Anagha completed her Bachelor's in Chemistry from Mar Ivanios College, Trivandrum. She is now an Integrated PhD student at IISER Tirupati, Department of Chemistry. She is currently working on Visible light Photoredox catalysis. Her hobbies are reading and playing badminton.
Saumya completed her bachelor's and masters from Banaras Hindu University. She is now a PhD student at IISER TIRUPATI, chemistry department. She is interested in exploring visible light photoredox catalysis and electroorganic synthesis. Her hobbies are reading books and painting
Parvathalu completed his Integrated BS-MS Dual Degree at IISER Pune. He is a PhD student at IISER Tirupati, Chemistry department. He is working on Electroorganic Synthesis and photoredox catalysis. His hobbies are playing cricket and table tennis.
Santu completed his bachelor's and master's degree from Cotton University, Guwahati, Assam. He is now a PhD student at the department of Chemistry, IISER Tirupati. His research interests involve "Photo and electrochemical mediated C-N bond formation reactions via various NCR species." His hobbies are playing guitar and singing.
Indrajit completed his Bachelor’s from Urumu Dhanalakshmi College, Tiruchirapalli and went on to pursue his Masters in chemistry from Sastra Deemed University, Thanjavur. He is currently working on CO2 capturing using visible light photoredox catalysis and electro-organic synthesis. His hobbies are traveling and playing football.
Manoj completed his bachelor's in CZBt from KLE College, Bangalore University, and his master's in Organic Chemistry from Central College, Bengaluru City University, Bengaluru. He is a PhD student in the Chemistry department at IISER Tirupati. His research interests include photo-mediated cascade reactions and electroorganic synthesis. His hobbies are listening to music and podcasts, travelling, and playing badminton.
Ajal P. Shaji completed his BS-MS at IISER Tirupati in 2024 and subsequently served as a project associate at the same institution under the guidance of Dr. Gopinath Purushothaman before beginning his PhD in January 2026. His research interests include LMCT photoredox catalysis. In his free time, he enjoys playing football, cricket, and badminton, reading comics and mythology, gaming, and watching movies.
Master Projects, Trainees & Intern
Bikram is a fifth-year Integrated BS-MS student at IISER Tirupati, currently pursuing his Master’s thesis in photocatalysis. His research focuses on developing novel and efficient synthetic methodologies, with a particular interest in photo-mediated radical cascade cyclization reactions. Outside the laboratory, he enjoys watching movies, playing football, and inline skating.
Thufail completed his bachelor's degree in Chemistry from NSS College, Manjeri, Kerala, and is an MS(R) student in the Chemistry department at IISER Tirupati. His research interests include catalysis and synthesis using novel methods like photo-catalysis and dual metallophotoredox catalysis. He plays football, chess, cricket and badminton in his leisure time.
Project Assistants/Fellows
Dr. Sarath Babu (Postdoctoral fellow, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas, USA)
Dr. P.S.K.P. Ganesh (Postdoctoral Researcher, Kangwon National University, Republic of Korea)
Dr. M. Shahid (Research associate)
Dr. Pooja Yadav (Research associate)
Project Assistants/Associates