DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS

About the Department

The Department of Chemistry is one of the first Departments to function after the Indian Institute of Technology Madras was founded in 1959. 

The Department began with one Professor and one lecturer as faculty members, to conduct classes for the undergraduate engineering programme of the Institute.

News

Department of Chemistry welcomes Dr. Satyajit Roy. He is joining the department as an Assistant Professor

Satyajit Roy
Assistant Professor

Prof. Pradeep has received ‘Panjab University Vigyan Ratna’ award

Thalappil Pradeep
Professor

Prof. Ramesh has been invited to join editorial board of the journal Chemical Physics

Ramesh Gardas
Professor

Prof. Raman has received Annamalai & Santhi Rajendran Early Career Chair Professorship from IIT Madras

Kothandaraman Ramanujam
Professor

Prof. Pradeep has been selected for the prestigious Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar award instituted by the Government of India for the year 2025.

Thalappil Pradeep
Professor

Department of Chemistry welcomes Dr. Debotra Sarkar. He is joining the department as an Assistant Professor

Debotra Sarkar
Assistant Professor

Prof. Beeraiah has been selected to receive CRSI Bronze Medal for the year 2026.

BEERAIAH BAIRE
Professor

Department of Chemistry welcomes Dr. Yogesh G. Shelke. He is joining the department as an Assistant Professor

Yogesh G. Shelke
Assistant Professor

Prof. Pradeep has received ‘Panjab University Vigyan Ratna’ award

Thalappil Pradeep
Professor

Prof. Ramesh has been invited to join editorial board of the journal Chemical Physics

Ramesh Gardas
Professor

Prof. Raman has received Annamalai & Santhi Rajendran Early Career Chair Professorship from IIT Madras

Kothandaraman Ramanujam
Professor

Prof. Pradeep has been selected for the prestigious Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar award instituted by the Government of India for the year 2025.

Thalappil Pradeep
Professor

Department of Chemistry welcomes Dr. Debotra Sarkar. He is joining the department as an Assistant Professor

Debotra Sarkar
Assistant Professor

Prof. Beeraiah has been selected to receive CRSI Bronze Medal for the year 2026.

BEERAIAH BAIRE
Professor

Department of Chemistry welcomes Dr. Yogesh G. Shelke. He is joining the department as an Assistant Professor

Dr. Yogesh G. Shelke
Assistant Professor

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Departmental Events

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Events

  • Dr. S. Venkatraman, R&D Director Duracell India, will deliver a guest lecture titled “Battery Material Innovations: An Industry R&D View” on 30th December, 2025 at 3.00 PM in CB-310. 
  • Prof. Gerald Seidlerwill deliver a guest lecture titled “From the Early Days of Quantum Mechanics to Modern Analytical Practice: The History and Future of X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy” on 21st November, 2025 at 3.00 PM in CB-310.