DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY,
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY WARANGAL
Dr. S. Nagarajan
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry
National Institute of Technology Warangal
Hanamkonda - 506004, Telangana, INDIA
e-mail: snagarajan@nitw.ac.in
Phone: 9940430715, 08702462660 (office)
Educational and professional details
Associate Professor: Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Warangal, Telangana, India (July 2022- till to date)
Assistant Professor: Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Warangal, Telangana, India (April 2018 - June 2022)
Associate Professor: Department of Chemistry, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India (February 2018 - March 2018)
Assistant Professor (DST INSPIRE Faculty): Department of Chemistry, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India (February 2013 - January 2018)
Postdoctoral Research Associate: Soft materials research Lab, the City College of City University of New York, USA (February 2012 - January 2013) [Post-doc Supervisor: Prof. George John]
Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry: Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (November 2006 - January 2012) [Thesis Supervisor: Prof. T. Mohan Das]
M.Sc. Chemistry: Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed University), Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India (2004-2006; First Rank, Gold Medalist)
B.Sc. Chemistry: Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed University), Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India (2001-2004)
UG Theory courses: Chemistry for B.Tech. (All branches), Polymer Technology for III B.Tech. MME students, Chemistry for Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Organic Chemistry
UG Lab courses: Chemistry Lab for B.Tech. (All branches)
PG Theory courses: Organic synthesis; Stereochemistry and reaction mechanism; Food chemistry; Reagents, photochemistry and heterocyclic chemistry; Analytical techniques .
PG Lab courses: Advanced organic preparation lab; Organic preparation and qualitative analysis lab; Seminar
Other assignments: Doctoral committee member for Ph.D. scholars.
Courses handled
Awards and other recognitions
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Selected as Indian National Young Academy of Sciences (INYAS) for the period of 2021-2025 - The first and only recognized young scientist academy of India
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Obtained EXCELLENT Grade in DST INSPIRE Faculty Meet, 2017
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Received international travel support "Desh-Videsh-2017" from SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur
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Received Young Scientist Research Award - 2014 from BRNS, India.
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Received INSPIRE Faculty Award - 2011 from DST, India.
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Received START-UP Grant for Young Scientists - 2014 from DST-SERB, India.
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NSF Postdoctoral Research Associate Fellowship, Prof. George John soft materials Research lab, CCNY-CUNY, USA
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Received Senior Research Fellowship from CSIR, India.
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Received Canara Bank Medal -2007 from Gandhigram Rural Institute- Deemed University, India
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Member, American Chemical Society, USA
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Member, Indian Society of Systems For Science and Engineering(ISSE): Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), with its Headquarters at Thiruvananthapuram , India
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Faculty in-charge for M.Sc. Organic chemistry lab
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Faculty advisor for II M.Sc. Organic Chemistry (2018-2020)
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Doctoral committee member for Ph.D. scholars
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Involved in student mentorship, curriculum development and syllabus revision
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Warden - NITW
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Department Time-table in-charge (coordinator) - 2018-till to date
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Members of Institute Information Advisory Committee (IIAC) 2019-till to date
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Initiator/coordinator for DST FIST project proposal submission
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Faculty in-charge - purchase of ice flacking machine, stirrers, vacuum pump and liquid nitrogen plant under DST FIST