Main-group Organometallic Optoelectronic Materials and Catalysis Lab (MOCL)
Research Experience
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Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2020-Present
National Institute of Technology, Calicut, Kerala, India
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Scientist-C, December 2019- March 2020
CSIR-IITR, Lucknow, U. P. India
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Post-doctoral Fellow in Organometallics & Catalysis lab, 2018-2020
Israel Institute of Technology (IIT-Technion).
Adviser: Prof. Graham De Ruiter
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Post-doctoral Fellow in Organic Chemistry, 2015 - 2018
Israel Institute of Technology (IIT-Technion).
Adviser: Prof. Ehud Keinan
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Research Associate in Main group Organometallics, 2014 - 2015
Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, IISc Bangalore, India.
Adviser: Prof. P. Thilagar
Grants
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NIT Calicut Student Innovative Project 2022-2023
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Awarded a Faculty Research Seed Grant 2022
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Awarded a sponsored project from SERB-Start-up Research Grant from Govt. of India 2021-2023
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Awarded a sponsored project from SERB-Start-up Research Grant from Govt. of India 2021-2024
Awards/Honours/Fellowships
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International Research Awards on Organic Chemistry (Best Researcher Award)- 2023.
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ISSN International Best Researcher Award - 2022.
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Fellowship program for post-doctoral researchers by the Azrieli Foundation in October- 2018
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Fellowship program for outstanding post-doctoral researchers by Planning and Budgeting Committee (PBC), by Israel Chemical Society 2015.
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Research Associate Fellowship from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. May 2014 – June 2015,
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Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. August 2011–April 2014
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Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. August 2009–August 2011
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Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) upon qualifying the national level entrance test by UGC‐CSIR India, for Ph.D. December 2009
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Qualified the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE’09) Examination conducted by Indian Institutes of Technology, India, for Ph.D. March 2009
Lectures/ Seminars delivered
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Lecture on "Supramolecular Assemblies of Rigid Multifarenes: Synthesis and Applications" in the Department of Chemistry at St. Joseph's College Moolamattom, in Association with IQAC on Sep 2021.
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Lecture on "Molecular Material for the Detection of Biological Important Anions and Metal ions" in the Department of Chemistry at VVV College, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, on Aug 2021.
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Lecture on “Metal-based Asymmetric catalysis" in the Department Webinar at Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Calicut, Kerala in Nov 2020.
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Lecture on “Chiral metal complexes for Direct Hydrogenation Reactions" in an International Virtual Conference on " Materials and Their Applications" Organized by the Departments of Chemistry and Physics SSMIET on June 2020.
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Presentation on “Design and Syntheses of Triaryl borane Decorated Luminescent Dyes: Intriguing Optical Properties and Anion Sensing Applications” in the Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, IISc Bangalore, in August 2013.
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Delivered a presentation on “Boron Chemistry Lights the way: Optical and Sensor Properties of Molecular Systems” in the Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, in February 2011.
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Delivered a presentation on “Calixpyrroles‐Based Anion Sensors” in the Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, in December 2010.
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Delivered a presentation on “New way to Strap Calix[n]pyrrole: Novel and Selective Recognition of Anions” As Part of Curriculum for the Master’s Degree in Chemistry, School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, in April, 2009.