Autumn-2022-23 Ph.D Admissions

Ph.D Admissions Autumn 2022-2023

Dear Candidate,
Thank you for your interest in our department. We look forward to welcoming a fresh batch of highly motivated and competent Ph. D. students. Let us take you through the modus operandi of our Ph. D. admission.

Please have a careful look at the list of Ph. D. topics on offer. You may contact concerned faculty members if you have questions about the topics.
A shortlist of applicants will be prepared based on their CSIR/UGC fellowship, GATE score, M. Tech. degree etc. Only those candidates will be considered for interview, who fulfil educational qualifications advertised in the list mentioned above.
Shortlisted candidates will be provided with a Google form in which they need to choose one of the interview committees (out of Organic, Inorganic and Physical Chemistry).
Candidates are requested to make these choices after due consideration.
Online interviews will be conducted for shortlisted candidates between April 28 and May 13, 2022. Candidates will be informed about the schedule of their interviews ar least 24 hours in advance. They are requested to be ready with some sheets of paper/ a pad, a few pens/ sketch pens and preferably a laptop/ desktop computer with a good camera and stable internet connection. Mobile phones may be used if computers are not available.
Duration of each interview will be 20-40 minutes. Candidates will be asked questions to test their knowledge of subject and ascertain their suitability for a Ph. D. position.
Selected candidates will be informed by Academic office of our institute.
Please note that assignment of supervisor will be done only after the students join the programme. While efforts will be made to assign first choice of supervisors to the maximum possible extent, it is often not possible, in case the number of applicants for certain groups is more than the number of projects available.

All the best to the candidates.

Ph. D. Admission Committee, Department of Chemistry | IIT Bombay
[Admission related queries may please be sent to admission@chem.iitb.ac.in]

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Ph.D Research Topics

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Serial No.	Faculty	Research Topics	Educational Requirement

1.	Prof. Rodney Fernandes rfernand@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Stereoselective Synthesis of THF Natural Products and New Method Development.	- M.Sc. in Chemistry.

2.	Prof. Pradeepkumar P.I. pradeep@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Computational and modelling studies on nucleic acids and proteins.	- M.Sc. Chemistry with Mathematics and Physics at B.Sc. level with interest in Biochemistry to carryout research in Computational Modeling of Biomolecules and computer aided drug discovery.

3.	Prof. Suvarn Kulkarni suvarn@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Chemical synthesis of bacterial glycoconjugates.	- M.Sc. Chemistry.

4.	Prof. Krishna Kaliappan kpk@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Nature to Natural Products and More. (Category: TAP)	- M.Sc. Chemistry.

5.	Prof. Santosh Gharpure sjgharpure@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Stereoselective synthesis of heterocyclic compounds. - Alkynes in the synthesis of heterocycles.	- M.Sc. in Chemistry. - M.Sc. in Chemistry.

6.	Prof. Chandra M.R. Volla chandra.volla@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Metal-catalyzed C-H activation reactions. - Visible-light mediated photo-redox reactions.	- M.Sc. Chemistry. - M.Sc. in Chemistry.

7.	Prof. Nandita Madhavan nanditam@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Self-degrading polymers for transient electronics. - Synthetic ion transporters.	- M.Sc. in Chemistry. - M.Sc. in Chemistry.

8.	Prof. Chidambar Kulkarni chidambark@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Exploring the interplay between chirality and radicals in supramolecular polymers. - Non-covalent synthesis of redox-active polymers for energy applications.	- M. Sc. in Chemistry/Material Science/Polymer Science with background in organic and physical chemistry. - M. Sc. in Chemistry/Material Science/Polymer Science with background in organic and physical chemistry.

PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY

Serial No.	Faculty	Research Topics	Educational Requirement

1.	Prof. Nand Kishore nandk@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Unravelling biomolecular interactions via biophysical approach: Implications in rational drug design and neurodegenerative diseases.	- M.Sc. (Chemistry/Biochemistry/Biotechnology)

2.	Prof. Anindya Datta anindya@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Time resolved fluorescence microscopy for understanding phenomena within live cells. - Elucidation of photoprocess in fluorogenic molecules for application in organic electronics and intracellular imaging.	1. M. Sc. Chemistry with a strong background in Physical Chemistry/ M. Sc. in Physics. 2. Mathematics as one of the subjects in B. Sc. 3. Rudimentary knowledge and interest in Biophysical Chemistry/ Biochemistry. 1. M. Sc. Chemistry with a strong background in Physical Chemistry/ M. Sc. in Physics. 2. Mathematics as one of the subjects in B. Sc. 3. Rudimentary knowledge and interest in Biophysical Chemistry/ Biochemistry.

