GROUP MEMBERS

PhD Students

Girish Suresh Yedase (PHD201017)

He is from Maharashtra; He did his master’s at Savitribai Phule Pune University. He likes traveling, reading books, and workout. His research interest lies in “Visible light Catalysis”.(email)

22-10-2021: Girish Suresh Yedase was selected for the Prime Ministers Research Fellowship (PMRF).

Publications:

(1) Girish Suresh Yedase, Sumit Kumar, J Stahl, Burkhard König and Veera Reddy Yatham* Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2021, 17, 1727-1732.

(2) Alisha Rani Tripathy, Girish Suresh Yedase and Veera Reddy Yatham* RSC Advances, 2021, 11, 25207 - 25210.

(3) Girish Suresh Yedase, Maria John and Veera Reddy Yatham* Asian J. Org. Chem. 2021, 10, 2916-2920.

(4) Girish Suresh Yedase, Avishek Kumar Jha and Veera Reddy Yatham* J. Org. Chem. 2022, 87, 5442–5450.

(5) Girish Suresh Yedase, S. Venugopal,# Arya P# and Veera Reddy Yatham* Asian J. Org. Chem. 2022 Accepted; (DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.202200478).

(6) Akash Bisoyi,† Alisha Rani Tripathy,† Girish Suresh Yedase, S. Sinu P, Udita Choudhury, and Veera Reddy Yatham * J. Org. Chem. 2023, 88, 2631–2641.

(7) Girish Suresh Yedase, Munaifa Arif, Rositha Kuniyil,* Veera Reddy Yatham* Org. Lett. 2023, 33, 6200–6205.

(8) A. K. Jha, D. P Nair, M. Arif, G. S. Yedase, R. Kuniyil,* and Veera Reddy Yatham* J. Org. Chem. 2023, 88,15389–15394.

(9) Girish Suresh Yedase, Ruveen M and Veera Reddy Yatham* J. Org. Chem. 2025.

Alisha Rani Tripathy (PHD212001)

She hails from Orissa; she did her masters from Berhampur University and joined our group as a PhD student. Her research interest is “C-C bond formation through Halogen Atom Transfer utilizing Photo-Redox Catalysis". Her hobbies are reading books and dancing. In her leisure time, she likes to teach young students.(email)

11-04-2022: Alisha Rani Tripathy was selected for the Prime Ministers Research Fellowship (PMRF).(Google site)

Publications:

(1) Alisha Rani Tripathy, Girish Suresh Yedase and Veera Reddy Yatham* RSC Advances, 2021, 11, 25207 - 25210.

(2) Alisha Rani Tripathy,# Rizwana Rahmathulla A,# Amit Kumar,# and Veera Reddy Yatham* Org. Biomol. Chem. 2022, 20, 3136 - 3144

(3) Alisha Rani Tripathy, Rizwana Rahmathulla A,# Amit Kumar,# Avishek Kumar Jha and V.R. Yatham* Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 5186–5191.

(4) A. Bisoyi,† A. R. Tripathy,† G. S. Yedase, S. Sinu P, U. Choudhury, and Veera Reddy Yatham * J. Org. Chem. 2023, 88, 2631–2641.

(5) Alisha Rani Tripathy, Ashutosh Mishra, Vesaj Singh, and V. R. Yatham* Chemistry - A European Journal, 2023

(6) Alisha Rani Tripathy, Akash Bisoyi, Arya P, Sreelakshmi Venugopal, V. R. Yatham* ACS Organic & Inorganic Au 2024

(7) Akash Bisoyi, Alisha Rani Tripathy, Amit Behera and V.R. Yatham* J. Org. Chem. 2024

(8) Akash Bisoyi, Alisha Rani Tripathy, Amit Behera, Vijay Kumar and Veera Reddy Yatham* J. Org. Chem. 2024

Avishek Kumar Jha (PHD211009)

Avishek is from Bihar; he did his MSc from the National Institute of Technology Trichy. His research interest lies in “Photoredox Catalysis.” He loves traveling, listening to music, and watching the news.

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04-Nov-2022: Mr Avishek Kumar Jha was selected for the Prime Ministers Research Fellowship (PMRF). Congratulations Avishek!

Publications:

(1) Girish Suresh Yedase, Avishek Kumar Jha and Veera Reddy Yatham* J. Org. Chem. 2022, 87, 5442–5450.

(2) A. R. Tripathy, Rizwana Rahmathulla A, Amit Kumar, Avishek Kumar Jha and Veera Reddy Yatham* Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 5186–5191.

(3) A. K. Jha, D. P Nair, M. Arif, G. S. Yedase, R. Kuniyil,* and Veera Reddy Yatham* J. Org. Chem. 2023, 88,15389–15394.

(4) Avishek Kumar Jha, Vivek Kumar, P. Sanjay Kumar and Veera Reddy Yatham* ChemPhotoChem 2024

(5) Avishek Kumar Jha, Gayathri K.L. and Veera Reddy Yatham* J.Org.Chem 2025

Akash Bisoyi (PHD221002)

Akash is from Orissa; he did his master’s at Berhampur University. As a PhD student, his research interest lies in “Organic Transformation Enabled by Visible Light.” During his leisure time, he loves to play Volleyball and Cricket. (email)

04-Nov-2022: Mr Akash Bisoyi was selected for the Prime Ministers Research Fellowship (PMRF). Congratulations Akash!

