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Glad to share our recent publication "Ruthenium-Catalyzed [4 2] Cycloaddition of Chromanone Dienes Using Triethylamine as an Ethylene Surrogate" published in @JOC_OL. Hearty Congratulations to @DeepsagarManik2 and @BdkNirmal. @niser_official @ANRFIndia pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…
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Young stars in Chemistry and future JACS authors S. Pradhan and G. Kubrin at TexSynVII at UTDallas
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Congratulations to Prof. C. Gunanathan (@GunaLab), SCS-NISER, on being selected as a recipient of the INSA Distinguished Lectures. His contributions to sustainable catalysis and organometallic chemistry continue to advance innovative and atom-economical chemical transformations.
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Congratulations Prof. C. Gunanathan for INSA Distinguished Lectures for Sustainable Catalysis.
Heartiest congratulations to NISER colleagues. Jayesh M. Goyal (INSA Young Associate) for exoplanet modelling (HST/JWST)& G Chidambaram (INSA Distinguished Lectures) for sustainable catalysis. Also congrats to Sudipta Sarkar, Shilpi Jain & Vivek V. Parkar. insaindia.res.in
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Congratulations to @ManasSahu1995 for successfully defending his Ph.D. thesis titled “Cobalt and Base Catalysed Reductive Transformations of Oxo-Compounds.” It was carried out under the expert mentorship of Prof. @GunaLab. We wish Dr. Manas all the best in his future pursuits.
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Hearty congratulations to @ManasSahu1995 for successfully defending his Ph.D. thesis. It was a pleasure to have Prof. Amit Kumar @amitStA1 as the external examiner for the viva voce examination. We wish Dr. Manas all the best in his future pursuits. @niser_official @DAEIndia
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PhD Admissions Open | NISER 2026–27 Apply for the PhD programme at @niser_official, Bhubaneswar (Summer Session). Fellowship ranges from ₹37,000 to ₹42,000 per month. Apply by 30 April 2026. 🔗 Apply Now: tinyurl.com/43bkxd94 | 📄 Advertisement: tinyurl.com/54breup7
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We’re proud to share a major achievement from @niser_official. NISER has been ranked #3 among Government Institutions in India in the Nature Index 2025. At the same time, HBNI has secured #3 position in the academic sector nationwide. More: nature.com/nature-index/inst…
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The Department of Chemistry, IISER Tirupati, began Day 2 of IINCM’26 with an excellent lecture titled “Cobalt Catalysis Enabled by Metal–Ligand Cooperation” by Prof. Chidambaram Gunanathan (NISER Bhubaneswar). @GunaLab
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Glad to share our recent publication "Cobalt-Catalyzed Deoxygenative Coupling of Ethers to Alkanes" published in @angew_chem. Hearty Congratulations to @ManasSahu1995 and Dr. Sandip. We thank @JemmisLab for theoretical insights. @niser_official @ANRFIndia onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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25 Sep 2025
NISER Bhubaneswar is proud to share that four faculty members — Prof. Hirendra Nath Ghosh (Director), @bedangamohanty, @GunaLab, and @BiswalChem are featured in the Stanford–Elsevier Top 2% Scientists list 2024 (Career-Long Research Category). Full List: tinyurl.com/4wus6fwn
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Glad to share our recent publication "Mn Catalyzed Synthesis of γ-Hydroxy Phosphine Oxides by Addition of Phosphine Oxides to Allylic Alcohols published in @JOC_OL. Congrats to Kumaresh and @DeepsagarManik1. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs… We thank @niser_official @serbonline @DAEIndia
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Glad to share our recent publication "Copper-Catalyzed Selective 1,2-Reduction of Quinolines. - now published in Organic Letters. @JOC_OL pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs… Hearty Congratulations to Mr. N Hariharan. We thank @niser_official @serbonline @DAEIndia for financial support.
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Hearty congratulations to Dr. @RamanVS_1523 . Best Wishes.
Happy in getting my Ph.Done. I heart fully thank my supervisor Prof. Chidambaram Gunanathan for his wonderful guidance, care and unconditional support to make this day possible. I thank all the present and past members of @GunaLab who have been with me for the same.
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12 Jul 2025
As the 14th Graduation Ceremony of NISER concludes, we extend our heartfelt congratulations to all our graduates! May your journey ahead be filled with purpose, innovation, and impact. Continue to make the nation & NISER proud with your achievements. The future is yours—go shine!
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Hearty congratulations to Devendra Tiwari for Best Thesis. Best Wishes for Future Endeavours
12 Jul 2025
Mr. Devendra Tiwari from the School of Chemical Sciences has been awarded the Best Thesis Award in the M.Sc. component of the Integrated M.Sc.-Ph.D. Chemistry program, under the guidance of Prof. C Gunanathan. Congratulations to both on this!
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Hearty Congratulations to @ArijitMaha3610 and @ManasSahu1995.
#ChemAsianJ @GunaLab report on the Michael addition of diverse secondary amines to 2-vinyl pyridine/quinoline in HFIP, enabling pharmacophore synthesis, with DFT studies underlining the key role of HFIP in the solvent-assisted relay proton transfer • onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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📢 #ANRFIndia Invites Applications for National Post-Doctoral Fellowship (NPDF)! Shape your research journey with support from @ANRFIndia 🗓️Application Period: 1 June 2025 – 30 June 2025 🔗For more, visit: anrfonline.in/ANRF/npdf #researchgrant #NPDF
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Kudos to @RamanVS_1523 from SCS-NISER on successfully defending his Ph.D. thesis, "Ruthenium Pincer Catalyzed Organic Transformations," under the expert mentorship of Prof. Chidambaram Gunanathan! His Publications: tinyurl.com/yutbsueb
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