Professor Bhalachandra Laxmanrao Tembe

Contact Information

Molecular dynamics Lab

Department of Chemistry

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

Powai, Mumbai 400076

INDIA

Phone : 22-2576-7189

Fax :     22-2576-7152

e-mail : bltembe[at]chem.iitb.ac.in

bltembe[at]iitb.ac.in

Academic Background :

Degree	University/Institute	Year
B.Sc.	Karnatak University, Dharwar, Karnataka	1972
M.Sc.	I. I. T. Kanpur (U.P.)	1974
Ph.D	State University of New York at Stony Brook (N.Y.)	1981
Research Associate	Radiation Laboratory, University of Notre Dame, Indiana	1981-83

Professional Experience :

Employment	University/Institute	Year
Visiting Asst. Prof.	University of Houston, Texas	1983-1984
Lecturer	University of Hyderabad (A.P.)	1984-1986
Assistant Professor	IIT Bombay	1986-1990
Associate Professor	IIT Bombay	1990-1998
Visiting Professor	Institute of Molecular Science, Okazaki	1998-1999
Visiting Scientist	University of Maine, Orono, Maine	2006-
Professor	IIT Bombay	1998-present

Awards and Distinctions :

National Science Talent Scholarship, 1969 to 1974.

Venkatrao Sirur Gold Medal for standing first in Chemistry in the B.Sc. final examination of the Karnatak University in 1972 .

Award for Excellence in Teaching, I.I.T.Bombay, 2002 .

Positions Held :

Vice Chairman, GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering), 2001

Chairman GATE, 2002.

Chairman UGAPEC (Undergraduate Academic Performance Evaluation Committee), 2003.

Preparatory Course Coordinator and Faculty Adviser, SC/ST Students, 2004.

Chairman SC/ST Cell, 2005.

Chairman JAM (Joint Admissions to M. Sc.), 2006.

Convener, Physical Chemistry Group (2006-2008)

Head, Center for Distance Engineering Education Programme (2009-).

Convener, Interdisciplinary Programme in Educational Technology (2010-).

Member, Faculty Selection Committees, Selected Universities and National Institutes.

Member, Syllabus Review Committees, University of Bombay, University of Poona.

Alumni : [Present - 2010]
Ph.D
	Mayank K. Dixit Thesis Title : Ionic and hydrophobic association in polar solvents, Fourier Grid Hamiltonian method for vibrational spectra and back-propagation method for potential energy surfaces . Email-id : dixit.mayank2@gmail.com
M.Sc
	Ratnamala Mandal Research Interest : Solvation structure and dynamics of alkaline earth metal halides in supercritical water and also in water-methanol binary mixtures in supercritical conditions. Email-id : ratnamalamandal@gmail.com
	Bodhi Vani Research Interest :... Email-id : bodhivani@chem.iitb.ac.in
	Om Prakash Research Interest : Effect of osmolytes and electrolytes on the hydrophobic interaction of nonpolar solutes Email-id : om2748@gmail.com
	Abhishek Jain Research Interest : Potentials of mean force of exo and endo norbornyl chlorides in water-acetone mixtures Email-id : jain.abhishek11@gmail.com
	Supriya Ghosh Research Interest : Study of Franck-Condon factors of diatomic and triatomic molecules using Fourier Grid Hamiltonian Method (FGH) Email-id : supriyachem07@gmail.com
	Chennu Sudhaker Research Interest : System Size Dependence of Solvation Structures in Water-DMSO Mixtures 5 Email-id :sudhakarch.007@gmail.com
	Timir Hajari Research Interest :Potential Energy Surfaces of Exo and Endo Norbornyl Solvolysis- 4 Email-id :timir230@gmail.com
	Subodh Chandra Tiwari Research Interest : Solvation Structure and Dynamics of Norbornyl derivatives Email-id : subodh.iitb@gmail.com
	Ekadashi Pradhan Research Interest : Solvation shell dynamics in water-DMSO mixtures in a molecular dynamics study Email-id : ekadashipradhan@gmail.com
	Srinivasa Rao Alamanda Research Interest : System Size Dependence of Solvation Structures in Water-DMSO Mixtures Email-id : cnu566@gmail.com
	Anupam Chatterjee Research Interest : Solvation of Magnesium Chloride ion-pair in water-ethanol mixtures Email-id : --

Alumni : [2010 - 1985]

Ph.D :

A. K. Das Thesis Title :: Simulation Studies on the Sodium Chloride ion pair in DMSO and water-DMSO mixtures, I.I.T. Bombay (1998)

M. Madhusoodanan Thesis Title :Structures in molecular fluids and the PMF in DMSO I.I.T Bombay (1995)

C. Satheesan Babu Thesis Title :Studies in the structure, dynamics and solvation in molecular fluids, University of Hyderabad (1991)

