Kishore Natte
Kishore Natte completed his Ph.D. in 2013 at the Technical University of Berlin (Berlin, Germany), in collaboration with the BAM-Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, under the supervision of Joerg F. Friedrich. In the same year, he joined Matthias Beller's research group at the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis (LIKAT, Rostock, Germany) for his postdoctoral research and worked until December 2015, then moved to RWTH Aachen University (Aachen, Germany). He started his independent career as a Senior Scientist at the CSIR Indian Institute of Petroleum in 2017. In March 2022, he joined the Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, as an Assistant Professor and was promoted to Associate Professor in Jan 2026. His research focuses on developing new strategies and technologies for chemicals and pharmaceuticals, including fuel-type molecules.
Our Lab warmly welcomes talented Ph.D. and postdoctoral students (with backgrounds in chemistry, organic chemistry, materials chemistry, physical chemistry, and related disciplines) to join us!!!
Professional Experience :
2026 - Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, IIT Hyderabad, Kandi, India
2022 - 2026: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, IIT Hyderabad, Kandi, India
2017 - 2022: Senior Scientist (E1) at CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum, India
2016 - 2017: Postdoctoral Research Associate, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
2013 - 2015: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Leibniz Institute for Catalysis (LIKAT), Rostock, Germany
2007 - 2009: Senior Chemist, GVK Biosciences Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad, India
Education :
2009 - 2013: Ph.D. in Chemistry, Technical University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
2005 - 2007: M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry, Kakatiya University, Warangal, India
2003 - 2005: B.Sc. (Chemistry Honors), Kakatiya University, Warangal, India