G. Thirumanavelan, Ph. D.
B. Sc. Chemistry - C Abdul Hakeem College, Melvisharam -1997
M. Sc. Chemistry - Muthurangam Govt Arts College, Vellore -1999
Ph. D. - Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore -2005
Mentor - Prof. Balaji R Jagirdar
Postdoc - The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA -2008
Mentor - Prof. Kenneth D Karlin
Industry - Cookson India Research Centre (Alent Plc) - 2011
Teaching - Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore - 2011 -
Current Members
Ramkumar A
PG: Devanga Arts College, Aruppukottai
Dolly David T
PG: Cochin College, Cochin
UG: Bharata Mata College, Cochin
S Manikandan
PG & UG: Muthurangam Govt Arts College, Vellore
Karthick Raja P
UG: K.M.G College of Arts and Science (Autonomous), Gudiyattam
PG: Government Thirumagal Mill's College, Gudiyattam
Sabariraja J
UG: Vivekananda College, Thiruvedagam Madurai.
PG: The American College, Madurai
Saravana Bhava S
UG: Vivekananda College, Thiruvedagam, Madurai.
PG: Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore.
Former Members
Dr. S. Rajkumar
PhD Thesis Title: 2016
Ru(II)-Catalyzed β-Carboline and Phthalazinones/Pyridazinones Directed C-H, C-H/N-H, C-H/O-H Activation and Functionalization - Isolation of Cycloruthenated Complexes and Its Application Towards Anticancer Study
Assistant Professor, Dept of Chemistry, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur
Dr. Kishorkumar Shivajirao Kadam
PhD Thesis Title: 2017
Synthesis and Evaluation of DGAT1 Inhibitory Activity of Analogs of Biphenylcarboxamide and 5-Phenylthiazole-2,2-Dimethyl Butanoic Acid
Sr. General Manager, Shakti Lifescience Pvt.
Dr. Pradeep Kumar Reddy Panyam
PhD Thesis Title: 2018
Synthesis and Structure of Mono- and Bimetallic
N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes of Palladium and Ruthenium - Catalytic and Topological Features
Scientist, Chemocatalysis, Netherlands.
Dr. S. Karthik
PhD Thesis Title: 2019
Pd/Ru catalyzed C-H bond functionalization in Pyrene and Azoles and Metal-free C-C, C-O Bond Cleavage in Imidazolium Salts and Esters
Dr. Karthick M
PhD Thesis Title:
Efficient Utilization of C-Acyl Imidazole and Imidazolium Moieties as acylating source for C(sp3)─H acylation of Indolinone Derivatives
Associate scientist, Aragen life sciences, Hyderabad
Dr. Shridhar R
PhD Thesis Title:
Brønsted Base Prompted Aroylation and Annulation of C(sp3)−H Latent Nucleophiles
Dr. C Sivaraj
PhD Thesis Title:
Photocatalytic Approaches for Sustainable Carbon–Carbon and Carbon–Heteroatom Bond Formation