The Group Leader

Upendra Sharma

Principal Scientist, Chemical Technology Division,

CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology

Palampur-176 061, India

Associate Professor, Faculty of Chemical Sciences

Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research, India

Native Place: Vill. Banwar Kalan, P/O, Teh. Dharampur, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India

Birth Place: Vill. Bramfald, P/O, Madap, Teh. Dharampur, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India

Academic Background

PhD: CSIR-IHBT, Palampur (GNDU, Amritsar) (Jan. 2007- Oct. 2012)

MSc: DAV College, Jalandhar (GNDU, Amritsar), India (2003-2005)

Professional Experience

Principal Scientist, CSIR-IHBT, Palampur (Sept. 2021 onword)

Senior Scientist, CSIR-IHBT, Palampur (Sept. 2017-Aug. 2021)

Scientist, CSIR-IHBT, Palampur (Sept. 2014- Aug. 2017)

Postdoc Fellow, KAIST, South Korea (March 2014- Aug. 2014)

Young Scientist-DST Fast Track, IIT Bombay, India (May 2013 - March 2014)

Research Assistant, IIT Bombay, India (Nov. 2012 - May 2013)

Awards/Honours

Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), London, UK (2023-)

Member of Early Career Board of Science of Synthesis (2022-). [Link]

One-year advance Promotion i.e. Merit Promotion from Scientist to Senior Scientist

Member of Early Career Advisory Board in Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry (2020-). [Link]

Manjushree Pal Memorial Award for Best Oral Presentation from

Ethanopharmacology Society of India, Kolkata (2017)

Thieme Chemistry Journal Award (2016)

IBS Postdoc Fellowship, KAIST, South Korea (2014)

D S Kothari Postdoc Fellowship (2012)

Fast Track Young Scientist Project (2012)

Foreign Travel Grant by DST-New Delhi and CSIR-New Delhi (2012)

CSIR-Senior Research Fellowship (2009)

CSIR-Junior Research Fellowship (2007)

GATE (2007); CSIR-NET (2006)

Members of Professional Society

Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), London, UK (2023-)

Life member, Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI).

Life member of Catalysis Society of India.

Life member of Analytical Society of Analytical Scientists.