Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai

Prof. G.D.Yadav

FTWAS, FNA, FNASc,FRSC (UK), FIChemE (UK), FIIChE, Emeritus Professor of Eminence and Former Vice Chancellor and R.T. Mody Distinguished Professor J.C. Bose National Fellow (Govt. of India)

Department : Chemical Engineering

Date of Joining :22/10/1986

URL :

Email Address : gd.yadav[@]ictmumbai.edu.in

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Office Extention : 1111

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Full Name	GANAPATI	DADASAHEB	YADAV
	Personal Name	Middle Name (father’s name)	Surname or family name
Nationality	Indian	Date of Birth	September 14, 1952
Place of Birth	Village: Arjunwada, Taluka: Radhanagari, District: Kolhapur, State: Maharashtra, PIN-416208

Designations and Official Address:

Emeritus Professor of Eminence
Former Vice Chancellor & R.T. Mody Distinguished Professor
Tata Chemicals Darbari Seth Distinguished Professor of Leadership and Innovation,
J.C. Bose National Fellow (DST-GoI)

INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY*

(Deemed University under Section 3 of UGC Act 1956; Elite Status & Centre of Excellence- Govt. of Maharashtra, Category I Institute MHRD/UGC), Nathalal Parekh Marg, Matunga MUMBAI-40019 INDIA

*Three Campuses@ Mumbai, IndianOil Odisha Campus, Bhubaneswar, Marathwada Campus, Jalna

Email: [email protected]

Web: http://www.ictmumbai.edu.in

Conjoint Professor, University of New Castle, Australia

Adjunct Professor, RMIT University, Australia

Adjunct Professor, University of Saskatchewan, Canada

EMPLOYMENT: ADMINISTRATIVE AND ACADEMIC POSITIONS

1.	J. C. Bose National Fellow, Dept of Science & Technology, GoI	1 Apr 2010- on
2.	Conjoint Professor, University of New Castle, Australia	March 2019-
3.	Adjunct Professor, University of Saskatchewan, Canada	Sept 2013-
4.	Adjunct Professor, RMIT, Melbourne, Australia	1 May 2011-16
5.	Director and R.T. Mody Distinguished Professor of Chemical Technology Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai	May 29,2009- Apr 2011
6.	Dean, Research, Consultancy and Resource Mobilisation, ICT	Sep.05-May 09
7.	Head, Department of Chemical Engineering, UICT/ICT	Jan 06-May 09
8.	Darbari Seth Professor of Inorganic Chemical Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, UDCT/UICT, U of Mumbai	Oct 96- May 09
9.	Chief Coordinator, Centre for Nanosciences & Nanotechnology, U of Mumbai	Jun 06- May 10
10.	Chief Coordinator, Centre for Green Technology, U of Mumbai	Jun 05-May 09
11.	Coordinator, UGC Centre for Advanced Studies in Chemical Engineering	Jan 06-May 09
12.	Coordinator, UGC Networking Resource Centre in Chem. Engineering	Oct 08-May 09
13.	Co-P.I., DBT-ICT Centre for Energy Biosciences , ICT	Dec 07-May 09
14.	PI, ICT-DAE Centre for Chemical Engineering Edu & Research	Mar 08-May 09
15.	Head Warden, ICT/UICT Hostels, U of Mumbai	Feb 06-May 09
16.	Warden, Hostel No. 2 and 5 , UDCT/UICT, U of Mumbai	Oct. 05-May 09
17.	Warden, Hostel No. 2, UDCT/UICT, U of Mumbai	May 91-Oct 05
18.	Johansen Crosby Visiting Chair Professor of Chemical Engineering , Michigan State U, East Lansing, MI, USA	Sep 01- Aug 02
19.	Distinguished Visiting Scholar , Asian Initiative of Purdue U President	Sep 07 -Nov 07
20.	Distinguished Visiting Professor , Lunghwa University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan	Dec 07
21.	Senior Visiting Fellow, Loughborough U, UK	May 90-Sep 90
22.	Reader in Chemical Engineering, UDCT, U of Mumbai	Oct 86- Sep 96
23.	Herdillia Chemicals-UDCT Diamond Jubilee Distinguished Fellow (Professor's grade), UDCT, U of Mumbai	Aug 95- Jul 96
24.	Consultant, Bombay Oil Industries Ltd, Mumbai	Aug 86-Oct 86
25.	NSERC Post-Doctoral Fellow, U of Waterloo, Canada	Oct 82-Jul 86
26.	Research Officer, Bombay Oil Industries Ltd, Mumbai	Feb 82-Sep 82
27.	Leverhulme Overseas Visiting Fellow, Loughborough U, UK	Oct 80-Sep 81
28.	Associate Lecturer in Chemical Engineering, UDCT, U of Mumbai	Aug 76- Sep 80

EDUCATION

Exam	Year	School/Institute	Board/Univ	Class	Award/Honour
S.S.C.	1968	Private High School, Kolhapur	Pune Board (Entire Mah. State)	I Class with Distinction	GOI Scholar, SSC Board Merit
Pre-Degree Sc.	1969	Rajaram College, Kolhapur	Shivaji University, Kolhapur	I Class with Distinction	GOI Scholar
Pre-Prof.(Engg.)	1970	Rajaram College, Kolhapur	Shivaji Univ, Kolhapur	I Class with Distinction	4th rank in Univ GOI Scholar
B. Chem. Eng.	1974	UDCT, Mumbai	Bombay Univ.	I Class	GOI Scholar, Kapilram Vakil Prize
M. Chem. Eng.I (Theo)	1975	UDCT, Mumbai	Bombay Univ.	I Class with Distinction	UGC JRF, 2nd Rank
M. Chem. Eng.-II (Res.)	1976	UDCT, Mumbai	Bombay Univ.	Converte to Ph D (Tech)	UGC, JRF
*Ph.D.(Tech.)	1980	UDCT, Mumbai	Bombay Univ.	Gharda Chemicals Best Thesis	UGC, SRF*
Post-Doctoral Fellow	1980- 81	Chemical Engg Dept	Loughborough U, UK	Leverhulme Overseas Fellow	Unilever Trust
Post-Doctoral Fellow	1982-86	Chemical Engg Dept	U of Waterloo, Canada	NSERC Fellow	NSERC Project

*Simultaneously worked as Associate Lecturer in Chemical Engineering

Title of Ph D (Tech.) (Chem. Eng) Thesis : Heterogeneous Reactions : Chlorination of aqueous phenols and aromatic sulfonic acids; Effect of diffusivity on true gas-side mass transfer coefficient; Phase transfer catalysis; Gas absorption with instantaneous chemical reaction followed by desorption of the intermediate species.

Supervisor: Padma Vibhushan Professor M.M. Sharma, FRS, FNA, FTWAS

HONORARY DOCTORATES

D. Sc. (Hon. Causa) – D.Y. Patil University, Kolhapur, April 2016
D. Eng. (Hon. Causa)- National Institute of Technology, Agartala, Nov. 2019

RESEARCH INTERESTS & PRODUCTIVITY STATISTICS

1.	Green Chemistry, Engineering and Technology
	Fundamental and applied aspects of green chemistry and engineering, particularly in the design and development of benign and eco-efficient processes in the chemical and allied industries such as bulk chemicals, intermediates, pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals, perfumes and flavours, and inorganic chemicals. Pioneered education and research in India in this discipline
2.	Catalysis: Science and Engineering
	New catalytic materials, Sulfated zirconia, heteropolyacids, ion exchange resins, redox materials, phase transfer catalysis, ionic liquids, reactions in supercritical carbon dioxide, modelling and simulation, biocatalysis in non-aqueous media, synergism of chemical catalysis with microwaves and ultrasound, cascade engineered catalysis, biorefinery, Biomass valorisation, Waste to wealth
3.	Chemical Reaction Engineering, and Multiphase Reactors and Reactions
	Multi-phase Reaction Engineering, , Kinetics of heterogeneous reactions, Gas absorption and desoprtion with chemical reaction, Micro-reactors
4.	Nanomaterials and Nanocatalysis
	Solid acids, superacids & bases, sulphated zirconia, UDCaT, MUICaT and ICaT series of novel catalysts, ion exchange resins, heteropoly acids, clays, zeolites, novel redox materials, functionalised carbon nanotubes; Membrane synthesis and applications
5.	Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology
	Enzyme catalysis in non-aqueous media, chiral separations, biomass conversion, biorefinery, Synergism of microwaves and biocatalysis
6.	Energy Engineering and Sustainable Processes
	Hydrogen production and storage, Energy storage, Petroleum Engineering, Flow through porous media, Network modelling, Novel methods of enhanced oil recovery; Coal conversion, Biomass and waste-biomass conversion
7.	Carbon Dioxide Valorisation into Chemicals, Fuels and Materials
	CO2 into methanol, dimethyl ether, formic acid, and hydrocarbons
8.	Membrane Synthesis and Applications
	Synthesis of novel membranes for separation and reactions

RESEARCH STATISTICS IN PERSPECTIVE (as of August 13, 2019)

Peer reviewed Papers	436	index	56
Internat. Patents (filed)	97	i10 index	243
Patents granted	51	Cumulative impact factor	1362.814
Books/Monographs	3	Citations in papers ( since 1997)	11300+
Book Chapters	15	Topmost cited paper (>850)	1
Conference Papers	309	Papers with citations over 100	21
Invited Seminars/Orations	685+	Papers with citations over 50	59
Ph D Supervised	97	Citations in Books/Monographs	28
M. Tech Supervised	115	Citations in Patents	117
Post-Doc F supervised	34	Citations in Company Brochures	3
Industrial Consultations	70	Number of papers published during last 5 years ( 2013-May 2019)	181
Sponsored Projects	70	Cumulative Impact Factor of Papers during Last 5 years	574.442
Current Ph D students	19	Average Impact Factor of Papers during Last 5 years	3.173
Current Masters Students	18	Average citations/year (last 5 years)	887
Current Research Associates	8	No. of International Journals	68
Current Post-Doc Fellows	5	Number of Indian Journals	4
Reviewer of Internat. Journals	>50	Fellowships: 4 National Academies & International Academies	5
Member of Editorial Boards	8	Fellowship of Professional Societies	5
Editor-in-Chief, Catalysis in Green Chem. & Engineering (Begell House, New York)	1	No. of awards and recognitions	>125
Civilian Honour by the President of India, Padmashri (2016)	1

GOOGLE SCHOLAR PUBLICATION AND CITATION STATISTICS

FELLOWSHIPS OF ACADEMIES AND SOCIETIES

INTERNATIONAL
2013	Fellow, The Royal Society of Chemistry, UK and Chartered Chemist
2010	Fellow, TWAS-Academy of Sciences of the Developing World, Trieste, Italy
2007	Fellow, Institution of Chemical Engineers, UK and Chartered Engineer
2010	Member, American Chemical Society
2015	Founding Chair, American Chemical Society- India International Chapter
NATIONAL
2019	Council Member, Indian National Science Academy (INSA)
2010	J. C. Bose National Fellow (DST-Govt. of India) (2010 on)
2017	Fellow, Indian National Academy of Engineering
2016	Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore
2003	Fellow, National Academy of Sciences India (NASI)
2006	Fellow, Indian National Science Academy (INSA)
1997	Member, Indian Membrane Society
2015	Hon. Fellow, Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE)
2001	President, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers - Created a record 51 awards and endowments with industrial support (Rs. 1.25 Crores) – Most awards named after famous chemical engineers and chemists.
1999	Fellow, Indian Chemical Society and Chartered Chemist
1996	Fellow, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers
2010-	President, Maharashtra Academy of Sciences (2007-10; 2010-13. 2013-19).
2005	Vice President, Maharashtra Academy of Sciences (2005-07).
2001	Fellow, Maharashtra Academy of Sciences
EDITOR, SPECIAL ISSUES/FESTSCHRIFTS OF INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS
2018	Editor-in-Chief, Catalysis in Green Chemistry and Engineering, Begell Publishers, New York
2018	Co-Editor, Special Issue, APCAT-7,Catalysis in Green Chemistry and Engineering
2018	Co-Editor, Catalysis Today, Special Issue ‘Catalysis for Sustainable Development, Peace and Prosperity; APCAT-7 papers
2018	Co-Editor, Clean Technology and Environmental Policy, Special Issue ‘Catalysis for Sustainable Development’ ; APCAT-7 papers
2017	Co-Editor, ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, Special Issue ‘Catalysis for Sustainable Development, Peace and Prosperity; APCAT-7 papers
2015	Co-editor with A.Varma, Purdue University, USA, Festschrift of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, ACS, December, 2015 in honour of Prof D. Ramkrishna, Purdue University.
2014-	Associate Editor, European Journal of Biotechnology and Bioscience
2014-	Member, Editorial Board, Green Chemistry (RSC, UK)
2013-	Associate Editor, Current Catalysis, Bentham Science Publishers
2013-	Guest Editor along with A.K. Dalai (U of Saskatchewan) and Nicolas Abtzoglou (U of Sherbrooke) Catalysis Today on Catalytic Processes for Clean Energy, Waste Minimization and Green Chemicals (Elsevier), Vol. 207 (May 30, 2013)
2013-	Member, Editorial Board, ACS Journal of Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, USA
2012-	Member, Editorial Board, Advanced Porous Materials (http://www.aspbs.com/apm.htm)
2012-	Member, Editorial Board, The Scientific World Journal, Bentham Science Publishers
2011-	Member, Editorial Board, Current Catalysis, Bentham Science Publishers
2009	Co-editor with Prof Donald Paul and Dr T.K. Jayaraman, Special issue of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, American Chemical Society, USA) – Festschrift in honour of Dr B.D. Kulkarni, Distinguished Scientist, NCL, Pune on his 60th Birthday (Sept. 2009).
2007	Co-editor with Prof Donald Paul, Special issue of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, American Chemical Society, USA (May 2007) – Festschrift in honour of Professor M.M. Sharma on his 70th Birthday.
2007-12	Member, Editorial Board, Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, Springer, USA
2007-11	Member, Board of Editors, Applied Catalysis A : General (Elsevier)
2006	Member, Editorial Board, Catalysis Communications, Elsevier, the Netherlands (2006 - present).
2005-08	Columnist, Literature Highlights, Organic Process Research and Development, American Chemical Society, USA and Royal Society for Chemistry, UK (2005 – 2008).
2005-11	Member, Editorial Board, Applied Catalysis A: General, Elsevier, The Netherlands
2005-11; 2015- on	Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, Elsevier, The Netherlands
2002-16	Member, Editorial Board, International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, Berkeley Press, USA
National Journals and Magazines
2008-	Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering, CSIR-NEERI
2006-	Member, Editorial Board, Indian Chemical Engineer, I.I.Ch.E.
2004-on	Member, Board of Editors, Bulletin of Catalysis Society of India
1997-99	Member, Editorial Board, Indian Chemical Engineer, IIChE
1996-98	Consulting Editor, Chemical Purchase.
1994-05	Hon. Consulting editor and Columnist, “E-Column”, Chemical Business, Colour Publications, Mumbai
2011	Chair (with Co-Chair Prof T. Pradeep, IIT-Madras and Prof Haiwon Lee, Hanyang University ), Second India-Korea Joint Workshop on Chemistry , Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Conclave, IIT-Madras, Taj Fisherman’s Cove, TN, Nov. 3-4, 2011.
	Team Leader and Chair, Indian Delegation of DST (with Prof. M. Beller and Prof B. Luecke ), Indo-German Joint Conference on Catalysis, Rostock, June 19-24, 2011.
	Team Leader, Indian Delegation of DST, Korea-India Joint Workshop on Energy and Environment, Seoul, South Korea, May 2-5, 2011
2010	Expert, India Initiative Program, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, October 28-29, 2010.
	Member, MHRD-UGC Delegation of 15 Indian Vice Chancellors for Leadership Development and Collaboration in Higher Education with UK, UKIERI, September 5-10, 2010.
2009	Member, Indian Delegation for framing MOU for Collaboration with Austria, December, 15-18, 2009.
	Delegate, Indian Catalysis Group Visiting France under the aegis of Indo-French Centre for Scientific Research, Workshop on Nano-Catalysis, France, May 18-25, 2009.
2003	Delegate, Indian Catalysis Group Visiting Hungary under the aegis of DST, Indo-Hungarian Workshop on Nano-Catalysis, Budapest, Hungary, May 18-25, 2003.

