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Dr.Praveen V. K
- Dr.Praveen V. K
- Senior Scientist
- vkpraveen@niist.res.in
- 0471-2515318
Dr. V. K. Praveen completed his M.Sc. In Applied Chemistry from University of Calicut (2001) and Ph.D. from CSIR-NIIST (University of Kerala) under the supervision of Prof. A. Ajayaghosh in 2007. He then joined the research group of Prof. Takuzo Aida at the University of Tokyo, Japan as a Global Centre of Excellence (GCOE) Post-Doctoral Fellow and later became a Japanese Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) Post-Doctoral Fellow in 2009. He then moved to Italy in 2011 as a Marie Sklodowska Curie International Incoming Fellow at ISOF-CNR, Bologna in the research group of Dr. Nicola Armaroli. He then returned to India as a Research Associate in the group of Dr. A. Ajayaghosh, CSIR-NIIST. In 2015, he was awarded Start-up Research Grant for Young Scientists by Department of Science and Technology (DST), India, which allowed to start his research group at Photosciences and Photonics Section, Chemical Sciences and Technology Division, CSIR-NIIST. In 2016, he got promoted as a CSIR-Scientist Fellow and AcSIR assistant professor. He became a Senior Scientist in 2018.
His research interests include Supramolecular Systems Chemistry with focus on study on Pathway-Complexity in Supramolecular Self-Assembly, Study of Photophysical Properties of Fluorescent Molecules and Development of Fluorescent Materials for Security and Sensing Applications.
To date, he has published more than 50 articles in various peer-reviewed international journals, 5 book chapters and has over 6500 citations with a H-index of 33 and i10-index of 45.
To know more about the research group of Dr. V. K. Praveen, please visit praveenvkcsirniist.wixsite.com/syschem
Professional Experience
- June 2018 - Till date: Senior Scientist at Photosciences and Photonics Section, CSTD, CSIR-NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
- January 2016 - June 2018: Scientist Fellow (QHS) at Photosciences and Photonics Section, CSTD, CSIR-NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
- July 2015 - January 2016: DST-Young Scientist at Photosciences and Photonics Section, CSTD, CSIR-NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
- February 2014- March 2015: Research Associate, Photosciences and Photonics Section, CSTD, CSIR-NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
- October 2011 - October 2013: European Union, Marie Sklodowska Curie International Incoming Fellow (MC-IIF) at ISOF- CNR, Molecular Photoscience Group, Bologna, Italy (Mentor: Dr. Nicola Armaroli)
- April 2009 - March 2011: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral Fellow at Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Japan (Mentor: Prof. Takuzo Aida).
- December 2007 - March 2009: Global Centers of Excellence (GCOE) Postdoctoral Fellow at Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Japan (Mentor: Prof. Takuzo Aida)
- 2002 - 2007: Research Fellow, at Photosciences and Photonics Section, CSTD, CSIR-NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India (Mentor: Prof. A. Ajayaghosh).
Achievements & Awards
Awards and Fellowships
- Enlisted in Indian Researchers who were Top 2% in their field based on productivity through publications and citations for the year 2019 – Stanford Study.
- Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India Start up Research Grant (Young Scientists) – 2014.
- European Union Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship (MC-IIF) and a Grant of € 38000 for research expenditure – 2011
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Science Dialogue Lecture Award – 2010
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship – 2009
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship – 2007
- Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE), with percentile score of 97.14 (All India Rank = 83), Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India, 2003.
- Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and National Eligibility Test (NET) for college lecturer, from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India, December 2002.
Publications
Book Chapters
- Supramolecular Polymers/Gels/Self-Assemblies for Anti-Biofouling Surfaces, in Supramolecular Chemistry in Corrosion and Biofouling Protection, Saji V. S. (Ed.), CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group 2021 (In press).
- Stimuli-Responsive Supramolecular Gels in Molecular Gels: Structure and Dynamics, Weiss, R. G. (Ed.) Monographs in Supramolecular Chemistry Series, RSC, 2018, pp 190-226, DOI: 10.1039/9781788013147-00190.
