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Dr. Akhil Vitthalrao Nakhate
Assistant professor
Bajaj Science college, Wardha
Maharashtra India, 442001
Since December 2019 Dr. Akhil Vitthalrao Nakhate is working as assistant professor at Chemistry Department, Bajaj College of Science Wardha. Previously from April 2018 to November 2019, He worked as Assistant Manager at Johnson Matthey India Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai. He received Ph.D degree from Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai (2011-2016 Guide: Prof. G. D. Yadav). He did post-doctoral research in the area of process development from lab scale to plant scale with Prof. M. Lakshmikanatm at Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai (2016-2018). He has published 13 international publications, which are cited by >150 times (h-index 7). In the year 2010-2016, he was awarded with Junior Research fellowship & senior research fellowship by NET CSIR Delhi, India.
Professional Profile
2019 - Contd. : Assistant professor, Bajaj College of Science Wardha .
2018 - 2019 : Assistant Manager, Johnson Matthey Chemicals India Private Limited Mumbai, India.
2016 - 2018 : Postdoctoral Fellow,ICT Mumbai (sponcered by Vinati Organic Ltd.).
2011 - 2016 : PhD (Chemistry),ICT Mumbai.
2010-2011 : Research Associate, Piramal Life Science Gorengaon Mumbai
2007 - 2009 : M.Sc. (Chemistry), Amravati Univresity, Amravati (MS) India.
2004-2007 : B.Sc. (Chemistry), Amravati Univresity, Amravati (MS) India.
Research Interest:
● Nano material
● Catalysis using zeolites, metal oxide, MOF, and Ionic liquids
● Design of Functional Nano-porous Materials and their Catalytic Applications
● Heterogeneous Catalysis
● Graphene oxide application
● Multi-step organic synthesis
● Flame retardant
Honors and Awards
2017 - 2nd prize in poster presentation in the International Conference APCAT-7 (2017), held at Hotel Lalit, Mumbai.
2016 - Awarded post doctoral fellowship (Sponsored Vinati Organic Ltd.)
2010 - Qualified GATE with AIR 211
2010 - Awarded by Council of Scientific Industrial Research (CSIR) New Delhi, India, NET CSIR JRF (AIR-173)