Associate Editor
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION:
Postdoctoral Research Associate Dept. of Chemistry, The Alabama University, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA.
EDUCATION:
Ph. D.-University of Pune, India Research supervisor Dr. Mohan K. Dongare,Catalysis Division, CSIR-National Chemical laboratory, Pune, India.
M.Sc.-Tuljaram Chaturchand College, Baramati, University of Pune.
AREA OF INTERESTS:
Heterogeneous catalysis,Synthesis and characterization of catalysts,Techniques: Sol-gel,wet impregnation, co-precipitation, grafting, nanocasting,Catalysis: Oxidations, hydrogenations, couplings, acid catalysis,Gas and vapor phase, High pressure reactions (skills in handling - down flow reactors, continuous phase pot reactors, high pressure reactors).
AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS:
- Judge at the Undergraduate Research Conference, The Univ. of Alabama, Al, USA held in April 2013
- Senior research fellow, CSIR, New Delhi Govt. of India from 9 May, 2009 to 8 May, 2012
- International travel award to attend the 2nd Indo-French Bilateral symposium held at at Univ. of Lille, Lille, France from 11th-13th July 2012
- Visiting Research fellow at Institut for Chemie, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany under DST- BMBF exchange program, with Prof Erhard Kemnitz (Sept-Nov, 2009)
- Certification course in Basic level French language (1.5 months course) - 94%
- Ekalavya Meritorious Scholarship for M.Sc. 1st year
- First prize at Arnikar lecture competition at university level, February 2006
- First prize at M. J. Pujari lecture competition at university level, January 2006.
PULICATIONS:
More than 20 national publications and patents.