- Self-Assembly in Sensor Nanotechnology in Comprehensive Supramolecular Chemistry II, 9, Raston, C. (Ed.), Elsevier Ltd., 2017, DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-409547-2.12644-7.
- The Rise of Near-Infrared Emitters: Organic Dyes, Porphyrinoids, and Transition Metal Complexes in Photoluminescent Materials and Electroluminescent Devices, Armaroli, N.; Bolink, H. J. (Eds.), Topics in Current Chemistry, Springer, Cham 2016, pp 269-307, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-59304-3_9.
- Metallosupramolecular Materials for Energy Applications: Light-Harvesting in Functional Metallosupramolecular Materials, Hardy, J. G.; Schacher, F. H. (Eds.), RSC Smart Materials, 2015, pp 2-15, DOI: 10.1039/9781782622673-00318.
Recent Publications
2021
- Hemicyanine Dye as a Thermo-Optical Probe for Serum Albumin Optics Laser Technol. 2021, 143, 107351.
- Tweaking a BODIPY Spherical Self-Assembly to 2D Supramolecular Polymers Facilitates Excited State Cascade Energy Transfer
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 7851-7859.
2020
- Recent Advances in the Transition Metal Catalyzed Synthesis of Indazoles.
Asian J. Org. Chem. 2020, 9, DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.202000300. - Enhanced Emission in Self-Assembled Phenyleneethynylene Derived pi-Gelators.
Adv. Opt. Mater. 2020, 8,2000173. DOI: 10.1002/adom.202000173. (Part of special issue on 20 years of aggregation-induced emission research) - Helical Supramolecular Polymers with Rationally Designed Binding Sites for Chiral Guest Recognition.
Nature Communication 2020, 11, 2311. - Superbase-Mediated Indirect Friedländer Reaction: A Transition Metal-Free Oxidative Annulation toward Functionalized Quinolines.
Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2020, 3081–3089. - Self-Assembled Extended pi-Systems for Sensing and Security Applications.
Acc. Chem. Res. 2020, 53, 496−507.
2019
- Stoichiometry Controlled Synthesis of Hybrid Polycycles Containing Fused Hydroxy Benzofuran and 1H-Indazoles from Linear Precursors via Domino Cyclization Reaction.
New. J. Chem. 2019, 43, 10166-10175. - Bimodal Detection of Carbon Dioxide Using a Fluorescent Molecular Aggregates.
Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 6046-6049. - Hybrid Materials from Poly(vinyl chloride) and Organogels.
ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2019, 1, 1203-1208. - A Self-Recovering Mechanochromic Chiral pi-Gelator.
J. Mater. Chem. C 2019, 7, 1292-1297.
2018
- Functionalizable 1H-Indazoles by Palladium Catalyzed Aza-Nenitzescu Reaction: Pharmacophores to Donor-Acceptor Type Multi-Luminescent Fluorophores.
Asian J. Org. Chem. 2018, 7, 2094-2104. - A Hybrid Organogel of a Low Band Gap Diketopyrrolopyrrole with PC71BM: Phase Separated Morphology and Enhanced Photoconductivity.
ChemNanoMat 2018, 4, 831–836. (Part of Special Issue on Supramolecular Nanostructures, Highlighted with a Cover Page and in ChemistryViews Magazine) - Supramolecular Reassembly of Self-Exfoliated Ionic Covalent Organic Nanosheets for Label-Free Detection of dsDNA.
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 8443-8447. (VIP Article) - Hybrid Materials of 1D and 2D Carbon Allotropes and Synthetic pi-Systems.
NPG Asia Mater. 2018, 10, 107–126. - Transforming a C3-Symmetrical Liquid Crystal to a pi-Gelator by Alkoxy Chain Variation.
ACS Omega 2018, 3, 4392-4399. - Self-Assembly of Bodipy-Derived Extended pi-Systems.
Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. 2018, 91, 100–120.
2017
- One-Pot MCR-Oxidation Approach towards Indole-Fused Heteroacenes.
