Autumn-2024-25 Ph.D Admissions

Ph.D Admissions Autumn 2024-2025

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.

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.
Offline interviews will be conducted for shortlisted candidates. Interview dates: May 13 to 15, 2024, Venue: LH 301, Lecture complex (adjacent to Physics department) IITB.
Duration of each interview will be 15-20 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

INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Serial No.	Faculty	Research Topics	Educational Requirement

1.	Prof. Ramaswamy Murugavel rmv@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Metal Phosphate Nanomaterials for Energy Applications. - 4f-Metals Based Single Ion Magnets for Memory Devices. - C2- and C3-Symmetric Ruthenium Arene Complexes Catalysed Organic Transformation .	- M.Sc. In Chemistry - M.Sc. In Chemistry - M.Sc. In Chemistry

2.	Prof. M. Ravikanth ravikanth@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Design and synthesis of pyrrole based ligands and their coordination chemistry. - Synthesis of sterically crowded triphyrin(2.1.1)s and their studies.	- M.Sc. in Chemistry. - M.Sc. in Chemistry.

3.	Prof. Prasenjit Ghosh pghosh@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Exploring new heteroatom singlet carbene scaffolds and their transition metal complexes thereof. - Exploring the influence of hydrohophobic active site pockets in small molecule metalloenzyme mimics. - "Exploring the Synthesis Reactivity and Catalysis Spaces of the Super Bulky Heteroatom Stabilized Singlet Carbene Transition Metal".(project)	- M.Sc. In Chemistry. - M.Sc. In Chemistry. - SERB project (Start date 30-01-24) (Ref. RD/0123-SERB000-039).

4.	Prof. Gopalan Rajaraman rajaraman@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Modelling Molecular Magnets for Quantum Computing. - Employing AI/ML in Catalysis and Materials Design.	- M.Sc. In Chemistry. - M.Sc. In Chemistry

5.	Prof. Debabrata Maiti dmaiti@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Metal catalysed asymmetric CH funcationalisatison. - Asymmetric Cross-electrophile coupling .	- M.Sc. In Chemistry. - M.Sc. In Chemistry

6.	Prof. Maheswaran Shanmugam eswar@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Multiferroic materials for sustainable energy harvesting. - Conversion of CO₂ into useful Chemical and H₂ generation using cheap, abundant 3d-metal catalysts.	- M.Sc. Chemistry or Inorganic chemistry. - M.Sc. In Chemistry

7.	Prof. Arnab Dutta arnabdutta@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Developing synthetic catalysts for energy-relevant small molecule activation reactions.	- M.Sc. Chemistry.

8.	Prof. Sanjog Nagarkar sanjog.na@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Porous Liquids for Catalytic Conversions. - Framework Solids for Optical Communication	- M.Sc. In Chemistry. - M.Sc. In Chemistry

9.	Prof. Srinivasan Ramakrishnan srini@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Engineered interphases for high energy batteries.	- MSc Chemistry, B.Tech Chemical/BioEngineering/Material Science.

10.	Prof. Deepti Kalsi deeptikalsi@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Photocatalysis for Small Molecule Activations. - Selective Hydrogenation Reactions: Heterogenous Catalysis	- MSc (Inorganic Chemistry). - MSc (Inorganic Chemistry)

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Serial No.	Faculty	Research Topics	Educational Requirement

1.	Prof. Anil Kumar anilkumar@iitb.ac.in	- Electro Organic Synthesis . - Continuous Flow Chemistry .	- M.Sc. in Chemistry. - M.Sc. in Chemistry.

2.	Prof. Krishna P. Kaliappan kpk@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Total Synthesis of Natural Products. - Copper catalysed domino coupling reactions to Heterocycles	- M.Sc. in Chemistry. - M.Sc. in Chemistry.

3.	Prof. R.B. Sunoj sunoj@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Machine Learning Studies on Catalytic Reactions.	- Mathematics background upto B.Sc., M.Sc./MS in Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science.

4.	Prof. Pradeepkumar P.I. pradeep@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Chemical Synthesis and Biochemical Studies of Nucleosides and Nucleotides. - Computational modeling and dynamics studies of nucleic acids and proteins	- M.Sc. in Chemistry. - M.Sc. in Chemistry.

5.	Prof. Suvarn Kulkarni suvarn@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Total synthesis of bacterial oligosaccharides. - Total synthesis of trehalose glycoconjugates	- M.Sc in chemistry. - M.Sc in chemistry.

6.	Prof. Santosh Gharpure sjgharpure@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Vinyl bis-sulfides in the synthesis of carbo- and heterocyclic compounds (SERB Project) TAP . - Value added chemicals from feedstock material (CSR Project) TAP	- M.Sc. in Chemistry. - M.Sc. in Chemistry.

7.	Prof. Chandra M. R. Volla chandra.volla@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Metal-catalyzed C-H Activation Reactions. - Visible-light Photoredox Catalysis for the activation of organic molecules.	- M.Sc. in Chemistry. - M.Sc. in Chemistry.

8.	Prof. Chidambar Kulkarni chidambark@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Exploring the supramolecular assembly and functional properties of persistent organic radicals.	- M.Sc. in Chemistry.

