Past Members

PhD Students

5. Dr. Krishnan Ravi 

worked as a PhD student as a CSIR-JRF and SRF

Thesis Title: Studies on Synthesis of Multifunctional Catalyst for the Conversion of Biomass

Specialization: Biomass Valorization, High Pressure Reactors, Homogeneous Catalysis, Heterogeneous Catalysis, Hydroformylation

Publications: 26

Present Know Position Hold: Working as Postdoctoral Fellow with Prof. Martin Muhler at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany. 

Further information can be sought at https://sites.google.com/view/krishnanraviphd/about 

4. Dhanaji R. Naikwadi 

Thesis Title: Organic Transformations of Active Methylene Compounds to Fine Chemicals

Publications from group:  17

Current know position:  Currently doing a postdoc at the Delft University of Technology, Netherlands

3. Dr. Amravati Singh

Thesis Title: Studies of Phosphorus containing Catalyst and their Application in Fine Chemical Synthesis

Publications from group:  9

Current know position:  Currently Working With BPCL NOIDA

2. Dr. Balasaheb D. Bankar 

Thesis Title: Studies on Metal Oxide based Catalysts for Fine Chemical Synthesis.

Publications from group:  18

Current know position: Currently working in the TATVA Chintan Pharma VAdodara

1. Dr. Jacky H. Advani

Thesis Title: Synthesis of Chitosan-based Catalysts and its Applications 

Publications from group:  12

Current know position: Currently Working As Associate Editor at ACS Journal

International Visiting Student

1.. Mr. GBE  Kacou Jean Louis

Ivory Costa

Visiting student

Topic: Synthesis of metal oxides for CO2 capture and utilization

Current know position: Currently Submitted PhD Thesis to  Ivory Costa university

Project assistant's

1. Karan D. Marvaniya- working as a PhD student at CSMCRI

2.  Ranjana Bhaskaran-Project assistant at ISSER Trevendrum 

3. Sana Jindani-working as a PhD student at CSMCRI

Master dissertations

1.  Ms. Gauthami K. Hegde from the Department of Chemistry, Christ University, Bengaluru, worked on "Esterification of acetic acid and n-propanol using the solid base organo-catalyst"

2.    Mr. Anubhav Gupta from the Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, worked on "Synthesis of a solid base organocatalyst for C-C bond-forming reactions "

3.  Mr. Kuntal Patel from Shri Maneklal M. Patel Institute of Science Research, Kadi Sarva Vishwavidhyalaya, Gandhinagar, worked on "Synthesis, characterization, and application of supported ultrasmall nanoparticles"4. Ms. Sameeksha Panwar from School of Chemical Sciences, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore (MP) worked on “Synthesis of Functionalised Carbon”

5. Mr. Ronak D. Vandariya, Department of Chemistry, Kachchh University, Bhuj, Kachchh, Gujarat, worked on "Synthesis of Acid functionalized Carbon and its Catalytic Application."

6. Mr. Brijesh Patel, Department of Chemistry from Ganapat University, Mehsana, worked on “Synthesis, characterization, and application of heterogeneous mixed metal oxide(Cu, Zn, Zr) in oxidation reaction”

7. Mr. Bhavesh B. Patel from Sandip University, Nasik, worked on "Synthesis, Characterization and Catalytic Application of Phosphorous Functionalized Carbon" 

8. Priya Ghunawat, KARYA Fellow, Department of Science & Technology, Government of Rajasthan, Maharaja Ganga Singh University, Government. Dungar College, Bikaner, Rajasthan 334001

9. Mr. Sahadev Dang worked on “Synthesis of Gallium Oxide Nanoparticles Supported on γ-Alumina and Their Use in Efficient Conversion of CO2 to Cyclic Carbonate: Gujarat University, Ahmedabad 10. Miss. Chirashi Patel, from GNFC University, Vadodara, has been working since Jan 2022

11. Miss. Anjana Sibu- worked from Feb - July 2022

12. Mr. Yesh S. Dalal has an M.Sc. in Chemistry from  Silver Oak University, Gota, Ahmedabad. worked on Thesis Title: Studies on the synthesis of Heterogeneous Catalysts for Carbon Capture and Utilization 

13. Mr. Khalifa Mohd Shadab has an M.Sc. in Chemistry from  Silver Oak University, Gota, Ahmedabad. Worked on Thesis Title: Studies on the synthesis of Heterogeneous Catalysts for Carbon Capture and Utilization

14. Chaitrali 

15. Satyam Kore

16. Mr Denish Solanki a M.Sc. in Chemistry from the Department of Chemistry, Gujarat University. Worked on Organosilane Modified Titanate as a Highly Efficient Catalyst for Solvent-Free Synthesis of Jasminaldehyde from Dec 15 2025, 15 March 2026