3.	Prof. G. Naresh Patwari naresh@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Imaging reactive intermediates in photochemical reactions. - Spectroscopic investigation of cluster growth.	- MSc in Chemistry with strong background in Physical Chemsitry and Mathematics. - MSc in Chemistry with strong background in Physical Chemsitry and Mathematics.

4.	Prof. Arindam Chowdhury arindam@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Spectrally-resolved FRET Microscopy to probe dynamics in biomolecules and nanomaterials. - Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Dynamics of individual perovskite and semiconductor nanocrystals.	- B. Sc. in chemistry with physics and maths is preferred. M. Sc. In (physical) chemistry or M. Tech in chemical engineering. - B. Sc. in chemistry with physics and maths is preferred. M. Sc. in physical chemistry or physics or M. Tech in chemical engineering or materials science.

5.	Prof. Ruchi Anand ruchi@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Cryo Electron microscopy and Biochemical Studies of ATP hydrrolyzing Phenol biosensor. - Understanding Structural Basis of Antibiotic Resistance.	- M.Sc./B.Tech. - M.Sc./B.Tech.

6.	Prof. Rajarshi Chakrabarti rajarshi@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Computational study of protein-peptide interaction. - Motility induced phase separation in disordered media: Theory and Simulations.	- M.Sc. in Physics or Chemistry with Mathematics as a minor/pass subject in B.Sc./BS. - M.Sc. in Physics or Chemistry with Mathematics as a minor/pass subject in B.Sc./BS.

7.	Prof. Sandip Kar sandipkar@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Understanding the role of network motifs in governing robust decision-making for various biological systems.	- MSc. in Chemistry (with Physical Chemistry inclination), Biotechnology, Biophysics or Biochemistry will be preferred. The candidate must like analytical method, should not be afraid of a bit of mathematics and computer coding (using Fortran/C++ or Python). Previous knowledge in these will be good but not necessary. Candidates with interest in experimental biology related to cell cycle dynmaics are also encouraged to apply.

8.	Prof. Kamendra Sharma k.sharma@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Three Dimensional Scaffolds with Tuneable Catalytic Activity for Cell-Growth and Proliferation (under PS category with Ph.D registration. Project code: SERB project RD-0120- SERB000-035).	- M.Sc. (General or Physical or Materials or Polymer), M.Tech (Polymer Engg.)

9.	Prof. Achintya Dutta achintya@chem.iitb.ac.in	- "Quantum mechanical simulations of atomic clocks ".	- Chemistry or Physics M.Sc / B Tech with sound knowledge of programimng

10.	Prof. Amber Jain amberj@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Quantum dynamics simulations of molecules in presence of strong light-matter interaction.	- M.Sc. in Chemistry.

11.	Prof. Ishita Sengupta ishita@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Protein folding & Design using solution NMR spectroscopy. - Biophysical studies of metamorphic protein folding using FRET and solution NMR.	- MSc. in Chemistry (Physical Chemistry specialization). - MSc. in Chemistry (Physical Chemistry specialization).

INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Serial No.	Faculty	Research Topics	Educational Requirement

1.	Prof. R. Murugavel rmv@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Metal Phosphate Materials for Energy Applications.	- M. Sc. in Chemistry.

2.	Prof. M. Ravikanth ravikanth@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Synthesis and studies of carbaporphyrinoids. - Synthesis of new pyrrole based ligands for metal coordination chemistry and applications.	- M.Sc. in Chemistry. - M. Sc. in Chemistry.

3.	Prof. Prasenjit Ghosh pghosh@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Design and synthesis of heteroatom stabilized singlet carbene transition metal complexes in homogeneous catalysis. - Small molecule transition metal complexes as metalloenzyme mimics.	- M.Sc. In Chemistry - M.Sc. in Chemistry.

4.	Prof. Gopalan Rajaraman rajaraman@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Modelling C-H bond activation for homogenous catalyst. - Modelling Magnetic Materials for nanotechnology application.	- MSc Chemistry with allied Maths. - MSc Chemistry with allied Maths.

5.	Prof. Debabrata Maiti dmaiti@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Asymmetric CH functionalization. - Photocatalyzed CH functionalization. - Aarti Industry sponsored- flow synthesis	- M.Sc. Chemistry. - M.Sc. Chemistry. - M.Sc. Chemistry or equivalent.

6.	Prof. Maheswaran S. eswar@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Engineering molecular based multiferroic materials and its related application. - Targetting molecular complexes with high blocking temperature: Viable approach to develop molecular based information storage device.	- M.Sc. Chemistry. - M.Sc. Chemistry.

7.	Prof. Arnab Dutta arnabdutta@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Bio- inspired catalyst design for small molecule activation.	- M.Sc. Chemistry.

8.	Prof. Sanjog Nagarkar sanjog.na@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Framework materials for energy and environmental Applications.	- M.Sc. Chemistry.