INTERNATIONAL AWARDS, HONOURS AND RECOGNITIONS

2019	Member APCAT-8 Committee,, Thailand
2019	Member, Governing Council, Asia Pacific Association of Catalysis Societies
2018	Member, Governing Council, International Association of Catalysis Societies
2018	20 papers crossed 100 citations; one 850 citations
2018	Crossed 10,000 citations with h-index 53 and i10 index 222 (Google Scholar)
2017	Elected Chair, APCAT-7, 7th Asia Pacific Congress on Catalysis in Mumbai, January 17-21 , 2017
2015	Chair (Founder), ACS India International Chemical Sciences Chapter
2015	Individual award for excellence in volunteer service in recognition of his role and keen interest in the activities implemented in India and effort towards the formation of the ACS India Chapter
2015	Chair, International Conference on Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering (SusChemE); www.suscheme.in
2015	Co-editor with A.Varma, Purdue University, USA, Festschrift of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, ACS, December, 2015 in honour of Prof D. Ramkrishna, Purdue University.
2015	Chemistry of Clean Energy Conversion, Storage, and Production, Nano Catalysis for Clean Energy and Environmentally Friendly Chemical Production (#81) organized by Ajay Dalai , Nicolas Abatzoglou, Burtron Davis, Azhar Uddin, Jansuz Kozinski, G.D. Yadav and Ahmad Tavasoli, PACIFICHEM 2015: The International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies, Honolulu, Hawaii, Dec. 15-20, 2015
2014-19	Member, International Advisory Board (IAB), The State Key Laboratory for Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China (http://sklc.dicp.ac.cn/homepagee.htm),
2014	Honoured with a Festschrift (special issue) by Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, ACS ( Vol. 53, Issue 49 (10 December 2014) for life time achievement:http://pubs.acs.org/toc/iecred/current# GanapatiDYadavFestschriftEditorial
2013	Member, Governing Council, Asia Pacific Association of Catalysis Societies (14 countries) (http://www.apacs.dicp.ac.cn/apacs-committee.htm)
2013	Fellow, The Royal Society of Chemistry, UK
2010	Fellow, TWAS-Academy of Sciences of the Developing World, Trieste, Italy
2007	Fellow, Institution of Chemical Engineers, UK and Chartered Engineer
International Distinguished Faculty Positions and Chairs
2019	Conjoint Professor, University of New Castle, Australia
2015	Distinguished Plenary Speaker, 42nd Convention of the South African Chemical Institute, Durban, November 29-Decenmber 4, 2015
2014	Distinguished Global Leader Seminar Speaker, Imperial College London (Leaders who have shaped the future of Chemical Engineering Profession, March 11, 2014
	Adjunct Professor, University of Saskatchewan, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Canada (June 2013- onwards)
2012	Cross Canada Lecture Tour Award (2012-13), Canadian Catalysis Society & Canadian Catalysis Foundation
	John van Geuns Lecturer, Van’t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2011	Park Reilly Lecturer, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
	Adjunct Professor, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, May 2011-on
	Member, International Advisory Committee, International Congress Sustainability Science and Engineering: Where Science and Engineering Meet the Needs of Society, (ICOSSE 2011), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Science Foundation (NSF), NIST and American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), Tucson, Arizona, January 9-14, 2011
2009	Member, International Advisory Committee, International Congress Sustainability Science and Engineering: Where Science and Engineering Meet the Needs of Society, (ICOSSE 2009), , Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Science Foundation (NSF), NIST and American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). August 9-13, 2009
2008	Chair (India), 2nd Indo-US Joint Symposium on Energy, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers & American Institute of Chemical Engineers at CHEMCON-2008, December 27-30, 2008, Panjab University, Chandigarh, with Chairs (USA) Prof. A. Varma (Purdue U) and B. Subramaniam (Kansas U).
2007	Distinguished Visiting Professor, Lunghwa University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
	Distinguished Asian Visiting Scholar, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana-47907, USA
	Chair (India), 1st Indo-US Joint Symposium on Chemical Engineering, I. I. Ch. E. and the A. I. Ch. E.; CHEMCON-2004, December 27-30, 2004, Mumbai, with Chair (USA) Prof D. Ramkrishna (Purdue U).
2004	Chairman, Green Phase Transfer Catalysis, American Chemical Society Spring Meeting, 2004.
2002	International panelist in “A New Degree Program: Educational Needs in Support of A Bio-based Economy”, a symposium on biotechnology for fuels and chemicals, Gatlinburg, USA (April 2002).
	Expert, SBIR program of the National Science Foundation, USA
	Expert, Project Proposal Evaluation, Israel Science Foundation, Israel
	Listed in Marquis WhosWho in S and T, New York, 2002 onwards.
	Invited as an expert speaker at the Gordon Research Conference on Green Chemistry, Oxford, UK (September 2002).
2001	Johansen Crosby Visiting Chair Professor of Chemical Engineering, Michigan State University, USA (2001 – 2002).
	Director, Asia Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineers (A. P. C. Ch. E.), Australia (on)
1980	Leverhulme Overseas Visiting Fellowship, Leverhulme Trust, Loughborough University, UK (1980-81).
Membership of Editorial Boards of Prestigious International Journals
2017	Editor-in-Chief, Catalysis in Green Chemistry and Engineering, Begell Publishers, New York
	Co-Editor, ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, Special Issue ‘Catalysis for Sustainable Development, Peace and Prosperity; APCAT-7 papers
	Co-Editor, Catalysis Today, Special Issue ‘Catalysis for Sustainable Development, Peace and Prosperity; APCAT-7 papers
	Co-Editor, Clean Technology and Environmental Policy, Special Issue ‘Catalysis for Sustainable Development’ ; APCAT-7 papers
2015	Co-editor with A.Varma, Purdue University, USA, Festschrift of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, ACS, December, 2015 in honour of Prof D. Ramkrishna, Purdue University.
2014-	Associate Editor, European Journal of Biotechnology and Bioscience
2014-	Member, Editorial Board, Green Chemistry (RSC, UK)
2013-	Associate Editor, Current Catalysis, Bentham Science Publishers
2013-	Guest Editor along with A.K. Dalai (U of Saskatchewan) and Nicolas Abtzoglou (U of Sherbrooke) Catalysis Today on Catalytic Processes for Clean Energy, Waste Minimization and Green Chemicals (Elsevier), Vol. 207 (May 30, 2013)
2013-	Member, Editorial Board, ACS Journal of Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, USA
2012-	Member, Editorial Board, Advanced Porous Materials (http://www.aspbs.com/apm.htm)
2012-	Member, Editorial Board, The Scientific World Journal, Bentham Science Publishers
2011-	Member, Editorial Board, Current Catalysis, Bentham Science Publishers
2009	Co-editor with Prof Donald Paul and Dr T.K. Jayaraman, Special issue of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, American Chemical Society, USA) – Festschrift in honour of Dr B.D. Kulkarni, Distinguished Scientist, NCL, Pune on his 60th Birthday (Sept. 2009).
2007	Co-editor with Prof Donald Paul, Special issue of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, American Chemical Society, USA (May 2007) – Festschrift in honour of Professor M.M. Sharma on his 70th Birthday.
2007-12	Member, Editorial Board, Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, Springer, USA
2007-11	Member, Board of Editors, Applied Catalysis A : General (Elsevier)
2006	Member, Editorial Board, Catalysis Communications, Elsevier, the Netherlands (2006 - present).
2005-08	Columnist, Literature Highlights, Organic Process Research and Development, American Chemical Society, USA and Royal Society for Chemistry, UK (2005 – 2008).
2005-11	Member, Editorial Board, Applied Catalysis A: General, Elsevier, The Netherlands
2005-11; 2015- on	Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, Elsevier, The Netherlands
2002-	Member, Editorial Board, International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, Berkeley Press, USA
International : Most Accessed and Cited Articles
2015	Most downloaded (more than 1500 times) chapter G.D. Yadav and J.B. Sontakke, Methods for Separation and Recycling of Biodegradation Products, in In: Biodegradation / Book 1, ISBN 980-953-307-968-9, Ed. by: Rolando Chamy, InTech Publishing 2013
2014	Most downloaded article (more than 600 times): G.D. Yadav and A.A. Kadam, Selective engineering using Mg-Al calcined hydrotalcite and microwave irradiation in mono-transesterification of diethyl malonate with cyclohexanol, Chem. Eng. J. 230 (2013) 547-557
2014	Citation Classic over 746 citations (Google Scholar, Web of Science; books; monographs; patents, company brochures): G. D. Yadav and J. J. Nair, Sulfated zirconia and its modified versions as promising catalysts for industrial processes, Micro. Meso. Mater. 33 (1999) 1-48.
2008	Author of the most read article in the history of Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy (published by Springer)
	G. D. Yadav and A. V. Joshi, “A green route for the acylation of resorcinol with acetic acid”, Clean. Tech. Environ. Pol., 4 (3) (2002) 157-164.
2006	Listed by Green Chemistry (published by the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK) in its ten most influential and ten most accessed articles of 2004 and 2006. G. D. Yadav and P. K. Goel, “Selective synthesis of perfumery grade cyclohexyl esters from cyclohexene and carboxylic acids over ion exchange resins: An example of 100% atom economy“, Green Chem., 2 (2) (2000) 71 –78.
2005	Article in Journal of Molecular Catalysis B was ranked as the 8th most accessed article on the journal’s website in 2005.
	G. D. Yadav and P. S. Lathi, “Lipase catalysed transesterifcation of methyl acetoacetate with n-butanol”, J. Mol. Cat. B: Enz., 32 (3) (2005) 107-11.
	Article in the Catalysis Surveys from Japan and Catalysis Survey from Asia (Springer) ranked among the top five articles published by the journal in 2005.
	G. D. Yadav, “Synergism of clay and heteropoly acids as nanocatalysts for development of green processes with potential industrial applications”, Cat. Sur. Jpn. Cat. Sur. Asia, 9 (2005), 117-137.
International Visits as Member of National Committees & Govt. Delegations
2015	Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, May 2015
2014	L'Oreal Science Inside Out Symposium, L'Oreal Research and Innovation , Paris,5-6 June, 2014
2012	US-India Workshop on Energy, Environment and Sustainability, AIChE Fall Meeting, Pittsburgh, October 28-Nov 3, 2012
	Organizer, Indo-German Workshop on Cutting Edge Science, ICT, Mumbai, October, 2012
2011	Chair (with Co-Chair Prof T. Pradeep, IIT-Madras and Prof Haiwon Lee, Hanyang University ), Second India-Korea Joint Workshop on Chemistry , Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Conclave, IIT-Madras, Taj Fisherman’s Cove, TN, Nov. 3-4, 2011.
	Team Leader and Chair, Indian Delegation of DST (with Prof. M. Beller and Prof B. Luecke ), Indo-German Joint Conference on Catalysis, Rostock, June 19-24, 2011.
	Team Leader, Indian Delegation of DST, Korea-India Joint Workshop on Energy and Environment, Seoul, South Korea, May 2-5, 2011
2010	Expert, India Initiative Program, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, October 28-29, 2010.
	Member, MHRD-UGC Delegation of 15 Indian Vice Chancellors for Leadership Development and Collaboration in Higher Education with UK, UKIERI, September 5-10, 2010.
2009	Member, Indian Delegation for framing MOU for Collaboration with Austria, December, 15-18, 2009.
	Delegate, Indian Catalysis Group Visiting Hungary under the aegis of Indo-French Centre for Scientific Research, Workshop on Catalysis, France, November 23-25, 2009.
	Delegate, Indian Catalysis Group Visiting France under the aegis of Indo-French Centre for Scientific Research, Workshop on Nano-Catalysis, France, May 18-25, 2009.
2003	Delegate, Indian Catalysis Group Visiting Hungary under the aegis of DST, Indo-Hungarian Workshop on Nano-Catalysis, Budapest, Hungary, May 18-25, 2003.

