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Professional Experience

 

 Aug 2023 – Present

Professor, Department of Chemistry, IIT Bombay, India.

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May 2018 – July 2023 

Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, IIT Bombay, India.

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Oct 2014 – May 2018

Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, IIT Bombay, India. ​​

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 Education and Research Experience​​

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Jan 2013 – Sept 2014 

Postdoctoral studies with Prof. Jan-E. Bäckvall,  Stockholm University, Sweden.

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Feb 2010 – Dec 2012

Postdoctoral studies with Prof. Magnus Rueping, RWTH Aachen, Germany.

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Oct 2005 – Jan 2010 

Doctoral studies with Prof. Pierre Vogel, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Switzerland.

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Jun 2003 – May 2005 

M.Sc., School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, India. 

Master Thesis with Prof. Mariappan Periasamy.

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Editorial Assignments​​

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2. Editorial Advisory Member of Tetrahedron Chem (2024 - present).

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1. Special issue Editor, Catalysts, Commemorative Issue in Honor of Professor Pierre Vogel”​

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Awards

18. CRSI Bronze Medal 2025.

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17. C1973 Research Excellence Award 2023.​

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16. IRCC Research Publication Award 2022.​

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15. OPPI Young Scientist Award 2021.

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14. Merck Young Scientist Award 2021.​

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13. Departmental Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2021.​

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12. AVRA Young Scientist Award 2020 from IICT Hyderabad.

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11. Thieme Chemistry Journals Award-2021 from Thieme Chemistry. 

                                 

10. Alkyl Amines Young Scientist Award-2018 from ICT Mumbai, India.

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9. IRCC Early Achievers Award-2017 from IIT Bombay, India.​

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8. NASI-Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee Award-2018 from National Academy of Sciences, India.

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7. INSA Medal for Young Scientist Award-2018 from Indian National Science Academy.​

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6. IIT-Bombay Young Faculty Award from IIT-Bombay, 2014.   

                             

5. Postdoctoral fellowship funded by the Wenner-Gren Foundation, Jan 2013.​

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4. Postdoctoral fellowship funded by the Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation (AvH), Dec 2012.

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3. Postdoctoral fellowship funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF), Feb 2010.​

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2. 2009 SCNAT Chemistry Travel Award from the Swiss Academy of Sciences.​

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1. Gold Medal in Master of Science in chemistry in May 2005, University of Hyderabad, India.

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