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FL1000
Arulananda Babu, Dr S.
IISER, Mohali
Synthetic Organic Chemistry,
Medicinal Chemistry, Green
Chemistry
Chemistry * Organic
FL1001
Chattopadhyay, Dr Kausik
IISER, Mohali
Protein Biochemistry, Bacterial
Protein Toxins Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1003
Mandal, Dr Sudip
IISER, Mohali
Molecular Biology, Cell Biology,
Developmental Biology Life Sciences
* Developmental Biology/Stem Cell Biology/Neurobio
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1005
Pal, Prof. Nikhil R.
ISI, Kolkata
Fuzzy Logic, Neural Networks,
Bioinformatics, Pattern
Recognition, Data Mining, Brain
Computer Interface
Engineering
Life Sciences
* Computer Science
* Machine Learning
* Bioinformatics
FL1007
Mandal, Prof. Sanjay
IISER, Mohali
Organometallic Chemistry, Metal
Organic Frameworks,
Supramolecular Chemistry, X­ray
Crystallography, Nanomaterials
Chemistry
* Analytical Chemistry
* Inorganic
FL1008
Deep, Prof. Jagdeep S.
Central Univ. of Punjab, Bathinda
Epigenetic Regulations in Cancer,
Aging & Neurodegenerative
Diseases
Life Sciences * Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL101
Abbasi, Prof. Shahid A.
Pondicherry Univ., Puducherry
Environmental Nanotechnology,
Solid Waste Management,
Wastewater Treatment, Energy
Studies, Process Safety & Loss
Prevention
Engineering
* Biotechnology
* Chemical
* Civil
* Computer Science
FL1012
Veni Madhavan, Prof. C.E.
IISc, Bengaluru
Combinatorics, Computational
Lingusitics, NLP, Computational
Number Theory, Cryptography
Engineering
Mathematics
* Computer Science
* computational number theory
FL1014
Srivastava, Prof. Chandan
IISc, Bengaluru
Phase Transformations,
Spectroscopy, Microscopy
Chemistry
Engineering
* Physical
* Metallurgy/Materials Engg
FL1015
Balakrishnan, Prof. Narayana Rao
IISc, Bengaluru
Computational Fluid Dynamics,
Aerodynamics, Fluid Mechanics Engineering * Aeronautical
FL1016
Yadav, Prof. J.S.
IICT, Hyderabad
Biologically Active Natural
Products, Agrochemicals &
Pheromones, Development of
New Methodologies for
Sustainable Chemistry
Chemistry
Life Sciences
* Analytical Chemistry
* Organic
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
FL1018
Gupta, Profes Rajeev
UOD, Delhi
Co­ordination Chemistry,
Bioinorganic Chemistry,
Supramoleclar Chemistry,
Material Design, Catalysis
Chemistry * Inorganic
FL1019
Ganguly, Dr Bishwajit
CSMCRI, Bhavnagar
Applied Computational Chemistry
Chemistry * Organic
FL1020
Datta, Prof. Anindya
IIT, Mumbai
Ultrafast Dynamics,
Photoluminescent Nanomaterials,
Fluroscence Spectroscopy
Chemistry * Physical
FL1021
Bhattacharyya, Prof. Aninda J.
IISc, Bengaluru
Materials & Physical Chemistry Chemistry
Physics
* Physical
* Condensed Matter Physics
FL1023
Shivakumara, Dr C.
IISc, Bengaluru
Synthetic Solid State Chemistry,
Materials Chemistry of Oxides,
Magnetic & Metallic Oxides,
Superconductivity, Phosphor
Materials, Nano­materials,
Catalysis, Graphene Chemistry &
Composites
Chemistry
Physics
* Inorganic
* Condensed Matter Physics
FL1025
Sarin, Prof. Apurva
NCBS, Bengaluru
Immunology, Cell Biology,
Apoptosis Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Developmental Biology/Stem Cell Biology/Neurobio
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
* Immunology
FL1026
Karunagaran, Prof. Devarajan
IIT, Chennai
Cancer Biology, Role of miRNAs
in Cancer, TGF Beta Signalling,
Apoptosis, NF­kappa B Signalling,
Wnt Signalling
Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1027
Munirajan, Prof. A.K.
ALMPG­IBMS, Chennai
Cancer Biology,
Pharmacogenomics &
Personalized Medicine, Molecular
Genetics of Cardiovascular
Diseases & Neurodevelopmental
Disorders
Life Sciences
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Developmental Biology/Stem Cell Biology/Neurobio
* Genetics/Behaviour
* Human Genetics
FL1029
Nath, Prof. Deb Narayan
IACS, Kolkata
Magnetic Field Effect, Spin
Dynamics, Electronics &
Instrumentation
Chemistry * Physical
FL1030
Srivastava, Dr Divesh N.
CSMCRI, Bhavnagar
Electroanalytical Chemistry,
Organic Conductors Chemistry
* Analytical Chemistry
* Physical

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* Electrochemistry
FL1033
Ravishankar, Prof. N.
IISc, Bengaluru
Nanostructures, Electron
Microscopy
Chemistry
Engineering
* Physical
* Metallurgy/Materials Engg
FL1035
Nanda, Dr Karuna Kar
IISc, Bengaluru
Nanostructured Materials Chemistry
Physics
* Physical
* Condensed Matter Physics
FL1036
Adhikari, Prof. Satrajit
IACS, Kolkata
Beyond Born ­ Oppenheimer
Theories, Quantum/Classical
Dynamics, Molecule­Surface
Scattering, Reaction Dynamics
Chemistry * Physical
FL1037
Nongthomba, Prof. Upendra
IISc, Bengaluru
Genetics, Developmental Biology,
Muscle Cell Biology Life Sciences
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Developmental Biology/Stem Cell Biology/Neurobio
* Genetics/Behaviour
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1041
Roy, Prof. J.K.
BHU, Varanasi
Molecular Genetics,
Developmental Biology Life Sciences
* Animal Sciences
* Developmental Biology/Stem Cell Biology/Neurobio
* Genetics/Behaviour
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1042
Singh, Prof. N.K.
IARI, New Delhi
Genomics, Plant Molecular
Biology Life Sciences
* Agricultural Science
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1043
Deshpande, Dr R.D.
PRL, Ahmedabad
Isotope Hydrology,
Hydrogeology,
Hydrometeorology, Mass
Spectrometry
Earth and Planetary Sci.
* Atmospheric
* Earth Sciences
* Oceanic
* Meteorology
FL1045
Ramakrishnan, Prof. A. G.
IISc, Bengaluru
Machine Listening, Document
Image Processing, Natural
Language Processing, Recognizing
every possible Sound in the
Universe
Engineering
* Biomedical
* Computer Science
* Electronics
FL1046
Ramakrishnan, Prof. K.R.
IISc, Bengaluru
Digital Image, Video Processing
Engineering * DSP,Image/Video Processing
FL1047
Sitharam, Prof. T.G.
IISc, Bengaluru
Rock Mechanics, Seismic Hazard
Assessment, Seismic
Microzonation, Geotechnical
Engineering, Urban Mobility,
Transportation, Intelligent
Transportation
Engineering
Earth and Planetary Sci.
* Civil
* Earth Sciences
FL1050
Rao, Prof. G. Ranga
IIT, Chennai
Surface Chemistry, Spectroscopy,
Materials Chemistry, Solid State
Electrochemistry, Heterogeneous
Catalysis
Chemistry
* Inorganic
* Physical
* materials chemistry
FL1051
Joshi, Dr S.R.
NEHU, Shillong
Microbiology
Life Sciences * Microbiology
FL1053
Tapas Manna, Dr Tapas
IISER, Thiruvananthapuram
Biochemistry, Cell Biology,
Structural Biology Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1054
Somanathan, Dr Hema
IISER, Thiruvananthapuram
Ecology & Evolution
Life Sciences
* Animal Sciences
* Ecology/Behaviour
* Plant Sciences
FL1056
Paranjape, Prof. Kapil Hari
IISER, Mohali
Algebraic Geometry, Topology,
Differential Geometry Mathematics
* algebra, group theory, representation theory, algeb
* geometry, topology
FL1058
Nanda, Dr Ranjan
ICGEB, New Delhi
Proteomics, Metabolomics,
Biomarker Discovery Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Microbiology
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1061
Mohmmed, Dr Asif
ICGEB, New Delhi
Molecular Parasitology, Functional
Genomics, Proteomics,
Biochemistry & Functional Biology
of Parasite Protease, Drug
Targets & Drug Development
Life Sciences
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1063
Sharma, Dr Amit
ICGEB, New Delhi
Structural & Computational
Biology Life Sciences * Biochemistry
FL1069
Singh, Dr Sridevi Annapurna
CFTRI, Mysuru
Protein Chemistry, High Protein
Foods, Nutraceuticals Life Sciences
* Agricultural Science
* Biochemistry
FL1070
Ahmad, Prof. Wasim
AMU, Aligarh
Nematology, Taxonomy,
Nematode Ecology Life Sciences
* Agricultural Science
* Animal Sciences
* Ecology/Behaviour
FL1072
Chakraborty, Dr Kausik
IGIB, Delhi
Protein Folding, Biophysical
Methods, Genetic Screens
Chemistry
Life Sciences
* Physical
* Biochemistry
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1074
Datta, Dr Malabika
IGIB, Delhi
Biochemistry, Molecular Biology,
miRNA Biology, Diabetes Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1075
Maiti, Dr Souvik
IGIB, Delhi
Chemical Biology of Nucleic Acid,
Molecular Biophysics
Chemistry
Life Sciences
* Physical
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
FL1076
Chandra, Prof. Nagasuma Structural Bioinformatics,
Computational Biology, Systems
* Biochemistry

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IISc, Bengaluru Biology, Drug Discovery Life Sciences * Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Systems Biology, Bioinformatics
FL1078
Parvez, Dr Imtiyaz Ahmed
Fourth Paradigm Institute, Bengaluru
Seismic Hazard Assessment,
Computational Seismology Earth and Planetary Sci. * Earth Sciences
FL1079
Kar, Prof. Subrat
IIT, New Delhi
Optical Networks, Photonic
Switching, Telecom Networks,
Embedded Systems, Sensor
Networks
Engineering
* Computer Science
* Electronics
FL1081
Sinha, Prof. Rahul
IMSc, Chennai
Flavor Physics, CP Violation,
Neutrino Physics, Linear Collider
Physics
Physics * Nuclear and High Energy Physics
FL1082
Jaya Prasanna Lakshmi, Dr K.
NGRI, Hyderabad
Rock Mechanics
Earth and Planetary Sci. * Earth Sciences
FL1084
Raju, Dr Suvrat
ICTS­TIFR, Bengaluru
Quantum Field Theory, Quantum
Gravity, String Theory Physics
* Nuclear and High Energy Physics
* Relativity and Cosmology
* string theory
FL1088
Dharma Rajan, Dr Priyadarsanan
ATREE, Bengaluru
Conservation Biology, Insect
Taxonomy, Phylogeny, Eco­
informatics & Ecology, Ecology &
Conservation of Wetland Systems
Life Sciences
* Animal Sciences
* Ecology/Behaviour
FL1089
Prasad, Dr B.L.V.
NCL, Pune
Materials Chemistry
Nanomaterials Self­assembly Chemistry
* Physical
* Materials
FL109
Ajayaghosh, Dr A.
NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram
Organic Functional Materials,
Molecular Self­Assembly,
Molecular Probes
Chemistry
* Organic
* Physical
FL1094
Chakraborty, Dr Debasis
NBRI, Lucknow
Heavy Metal Metabolism, Plant
Transgenics Life Sciences * Plant Sciences
FL1095
Rana, Dr Rohit Kumar
IICT, Hyderabad
Nanomaterials ­ Synthesis &
Applications in Catalysis,
Photovoltaics & Biology
Chemistry * Physical
FL1099
Murthy, Prof Chandra
IISc, Bengaluru
Wireless Communications, Signal
Processing, Information Theory Engineering
* Electrical
* Electronics
FL1102
Gupta, Dr Dhruba
Bose Institute, Kolkata
Nuclear Physics
Physics * Nuclear and High Energy Physics
FL1104
Chopra, Dr Madhu
UOD, Delhi
Drug Design & Development,
Medicinal Chemistry
Chemistry
Life Sciences
* Organic
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Medicinal Chemistry
FL1105
Jeganathan, Dr K.
Bharathidasan Univ., Tiruchirappalli
Semiconductor Nanostructures,
Organic LEDs, Graphene,
Nanotechnology & Nano Drug
Delivery
Physics * Condensed Matter Physics
FL1106
Nath, Dr Utpal
IISc, Bengaluru
Developmental Biology, Plant
Growth & Development,
Transcriptional Network,
Evolutionary Biology, Cell &
Organ Morphogenesis
Life Sciences
* Developmental Biology/Stem Cell Biology/Neurobio
* Genetics/Behaviour
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
* Plant Sciences
FL1108
Dalal, Dr Amaresh
IIT, Guwahati
Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer,
Computational Fluid Dynamics Engineering * Mechanical
FL1110
Saini, Dr Deepak
IISc, Bengaluru
Cellular Signalling, Live Cell
Imaging, Bacterial Signal
Transduction, Cellular
Senescence
Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Microbiology
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1114
Sain, Dr Kalachand
NGRI, Hyderabad
Tomography, AVO & Waveform
Modelling, Seismic Attributes,
Gas­hydrates, Sub­volcanics,
Geo­tectonics
Earth and Planetary Sci. * Earth Sciences
FL1115
Muthusamy, Prof. S.
Bharathidasan Univ., Tiruchirappalli
Synthetic Organic Chemistry,
Rhodium Carbenoids,
Stereoselective Synthesis, Green
Chemistry, Metathesis
Chemistry * Organic
FL1117
Dutta Majumder, Prof. J.
IIT, Kharagpur
Metallurgical Science &
Technology Engineering
* Biomedical
* Metallurgy/Materials Engg
FL1119
Ahmad, Prof. Irfan
AMU, Aligarh
Nematode Taxonomy, Biology,
Behavior & Ultrastructure Life Sciences * Animal Sciences
FL1121
Chakraborty, Prof. Biswajit
SNBNCBS, Kolkata
Quantum Field Theory,
Noncommutative Quantum
Theories, Noncommutative
Geometry, Gravitational Physics
Physics
* Nuclear and High Energy Physics
* Quantum Field Theory
FL1122
Lahiri, Dr Mayurika
IISER, Pune
Cell, Biochemical & Molecular
Techniques Life Sciences
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1123
Richa, Dr Rikhy
IISER, Pune
Cell Biology
Life Sciences * Developmental Biology/Stem Cell Biology/Neurobio
FL1127
Ruchi, Dr Anand
IIT, Mumbai
Biochemistry, Protein
Crystallography Life Sciences * Biochemistry
FL1128
Barman, Prof Anjan
SNBNCBS, Kolkata
Magnetism, Spintronics, Magnetic
Thin Films & Nanostructures,
Magnonic Crystals, Femtosecond
Spectroscopy, THz Spectroscopy
Physics
* Atomic Physics, Lasers and Optics
* Condensed Matter Physics
FL113
Anand, Prof. G.V.
IISc, Bengaluru
Statistical Signal Processing,
Ocean Acoustics, Nonlinear
Dynamics
Engineering * Electronics
* signal processing

