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Academic

ViewMore..... Professor: 29th March 2013-Till date Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi, India

Professor: 21st January 2015-18th November 2015 (on Lien from DU) School of Physical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, India

Associate Professor: 29th March 2010-28th March 2013 Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi, India

Reader (Associate Professor): 23rd Jan 2009-29th March 2010
Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi, India

Lecturer (Assistant Professor): Feb 1998-jan 2009
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Research, Univ. of Delhi

Qualifications:
Ph.D. (Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, India, Year: 2000)
M.Sc. (Organic Chemistry), Bipin Bihari P.G. College Jhansi (U.P.)
NET: CSIR-JRF (Chemical Sciences-1996),
ICAR-NET (Organic-Chemistry 1996)

Postdoctoral Research
Visiting Scientist: June 28th 2007-31st August 2008, Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Ames, Iowa, USA, under Supervision of Prof. Richard C. Larock
Postdoctoral Research Associate: Jan. 2002-December 2002
University of Florida, Gainesville, USA, (Mentor: Prof. Alan R. Katritzky)
Postdoctoral Fellow: Jan. 2001-December 2001
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA (Mentor: Prof. Alan R. Katritzky)

Fellowship/ Distinctions

  • BOYSCAST Fellow (2007-2008)
  • UGC-CSIR JRF (Chemical Sciences-1996)
  • ARS NET/Scientist Selection (ASRB, ICAR-1996)
  • ARS NET Organic Chemistry (1995)

Honors /awards

  • 2015: Co-opted Member of Expert Committee of Chemical Sciences (YS) SERB, DST. (2015-2018)
  • 2015: Nominated by NOST, India for the Invited Lecture in prestigious RSC sponsored, Grasmere Heterocyclic Symposium Grasmere, UK during 7-11 May 2015.
  • 2014: Scientist-In-charge of Indian Chemical Society (Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry Section) for year 2014-2016
  • 2014: Awarded Senior INSA visiting fellowship for the year 2014
  • 2013: Eli Lilly and Company Asia Outstanding Thesis Award to Ph.D Student Trapti Aggarwal (First Prize of 1500 USD) Note: First student from Delhi University
  • 2012: Indian Chemical Society award: Professor A. S. R. Anjaneyulu 60th Birthday Commemoration Award for the year 2012 by Indian Chemical Society.
  • 2011: Member Indian Delegation Team for Indo-Mexican Joint Cooperation in Science and Technology Committee
  • 2011: Member Indian Delegation Team for India-Cuba Joint Cooperation in Science and Technology Committee
  • 2010: Invited by National Organic Symposium Trust (NOST) for a talk in NOST XIV Organic Chemistry Conference(Will be held in Goa between December 5-8, 2010)
  • 2009: Invited by Editor of Wiley-Blackwell for the Co-authorship for editing the 3rd Revision of Comprehensive Organic Transformation.
  • 2007: Awarded BOYSCAST Fellowship for one year (2007-2008) in the laboratory of Prof. R. C. Larock at Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Ames, Iowa, USA for the advance research.
  • 2001: Awarded Post Doctoral Fellowship by the Dept. of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA, for one year (Jan 2001-Dec. 2001) in the Laboratory of Prof. Alan R. Katritzky.
  • 2000: Awarded Post Doctoral Research Associate fellowship by the Dept. of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA, for one year (Jan 2001-Dec.2001) in the Laboratory of Prof. Alan R. Katritzky


Congratulations to Ankit Kumar whose paper entitled "Base-Promoted Synthesis of Polysubstituted 4–Aminoquinolines from Ynones and 2–Aminobenzonitriles under Transition-Metal-Free Conditions" has been published in Adv. Synth. Catal....Latest


Congratulations to Apoorva Mittal whose paper entitled "Quantification of narrow-band UVB radiation doses in phototherapy using diacetylene based film dosimeters" has been published in scientific reports


Congratulations to Ayushee whose paper entitled "Base-Mediated Anti-Markovnikov Hydroamidation of Vinyl Arenes with Arylamides" has been published in Org. Lett.


Congratulations to Dr. Pawan K. Mishra whose review article entitled "2-Alkynylarylnitrile: An Emerging Precursor for the Generation of Carbo- and Heterocycles" has been published in ACS Omega