J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 10537–10548. - Helix to Super-Helix Transition in pi-Systems Self-assembly: Superseding of Molecular Chirality at Hierarchical Level.
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 12634-12638. - An Unprecedented Amplification of Near-Infrared Emission in a Bodipy Derived pi-System by Stress or Gelation.
Chem. Sci. 2017, 8, 5644-5649.
2016
- The Chemistry and Applications of pi-Gels.
Annu. Rev. Mater. Res. 2016, 46, 235–262. - Supercoiled Fibres of Self-Sorted Donor-Acceptor Stacks: A Turn-Off/Turn-On Platform for Sensing Volatile Aromatic Compounds.
Chem. Sci. 2016, 7, 4460-4467.
2015
- Light Driven Mesoscale Assembly of a Coordination Polymeric Gelator into Flowers and Stars with Distinct Properties.
Chem. Sci. 2015, 6, 6583-6591. - Pyridyl-Amides as a Multimode Self-assembly Driver for the Design of Stimuli Responsive pi-Gelator.
Chem. -Asian J. 2015, 10, 2250-2256. (Part of special issue published on the occasion of 10th anniversary of Chem. -Asian J.) - Water as a Self-Erasable Security Marker on a Slippery Fluorescent Molecular Assembly.
Sci. Rep. 2015, 5, 9842, DOI: 10.1038/srep09842. - Detection of Nitroaromatic Explosives with Fluorescent Molecular Assemblies and pi‐Gels.
Chem. Rec. 2015, 15, 252-265. (Part of special issue on novel aromatics) - Translation of Assembling Trajectory by Preorganisation: A Study of the Magnetic Properties of 1D Polymeric Unpaired Electrons Immobilised on a Discrete Nanoscopic Scaffold.
Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 1206-1209. (Highlighted by an “Inside Cover Picture”)
Academic Qualification
- Ph.D. in Chemistry (2002-2007) from University of Kerala (Research work carried out at CSIR-NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram), Kerala, India.
Title: Oligo(p-phenylenevinylene Derived pi-Gels: Modulation of Optical Properties and Application as Excitation Energy Donor Scaffolds
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. A. Ajayaghosh - M.Sc. in Applied Chemistry (1999-2001) from Department of Chemistry, University of Calicut, Kerala, India.
- B.Sc. in Chemistry (Main) with physics and mathematics as subsidiary subjects (1996-1999) from Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur, affiliated to University of Calicut, Kerala, India.
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Ms. Drishya Elizebath K. CSIR-Senior Research Fellow AcSIR PhD Student (2018 August Batch) Email: drishyaelizebathk[at]niist.res.in Area of Research: Supramolecular Systems Chemistry Papers Presented at Conferences
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Mr. Akhil P. Papers Presented at Conferences
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Ms. Anjali Anand DST-INSPIRE Junior Research Fellow Email: anjalianand@niist.res.in |
Research Interest
Research Interest
The research interests of group include: Supramolecular Systems Chemistry with focus on study on Pathway-Complexity in Supramolecular Self-Assembly, Study of Photophysical Properties of Fluorescent Molecules and Development of Fluorescent Materials for Security and Sensing Applications.
To gain more insight about the research interests of our group, please visit praveenvkcsirniist.wixsite.com/syschem
Projects
Research Projects
- Co- investigator of the project entitled Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Nanomaterials for Non-Conventional Energy Technologies, DST-Nanomission under Energy and Environment Thematic Project Call - 2020-2025 (Sanctioned).
- Co-Principal investigator of the project entitled Design and Development of Efficient, Stable and Cost Effective Organic Dyes for Application in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, DST-SERB Organic Chemistry Special Call - Core Research Grant - 2019-2022 (On going).
- Team member of the project entitled SERS-Nanoprobe for Multiplexing Diagnosis of Breast and Lung Cancer Biomarkers in Tumor Tissue Sample, CSIR funded Mission Mode Project- 2018-20 (Completed).
- Co-Principal investigator of the project entitled Development of Cellular Sensors: Biocompatible fluorescent molecules for sensing and cellular imaging of pH, Zn2+ and reactive oxygen species, CSIR funded Fast Track Translational Project- 2018-20, (Completed).