9.	Prof. Venkateswarlu Yarlagadda venky@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Development of antibiotic adjuvants to combat antimicrobial resistance. - Development of multipronged antibacterial candidates	- M. Sc in Chemistry or any branch of Life sciences (Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Microbiology or related disciplines) with interest in drug discovery

PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY

Serial No.	Faculty	Research Topics	Educational Requirement

1.	Prof. Anindya Datta anindya@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Application of fluorogenic molecules in intracellular imaging . - Exciton dynamics in nanoheterojunctions and devices	- M. Sc. Chemistry with strong background in Physical Chemistry or M. Sc. in Life Sciences. - M. Sc. Chemistry with strong background in Physical Chemistry or M. Sc. in Physics or B. Tech./ M. Tech. in a relevant discipline.

2.	Prof. G. Naresh Patwari naresh@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Probing Chemical Phenomena with MD Simulations.	- MSc. Chemsitry / MSc. Physics / BTech Chemical Engineering with affinity towards physical chemistry. {Shell scripting skills are desirable}.

3.	Prof. Arindam Chowdhury arindam@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Single-particle fluorescence spectroscopy and lifetime imaging of perovskite crystals. - Single-molecule fluorescence spectroscopy to probe dynamics in bio-molecules/protein aggregates.	- Requirement - BSc in Chemistry or Physics with Mathematics as subsidiary subject; MSc or MTech in Chemistry, Physics, Chemical Engineering, Materials/Energy Science - Requirement - BSc in Chemistry or Physics with Mathematics as subsidiary subject; MSc or MTech in Chemistry, Biosciences/Bioengineering or Chemical Engineering.

4.	Prof. Ruchi Anand ruchi@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Cryo Electron microscopy and biochemical studies of antibiotic resistant determinants. - Understanding Allostery in Biological Systems Involved in Biosensing	- M.Sc. in Biosciences, Biochemistry, Life Sciences/ Biotechnology as well B.Tech Bioengineering .

5.	Prof. Rajarshi Chakrabarti rajarshi@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Computer simulations of peptide aggregation . - Statistical Mechanics of activity driven phase separation	- M.Sc. in Chemistry or Physics; Must have studied Mathematics in B.Sc.

6.	Prof. Sandip Kar sandipkar@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Modelling the dynamical heterogeneities in mammalian cell cycle regulations. - Deciphering the cross-talk regulation between Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition and Cell Cycle dynamics under the influence of Transforming Growth Factor-β SERB Project position (Project code: RD/0123-SERB000-046) Category: At least CSIR-LS or a Good Gate score (TAP) Tenure: 3 years	- MSc in Chemistry (Physical chemistry as major interest), Biochemistry, Biophysics, and B. Tech in Biotechnology with inclination to theoretical and computational modelling (prior experience is not necessary). Having interest in performing experiments will be good too. - MSc in Chemistry (Physical chemistry as major interest), Biochemistry, Biophysics, and B. Tech in Biotechnology with inclination to both biological experiment and computational modelling. Having prior experimental experience will be preferred.

7.	Prof. C. Subramaniam csubbu@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Nanomaterials for energy storage. - Nanomaterials for sensors	- M.Sc. In Chemistry. - M.Sc. In Chemistry

8.	Prof. Shobhna Kapoor shobhnakapoor@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Membrane targeting strategies against bacterial pathogens. - Lipid-based Anti-Infectious Drug Delivery System for Precision Intracellular Targeting .	- Masters in Chemical or Biological Sciences or allied Sciences. MPHARMA equivalent degree will also work. - Masters in Chemical or Biological Sciences or Physical Sciences. MPHARMA equivalent degree will also work.

9.	Prof. Achintya Kumar Dutta achintya@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Quantum Computing approaches for Drug Discovery. - Quantum chemistry in the presence of a cavity.	- M.Sc. In Chemistry. - M.Sc. In Chemistry

10.	Prof. Rahul Maitra rmaitra@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Quantum Chemistry in Quantum Computers . - Machine Learning Assisted Quantum Chemistry .	- MSc in Physics/Chemistry/Computer Science. - MSc in Physics/Chemistry.

11.	Prof. Amber Jain amberj@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Simulations of energy transfer in molecular wires - quantum dynamics study. - Simulations of excited state dynamics: applications and method development.	- MSc/BS in chemistry or physics. - MSc/BS in chemistry or physics.

12.	Prof. Ishita Sengupta ishita@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Solution NMR spectroscopic studies of protein structure and dynamics. - Studying the mechanism of protein fold-switching in-vitro.	- M.Sc in Chemistry (either with Physical Chemistry Specialization during M.Sc or must have studied Basic Quantum Mechanics, Spectroscopy and Mathematics during B.Sc. and M.Sc.). - M.Sc. in Biochemistry/ Biophysics/Chemistry/Chemical Biology (must have studied protein Biochemistry and molecular biology theory during B.Sc and M.Sc, practical knowledge of cloning, protein purification etc. preferred).

13.	Prof. Kamendra P. Sharma k.sharma@chem.iitb.ac.in	- Nanoparticle based porous liquids for environmentali sustainability. - Liquid crystals droplets s for biomolecular sensing.	- MSc in Materials Chemistry or Physical Chemistry or MTech in Chemical Engineering or MTech in Polymer Engineering. - MSc in Physical Chemistry or M.Sc. in Physics or MTech in Chemical Engineering .