The progress of mankind is due exclusively to the progress of natural sciences, not to morals, religion or philosophy.
Justus von Liebig, 1866
INVITED LECTURES
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Domino Reactions. Concepts for Efficient Organic Synthesis -
Synthesis of Mucin Glycopeptide Antigens for the Development of Antitumor Vaccines -
Organic and organometallic tectones for supramolecular gels -
Transition Metal-Catalyzed Allylic Alkylations – Versatile Tools for Amino Acid and Peptide Syntheses -
Synthesis of Carbocycles and Heterocycles via Cascade Reactions of Morita-Baylis-Hillman Adducts of Nitroalkenes -
Chemoselective Nucleophilic Addition to N-Alkoxyamides: Development and Application to the Total Synthesis of Gephyrotoxin -
D-galactal as a source of readily available benzopyrans, chromenes and chromans -
Riding the beast with a Smiles: a journey along isocyanide-based multicomponent reactions -
The three-center-four electron halogen bond -
Synthesis of novel peptides through multicomponent reactions and investigation of their biological activities -
The Tale of Two Enantiomers - Organic Synthesis of Inhibitors of Enzymes and Protein-Protein-Interactions -
Palladium-Catalyzed Cyclization of Propargylic Esters with Nucleophiles -
Novel Molecular Photosensitizers for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells and Photodynamic Therapy Applications
| OUR HISTORY |
| OCS-2009 | GEOHET-2011 |
Prof.Irishi N. N. Namboothiri
Department of Chemistry
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Mumbai 400 076, INDIA
Ph: +91-22-2576-7196 (O), 2576-4162 (L); Fax: +91-22-2576-7152
E-mail: irishi@iitb.ac.in,
webpage: http://www.chem.iitb.ac.in/~irishi
MSc: Mangalore Univ, 1988
PhD: Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 1994, with Prof. S. N. Balasubrahmanyam
Postdoctoral
- Bar-Ilan Univ, Israel, 1995-96, with Prof. A. Hassner
- Univ of North Texas, 1997-98, with Prof. A. P. Marchand
- Columbia Univ, New York, 1999, with Prof. R. Breslow
Employment
- Senior Research Scientist, Sabinsa Corporation, New Jersey, 2000
- Assistant Professor: IIT Bombay, 2001-2005
- Associate Professor: IIT Bombay, 2005-2009
- Professor: IIT Bombay, 2009-Present
Research Interests, Areas of Specialization
- Organic Synthesis, Physical Organic Chemistry, Reaction Mechanisms
Current Areas of Research
- Development of New Synthetic Methods Including Asymmetric Catalysis
- Synthesis of Unnatural Products and Novel Materials with Interesting Properties
- Study of Various Reaction Pathways
Research Group
- PhD Students: 10, MSc/Int PhD Students: 3, Postdoctoral Fellows: 2, Others: 2
- PhDs produced: 12; MSc projects supervised: 23 (including 6 external)
Teaching Experience: 12 years at UG, MSc and PhD levels
Awards and Recognition
- Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) Bronze Medal (2014)
- Elected Fellow, National Academy of Sciences, India (2013-)
- Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Chemical Sciences (2012-)
- Honorary Faculty, Institute for Intensive Research in Basic Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala (2010-)
- Robert Welch Postdoctoral Fellowship (1997-98)
- Karnataka Students Welfare Association Scholarship for outstanding performance in MSc (1988)
Publications
81 (>1,000 citations, h index 18): 75 (journals) + 2 (chapters) + 3 (conference proceedings) + 1 (book); patents: 3
Presentations
- 20+ Lectures in international conferences (including 1 plenary lecture at Southern Highlands Conference in Australia + 1 invited and 7 contributed lectures in ACS meetings)
- 15+ invited lectures in national meetings; 50+ other invited lectures
- 10+ lectures at local symposia/workshops/continuing education programmes
- 55+ presentations (lectures and posters) by co-workers
Professional Affiliations
- American Chemical Society (ACS), Annual Member (1997-)
- Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI), Life Member
- Indian Chemical Society (ICS), Life Member
- High Energy Materials Society of India (HEMSI), Life Member
- Indian Association of Chemistry Teachers (IACT), Life Member
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