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FL1130
Priya, Dr Mahadevan
SNBNCBS, Kolkata
Electronic, Magnetic & Structural
Properties of Materials Physics * Condensed Matter Physics
FL1137
Sinha, Dr Alok K.
NIPGR, New Delhi
Plant Physiology, Biochemistry,
Molecular Biology Life Sciences
* Agricultural Science
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
* Plant Sciences
FL1138
Yadav, Dr Gitanjali
NIPGR, New Delhi
Computational Biology, Structural
Biology, NGS Data Analysis,
Molecular Modelling
Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Developmental Biology/Stem Cell Biology/Neurobio
* Ecology/Behaviour
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
* Plant Sciences
* Bioinformatics
FL1142
Ravikanth, Prof. M.
IIT, Mumbai
Supramolecular Chemistry
Chemistry
* Inorganic
* Organic
FL1145
Chandrashekara, Prof. K.
UAS, Bengaluru
Insect Ecology, Insect Behaviour,
Bio­diversity, Bio­prospecting Life Sciences
* Agricultural Science
* Ecology/Behaviour
FL1146
Belavadi, Dr V.V.
UAS, Bengaluru
Insect Behaviour, Pollination
Ecology Life Sciences * Ecology/Behaviour
FL1147
Singh, Dr Rajiv Kumar
NPL, New Delhi
Soft Condensed Matter,
Conducting Polymers, Polymer
Electrochemistry, Organic Energy
Materials
Chemistry
Physics
* Physical
* Condensed Matter Physics
FL1149
Deb, Prof. Bimalendu
IACS, Kolkata
Quantum Optics, Ultracold
Collisions, Physics of Cold Atoms
& Cold Molecules, Superfluidity
Physics
* Atomic Physics, Lasers and Optics
* cold atoms and cold molecules
FL1152
Ghosh, Prof Sibasish
IMSc, Chennai
Quantum Information
Physics
* Atomic Physics, Lasers and Optics
* Quantum Information Theory
FL1153
Das, Dr Manash R.
NEIST, Jorhat
Graphene Chemistry, Metal
Nanoparticle­Graphene
Composites, Synthesis of
Nanomaterials, Catalysis,
Environmental, Surface
Chemistry, Dye Removal
Chemistry
* Inorganic
* Organic
* Physical
FL1155
James Raju, Prof. K.C.
UOH, Hyderabad
Nano Ferroelectrics, Electronic
Ceramics, Thin Film
ferroelectrics, Measurements in
Microwave Frequency Range,
Microwave Devices, Laser
Processing of Thin Films, Tunable
Microwave Devices
Engineering
Physics
* Condensed Matter Physics
* Microwave Devices
* Applied Electromagnetics
FL1156
Saini, Dr Neeru
IGIB, Delhi
Biochemistry
Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1157
Kukreti, Dr Ritushree
IGIB, Delhi
Pharmacogenomics, Functional
Genomics, Molecular Biology,
Biomedical Sciences
Life Sciences
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Genetics/Behaviour
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
* pharmacogenomics
FL116
Anil Kumar, Dr
NCL, Pune
Chemical Thermodynamics,
Physical Organic Chemistry,
Biophysical Chemistry
Chemistry
* Physical
* General Chemistry
FL1160
Nagaraju, Dr Ganesh
IISc, Bengaluru
DNA Repair, DNA Damage
Signalling, Cancer, Genome
Instability, Genetic Diseases &
Cell Biology
Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1161
D'Silva, Prof Patrick
IISc, Bengaluru
Protein Folding, Chaperone
Biology, Protein Trafficking, Cell
Biology, Genetics, Stress Biology,
Cancer, Neurobiology
Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Developmental Biology/Stem Cell Biology/Neurobio
* Genetics/Behaviour
* Microbiology
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1162
Raja, Dr N.
TIFR, Mumbai
Logic, Automated Deduction,
Foundation of Mathematics
Engineering
Mathematics
* Computer Science
* Logic, Foundations of Mathematics and Automated D
FL1165
Devi, Dr P. Sujatha
CGCRI, Kolkata
Functional Nanomaterials,
Sensors, Synthesis of
Nanomaterials, Dye Sensitized
Solar Cell Materials
Chemistry
* Inorganic
* Materials chemistry
FL1169
Mukherjee, Dr Ashim
BHU, Varanasi
Signal Transduction,
Developmental Genetics,
Molecular Genetics
Life Sciences
* Developmental Biology/Stem Cell Biology/Neurobio
* Genetics/Behaviour
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1172
Karande, Prof. Anjali A.
IISc, Bengaluru
Immunology, Cell Biology
Life Sciences * Biochemistry
FL1174
Chakravortty, Prof. Dipshikha
IISc, Bengaluru
Microbiology, Immunology,
Infectious Diseases Life Sciences
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Microbiology
FL1177
Kumar, Dr P.A.
ANGRAU, Hyderabad
Plant Genomics, Transgenic
Plants Life Sciences
* Agricultural Science
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
* Plant Sciences
FL1181
Mukhopadhyay, Dr Indranil
ISI, Kolkata
Statistical Genetics, Time Series
Analysis Mathematics
* probability, statistics, financial mathematics
* Statistical genetics,Time series analysis
Genomics of Oral Cancer,

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FL1183 Roy, Prof. Bidyut
ISI, Kolkata
Mutation Detection, Micro RNA
Expression, Whole Genome
Expression
Life Sciences
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* cancer genetics
FL1185
Bose, Dr Santanu
Univ. of Calcutta, Kolkata
Structural Geology, Geodynamics
Earth and Planetary Sci. * Earth Sciences
FL1187
Chattopadhyay, Prof. Anupam
UOD, Delhi
Structural Geology, Tectonics,
Precambrian Geology Earth and Planetary Sci. * Earth Sciences
FL1190
Tapadia, Dr Madhu G.
BHU, Varanasi
Molecular Genetics &
Cytogenetics, Developmental
Genetics, Physiology
Life Sciences
* Developmental Biology/Stem Cell Biology/Neurobio
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1192
Tripathi, Dr A.K.
BARC, Mumbai
Heterogeneous Catalysis
Chemistry * Physical
FL1193
Mandal, Dr Partha Sarathi
IIT, Guwahati
Wireless Sensor Networks:
Theory to Implementations,
Distributed Algorithms for Swarm
Robots, Game Theory in
Distributed System
Engineering
Mathematics
* Computer Science
* Algorithms, Complexity Theory, Graph Theory
FL1197
Hassan, Dr P.A.
BARC, Mumbai
Surfactant Self­Assembly,
Polymers, Nanoparticles Chemistry * Physical
FL1199
Sahal, Dr Dinkar
ICGEB, New Delhi
Design & Discovery of Novel
Drugs against Malaria,
Engineering peptides for
Structure and Function, Molecular
Biophysics, Protein & Peptide
Chemistry
Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Drug Discovery
FL1200
Biswas, Prof Ranjit
SNBNCBS, Kolkata
Physical Chemistry
Chemistry * Physical
FL1202
Chrungoo, Prof. Nikhil
NEHU, Shillong
Molecular Biology, Plant Genetic
Resources Life Sciences
* Agricultural Science
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
* Plant Sciences
FL1205
Burma, Prof. Pradeep Kumar
UOD(SC), New Delhi
Transgene Expression in Plants,
Plant Biotechnology Life Sciences * Plant Sciences
FL1207
Tarafder, Dr S
NML, Jamshedpur
Fracture Mechanics, Fatigue,
Materials Engineering Engineering
* Mechanical
* Metallurgy/Materials Engg
FL121
Arunan, Prof. E.
IISc, Bengaluru
Molecular & Van der Waals
Spectroscopy, Chemical Kinetics
& Dynamics
Chemistry * Physical
FL1212
Kundu, Prof Suman
UOD(SC), New Delhi
Structure­Function Relationship in
Proteins, Protein Engineering,
Rational Drug Design, Blood
substitutes
Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
FL1215
Rai, Dr V. K.
PRL, Ahmedabad
Geo & Cosmochemistry
Earth and Planetary Sci.
* Earth Sciences
* Solar System
* Cosmochemistry
FL122
Naganjaneyulu, Dr Kasturi
NGRI, Hyderabad
Magnetotellurics, Electro
Magnetic Methods, Electrical
Resistivity, Gravity
Earth and Planetary Sci. * Earth Sciences
FL1220
Ali, Prof. Nahid
IICB, Kolkata
Immunology, Parasitology,
Biochemistry Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Microbiology
FL1226
Sureshan, Dr Kana M.
IISER, Thiruvananthapuram
Medicinal Chemistry,
Supramolecular Chemistry,
Carbohydrate Chemistry, Natural
Product Synthesis
Chemistry * Organic
FL1227
Hariharan, Dr Mahesh
IISER, Thiruvananthapuram
Photophysics, Photobiology,
Physical Organic Chemistry,
Femtosecond Spectroscopy, DNA
Chemistry
* Organic
* Physical
FL1229
DasGupta, Prof. Maitrayee
Univ. of Calcutta, Kolkata
Receptor Protein Kinases in Plant
Rhizobia­legume Symbiosis Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Microbiology
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
* Plant Sciences
FL123
Aswal, Dr Vinod K.
BARC, Mumbai
Neutron Scattering to Soft Matter
& Nanomaterials Physics * Condensed Matter Physics
FL1231
Panda, Dr Koustubh
Univ. of Calcutta, Kolkata
Nitric Oxide Physiology, Studies
on the Mechanism & Prevention
of Inflammatory Lung Diseases
[Emphysema, Asthma &
Pulmonary Hypertension],
Disease Proteomics, Mechanism
of Arsenicosis
Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
FL1232
Murugesan, Dr V.
IISc, Bengaluru
Optical Science, Condensed
Matter Physics, Matrix Algebra,
Statistics
Engineering
Mathematics
Physics
* Electrical
* Metallurgy/Materials Engg
* Atomic Physics, Lasers and Optics
* Condensed Matter Physics
* Matrix Algebra and statistics
FL1235
Gupta, Prof. Govind S.
IISc, Bengaluru
Process Modelling, Iron & Steel
Making, Fluid Flow, Heat & Mass
Transfer
Engineering
* Aeronautical
* Chemical
* Civil
* Mechanical
* Metallurgy/Materials Engg
FL1236
Suwas, Dr Satyam
IISc, Bengaluru
Crystallography, Nanomaterials,
Mechanical Properties of
Materials
Engineering
* Metallurgy/Materials Engg
* Ceramic Engineerig
Sankaran, Dr S.
Mechanical Behaviour of
Materials, Electron Microscopy,

