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Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India

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Sambasivarao Kotha Professor Department of Chemistry, IIT-Bombay

Email: srk@chem.iitb.ac.in
Fax: +91(022) 2576 7152 or 2578 3480
Phone: (022) 2576 7160

http://www.chem.iitb.ac.in/people/Faculty/prof/sk.html

Educational qualifications 

      B.Sc.  (Andhra Loyola College-Vijayawada) Nagarjuna University, Nagarjunanagar, 1977

      M.Sc.  University of Hyderabad-Hyderabad, 1979

      Ph.D.  University of Hyderabad-Hyderabad, 1985  (research supervisor: Prof.  G. Mehta )

Details of professional training, research experience and employment

      Professor 2001 Feb- present

      Associate Professor 1997 July -2001 Feb IIT-Bombay

      Assistant Professor 1994 -1997 July  IIT-Bombay

      Research Chemist II 1992-1993,  Hoechst Celanese, TX

      Visiting Scientist 1990-1991,  Cornell Uni, NY

      Research Associate 1987-1989,  Univ. of  Wisconsin, WI

      Research Associate 1986-1987,  UMIST, Manchester, UK

      Post Doctoral Fellow 1984-1986, Univ. of Hyderabad

Recognition & Special Citations

      Graduated as a valedictorian from High School (1972).

      B. M. Birla Science Prize in Chemistry (1996).

      Visiting Fellowships, INSA (1996), SERC (1999).

      N. S. Narasimhan Endowment Award (2000).

      Bronze Medal, Chemical Research Society of India (2004).

      IIT-Bombay Best Research Paper Award (2004).

      IIT-Bombay Best Review Paper Award (2005).

      Bhagyatara National Award-Punjab University (2005).

      Innocentive Champion Award (2005).

      Elected-Fellow National Academy of Sciences (2006).

      Member of the Editorial Board (Indian J. Chem. , J. Chem. Sci. & J. Amino Acids).

      NOST Council Member (2007-10).

      Nature publishing group award 2007.

      CAS spot light citation 2003 & 2004

      Web of Science-Influential article

      Citation in Hot papers in chemistry

     Our article is among 50 highly cited papers from India (1996-2006)

      EJOC most cited article

      OBC most downloaded article 

Research experience

      Ph. D. work with Prof. G. Mehta-Chemistry of Caged Molecules

      UMIST work with Prof. R. Stoodley-Synthesis of Anthracycline Antibiotics

      Wisconsin work with Prof. J. Cook-Synthesis of Polyquinanes

      Cornell work with Prof. A. Kuki-Synthesis of Aib rich peptides

      Hoechst work-Bulk drugs, asymmetric synthesis, NSAID.

Research Interests

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