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UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY INTERFACE IN CHEMISTRY ‘14

Department of Chemistry Pondicherry University

A one day symposium on recent developments in chemistry and chemical industry

ON 18th February, 2014

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DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRYPONDICHERRY UNIVERSITYPONDICHERRY – 605 014

About Us and the Symposium

The Department of Chemistry was established in 1987 and since then has been doing

path-breaking work in the contemporary chemistry research. Major thrust areas of the

Department include Organic Synthesis, Magnetic Resonance, Solid State Chemistry,

Organo-metallic Chemistry and Theoretical Chemistry. The Department offers Post-

graduate programs in Chemistry including M.Sc. (Chemistry, 5yr Integrated), M.Sc.

(Chemical Sciences), M. Phil. (Chemistry) and Ph.D. The Department has been

recognised for special funding by UGC (SAP-DRS) and DST (FIST).

To bring faculty, Ph.D. scholars and post-graduate students on one-side and industry on

the other, the Department is organizing a one-day symposium – UIIC-14. The symposium

will have invited talks and presentations from Ph.D. scholars. Latest trends in chemistry

and chemical industry will be discussed in the symposium.

Faculty in the Department of Chemistry, Pondicherry University

Prof. H. Surya Prakash RaoPh.D. (I.I.Sc., Bangalore)

Specialization

Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Stereochemistry, Green Chemistry and Industrial Organic Chemistry.

Prof. Bidhu Bhusan DasPh.D. (I.I.T., Kanpur)

Specialization

Synthesis and State–of-the-art Structure–Property Relations in Electronic and Magnetic Materials; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (EPR, NMR).

Prof. K. AnbalaganPh.D. (University of Madras)

Specialization

nano chemistry

Prof. K. Tharanikkarasu,Ph.D. (C.L.R.I., Chennai),

Specialization

Polymer/Organic Chemistry: Controlled Radical Polymerization, Anionic Polymerization, Fuel Cell Membranes, Nanocomposites, Medicinal Chemistry, Anti-TB and Anti-malarial Agents, Supramolecular Chemistry

Dr. R. VenkatesanPh.D. (I.I.T., Mumbai)

Specialization

Inorganic Photochemistry, EPR of Biomolecules, Computers in Chemical-Education, Electrochemistry

Dr. Bala. ManimaranPh.D.(I.I.T., Mumbai)

Specialization

Organometallics and Supra-molecular Chemistry.

Dr. G. VasukiPh.D. (Madurai Kamaraj University)

Specialization

Stereo selective Synthesis; Chemistry Education

( Constructivist Learning)

Dr. C. SivasankarPh.D. (I. I. Sc., Bangalore)

Specialization

Catalysis, Organometallic Chemistry, Computational Chemistry and Bio-inorganic Chemistry

Dr. M. BakthadossPh.D. (University of Hyderabad)

Specialization

Stereoselective Organic Synthesis, Heterocyclic Chemistry, Green Chemistry, Asymmetric Synthesis

Dr. N. Dastagiri Reddy Ph.D. ( I.I.T. Kanpur)

Specialization

Chemistry of Main Group Elements; Homogeneous catalysis

Dr. M. M. Balakrishnarajan

Ph.D. (Bharathidasan University)

Specialization

Theoretical Chemistry

Dr. C. R. Ramanthan

Ph.D. (University of Hyderabad)

Specialization

Asymmetric Synthesis; Medicinal Chemistry

Dr. Binoy K. SahaPh.D. (University of Hyderabad)

Specialization

Crystal Engineering

Dr. S. SabiahPh.D. (I. I. T., Madras)

Specialization

Bio-Inorganic Chemistry and Organometallic Chemistry

Dr. Toka SwuPh.D. (Nagaland University)

Specialization

Radiation Chemistry, Coordination Chemistry and Gamma-photon Induced Modification of Polymers

Dr. R. PadmanabanPh.D. (University of Hyderabad)

Specialization

Theoretical Physical Chemistry &  Computational Chemistry