NATIONAL AWARDS, HONOURS AND RECOGNITIONS

RECENT NOTEWORTHY HONOURS
2019	D. Eng. (Hon. Causa), National Institute of Technology,Agartala
	Murarka Foundation Award for the Most Productive Professor (Scopus Database, Papers, Patents, Ph.D., Technology Transfer)
	50 Innovative International Education Leaders Award, World Innovation Congress, Feb. 12, 2019
2018	Rotary International District 3141 Award (100 clubs) Vocational Award
	Career 360 Award for one of the top researchers in Chemical Engineering by SCOPUS
2017	Syed Husain Zaheer Medal For Engineering, Indian National Science Academy
	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIlxaDFBefE&feature=youtu.be (English) https://youtu.be/eKZo_cvuJ50 (Marathi) (Documentary as scientist-engineer)
2016	Padma Shri (January 26, 2016) by President of India; 28th March 2016 (For exceptional contributions to Science and Engineering )
	D. Sc. (Hon. Causa) – D.Y. Patil University Kolhapur, 13th April
	Convocation Address as Chief Guest, Shivaji University Kolhapur, 26th February
	Convocation Address as Chief Guest, Sant Gadgebaba Amravati Univeristy, Amravati, Maharashtra, 20th February
	IBN- Lokmat TV Channel Life Profile: Programme ‘Desh Yatra’ – Interview with Mahesh Mhatre, Editor, www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pqVzTdGrN0
	Feature article in Marathi Magazine Ashlesha (???????), Diwali Issue, 2016, ‘??? ??? ???????, ??????????? ??????? pp 83-87 by Shilpa Surve
2016	Loknete Sadashivrao Mandalik Jeevan Gaurav Puraskar, Kolhapur.
2015	Karveer Bhushan, Rotary Club of Karveer Kolhapur for contributions to profession and society
2014	Life Time Achievement Award and Gold Medal, Indian Chemical Council
	IPCL Award for Best M Tech Thesis (Student : Abhijit Talpade, Guide: Prof G.D. Yadav), Indian Society for Technical Education, Dec. 2014
2013	D. M. Trivedi Lifetime Achievement Award for Contribution to Indian Chemical Industry (Education & Research) for the year 2012- Indian Chemical Council
	Dr B.P. Godrej Life Time Achievement Award by Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers
	Chairman, Experts Committee on Higher Technical Education, Govt of Maharashtra
2012	Goyal Prize for Applied Sciences, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (Goyal Foundation’s prestigious national awards of Rs 1.00 lakh)
	IPCL Award for Best M Tech Thesis (Student : Anita G. Sharma, Guide: Prof G.D. Yadav), Indian Society for Technical Education, Dec. 2013
2011	IGCW Award for contributions to Green Chemistry in India
	Dr C.V. Raman Award for Excellence in Teaching and Research in Engineering and Technology, IES Bhopal, Dec. 13, 2011
	IPCL Award for Best M Tech Thesis (Student : Saurav Patankar, Guide: Prof G.D. Yadav), Indian Society for Technical Education, Dec. 2011
	Recognized by UGC by Special Award of Rs 7.00 lakhs (Empowered Committee of MHRD) as a University Faculty who has produced more than 15 Ph Ds with at least 5 of those in the last 5 years.
	Professor M.A. Govinda Rau Memorial Lecture, Anna University, IIChE, Chennai, February 26, 2011
	CHEMTECH Foundations Best R and D Institute Award for 2011 (as a Leader)
2010	Padma Vibhushan Professor M.M. Sharma Medal and Chemcon Distinguished Speaker Award, CHEMCON-2010 (for S.S. Bhatnagar Prize Winners/INSA Fellows/Fellows of Foreign Academies), Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (I.I.Ch.E.), Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Dec. 27-29, 2010.
2009	Padma Vibhushan Professor C.N. R. Rao Medal and Chemcon Distinguished Speaker Award (Given for Science Leadership including Research), CHEMCON-2009, I.I.Ch.E., Andhra University, Visakhapatanam, Dec. 27-30, 2009.
	Eminent Engineer Award, Institution of Engineers (India), 2009.
2008	Dr H.L. Roy Memorial Lecturer – Founder’s Lecture, CHEMCON-2008, I.I.Ch.E., Chandigarh, Dec. 27-30, 2008.
2007	Maharashtra State Government Republic Day Best Teacher Award
	CHEMTECH Foundation’s Award for Outstanding Research and Development
	Outstanding Citizen (Education) Award, Lions Club of Mumbai
2006	Distinguished Alumnus Award, University of Mumbai Institute of Chemical Technology, 4th August 2006).
	Dr. K. Anji Reddy Innovator of the Year Award, I.I.Ch.E.
	Dr. K. G. Naik Gold Medal, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda for 2002 ( 2006).
	Prof. S. K. Bhattacharya Eminent Scientist Award of the Catalysis Society of India
2005	Anna University National Award for the Most Outstanding Academic- Indian Society for Technical Education
	D.O.S.T. Prof. S. K. Sharma Medal and Chemcon Distinguished Medal and Award, I.I.Ch.E., CHEMCON-2005, IIT-Delhi, December 14-18, 2005.
2003	Professor M.A. Govinda Rau Memorial Lecture, Anna University, Chennai, October 10, 2003
1999	Herdillia Award for Excellence in Basic Research in Chemical Engineering of the I. I.Ch.E.
1997	Indian Institute of Environment and Ecology Award for development of eco-friendly technologies
	Foundation Day Lecture, Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (SMCRI), Bhavnagar (10th April 1997)
1995	Herdillia Chemicals-UDCT Diamond Jubilee Distinguished Fellow, 1995-96.
	VASVIK Foundation Award for Excellence in Research in Chemical Sciences and Technology
	Best Engineering College Teacher award from the Indian Society for Technical Education
1994	Hindustan Lever Biennial Award for the Most Outstanding Chemical Engineer of the Year by the IIChE
Membership of Prestigious National Committees
2019	Chairman, Waste Management Committee, DST
2019	Member, Research and Development Sub-Committee, DST
2019	Member, Chemicals Policy, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
2015	Member/Chairman, Selection Committee for Director’s Positions of 6 CSIR Laboratories- National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) (Chairman), Pune; Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSMCRI) Bhavnagar: Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad; National Institute of Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), Trivandrum; and Indian Institute of Toxicological Research (IITR), Lucknow; IIP Dehradun
2015	Member, Governing Council, Skill Council in Chemicals & Petrochemicals Industry, FICCI
2015	Chairman, NAAC Committees of 4 Colleges
2015	Member, Advisory Committee, Gujarat Chem Ahmedabad January 2016
2014	Member, Steering Committee, Universities with Potential for Excellence, UGC
2014	Member, Chemical Industry Committee, CII
2014	Member, Maharashtra Innovation Council
2014	Member, Advisory Committee, India Chem 2014- 8th International Conference on Chemicals, Petrochemicals, Technologies, Process Plant & Machinery & Automation Systems, Mumbai, 9-11 Oct. 2014
2013	Chairman, CSIR-CSMCRI Research Council
2013	Chairman, DST National Centre for Catalysis Research (NCCR), IIT-Madras
2013	Member, Research Council, CSIR-IICT Hyderabad
2013	Member, Research Council, CSIR-NIIST, Trivandrum
2012	Visitor’s (President of India) Nominee, Faculty Selection Committee, IIT-Delhi –on
2012	Chancellor’s nominee, Senate of Pune University
2012	Chancellor’s nominee for Selection of Faculty, University of Mumbai
2012	Member, Selection Committee for Post of Director, CSIR-IICT Hyderabad
2011	Member, Working Group on Chemicals for 12th Plan, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertlilisers
	Member, Working Group on PAN India S&T Missions, The Planning Commission, Govt. of India
	Member, Expert Committee on Tirupur Industrial Pollution in Tamil Nadu, Ministry of Textiles
	Member, Governing Council, Bombay Textile Research Association (BTRA), Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India, 2011-14.
	Member, Peer Committee, Rajiv Gandhi Science and Technology Commission, Govt. of Maharashtra, March 2011-14
2010	Member, Peer Review Committee for Technical Report Evaluation and Recommendations on Bhopal Disaster, for Group of Ministers, Govt. of India, 2010.
	Member, Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) on Hydrocarbons, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, 2010-13.
	Member, Expert Committee of Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Research Programme, Department of Science & Technology, 2010-13.
	Member, Research Council, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad (a CSIR Laboratory) (2010-13).
	Member, Research Council, Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar (a CSIR Laboratory) (2010-13).
	Member, REACH Committee, CHEMEXCIL, Ministry of Commerce, Govt of India , 2010.
	Member, REACH Committee, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertlisers, Govt of India, 2010.
2009	Member, Expert Committee, Clean Coal Technologies, Office of the Principal Scientific Officer to the Cabinet, Government of India (2009-10).
	Chairman, International Project Advisory Committee – Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India, 2009-12.
	Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, Nanotechnology, Biotechnology and Information Technology, Govt of Karnataka, 2009 onwards
	Council Member, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, 2009-13.
2008	Member, Governing Council, Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Petroleum Technology, Govt of India, Raibareli (2008-2011).
Best Thesis Supervision National Awards
2014	IPCL Award for Best M. Tech Thesis in Chemical Engineering by Indian Society for Technical Education to Mr Abhijit Talpade (Student) and G.D. Yadav (Guide), 2014
2013	IPCL Award for Best M. Tech Thesis in Chemical Engineering by Indian Society for Technical Education to Miss Anita Sharma (Student) and G.D. Yadav (Guide), 2013
2012	IPCL Award for Best M. Tech Thesis in Chemical Engineering by Indian Society for Technical Education to Miss Shraddha Potdukhe (Student) and G.D. Yadav (Guide), 2012
2011	IPCL Award for Best M. Tech Thesis in Chemical Engineering by Indian Society for Technical Education to Mr Saurabh Patankar (Student) and G.D. Yadav (Guide), 2011
2009	IPCL Award for Best M. Tech Thesis in Chemical Engineering by Indian Society for Technical Education to Mr Sanjay Dodiya (Student) and G.D. Yadav (Guide), 2009
2008	Indian Petrochemical Ltd Award for Best Master’s Thesis (Candidate: Mr Yuwraj S. Lawate) and Research Guide (Prof. G.D. Yadav) by Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE), New Delhi, Dec. 2008.
2003	Artemis Biotech Award for the Best Masters Thesis in Chemical Engineering/Technology along with student, Mr. Sameer P. Nalawade (2003)
	Dr. A. V. Rama Rao Foundation’s Best Ph. D. Thesis and Guide Award in Chemical Engineering/Technology along with student, Dr. P. K. Goel (2003)
2002	Indian Petrochemicals Ltd Best M. Tech. thesis of Sachin P. Patil and Research Guide Award, Indian Society for Technical Education (2002)
Best Paper Awards in Conferences
2015	Hindustan Platinum Award for the Best Poster Presentation: Akhil Nakhate and G.D. Yadav, at CATSYMP 2015, Catalysis Society of India, January 7-9, CSMCRI, Bhavnagar.
2012	Hindustan Platinum Award for the Best Poster Presentation: M.G. Kulkarni and G.D. Yadav, at CATSYMP 2013, Catalysis Society of India, February 10-12, 2013, IICT, Hyderabad.
2011	M.H. Shukla Award for Best Paper Somnath D. Shinde and G.D. Yadav, CHEMCON-2010
2010	Ambuja Cements Award of IIChE for Best Home Paper to Anuj Varma guided by Prof G.D. Yadav
2009	Ambuja Cements Award of IIChE for Best Home Paper to Harshvardhan Choudhari guided by Prof G.D. Yadav
2008	N.R. Kuloor Award (2008) for Best Paper Published in Indian Chemical Engineer, I.I.Ch.E.: G. D. Yadav and S.R. Jadhav, Synthesis of novel supports for enzymes: transesterification of p-chlorobenzyl alcohol with vinyl acetate in non-aqueous media and kinetic modelling, Ind. Chem. Engr. 49(4) (2007) 283-295.
	M.H. Shukla Award for Best Paper , Rajesh V. Sharma and G.D. Yadav , Liquid phase dehydration of D-xylose into furfural by using rare earth metal supported on hexagonal mesoporous silica as catalyst; CHEMCON-2008, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (I.I.Ch.E.), Chandigarh, Dec. 27-30, 2008;
2005	Hindustan Platinum Best Paper Presentation Award, Catalysis Society of India National Symposium, Bhavnagar, Jan. 18-20, 2005 ( S.S. Salgaonkar and G.D. Yadav, “Alkylation of Naphthalene with Isopropanol Over a Novel Catalyst UDCaT-4: Insight into Selectivity to 2,6-Diisopropylnaphthalene and its Kinetics”)
2003	Hindustan Platinum Award for Best Poster Presentation in the First Indo-German Conference on Catalysis, held at I.I.C.T. Hyderabad, Feb. 6-8, 2003 (G.D. Yadav and P.M. Bisht “Selectivity engineering in Multi-phase transfer catalysis in the preparation of aromatic ethers)
2000	Best Paper Presentation Award for the paper titled “Friedel-Crafts Benzoylation of Anisole using Modified Heteropolyacid Supported on K-10 Clay” by G.D.Yadav and N.S. Asthana at Chemcon-2000, by IIChE, at Science City, Calcutta, December 18-21.
	Best paper presentation Indian Chemical Society, Annual Convention of Chemists, Hardwar, November 15-18, 2000 (Co-author P.K. Goel awarded, Young Scientist Award for Industrial and Applied Chemistry Section)
	Third prize for the best poster presentation titled "Liquid-Liquid Phase Transfer Catalysis in the Synthesis of Methyl Phenylglyoxylate" by G.D.Yadav and M.S.M. Mujeebur Rahuman at National Workshop on Catalysis on Forays into Non-Traditional Areas, Catalysis Society of India & IICT, Hyderabad, January 7-8, 2000.
1998	Best poster presentation prize titled “Liquid-Liquid Phase Transfer Catalysis for the Synthesis of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid," G.D. Yadav and Yogeeta B. Jadhav, CATSYMP -98, 14th National Symposium on Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, Anna University, Chennai, December 16 - 18, 1998.
1997	Second prize for the best paper presentation, titled “Clay Catalysed Oligomerization of 1- Decene” by G.D.Yadav and N.S. Doshi at National workshop on catalysis, Catalysis Society of India, Trivandrum, December 11-13, 1997
1990	Best paper presentation award, "Are fractals of any use to Chemical Engineers?" at Chemcon-90, Chem. Engineering Congress of I.I.Ch.E., Varanasi, Dec. 17-21,1990.
Best Ph. D. Thesis Supervision Awards in Institute
2013	Akhilesh R. Yadav " Synthesis, Characterization and Applications of Microporous and Mesoporous Materials & Nanocatalysts" Best Ph D (Sci) Thesis
2007	Sharad V. Lande “Catalysis in Multiphase Reaction of Industrial Relevance “ adjudged as the Best Thesis amongst 53 theses submitted in the UICT in all branches during 2005-06.
2006	Ambareesh D. Murkute ” Development of New Materials and their Applications” adjudged as the Best Thesis amongst 51 theses submitted in the UICT in all branches during 2004-05.
1999	M.S. Krishnan, “Heterogeneous catalysis in the synthesis of organic reactions: Synthesis and applications of meesopore zeolites and zeotypes” adjudged as the Best Thesis amongst 47 theses submitted in the UDCT in all branches during 1997-98.
1997	N. Kirthivasan, “Heterogeneous Catalysis: Preparation, Characterisation and Application adjudged as the Best Thesis amongst 42 theses submitted in the UDCT during 1995-96”
Other Recognitions
2005	Recognized as Research Guide for Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, Gujarat State
2001	Mumbai University’s Foundation Day Teachers Honour , 18th July, 2001
1997	Civic Felicitation by Wadala Neighbourhood Association and Citizens of Wadala Matunga Area for Distinguished Services to Society, August, 15, 1997.
1995	Felicitation by UDCT Alumni Association for Dedicated Services to the UDCT August 4, 1995.
1991	Shri Dadasaheb Abhyankar Visiting Fellowship of University of Bombay at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, May, 1991.
1988	Recognized Research Guide for Ph. D. in Chemistry, University of Mumbai
1981	Gharda Chemicals Best Ph.D. Thesis of 1980, UDCT, University of Bombay
1974	Kapilram Vakil Award, B. Chem. Eng. Examination, University of Mumbai, 1974.
1970	Fourth Rank in Pre-Professional Examination (Engineering), Shivaji University Kolhapur (1970)
1968	GOI National Open Merit Scholarship for meritorious performance at Secondary School Certificate examination(1968-74)/ Winner of Gauri Kelkar and V. Shantaram Scholarships. Matric Magazines prizes for English, Sanskrit and Physics and Chemistry
1968	Best high school student prize and trophy instituted by Pakco Engineering, Kolhapur (1968)

DETAILS OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Professor G. D. Yadav has made innovative and original contributions, both by theory and experiment, to (i) Green Chemistry and Technology, (ii) Catalytic Science and Engineering, (iii) Chemical Reaction Engineering, (iv) Biotechnology, and (v) Energy Engineering.

For his contributions to S and T, he has been bestowed with Padma Shri (2016) by the President of India.

He was the first to propound the practice of Green Chemistry and Engineering in India including education, research and has developed pollution-free technologies, which have been internationally patented and some are practised in industry.
His work on solid superacids wherein highest superacidity has been created is remarkable.
He has developed concepts of cascade engineered synthesis and triphase transfer catalysis.
He has provided breakthroughs in design, synthesis and industrial applications of novel catalytic materials. All work has been carried out in India since 1986.
He has crafted a distinct theme on science and engineering of pores, (nano) particles and interfaces, with or without functionalization, in search of clean and green chemical and biochemical processes where he has elegantly used the fundamentals from different disciplines ranging from chemical engineering, chemistry, catalysis, materials, energy and biotechnology.
On one hand he dealt with novel methods of oil recovery from depleted reservoirs (patents) to the design and development of new catalysts by manipulating pores and networks, and superimposition of catalytic centres with controlled accessibility or by creation of multiple interfaces to increase yield and selectivity of the desired product in a complex reaction network (Several patents).
He has developed novel solid acids and superacids (UDCaT, MUICaT, ICaT series of novel patented material) , super bases, redox materials, modified heteropolyacids (HPA)
Water splitting into hydrogen and oxygen has been an area of immense interest and in this regard, his group has established over past 8 years a new method to produce hydrogen which is now on pilot scale and will be scaled up by ONGC. It has been patented in US, UK, Canada, Germany and China and India.
His work thus has resulted into exceptional research productivity, bolstered with international recognitions, awards, honours and prestigious fellowships.

Formative Years

His Ph D (Tech) work in Chemical Engineering at the ICT (formerly UDCT) during 1976-80 involved theoretical and experimental analysis of heterogeneous reactions (gas-liquid, gas-liquid-solid, liquid-liquid), which covered chlorination of aqueous phenols and aromatic sulfonic acids; effect of diffusivity on true gas-side mass transfer coefficient; phase transfer catalysis (PTC); gas absorption with instantaneous chemical reaction followed by desorption of the intermediate species. All of these have been published international journal of repute such as Chemical Engineering Science, and Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research. He was the first chemical engineer in the world to have worked on PTC which has been cited in many books and in fact, his research was commercialised during his doctoral days. Thereafter he went to the UK as Leverhulme Fellow at Loughborough University (1980-81) and worked on binary chromatography, and oil blob mechanics. He proceeded to University of Waterloo, Canada as NSERC Fellow and made significant contributions in flow through porous media, flow visualisation and novel oil recovery techniques and biomass conversion (1982-86).

Research Profile in India

After returning to India as Reader in Chemical Engineering at the UDCT in October 1986, he continued to work in oil recovery methods with support from ONGC, which has been patented and also studied coal structure and gasification, fractals and catalysis. He also started consulting with renowned chemical industries. He received a large number of research grants and maintained a very active research group since 1990.

He published a ground-breaking theory with experimental proof on the absorption of chlorine in aqueous alkalis wherein the intermediate hypochlorous acid gas could be desorbed into the gas phase despite stoichiometric excesses of alkali with or without nano-particles; this work is also commercialized in the USA and finds citations in patents (Chem. Eng. Sci, 1983; Can. J. Chem. Eng., 1995).

Pioneering Theory and Experiments

He published the pioneering theoretical and experimental proof of the celebrated phenomenon of inversion in rates and selectivity in Friedel-Crafts reactions, which was debated in literature of leading organic chemists (Tetrahdron Letters, 1993, 1995). This work is seminal. He has introduced new concepts in phase transfer catalysis (PTC) and his research on tri-liquid PTC, the role of omega phase, and cascade engineered PTC is seminal (Langmuir, 2002, Ind Eng Chem Res 1998, Cat Today 2000, J Mol Cat A 2003). He also happens to be the one of most productive researchers in the field of PTC. He has also contributed to the basic work on role of microwave irradiation in catalysis including mathematical modelling (J.Mol.Cat.A,2005). Role of enzymes in conjunction with microwaves has been exploited for separation of chiral pharmaceutical compounds in over 40 papers during 2002-14.

Science and Engineering Accolades

Many of his papers deal with intertwining of chemistry, chemical engineering and material technology. Green Chemistry ( RSC UK) had listed his paper as one of the most influential papers in 2002 and 2004. Now he is appointed as a member of the editorial board of this high impact factor journal (>7.00). He was found to be the topmost scientist in India in the field of catalysis based on SCI database and peer reviewed papers in 2008. He is the only engineer to have figured in top 20 scientists of India as a highly productive and cited scientist with a variety of contributions to research in a survey conducted by CSIR in 2008 and also by DST for their PURSE programme. The hallmark of Professor Yadav’s research is its fundamental analysis with focus on industrial adoption and commercialization. Some of his work has found extensive use in many of India’s chemical manufacturing corporations. He is an active consultant to a number of industries and his research is commercialized.

Novel Functionalized Materials and Multiple Interfaces

His laboratory has reported a series of novel mesoporous solid superacids called UDCaTs, MUICaTs and ICaTs leading to 27 patents. He has devised elegant selectivity engineering principles in multiphase reactions using inert nano particles, new solid superacidic catalysts, multiple liquid phases such as tri-liquid phase transfer catalysis. He also developed novel redox materials, UDCaT-3 (Adv. Synth. Catal., 2008) and silver and platinum based OMS-2 and Fe-TiO2 materials having a number of patents and papers. His group was the first to synthesize a solid superacid called UDCaT-5 having stronger acidity than the hitherto known sulphated zirconia (J. Catalysis, 2004) which was further improved as FLSZ catalyst (J. Catal. 2012). Novel base catalysts have been synthesized and patented and the work has appeared in Catalysis Today (2013), Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chem (2012) and Chemical Engineering Journal (2013). Synergism of heteropoly acids and their modified versions has been propagated by his group in a number of industrially relevant reactions. Synergism of heteropoly acids and their modified versions and clays as nano-catalysts was brought out first time in his leading paper in Chemical Communications (1995), which is oft-cited. A large number of papers have emanated in this area.

Cascade Engineered Catalysis

Chemical and allied industry is characterized by several processes involving complex (series and/or parallel) reaction networks in which the selectivity of the desired product is influenced by a number of parameters. There are examples of reactions where the same type of catalyst is used in a series of reactions where the intermediate is reacted with the reactant already present in the reactor or a different reagent is added subsequently wherein there is no need for separation of the intermediate. His laboratory pioneered this concept in the case of industrially relevant phase transfer catalysis for fenvalerate production and solid superacids for bisphenol-A manufacture, wherein the same catalyst used in a single reactor without separation of catalyst or purification stage. The synthesis of bisphenol-A using supported heteropolyacids (HPA) as a sequel to the Hock process used to make phenol and acetone. Cascade engineered multistep reactions along with complex multifunctional catalyst yields required process intensification at molecular level. In cascade reactions the single event triggers the conversion of a starting material to a product that becomes the intermediate reactant for the next reaction resulting in cascade transformations. These reactions also obliviously reduce workup and save capital costs significantly. The multifunctional catalysts required for such reactions possess multi-functionality such as acid, base and metal sites. Reactions occur on these multiple sites in a concerted or sequential manner. Some of the biomass based processes are reported recently (J Mol Cat A: Chem, 2015; ACS Sus Chem Eng 2015).

Novelty of Phase Transfer Catalysis

His pioneering work in liquid-liquid-liquid phase transfer catalysis has several dimensions; theory, practice and modelling using population balances (Chem Eng J, 2012, Appl. Catal. 2012, Chem. Eng . Res. Des. 2012, AIChE J, 2012). A new reactor was designed to study tri-liquid phase catalysis. A novel concept of pseudo-phase transfer catalysis has been proposed (OPRD, 2012). He has also contributed to the basic work on role of microwave irradiation in catalysis including mathematical modelling.

Waste Minimization and Renewable Resources

The practical applications of Yadav’s research range from pharmaceutical to perfumery chemicals as a green concept with waste minimisation. Indeed, this has now been taken to design and development of a novel micro-channel reactor (Green Chem 2014). The use of octahedral molecular sieves as base materials in developing novel mono- and bimetallic catalysts based has been pursued elegantly ( Chem Eng J, 2012; ChemCatChem 2013). Bioglycerol as a renewable source has been valorised using novel catalysts and covered in a series of patents and also published (Ind Eng Chem Res, 2012, 2013; Clean Tech Environ Policy 2012; RSC Cat Sci and Tech 2013). Novel catalysts based on polyurea have also been developed and used under supercritical conditions (J Supercrit Fluids 2011, Ind Eng Chem Res 2013).