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FL1239 IIT, Chennai Deformation, Processing of
Materials
Engineering * Metallurgy/Materials Engg
FL1240
Haridoss, Prof. Prathap
IIT, Chennai
PEM Fuel Cells, Carbon Nanotubes
Engineering * Metallurgy/Materials Engg
FL1241
Giridhar, Prof. Madras
IISc, Bengaluru
Polymer Reactions, Primarily
Polymer Degradation,
Supercritical Fluids, Catalytic
Reactions, Continuous
Distribution Kinetics for Transport
Processes & Separation Processes
Engineering * Chemical
FL1242
Ayappa, Prof. Ganapathy
IISc, Bengaluru
Statistical Mechanics, Molecular
Simulations, Biomembranes Engineering * Chemical
FL1246
Khan, Prof. Nawaz
VIT, Vellore
Organic Synthetic Methodologies,
Nano­materials Chemistry * Organic
FL1248
Das, Prof. Amita
IPR, Gandhinagar
Theoretical Plasma Physics, Laser
Plasma Interaction, Plasma
Turbulence
Physics * plasma physics
FL1251
Chattopadhyay, Prof Prabal
IPR, Gandhinagar
Tokamak Plasma, Helicon
Plasma, Dusty Plasma, Glow
Discharge Plasma, Nonlinear
Plasma Oscillation Experiment,
Plasma Diagnostics
Physics * plasma physics
FL1253
Ganesh, Dr R.
IPR, Gandhinagar
Theoretical Plasma Physics
Physics * statistical mechanics
FL1256
Patra, Dr C.N.
BARC, Mumbai
Theoretical Chemistry, MC
Simulation, Density Functional
Theory, Interfacial
Electrochemistry, Polymers &
Polyelectrolytes, Ionic Liquids
Chemistry
Engineering
* Physical
* Chemical
* Theoretical Chemistry
FL1257
Choudhury, Dr N.
BARC, Mumbai
Theoretical Chemistry, MD
Simulation of Molecular Systems,
Water & Aqueous Solutions,
Statistical Mechanics, Fullerenes,
Carbon Nanotubes, Structure &
Dynamics in Condensed Phase
Chemistry
* Physical
* Theoretical & computational
FL1261
Pandey, Dr Jeewan C.
ARIES, Nainital
X­ray & Optical Astronomy
Physics * Astronomy and Astrophysics
FL1262
Joshi, Dr Yogesh
ARIES, Nainital
Variable Star, Extra Solar Planet,
Open Star Clusters, Archival Data Physics * Astronomy and Astrophysics
FL1263
Naja, Dr Manish
ARIES, Nainital
Air Pollution, Trace Gases,
Greenhouse Warming, Climate
Change, Satellite Data Analysis,
Tropospheric Chemistry Modelling
Earth and Planetary Sci. * Atmospheric
FL1267
Muruganandam, Dr Paulsamy
Bharathidasan Univ., Tiruchirappalli
Nonlinear Dynamics, Condensed
Matter Physics [Quantum Gases:
Cold Atoms, Di­polar Bose­
Einstein Condensates, Spin­orbit
Coupled BEC etc.]
Physics
* Atomic Physics, Lasers and Optics
* Condensed Matter Physics
* Nonlinear Dynamics
FL1268
Porsezian, Prof. K.
Pondicherry Univ., Puducherry
Optical Solitons, Nonlinear Fibre
Optics Physics * Atomic Physics, Lasers and Optics
FL1269
Kolandaivel, Dr P.
Bharathiar Univ., Coimbatore
Molecular Structure &
Interactions, Molecular Dynamics,
Hydrogen Bonding Halogen Bond
Physics * molecular quantum mechanics
FL127
Bagyaraj, Prof. D.J.
CNBRCD, Bengaluru
Agricultural Microbiology
Life Sciences
* Agricultural Science
* Microbiology
* Plant Sciences
FL1281
Kannabiran, Dr Chitra
LVPEI, Hyderabad
Human Genetics, Molecular
Biology Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Genetics/Behaviour
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1282
Banerjee, Prof. Dipankar
IISc, Bengaluru
Metallurgy, Structural Materials,
Electron Microscopy Engineering * Metallurgy/Materials Engg
FL1288
Nagender Nath, Dr B.
NIO, Dona Paula, Goa
Marine Geology, Marine
Geochemistry, Marine Mineral
Resources, Palaeochemistry,
Environmental Geochemistry
Earth and Planetary Sci.
* Earth Sciences
* Marine Geology, Geochemistry, Sedimentology, offs
FL1294
Kameswara Rao, Dr Chinta
IIG, Navi Mumbai
Magnetotelluric Studies, EM
Induction Earth and Planetary Sci. * Earth Sciences
FL1295
Mukherjee, Dr Somenath
CMERI, Durgapur
Computational Solid Mechanics,
Vibrations & Dynamic Stability,
Analytical Mechanics
Engineering
Physics
* Aeronautical
* Civil
* Mechanical
* Analytical Mechanics
FL1296
Sahoo, Dr Rashmi Ranjan
CMERI, Durgapur
Nanotribology, Nanomaterials,
Self­Assembled Monolayer
Nanolubrication
Chemistry
Engineering
* Physical
* Chemical
* Mechanical
* Metallurgy/Materials Engg
* Materials
FL1297
Kaur, Dr Inderjeet
LVPEI, Hyderabad
Macular Degeneration, Diabetic
Retinopathy, Glaucoma & Other
Eye Diseases
Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Genetics/Behaviour
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1298
Vemuganti, Prof. Geeta K. Ophthalmic Pathology,
Translational Research, Stem Cell * Developmental Biology/Stem Cell Biology/Neurobio

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UOH, Hyderabad biology Cancer Biology Life Sciences * Cancer biology
FL1299
Mariappan, Dr Indumathi
LVPEI, Hyderabad
Cell Biology, Stem Cells,
Molecular Biology Life Sciences
* Developmental Biology/Stem Cell Biology/Neurobio
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL130
Balakrishnan, Prof. N.
IISc, Bengaluru
Numerical Electromagnetics,
Information Security, Aerospace
Electronic Systems
Engineering
* Aeronautical
* Computer Science
* Electronics
FL1301
Sapra, Dr Sameer
IIT, New Delhi
Nanomaterials, Light Emitting
Materials, Photovoltaics, Charge
Separation
Chemistry
Physics
* Inorganic
* Physical
* Condensed Matter Physics
FL1302
Chowdhury, Dr Pramit
IIT, New Delhi
Physical and Biophysical
Chemistry, Protein Folding,
Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Chemistry * Physical
FL1304
Shashank, Dr Deep
IIT, New Delhi
Structural Biology,
Macromolecular Chemistry, NMR
Spectroscopy, Protein Folding
Chemistry
Life Sciences
* Physical
* Biochemistry
FL1305
Jayaraman, Prof. N.
IISc, Bengaluru
Carbohydrate Chemistry,
Dendrimer Chemistry Chemistry * Organic
FL1308
Mitra, Dr Amitava
NML, Jamshedpur
Magnetic Materials, Non­
Destructive Evaluation of
Materials, Sensor Development
Engineering
Physics
* Metallurgy/Materials Engg
* Magnetic materials
FL1309
Srivastava, Dr D.
BARC, Mumbai
Physical Metallurgy, Phase
Transformations, Deformation,
Thermomechanical Processing,
Transmission Electron
Microscopy, Amorphous
Materials, Nanocrystalline
Materials
Engineering * Metallurgy/Materials Engg
FL1310
Kain, Dr Vivekanand
BARC, Mumbai
Stainless Steel, Corrosion of
Alloys, Materials
Characterization, Failure Analysis
Engineering * Metallurgy/Materials Engg
FL1312
Mukherjee, Dr P.K.
WIHG, Dehradun
Geochemistry & Petrology,
Mineralogy, Analytical
Geochemistry, Environmental
Geochemistry, Zircon
Geocronology
Earth and Planetary Sci. * Earth Sciences
FL1314
Srivastava, Dr Pradeep
WIHG, Dehradun
Quaternary Geology, Fluvial
Geology, Luminescence Dating,
Palaeoclimate
Earth and Planetary Sci. * Earth Sciences
FL1317
Adhikari, Prof. Ronojoy
IMSc, Chennai
Statistical Physics, Computational
Physics, Machine Learning
Engineering
Physics
* Aeronautical
* Chemical
* Condensed Matter Physics
FL1319
Chatterjee, Dr Debabrata
CMERI, Durgapur
Thermal Reactions,
Photochemistry & Photocatalysis,
Kinetics of Bioinorganic
Reactions, Homogeneous
Catalysis
Chemistry * Inorganic
FL1320
Verma, Dr Sunil
RRCAT, Indore
Crystal Growth, Optical and X­ray
Characterization of Materials,
Optical Imaging, Materials
Science, Lasers & Optics, Photo­
refractive Data Storage, X­ray
Topography
Physics
* Atomic Physics, Lasers and Optics
* Condensed Matter Physics
* Crystal growth and characterization
FL1322
Sawant, Dr Shilpa
BARC, Mumbai
Biosensors, Conducting Polymers,
Electrochemistry, Langmuir­
Blodgett Films, Microbial Fuel
Cells
Chemistry
* Analytical Chemistry
* Physical
* Biotechnology, nanotechnology
FL1323
Sabhapandit, Dr Sanjib
RRI, Bengaluru
Statistical Physics, Stochastic
Processes Physics * Statistical Physics
FL1324
Saravanan, Prof. S.
Bharathiar Univ., Coimbatore
Mathematical Modelling, Fluid
Dynamics, Heat Transfer
Engineering
Mathematics
* Mechanical
* differential equations, dynamical systems, mathem
FL1328
Pullarkat, Prof. Pramod
RRI, Bengaluru
Experimental Biophysics Life Sciences
Physics
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
* Statistical Physics applied to biology
FL1329
Pandey, Prof. Girdhar
UOD(SC), New Delhi
Calcium­mediated Signalling
under Abiotic & Biotic Stress Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Plant Sciences
FL133
Balasubramanian, Prof. D.
LVPEI, Hyderabad
Biophysical Chemistry,
Biochemistry of Eye Diseases Life Sciences * Biochemistry
FL1334
Kumar, Dr Sudesh
IHBT, Palampur
Biotechnology
Life Sciences * Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
FL1335
Narasimha, Prof. Maithreyi
TIFR, Mumbai
Molecular, Cellular & Physical
Bases of Cellular Reorganisation Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Developmental Biology/Stem Cell Biology/Neurobio
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1341
Banerjee, Dr Atanu
IIT, Guwahati
Kinematics, Control, Smart
Material based Sensors &
Actuators, Energy Harvesting
Engineering * Mechanical
FL1342
Ravindran, Prof. Rajesh
IMSc, Chennai
Statistical Mechanics
Physics * Condensed Matter Physics
FL1347
Radhakrishnan, Dr K.V.
NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram
Synthetic Organic Chemistry,
Synthetic Carbohydrate
Chemistry, Paladium Catalyzed
Organic Transformations
Chemistry * Organic
FL1348 Ghosh, Prof. Prasenjit
IIT, Mumbai
Organometallic Synthesis,
Homogeneous Catalysis Chemistry * Inorganic