Publications:

(1) A. Bisoyi,† A. R. Tripathy,† G. S. Yedase, S. Sinu P, U. Choudhury, and Veera Reddy Yatham * J. Org. Chem. 2023, 88, 2631–2641.

(2) Akash B, Vijay K S, Surya K, Rositha Kuniyil,* and Veera Reddy Yatham* ACS Organic & Inorganic Au 2024, 4, 223–228.

(3) Alisha Rani Tripathy, Akash Bisoyi, Arya P, Sreelakshmi Venugopal, V. R. Yatham* ACS Organic & Inorganic Au 2024, 4, 2, 229–234

(4) Akash Bisoyi, Alisha Rani Tripathy, Amit Behera and V.R. Yatham* J. Org. Chem. 2024, ASAP

(5) Vivek Kumar, Aakash Bisoyi, and Fathima and Veera Reddy Yatham* Journal of Organic Chemistry 2024

(6) Akash Bisoyi, Alisha Rani Tripathy, Amit Behera, Vijay Kumar and Veera Reddy Yatham* J. Org. Chem. 2024

Simhadri Vijay Kumar (PHD232023)

He is from Orissa; he did his Master’s from Berhampur University and joined our group in Jan 2023 as a PhD student. His research interest lies in “C-X bond activation through visible light.” Outside his research, he likes to play cricket and volleyball and explore different foods. .(email)

PUBLICATIONS:

(1) Akash B, Vijay K S, Surya K, Rositha Kuniyil,* and Veera Reddy Yatham* ACS Organic & Inorganic Au 2024, 4, 223–228.

(2) Vijay Kumar S, Rupam S, and Veera Reddy Yatham* Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2024

(3) Akash Bisoyi, Alisha Rani Tripathy, Amit Behera, Vijay Kumar and Veera Reddy Yatham* J. Org. Chem. 2024

(4) Vijay Kumar S, Rupam S, and Veera Reddy Yatham* J. Org. Chem. 2025 ASAP

Vivek Kumar (PHD232027)

Vivek is from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh; he did his B.Sc. from Delhi University and MSc from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. He loves reading books, watching anime, and listening to music. His research interests are “Developing Visible light mediated Photocatalyst free methodology in Organic Transformation.” (email)

PUBLICATIONS:

(1) Avishek Kumar Jha, Vivek Kumar, P. Sanjay Kumar and Veera Reddy Yatham* ChemPhotoChem 2024

(2) Vivek Kumar, Aakash Bisoyi, and Fathima and Veera Reddy Yatham* J. Org. Chem. 2024

Amit Behera (PHD231020)

Amit is from Orissa; he did his Master’s from the Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur. His research interest lies in “C-H bond functionalization using Visible light.” He likes to play volleyball and cricket and explore different places during his off time.(email)

PUBLICATIONS:

(1) Akash Bisoyi, Alisha Rani Tripathy, Amit Behera and V.R. Yatham* J. Org. Chem. 2024

(2) Akash Bisoyi, Alisha Rani Tripathy, Amit Behera, Vijay Kumar and Veera Reddy Yatham* J. Org. Chem. 2024

Abhishek Kumar (PHD242002)

Abhishek is from Jharkhand; he did his MSc from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur and joined our group in Jan 2024 as a PhD student. His research interest is in “Visible light-mediated catalysis”. He likes to watch movies, explore new places, and read books (Email)

PUBLICATIONS:

(1) Abhishek Kumar, G S Shrutheka, and Veera Reddy Yatham* Chem. Commun. 2025

MSc and BS-MS Major Students (June 2024 - April 2025)

Rupam Sur (IPHD22016)

Rupam is from West Bengal; he did his BSc in Chemistry (Hons) from the University of Calcutta. He likes to watch Football and anime. When not in the lab, he loves to Photograph Nature. (Email)

Publications:

(1) Vijay Kumar S, Rupam S, and Veera Reddy Yatham* Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2024

(2) Vijay Kumar S, Rupam S, and Veera Reddy Yatham* J. Org. Chem. 2025

Gayathri K L (IMS20115)

She did her schooling in Kerala and then joined IISER TVM as a BSMS student. She likes to read books, explore new places, and is a food lover. She enjoys singing and dancing.She joined the lab as a Master’s project student

Publications:

(1) Avishek Kumar Jha, Gayathri K.L. and Veera Reddy Yatham* J.Org.Chem 2025

Ramsiya P (IMS20221)

She is from Kerala and a BSMS student at IISER TVM. She is an avid reader; she loves to sketch and hang out with friends when not in the Lab.

Publications:

GS Shrutheka (IMS20125)

She attended school in Kerala and then joined IISER TVM as a BSMS student. She likes to read books, explore new places, and listening music. She joined the lab as a Master’s project student

Publications:

(1) Abhishek Kumar, G S Shrutheka, and Veera Reddy Yatham* Chem. Commun. 2025

Fathima Beevi V (MSC23209)

She is from Kerala and earned her BSc at Kannur University. Then, she joined IISER TVM as an MSc chemistry student. She likes to watch movies, cook, and dance.

Publications:

(1) Vivek Kumar, Aakash Bisoyi, and Fathima Beevi V and Veera Reddy Yatham* J. Org. Chem. 2024

Ruveen M (IPhD23020)

He is from Goa and earned his BSc at Goa University. Then, he joined IISER TVM as an IPhD chemistry student. He loves sports more than anything. Generally, you'll find him on any sports grounds when he is not in the lab.

Publications:

(1) Girish Suresh Yedase, Ruveen M and Veera Reddy Yatham* J. Org. Chem. 2025

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