Dr. V. Ramanathan
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry, IIT-BHU
vraman.chy@iitbhu.ac.in
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Area of Interest:
Laser Spectroscopy, Raman Spectroscopy and Imaging, Computational chemistry
- Awards and Honours
- Educational and Professional Background
- Research and Teaching Experience
- Other Interests
- Group
- Selected Member of INYAS (Indian National Young Academy of Science) a body of INSA (2016)
- Fulbright Fellow: Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowship (2015)
- JNCASR Summer Visiting Fellow (2014)
- Outstanding Alumnus Award from DBMS English School Jamshedpur (2009)
- University All-Rounder Award (Cultural) (2002)
- Dec 3, 2012 - April 25, 2018: Sr. Asst. Prof. at the Dept. of Chemistry in SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
- Feb 2011 - Aug 2012: Postdoc at the 3rd Institute of Physics, University of Stuttgart, Germany (Dr. A. Volkmer's group)
- Jan 2010 - Dec 2010: Postdoc at the Dept. of Physical Chem., University of Basel, Switzerland (Prof. J. P. Maier's group)
- Nov 2008- Oct 2009: Postdoc in the Dept. of Chemistry, Seoul National University, South Korea (Prof. S. K. Kim's group)
Educational Details:
- Jul 2003 - Aug 2008: PhD in the Dept. of Chemistry, IIT Kanpur (Prof. T. Chakraborty's group)
- Jun 2001-Mar 2003: M.Sc. (General) at the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Prashanthi Nilayam, Andhra Pradesh
- Jun 1998 - Mar 2001: B.Sc (Hons.) at the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Brindavan, Bangalore, Karnataka
Completed Projects:
- Validation of an Indian traditional Siddha medicine through contemporary analytical methods (Internally funded by SASTRA University)
- Non-invasive and label free chemical screening of renal calculi using molecular vibrations (DST-SERB Funded project: SB/FT/CS-007/2013; Rs 24.98 L)
Publications: https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=oLHHKoAAAAAJ&hl=en
Teaching: Courses developed and taught at the Post Graduate Level:
- Quantum chemistry and Chemical Bonding
- Group Theory, Spectroscopy and Statistical Thermodynamics
- Basic Maths for Chemists and Biologists
- Characterization Techniques
- Study of Scientific and Mathematical Heritage of India
- Education in general and particularly Science and Math education
- Languages of India and Indian Philosophy
- Indian Classical Music, particularly Carnatic and its theoretical framework
- Swimming, Shuttle badminton and Photography
My past group at SASTRA Deemed University:
- Arathi P.J. (Ph.D. thesis about to be submitted)
Project Students:
- L. Keseven
- S. Priyadarshini
- V. Sreeshakthi
- N. Sangeetha
Currently looking for interested and motivated students to work with. If you are interested to work for your PhD or a project, please contact me.