Professional Experience
2020- present: Senior Principal Scientist at CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India
2015- 2020: Principal Scientist at CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India
2011-2015: Senior Scientist at CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India.
2007-2011: Scientist at CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India
2003-2007: PDF at Catalysis Research Center, Hokkaido University, Japan (with Prof. Atsushi Fukuoka)
1999-2003: Ph.D. at Hokkaido University, Japan (Supervisor: Prof. Masaru Ichikawa)
1996-1999: PA at National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India
Teaching Experience
2013 - Course coordinator for 'Green Chemistry' and 'Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass' Course Work conducted at CSIR-NCL, Pune (subjects taught: green-house gases, climate change, 12 principles of green chemistry, Kyoto protocol, laws, regulations, ionic liquids, biomass conversion...)
2012 - Course coordinator for 'Green Chemistry' Course Work conducted at CSIR-NCL, Pune (subject taught: Green and Sustainable Chemistry)
2010 - Course coordinator for 'Catalysis' Course Work conducted at CSIR-NCL, Pune
2008 - Took Lectures for 'Catalysis' Course Work conducted at CSIR-NCL, Pune (subjects taught: Catalysis-Introduction, Passivation, Activation, Poisoning,...)
Research Interests
Green chemistry
Conversion of biomass (renewable feedstock) into value-added chemicals by environmentally benign routes (Green pathways).
Catalyst designing
Synthesis and characterization of silico-aluminophosphates (SAPO), supported metal oxides, carbonaceous catalyst, mesoporous silicas, supported metal nanostructures, solid acids, solid bases.
Catalysis
Hydrolysis, hydrogenolysis, hydrogenation, Hydroxylation, oxidation, dehydrocyclization, isomerization reactions by heterogeneous catalysts.
Research keywords
Renewable feedstock, catalysts, heterogeneous catalysis, green chemistry, biomass, cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, solid acid catalysts, solid base catalysts, hydrolysis, oxidation, dehydration.
Collaborations& Fundings
Department of Science & Technology (DST) Project
Indo-Russia Project
Indo-Japan Project
Indo-Finland Project
Indo-France IAL Program