8), 1383 - 1386 (2000)

1. A. K. Mishra, Digambara Patra, ‘A fluorimetric device for in situ estimation of adulteration in liquid petroleum products‘, Patent (Indian), No 200561, Awarded on 24th May 2006.

1. Digambara Patra, H. Itoh, K. Adachi, M. Yoshida, K. Kinosita Jr, Nucleotide Dependency in Mechanical Rotation of F1-ATPase, accepted for poster presentation in Biophysical Meeting, Baltimore, USA, March 2-7, 2007

2. Digambara Patra, Hiroyasu Itoh, Kazuhiko Kinosita,’Optimaization of ADP and Pi concentrations during mechanically driven ATP synthesis by F1-ATPase’, Poster presented in The Biophysical Society of Japan, Nov. 23 – 25 (2005), Sandia, Hokkaido, Japan

3. Digambara Patra, "Light meets Life: Molecular Dance at Single Molecule Level" National Symposium on Photochemical science of the millennium (NASPHOM)" at Sambalpur University, India, Feb 17 – 19, 2005

4. Jörg Enderlein, Ingo Gregor, Digambara Patra, ‘Art ad Artefacts of fluorescence correlation spectroscopy’, Oral talk presented in The 7^th International Carl Zeiss sponsored Workshop on FCS and Related Methods, October 5^th - 6^th 2004, Dresden, Germany

5. Jörg Enderlein, Ingo Gregor, Digambara Patra, Jörg Fitter, ‘The electrodynamics of fluorescing molecules in solution and on surfaces: from basics to applications’Presented in 10th International Workshop on 'Single Molecule Detection and Ultrasensitive Analysis in Life Sciences, Organised by PicoQuant!, Spetember, 2004, at WISTA campus, Berlin-Adlershof, Germany

6. Ingo Gregor, Digambara Patra, Jörg Fitter, Jörg Enderlein, ‘Art and Artefacts of Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy‘, Poster presented in Minerva-Gentner Symposium on Optical Spectroscopy on Biomolecular Dynamics, March 15-25, 2004, In the baroque Benedictinr-Cloister Banz, located in Franconian Bavaria, Germany

7. Jörg Enderlein, Ingo Gregor, Digambara Patra, Jörg Fitter, ‘Art and Artefacts of Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy‘, Oral presented in Minerva-Gentner Symposium on Optical Spectroscopy on Biomolecular Dynamics, March 15-25, 2004, In the baroque Benedictinr-Cloister Banz, located in Franconian Bavaria, Germany

8. Jörg Enderlein, Digambara Patra, ‘Imaging the angular distribution of radiation of single fluorescing molecules‘, Oral presented in the conference on ‘Single Molecule Techniques in Biophysics and Drug Discovery‘ in VI. Annual Linz Winter Workshop January 30^th – February 2^nd, 2004, Linz, Austria

9. Digambara Patra, Ingo Gregor, Jörg Enderlein, 'Comparison of fluorescence correlation spectroscopy and light scattering measurements on fluorescent nanoparticles', Poster presented in 9th International Workshop on 'Single Molecule Detection and Ultrasensitive Analysis in Life Sciences, Organised by PicoQuant, Spetember 24-26, 2003, at WISTA campus, Berlin-Adlershof, Germany.

10. Digambara Patra, K. S. Viswanathan, A. K. Mishra, 'Fiber optic fluorescence sensor: Fluorescent probe incorporated polymer films as disposable sensors for monitoring PAHs and NACs in solutions'

Poster presented in 8th National Seminar on Physics and Technology of Sensors, Feb 27 - Mar. 1 (2001), IGCAR, Kalpakkam, India

11. Digambara Patra, A. K. Mishra, 'Development of fluorescence based analytical methods for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons', Oral presented in Symposium On Recent Trends in Photochemical Sciences, Jan. 8 - 10 (2001), Regional Research Laboratory, Trivandrum, India.

12. Digambara Patra, A. K. Mishra, 'Analysis of PAH mixture in solution by synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy', Poster presented in National Symposium on Radiation and Photochemistry (NASRAP), Feb. 15 - 17 (1999), Sambalpur University, India

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