Faculty Details

Academic & Research positions held:

2024 – Present Professor, IISER Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India

2019 – 2024 : Associate Professor, NISER Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

2015 – 2019 : Reader F, NISER Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

2010 – 2015 : Assistant Professor, IIT Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India

2009            : Postdoctoral Associate, Yale University, New Haven, USA (Mentor: Prof. Seth B. Herzon)

2007 – 2008 : Postdoctoral Associate, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, USA (Mentor: Prof. Fraser F. Fleming)

Awards, Honors and Recognitions:

2024 : Editorial Advisory Board Member of the Journal of Organic Chemistry (JOC)

2024 : Editorial Advisory Board Member of ACS Catalysis

2023 : Chem Comm Pioneering Investigator

2023 : Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) Bronze medal for significant contribution to Research in Chemistry

2022 : Top 3% highly cited ACS author from India for the years 2019-2020

2023 : Co-Convener, Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) Local Chapter (Bhubaneswar)

2014 : Teaching Excellence Award at IIT Mandi

2013 : Foundation Day Award (Annual Award for Institute Service) at IIT Mandi

2012 : Foundation Day Award (Annual Award for Institute Service) at IIT Mandi

Education:

2002 – 2006 : Ph.D. Organic Chemistry at IISc Bangalore

2000 – 2002 : M.Sc. Organic Chemistry at University of Madras

1997 – 2000 : B.Sc. Chemistry at University of Madras

Service to the institute/s:

2012 – 2015 : Associate Dean, (Infrastructure & Planning) at IIT Mandi

2019 – 2020 : Head of the Department (FIC), Estate Management and Works Department at NISER Bhubaneswar

2016 – 2020 : Warden, Brahmaputra Hostel (DoH-3), NISER, Bhubaneswar

2017 – 2020 : Convener, UGCS, School of Chemical Sciences, NISER, Bhubaneswar

Invited Talks at Conferences/Universities/Institutes:

2024 : Nature Inspired Initiatives in Chemical Trends (NIICT 2024), IICT Hyderabad

2024 : National Conference on Expanding Frontiers of Chemistry, Arul Anandar College, Madurai

2024 : National Conference on Current Trends in Chemical Sciences, under the auspices of CRSI, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai

2024 : National Conference on Molecules to Materials (MTM), Ravenshaw University, Cuttack

2023 : 60th Annual Convention of Chemists, Indian Chemical Society, IIT Delhi

2023 : International Conference on Emerging Smart Materials in Applied Chemistry (ESMAC), IMMT Bhubaneswar

2023 : National Conference on Emerging Frontiers in Chemical Sciences, Berhampur University, Berhampur

2023 : Organometallic Chemistry Directed Towards Organic Synthesis (OMCOS), Vancouver, Canada

2023 : International Conference on Organometallics and Catalysis (ICOC), Goa

2023 : Anatolian Conference on Organic Chemistry (ACOC), Antalya, Turkey

2023 : National Organic Synthesis Symposium Trust (NOST) Meeting, Aurangabad

2023 : Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) Bronze Medal Lecture, JNU, New Delhi

2023 : Invited Talk, TIFR Hyderabad

2023 : Prof. A. Srikrishna Memorial Lecture, University of Hyderabad

2022 : Frontiers in Chemical Sciences (FICS), IIT Guwahati

2022 : Organic Chemistry Conference, IIT Kanpur

2022 : Recent Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry (RAHC), Revenshaw University, Cuttack

2021 : Indian Chemical Society, Annual Convention of Chemists

2016 : Anatolian Conference on Organic Chemistry, Izmir, Turkey

2015 : University of Hannover, Germany

Academic Achievements:

2002             : All India Rank Two (AIR: 2) with 99.89 percentile score in GATE exam conducted by IIT’s

2002 – 2006 : Awarded Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) by CSIR and subsequently promoted to SRF

1998 – 2002 : Won first prizes several times in Intercollegiate Chemistry Quiz Competitions