Biocatalysis and Pharmaceuticals

Another attributes of his work in last 5 years is the separation of chiral pharmaceutical compounds using enzymes in non-aqueous media and microwave irradiation which has resulted into 21 papers recently in such journals as Process Biochemistry, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymes, Enzyme and Microbial Technology, Bioresource Technology, Biomedical Research International, Biochemical Engineering Journal, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, Chemical Engineering Science, which are all high impact factor journals.

Energy Engineering

In the field of energy engineering a novel hydrogen production technology has been developed based on experiments since 2008 and it has resulted into 5 patents in USA, Canada, UK, Japan, Korea and a pilot scale experiments are going on with the sponsorship of ONGC. Currently work is also in progress on hydrogen storage and heat storage media with ONGC.

Productivity

He has published over 339 international publications in 67 high impact factor international journals. He has also authored/co-authored 3 books (1 in preparation); and holds 75 international patents. His work on sulfated zirconia, heteropoly acids, clays and ion-exchange resins is exceptionally well-recognized and has been cited in over 7600 papers of international repute, including that by Nobel Laureate Ryoji Noyori. Several of his papers are in high impact journals such as Green Chemistry, Chemical Communications, Journal of Catalysis, Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis (all above impact factor of 6), Langmuir, Bioresource Technology, RSC Catalysis Science and Technology, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, , Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic, Applied Catalysis, Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, Catalysis Today, Catalysis Communications, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials.

The h index of his publications now stands at 56 which is truly outstanding for an engineer-scientist. His average citations/year during last 5 years is over 700. The i10 index is 243. The cumulative impact factor is 1362.814, which is again truly extraordinary for an engineer-scientist. His research is cited in 28 monographs, including the celebrated Perry’s Handbook of Chemical Engineers. He has guided 97 Ph. D. (Chemical Engineering/Technology, Biotechnology & Chemistry) and 115 Masters theses, and 37 Post-Doctoral Fellows as a single guide. These productivity statistics are remarkable.

In summary, Professor Yadav has been a remarkable engineering scientist who has generated new knowledge in a spectrum of new areas.

Awards and Accolades

He has received numerous honours and distinctions for his path-breaking contributions to green chemistry and engineering, catalysis science and engineering, chemical reaction engineering, nanotechnology and energy engineering. He is a Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA), Indian Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI), Indian National Academy of Engineering among others. He has been honoured by the Government of India’s Department of Science and Technology with its prestigious J. C. Bose National Fellowship and is the only active university faculty member in the state of Maharashtra to be elected as Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) in Trieste, Italy. He was bestowed with the D. M. Trivedi Lifetime Achievement Award of Indian Chemical Council as well as the Dr. B. P. Godrej Lifetime Achievement Award of the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE). The Indian Speciality Chemical Manufacturers Association (ISCMA) and PSN College of Engineering TN has bestowed the Best Researcher awards for 2012. One Rotary Clubs and one District in Mumbai have bestowed on him excellence in vocation awards.

Other notable international recognitions bestowed upon him include the Fellowships of The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), UK and The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), UK; the Canadian Catalysis Foundation’s Cross-Canada Lectureship Award; the University of Amsterdam’s John van Geuns Lectureship; the Park Reilly Distinguished Speakership of the University of Waterloo; the Johansen Crosby Visiting Professorship in Chemical Engineering at Michigan State University; the Distinguished Asian Visiting Scholar at Purdue University; Visiting Professorship at the Lunghwa University of Science and Technology, Taiwan; and Adjunct Professorship at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and University of Saskatchewan, Canada. He is also elected as the Chair, APCAT-7, 7th Asia Pacific Congress on Catalysis Societies which will be held for the first time in India. Member, International Advisory Board (IAB), The State Key Laboratory for Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China.

The American Chemical Society (ACS) published a festschrift of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research in December 2014 (Vol. Vol. 53, Issue 49, 10 December 2014) in his honour to highlight his immense and exceptional research contributions. The ACS has also elected him to the editorial board of its new journal, ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering. He is now the Founder President of ACS India International Chemical Sciences Chapter. He has served/been serving on editorial boards of international journals of considerable repute such as Applied Catalysis A:Gen, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A:Chem, Catalysis Communications, RSC Green Chemistry, ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, Current Catalysis, Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering, Advanced Porous Materials.

In India, Prof, Yadav has been awarded with prestigious honours such as: IIT-Roorkee’s Khosla National Award; RPG Life Sciences’ Padma Vibhushan Prof. MM Sharma Medal and Chemcon Distinguished Speaker Award of IIChE; Institution of Engineer’s Eminent Engineer Award; Ashland Padma Vibhushan Prof. CNR Rao Medal & Chemcon Distinguished Speaker Award; Best Teacher Award of the Government of Maharashtra; Dr. Anji Reddy Innovator of the Year Award; Anna University’s National Award for the Most Outstanding Academician; and VASVIK Foundation Award for Excellence in Research in Chemical Sciences and Technology.

Impact of work on the previous technical practices

The hallmark of his research is its focus on industrial adoption and commercialization. Professor Yadav has been an active and successful consultant to chemical and allied industries for past 29 years in Mumbai, Pune, Ankleshwar, Hyderabad, Delhi and Vapi and this interaction has led to successful development of technology. In these assignments, the consultations were as a retainer and a few ad hoc basis where 1/3 share was given to the institute, without using the institute’s facilities. His interaction with the industries have benefitted them in terms of process intensification, waste minimization, product and process development. He has completed 70 such assignments.

Specific contributions to new technology development in industry

For PIL-Rubber Chemicals (NOCIL), he developed a pollution abatement technology for carbon disulfide and hydrogen sulfide was elegantly separated to produce a valuable product NaSH at a capacity of 1800 tpa. This is going on since 1989.
Ecofriendly processes were developed for recovery of phenyl acetic acid (360 tpa), methyl acetoacetate (200 tpa), and pivalic acid (300 tpa), and manufacture of pivaloyl chloride (150 tpa), for for Kopran Ltd, a pharmaceutical company, which are commercialized.
With Bombay Oil Industries Ltd., he was involved in the development of new processes for the manufacture of 2,2,6,6-trimethyl piperidinol and anti-markownikoff hydrobromination of α-olefins.
M/s Gwalior Chemical Industries Ltd has commercialized in 2004 a new green technology developed in his laboratory for the production of 10800 TPA of benzyl alcohol from benzyl chloride without the use of alkali with a total recycle of hydrogen chloride, which is also used for the production of alkyl chlorides. These plant capacities are of global size.
During 1970s his Ph. D. work on phase transfer catalysis for the production of benzyl esters was also commercialized in India by Indian Organic Chemicals Ltd.
He published a pioneering theory with experimental proof on the absorption of chlorine in aqueous alkalis wherein the intermediate hypochlorous acid gas could be desorbed into the gas phase despite stoichiometric excesses of alkali with or without nano-particles (Chem. Eng. Sci., Can. J. Chem. Eng.). This has a direct relevance in the manufacture of non-degradable bleaching solutions and powders, and epichlorohydrin. Direct use of this theory and experimental work has been acknowledged and exploited by Dow Chemicals, USA, in April 1998 for setting an epichlorohydrin plant of 200,000 tons/year. This work is also reported as the basis of their two patents.
A new hydrogen producing technology by water splitting is developed and is currently under pre-pilot studies by ONGC.
A technology developed for alternative to DDT has been patented and being on pilot scale by Hindustan Insecticide.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE & MEMBERSHIP OF COMMITTEES

(Professional Bodies, National/International Committees of Central Government, State Governments, Academic and Industrial Organizations)

FOREIGN COUNTRIES
2019	Member, International Advisory Committee, APCAT-8, 8th Asia Pacific Congress on Catalysis Societies, Bangkok, August 4-8, 2019
2019	Distinguished Academic Delegate Sponsored by British Council, International Conference on Higher Education, Going Global 2019, Berlin, Germany, May 12-16,2019
2018	Member, Governing Council, International Association of Catalysis Societies (IACS)
2016	Elected Chair, APCAT-7, 7th Asia Pacific Congress on Catalysis Societies, January 17-21, 2017
2015	Chemistry of Clean Energy Conversion, Storage, and Production, Nano Catalysis for Clean Energy and Environmentally Friendly Chemical Production (#81) organized by Ajay Dalai, Nicolas Abatzoglou, Burtron Davis, Azhar Uddin, Jansuz Kozinski, G.D. Yadav and Ahmad Tavasoli, PACIFICHEM 2015: The International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies, Honolulu, Hawaii, Dec. 15-20, 2015
2015	Founder Chair- ACS India International Chemical Sciences Chapter
2013	Coordinator from ICT, Indo-Canadian Centre: IC-IMPACTS with University of British Columbia, University of Alberta and University of Toronto and 6 Indian institutes
2012	Co-Chair with Prof S. Sundaresan, Princeton University, US-India Workshop on Energy, Environment and Sustainability, Fall Meeting AIChE, Pittsburgh, USA, Oct. 28-Nov. 3, 2012
2011	Co-Chair with Prof A. Dalai, University of Saskatoon, Canada India Joint Symposium, 61st Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering Congress, London, Ontario, Canada, October 2011.
	Co-Chair with Prof M. Beller and B. Lücke, Leibniz Institute for Catalysis (LIKAT),Second Indo-German Symposium on Catalysis, Rostock, Germany, June 19-24, 2011
	Member, International Advisory Committee, International Congress Sustainability Science and Engineering: Where Science and Engineering Meet the Needs of Society, (ICOSSE 2011), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Science Foundation (NSF), NIST and American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), Tucson, Arizona, January 9-14, 2011.
2009	Member, International Advisory Committee, International Congress Sustainability Science and Engineering: Where Science and Engineering Meet the Needs of Society, (ICOSSE 2009), , Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Science Foundation (NSF), NIST and American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). August 9-13, 2009
2004	Chairman, Green Phase Transfer Catalysis, American Chemical Society Spring Meeting, 2004.
2002	Expert for Evaluation of Project Proposals, Small Business, EPA, USA.
	Expert for Project Proposals, NSF, Israel.

NATIONAL SERVICES

University Grants Commission (UGC)

2017-on

Mentor, University with Potential for Excellence (UPE), Anna University, Chennai

2017-on

Member, Academic Advisory Committee, MOOCs Committee

2018

Chairman, UGC Committee on Autonomous Status, Erode Sengunthar Engineering College, Erode, TN

2018

Chairman, UGC Committee on Autonomous Status, Siddarth Institute of Science and Technology, Puttur, Tirupathi

2017

Chairman, UGC Committee on Autonomous Status, Department of Chemical Engineering, Osmania University, Hyderabad

2017

Member, Expert Committee for Review of Deemed University Status of Jamia Hamdard University

2016

Member, Experts Committee for Recognition of Shiv Nadar University, Greater Noida

2015

Member, Peers Committee, Universities with Potential for Excellence (UPE) Programme

2015

Member, Peers Committee, Centres for Excellence in Particular Areas Programme

2015

Chairman, Expert University of UGC for Inspection, Abhilashi University, Himachal Pradesh

2014

Chairman, Expert University of UGC for Inspection, Sangam University, Himachal Pradesh

2014

Member, Standing Committee, University with Potential for Excellence (UPE) Scheme

2014

Member, Major Projects Evaluation Committee

2013

Member, Selection Committee, Engineering, UGC Faculty Recharge Programme

2012

Chairman, University Review Committee for Delhi Technological University

2012

Member, Selection Committee, Engineering, UGC Faculty Recharge Programme

Member, University Review Committee, B.K. Modi University, Jaipur

2011

Chairman, University Review Committee for 12 B status – J.P. I. E.T. Guna, Madhya Pradesh, 2011

Chairman, SAP Review Committee – C.A.S. in Chemical Engineering, BHU, Varanasi, 2011

Chairman, SAP Review Committee – C.A.S. in Chemical Engineering, I.I.Sc. Bangalore, 2011

Chairman, Experts Review Committee of UGC CAS SSCU IISc Bangalore, April 2011

2010-11

Member, Steering Committee, University with Potential for Excellence in Specific Programmes

Member, UGC Committee for Selection of Vocational Programmes for Colleges and Universities

Member, UGC Committee for Selection of Women Scientists, 2010-11

2010

Chairman, SAP Proposals in Engineering and Technology

2009-11

Expert , UGC Major and Minor Projects Review Committee, 2009-10,2010-11

2010

Member, UGC Deemed University Status Committees for BITS Pilani, HBNI, Mumbai, Hindustan University of Engineering and Technology, Chennai; Kalaslingam University, Tamilnadu

2009-10

Member, S.A.P. Review Committees, Department of Chemistry, BHU, Allahabad; Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, I.I.Sc. Bangalore, 2009-10.

Member, UGC Expert Committee, University with Potential for Excellence, Osmania University

2009

Chairman, UGC Review Committee of University Status of Dr C.V. Rmana University, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, November, 2009

2008-9

Member, UGC 11th Plan Visiting Team to Universities and Deemed Universities for Allotment of Planned Grants, 2008, 2009 : Himachal Pradesh University, Kalyani University, Dayalbagh Institute of Engineering, Calcutta University

2009-11

UGC Nominee, Planning and Monitoring Board, Karunya University, Coimbatore, 2007-2011.

2008

Member, UGC Committee to Consider New Courses in Colleges affiliated to Delhi University, 2008.

Member, Major and Minor Projects Review Committee of UGC

Member, Committee to Grant Deemed University Status – Crescent College of Engineering, Chennai

Member, Review Committee, Department of Special Assistance programme, UGC, 2005.

U.G.C. Expert Member for Special Assistance Programmes, 2008.

Member, UGC Review Committee, Colleges with Potential for Excellence; St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata

2007

Member, Commonwealth Scholarship Committee

2006

UGC Nominee and Expert, DSA in Chemical Engineering, Andhra University, Visakhapattanam, 2006-2011.

National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC)

2015

Chairman, NAAC Committee for IMS Engineering College, Gaziabad

Chairman, NAAC Committee for Adhiparasakthi Engineering College, TN

2015

Chairman, NAAC Committee for Priyadarshini College, Unnao, UP

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

2019

Member, Expert Committee, NMITLI grant, Nagarjun Fertilisers

2018

Member, Selection Committee, Engineering Sciences, S.S. Bhatnagar Prizes

2016

Chairman, Selection Committee of Director, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune

2016

Member, Selection Committee for Director, Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehra Dun

2015

Member, Selection Committee, CSIR Technology Awards

2015

Member, Selection Committee for Director’s Positions of 4 CSIR Laboratories- CSMCRI Bhavnagar, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad; National Institute of Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Trivandrum, and Indian Institute of Toxicological Research, Lucknow

2014

Referee, SS Bhatnagar Prizes for Science and Technology

2014

Referee, SS Bhatnagar Prizes for Science and Technology

2013

Referee, SS Bhatnagar Prizes for Science and Technology

2012

Member, Selection Committee for Director’s Post, CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad

2013-16

Chairman, Research Council, CSIR-CSMCRI, Bhavanagar

2013-16

Member, Research Council, CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad

2013-16

Research Council, CSIR-NIIST, Trivandrum

2010-13

Member, Research Council, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad.

2010-13

Member, Research Council, CSMCRI, Bhavanagar

2009

Member, CSIR Technology Awards Committee

2008

Member, CSIR Technology Awards Committee

2007

Reviewer, S.S. Bhatnagar Prizes in Engineering and Technology

2008

Member, New Millennium Indian Technology Leadership Initiative (NMITLI) Projects Selection Committee

2004-on

Member, Scientist Assessment/Promotion Committees, National Assessment Board, CSIR for scientists from National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune, Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP) Dehradun, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad, National Environmental Engineering Institute (NEERI), Nagpur, and CSMCRI, Bhavnagar, since 2004.

2001-02

Member, Selection Committee for Scientists, Central Leather Research Institute, Chennai

1995-12

Member, Scientist Selection Committees, NCL, CSMCRI, IICT, IIP since 1995

1994-11

Member, Selection Committee for Scientists, Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun

Member, Selection Committee for Scientists, Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar 1997-98, 1998-99, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11.

Member, Selection Committee for Scientists, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 1998-99

Member, Staff Selection Committee, National Chemical Laboratory, 1994-95, 99-2000, 2001-02, 2002-03.

Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser, Govt. of India

2012-15

Co-Chair, Green Chemistry Task Force

2009-10

Member , National Mission on Clean Coal Technologies

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)

2018

Chairman, Expert Committee on Equivalence of Associate Membership of Professional Bodies

2017

Member, Committee for Recognition of Equivalence of Courses of Professional Bodies

2015

Member, M. Tech. Syllabus Committee

Ministry of Science and Technology, Department of Science and Technology, GOI

2019-

Chairman, Waste Management Programme

2019-20

Member, Sub-Committee, Research and Development

2019-22

Chairman, International Project Advisory Committee for Chemical Sciences and Engineering

2016-19

Chairman, Waste Management Programme

2014-17

Chairman, Project Evaluation Committee (PEC) India - UK Collaborative Industrial R&D Programme by Global Innovation & Technology Alliance (GITA) in India and Technology Strategy Board in the UK, –(Focus Sector: Cleantech with focus on energy systems)

2014-17

Member, DST-DFG Joint Advisory Committee

2014-17

Chairman, International Project Advisory Committee for Chemical Sciences and Engineering

2014-17

Member, FIST Committee for Colleges

2014-17

Member, Green Chemistry Task Force

2012

P.I., Indo-German Symposium on Green Chemistry and Catalysis , October 2012

2011

Leader, Indian Scientists Delegation to Korean (with Hon’ble S and T Minister Shri Pavankumar Bansal), May 2011

Leader, Indian Scientists Delegation to Germany for Indo-German Symposium on Catalysis, June 2011

Member, PAN S and T Missions, Planning Commission along with DST

Organizer, Indo-Korean Joint Symposium on Chemistry

2010-13

Member, Expert Committee of Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Research Programme, 2010-13.