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FL1351
Pradhan, Prof. Akshay Kumar
UOD(SC), New Delhi
Molecular Plant Breeding
Life Sciences * Agricultural Science
FL1352
Kaur, Dr Jagreet
UOD(SC), New Delhi
Plant­Microbe Interaction
Life Sciences
* Agricultural Science
* Plant Sciences
* plant pathogen interaction
FL1354
Panda, Dr P. K.
UOH, Hyderabad
Supramolecular Chemistry,
Bioinorganic Chemistry Chemistry * Supramolecular Chemistry, Bioinorganic Chemistry
FL1355
Balamurugan, Dr R.
UOH, Hyderabad
Synthetic Organic Chemistry:
Transition Metal Catalysis,
Methodology Development
Chemistry * Organic
FL1357
Sahoo, Dr Akhil Kumar
UOH, Hyderabad
Organic Chemistry
Chemistry * Organic
FL1359
Madhavan, Dr Nandita
IIT, Chennai
Peptide Synthesis, Synthetic Ion
Channels Chemistry * Organic
FL136
Bandyopadhyay, Dr Uday
IICB, Kolkata
Malaria Parasites, Cell Signalling,
Free Radical Biology Life Sciences * Biochemistry
FL1360
Baranwal, Dr V.K.
IARI, New Delhi
Molecular Plant Virology,
Serological & Nucleic Acid based
Diagnostics, Viral Genome
Characterization, Recombinant
Coat Protein Expression
Life Sciences * Molecular Plant Virology
FL1362
Kunwar, Dr Amit
BARC, Mumbai
Radiation Biology, Cancer
Biology, Redox Biochemistry &
Biophysics
Life Sciences
* Animal Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1369
Sen, Dr Prasenjit
HRI, Allahabad
Nanoscale Materials, Atomic
Clusters, Electronic Structure
Calculations
Physics * Condensed Matter Physics
FL1371
Das, Prof. Tanya
Bose Institute, Kolkata
Cancer Biology, Tumor
Immunology Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
* Cancer Biology and cancer stem cells
FL1372
Sa, Prof. Gaurisankar
Bose Institute, Kolkata
Cancer Biology, Tumor
Immunology, Molecular Biology,
Cell Biology, Signal Transduction,
Genomics & Proteomics
Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
* cancer biology
FL1379
Roy, Prof. Sourov
IACS, Kolkata
Theoretical High Energy Physics,
Collider Physics, Neutrino
Physics, Supersymmetry, Astro­
Particle Physics
Physics * Nuclear and High Energy Physics
FL138
Banerjee, Prof. Rahul
NCL, Pune
Crystal Engineering, Metal
Organic Frameworks, Hydrogen
Storage, Carbon Capture
Chemistry
* Inorganic
* Organic
FL139
Banerjee, Prof. Soumitro
IISER, Kolkata
Nonlinear Dynamics Engineering
Physics
* Electrical
* Nonlinear Dynamics
FL1391
Tata, Prof. B.V.R.
IGCAR, Kalpakkam
Condensed Matter Physics, Soft
Matter, Static & Dynamic Light
Scattering & Microscopy,
Rheology, Brillouin & Raman
Scattering
Physics
* Condensed Matter Physics
* soft condensed matter, Photonic Crystals, Nanostru
FL1396
Karaba, Dr Nataraja
UAS, Bengaluru
Molecular Basis of Drought
Tolerance in Plants Life Sciences
* Agricultural Science
* Plant Sciences
FL1399
Sreekumar, Dr K.
NCL, Pune
Fuel Cells, Electrochemistry,
Nanomaterials, Supercapacitors,
Multifunctional Materials
Chemistry
* Inorganic
* Physical
FL1402
Deshpande, Prof. Avinash
RRI, Bengaluru
Astronomy, Astrophysics, Signal
Processing & Instrumentation
Engineering
Physics
* Electrical
* Electronics
* Astronomy and Astrophysics
FL1405
Jain, Dr Tanvi
ISI, New Delhi
Operator Theory, Linear Algebra,
Topology Mathematics
* real and complex analysis, functional analysis, harm
* Linear Algebra
FL1406
Shankaranarayanan, Dr S.
IISER, Thiruvananthapuram
Cosmology, Classical and
Quantum Gravity Physics
* Relativity and Cosmology
* Quantum Entanglement
FL1407
Ganapathy, Dr Rajesh
JNCASR, Bengaluru
Soft Condensed Matter
Physics * Soft Condensed Matter
FL1409
Datta, Dr Ayan
IACS, Kolkata
Computational Chemistry,
Theoretical Sciences,
Computational Materials Science
Chemistry
* Organic
* Physical
FL1410
Nanda, Dr Samik
IIT, Kharagpur
Total Synthesis of Natural
Products & Designed Molecules Chemistry * Organic
FL1411
Patil, Dr Nitin T.
NCL, Pune
Organometallics, Synthetic
Organic Chemistry, Total
Synthesis
Chemistry * Organic
FL1412
Datta, Dr Ranjan
JNCASR, Bengaluru
Transmission Electron Microscopy
& Spectroscopy, Optoelectronic
Materials
Physics * Condensed Matter Physics
FL1413
Ansumali, Dr Santosh
JNCASR, Bengaluru
High Performance Computing,
Computational Fluid Dynamics,
Mesoscale Simulation Methods,
Kinetic Theory, Numerical
Algorithms,
Engineering
* Aeronautical
* Biomedical
* Chemical
* Computer Science
* Mechanical
FL1416
Moorthy, Prof. Jarugu N.
Organic Photochemistry,
Supramolecular Chemistry, * Organic

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IIT, Kanpur Organic Synthesis Chemistry * supramolecular, photochemistry
FL1418
Subramanian, Prof. Kandaswamy
IUCAA, Pune
Cosmic Magnetic Fields, Structure
Formation, Cosmology Physics * Relativity and Cosmology
FL142
Bansal, Prof. Manju
IISc, Bengaluru
Computational Structural Biology,
Biomolecular Modelling Life Sciences * Structural Biology, Bioinformatics
FL1424
Das, Prof. Samar Kumar
UOH, Hyderabad
Co­ordination Chemistry, Metal­
Oxide based Cluster Chemistry,
Inorganic Supramolecular
Chemistry, Dithiolene Chemistry
Chemistry * Inorganic
FL1428
Patra, Dr Amit Kumar
NARL, Tirupati
Ionospheric Electrodynamics &
Plasma Instabilities, Neutral and
plasma Turbulence, Space
Weather, Radar Probing
Techniques
Earth and Planetary Sci. * Atmospheric
FL1430
Mohammad, Prof. Sami
Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
Cosmology, Higher Dimensional
Gravity, High Energy Physics Physics * Relativity and Cosmology
FL1431
Sankaranarayanan, Dr Rajan
CCMB, Hyderabad
Structural Biology, Translation of
Genetic Code, Enzyme
Mechanism, Mycobacterium
Tuberculosis, Drug Design
Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
* Structural Biology
FL1433
Bharadwaj, Dr Shrikant
LVPEI, Hyderabad
Vision Science, Cognitive
Neuroscience, Eye Movement
Tracking
Life Sciences * Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
FL1434
Mukerji, Dr Mitali
IGIB, Delhi
Genomics, Genome Informatics,
Ayurgenomics Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Developmental Biology/Stem Cell Biology/Neurobio
* Genetics/Behaviour
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1435
Samanta, Dr Sudip Kumar
CMERI, Durgapur
Powder Injection Moulding,
Process Modelling, Semi Solid
Aluminium Alloy Casting,
Rheocasting
Engineering
* Mechanical
* Metallurgy/Materials Engg
FL1438
Jayaraman, Dr Sachindranath
IISER, Thiruvananthapuram
Linear Algebra, Functional
Analysis Mathematics
* real and complex analysis, functional analysis, harm
* Linear Algebra
FL144
Basak, Prof. Amit
IIT, Kharagpur
DNA Interacting Agents,
Asymmetric Synthesis,
Enzymology, Diradical Chemistry,
Protein Capture
Chemistry * Organic
Fl1440
Sumana, Dr Annagiri
IISER, Kolkata
Behavioural Biology, Ecology
Life Sciences
* Animal Sciences
* Ecology/Behaviour
FL1448
Murugan, Dr T.
CMERI, Durgapur
Wind Tunnel Testing, Low & High
Speed Aerodynamics, Impulsive
Flows, Turbulence, Computational
Fluid Dynamics, Synthetic Jets
Engineering
* Aeronautical
* Civil
* Mechanical
FL1449
Jha, Prof. Bhavanath
CSMCRI, Bhavnagar
Molecular Biology, Stress
Genomics, Applied Microbiology,
Marine Biotechnology, Gene
mining & Translational Research
Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
* Plant Sciences
FL145
Basavaiah, Prof. D.
UOH, Hyderabad
Organic Chemistry: Baylis­
Hillman Chemistry & Chiral
Catalysis
Chemistry * Organic
FL1452
Prasad, Dr Kamalesh
CSMCRI, Bhavnagar
Biodegradable Polymers & Gels,
Rheology, Ionic Liquids,
Sustainable Solvents, Bio­
materials
Chemistry * Organic
FL1453
Singh, Dr Puyam Sobhindro
CSMCRI, Bhavnagar
Membranes, Porous Materials,
Membrane/Catalytic Reactor,
Liquid­liquid/Gas­gas Separations
Chemistry
* Inorganic
* Physical
FL1454
Adimurthy, Dr S.
CSMCRI, Bhavnagar
Green Organic, Catalytic
Transformation, Heterocyclic
Compounds
Chemistry * Organic
FL1455
Raval, Dr Hiren D.
CSMCRI, Bhavnagar
Membrane Processes, Reverse
Osmosis, Forward Osmosis,
Application Development,
Polymer Technology
Chemistry
Engineering
* Organic
* Physical
* Chemical
FL1457
Bapat, Dr Pratap S.
CSMCRI, Bhavnagar
Chemical Engineering
Engineering * Chemical
FL146
Bashyam, Dr M.D.
CDFD, Hyderabad
Cancer Genomics, Human Genetic
Disorders Life Sciences
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Genetics/Behaviour
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1460
Sinha, Prof. Sitabhra
IMSc, Chennai
Complex Systems, Nonlinear
Dynamics, Theoretical &
Computational Biology,
Econophysics, Statistical Physics
Life Sciences
Physics
* Computational Biology
* Complex Systems
FL1461
Ghosh Chowdhury, Dr Sandip
NML, Jamshedpur
Phase Transformations,
Deformation Processing,
Crystallographic Texture
Development, High Strain Rate
Deformation
Engineering * Metallurgy/Materials Engg
FL1462
Nair, Dr Prabha R.
VSSC, Thiruvananthapuram
Atmospheric Chemistry,
Atmospheric Environment Earth and Planetary Sci. * Atmospheric
FL1463
Bhasin, Prof. K.K.
Synthetic Organometallic
Chemistry, Chemistry of
Organoselenium & Tellurium
* Inorganic

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Panjab Univ., Chandigarh Compounds Chemistry * Organometallic Chemistry
FL1464
Natesh, Dr Ramanathan
IISER, Thiruvananthapuram
Structural Molecular Biology,
Protein Crystallography, Single
Particle Cryo­EM
Life Sciences
Physics
* Biochemistry
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
* Structural Molecular Biology
* Biophysics
FL1466
Radhakrishnan, Dr Sunish
IISER, Thiruvananthapuram
Molecular Microbiology, Bacterial
Cell Biology & Genetics Life Sciences
* Microbiology
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1467
Swathi, Dr R.S.
IISER, Thiruvananthapuram
Theoretical Chemistry
Chemistry
* Physical
* Theoretical Chemistry
FL147
Basu, Prof. Ayanendranath
ISI, Kolkata
Theoretical & Applied Statistics
Mathematics * probability, statistics, financial mathematics
FL1471
Rajan, Dr M.P.
IISER, Thiruvananthapuram
Functional Analysis, Mathematical
Finance Mathematics
* probability, statistics, financial mathematics
* real and complex analysis, functional analysis, harm
FL1477
Namboothiry, Dr Manoj A.G.
IISER, Thiruvananthapuram
Organic Optoelectronics
Physics * Condensed Matter Physics
FL1479
Kini, Dr Rajeev N.
IISER, Thiruvananthapuram
Ultrafast Spectroscopy, Terahertz
Spectroscopy & Imaging Physics * Condensed Matter Physics
FL148
Basu, Dr Joyoti
Bose Institute, Kolkata
Molecular Microbiology,
Mycobacteria, Membrane Biology Life Sciences
* Microbiology
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1481
Nath, Dr Ramesh Chandra
IISER, Thiruvananthapuram
Magnetism & Superconductivity
Physics * Condensed Matter Physics
FL1482
Nambissan, Prof. P.M.G.
SINP, Kolkata
Gamma Ray Spectroscopy, Solid
State Detectors, Positron
Annihilation Spectroscopy,
Nanomaterials
Physics * Condensed Matter Physics
FL1483
Datta, Prof. Alokmay
SINP, Kolkata
Soft Materials, Complex Liquids,
Nano­soft & Nano­bio Interfaces,
Biopolymers
Physics
* Condensed Matter Physics
* Soft Materials and Biomaterials
FL1485
Sekar Iyengar, Prof. A.N.
SINP, Kolkata
Experimental Nonlinear
Dynamics, Chaos, Plasma
Physics, Nonlinear Time Series
Analysis
Physics * plasma, electronics
FL1486
Ganguly, Prof. Bichitra Nandi
SINP, Kolkata
Positron Annihilation
Spectroscopy, Radio & Nuclear
Chemistry, Materials Chemistry
Chemistry
Physics
* Analytical Chemistry
* Inorganic
* positronium chemistry
* nano materials, surface phenomenon
FL1487
Basu, Prof. Samita
SINP, Kolkata
Photochemistry, Spectroscopy
Chemistry
* Inorganic
* Organic
* Physical
FL1489
Saha Sarkar, Prof. Maitreyee
SINP, Kolkata
Nuclear Structure, Gamma
Spectroscopy, Gamma Detectors,
Shell Model
Physics * Nuclear and High Energy Physics
FL149
Batra, Dr J.K.
NII, New Delhi
Molecular Biology, Biochemistry,
Protein Chemistry Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1494
Dash, Dr Debasis
IGIB, Delhi
Computational Biology, Genome
Informatics Life Sciences
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Computational Biology
FL1495
Pillai, Dr Beena
IGIB, Delhi
Molecular & Cell Biology, miRNA,
Histone Variants Life Sciences
* Developmental Biology/Stem Cell Biology/Neurobio
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1496
Yogendra, Dr Singh
IGIB, Delhi
Bacterial Pathogenesis, Bacterial
Protein Toxins Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Microbiology
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL150
Beig, Dr Gufran­Ullah
IITM, Pune
Atmospheric Chemistry, Air
Quality and Health, Air Pollution
Forecasting, Climate Change,
Middle Atmosphere
Earth and Planetary Sci. * Atmospheric
FL1501
Madhu, Prof. P.K.
TIFR­CIS, Hyderabad
Solid­State Nuclear Magnetic
Resonance Chemistry * Physical
FL1506
Samant, Dr Sher Singh
GBPIHED, Mohal­Kullu
Biodiversity Conservation &
Management, Medicinal Plants
Conservation
Life Sciences
* Ecology/Behaviour
* Plant Sciences
FL1507
Raina, Prof. Soom Nath
Amity Univ., Noida
Cellular & Molecular
Cytogenetics, Molecular Biology,
Genetics
Life Sciences
* Agricultural Science
* Genetics/Behaviour
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
* Plant Sciences
FL1508
Siddiqi, Dr Imran
CCMB, Hyderabad
Plant Genetics, Cell Biology
Life Sciences
* Agricultural Science
* Genetics/Behaviour
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
* Plant Sciences
FL1513
Kang, Prof. Gagandeep
CMC, Vellore
Microbiology, Virology
Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Microbiology
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
Gopidas, Dr K.R.
Photochemistry, Photoinduced
Electron Transfer, * Organic