P. Vijayakumar Thesis Title :Solvation Structure and Dynamics in Ferrous- Ferric electron exchange, University of Hyderabad (1991)

D.H.S. Ramkumar Thesis Title :Process Engineering studies of THF-GBL-Water system I.I.T. Bombay-1990; Superviser: A.P. Kudchadker; Co-Superviser : B. L. Tembe

M.Phil :

S. Venkateswara Rao Thesis Title :Thermodynamics of fatty acid mixtures at theair/water interterface, University of Hyderabad (1986)

P. Vijayakumar Thesis Title :Solvent dynamics in a model system, University of Hyderabad, (1985)

M.Sc : (IIT Bombay)

Mihir Mogre Thesis Title :Quantum Oscillator in Molecular Solvents-4, 2011

Naveen Mandala Thesis Title :Quantum Oscillator in Molecular Solvents, 2010

Rahul Gupta Thesis Title :Potential Energy Surfaces of Exo and Endo Norbornyl Solvolysis, 2010

A. Satheesh Kumar Thesis Title :System Size Dependence of Solvation Structures in Water-DMSO Mixtures, A Molecular Dynamics Study -2, 2009

N. Beulah Sugandhini Thesis Title :System Size Dependence of Solvation Structures in Water-DMSO Mixtures, A Molecular Dynamics Study - 1, 2009

Asim Kumar Chowdhury Thesis Title :Model Dependence of Solvation Structures in Water-DMSO Mixtures, 2008

Parag Majumdar Thesis Title :Potential Energy Surfaces of Exo and Endo Norbornyl Solvolysis-2, 2007

B. Nivedita Thesis Title :Quantum Oscillator in a Molecular Heat Bath, 2007

Ashish Sharma Thesis Title :Potential Energy Surfaces of Exo and Endo Norbornyl Solvolysis, 2006

Rohan Bhatia Thesis Title :Quantun Oscillator in a Heat Bath, 2006

Partha Pratim Thesis Title :Das Density Matrix Evolution Studies in a Diatomic Solvent, 2005

Ashwani Asthana Thesis Title :Dynamics of Ions and Molecules in Solvent Mixtures like Water-DMSO, 2005

Kanti Prabha Thesis Title :Vibrational Relaxation Mediated by Diatomic Solvents, 2004

Krishnarjun Sarkar Thesis Title :Ionic Diffusion in Solvent Mixtures, 2004

Shridhar Bale Thesis Title :Solvation Dynamics of a Quantum Particle in a Heat Bath, 2003

Ujjal Das Thesis Title :Molecular Dynamics Study of the Solvation of Ions in Water-DMSO Mixtures, 2003

Prabuddha Mukherjee Thesis Title :Electron Solvation in Polar Solvents by Path Integral Molecular Dynamics, 2002

R. Sai Ganesh Thesis Title :Path Integral Molecular Dynamics in Electron Solvation in Water, 2001

P. K. Pandey Thesis Title :DME method in diatomics, 1999

B. D. Ralhan Thesis Title :Diffusion of ions in water-DMSO mixtures, 1999

P. Shaji Thesis Title :Diffusion of N2 on Si (100) surface, 1998

R. Rajan Thesis Title :Solvation studies in fluoroalcohols, 1997

V. Pramodh Thesis Title :Ab initio MD applied to chemical systems, 1997

A. Bandhopadhyay Thesis Title :Dissusion of ions in membranes, 1996

K. R. Ganesh Thesis Title :Superionic conduction in CaF2, 1996

V. Amar Thesis Title :Diffusion of adsorbates on Si (100) 2 X 1 surface, 1996

J. Sukhatme Thesis Title :Statistical mechanics of solvent relaxation in enzyme action, 1995 (Co-guide: Prof. G. Mukhopadhyay)

S. Gosavi Thesis Title :Studies in superionic conduction, 1995

R. Sonawane Thesis Title :Molecular dynamics in the protein meganin, 1994 (Co-guide: Prof. A. K. Lala)

Chetan Ahuja Thesis Title :Solvation structure at the electrode interface, 1994

G. Kamlakar Thesis Title :Structure of water-alcohol moxtures, 1993

G. Sridhar Thesis Title :Molecular dynamics on parallel processors, 1992

Meenakshi Jain Thesis Title :Electron transfer in octahedral complexes, 1990

Latha Shankar Thesis Title :Stabilization of norbornyl cations in polar solvents,1989

M.Sc : (University of Hyderabad)

G.V.T. Swapna Thesis Title :Semiempirical calculation of matrix elements, 1986

D. Kumar Thesis Title :Electron thermalization in carbon dioxide, 1985

M. Nagalaxmi Thesis Title :Interactions of oleic and elaidic acids at the air/water interface, 1985

Visiting Scientist :
	Ashok Kumar Das B.Sc. : -- M.Sc. : -- Research Interest : Email-id :