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DR. VENKATAKRISHNAN, P. DR. VENKATAKRISHNAN, P.

Professor

Email: pvenkat@iitm.ac.in

Phone: +91-44-2257-4243

Address: CYB 112, Department of Chemistry

Biography

Venkatakrishnan hails from Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. He did his B. Sc Chemistry in MDT Hindu College, Tirunelveli and proceeded to NIT Trichy for pursuing his M. Sc in Applied Chemistry. He then moved to IIT Kanpur for carrying out his Ph. D in organic materials for application in OLED and photochromic lenses. After 5 years of postdoctoral experience in France and Alberta, he joined the Department of Chemistry, IIT Madras as an Assistant Professor. His hobbies are listening to music, painting and photography.
DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES

  • 2014:Member of the Academic Progress Committee, Department of Chemistry, IIT Madras

  • 2014:Organizing Committee member, 10th Junior National Organic Symposium trust (J-NOST) Conference, IIT Madras, Chennai, India, 4-6th December 2014

  • 2015:Organizing Committee member, MEDCHEM conference, IIT Madras, India

  • 2015:Member, Chemistry In-House Symposium organized by Department of Chemistry, IIT Madras

  • 2016:Treasurer, Chemistry In-House Symposium organized by Department of Chemistry, IIT Madras

  • 2016:Organized “Prof. KKB Endowment Lecture/Prof. P. T. Manoharan Endowment Lecture/Lakshmi Raman Memorial Lecture” at Department of Chemistry, IIT Madras, India

  • 2017:Co-convenor, Chemistry In-House Symposium organized by Department of Chemistry, IIT Madras

  • 2017:Organizing Committee member, MEDCHEM conference, IIT Madras, India

  • 2018:Convenor, Chemistry In-House Symposium organized by Department of Chemistry, IIT Madras

  • 2018:Faculty Advisor, MSc Program
EDUCATION QUALIFICATION

  • 2007 – Ph. D from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India

  • 1999 – M. Sc (Applied Chemistry) from NIT Trichy, Bharathidasan University, Tamil Nadu

  • 1997 – B. Sc (Chemistry) from the MDT Hindu College, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu
HONORS & AWARDS

  • Member of Canadian Society of Chemistry (2012)

  • Received the Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) of CSIR, India in 2005

  • Received the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) of CSIR, India in 2003

  • Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) in 2002

  • Tamil Nadu Government Endowment Prize from the Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, India (2000) for being topper in MSc.
OTHER ACTIVITIES

  • Chemistry:CY1001

  • UG Chemistry Laboratory I:CY1002

  • Conceptual Organic Chemistry:CY5013

  • Reactive Intermediates and Concerted Reactions:CY5014

  • Organic Chemistry Laboratory:CY5019

  • Medicinal Chemistry:CY6108

  • Photochemistry:CY6019

  • Organic Photochemistry: Principles and Applications:CY6124

  • Functional Organic Materials:CY6125

  • M.Sc. Project:CY6021