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FL1514 NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram Supramolecular Chemistry Chemistry * Physical
FL1516
Gopinath, Dr C.S.
NCL, Pune
Heterogeneous Catalysis,
Nanomaterials Chemistry,
Surface Science
Chemistry
* Analytical Chemistry
* Inorganic
* Physical
* Materials chemistry, Nanoscience
FL1519
Shivaji, Dr S.
LVPEI, Hyderabad
Reproductive Biology,
Conservation Biology &
Mammalian Sperm Function,
Molecular Basis of Cold
Adaptation, Microbial Diversity of
Extreme Habitats, Resistance to
Antibiotics , Microbiome &
Disease
Life Sciences
* Microbiology
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1520
Mahalingam, Dr S.
IIT, Chennai
HIV Pathogenesis, Cancer Biology
Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1524
Arun Kumar, Prof.
IISc, Bengaluru
Molecular Biology, Human
Molecular Genetics & Cancer
Biology
Life Sciences
* Genetics/Behaviour
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
* Cancer Biology
FL1527
Bera, Dr Jitendra K.
IIT, Kanpur
Catalysis, Organometallic
Chemistry Chemistry * Inorganic
FL1528
Rajaraman, Prof. Gopalan
IIT, Mumbai
Molecular Magnetism,
Computational Chemistry,
Mechanism of Catalytic Reactions
Chemistry * Inorganic
FL153
Bhalla, Prof. Upinder S.
NCBS, Bengaluru
Systems Biology, Computational
Neuroscience, Systems
Neurobiology
Life Sciences * Computational neuroscience
FL1535
Sarma, Dr V.V.S.S.
NIO, R.C.: Visakhapatnam
Biogeochemistry, Trace Gases
Fluxes, Stable Isotopes,
Ecosystem Functionality
Earth and Planetary Sci. * Oceanic
FL1537
Chakraborty, Dr Parthasarathi
NIO, Dona Paula, Goa
Trace Metal Spaciation,
Biogeochemistry Earth and Planetary Sci.
* Earth Sciences
* Metal speciation
FL1538
Ramaswamy, Dr V.
NIO, Dona Paula, Goa
Geology, Oceanography, Marine
Sciences, Environmental
Sciences, Aerosols, Remote
Sensing
Earth and Planetary Sci.
* Atmospheric
* Earth Sciences
* Oceanic
FL1542
Natarajan, Prof. Krishnamurthy
Dr BR Ambedkar Centre for
Biomedical Research, Delhi
Immunology, Infections Diseases
Life Sciences
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Immunology
FL1543
Bharadwaj, Dr Mausumi
ICPO, Noida
Molecular Virology & Vaccines,
Cancer Genetics Life Sciences
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Genetics/Behaviour
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1544
Natarajaseenivasan, Dr K.
Bharathidasan Univ., Tiruchirappalli
Gene Expression, Cell Signalling,
Antibody Engineering, Molecular
Bacteriology, Infectious Diseases
Life Sciences
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Microbiology
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
* Leptospirosis
FL1546
Rachel, Dr A.J.
CCMB, Hyderabad
Molecular Biology
Life Sciences
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
* genomics
FL1550
Krishnamoorthy, Dr K.
NCL, Pune
Electrochemistry, Electronic
Devices, Polymers Chemistry
* Analytical Chemistry
* Organic
* Materials
FL1553
Shashi Kumar, Dr S.K.
ICGEB, New Delhi
Metabolic Engineering, Genetic
Engineering of Algae & Crops,
Chloroplast Transformation, Bio­
fuels
Life Sciences
* Agricultural Science
* Plant Sciences
* Algal Biofuels
FL1555
Yazdani, Dr Syed Shams
ICGEB, New Delhi
Bio­fuels,
Cellulase/Hemicellulase,
Metabolic Engineering,
Fermentation Technology
Life Sciences
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Microbiology
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1556
Singla Pareek, Dr Sneh Lata
ICGEB, New Delhi
Plant Biology: Plant Molecular
Biology, Stress Biology, Crop
Biotechnology, Plant Physiology
Life Sciences
* Agricultural Science
* Biochemistry
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
* Plant Sciences
FL1557
Mishra, Dr Aseem
IMMT, Bhubaneswar
Nanomaterials, Cell Biology
(Cancer & Diabetes),
Fluorescence Microscopy, Peptide
Synthesis, Protein/Peptide
Aggregation, Spectroscopy
Chemistry
Life Sciences
Physics
* Organic
* Physical
* Biochemistry
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Plant Sciences
* Nanomaterials
* Nanomaterials
* Nanomaterials
FL156
Bhardwaj, Dr Anil
VSSC, Thiruvananthapuram
Planetary Atmosphere &
Ionosphere, Space Physics,
Planetary Missions, Lunar &
Martian Science
Earth and Planetary Sci. * Solar System
FL1560
Bhavesh, Dr Neel Sarovar
ICGEB, New Delhi
Biophysics, Structural Biology,
NMR Spectroscopy,
Metabonomics
Chemistry
Life Sciences
* Physical
* Biochemistry
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology

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* NMR Spectroscopy
* Structural Biology
FL1563
Rath, Prof. S.P.
IIT, Kanpur
Coordination Chemistry,
Metalloporphyrins in Biology, Bio­
Inorganic Chemistry
Chemistry * Inorganic
FL1564
Singh, Dr Shailza
NCCS, Pune
Systems Biology, Synthetic
Biology Interface Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1565
Vidya, Dr T.N.C.
JNCASR, Bengaluru
Animal Behaviour
Life Sciences
* Animal Sciences
* Ecology/Behaviour
* Engineering (electrical/computer science), Mathema
FL1566
Sengupta, Dr Tapas Kumar
IISER, Kolkata
Molecular Mechanisms, Cancer
Biology, Microbiology Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Ecology/Behaviour
* Microbiology
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL157
Bhargava, Dr Purnima
CCMB, Hyderabad
Molecular Biology, Gene
Expression, Chromatin Structure
& Remodelling, Epigenetic
Regulatory Mechanisms
Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1570
Sarkar, Dr Srimonti
Bose Institute, Kolkata
Cell Biology
Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1571
Datta, Dr Rupak
IISER, Kolkata
Biology of Diseases
Life Sciences * Biochemistry
FL1572
Nishant, Dr K.T.
IISER, Thiruvananthapuram
Genetics, Genomics, Molecular
Biology Life Sciences
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Genetics/Behaviour
* Microbiology
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1573
Govind, Dr
NPL, New Delhi
III­Nitride based Semiconductors,
Growth & Characterization,
Device Fabrication, Surface &
Interface Science,
Semiconductors
Physics * Condensed Matter Physics
FL1574
Haranath, Dr D.
NPL, New Delhi
Luminescence, Nanomaterials,
Sol­Gel Science, Porous Materials
Chemistry
Physics
* Inorganic
* Physical
* Atomic Physics, Lasers and Optics
* Condensed Matter Physics
* Materials Science
FL1575
Dogra, Dr Anjana
NPL, New Delhi
Oxide Heterostructures, PLD, Low
Temperature Physics, Magnetic
Materials
Physics * Condensed Matter Physics
FL1577
Gupta, Dr Vinay
NPL, New Delhi
Organic Photovoltaic Cells,
Carbon Nanotubes, Graphenes Physics * Condensed Matter Physics
FL1581
Sampathkumar, Dr S. Gopalan
NII, New Delhi
Chemical Biology, Glycobiology,
Carbohydrate Chemistry, Bio­
organic Chemistry, Analytical
Chemistry
Chemistry
Life Sciences
* Organic
* Biochemistry
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
FL1582
Biswal, Dr Bichitra K.
NII, New Delhi
Structural Biology, Structure
based Inhibitor Design, Protein
Crystallography
Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
FL1583
Sengupta, Dr Sagar
NII, New Delhi
Cancer Biology, Cell Biology,
Signal Transduction, Mitochondria
Function, DNA Damage Response
Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Genetics/Behaviour
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1584
Basak, Dr Soumen
NII, New Delhi
Cell Biology, Cell Signalling,
Biochemistry, Immunology,
Mathematical Modelling
Life Sciences
* Animal Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1586
Kaur, Dr Kanwaljeet
NII, New Delhi
Biochemistry, Glycobiology,
Synthetic Carbohydrate
Chemistry, Microbiology
Chemistry
Life Sciences
* Organic
* Biochemistry
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Microbiology
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1588
Tailor, Dr Prafullakumar
NII, New Delhi
Molecular Biology, Immunology
Life Sciences * Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
FL1589
Sundd, Dr Monica
NII, New Delhi
Protein Chemistry, Protein
Purification & Cloning, Biophysical
Studies, Structural Biology, NMR
Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
FL1590
Sinha, Dr Vinayak
IISER, Mohali
Atmospheric Analytical
Chemistry, Meteorology, Ozone &
Aerosol Chemistry, Troposphere
Chemistry
Earth and Planetary Sci.
* Analytical Chemistry
* Physical
* Atmospheric
FL1591
Pal, Dr Santanu K.
IISER, Mohali
Soft Materials, Liquid Crystals,
Organic Synthesis, Chemical &
Biological Sensing, Nanomaterials
Chemistry
* Analytical Chemistry
* Organic
* Physical
FL1592
Angshuman Roy Choudhury, Dr
IISER, Mohali
X­ray Crystallography, Solid
State Chemistry, Polymorphism,
Crystal Engineering
Chemistry
* Organic
* Physical
FL1593
Prasad, Dr N.G.
IISER, Mohali
Evolutionary Genetics,
Organismal Biology, Intersexual Life Sciences
* Animal Sciences
* Ecology/Behaviour

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Conflict, Life­history Evolution * Genetics/Behaviour
* Evolutionary Genetics
FL1597
Passi, Prof. I.B.S.
IISER, Mohali
Algebra
Mathematics
* algebra, group theory, representation theory, algeb
* Algebra, Theory of Groups.
FL1598
Arunasree, Dr M.K.
UOH, Hyderabad
Epigenetics, Protein­Protein
Interactions Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Genetics/Behaviour
* Microbiology
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1599
Naresh Babu, Dr Sepuri
UOH, Hyderabad
Mitochondrial Biogenesis in
Health & Disease, Oxidative
Stress, Role of Mitochondria in
Cancer Cells, Fe­S Proteins of
Mitochondria
Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Microbiology
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL160
Bhat, Prof. S.V.
IISc, Bengaluru
Experimental Condensed Matter
Physics Physics * Condensed Matter Physics
FL1600
Bhattacharyya, Dr M.K.
UOH, Hyderabad
Functional Genomics, Epigenetics
of Malarial Parasites, DNA Repair
& Recombination, Telomere
Biology & Silencing
Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Microbiology
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1601
Venkataramana, Prof. Ch.
UOH, Hyderabad
Bacteriology
Life Sciences * Microbiology
FL1603
Bhattacharyya, Dr Sunanda
UOH, Hyderabad
Functions of Chaperones, Yeast
Genetics & Molecular Biology Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1604
Senthilkumaran, Dr B.
UOH, Hyderabad
Fish Molecular Endocrinology,
Reproductive Biology, Neuro­
endocrinology, Sexual
Development, Endocrine
Disruption & Nano­toxicity
Life Sciences
* Animal Sciences
* Developmental Biology/Stem Cell Biology/Neurobio
* Endocrinology
FL1606
Gunasekaran, Dr K.
Univ. of Madras, Chennai
Crystallography & Structure
based Drug Designing Life Sciences * Structural Biology
FL1607
Khakhar, Prof. Devang
IIT, Mumbai
Granular Flow & Mixing
Engineering * Chemical
FL1609
Venkatesh, Dr K.V.
IIT, Mumbai
Systems Biology, Computational
Biology, Metabolic Engineering
Engineering
Life Sciences
* Biotechnology
* Chemical
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Microbiology
* Systems and Computational Biology
FL1612
Jothiprakash, Dr V.
IIT, Mumbai
Water Resource Systems,
Hydrology, Irrigation Systems,
Soft Computing Techniques,
Artificial Neural Networks, Non­
linear Dynamic Analysis through
Chaotic Approach, Singular
Spectrum Analysis
Earth and Planetary Sci.
* Atmospheric
* Earth Sciences
* Oceanic
* hydrology and water resources engineering
FL1614
Bhandarkar, Dr Upendra
IIT, Mumbai
Molecular Simulations for Gas
Flow in Microchannels & Re­entry
Situations, Heat Transfer &
Thermodynamics, MHD Flows,
Chemical Reactions in
Plasmas/Re­entry Flows,
Appropriate Technology Solutions
Chemistry
Engineering
Physics
* Aeronautical
* Chemical
* Mechanical
* Computational Chemistry
* Statistical Physics
FL1615
Kulkarni, Dr Suvarn
IIT, Mumbai
Bio­organic Chemistry,
Carbohydrate Synthesis Chemistry * Organic
FL1617
Kaliappan, Prof. K.P.
IIT, Mumbai
Organic Synthesis
Chemistry * Organic
FL1619
Chaudhury, Prof. Santanu
IIT, New Delhi
Computer Vision, Artificial
Intelligence, Multimedia Systems Engineering * Computer Science
FL1620
Francis, Dr Pavanathara
INCOIS, Hyderabad
Indian Summer Monsoon, Air­Sea
Interaction Processes, Ocean
General Circulation Modelling
Earth and Planetary Sci.
* Atmospheric
* Oceanic
FL1621
Subrahmanyam, Mr K.V.
VSSC, Thiruvananthapuram
Cloud and Dynamics, Mesoscale
Convective Systems, Tropical
Cyclones
Earth and Planetary Sci.
Physics
* Atmospheric
* Earth Sciences
* Condensed Matter Physics
FL1624
Datta, Dr Shouvik
IISER, Pune
Semiconductor Physics:
(Experiment & Theory), Nano­
Optoelectronics, Nano­
Photovoltaic Devices, Micro &
Nano Lithography, Fluid Dynamics
at Nanoscale
Physics
* Condensed Matter Physics
* Material Science
FL1625
Bhattacharyay, Dr Arijit
IISER, Pune
Condensed Matter, Statistical
Physics Physics
* Condensed Matter Physics
* Statistical Physics
FL1626
Santhanam, Dr M.S.
IISER, Pune
Non­Linear Dynamics, Quantum
Chaos, Statistical Physics &
Complex Systems
Physics
* Condensed Matter Physics
* Nonlinear Dynamics
FL1627
Chatterji, Dr Apratim
IISER, Pune
Complex Fluids, Micro­fluidics,
Self­assembly, Multi­scale
Simulations, Soft Condensed
Matter
Physics * Complex fluids.
FL1629
Jonnalagadda, Prof. Krishna
IIT, Mumbai
Experimental Mechanics, Solid
Mechanics, MEMS,
Dynamic/Impact Behavior of
Materials, Polymer Mechanics,
Fracture Mechanics, High
Engineering
* Aeronautical
* Mechanical
* Metallurgy/Materials Engg

