Current Members

Previous:

• Associate Professor: August 2020 to March 2025
• Assistant Professor: March 2015 to August 2020
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Stockholm University, Sweden - 2015.

Mentor:Prof. Jan-Erling Bäckvall

• Postdoctoral Fellow, Leibniz Institute for Catalysis, Germany - 2014.

Mentor: Prof. Matthias Beller.

• Ph.D., IIT Kanpur, Kanpur - 2011.

Mentor: Prof. M. L. N. Rao

Research Interest:

• Organic Synthesis & Catalysis, Switchable catalysis, Photoredox catalysis, Bio-catalysis
• Enantioselective Catalysis, Metal Catalyzed C-H Bond Activation.
• Organofluorine Chemistry and Heterogeneous Catalysis for Sustainable Organic Synthesis.

Ms. Adrija Ghosh, MSc

• Senior research fellow
• Joined in Aug-2020
• MSc: Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad- 2020
• BSc: Chemistry, Jadavpur University, West Bengal- 2018
• Summer Internship: "Development of Electron Deficient Porphyrinoids." under Prof. Abhishek Dey, IACS, Kolkata.
• MSc project: "Acid Catalysed N-alkylation of Anilines with activated 1-H-Indanols and Synthesis towards Phomoindene A."​ under Prof. Faiz Ahmed Khan, IIT Hyderabad

Research: Sustainable organic transformation using bio-catalysis.

• PMRF-Fellowship.
• Email: a_ghosh@cy.iitr.ac.in
• Enrolment No: 20909001

Mr. Suteerna Mullick, MSc

• Senior research fellow
• Joined in Aug-2020
• MSc: Pondicherry University, Pondicherry- 2020
• BSc: Scottish Church College, Calcutta University, West Bengal- 2018
• MSc Project: "Sol-Gel synthesis, powder XRD and optical properties of CeLaO3 complex oxide." under Prof. Bidhu Bhushan Das, Pondicherry University.

Research:Heterogeneous catalysis for sustainable organic transformations

• CSIR-Fellowship, New Delhi.
• Email: s_mullick@cy.iitr.ac.in
• Enrolment No: 20909017

Mr. Purushotam, MSc

• Senior research fellow
• Joined in July-2022
• MSc: Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi - 2021
• BSc: Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi - 2019

Research: Homogeneous catalysis for sustainable organic transformations​

• PMRF-Fellowship, New Delhi.
• Email: purushotam@cy.iitr.ac.in
• Enrolment No: 22909016

Mr. Tarun, MSc

• Senior research fellow
• Joined in July-2022
• MSc: Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad - 2022
• BSc: Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi - 2020
• Summer Internship: "Effective photocatalysis degradation of Methomyl using funcationalized Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite." under Prof. Pratibha Kumari, Deshbandhu College, University of Delhi
• MSc project: "Synthesis and Application of Organic Thiocyanates/Selenocyanates"​ under Prof. Soumitra Maity, Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad

Research: Decarboxylative Trifluoromethylations and Perfluoroalkylations: Synthesis of Fluorinated Drugs

• PMRF-Fellowship, New Delhi.
• Email: tarun1@cy.iitr.ac.in
• Enrolment No: 22909020

Mr. Sarvaiya Mayur Manubhai, MSc

• Junior research fellow
• Joined in Dec-2024
• Previous Work Experience: Aether Industries limited, Surat, Gujarat (Nov. 2020 to June 2023)
• MSc: VNSGU Surat - 2020
• BSc: Navyug Science College, Surat, Gujarat - 2018

Research: Non-precious metal-catalyzed functional group transfer strategy using fluorine chemistry​

• UGC-Fellowship, New Delhi.
• Email: mayur_s@cy.iitr.ac.in
• Enrolment No: 24909057

Mr.Amit Kumar, MSc

• Junior research fellow
• Joined in July-2025
• MSc: K. S. Saket PG College, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh - 2024
• BSc: KNIPSS Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh - 2022

Research: Non-precious metal-catalyzed functional group transfer strategy using fluorine chemistry

• CSIR-Fellowship, New Delhi.
• Email: amit_k@cy.iitr.ac.in
• Enrolment No: 25909005

Mr. Jagannath Padhi, MSc

• Junior research fellow
• Joined in July-2025
• Previous Work Experience: NCL-Pune, Maharashtra (August 2024 to May 2025), IISER Bhopal,Madhya Pradesh (Jan. 2024 to July 2024)
• MSc: National Institute of Technology (NIT), Tiruchirappalli - 2023
• BSc: Khallikote Unitary University, Berhampur, Odisha - 2021
• MSc project: "One-pot synthesis of spiroxindole via condensation reaction"​ under Prof. Shivan velmathi, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Tiruchirappalli

Research: Non-precious metal-catalyzed functional group transfer strategy using fluorine chemistry​

• MHRD-Fellowship, New Delhi.
• Email: Jagannath_p@cy.iitr.ac.in
• Enrolment No: 24909015

Mr. Vedant Pandey, B.Sc.

• MSc project fellow
• Joined in Aug-2023
• BSc: University of Lucknow
• Email: vedant_p@cy.iitr.ac.in
• Enrolment No: 23611043

Mr. Harsh, B.Sc.

• MSc project fellow
• Joined in July-2024
• BSc: P.P.N. P.G. College, Kanpur
• Email: harsh_g1@cy.iitr.ac.in
• Enrolment No: 23611016

Mr. Aditya, BS-MS

• BS-MS project fellow
• Joined in Nov-2024
• Email: aditya_s@cy.iitr.ac.in
• Enrolment No: 20310002