2010-11

Member, Peer Review Committee, Indigenous Technology for Sulfate of Potash

2009-13

Chairman, International Project Advisory Committee for Chemical Sciences and Engineering

2009-12

Member, Review Committee for FIST for Colleges

2009-12

Member, Green Chemistry Task Force, 2009-12

2009-10

Expert, FIST Programme for Universities and Institutes , 2009-10

2009

Member, Indian Delegation of Scientists for Collaboration in Green Chemistry, with Hungary, November, 23-25, 2009

2009

Member, Indian Delegation of Scientists for Collaboration in S and T, with Austria, December, 14-15, 2009

2008

Member of Indian Delegation to France for Collaboration in Green Chemistry (Indo-French Centre for Advanced Scientific Research)

2003

Member, Indian Delegation of Scientists for Collaboration in Catalysis with Hungary, 2003.

2002-on

Member, Project Assessment/Review Committee, Technology Development Board since 2002.

Ministry of Textiles

2011

Member, Expert Group for Tirupur Industrial Zone in Tamil Nadu to examine pollution abatement technologies

Ministry of Scientific & Industrial Research, Department of Scientific & Industrial Research, GOI

2009

Member, Technology Awards Committee, 2009

2001-09

Member, Expert Committee, DSIR Recognition of Industrial R & D, 2001-09.

Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers, GOI

2019

Member, Experts Committee, National Policy on Chemical Industry

2014

Member, India Chem 2014 Exhibition and Conference, Mumbai, Oct 9-11, 2014

2012

Member, India Chem 2012 Exhibition and Conference, Mumbai, Oct 2012

2011

Member, Working Group for 12th Plan

2010

Member, Evaluation of REACH Committee

Ministry of Commerce, CHEMEXCIL

2010

Member, REACH Expert/Technical Committee, CHEMEXCIL, 2010

Indian National Science Academy (INSA)

2010-13

Member, Sectional Committee, Engineering and Technology

Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

2010-14

Member, Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) on Hydrocarbons, 2010-14.

Central Pollution Control Board, Govt. of India

1997-00

Member, Task Group of Chlorine Use Optimization in India, Central Pollution Control Board, New Delhi

Ministry of Labour, Govt. of India

1993-05

Member, Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar and National Safety Awards Committee, Directorate General Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes, Mumbai, 1993-94, 1997- 2000, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05.

Indian Standards Bureau

2014-

Member, Chemicals Committee

Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers

2016

Chairman, National Organizing Committee, CHEMCON-2016, Annual Session of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, Anna University, Chennai, Dec. 27-30
Chairman, Dhirubhai Ambani Commemoration Day Celebration, Dec. 28

Member, International Affairs Committee

Member, Awards Committee

Member, Chemcon Distinguished Speaker Awards

2014

Chairman, National Organizing Committee, CHEMCON-2014, Annual Session of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers , Panjab University, Chandigarh, Dec. 27-30
Chairman, Dhirubhai Ambani Commemoration Day Celebration, Dec. 28

Chairman, International Affairs Committee

2013

Chairman, National Organizing Committee, CHEMCON-2013, Annual Session of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers , ICT, Mumbai, Dec. 27-30
Chairman, Dhirubhai Ambani Commemoration Day Celebration, Dec. 28.

Chairman, International Affairs Committee

2012

Member, Past President’s Advisory Committee

Member , National Organizing Committee, CHEMCON-2012, Annual Session of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, NIT, Jalander, Dec. 27-29, 2012.
Chairman, Dhirubhai Ambani Commemoration Day Celebration, Dec. 28.

Chairman, International Affairs Committee

2011

Patron, National Organizing Committee, CHEMCON-2011, Annual Session of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, Ramaiah Institute of Technology & I.I.Sc. Bangalore Dec. 27-29, 2011. Chairman, Dhirubhai Ambani Commemoration Day Celebration, Dec. 28.

Chairman, International Affairs Committee

2010

Chairman, National Organizing Committee, CHEMCON-2009, Annual Session of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers , Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Dec. 27-29.
Chairman, Dhirubhai Ambani Commemoration Day Celebration, Dec. 28.

2009

Chairman, National Organizing Committee, CHEMCON-2009, Annual Session of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers , Andhra University, Visakhapatanam, Dec. 27-30, 2009
Chairman, Dhirubhai Ambani Commemoration Day Celebration, Dec. 28.

2008

Chairman, National Organizing Committee, CHEMCON-2008, Annual Session of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers , Panjab University, Chandigarh, Dec. 27-30, 2008.
Chairman, Dhirubhai Ambani Commemoration Day Celebration, Dec. 28.

Chair (India), Joint Meeting Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE) and American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) on Energy and Workshop supported by NSF, Dec. 28-30, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 2008.

2007

Member, National Organizing Committee, CHEMCON-2007, IIChE, Kolkata, Dec. 27 30, 2007.
Chairman, Dhirubhai Ambani Commemoration Day Celebration, Dec. 28.

2006-10

Chairman, International Affairs Committee, IIChE, 2006 , 2007, 2008.

2006

Member, National Organizing Committee, CHEMCON-2006, IIChE, Bharuch, Dec. 27-30, 2006.

2005

Member, National Organizing Committee, CHEMCON-2005, IIChE, IIT-Delhi, Dec. 27-30, 2005.
Chairman, Dhirubhai Ambani Commemoration Day Celebration, Dec. 28.

2002-10

Member, Finance Committee Committee, IIChE, 2002-2010.

2004-11

Chairman, Dhirubhai Ambani Commemoration Day Celebrations and Oration Awards Committee, IIChE, 28th Dec. 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008.2009, 2010.

2004

Chair, Joint Meeting IIChE and AIChE on ‘Chemical Engineering in a Global Perspective, Grand Hyatt Hotel, Mumbai Dec. 28-30, 2004.

Organizing Secretary, CHEMCON-2004, Annual Chemical Engineering Congress, IIChE, Grand Hyatt Hotel, Mumbai, Dec. 27-30, 2004.

2003

Member, National Organizing Committee, CHEMCON-2003, IIChE, RRL,Bhubneswar, Dec.18-21.

2003

Chairman, Finance Committee, IIChE, 2003.

2009

Member, Awards Committee

2002-08

Chairman, Fellowship Committee

2002

Member, National Organizing Committee, CHEMCON-2002, IIChE, Hyderabad, Dec. 18-21, 2002

Chairman, International Symposium: Chemical Engineering and Pharma Knowledge Networking, IIChE-AIChE, CHEMCON-2002, IIChE, Hyderabad, Dec. 20, 2002.

Chairman, Finance Committee, IIChE.

2001

President, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers – 2001. Created a record number of 51 awards in various categories such as 17 Chemcon Distinguished Speaker Awards, Dr B P Godrej Life Time Achievement Award, Best Ph D and Best Master Theses, UG Research, 10 Ph D fellows awards, Best Teacher, Best Employee, Upgradation of all previous awards.

2000-02

Council Member, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2000-2002.

2000

Member, National Organizing Committee, CHEMCON-2000, IIChE, Kolkata, Dec. 13-17.

Member, Management Committee, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, Mumbai Regional Centre

Member, National Organizing Committee, CHEMCON-97, Golden Jubilee Annual Indian Chemical Engineering Congress & Exhibition, IIChE, I.I.T, New Delhi, December, 14-18.

Member, Advisory Council of the President, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers

Member, Publications Committee, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2000.

Member, Industry-Institute Interaction Committee, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers.

1999-03

Chairman, International Relations Committee, IIChE

1999

Member, National Organizing Committee, CHEMCON-1999, IIChE, Chandigarh, Dec. 13-17.

1998

Member, National Organizing Committee, CHEMCON-1998, IIChE, Visakhapattanam, Dec.13-17.

1997

Organizing Secretary, National Seminar on Chemical Industry, Environment, and Legislation; Golden Jubilee Celebrations of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, Mumbai, Sept. 26, 1997

1995-97

Chairman, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, Mumbai Regional Centre

1993-95

Vice Chairman, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, Mumbai Regional Centre

1991-94

Council Member, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers

1991-92

Hon. Secretary, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers,

1988-91

Hon. Secretary, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, Mumbai Regional Centre

Catalysis Society of India

2016

Chairman, Catalysis Workshop, IICT, Hyderabad, June 24-26

2015

Member, National Organizing Committee, Catsym-2015, CSMCRI, Bhavnagar, January 6-8.

2014

Member, National Organizing Committee, Catsym-2014, NEERI, Nagpur, Feb. 4-6

2013-15

President, Catalysis Society of India

2005-12

Chairman, Catalysis Society of India, Mumbai Chapter, 2005-2007, 2007-2009, 2009-12.

2011

Member, National Organizing Committee, Annual Symposium, Catalysis Society of India, IIT-Madras, Dec. 19-21

2010

Member, National Organizing Committee, Annual Workshop, Catalysis Society of India, IIT-Madras, Dec. 20

2009-11

Member, Awards Committee, Catalysis Society of India, 2009, 2010, 2011

2009

Member, National Organizing Committee, Annual Symposium, Catalysis Society of India, NCL, Pune, Jan. 9-11, 2009.

2008

Member, National Organizing Committee, CATSYMP, Catalysis Society of India, RRL, Bhubneswar, Feb. 5-7, 2008.

2007

Member, Annual Conference CATSYM, Catalysis Society of India , I.I.P. Dehradun, Apr 16-18

Chairman, CATSCHOLAR’s MEET, Catalysis Society of India, Nov. 27, 2007.

2006

Member, National Organizing Committee, National Workshop on Catalysis, IT-BHu-Varanasi, Feb.

Convener, National Seminar on Advances in Catalysis, Mumbai Chapter, October 27, 2006

2005

Member, National Organizing Committee, 17th National Symposium on Catalysis, CSMCRI, Bhavnagar, Jan. 20.

2003

Member, International Organizing Committee, Indo-German Symposium on Catalysis, Hyderabad

1999-00

Member, Management Committee, Catalysis Society of India, Mumbai Chapter

1997-99

Chairman, Catalysis Society of India, Bombay Chapter.

1998

Member, National Organizing Committee, , 14th Annual Congress of Catalysis

1998

Convener, National Seminar on “Advances in Catalysis” in honour of Professor D.K. Chakraborty, I.I.T. Bombay and Dr. A.N. Bhat, Hindustan Lever Research Centre, Catalysis Society of India, UDCT, Mumbai, May 9, 1998.

1997

Member, Organizing Committee, “Recent Trends in Catalysis”, Catalysis Society of India, Mumbai Chapter, BARC, April 16.

1996-97

Vice- Chairman, Catalysis Society of India, Bombay Chapter

Indian Chemical Council (ICC) / (formerly Indian Chemical Manufacturers Association, ICMA)

2007-16

Member, Awards Committee

2008-16

Member, D.M. Trivedi Life Time Achievement Award Committee

Govt. of Maharashtra

2014-17

Member, Maharashtra Innovation Council

2013-14

Chairman, Experts Committee to Analyse Vacancies in Professional Courses

2009-14

Member, Peer Group, Rajiv Gandhi Science and Technology Commission

2008

Member, Selection Committee for State Best Teacher Awards

2006-08

Member, Panel of Experts, Department of Energy, Government of Maharashtra

2001-06

Member, Maharashtra Council of Science and Technology , Govt of Maharashtra (2001 on)

1999-01

Member, Projects Selection Committee, Maharashtra State Science and Technology Council

1990-93

Member, Panel of Experts, Department of Environment, Government of Maharashtra

Govt. of Karnataka

2009-on

Member, Advisory Council, Department of IT, BT and S&T

2007-on

Member, Advisory Council, Bangalore Nano 2007, Dept. of IT, BT and S&T

Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) and Other Industrial Organizations

2014-on

Member, Chemical Industry Committee, CII

2012-on

Member, FICCI Committee on Chemicals

2011-13

Member, Exert Committee on Food Processing, FICCI

2009

Jury, Panel of Judges for Selection of Innovative Projects, October, 2009

2007-08

Member, Confederation of Indian Industries, National Committee on Drugs and Pharmaceuticals.

1994-95

Member, Panel of Experts, SPREAD Programmes, ICICI, 1994-95.

1995-97

Member, Panel of Experts on Environmental Audit, Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industries.

1998

Member, Selection Committee for Research Scientists, Bharat Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd.

2008-10

Member, Awards Committee, Alkali Manufacturers Association of India

Tata Institute for Fundamental Research

2009-13

Member, Governing Council

Haffikine Institute for Testing, Research and Training, Govt. of Maharashtra

2014-17

Member, Academic Council

2009-12

Member, Academic Council

Committees of Various Central & State Universities in India and Advisory Committees of Conferences

2012-15

Chancellor’s Nominee, Faculty Selection Committee, University of Mumbai

2011-14

Chancellor’s Nominee, Senate of University of Pune

2011

Member, National Advisory Board of the 15th International Conference of Indian Society of Chemists and Biologists (ISCBC – 2011), Saurashtra University, February 4-7.

2009-12

Member, Academic Council, Central University, Gujarat

2009

Member, National Scientific Committee, International Conference on Challenges in Biofuels and Food Technology (ICBF-2009), Anna University, Chennai, 28-29 August.

2008

Member, Advisory Committee, 2nd International Symposium on Advanced Materials and Polymers for Aerospace and Defense Applications (SAMPADA – 2008), Jodhpur, 8-12 December.

2006-08

Member, Advisory Committee for Establishment of Institute of Technology, Shivaji University, Kolhapur.

2006-07

Member, Board of Studies in Chemistry, Shivaji University, Kolhapur.

2003-06

Member, Ph. D. Selection Committee in Chemistry, University of Pune.

2003-06

Member, Research Committee for Chemical Engineering, Shivaji University, Kolhapur.

2003-06

Member, Board of Studies in Chemical Engineering, Shivaji University, Kolhapur.

1994-03

Faculty Member, UGC Workshops and QUIP programmes in Industrial Chemistry for College Teachers (a) K.C. College, Mumbai 1994-95, 95-96, 96-97, 97-98, 98-99 (b)Institute of Science, Mumbai 1997-98, 1998-99 (c) R. Ruia College, 1998-99, 2003

1999

Member, National Organizing Committee, Chemical Engineering Education Conference, Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.

2000

Member, National Steering Committee, National Symposium on Photochemical Processes on Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Mar. 8-10

1998-01

Member, M.E./ Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering) Research Committee, Shivaji University, Kolhapur.

1997-00

Member, Ph. D. Selection Committee in Chemistry, University of Pune.

Membership of Board of Directors Companies

2008-

Director (Hon.), Clean Science and Technology, Pune

2014-

Independent Director, Aarti Industries Ltd., Mumbai

2019-

Independent Director, Godrej Industries Ltd., Mumbai

Examiner for Ph. D. Thesis in Chemical Engineering and Chemistry in India and Abroad

University of Calcutta, Kolkata
M.S. University of Baroda, Vadodara
IIT-Kharagpur
Osmania University, Hyderabad
University of Pune
IIT-Bombay
IIT-Kanpur

Banaras Hindu University
Anna University, Chennai
Monash University Australia
Pretoria University, South Africa
Shivaji University, Kolhapur
IIT-Madras
RMIT Australia

University of Mumbai

2005-06

Member, Steering Committee, Sesquicentennial Celebrations Committee, 2005-6

2006-11

Member, Thesis Adjucation Committee

UDCT Alumni Association

Member, Board of Governors, UDCT Alumni Association, 1997-98.
Hon. Secretary, UDCT Alumni Association,1999-2001.
Convener, Decennial Jubilee Celebrations Committee, UDCT Alumni Association, 1999.
Convener, Seminar on Green Chemistry, UAA, Mumbai, March 21, 1998.

Membership/ Fellowship of Professional and Other Bodies

Fellow, TWAS- The World Academy of Sciences, Trieste
Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK
Member, American Chemical Society
Honorary Fellow, Indian Society for Technical Education
Life Fellow, Indian National Science Academy (INSA)
Life Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences (IASc), Bangalurue
Life Member, Indian Science Congress Association
Life Fellow, Maharashtra Academy of Sciences
Life Fellow, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers
Life Fellow, Indian Chemical Society
Life Member, Catalysis Society of India
Life Member, Indian Society for Surface Science and Technology
Life Member, Membrane Society of India
Life Member, Chemical Research Society of India
Life Member, UDCT Alumni Association
Life Member, National Society of the Friends of Trees
Life Patron, Marathi Vidyan Parishad

Referee/Peer Reviewer for International Journals (All high impact factor journals)

Advances in Biochemistry and Biotechnology
American Institute of Chemical Engineers Journal
Applied Catalysis A – Gen.
Biotechnology and Biotransformations
Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering
Catalysis Communications
Catalysis Letters
Catalysis Today
Chemical Engineering Communication
Chemical Engineering Journal
Chemical Engineering Research and Design
Chemical Engineering Science
Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy
Encyclopedia of Catalysis
Enzymatic and Microbial Technology
Green Chemistry
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

International Journal of Chemical Kinetics
International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering
Journal of American Chemical Society
Journal of Catalysis
Journal of Hazardous Materials
Journal of Molecular Catalysis A –Chem.
Journal of Molecular Catalysis B –Enz.
Journal of Solid State Chemistry
Journal of Physical Chemistry A
Langmuir
Organic Process Research and Development
Reactive and Functional Polymers
Society of Petroleum Engineers Journal
Synthetic Communications
Transactions of Institutions of Chemical Engineers UK.
Current Catalysis
Molecule

Reviewer for Book Proposals by International Publishers

7th Edition of W. McCabe , J. Smith and P. Harriot, Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 2005.
N.V. Satyanarayana, Engineering Heat Transfer, Penram International Publishers, 2008.

