Dr. Aslam C. Shaikh

Biography:

​Aslam is a native of Ahmednagar, Maharashtra. Since March 2023, he has been serving as an Assistant Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar. He obtained his PhD from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research's National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL) in Pune in 2018, under the mentorship of Dr. Nitin Patil. During his doctoral studies, he was honored to receive the prestigious Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Fellowship. He held postdoctoral research associate positions in  August 2018 at the University of California, Los Angeles, working with Professor Ohyun Kwon, and at the University of Arizona, Tucson, under the guidance of Professor Thomas Gianetti. Prior to his current role at IIT Ropar, he served as a synthetic organic chemist at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia, where he collaborated with Professor Mohamed Eddaoudi. His current research centers on the development of sustainable chemical synthesis methodologies, utilizing transition metal catalysis, photoredox processes, and electro-photo redox catalysis.

Professional Experience​

• 03/2023– To date  Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Rupnagar.

• 02/2022–02/2023  Postdoctoral Research Associate, KAUST, KSA. Supervisor- Prof. M. Eddaoudi.

• 08/2019–01/2022  Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Arizona, AZ, USA. Supervisor- Prof. Thomas Gianetti.

• 08/2018–07/2019  Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of California Los Angeles, USA, Supervisor- Prof. Ohyun.

• 08/2013–12/2012  Lecturer, Padmashri Vikhe Patil College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Pravaranagar, Loni, India.

Awards and Honors​

2026 Thieme Chemistry Journals Award, sponsored by Thieme Group in collaboration with the editorial boards.

2025 Young Associate of Maharashtra Academy of Science, Maharashtra.

2025 Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC), Royal Society of Chemistry, UK.

2023 SERB-Startup Research Grant (SRG)- Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), India.

2021 Postdoctoral Professional Development Certificate, University of Arizona, USA.

2020 Seal of Excellence, Horizon Europe: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, Europe.

2022 Postdoctoral fellowship award, KAUST, Saudi Arabia.

2019 Postdoctoral fellowship award, University of Arizona, USA.

2018 Postdoctoral fellowship award, University of California Los Angeles, USA.

2017 “RAJAPPA AWARD” - Best Published Research Paper in Organic Chemistry, 2017, CSIR-NCL, Pune.

2017 “NCL-Agnimitra Memorial Best Poster Award” - CSIR-NCL, Pune.

2013 CSIR Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Research Fellowship, CSIR India (AIR 004).

2013 Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE), IIT-Mumbai, India (AIR 416).

2013 State Eligibility Test (SET), Maharashtra, (Rank-001).  

2012 1st Ranker holder, M.Sc. Chemistry, Savitribai Phule University Pune.

2012 The Late K.B. Mavlankar Prize - Savitribai Phule University Pune.

2012 The High Explosive Factory Silver Jubilee Commemoration Prize-Savitribai Phule University Pune.

2012 The N.S. Parashuraman Memorial Commemoration Prize-Savitribai Phule University Pune.

2010 2nd Ranker holder, B.Sc. Chemistry, Savitribai Phule University Pune.