Education

2004-2009:  Ph.D. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (Supervisor: Prof. Vinod K. Singh) 

2002-2004:  M.Sc. Organic Chemistry, University of Madras 

1999-2002:  B.Sc. Chemistry, Thiru. A. G. Govt. Arts College, Tindivanam

Professional Positions

Sep. 2025-Present: Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India

Sep. 2019-Sep. 2025: Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, India

Nov. 2017-Aug. 2019: UGC-Assistant Professor, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, India

Nov. 2013-Sept. 2017: Postdoctoral Fellow, Kyoto University, Japan (Supervisor: Prof. Keiji Maruoka)

July 2009-Sept. 2013: Postdoctoral Fellow, North Dakota State University, USA (Supervisor: Prof. Mukund P. Sibi)

Awards/Recognitions

• Thieme Chemistry Journals Award-2025

• Best Research Paper Award, IIT Indore-2024

• Early Career Research Award (ECRA), SERB India-2019

• Prof. S. Swaminathan Endowment Lectureship and prize for outstanding student in M.Sc, University of Madras-2004

• Prof. K. K. Balasubramanian’s 60th birth felicitation prize, University of Madras-2004

• Qualified CSIR-JRF, New Delhi, India-2004

• Qualified GATE (with All India Rank: 27)-2004

Contact Details

Dr. Selvakumar Sermadurai

Associate Professor

Department of Chemistry

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore

Simrol, Indore-453552, MP, India

Email: selva@iiti.ac.in  

Phone: +91-7316603219