Science Popularization through Public Media

Radio

Interview in Marathi on “Petroleum research in India”, April 30, 1997, All India Radio Mumbai, Station B,
In English “ Chemicals ; From cradle to crematorium”, 20th July, 1997, AIR-Mumbai,
In English “Chlorine: One chemical, many uses”, AIR-Mumbai-A, Feb.8, 1998;
Thoughts on Holi and Colours in Marathi “Prabhat Kirane”, March 10, 1998
Panel discussion in Marathi, “Uchcha Sansodhanasathi Nidhi,” Station A, October 29,1998.
Innovative Funding Research Part I- Discussion in English (Mumbai-A), February 7, 1999.
Innovative Funding Research Part II- Discussion in English (Mumbai-A), Feb. 14, 1999.
Ekvisavya shatakatil padarth- A talk in Marathi (Mumbai-B), March 20,1999.
Sansodhanasathi Nidhi –Discussion in English (Mumbai-A), November 21,1999.
Discussion on “Science and Technology Policy”, Mumbai-B, April 9, 2000.
Interview by Akashvani (All India Radio) Satara Station, July 8, 2009
Interview of FM Radio: May 3, 2011 (all channels in Marathi)
International Year of Chemistry, on Radioscope, Samvadita Channel (287.3m;1044KHz), 16-8-11 at 10.30 pm
Engineering Admissions on AIR FM Channels July 15, 2014, 7.30-8.30 a.m.

Television

Live TV programme on Higher Education, Mumbai Door Darshan (Sahydri, Marathi), July 23, 2001.
Live TV Expert opinion on Energy, Door Darshan Business, July 22, 2008.
Live TV Programme,on Higher Education, IBN-Lokmat, June 21, 2009
Panelist, Live TV Programme,on Nobel Prize in Chemistry , IBN-Lokmat, October 7, 2009
Live TV Programme,on Bhopal Tragedy, IBN-Lokmat, December 4, 2009
BBC : February 5, 2011 :
Sahyadri: March 10, 2011–International Year of Chemistry - Live Interview 8.00-9.00 pm
Sahaydri: March 10,2011- Interview 7.30 am.
Panel Discussion on College Teachers Strike, IBN-Lokmat, March 2013
Panel Discussion, SAAM TV, April 23, 2014, 7.00-8.00 pm
Panel Discussion on Sansodhanasathi Nidhee, DD Sahydri, March 26, 2014, 8.00-9.00 p.m.
Discussion on Engineering Education, DD Sahyadri- Jai Maharashtra Programme of the State Govt. June 29, 2014, 8.00-9.00 pm,
Panel Discussion on ‘Are Plastics Safe? ’ Zee Business, May 8, 2015
Life Profile: Desh Yatra – Interview with Mahesh Mhatre, Editor, www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pqVzTdGrN0
FM 107.1 Mumbai Rainbow – Interview by Madhuri Raorane 18 Feb, 24 Feb and 26 Feb, 2016
Guest of honour for Prize Distribution for Young Innovators Award Ceremony, Zee 24 Taas Marathi Channel, 27th January 2016

4.Guest of honour for Prize Distribution for Young Innovators Award Ceremony,

Ph. D. DEGREES SUPERVISED AS A SINGLE SUPERVISOR

Total No. of Ph .D.s guided as a single supervisor August 2019): 97
From 2012 onwards- All degrees awarded by ICT, Mumbai as a separate Deemed University (35)
From 1991-2011- All degrees awarded by University of Mumbai; the entire work was done at UDCT/UICT as integral part of University of Mumbai (62)

#	Year	Name	Title of Thesis
1.	1991	Sagar A. Trailokya	Novel techniques of enhanced/improved oil recovery: Mechanisms and applications to Indian reservoirs
2.	1992	Pramod S. Kumbhar	Catalytic hydrogenation of carbonyl compounds: (a) role of metal support interaction and catalysts, (b) theoretical aspects of metal catalysis
3.	1992	K. C. Narayan	Pore structure, reactivity and fractal properties of Indian coals: Analysis by mercury porosimetry, gas adsorption and computer vision
4.	1992	Manoj R. Kharkar	Studies in catalytic hydrogenations: (a) bimetallic catalysts, (b) metal support interaction
5.	1993	K. N. Subramanian	Enhanced oil recovery: effect of wettability and pore structure of natural cores and artificial cores
6.	1993	Pranav H. Mehta	Solid acid and phase transfer catalysis
7.	1993	Ashok B. Dixit	Pore structure and network modeling: Reservoir rocks, catalysts and reactions
8.	1993	Bhagyashree V. Haldavanekar	Supported catalysis: Phase transfer and acid catalysis
9.	1994	Tushar S. Thorat	Heterogeneous catalytic reactions: Preparation of solid acids and superacids
10.	1994	Mushtaq M.B. Mogal	Multiphase reactions: (a) modeling and simulation of absorption of chlorine in aqueous calcium hydroxide slurries: desorption of hypochlorous acid gas, (b) theoretical and experimental analysis of selectivity in catalytic oxidation of benzyl ether to benzaldehyde by using NOx
11.	1995	Nagarajan Kirthivasan	Heterogeneous catalysis: Preparation, characterisation and application (adjudged as the Best Thesis amongst 42 theses submitted in the UDCT during 1995-96)
12.	1995	Jaideep J. Jadhav	Coal utilisation processes: Synthesis and performance evaluation of carbon molecular sieves and engineered composite media in catalytic reactions
13.	1995	Deepak V. Satoskar	Synthesis of aldehydes and their derivatives
14.	1998	Suguna S. Naik	Insights into catalysis: Multiphase transfer catalysis
15.	1998	M. S. Krishnan	Heterogeneous catalysis in synthesis of organic reactions: synthesis and applications of mesopore zeolites & zeotypes (adjudged Best Thesis amongst 47 theses submitted in the UDCT during 1997-98)
16.	1998	Nirav S. Doshi	Catalytic reactions: Alkylations, oligomerizations and hydrogenations of industrial importance
17.	1999	Jayesh J. Nair	Design and synthesis of catalysts and their applications: Eclectically engineered catalysts in the synthesis of organic chemicals
18.	1999	Ajit A. Pujari	Catalytic organic reactions: Acid and phase transfer catalysis
19.	1999	Sonali Sengupta	Selectivity engineering via catalysis: Novelties of multi -phase transfer catalysis and cascade engineered phase transfer catalysis
20.	1999	K. Manjula Devi	Catalysis in organic synthesis: Immobilised lipase catalysis in non-aqueous media in esterification, trans-esterification, and hydrolysis for production of fine chemicals
21.	2000	Cyrus K. Mistry	Selectivity engineering in catalytic reactions: Phase transfer catalysis in oxidation reactions
22.	2000	M.S.M. Mujeebur Rahuman	Development of catalytic process for fine chemical manufacture
23.	2000	Ashutosh V. Joshi	Catalysis in the synthesis of pharmaceutical and bulk intermediates
24.	2001	Yogeeta B. Jadhav	Insight into catalytic synthesis of fine chemicals
25.	2001	Pradeep K. Goel	Catalysis in organic synthesis (adjudged as the Best Thesis amongst 47 theses submitted in UDCT during 2001-02)
26.	2002	Navinchandra S. Asthana	Forays into organic synthesis using catalysts
27.	2002	Seetharaman Subramanian	New insight into catalytic application for pharmaceutical syntheses
28.	2002	Haresh G. Manyar	Synthesis and applications of inorganic materials
29.	2004	Ambareesh D. Murkute	Development of new materials and their applications (adjudged as the Best Thesis amongst 54 theses submitted in UDCT during 2004-05)
30.	2004	Priyal M. Bisht	Catalytic organic synthesis of industrial relevance
31.	2004	Ramesh D. Bhagat	Selectivity science and engineering
32.	2004	Suraj A. Purandare	Insight into eco-friendly catalytic processes
33.	2004	Sanket S. Salgaonkar	Prowess of modelling and simulation to develop ecofriendly processes and products
34.	2004	Piyush S. Lathi	Insight into biochemical processes for pharmaceutical and fine chemical industries
35.	2005	Sharad V. Lande	Catalysis in multiphase reactions of industrial relevance (adjudged as the Best Thesis amongst 53 theses submitted in ICT during 2005-06)
36.	2005	Ganesh S. Pathare	Insight of catalysis in green chemical processes
37.	2005	Neesha M. Desai	New concepts in waste minimization, green chemistry and technology
38.	2005	Umesh P. Gaikwad	Design, development and applications of novel catalysts for industrial processes
39.	2005	Ginish George	Insight into nanocatalysis for industrial processes
40.	2006	J. Leo Ceasar	Cascade engineered catalysis and green chemistry
41.	2006	Ashwini D. Sajgure	Biotechnological applications in pharmaceutical industry
42.	2006	Shrikant B. Dhoot	Biotransformations of industrial relevance
43.	2007	Omprakash V. Badure	Waste minimization and selectivity engineering aspects of green and benign processes
44.	2007	Smruti P. Tekale	Design and synthesis of inherently safer chemicals via green processes
45.	2007	Aduri Pavankumar	Insight into catalytic green chemistry and technology of industrial relevance
46.	2008	Bhavana G. Motirale	Selectivity engineering in the synthesis of fine chemicals
47.	2008	Indrakant V. Borkar	Insight into industrially relevant bioprocesses
48.	2008	Shashikant B. Kamble	Development of commercially relevant green processes for alkylation reactions for fine chemical industry
49.	2008	Vijay V. Bokade	Heteropolyacids and their modified versions as catalysts for development of benign processes
50.	2009	Rajubhai K. Mewada	Insight into green processes of industrial relevance
51.	2009	Anup A. Kadam	New catalysts and processes for sustainable chemical technologies
52.	2009	Rajesh V. Rajeshirke	Synthesis of commercial molecules through green chemistry
53.	2009	Ashish R. Mishra	Friedel–Crafts chemistry for green synthesis of pharmaceutical intermediates
54.	2009	Rajesh V. Sharma	Renewable resources as feedstock for green synthesis of value added chemicals
55.	2009	Suresh S. Jain	Benign chemical synthesis: role of water, microwave irradiation and phase transfer catalysis
56.	2009	Santosh R. More	Synthesis, characterization and applications of novel solid acids in fine chemicals and pharmaceutical industries
57.	2011	Payal A. Chandan	Waste minimization strategies with novel catalysis and green chemistry
58.	2011	P.R. Sowbna	Insight into multiphase reactions using catalysis, micromodels and microwaves
59.	2011	Jyoti B. Sontakke	Enzymatic catalysis for synthesis as well as separation of chiral compounds using conventional and unconventional techniques
60.	2011	Ashwini B. Nirukhe	Insight into hydrogen production by inorganic cycle and its storage on nanomaterials
61.	2011	Prakash Parhad	Fundamentals of hydrogen production using cu-cl cycle
62.	2012	Devendra P. Tekale	Production of value-added chemicals from renewable resources using green chemistry
Awarded by The ICT, Mumbai as Separate Deemed to be University (2008 onwards)
63.	2012	Prasad S. Surve	Synthesis characterization and application of novel nano-catalysts
64.	2013	Devendran Saravanan	Selectivity engineering in biotransformation of industrial relevance
65.	2013	Sandeep V. Pawar	Selectivity engineering in pharmaceutical and API synthesis using enzymatic reactions
66.	2013	Akhilesh R. Yadav	Synthesis, characterization and applications of microporous and mesoporous materials and nanocatalysts (Adjudged as the Best Ph.D. (Sci.) thesis in ICT submitted in 2013)
67.	2013	Suresh M. Doke	Synthesis and applications of nanomaterials
68.	2013	Somnath D. Shinde	Chemo and biocatalysis in synthesis of valuable intermediates and drugs
69.	2014	Suraj O. Katole	Green and clean bioglycerol based chemicals and their derivatives
70.	2014	Gajanan B. Kunde	Synthesis of nano-materials and membranes for separation and catalysis
71.	2014	Moreshwar P. Hude	Utilization of renewable resources for the production of biofuels, bioenergy and biopharmaceuticals
72.	2014	Mandar G. Kulkarni	Applications of phase transfer catalysis in multiphasic green reactions
73.	2014	Rahul P. Kumbhar	Functionalised and tailored nanoparticles as catalysts in organic transformations
74.	2014	Godfree P. Fernandes	Green chemistry & sustainable processes based on biomass
75.	2014	Pooja Ashish Thorat	Novel approaches in biopharmaceutical synthesis and separations
76.	2015	Prasad V. Mandade	Evaluating the life cycle environmental and economic aspects of tropical biofuels
77.	2015	Saurabh C. Patankar	Novelties in cascade engineered catalytic reactions
78.	2015	Satish K. Kabra	Sustainable catalytic syntheses of chemicals using carbon dioxide as feedstock
79.	2015	Manishkumar S. Tiwari	Selectivity engineering in organic synthesis using mono and multifunctional catalysts
80.	2015	Bapu A. Gawade	Design and development of novel catalytic processes for fine chemical industry
81.	2015	Akhil V. Nakhate	Synthesis of bio-active molecules using heterogeneous catalysis
82.	2016	Shivaji L. Bhanawase	Valorization of biomass into chemicals using heterogeneous catalysis
83.	2016	Jeetendra Y. Salunkhe	Waste minimisation through development of novel catalytic process
84.	2016	Anil B. Gawade	Valorization of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural by green processes
85.	2017	Kalpesh H. Bhadra	Green processes for industrially important phenolics and fine chemicals
86.	2017	Manoj P. Kamble	Selectivity engineering in synthesis of biotechnological products and pharmaceutical intermediates
87.	2017	Kalidas B. Rasal	Insight into catalysis in utilization of carbon dioxide into chemicals and solvents
88.	2017	Gunjan P. Deshmukh	Green synthesis of agrochemicals
89.	2017	Jayaram Molleti	Design and synthesis of safer chemicals by benign green routes
90.	2017	Deepali B. Magadum	Selectivity engineering of enzymes in synthesis of industrially relevant chemicals
91.	2017	Pooja R. Tambe	Sustainable catalytic syntheses of chemicals using carbon dioxide as feedstock
92.	2018	Pravin D. Patil	Microbial assisted valorization of lignins: Use of white-rot fungi and laccases
93.	2018	Dhiraj O. Katole	Design and synthesis of safer chemicals for commercial applications using novel strategies
94.	2019	Kalpesh V. Bhavsar	White biotechnology and applications of green chemistry in environmental and fine chemical industries
95.	2019	Radhika S. Malkar	Fundamental and experimental analysis of cascade engineered catalytic reactions of speciality chemicals
96.	2019	Ashish D. Shejale	Sustainable hydrogen production from various biomass derived feedstock using steam reforming: Effect of support and multi-metallic compositions on activity and selectivity profiles
97.	2019	Amarsinh L. Jadhav	Modified hydrotalcites with zinc and titanium: Influence of combustion synthesis method on activity and selectivity of industrially relevant reactions

MASTERS THESES GUIDED IN ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

Total No. of Masters Degrees Guided as a Single Supervisor (July 2019): 115
Degrees Awarded by University of Mumbai (up to 2010) and by Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai from 2011-12 onwards

MASTER OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (M. Chem. Eng.)