- Co-Principal investigator of the project entitled Fluorescent Materials for Security Applications, CSIR funded Fast Track Translational Project-2018-20, (Completed).
- Principal Investigator of the project entitled Design, Synthesis and Studies of Self-assembling Luminescent Metallo-Peptides, funded by Department of Science and Technology (DST-SERB), Govt. of India, Start Up Research Grant (Young Scientists) - 2015-18 (Completed).
- Principal Investigator of the project entitled pi-Electronic Gel Hybrids: Towards Smart Photoactive Nanomaterials, funded by European Union Marie Curie Actions - 2011-13 (Completed).
Invited Talks
- Invited speaker at Science Day at CNN Girls High School, July 21, 2021, Thrissur, Kerala, India.
- Invited speaker at 2nd National Conferences on Recent Advancement in Physical Sciences (NCRAPS - 2020), December 19-20, 2020, National Institute of Technology, Srinagar, Pauri (Garhwal), Uttarakhand, India.
- Invited speaker at NIT-Webinar Series, October 1, 2020, National Institute of Technology, Calicut, Kerala, India.
- Invited speaker at CHEMHOPE: A Series of Webinar, August 7, 2020, by Central University of Karnataka, Kalaburagi, Karnataka, India.
- Invited speaker at National Photonics Symposium (NPS 2020), February 27-29, 2020, by International School of Photonics, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), Cochin, Kerala, India.
- Invited speaker at Recent Developments in Supramolecular Polymers, International Symposium on Supramolecular Chemistry and Photochemistry (SPC 2020) on January 17, 2020, by Sanatana Dharma College, Alappuzha, Kerala, India.
- Invited speaker at 6th International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology (ICANN 2019), December 18-21, 2019, by IIT Guwahati, Assam, India.
- Invited speaker at International Conference on Liquid Crystals, Liquid Crystalline Polymers and Nanosystems (ICLCPN 2019), December 13-15, 2019, by Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
- Invited speaker at Indian Analytical Science Congress (IASC 2019), September 19-21, 2019, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
- Invited speaker at National Seminar on Advanced Functional Materials of Analytical, Energy, Environmental and Biomedical Applications (NSAFM 2019), March 25-27, 2019 by University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
- Invited speaker at National Seminar on Current Trends in Material Science (CTMS 2019), March 1-2, 2019, by Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
- Invited speaker at International Conference on Physics and Chemistry of Materials (ICCPM 2018), December 19-21, 2018, by St. Thomas’ College (Autonomous), Thrissur, Kerala, India.
- Resource person 3rd Refresher Course in Nanoscience, UGC-Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC), December 8, 2018, University of Calicut, Malappuram, Kerala, India.
- Invited speaker at Suprachem 2013 - XI Congresso Nazionale Di Chimica Supramolecolare, September 24-27, 2013, Padova, Italy.
- Invited speaker at Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività-Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (ISOF-CNR), Seminar Series, July 02, 2013, Bologna, Italy.
- Invited speaker at Italian Photochemistry Meeting & International Symposium on The Photochemistry of the Future 100 Years Later, October 11-13, 2012, University of Bologna, Italy.
- ‘Science Dialogue’ lecture Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), September 29, 2010, Shizuoka Prefectural Iwata Minami High School, Japan.
- Invited speaker at The Chemical Society of Japan (CSJ) 90th Annual Meeting, CSJ-Asian International Symposium – Colloid and Surface Chemistry, March 26-29, 2010, Kinki University, Osaka, Japan.
- Invited speaker at The Society of Polymer Science, Japan (SPSJ), 58th Symposium on Macromolecules, September 16-18, 2009, Kumamoto University, Japan.
- Invited speaker at Chemical Sciences and Technology Division-General Seminar Series, June 22, 2007, National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST-CSIR), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
- Invited speaker at 2nd National Organic Symposium Trust (NOST) Symposium for Research Scholars, October 11-14, 2006, ICG, Jaipur, India.