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Temperature Mechanical Behavior
FL163
Bhatnagar, Prof. Shinjini
THSTI, Gurgaon
Paediatrics, Maternal & Child
Health Life Sciences
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Medicine
FL1631
Das, Dr Parimal
BHU, Varanasi
Molecular Human Genetics,
Cancer Genetics Life Sciences
* Developmental Biology/Stem Cell Biology/Neurobio
* Genetics/Behaviour
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1632
Venkatesh Babu, Dr R.
IISc, Bengaluru
Image/Video Processing,
Computer Vision, Video
Compression, Human Computer
Interaction, Video Analytics,
Machine Learning
Engineering
* Computer Science
* Electrical
* Electronics
FL1634
Pandithurai, Dr G.
IITM, Pune
Aerosol­Cloud Interactions,
Aerosol Radiative Effects
Earth and Planetary Sci.
Physics
* Atmospheric
* Atomic Physics, Lasers and Optics
FL1637
Banerjee, Dr Tamal
IIT, Guwahati
Computational Chemistry, Ionic
Liquids, Separation Processes,
Molecular Dynamics
Engineering * Chemical
FL1640
Sridharan, Dr Shrihari
IISER, Thiruvananthapuram
Complex Dynamics, Ergodic
Theory Mathematics
* differential equations, dynamical systems, mathem
* geometry, topology
* real and complex analysis, functional analysis, harm
* Ergodic Theory
FL1643
Bhaskar, Dr Sangeeta
NII, New Delhi
Cancer Immunotherapy, Vaccine
Development for Tuberculosis Life Sciences * Biotechnology
FL1644
Gadkari, Dr S.C.
BARC, Mumbai
Single Crystal Growth, Nuclear
Radiation Detectors &
Dosimeters, Imaging Devices for
Radiography
Physics * Condensed Matter Physics
FL1648
Tomar, Dr B.S.
BARC, Mumbai
Nuclear & Radiochemistry
Chemistry * Nuclear Chemistry
FL1652
Vatsa, Prof. R.K.
BARC, Mumbai
Secondary Ionisation Mass
Spectrometry, Lasers
Photoionisation, Time­of­flight
Mass Spectrometry, Atomic &
Molecular Clusters,
Nanoparticles, Hyperthermia,
Luminescence, Drug Delivery
Chemistry
* Inorganic
* Physical
FL166
Bhattacharya, Prof. Dipankar
IUCAA, Pune
High Energy Astrophysics,
Neutron Stars, Cosmic Explosions Physics * Astronomy and Astrophysics
FL1662
Chaplot, Prof S.L.
BARC, Mumbai
Condensed Matter Physics,
Neutron Scattering, Lattice
Dynamics
Physics * Condensed Matter Physics
FL1666
Rai, Dr Santosh K.
WIHG, Dehradun
Isotope Geochemistry, Mass
Spectroscopy, Himalayan River
System, River Erosion &
Weathering, Glaciology
Chemistry
Earth and Planetary Sci.
* Analytical Chemistry
* Earth Sciences
* Ganga River System, Hydrochemistry
FL1667
Bhakuni, Dr S.S.
WIHG, Dehradun
Structural Analysis of Fold­thrust
Belt Earth and Planetary Sci. * Earth Sciences
FL167
Bhattacharya, Prof. Samaresh
Jadavpur Univ., Kolkata
Co­ordination Chemistry,
Organometallic Chemistry,
Catalysis
Chemistry * Inorganic
FL1671
Srivastava, Dr Rajendra
IIT, Ropar
Catalysis & Synthesis of
Nanomaterials Chemistry
* Inorganic
* Physical
FL1672
Kumar, Dr Rakesh
IIT, Ropar
Nanophysics, Condensed Matter
Physics Physics * Condensed Matter Physics
FL1674
Dasgupta, Dr Shubhrangshu
IIT, Ropar
Quantum Optics, Quantum
Information Theory, Chemical
Physics, Quantum Biology,
Quantum Plasmonics
Physics * Atomic Physics, Lasers and Optics
FL1676
Dhilip Kumar, Dr T.J.
IIT, Ropar
Theoretical & Computational
Chemistry, Hydrogen Storage
Materials, Energy, Atom­
molecule/Ion Collisions, Quantum
Dynamics, Electronic Structure
Calculations
Chemistry
Earth and Planetary Sci.
Physics
* Inorganic
* Physical
* Atmospheric
* Earth Sciences
* Astronomy and Astrophysics
* Atomic Physics, Lasers and Optics
* Condensed Matter Physics
FL1677
Mukhopadhyay, Dr Anirban
IMSc, Chennai
Analytic Number Theory, Additive
Combinatorics Mathematics
* combinatorics
* number theory, coding theory
FL1679
Rahman, Dr Imran
NCL, Pune
Process Modelling, Soft Sensors,
Process Control Engineering * Chemical
FL168
Bhattacharya, Prof. Samir
Visva Bharati Univ., Santiniketan
Reproductive Biology,
Comparative Endocrinology,
Molecular Signalling
Life Sciences * Biochemistry
FL1680
Sen Gupta, Dr Sayam
NCL, Pune
Bio­Inorganic Chemistry,
Catalysis, Polymer Chemistry Chemistry
* Inorganic
* Organic
FL1684
Suresh, Dr C.H.
NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram
Computational Chemistry,
Theoretical Organometallics,
Theoretical Organic Chemistry
Chemistry
* Inorganic
* Physical
FL1685
Shelke, Dr Manjusha
NCL, Pune
Nano Materials, Semiconductor
Nano­structures, Nanocomposites
Super­capacitor, Li­ion Battery,
Photoelectrochemistry
Chemistry
* Inorganic
* Physical
* Materials chemistry
Carbon Nanotechnology ­
Synthesis, Characterization & * Analytical Chemistry

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FL1686 Gokhale, Dr S.P.
NCL, Pune
Chemical Processing of Carbon
Nano­structures for Various
Applications
Chemistry
* Inorganic
* Organic
* Physical
* Nanoscience
FL1687
Isvaran, Dr Kavita
IISc, Bengaluru
Animal Behaviour
Life Sciences * Ecology/Behaviour
FL1688
Quader, Dr Suhel
NCF, Bengaluru
Ecology, Animal Behaviour,
Wildlife Biology Life Sciences
* Animal Sciences
* Ecology/Behaviour
FL1689
Barua, Dr Deepak
IISER, Pune
Plant Ecology & Evolution
Life Sciences * Ecology/Behaviour
FL1691
Chatterjee, Dr Subhadeep
CDFD, Hyderabad
Bacterial Genetics, Molecular
Biology, Host­pathogen
Interactions
Life Sciences
* Microbiology
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
* Plant Sciences
FL1692
Tyagi, Dr Shweta
CDFD, Hyderabad
Transcription, Cell Cycle
Regulation, Epigenetics, Mitosis Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1693
Joshi, Dr Rohit
CDFD, Hyderabad
Nervous System in Drosophila,
Transcription Biology, Eukaryotic
Molecular Genetics
Life Sciences
* Animal Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Developmental Biology/Stem Cell Biology/Neurobio
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1694
Subba Reddy, Dr M.
CDFD, Hyderabad
Cell Biology, Cell Signalling,
Protein Modifications Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1695
Nagarajaram, Dr H.A.
CDFD, Hyderabad
Computational Biology,
Bioinformatics, Computational
Systems Biology
Life Sciences * compuational biology
FL1697
Murthy, Dr Aditya
IISc, Bengaluru
Cognitive Neuroscience
Engineering
* Biomedical
* Computer Science
* Electrical
* Electronics
* Mechanical
FL1698
Ramanathan, Prof. A.L.
JNU, New Delhi
Biogeochemistry of Mangroves,
Environmental Geology, Glacier­
climate Interaction for Water
Resource Management, Hydro
Geochemistry of Ground Waters
Earth and Planetary Sci.
* Earth Sciences
* Glaicology
FL1699
Prakash, Prof. K.
SJCE, Mysuru
Physico­Chemical Behaviour of
Soils, Environmental
Geotechnology, Classical Soil
Mechanics, Coal Ash Research
Engineering * Civil
FL170
Bhattacharya, Prof. Sudha
JNU, New Delhi
Molecular Biology, Molecular
Parasitology, Genomics Life Sciences * Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1700
Vishwakarma, Dr Ram
IIIM, Jammu
Organic Synthesis, Medicinal
Chemistry Chemistry * Organic
FL1701
Akhtar, Dr Sohail
CDRI, Lucknow
In­vivo Protein Folding,
Transcription, Gene Regulation Life Sciences * Biochemistry
FL1704
Singh, Dr Ritesh K.
IISER, Kolkata
High Energy Physics,
Phenomenology Physics * Nuclear and High Energy Physics
FL1705
Srinivasan, Prof. Ramaswamiah
IISc, Bengaluru
Precambrain Geology, Archaean
Palaeobiology, Geochemistry Earth and Planetary Sci. * Earth Sciences
FL1707
Harinarayanan, Dr R.
CDFD, Hyderabad
Bacterial Genetics, E.coli Bacteria
Life Sciences
* Microbiology
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1708
Abbasi, Dr Tasneem
Pondicherry Univ., Puducherry
Wastewater Treatment, Solid
Waste Management,
Environmental Nanotechnology,
Process Safety & Loss Prevention
Engineering
* Biotechnology
* Chemical
* Environmental Engineering
FL1710
Roy, Prof. Mainak
BARC, Mumbai
Oxide Chemistry, Nano­particle,
Composite Synthesis, Raman
Spectroscopy
Chemistry
* Inorganic
* Physical
* Material Chemistry (Nanomaterials)
FL1711
Datta, Dr Ajit B.
Bose Institute, Kolkata
Structural Biology,
Macromolecular Crystallography,
Biochemistry
Chemistry
Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Biophysical Chemistry
* Structural Biology
FL1714
Batra, Dr Sanjay
CDRI, Lucknow
Organic & Medicinal Chemistry
Chemistry * Organic
FL1717
Babu, Dr Suresh
IICT, Hyderabad
Natural Products Chemistry,
Medicinal Chemistry Chemistry
* Analytical Chemistry
* Organic
FL1719
Chakrabarti, Dr Gopal
Univ. of Calcutta, Kolkata
Protein Structure­Function,
Protein Ligand Interaction, Anti­
Tumor & Anti­Bacterial Drugs,
Cancer Biology
Chemistry
Life Sciences
* Organic
* Biochemistry
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL172
Bhattacharyya, Prof. Kamal
Univ. of Calcutta, Kolkata
Theoretical Chemistry
Chemistry * Physical
FL1725
Deb, Prof. P.
Tezpur Univ., Tezpur
Nanoscience, Surface Science &
Magnetism Physics * Condensed Matter Physics
FL1726
Bhattacharyya, Prof. Dhruba K.
Tezpur Univ., Tezpur
Network Security, Machine
Learning, Bioinformatics Engineering * Computer Science
FL1728 Srinivasan, Dr Balaji
IIT, New Delhi
Computational Algorithms for
Fluid Dynamics, Numerical
Analysis Engineering
* Aeronautical
* Mechanical