#	Year	Name	Title of thesis
1.	1988	Pramod S. Kumbhar	Catalysis by superacids: condensation reactions of hydroquinone with aniline and o-toluidine
2.	1988	Vijay M. Yadav	Catalysis by superacids: characterisation of acid treated zirconia
3.	1989	Shripad P. Gumaste	Network micromodels of porous media
4.	1990	Ashok B. Dixit	Pore structure and percolation processes: experiments, Modeling and simulation
5.	1991	Suhas V. Ghorpadkar	Solid-liquid mass transfer: image analysis techniques
6.	1993	Ketan R. Thakkar	Heterogeneous reactions: solid base catalysed condensation reactions for synthesis of perfumery compounds
7.	1993	Cyrus K. Mistry	Selectivity engineering aspects of catalysis: capsule membrane phase transfer catalysed oxidation of benzyl chloride with hydrogen peroxide
8.	1995	Vijay V. Bokade	Chemically modified metal oxides as catalysts: etherification of phenethyl alcohol
9.	1996	Kiran A. Bhirud	Design and synthesis of catalysts: modified sulfated zirconia for nitration of aromatics
10.	1997	Vikas Narendra	Design and development of catalysts for organic synthesis: carbon molecular sieve and sulfated zirconia based UDCaT-2 catalyst for nitrations
11.	1998	Sameer C. Desai	Ecofriendly catalysts for the chemical industry: computer aided simulations of MTBE synthesis
12.	1998	C. Aravinda Reddy	Intensification of rate selectivities in multi-phase transfer catalysis: n-Butoxylation of chloronitrobenzenes under liquid-liquid-liquid phase transfer catalysis
13.	1998	Buddhadeb Kundu	Ecofriendly catalytic technologies: Friedel-Crafts alkylation of diphenyl oxide with 1-decene using sulfated zirconia and its variants
14.	1999	Harshal B. Kulkarni	Synergistic catalysis for organic synthesis: Preparation of isopropyl lactate
15.	1999	Pala Ramesh	Eclectically engineered catalysis: C versus O Friedel-Crafts alkylation of p-cresol with cyclohexene
16.	1999	Salim A.R.K Deshmukh	Novelties of multiphase reactions: Heteropolyacids supported on clay in the synthesis of hydroquinone mono-methyl ether
17.	2000	Sanket S. Salgaonkar	Catalytic processes – simulation of FCC
18.	2000	Jignesh B. Bhatt	Computer aided design of catalysts
19.	2000	Suyog S. Mahajan	Novelties of catalysis in multiphase systems
20.	2001	Swati Datir	Intensification of phase transfer catalysed reactions
21.	2001	Sameer P. Nalawade	Selectivity engineering in synthesis of organic chemicals
22.	2001	Mehul B. Thathagar	Novelties of catalytic processes
23.	2002	Sachin P. Patil	Selection and design of newer catalysts through artificial intelligence
24.	2002	Omprakash V Badure	Multiphase reactions: conversion into green processes
25.	2004	Priyanvada Paranjape	Green phase transfer catalysis
26.	2004	Ketan P. Pimpurkar	Shape selective acylations through pore and surface engineering
27.	2004	Parveen Kumar	Nanocatalysis using sulphated zirconia and modified clays
28.	2006	Renny A. Moonjely	Application of selectivity engineering in multiphase reactions
29.	2006	Parag T. Panwala	Development of green benign processes for industrial practice
30.	2007	Harshit N. Shah	Synthesis and applications of novel catalysts
31.	2008	Mumtarul Siddiqui	Selectivity engineering of fine chemical synthesis
32.	2008	Yuvraj S. Lawate	Development of atom economical green processes
33.	2009	Satish K. Kabra	Nanocatalysis in the synthesis of fine chemicals
34.	2009	Amol A. Nerkar	Waste minimization through catalysis
35.	2009	Sanjay K. Dodiya	Intensification of green processes
36.	2010	Naishadh Ajgaonkar	Selectivity engineering in nanotechnology
37.	2010	Somdev Ghosh	Development of novel catalyst and their applications
38.	2010	Pravin Bhandari	Novel catalytic processes for synthesis of fine chemicals
DEGREES GRANTED BY ICT MUMBAI: 2011 onwards
39.	2011	Saurabh C. Patankar	Development of novel multi-functional catalysts for tandem green synthesis
40.	2011	Raosaheb A. Farakte	Modified heteropolyacids on novel nano support
41.	2011	Ashish A. Singh	Role of microwaves in cascade engineered catalytic reactions
42.	2012	Shraddha Potdukhe	Conversion of biomass into value added chemicals by chemical catalysis
43.	2012	Viplav Pise	Selectivity engineered nanocatalysis in cascade reactions
44.	2013	Anita G. Sharma	Design and synthesis of nanomaterials for catalytic applications
45.	2013	Rohit Chaudhary	Development of green and smart chemical processes
46.	2014	Ravi Ranjan Singh	Etherification of glycerol with tert -butanol and methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE ) using solid superacids such as FLSZ or UDCaT
47.	2014	Abhijit Talpade	Selective hydrogenation of 5-hydroxymethyl furfural (HMF) using bimetallic nanocatalysts
48.	2015	Abhijit Shete	Selectivity engineering in multiphasic reactions using microreactor
49.	2015	Atul Tripathi	Mesoporous foam functionalised solid super-acids in transformation of glycerol to value added products
50.	2016	Ankita Asati	Development of a green process for the isomerization of eugenol to isoeugenol
51.	2016	Vishal M. Mahamuni	Selectivity engineering of cascaded reaction
52.	2017	Ajinkya Kotkar	Insight into lithium recovery from dead batteries
53.	2017	Pramod Pawar	Cascade engineered synthesis of 3-methyltetrahydrofuran from itaconic acid by using a multifunctional catalyst
54.	2018	Nandita Saraf	Solid-liquid phase transfer catalysed fluorination of benzyl chloride using ionic liquid phase transfer catalysis
55.	2018	Abhay Raina	Molecular simulation of a reaction between methanol and iso-butene to produce methyl tert-butyl ether using zeolite as a catalyst
56.	2019	Digvijay V. Bagul	Microreactor engineering for the development of three phase catalytic reactions
57.	2019	Swapnil Meshram	Selectivity engineering in the dehydration of sorbitol to isosorbide by using Cs-DTP/ MCF
MASTER OF SCIENCE (TECHNOLOGY) in Perfumery and Flavours Technology
58.	1993	P. Chandrasekar	Selectivity engineering in the synthesis of perfumery chemicals:hydration, esterification & condensation reactions
59.	2001	T.M. Radhika	Development of eco-friendly technology for perfume and flavour industry
60.	2002	Jagdish suryavanshi	Green processes for perfumery compounds
61.	2017	Sania M. Karanjkar	Selectivity engineering in synthesis of p-cresyl methyl ether: comparison of batch v/s vapour phase continuous reactions
62.	2018	Aishwarya A. Patil	Graphene oxide supported metal catalyst for the hydrogenation of p-tert-butylphenol to p-tertbutylcyclohexanol, a fragrant molecule
63.	2019	Pratap A. Kadam	Selectivity engineering in synthesis of monoterpene oxabicyclo[3.3.1]nonene from limonene and benzaldehyde Using solid acids and super acids
64.	2019	Lubha S. Deshmukh	Selective oxidation of furfural to 2-furoic acid using vanadium supported on titanium oxide as catalyst
MASTER OF TECHNOLOGY (Bioprocess Technology)
65.	1998	Vijay R. Gupta	Biotechnological routes for the synthesis of fine chemicals: synthesis of glyoxalic acid by a chemo-enzymatic route
66.	1999	M. N. Manoj	Biotechnological conversions: Microbial synthesis of 1,3-propanediol from glycerol and extraction of lipase spinach gycolate oxidase
67.	2000	Archana H. Trivedi	Studies in bioprocesses: Lipase catalysed esterifications and transesterifications
68.	2000	Piyush S. Lathi	Enzymatic catalysis in acylation reactions
69.	2001	Sachin S. Joshi	Biotechnological synthesis of organic intermediates
70.	2002	P. Sivakumar	Enzyme catalyzed separation of chiral acids
71.	2004	Sachin R. Jadhav	Bioencapsulation – innovation and technologies
72.	2005	Indrakant V. Borkar	Activity and stability of oxidative enzymes in commercially important reactions
73.	2005	Nikunj Kumar	Biodegradation as well as hydroxylation of phenols
74.	2006	Jyoti B. Sontakke	Production of drugs by biotechnology
75.	2007	Vaibhav Nikam-Patil	Separation of chiral compounds
76.	2008	Moreshwar P. Hude	Separation of racemic compounds through biotransformations
77.	2009	Sherin Verghese	Synthesis of novel supports for enzyme catalysed reactions
78.	2010	Ashish D. Shinde	Biocatalytic transformation of intermediates
79.	2010	Shrinivas Shete	Enzymatic catalysis in separation of fine chemicals
80.	2011	Amit M. Jadhav	Intensification of biocatalytic reactions with microwave irradiation
81.	2011	Deepali Magadum	Selectivity engineering in enzymatic synthesis of fine chemicals
82.	2012	Manoj P. Kamble	Novel separation strategies using biocatalysis
83.	2012	Vikram R. Kadam	Novel supports for enzymes for bioprocess intensification
84.	2012	Nilesh S. Patil	New insight into bioseparations of racemic mixtures
85.	2013	Pranav R. Joshi	Biotransformations of industrial relevance
86.	2013	Pramod N. Savant	Supported enzyme for reaction and separation of racemic mixture
87.	2014	Sonal R. Ayakar	Novel supports for penicillin acylase and its use in production of 6-aminopenicilanic acid
88.	2014	Vinod D. Shirke	Novelties of biotransformations in pharmaceutical and fine chemical industries
89.	2015	Prashant J. Mundhe	Novelties of biotransformation reaction by using microwave irradiation
90.	2015	Ajinkya S Waghmare	Microwave assisted chiral resolution ethyl-2-(R,S)-hydroxypropanoate using immobilized lipase
91.	2016	Surbhi Gupta	Resolution (r,s)-flurbiprofen using immobilized lipase under the influence of microwave irradiation
92.	2016	Pralhad N. Jadhav	Laccase mediator system in destruction of water pollutant
93.	2017	Apurvwa A. Lad	Kinetics of enzymatic green synthesis of benzyl levulinate
94.	2017	Nikhil V. Sood	Kinetic modelling of immobilized lipase in synthesis synthesis of methyl methyl ferulate
95.	2018	Jagan V. Agarwal	Production of laccase enzyme using agriculture and food waste feed stock and its application in bioremediation
96.	2018	Anjali S. Drugkar	Graphene oxide immobilized lipase for epoxidation of cinnamaldehyde under microwave irradiation
97.	2019	Sarika P. Ghodake	Biotransformation of furfural and furfuryl alcohol to 2-furoic acid by whole cell biocatalyst
98.	2019	Ummesulem Rab	Esterification of bioglycerol and hexanoic acid to produce 1, 3-dihexoylglycerol under microwave irradiation and enzyme catalysis
MASTER OF TECHNOLOGY (Green Technology)
99.	2012	Dinesh Thakare	Selective conversion of biomass-derived oxygenated feedstocks into value added chemicals
100.	2012	Rohitkumar Singh	Design and synthesis of nanomaterials for catalytic applications & waste minimisation
101.	2013	Sampanakumar D Kharbade	Selectivity in hydration and acetoxylation of monoterpenes using UDCaT series of catalysts
102.	2013	Ashish D. Shejale	Rearrangement of longifolene to isolongifolene and 7-isopropyl-1, 1-dimethyl tetralin using novel solid acids
103.	2014	Gary D’costa	Waste minimization strategies and green process development
104.	2014	Radhika S. Malkar	Selectivity engineering in synthesis of fine chemicals
105.	2015	Juthika V. Sane	Solid acid catalysis in Friedel-Crafts reactions for synthesis of intermediates
106.	2015	Pratap Bhosle	Functionalized mesoporous materials in the synthesis of bulky molecules: Green chemistry approach
107.	2016	Shubhra Verma	Biocatalysis by fungal enzymes: Purification and characterization of laccase from trametes hirsuta and its application in oxidation reactions
108.	2016	Amita G. Dhadphale	Multiphase transfer transfer catalysis catalysis for selective synthesis of furfuryl glycidyl ether
109.	2017	Manali Dhawan	Insight into a catalytic process for simultaneous production of biodiesel and glycerol carbonate
110.	2017	Shalaka S. Mohire	Green route for synthesis of hydrocinnamaldehyde using bimetallic nanocatalyst supported on graphene oxide
111.	2018	Viraj Mishra	Greener process for the selective oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5 furandicarboxylic acid
112.	2018	Sumit S. Joshi	A continuous vapor phase synthesis of p-cresyl methyl ether using solid acids catalyst in a fixed bed reactor
113.	2019	Sneha R. Shetty	Hexagonal mesoporous silica supported Ni/alumina for the selective conversion of lignocellulosic xylose into xylitol
MASTER OF TECHNOLOGY (Food Biotechnology)
114.	2019	Bishal Prasher	Microwave assisted synthesis of 1, 4 butanediol diacetate catalysed by immobilized lipase
MASTER OF TECHNOLOGY (Pharmaceutical Biotechnology)
115.	2019	Apritha Atchutuni	Process intensification of biocatalytic epoxidation of ethyl cinnamate using microwave-assisted enzyme catalysis

POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWS AND RESEARCH FELLOWS

POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWS

#	Name	Sponsor	Period	Project Title
1.	Neneita Tenefrancia	ONGC	1989	Novel Methods of Enhanced Oil Recovery
2.	Alpana Mahapatra-Gaikar	PIL-RCD (NOCIL)	1988-89	Recovery of Valuable Chemicals from Waste-Streams and Converting Liabilities into Assets
3.	P. Bharathi	CSIR	1991-93	Modified Clay Catalysis
4.	Sagar A. Trailokya	DST	1992-93	Chemistry of Catalytic Hydrogenation of Carbonyl Compounds
5.	N. Kirthivasan	Kopran (KDL Biotech)	1995-96	Recovery and Reuse of Valuable Chemicals from Waste-Streams and Process Development
6.	Suguna S. Naik	Darbari Seth Endowment	1998	Cascade Engineered Phase Transfer Catalysis
7.	M.S. Krishnan	UGC	1998	Synthesis of Mesoporous Superacids
8.	Jayesh J. Nair	ACC-IPCA	1999	Technology Development for Production of Pharmaceutical Intermediates
9.	Ajit A. Pujari	ACC-IPCA	2000	Technology Development for Production of Pharmaceutical Intermediates
10.	V. Sundarmurthy	CSIR-NMITLI	2001-03	Defunctionalisation of Carbohydrates to Make Industrially Important Intermediates
11.	Navin S. Asthana	Mangalam Group	2002	New Catalytic Materials
12.	Haresh G. Manyar	Gwalior Chemicals	2002-03	Industrial Process Development for Benzyl Alcohol Production
13.	Meenal Puthli	DIL- RSIL	2005	Enzyme Application and Bio-Resolution of High Value Pharmaceutical and Fine Chemical Moieties
14.	Ashwini D. Sajgure	BP Energy	2007	Ignition Boosting Technique for Biofuel Pellets
15.	Nivedita Chaubal	CSIR-NMITLI	2007-08	Bioglycerol Based Chemicals
16.	Smruti P. Tekale	Reliance Industries	2007-08	Nanocomposites
17.	Bhavana G. Motirale	CSIR-NMITLI	2008-09	Bioglycerol Based Chemicals
18.	Shashikant B. Kamble	ONGC Energy Centre	2008-09	Preliminary Investigation of Cu-Cl Cycle for Hydrogen Production
19.	Indrakant V. Borkar	Reliance Industries	2008	Nanocomposites
20.	Sushilkumar Dubal	CSIR-NMITLI	2009-10	Bioglycerol Based Chemicals
21.	Santosh R. More	CSIR-NMITLI	2010	Bioglycerol Based Chemicals
22.	Mitesh R. Shah	UGC-DS Kothari PDF	2010-13	Quantum Chemical Calculations
23.	Jyoti B. Sontakke	HIL PDF	2011-14	Alternatives to DDT: Synthesis of New Molecules , Toxicological Studies and Scale -Up
24.	Vikas Patil	Indo-US S & T Forum with SUNY Buffalo and Tata Steel)	2012-14	PROTECT: Program for Research On Thin-Films and nanostructured Emerging Coating Technologies
25.	Ashwini B. Nirukhe	ONGC Energy Centre	2012-18	Hydrogen production
26.	Prakash Parhad	ONGC Energy Centre	2012-18	Hydrogen production
27.	Sanghamitra Chatterjee	UGC Woman Scientist PDF	2014-14	Sensors
28.	Manishkumar S. Tiwari	Malladi Drugs & Pharma.	2016-17	Process intensification of existing catalytic process for synthesis of phenylpropanolamine and development of novel catalyst for higher yield
29.	Anil B. Gawade	Resonance Chemicals Pvt Ltd	2016-17	Green process development for important lutidines and collidines
30.	Kalpesh H. Bhadra	Resonance Chemicals	2016-17	Green process development for important lutidines and collidines
31.	Dr. Manishkumar S. Tiwari	DST	2017-18	Waste management
32.	Dr. Deepali B. Magadum	DST	2017-18	Waste management
33.	Dr. Pooja R. Tambe	DST	2017-18	Waste management
34.	Dr. Jayaram Molleti	DST	2017-18	Waste management
35.	Dr. Godfree Fernandes	Hindustan Insecticide Ltd (HIL)	2014-18	Alternative to DDT: Synthesis of New Molecules, Toxicological Studies and Scale up
36.	Dr. Devendra P. Tekale	ONGC Energy Centre
37.	Dr. Radhika S. Malkar	ONGC Energy Centre	2019-20
38.	Dr. Ashish D. Shejale	ONGC Energy Centre	2019-20

RESEARCH ASSOCIATES AND TECHNICAL STAFF

#	Name	Sponsor	Period	Project Title
1.	Abhijit Talpade (SRF)	ONGC Energy Centre	2014-15	Investigation of Properties of Molten Salt as a Heat Storage Medium
2.	Swanand Patange (SRF)	ONGC Energy Centre	2014-16	Investigation of Properties of Molten Salt as a Heat Storage Medium
3.	Atul Tripathi (SRF)	ONGC Energy Centre	2015-16	Investigation of Properties of Molten Salt as a Heat Storage Medium
4.	Juthika Sane (SRF)	ONGC Energy Centre	2014-16	Close loop experimental studies on ICT-OEC Process for Copper-Chlorine (Cu-Cl) Thermochemical Hydrogen Production
5.	Mr. Mayur Sagar- Technical Assistant (Sci)	ONGC Energy Centre	2014-16	Close loop experimental studies on ICT-OEC Process for Copper-Chlorine (Cu-Cl) Thermochemical Hydrogen Production
6.	Prav Kumar Agrawal (JRF)	ONGC Energy Centre	2014-16	Continuation of Close loop experimental studies on ICT-OEC Process for Copper-Chlorine (Cu-Cl) Thermochemical Hydrogen Production
7.	Mr. Amol Sonar- Technical Assistant (Electr)	ONGC Energy Centre	2014-16	Continuation of Close loop experimental studies on ICT-OEC Process for Copper-Chlorine (Cu-Cl) Thermochemical Hydrogen Production
8.	Surbhi Gupta (JRF)	Malladi Drugs & Pharma.	2016-17	Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of D-Ephedrine to L-Ephedrine
9.	Jyoti Mahale (JRF)	ONGC Energy Centre	2016-18	Continuation of closed loop of Cu-Cl cycle
10.	Apurv Mhatre (JRF)	ONGC Energy Centre	2016-18	Continuation of closed loop of Cu-Cl cycle
11.	Mayuri Shinde (JRF)	ONGC Energy Centre	2016-18	Continuation of closed loop of Cu-Cl cycle

Indian Academies of Sciences UG Summer Fellows Programme

Since beginning of this programme a large number of students coming from IITs, NITs, private colleges and universities have worked in the lab for two months during summer vacation. Every year one student is accepted and some of them have published their research work in collaboration with Ph.D. students. Some of them have gone abroad for Ph.D.s in prestigious universities.

