Chemistry

• Layered solids: design and synthesis of new layered solids, anionic clays, intercalation chemistry, selective intercalation, chemical reactions interlayer space of layer solids, polytypism in layered solids, exfoliation.
• Nanomaterials: oxide, chalcogenide and metal nanomaterials for magnetic, optical, catalytic and energy storage applications: 2D nanostructures.
• Graphene based nanomaterials and composites.
• Nanocomposites based on layered solids.
• Thermoelectric materials.
• CO2 sorption.

Ph.D. in Chemistry, Kuvempu University, Jnana Sahyadri
Msc. In Chemistry, Mangalore University, Mangala Gangothri, Mangalore University, Konaje

• Electrochemistry
• Developing electrochemical sensors for biologically significant molecules such as endocrine disruptors, neurotransmitters, amino acids, flavonoids, heavy metal ions, pharmaceutically significant molecules, and environmentally hazardous molecules.
• Application of the developed sensors in the determination of target analyte in real samples such as blood serum, cerebral fluid, urine, milk, fruit juices…etc.  Pulse techniques such as differential pulse voltammetry, anodic/cathodic differential pulse voltammetry, stripping voltammetry, hydrodynamic linear sweep voltammetry, and amperometry are used for the quantification.
• Electropolymerization, drop-casting, bulk modification, and covalent modification using biocompatible and new-generation materials for modification of the electrodes.
• Developing electrocatalysts for redox reactions and studying charge transfer kinetics by electrochemical impedance study.
• Study of the behavior of the modified electrodes in the surfactant medium using different electrochemical techniques.

No. PhD Guided

• Protein Chemistry
• Green synthesis of organic compounds and its applications

Thrust Area of Research

• Sustainable chemistry
• Waste management
• Green Chemistry
• Ionic liquids
• Biomass conversion
• Catalysis
• Electrocatalysis

• Electrochemical and photochemical CO2 reduction
• Electrochemical and photochemical functionalization of heterocycles.
• C-H activation of various organic molecules.
• Development of chiral organocatalysts as well as transition metal complexes.
• Asymmetric CO2 fixation to organic molecules.

• Carbohydrate chemistry
• Asymmetric multi-step total synthesis
• Development of synthetic methodology
• Supramolecular chemistry

• Junior Research Fellowship (CSIR), Senior Research Fellowship (CSIR), National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India.
• Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea, (2009-2011).
• Postdoctoral Research Associate, Laboratory of Bioactive Molecular Science, Gifu Satellite Laboratory, iCeMS, Kyoto University, Japan (2011-2014),
• Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science (2014-2015).

1. Conducting polymers
2. Nanoparticles/nanocomposites-synthesis
3. Applications of nanocomposites in the following fields

• Energy storage
• Environmental remediation
• Organic synthesis