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FL1729
Yadav, Dr P.N.
CDRI, Lucknow
Neuropharmacology & Molecular
Pharmacology Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Developmental Biology/Stem Cell Biology/Neurobio
* Genetics/Behaviour
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1730
Kumaravelu, Dr Jagavelu
CDRI, Lucknow
Life Sciences [except Botany]
Life Sciences
* Animal Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
* Cardiovascular research and endothelial cell biology
FL1731
Shukla, Dr Shubha
CDRI, Lucknow
Neurobiology
Life Sciences * Developmental Biology/Stem Cell Biology/Neurobio
FL1744
Das, Dr Sourin
UOD, Delhi
Mesoscopic Physics (Transport
Quantum Dots and Quantum
Wires), Spintronics, Field Theory,
Quantum Hall effect, Topological
Insulators & Superconductors
Physics
* Atomic Physics, Lasers and Optics
* Condensed Matter Physics
FL1746
Bose, Dr Suryasarathi
IISc, Bengaluru
Polymer Processing, Polymer
Blends, Nanocomposites, Carbon
Nanotubes, Self Assembly of
Nanomaterials
Chemistry
Engineering
* Organic
* Physical
* Biotechnology
* Chemical
* Metallurgy/Materials Engg
FL1747
Misra, Dr Abha
IISc, Bengaluru
Chemical Sensors, Photodetector,
Carbon Nanotubes & Graphene,
Quantum Dots, Fuel Cells,
Hydrogen Absorption,
Supercapacitor, Batteries,
Mechanical Behavior of
Microscopic Foam
Chemistry
Engineering
Physics
* Physical
* Chemical
* Electrical
* Electronics
* Mechanical
* Metallurgy/Materials Engg
* Condensed Matter Physics
FL1750
Singh, Prof. D.N.
IIT, Mumbai
Environmental Geotechnology,
MSW & Nuclear Waste Disposal,
Bio­reactor Landfill, Porous Media
Characterization, Biotechnology,
Electronics & Instrumentation
Engineering
Life Sciences
* Biotechnology
* Civil
* Electronics
* Agricultural Science
* Animal Sciences
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Ecology/Behaviour
* Microbiology
* Plant Sciences
FL1752
Viswanadham, Prof. B.V.S.
IIT, Mumbai
Geo­technical Engineering,
Centrifuge Modelling, Geo­
technical aspects of Landfills,
Coal Ash Utilization, Slope
Stabilization, Soil Reinforcement
using Geo­synthetics
Engineering * Civil
FL1754
Batish, Prof. Daizy
Panjab Univ., Chandigarh
Allelopathy, Abiotic Stress,
Natural Plant based Herbicides,
Plant Based Volatile Organic
Compounds/Essential Oils & their
Ecological & Biological Roles
Life Sciences
* Agricultural Science
* Ecology/Behaviour
* Plant Sciences
* Ecophysiology, Ethnobotany, Forestry
FL176
Bhushan, Prof. Ravi
IIT, Roorkee
Organic Chemistry, Proteins,
Enantiomeric Resolution, Liquid
Chromatography
Chemistry
* Analytical Chemistry
* Organic
FL1762
Banerjea, Prof. Sudeshna
Jadavpur Univ., Kolkata
Theory of Water Waves, Integral
Equation
Earth and Planetary Sci.
Mathematics
* Oceanic
* Integral equation
FL1763
Vadlamani, Dr Sreekar
TIFR ­ CAM, Bengaluru
Probability Theory, Geometric
Measure Theory Mathematics * probability, statistics, financial mathematics
FL1765
Santhosh, Prof. C.
Manipal Univ., Manipal
Raman Spectroscopy, Optical
Tweezers, Fluorescence
Spectroscopy, Photonics & Bio­
photonics, Nano­biophotonics
Physics * Atomic Physics, Lasers and Optics
FL1766
Balasubramanyam, Dr M.
MDRF, Chennai
Molecular Biology, Diabetes,
Insulin Signalling, Bio­prospecting
of Herbal Drugs, Telo­mere
Biology, miRNA, Oxidative Stress
Senescence Mechanisms Vascular
Biology, Disease Biology, Gut
Micro­biota
Life Sciences
* Animal Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Developmental Biology/Stem Cell Biology/Neurobio
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
* Diabetes related molecular work
FL1767
Netrakanti, Dr Pawan Kumar
BARC, Mumbai
Heavy­Ion Experimental Physics
Physics * Nuclear and High Energy Physics
FL1768
Ghorai, Prof. M.K.
IIT, Kanpur
Organic Chemistry
Chemistry * Organic
FL1769
Ravi Sankar, Dr Kottada
IIT, Chennai
Physical/Mechanical Metallurgy,
High Temperature Deformation of
Materials, High Entropy Alloys,
Creep & Super­plasticity,
Magnesium Alloys
Engineering * Metallurgy/Materials Engg
FL1770
Ravi Kumar, Dr N.V.
IIT, Chennai
Ceramics, Photocatalysis,
Dielectric Materials, Mechanics of
Biological Materials, Indentation
Techniques
Chemistry
Engineering
Life Sciences
* Inorganic
* Organic
* Mechanical
* Metallurgy/Materials Engg
* Plant Sciences
FL1773
Shanmugam, Prof. Maheswaran
IIT, Mumbai
Single­Molecule Magnet,
Molecular Magnetism, Small
Molecule Activation, Molecular Chemistry * Inorganic

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FL1775
Arunkumar, Dr K.P.
CDFD, Hyderabad
Bioinformatics, Molecular
Genetics, Genomics, Molecular
Phylogeny, Evolutionary Biology
Life Sciences
* Ecology/Behaviour
* Genetics/Behaviour
FL1776
Aravind Madhyastha, Dr N.A.
ATREE, Bengaluru
Biodiversity & Conservation
(Birds, Butterflies), Forest
Ecology, Amphibian Ecology &
Conservation, Non­Marine Mollusc
Conservation, Freshwater
Ecology, Urban Ecology Data
Mining, Phylogeny
Life Sciences
* Animal Sciences
* Ecology/Behaviour
FL1779
Nasser, Dr M.
Univ. of Calicut, Kerala
Biological Control of Insect Pest
of Crops, Insect Pollination &
Insect Induced Galls
Life Sciences * Ecology/Behaviour
FL178
De, Dr Aditi Sen
HRI, Allahabad
Quantum Information &
Computation Physics
* Condensed Matter Physics
* quantum information and computation
FL1780
Ramani, Prof. N.
Univ. of Calicut, Kerala
Acarology­ Biosystematics of Soil
Mites, Plant Mites, Predatory
Mites etc., Biological Control of
Mite Pests
Life Sciences
* Animal Sciences
* Developmental Biology/Stem Cell Biology/Neurobio
* Ecology/Behaviour
* Biological control
FL1781
Selvaraju, Dr C.
Univ. of Madras, Chennai
Ultrafast Spectroscopy,
Fluorescence Spectroscopy Chemistry * Physical
FL1791
Singh, Dr B.G.
BARC, Mumbai
Organoselenium Compounds,
Antioxidants, Enzyme Kinetics,
Free Radical Chemistry
Chemistry
* Inorganic
* Physical
* Biochemistry
FL1792
Eshpuniyani, Dr Brijesh
BHU, Varanasi
Transition & Turbulence, CFD,
Molecular Gas Dynamics,
Supersonic & Hypersonic Flows,
Biofluid Mechanics
Engineering
Physics
* Mechanical
* Fluid Dynamics
FL1793
Sivakumar, Prof N.
UOH, Hyderabad
Protein Biochemistry,
Glycobiology Life Sciences * Biochemistry
FL1794
Mitra, Prof C.K.
UOH, Hyderabad
Molecular Biophysics, Biosensors,
Protein Sequences,
Bioinformatics,
Nanobiotechnology
Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* bioinformatics
FL1795
Mishra, Dr Krishnaveni
UOH, Hyderabad
Molecular Biology, Cell Biology,
Epigenetics Life Sciences * Biochemistry
FL1797
Anil Kumar, Prof.
IIT, Mumbai
Conducting Polymers,
Nanomaterials, Electrochromic
Devices
Chemistry
Physics
* Analytical Chemistry
* Organic
* Physical
* Solid State Physics
FL180
Biswas, Prof. Gautam
IIT, Guwahati
Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer,
CFD, Turbulence, Microfluidics Engineering
* Chemical
* Mechanical
FL1802
Dasgupta, Prof. Subinay
Univ. of Calcutta, Kolkata
Non­equilibrium Behaviour of
Quantum Ising Models,
Measurement Problem of
Quantum Mechanics, Traffic
Networks
Physics * Statistical Physics
FL1807
Shivakumara, Prof. I.S.
Bengaluru Univ., Bengaluru
Fluid Mechanics,
Magnetohydrodynamics Mathematics
* differential equations, dynamical systems, mathem
* Numerical Analysis
FL1808
Bajaj, Dr Avinash
RCB, Gurgaon
Cancer Biology, Nano­medicine,
Drug Delivery for Cancer &
Infectious Diseases
Chemistry
Life Sciences
* Organic
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Microbiology
FL181
Borges, Prof. Renee M.
IISc, Bengaluru
Evolutionary Biology, Behavioural
Ecology, Plant­Animal
Interactions
Life Sciences
* Animal Sciences
* Ecology/Behaviour
* Plant Sciences
FL1810
Rastogi, Dr Neeraj
PRL, Ahmedabad
Atmospheric & Aerosol Chemistry
Earth and Planetary Sci.
* Atmospheric
* Earth Sciences
FL1813
Saxena, Dr Geetika Jain
UOD, Delhi
Optoelectronics, Waveguide,
EDFA, Fibre Amplifier, Surface
Plasmonic Wave­guides
Engineering * Electronics
FL1815
Kumar, Prof. Ajay
UOD, Delhi
Harmonic Analysis, Functional
Analysis Mathematics
* real and complex analysis, functional analysis, harm
* Operator Spaces, C*­ algebras
FL1819
Gopal, Prof. B.
IISc, Bengaluru
Protein Chemistry, Structural
Biology, Proteome Analysis Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Microbiology
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1826
Gosavi, Dr Shachi
NCBS, Bengaluru
Protein Folding & Dynamics [Only
Computational Work] Chemistry
* Physical
* Biophysics and computational chemistry.
FL1827
Sheshshayee, Dr M.S.
UAS, Bengaluru
Drought Stress Physiology of
Plants, Molecular Breeding,
Stable Isotopes Research,
Photosynthesis
Life Sciences
* Agricultural Science
* Plant Sciences
FL1828
Ravikanth, Dr G.
ATREE, Bengaluru
Conservation Genetics, Population
Genetics, Molecular Systematics,
Molecular Ecology
Life Sciences
* Agricultural Science
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Ecology/Behaviour
* Genetics/Behaviour
* Plant Sciences

