Sri Dinesh Murugan
Internship student (November, 2025 - February, 2026)
Email: sm6405@srmist.edu.in
He received his M.Sc. degree in Chemistry from SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, India (2025). He carried out his summer internship and M.Sc. thesis in organic photochemistry at IIT Kharagpur (2024-2025). In 2026, he will join Prof. Petr Klán’s research group at Masaryk University, the Czech Republic, as a PhD student. His research interests include photochemistry, catalysis, and polymer chemistry.
Ilene M. Varghese
Internship student (November, 2025 - ongoing)
Email: ilenevarghese2822@gmail.com
She obtained her M.Sc. degree in Chemistry from Karnatak University, Dharwad, India, in 2024. During her undergraduate studies, she conducted research on corrosion inhibitors. Her master’s dissertation was carried out at Karnatak University, Dharwad. Currently, she has an interest in organic synthesis and catalysis.
Sinduja Mohanraj
M.Sc. thesis student (January, 2026 - ongoing)
Email: sindumohan10@gmail.com
She was born in Tamil Nadu, India, completed her bachelor’s degree in chemistry, and started doing a master's in general chemistry at Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore in the year 2024. Her research interests focus on C-H functionalization chemistry.
Arjun V
M.Sc. thesis student (March, 2026 - June, 2026)
Email: rjunv145@gmail.com
He completed his bachelor’s degree in chemistry and started doing master's in chemistry at Kannur University, Kannur, Kerala in the year 2024. His research interests focus on C-H functionalization chemistry.
Meghna Mani
Internship student (March, 2026 - ongoing)
Email: meghnamani16@gmail.com
She completed her Master’s degree in Chemistry, with specialization in Organic Chemistry from Christ University, Bengaluru. She carried out her master's thesis project at the Department of Biochemistry, Banaras Hindu University. She later worked at IIT Hyderabad and Ashoka University on biophysical chemistry and organic synthesis. Her current research interests involve multicomponent synthesis and catalysis.
B.Sc. dissertation student (November, 2023 - April, 2024)
B.Sc.- CHRIST (Deemed to be University) (2021 - 2024)
Class 12- Paramekkavu Vidya Mandir (2019 - 2021)
B.Sc. research student (October, 2023 - April, 2024)
B.Sc.- CHRIST (Deemed to be University) (2022 - 2025)
Class 12- Vidhya Jyothi Women's Pu College (2020 - 2022)