SUHAS PEDNEKAR,  M. Sc., Ph.D. - Research Guide (Supervisor)

 RESEARCH  EXPERIENCE  AND  CONTRIBUTION:

• Recognized as Research Guide for Ph.D. and  M. Sc. in  Organic Chemistry by University of Mumbai 
• Recognized as Research Guide for Ph.D. in Biotechnology  by University of Mumbai                                                                                                

RESEARCH  AREAS :

1. Green Chemistry : Microwave-Assisted Organic Reactions, Solvent Free Reactions and Water-based Reactions
2. Medicinal Chemistry : Syntheses  of drugs & drug-intermediates, isolation and structure elucidation  of active principles from plant materials using modern instrumentation methods 
3. Asymmetric Synthesis using chiral catalysts
4. Biotechnology

RESEARCH  STUDENTS  GUIDED  :·       

• So far guided FIVE  Ph.D. and TEN  M.Sc. (by  research) students 
• Currently guiding  EIGHT  Ph.D.  students

RESEARCH  EXPERIENCE  AT  INTERNATIONAL  LEVEL      POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH :

• Post-Doctoral Fellow, Dept. of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Stevens Institute of Technology, New Jersey, USA (2004) : - Worked on a research project on Green Chemistry involving water-based biphasic reactions and Microwave induced organic reactions.
• Participated in the workshop on ‘Microscale Techniques in Chemistry’ organized by Merrimack College, Massachusetts, USA (1999) : -Received a special training for carrying out chemical tests/reactions using very small quantities of chemicals to minimize the pollution in the labs. and to reduce the overall expenditure in chemistry labs.
• Represented India in the International Workshop on `Low-Cost Chemical Instrumentation’ organised by UNESCO at University of  Delhi during November 02-07, 1992 for the chemistry teachers from the SAARC countries.
• Participated in the following short courses in USA, related to research activities :
  •  ‘Surfactants : Principles and Applications’ organized by Center for Surface Science & Engineering and Particle Engineering Research Center, University of Florida, Florida, USA, March 11, 2004.2.     
  •  ‘Heterocyclic Chemistry’, University of Florida, Florida, USA, March 08, 2004.3.      ‘Microwaves in Chemistry’, University of Florida, Florida, USA, March 08, 2004.  
• Presented Research papers in the following International Conferences : 
  1.  ‘Green Chemistry approach to the synthesis of pharmaceutically important heterocycles’ in ‘Green Chemistry Conference’ organized by IUPAC at Russia, 20082.     
  2.  ‘Microwave assisted eco-friendly synthesis of fused aza-and oxa-heterocycles’ in ‘Microwave Accelerated Synthesis’ organized at Duesseldorf, Germany, Sept. 26-28, 2007.3.     
  3. ‘Microwave assisted eco-friendly and facile syntheses of fused ring aza and oxa-heterocycles’ in ‘Fifth International Microwaves in Chemistry Conference’ organized at Imperial College, London, April 18-20, 2007.     
  4. ‘Water-based biphasic media for exothermic reactions’, ‘228th National Meeting of American Chemical Society ’, August 22-25, 2004, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  5. ‘Green Chemistry strategy for the preparation of Dapsone’, ‘8th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference: The Business Imperative for Sustainability’ organized by US EPA, June 28-30, 2004, Washington, DC, USA
  6. ‘Eco-friendly synthesis of fused aza-heterocycles from cyclic anhydrides under microwave irradiation’, ‘5th Annual Florida Heterocyclic Conference’ (sponsored by IUPAC) organized by the University of Florida, Florida, USA, March 7-10, 2004
  7. ‘Synthesis of aza-heterocycles from5-functionalized 4-aryl-5H-pyran-2,6-diones under microwave  irradiation’, 2nd International Microwaves in Chemistry Conference’ organized by  the CEM at Orlando, USA,  March 4-7, 2004.

RESEARCH  PUBLICATIONs :

RESEARCH CONFERENCES, SEMINARS & WORKSHOP-PARTICIPATION:

OTHER  ACTIVITIES :

• Associate Editor, Journal of Indian Chemical Society (2004)
• Joint-Convener, Seventh Research Scholars’ Meet (1995) : Worked in organizing the Research Scholars’ Meet in the college in 1995, jointly with the Indian Chemical Society (Mumbai Branch), which provides an opportunity to the students registered for Ph.D. in Chemistry from Univ. of Mumbai to present their research work before the learned audience.