Professor
Dr. Krishna P. Kaliappan
Department of Chemistry
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Powai, Mumbai 400 076, India
(O) +91-22-2576 7177, (R) + 91-22-2576 8177
(Fax) + 91-22-2576 7152, 2572 3480
kpk@chem.iitb.ac.in
kpkiit@gmail.com
| Academic Qualification | |
| 1990 | M.Sc. (Organic Chemistry Specialization)School of Chemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University |
| 1997 | Ph.D Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore |
| Positions Held and Present Position | |
| Apr. 1997 - Mar. 1999 | Research Associate with Professor Peter E. Kundig University of Geneva, Switzerland |
| Apr. 1999 - Mar. 2001 | Research Associate with Professor Michael C. Pirrung Duke University, USA. |
| Mar. 2001 - Feb. 2005 | Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay |
| March 2005 - January 2009 | Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay |
| Feb 2009 - | Professor
Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay |
| Associate Dean (R & D) Indian Institute of Technology Bombay |
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| June 2014 - June 2020 | Institute Chair Professor Indian Institute of Technology Bombay |
| Jan 2016 - May 2018 | Head Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay |
| May 2018 - May 2021 | Dean, Faculty Affairs Indian Institute of Technology Bombay |
| Aug 2022 - Present | Dean Strategy Indian Institute of Technology Bombay |
| Awards and Honor |
| - A.V. Rama Rao Foundation Lecture at JNCASR, Bengaluru (2018) |
| - Prof. S. C. Bhattacharyya Award for Excellence in Pure Sciences at IIT Bombay (2017) |
| - Juliot Visiting Professor at ESPCI, Paris (2016) |
| - Fellow of Indian Academy of Sciences (2016) |
| - Professor C. N. R. Rao National Prize in Chemical Sciences (2015) |
| - Advisory Board Member of "Chemistry An Asian Journal" (2014-) |
| - Member-Synthesis Sub Committee-IUPAC, Organic and Biomolecular Division III (2014-) |
| - Advisory Board Member of "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry Journal" (2013-) |
| - Chairman, ICOS 21, held at IIT Bombay (2016) |
| - CRSI Bronze Medal (2013) |
| - Excellence in Teaching Award (IIT Bombay-2011) |
| - IIT Bombay Best Research Paper Award (2009) |
| - Swarnajayanti Fellowship (2006-07) |
| - B. M. Birla Science Prize for Chemistry (2006) |
| - Vice President, RSC West India Section (2012-2014) |
| - Professor S. Sivasubramaniam Endowment Lecture, Madurai Kamaraj University (2007) |
| - Professor S. Swaminathan Endowment Lecture, University of Madras (2003) |
| - DAE Young Scientist Research Grant Award (2002) |
| - International Foundation for Science (Sweden) Research Grant Award (2002, 2004 & 2006) |
| - BH Iyer Medal of Organic Chemistry, Department, IISc for the best Ph.D. Thesis (1997) |
| - Awarded the Certificate of Merit from C.S.I.R. for being one among the top six candidates in Chemical Sciences in the Joint CSIR-UGC Test, 1990 |
| - T.P. Meenakshi Sundaram Prize (Gold Medal) from Madurai Kamaraj University in M.Sc (Chemistry) |
| Memberships and Fellowships of Societies |
| - Elected Fellow : Indian Academy of Sciences (FASc) since 2016 |
| - Elected Fellow : Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC, London) since 2008 |
| - Member : Synthesis Sub Committee of IUPAC since 2014 |
| - Member : American Chemical Society since 1999 |
| - Life Member : Chemical Research Society of India since 2002 |
| - Member : NOST Council (2010-) |
| - Vice President : Chemical Research Society of India (2018-2021) |
| - Chairperson : NOST Council (2023- present) |