'Syn-Chem' Research Group

Associate Professor

Department of Chemistry.

Office: Room No 1D-509, POD Building, IIT Indore.

Lab: 1E-104, POD Building. IIT Indore

Education Details:

Ph.D. (Organic Chemistry): CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL) Pune, INDIA.
M.Sc. (Organic Chemistry): University of Pune, INDIA. (First Rank in University) 2004.
B.Sc.: (Chemistry): University of Pune, INDIA, 2002.

Professional Experience:

From Oct. 2023: Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, IIT Indore.
Sep. 2019 - Oct. 2023: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, IIT Indore.
Jan. 2019 – Sep. 2019: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, SPPU (Formerly: University of Pune) PUNE.
May. 2014 – Jan. 2019: DST-INSPIRE Faculty, Department of Chemistry, SPPU (Formerly: University of Pune) PUNE.
June. 2013 – May. 2014: DST-INSPIRE Faculty, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT) Hyderabad.
July 2011 – June 2013: Postdoctoral Research Scientist at Ben-Gurion University, ISRAEL, with Prof. Doron Pappo.
May 2010 – Jan. 2011: Research Assistant at CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL) Pune, INDIA.

Awards and Honors:

Dr. S. S. Deshpande National Research Award 2021.
DST-INSPIRE Faculty Award 2013.
PBC-Israel Postdoctoral Fellowship 2012 for Outstanding Post-Doctoral Researchers from India and China.
First Rank in the University of Pune in Master of Science in Chemistry (M.Sc. 2004).
“Best Research Scholar Award” (2010) from KEERTHI SANGORAM Memorial Research Foundation.
“Best Poster Award” at National Science Day Celebration 2010.
Qualified National Eligibility Test (CSIR/UGC-NET/JRF) 2004.
Qualified State Eligibility Test (SET) 2004 for the lectureship.
CSIR-India Junior Research Fellowship (JRF 2005-2007)
CSIR-India Senior Research Fellowship (SRF 2007-2010).