CURRENT RESEARCH STUDENTS UNDER SUPERVISION

Ph. D. (Tech.) and Ph.D. (Sci) RESEARCH FELLOWS, and P.M. FELLOWS

(all supported under various research schemes, industrial projects and programmes)

#	Name	Mon	Year	Title of thesis
1.	Kumudini V. Marathe (Associate Professor)	July	2013	Life Cycle Assessment of Industrial Products and Processes-- A Scientific Approach to Sustainability
2.	Rohitkumar Singh (Teacher Fellow)	May	2012	Green Chemistry in the Synthesis of Organic Chemicals and Kinetic Modelling
3.	Shivani S. Vedula	Nov	2012	Novelties of Catalytic Membrane Reactors and Microreactors for Development of Green Processes
4.	Nikhil H. Margi	Sep	2013	Selective Engineering of Heterogeneously Catalysed Reactions using Multiphase Rectors and Microreactors
5.	Apoorva M. Ranjekar	Sep	2013	Design and Development of Advanced Materials and Processes for Energy Storage
6.	Harshada M. Salvi	Mar	2015	Multi-phasic Green Reactions
7.	Ashily Rajendran	Dec.	2018	Separation and Racemerization of Important Compounds of Industrial Relevance
New Castle University, Australia- Student Exchange Programme Scholars
8.	Devendra Pisal	Mar	2015	Design and Development of Novel Meso and Microporous Acidic and Basic Catalysts for Synthesis of Fine Chemicals
9.	Deepti P. Wagh	May	2015	Insight into Development of Green Processes for Fine Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries
10.	Deepak Desai	Jan	2017	Valorization of Biobased Chemicals using Green Processes
Valorization of Biobased Chemicals using Green Processes
11	Manali Dhawan*	Jan	2017	Valorization of Biomass by Using Novel Catalytic and Electrocatalytic Processes
12.	Shrirang V. Sabde*	Mar	2015	Valorisation of Waste Plastic by Using Novel Catalytic Processes
Prime Minister’s Fellowship Sponsored by CII and DST
13.	Sonam Sancheti	Jan	2017	Insights of Dehydrogenation Reactions for Industrial Utility
14.	Swanand Patange	Dec.	2017	A Novel Molten Salt Composition as A Heat Storage and Transfer Medium
15.	Sandesh V. Sutar	Dec	2017	Fundamental Analysis of Crystallization and Drying in Multicomponent System in Copper-Chlorine Cycle
16.	Venus M. Chaudhary	Dec.	2017	Insight into Development and Performance of Materials used in Production of Hydrogen using Copper-Chlorine Cycle
17.	Poonam R. Sutar	Dec.	2017	Investigation of Sustainability of Cu-Cl Cycle and Life Cycle Assessment of Membranes Used for Separation of Gases
18.	Ramdas S. Kadam	Dec.	2017	Theoretical and Experimental Studies of Separation of Hydrogen Chloride from Water in Copper-Chlorine (Cu-Cl) Cycle.
AICTE National Doctoral Fellow
19.	Shalaka Mohire	Jul	2019	Fundamental and Applied Studies in Nanocatalysis for the Development of Greener and Cleaner Technologies for the Synthesis of Fine Chemicals

MASTERS IN ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

#	Name		Mon	Year	Title of thesis
1.	Viral Rahangdale	M. Chem. Eng. I	Aug	2018	Selective hydrogenation of dimethyl oxalate to ethylene glycol
2.	Apoorva Pandey	M. Chem. Eng. I	Aug	2018	Ru-Zn catalyst for selective hydrogenation of benzene to cyclohexene
3.	Adesh Dhamdhere	M. Tech. (BPT)-	Aug.	2018	Production of vitamin E intermediate by lipase catalysed region-selective transesterification in a continuous flow reactor vis-à-vis batch reactor
4.	Eram Fatima	M. Tech. (BPT)	Aug	2018	Selection and application of laccases to make useful chemicals from harmful moieties
5.	Himanshu Singh	M. Tech. (Green Tech.)-I	Aug	2018	Chemo-selective hydrogenation of biomass-derived 5-hydromethylfurfural into liquid biofuel 2,5-dimethylfuran
6.	Omesh Patel	M. Tech. (Green Tech.)	Aug	2018	Mixed oxide supported mono and multi-metal catalysts on the selective hydrogenation of furfural to methyl furan
7.	Mayuresh Khamgal	M. Tech. (Perfumery & Flavour Tech.)-I	Aug	2018	Mixed oxide supported mono- and multi-metal catalysts on selective hydrogenation of furfural to methyl furan
8.	Sachin Minke	M. Tech. (Perfumery & Flavour Tech.)-I	Aug	2018	Biocatalysis for synthesis of aroma compounds
9.	Zumismita Kalita	M. Tech. (Food Biotech.)	Aug	2018	Microwave assisted enzyme catalysis in transesterification of p-anisyl alcohol

POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWS

#	Name	Mon	Year	Title of thesis
1.	Godfree Fernandes	HIL-Hindustan Insecticide limited	2014-18	Alternative to DDT: Synthesis of New Molecules, Toxicological Studies and Scale up
2.	Swapna Gade	SERB NPDF	2017-	Methoxycarbonylation of primary, secondary and aromatic amines by dimethyl carbonate in batch and continuous flow systems for catalytic synthesis of carbamates
3.	Ujjal Mondal	D.S. Kothari PDF, UGC	2017-	One pot synthesis of dimethyl ether from carbon dioxide and hydrogen
4.	Radhika S. Malkar	RA, OEC	2019-	Conversion of Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen into Gaseous Hydrocarbons
5.	Ashish D. Shejale	RA, OEC	2019-	Conversion of Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen into Gaseous Hydrocarbons

RESEARCH STAFF ON INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS

#	Name	Mon	Year	Title of thesis
1.	Swanand Patange (SRF)	ONGC Energy Centre	2014-16	Investigation of Properties of Molten Salt as a Heat Storage Medium
2.	Mr. Amol Sonar- Technical Assistant (Electrical)	ONGC Energy Centre	2014-16	Continuation of Close loop experimental studies on ICT-OEC Process for Copper-Chlorine (Cu-Cl) Thermochemical Hydrogen Production
3.	Tukaram Patil	ONGC Energy Centre	2016-on	Continuation of closed loop of Cu-Cl cycle
4.	Amol Sonar	ONGC Energy Centre	2016-on	Continuation of closed loop of Cu-Cl cycle
5.	Mayuri Shinde	ONGC Energy Centre	2016-18	Continuation of closed loop of Cu-Cl cycle
6.	Tushar Choudhary	ONGC Energy Centre	2016-on	Alternative electrodes to platinum in Cu-cl cycle
7.	Swapnil Kumbhar	ONGC Energy Centre	2018-on	Alternative electrodes to platinum in Cu-cl cycle
8.	Shalaka Mohire	Malladi Drugs & Pharmaceuticals	2016-on	Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of D-Ephedrine to L-Ephedrine
9.	Ashily Rajendran	Malladi Drugs & Pharmaceuticals	2016-18	Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of D-Ephedrine to L-Ephedrine

PATENT PORTFOLIO: FILED, PUBLISHED & GRANTED

Total Patent Application Filed: 97
Total Patents Granted: 50
(a) Total Indian Filed: 57
(b) Total Indian Granted: 33
(c) Total International Filed: 40
(d) Total International Granted: 17

#	Inventors	Patent Appl No	Title	Status on 9-3-2019
1.	Yadav Ganapati D Kunde Gajanan B	558/MUM/2014	Environmentally benign heterogeneous catalyst for fenton process	First Examination Report Issued On 12 Nov 2018 Reply Under Drafting
2.	Yadav Ganapati D Chandan Payal A	2262/MUM/2014	A process for the synthesis of glycidol directly from glycerol	Granted IN 298791 Dated 12 July 2018
3.	Yadav Ganapati D Surve Prasad S	474/MUM/2013	Titania membrane support and combustion method for making the same	First Examination Report Issued On 13 Jun 2018 Reply Under Drafting
4.	Yadav Ganapati D Surve Prasad S	628/MUM/2012	Combustion synthesis of nanocrystalline alkali and alkaline earth metal oxides or mixture thereof and its applications	Replied To First Examination Report Awaiting For Hearing Notice
5.	Yadav Ganapati D Surve Prasad S	PCT/IN2013/000146	Combustion synthesis of nanocrystalline alkali and alkaline earth metal oxides or mixture thereof and its applications in synthesis of [4-(alkyl/aryl)-oxy-1,3-dioxolane-2- one] and 2-oxazolidinones	Application Published
6.	Yadav Ganapati D Kunde Gajanan Babu C Anand	627/MUM/2012	Method for production of membrane	Replied To First Examination Report Awaiting For Hearing Notice
7.	Yadav Ganapati D Surve Prasad S Pawar Sandip V	1111/MUM/2012	Process for production of 2-oxazolodonones using efficient and reusable heterogeneous catalyst or bio-catalyst	304930 Dated 26 Dec 2018
8.	Yadav Ganapati D Doke Suresh M Chintala Chervu Anand Babu	1109/MUM/2012	Unsupported titania membrane and method for the preparation thereof	Application awaiting examination
9.	Yadav Ganapati D Surve Prasad S	1112/MUM/2012	Process for production of [4-(alkyl/aryl)-oxy-1,3-dioxalane-2-one] using heterogeneous reusable catalyst	Granted IN 301736 Dated 01 Oct 2018
10.	Yadav Ganapati D Kunde Gajanan Babu C Anand	1823/MUM/2012	System for production of membrane	Application Awaiting Examination
11.	Yadav Ganapati D Kunde Gajanan Babu C Anand	PCT/IN2013/000145	System and method for production of membrane	Application Is Published
12.	Yadav, Ganapati D Parhad Prakash S Nirukhe Ashwini B Parvatalu, Damaraju Bhardwaj, Anil Prabhu, Bantwal N Thomas, Nuzhath Joeman Kale, Dilip M	1973/MUM/2011	Hydrogen production method by multi-step copper-chlorine thermochemical cycle	IN 294447 Dated 16 Mar 2018
13.	Yadav, Ganapati D Parhad Prakash S Nirukhe Ashwini B Parvatalu, Damaraju Bhardwaj, Anil Prabhu, Bantwal N Thomas, Nuzhath J Kale, Dilip M	PCT/IN2012/000483	Hydrogen production method by multi-step copper-chlorine thermochemical cycle	Application Is Published
14.	Yadav, Ganapati D Parhad Prakash S Nirukhe Ashwini B Parvatalu, Damaraju Bhardwaj, Anil Prabhu, Bantwal N Thomas, Nuzhath J Kale, Dilip M	US 14,13,1285	Hydrogen production method by multi-step copper-chlorine thermochemical cycle	Granted US8968697 B2 Dated 03/03/2015
15.	Yadav, Ganapati D Parhad Prakash S Nirukhe Ashwini B Parvatalu, Damaraju Bhardwaj, Anil Prabhu, Bantwal N Thomas, Nuzhath J Kale, Dilip M	CA 2841231	Hydrogen production method by multi-step copper-chlorine thermochemical cycle	Granted Patent No 2841231 Issued On 26 Jan 2016
16.	Yadav, Ganapati D Parhad Prakash S Nirukhe Ashwini B Parvatalu, Damaraju Bhardwaj, Anil Prabhu, Bantwal N Thomas, Nuzhath J Kale, Dilip M	KR 10-2014-7003283	Hydrogen production method by multi-step copper-chlorine thermochemical cycle	Granted Certificate No- 10-1619677 Issued Dated 18/03/2016
17.	Yadav, Ganapati D Parhad Prakash S Nirukhe Ashwini B Parvatalu, Damaraju Bhardwaj, Anil Prabhu, Bantwal N Thomas, Nuzhath J Kale, Dilip M	GB14003065	Hydrogen production method by multi-step copper-chlorine thermochemical cycle	Granted GB2507209B Dated 19 Sep 2018
18.	Yadav, Ganapati D Parhad Prakash S Nirukhe Ashwini B Parvatalu, Damaraju Bhardwaj, Anil Prabhu, Bantwal N Thomas, Nuzhath J Kale, Dilip M	CN 2012800336793	Hydrogen production method by multi-step copper-chlorine thermochemical cycle	Granted Certificate No: 2101345
19.	Yadav, Ganapati D Parhad Prakash S Nirukhe Ashwini B Parvatalu, Damaraju Bhardwaj, Anil Prabhu, Bantwal N Thomas, Nuzhath J Kale, Dilip M	P2014-518071	Hydrogen production method by multi-step copper-chlorine thermochemical cycle	Granted Certificate No- P5820928 Issued Dated 09/10/2015
20.	Yadav, Ganapati D Parhad Prakash S Nirukhe Ashwini B Parvatalu, Damaraju Bhardwaj, Anil Prabhu, Bantwal N Thomas, Nuzhath J Kale, Dilip M	1974/MUM/2011	Effect of operating parameters on the performance of electrochemical cell in copper-chlorine cycle	Granted Patent 294960 Valid Till 08/Jul/2019
21.	Yadav, Ganapati D Parhad Prakash S Nirukhe Ashwini B Parvatalu, Damaraju Bhardwaj, Anil Prabhu, Bantwal N Thomas, Nuzhath J Kale, Dilip M	PCT/IN2012/000485	Effect of operating parameters on the performance of electrochemical cell in copper-chlorine cycle	Application Is Published
22.	Yadav, Ganapati D Parhad Prakash S Nirukhe Ashwini B Parvatalu, Damaraju Bhardwaj, Anil Prabhu, Bantwal N Thomas, Nuzhath J Kale, Dilip M	US 14131312	Effect of operating parameters on the performance of electrochemical cell in copper-chlorine cycle	Granted US 9487876 Dated 11/08/2016
23.	Yadav, Ganapati D Parhad Prakash S Nirukhe Ashwini B Parvatalu, Damaraju Bhardwaj, Anil Prabhu, Bantwal N Thomas, Nuzhath J Kale, Dilip M	CA 2841234	Effect of operating parameters on the performance of electrochemical cell in copper-chlorine cycle	Granted Patent Certificate NoCa 2841234
24.	Yadav, Ganapati D Parhad Prakash S Nirukhe Ashwini B Parvatalu, Damaraju Bhardwaj, Anil Prabhu, Bantwal N Thomas, Nuzhath J Kale, Dilip M	KR 10-2014-7003290	Effect of operating parameters on the performance of electrochemical cell in copper-chlorine cycle	Patent is Rejected
25.	Yadav, Ganapati D Parhad Prakash S Nirukhe Ashwini B Parvatalu, Damaraju Bhardwaj, Anil Prabhu, Bantwal N Thomas, Nuzhath J Kale, Dilip M	GB14003057	Effect of operating parameters on the performance of electrochemical cell in copper-chlorine cycle	Granted GB2505852
26.	Yadav, Ganapati D Parhad Prakash S Nirukhe Ashwini B Parvatalu, Damaraju Bhardwaj, Anil Prabhu, Bantwal N Thomas, Nuzhath J Kale, Dilip M	CN 2012800336789	Effect of operating parameters on the performance of electrochemical cell in copper-chlorine cycle	Patent Rejected
27.	Yadav, Ganapati D Parhad Prakash S Nirukhe Ashwini B Parvatalu, Damaraju Bhardwaj, Anil Prabhu, Bantwal N Thomas, Nuzhath J Kale, Dilip M	P2014-518072	Effect of operating parameters on the performance of electrochemical cell in copper-chlorine cycle	Granted Certificate No- P5908583
28.	Yadav, Ganapati D Parhad Prakash S Nirukhe Ashwini B Parvatalu, Damaraju Bhardwaj, Anil Prabhu, Bantwal N Thomas, Nuzhath J Kale, Dilip M	1975/MUM/2011	Electrochemical cell used in production of copper using cu-cl thermochemical cycle	Hearing Schedule In Jun 2018 Awaiting For Final Decision
29.	Yadav, Ganapati D Parhad Prakash S Nirukhe Ashwini B Parvatalu, Damaraju Bhardwaj, Anil Prabhu, Bantwal N Thomas, Nuzhath J Kale, Dilip M	PCT/IN2012/000486	Electrochemical cell used in production of hydrogen using cu-cl thermochemical cycle	Application Is Published
30	Yadav, Ganapati D Parhad Prakash S Nirukhe Ashwini B Parvatalu, Damaraju Bhardwaj, Anil Prabhu, Bantwal N Thomas, Nuzhath J Kale, Dilip M	US 14131395	Electrochemical cell used in production of hydrogen using cu-cl thermochemical cycle	Granted US 9,447,512 B2 Dated 20/09/2016
31.	Yadav, Ganapati D Parhad Prakash S Nirukhe Ashwini B Parvatalu, Damaraju Bhardwaj, Anil Prabhu, Bantwal N Thomas, Nuzhath J Kale, Dilip M	CA 2841236	Electrochemical cell used in production of hydrogen using cu-cl thermochemical cycle	Granted Patent No 2841236 Dated 10/May/2016
32.	Yadav, Ganapati D Parhad Prakash S Nirukhe Ashwini B Parvatalu, Damaraju Bhardwaj, Anil Prabhu, Bantwal N Thomas, Nuzhath J Kale, Dilip M	KR 10-2014-7003294	Electrochemical cell used in production of hydrogen using cu-cl thermochemical cycle	Patent Is Rejected
33.	Yadav, Ganapati D Parhad Prakash S Nirukhe Ashwini B Parvatalu, Damaraju Bhardwaj, Anil Prabhu, Bantwal N Thomas, Nuzhath J Kale, Dilip M	KR 10-2016-7020676 DIVISIONAL PATENT OF KR 10-2014-7003294	Electrochemical cell used in production of hydrogen using cu-cl thermochemical cycle	Patent Is Rejected
34.	Yadav, Ganapati D Parhad Prakash S Nirukhe Ashwini B Parvatalu, Damaraju Bhardwaj, Anil Prabhu, Bantwal N Thomas, Nuzhath J Kale, Dilip M	GB14003073	Electrochemical cell used in production of hydrogen using cu-cl thermochemical cycle	Granted GB2506318
35.	Yadav, Ganapati D Parhad Prakash S Nirukhe Ashwini B Parvatalu, Damaraju Bhardwaj, Anil Prabhu, Bantwal N Thomas, Nuzhath J Kale, Dilip M	CN 20128003368