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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.
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
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.
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
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.
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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…
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
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
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.
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!
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!
Glad to share our recent publication "Synthesis of functionalized lactones: catalytic cross-coupling of 1,2-diols and allylic alcohols" - now published in Chemical Communications @ChemCommunpubs.rsc.org/en/content/arti…
Hearty Congratulations to Ms. Priyanka and Dr. @RamanVS_1523.
#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/…
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