Dr. Ponneri C. Ravikumar             Â
Associate Professor
School of Chemical Sciences
National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) Bhubaneswar
Email: pcr@niser.ac.in Land line: +91-674-249-4321Â
Academic & Research positions held:
2019 - : Associate Professor, NISER Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
2015 - 2019 : Reader F, NISER Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
2010 - 2015 : Assistant Professor, IIT Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India
2009 : Postdoctoral Associate, Yale University, New Haven, USA (Mentor: Prof. Seth B. Herzon)
2007 - 2008 : Postdoctoral Associate, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, USA (Mentor: Prof. Fraser F. Fleming)
Awards, Honors and Recognitions:
2024 : Editorial Advisory Board Member of the Journal of Organic Chemistry (JOC)
2024 : Editorial Advisory Board Member of ACS Catalysis
2023 : Chem Comm Pioneering Investigator
2023 : Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) Bronze medal for significant contribution to Research in Chemistry
2022 : Ranked as the top 3% highly cited ACS author from India for the years 2019-2020
2023 : Co-Convener, Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) Local Chapter (Bhubaneswar)
2014 : Teaching Excellence Award at IIT Mandi
2013 : Foundation Day Award (Annual Award for Institute Service) at IIT Mandi
2012 : Foundation Day Award (Annual Award for Institute Service) at IIT Mandi
Education:
2002 - 2006 : Ph.D. Organic Chemistry at IISc Bangalore
2000 - 2002 : M.Sc. Organic Chemistry at University of Madras
1997 - 2000 : B.Sc. Chemistry at University of Madras
Service to the institute/s:
2012 - 2015 : Associate Dean, (Infrastructure & Planning) at IIT Mandi
2019 - 2020 : Head of the Department (FIC), Estate Management and Works Department at NISER Bhubaneswar
2016 - 2020 : Warden, Brahmaputra Hostel (DoH-3), NISER, Bhubaneswar
2017 - 2020 : Convener, UGCS, School of Chemical Sciences, NISER, Bhubaneswar
Invited Talks at Conferences/Universities/Institutes:
2024 : Nature Inspired Initiatives in Chemical Trends (NIICT 2024), IICT Hyderabad
2024 : National Conference on Expanding Frontiers of Chemistry, Arul Anandar College, Madurai
2024 : National Conference on Current Trends in Chemical Sciences, under the auspices of CRSI, Madurai Kamaraj University
2024 : National Conference on Molecules to Materials (MTM), Ravenshaw University, Cuttack
2023 : 60th Annual Convention of Chemists, Indian Chemical Society, IIT Delhi
2023 : International Conference on Emerging Smart Materials in Applied Chemistry (ESMAC), IMMT Bhubaneswar
2023 : National Conference on Emerging Frontiers in Chemical Sciences, Berhampur University, Berhampur
2023 : Organometallic Chemistry Directed Towards Organic Synthesis (OMCOS), Vancouver, Canada
2023 : International Conference on Organometallics and Catalysis (ICOC), Goa
2023 : Anatolian Conference on Organic Chemistry (ACOC), Antalya, Turkey
2023 : National Organic Synthesis Symposium Trust (NOST) Meeting, Aurangabad
2023 : Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) Bronze Medal Lecture, JNU, New Delhi
2023 : TIFR Hyderabad
2023 : University of Hyderabad
2022 : Frontiers in Chemical Sciences (FICS), IIT Guwahati
2022 : Organic Chemistry Conference, IIT Kanpur
2022 : Recent Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry (RAHC), Revenshaw University, Cuttack
2021 : Indian Chemical Society, Annual Convention of Chemists
2016 : Anatolian Conference on Organic Chemistry, Izmir, Turkey
2015 : University of Hannover, Germany
Academic Achievements:
2002 : All India Rank Two (AIR: 2) with 99.89 percentile score in GATE exam conducted by IIT's
2002 - 2006 : Awarded Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) by CSIR and subsequently promoted to SRF
1998 - 2002 : Won first prizes several times in Intercollegiate Chemistry Quiz Competitions