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FL1829
Kumar, Dr A.R.V.
UAS, Bengaluru
Insect Taxonomy, Insect Ecology,
Integrated Pest Management Life Sciences
* Agricultural Science
* Animal Sciences
* Ecology/Behaviour
* Microbiology
FL1830
Phani, Dr K. Lakshminarasimha
CECRI, Karaikudi
Nanoelectrochemistry, Surfaces &
Interfaces, Materials
Electrochemistry, Energy
Conversion Reactions
Chemistry
* Physical
* Electrochemistry & Nanochemistry
FL1831
Lakshminarasimhan, Dr N.
CECRI, Karaikudi
Solid State Chemistry, Materials
Chemistry, Photofunctional
Materials, Nanomaterials,
Electrochemistry, Magnetic
Materials
Chemistry
Physics
* Inorganic
* Physical
* Condensed Matter Physics
FL1832
Krishnamurthy, Dr Sailaja
CECRI, Karaikudi
Computational Chemistry,
Computational Physics, Molecular
Modelling & Simulations
Chemistry
Physics
* Physical
* Condensed Matter Physics
* Theoretical Chemistry
FL1833
Murugan, Dr Palanichamy
CECRI, Karaikudi
Computational Materials Science,
Energy Materials, Electronic
Structure Calculations
Chemistry
Physics
* Physical
* Condensed Matter Physics
* Quantum chemistry
FL1835
Gundiah, Dr Namrata
IISc, Bengaluru
Tissue Biomechanics, Cell
Mechanobiology
Engineering
Life Sciences
Physics
* Biomedical
* Mechanical
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
* Soft Matter Physics
FL1836
Alam, Prof. Jan­e
VECC, Kolkata
Quark Gluon Plasma, High Energy
Nuclear Physics, QCD Phase
Transition
Physics * Nuclear and High Energy Physics
FL1837
Nayak, Prof. Tapan K.
VECC, Kolkata/HBNI, Mumbai
Quark­Gluon Plasma, Detectors &
Electronics, Nuclear & High
Energy Physics
Physics * Nuclear and High Energy Physics
FL1838
Chattopadhyay, Dr S.
VECC, Kolkata
Experimental High Energy
Physics, Heavy Ion Collisions,
Advanced Gaseous Detector
Development (RPC/mRPC/GEM)
Physics * Nuclear and High Energy Physics
FL1840
Kumar, Prof. Mukesh
BARC, Mumbai
Structural Biology, Protein
Crystallography, Structure based
Drug Design, Molecular Biology
Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
* Structural Biology
FL1841
Mandal, Dr Samit
UOD, Delhi
Nuclear Physics
Physics * Nuclear and High Energy Physics
FL1843
Dutta, Dr Sukanta
SGTB Khalsa College, Delhi
High Energy Physics
Physics * Nuclear and High Energy Physics
FL1844
Maiti, Dr Debabrata
IIT, Mumbai
Synthetic Chemistry, Catalysis,
Organometallic Chemistry,
Bioinorganic Chemistry
Chemistry
* Inorganic
* Organic
FL1846
Gupta, Dr Ritu
AIIMS, New Delhi
Hemato­oncology
Life Sciences * Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
FL1847
Mohapatra, Dr Saroj
NIBG, Kalyani
Computational Biology, Clinical
Genomics Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
FL1849
Desai, Dr Kartiki
NIBG, Kalyani
Cancer Genomics
Life Sciences * Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
FL1851
Reddy, Prof. C.D.
IIG, Navi Mumbai
Global Positioning System (GPS)
and its Applications in Crustal
Deformation, Atmosphere &
Ionospheric Studies, Ionosphere
Seismology, Earth's Free
Oscillations
Earth and Planetary Sci.
* Earth Sciences
* Earth­atmosphere­ionsphere coupling
FL1853
Vindal, Dr Vaibhav
UOH, Hyderabad
Computational & Functional
Genomics Life Sciences * Bioinformatics
FL1854
Wani, Dr B.N.
BARC, Mumbai
Materials Science, Fuel Cells,
Thermal Analysis, Catalysis Chemistry
* Inorganic
* Material Science
FL1855
Sasikala, Dr R.
BARC, Mumbai
Heterogeneous Catalysis,
Photocatalysis Chemistry * Physical
FL1856
Pai, Dr Mrinal R.
BARC, Mumbai
Mixed Oxide Catalysis, Photo­
catalytic Hydrogen Generation,
Catalyst Development for Sulfuric
Acid, Decomposition a step in S­I
Thermochemical Cycles
Chemistry
* Inorganic
* Physical
FL186
Bujurke, Prof. N.M.
Karnatak Univ., Dharwad
Applied Mathematics, Fluid
Dynamics, Numerical Analysis
Wavelets
Engineering
Mathematics
* Mechanical
* differential equations, dynamical systems, mathem
* Numerical Analysis,wavelets
FL1860
Naik, Dr Sushant
NIO, Dona Paula, Goa
Palaeoclimate,
Palaeoceanography Earth and Planetary Sci.
* Earth Sciences
* Oceanic
FL1862
Mukherjee, Dr Saptarshi
IISER, Bhopal
Ultra­Fast & Single Molecule
Spectroscopy of Biomolecules,
Nanoclusters & Nanomaterials
Chemistry * Physical
FL1864
Subramanian, Dr P.S.
CSMCRI, Bhavnagar
Supramolecular Inorganic
Chemistry, Lanthanide
Luminescent Sensor, Asymmetric
Catalysis
Chemistry
* Inorganic
* Supramolecular Inorganic Chemistry

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FL1865 Vinod, Dr C.P.
NCL, Pune
Surface Chemistry & Catalysis
Chemistry
* Inorganic
* Physical
FL1866
Lakshmi, Dr J.
IISc, Bengaluru
Distributed Systems, System
Virtualization & Cloud
Architectures, Operating Systems
Engineering * Computer Science
FL1868
Gangi Setty, Dr Subba Rao
IISc, Bengaluru
Cell Biology
Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1869
Banerjee, Dr Anjan
IISER, Pune
Molecular Biology, Plant
Developmental Biology, micro
RNA, RNA Trafficking, Plant
Transformation
Life Sciences
* Agricultural Science
* Developmental Biology/Stem Cell Biology/Neurobio
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
* Plant Sciences
* miRNA and gene regulation
FL1870
Rahaman, Dr Abdur
NISER, Bhubaneswar
Biochemistry, Cell Biology
Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1871
Haldar, Dr Devyani
CDFD, Hyderabad
Chromatin Biology, Epigenetics
Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1873
Pradhan, Dr Punyabrata
SNBNCBS, Kolkata
Statistical Physics
Physics * Condensed Matter Physics
FL1878
Banerjee, Dr Ansuman
ISI, Kolkata
Cloud & High Performance
Computing, Formal Verification,
Program Analysis, Architecture
Engineering * Computer Science
FL1879
Betty, Dr C.A.
BARC, Mumbai
Semiconductor Devices,
Impedance Spectroscopy, Thin
Film devices,
Photoelectrochemical Cells,
Biochemical Sensors
Physics * Semiconductor Physics
FL1880
Verma, Dr Gunjan
BARC, Mumbai
Interfacial Chemistry,
Nanomaterials, Microstructure &
Dynamics of Association Colloids
such as Micelles, their Application
in Materials Synthesis &
Rheological Studies of Complex
Fluids
Chemistry * Physical
FL1881
Murarka, Dr Rajesh K.
IISER, Bhopal
Structural and Computational
Biology, Molecular Simulations,
Statistical Mechanics of Liquids,
Physical Chemistry
Chemistry
Life Sciences
Physics
* Physical
* Condensed Matter Physics
* Computational Biology
FL1882
Sen Sharma, Mr S.
CMERI, Durgapur
Electric Motors, Renewable
Energy Systems Engineering * Electrical
FL1888
Sharma, Dr Anupam
BSIP, Lucknow
Geochemistry, Quaternary
Palaeoclimate, Surface Geological
Processes
Earth and Planetary Sci. * Earth Sciences
FL1889
Sengupta, Prof S.
IPR, Gandhinagar
Nonlinear Plasma Theory,
Simulation Physics * Plasma Physics
FL189
Chakrabarti, Prof. B.K.
SINP, Kolkata
Statistical Physics, Condensed
Matter Physics Physics * Condensed Matter Physics
FL1890
Ravi, Dr G.
IPR, Gandhinagar
Thermal Plasma Torches, Plasma
Sources & Diagnostics, Electron
Magnetohydrodynamics, Magnetic
Reconnection, Transport &
Turbulence
Physics
* Astronomy and Astrophysics
* Plasma Physics
FL1891
Sudhir Kumar, Dr Nema
IPR, Gandhinagar
Plasma Processing & Chemistry,
Polymer Surface Modification,
Plasma Pyrolysis & Gasification,
Waste Management & Energy
Recovery
Chemistry * Applied/Industrial Chemistry
FL1892
Raole, Dr P.M.
IPR, Gandhinagar
Plasma Physics, Surface Physics,
Ion Irradiation, Fusion Reactor
Materials
Physics
* Condensed Matter Physics
* Surface Physics/Materials Physics
FL1895
Aparna, Dr S.G.
NIO, Dona Paula, Goa
Indian Ocean Circulation, ENOS &
IOD Events, Low Frequency Sea
Level Changes
Earth and Planetary Sci. * Oceanic
FL1896
Shanmugam, Dr P.
CLRI, Chennai
Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Chemistry * Organic
FL1900
Ravindran, Dr T.R.
IGCAR, Kalpakkam
Experimental ­ Phase
Transformation Studies in Solids
using Raman Spectroscopy &
Related Techniques
Chemistry
Physics
* Inorganic
* Physical
* Condensed Matter Physics
FL1902
Nandy, Dr Sambhunath
CMERI, Durgapur
Dynamics, Navigation & Control
of Autonomous Mobile Robots
[Land & Underwater]
Engineering
Mathematics
* Computer Science
* Electrical
* Electronics
* Mechanical
* control theory, optimization, operations research
* differential equations, dynamical systems, mathem
FL1906
Ghosh, Dr Arup
CSMCRI, Bhavnagar
Agronomy
Life Sciences * Agricultural Science
FL1908
Deshmukh, Dr Mandar
CCMB, Hyderabad
Structural Biology, NMR
Spectroscopy, Motions &
Dynamics in Proteins
Chemistry
Life Sciences
Physics
* Organic
* Physical
* Biochemistry
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Atomic Physics, Lasers and Optics
* Biophysics, Computational Biology (but not bioinfor

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* Material Science, Biophysics
FL1909
Reddy, Dr Manjula
CCMB, Hyderabad
Prokaryotic Genetics & Physiology
Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Genetics/Behaviour
* Microbiology
FL1913
Dey, Dr Nrisingha
ILS, Bhubaneswar
Plant Biotechnology
Life Sciences
* Agricultural Science
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
FL1914
Choudhuri, Prof. Tathagata
Visva Bharati Univ., Santiniketan
Tumor Virology
Life Sciences
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Microbiology
* Tumor Virology
FL1918
Kumar, Dr Arvind
CCMB, Hyderabad
Neurobiology, Behavioural
Neuroscience, Epigenetic
Mechanisms in Neuropsychiatric
Disorders
Life Sciences
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Developmental Biology/Stem Cell Biology/Neurobio
* Genetics/Behaviour
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
* Epigenetics
FL1919
Kumar, Dr Ashutosh
IIT, Mumbai
Biomolecular NMR Spectroscopy,
Structural Biology
Chemistry
Life Sciences
* Organic
* Physical
* Biochemistry
* Microbiology
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL192
Chakrabarti, Dr Subhabrata
LVPEI, Hyderabad
Genomics of Ocular Disorders
Life Sciences
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Genetics/Behaviour
FL1920
Sinha, Dr Neeraj
CBMR, Lucknow
NMR Spectroscopy, Solid State
NMR
Chemistry
Physics
* Analytical Chemistry
* Physical
* NMR
* NMR
FL1921
Thakur, Dr Jitendra
NIPGR, New Delhi
Transcriptional Regulation of
Gene Expression, Epigenetics Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
* Plant Sciences
FL1922
Laishram, Prof. Shanta
ISI, New Delhi
Number Theory, Diophantine
Equations, Irreducibility of
Polynomials, Prime Numbers
Mathematics * number theory, coding theory
FL1923
Sinha, Dr Krishnendu
IIT, Mumbai
Theoretical Analysis of Shock
Waves & Turbulent Fluctuations,
Modelling of Turbulent Flow,
Simulation of Supersonic &
Hyperconic Flows
Engineering * Aeronautical
FL1924
Murty, Prof Dasaka S.
IIT, Mumbai
Geotechnical Engineering
Engineering * Civil
FL1925
Joseph, Dr Sudheer
INCOIS, Hyderabad
Physical Oceanography, Ocean
Modelling Earth and Planetary Sci. * Oceanic
FL1926
Prakash, Dr Satya
INCOIS, Hyderabad
Biogeochemistry, Climate Change
Earth and Planetary Sci. * Oceanic
FL1927
Mohapatra, Dr Bhagyalaxmi
BHU, Varanasi
Congenital Heart Disease,
Cardiomyopathy Life Sciences
* Animal Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Developmental Biology/Stem Cell Biology/Neurobio
* Genetics/Behaviour
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
* Molecular genetics of CHD and cardiomyopathy
FL1929
Pugazhenthi, Prof G.
IIT, Guwahati
Polymer Composites, Membrane
Separation Process, Adsorption Engineering * Chemical
FL1930
Sashikumaar, Dr Ganesan
IISc, Bengaluru
Numerical Analysis, Finite
Element Method, Computational
Fluid Dynamics, Parallel
Algorithms, Multiphase flows
Engineering
Mathematics
* Aeronautical
* Biomedical
* Chemical
* Mechanical
* differential equations, dynamical systems, mathem
* Finite Element Analysis
FL1933
Datar, Prof. Vivek
BARC, Mumbai
Low Energy Nuclear Physics,
Neutrino Physics Physics * Nuclear and High Energy Physics
FL1936
Ravikumar, Dr G.
BARC, Mumbai
Superconductivity & Magnetism,
Physics of Failure of Electronic
Components
Engineering
Physics
* Electrical
* Condensed Matter Physics
FL1938
Biswas, Dr Asoka
IIT, Ropar
Quantum Computation &
Information Theory Physics
* Atomic Physics, Lasers and Optics
* Quantum Information, Computation
FL1940
Flora, Dr S.J.S.
DRDE, Gwalior Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Toxicology
FL1941
Ali, Dr Vahab
RMRIMS, Patna
Molecular Biology, Enzymology,
Protein Chemistry, Cell Biology,
Drug Design & Development, Fe­
S Cluster Biogenesis, Thiol­
metabolism, Diagnostic etc.
Life Sciences
* Biochemistry
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology
* Microbiology
* Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
FL1945
Sahoo, Dr Ganesh Chandra
RMRIMS, Patna
Bioinformatics, Virology,
Microbiology, Nanotechnology,
Instrumentation Engineering
Engineering
Life Sciences
* Biomedical
* Biotechnology
* Computer Science
* Electronics
* Biomedical Science/Biotechnology