FACULTY PROFILE

1. Personal Details

2. Teaching Experience: 37 years (1984 – present)

Area of Interest: Organic Chemistry

Courses Taught: Fundamental Principles, Reaction Mechanisms, Stereochemistry of Acyclic and Cyclic compounds, Functional Group Chemistry of Aliphatic, Aromatic and Heterocyclic compounds, Carbohydrates, Dyes, Active Methylene compounds, Oxygen-, Nitrogen- and Sulphur-containing compounds, Organic Synthesis, Chromatography, Qualitative and Quantitative Organic Analysis

3. Research interests: Synthetic Organic Chemistry

4. Publications:

1. “Isomerisation of 3-benzylidene-4-chromanones in presence of alkali”
     Indian Journal of Chemistry, 22B, 1983, 1119-1121.
   
2. “Synthesis of triarylmethane group of chalcones, flavanones, flavones, chromones and 2-methylchromones using benzhydrylation of phloroacetophenone, gallacetophenone and 5,7-dihydroxyflavanones”
    Indian Journal of Chemistry, 24B, 1985, 1023-1031.
3. “A study of  α- C-benzylation of 2-hydroxydesoxybenzoins”
    Indian Journal of Chemistry, 27B, 1988, 625-628.
4. “A new synthesis of 3-methylchromanones from 2-hydroxypropiophenones”
    Indian Journal of Chemistry, 28B, 1989, 15-20.
5. “A new synthesis of 3-methylchromones”
    Indian Journal of Chemistry, 28B, 1989, 678-679.
6. “A study of ethoxymethylation in the 3-position of chroman-4-ones”
    Proc. Ind. Ac. Sc. (Chem. Sc), 103, 1991, 25-31.

5. Membership of learned bodies:

1. Member, Committee of Courses, University of Delhi, Delhi, India (2018 – 2020)
2. Member, Faculty of Sciences, University of Delhi, Delhi, India (2015 – 2018)

6. Conferences / Seminars attended:

1. Co-convener, National Conference on Emerging Trends and Advancements in Chemical Sciences, St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India (25th-26th September 2018)
2. “National Conference on Scientific Innovation”, St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India (5th-6th April 2018)
3. Co-convener, National Conference on Chemical Sciences: Opportunities & Challenges, St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India (19th-20th March 2018)
4. “3rd Indo-Italian Seminar on Green Chemistry”, Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, Delhi, India (9th December 2009)
5. Seminar on “Belgium, a center of world-class Neurology R&D” organized by Essenscia and UCB, at the Hotel Oberoi, New Delhi, India (4th November 2008)
6. “National Conference on ‘Chemistry: Structure, Reaction Dynamics and Spectroscopy”, St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India (21st-23rd August, 2008)
7. Professional Development Programme conducted by the Centre for Professional Development in Higher Education, University of Delhi, Delhi, India (15th November – 5th December 2000)
8. Refresher Course entitled ‘Advances in Chemistry’ conducted by the Centre for Professional Development in Higher Education, University of Delhi, Delhi, India (19th May – 9th June 1999)

7. Administrative positions held

1. Member, Internal Quality Assurance Cell (2021 – 2022)
2. Staff Advisor, Chemistry Society (2021 – present ; 2005 – 2006 ; !997 – 1998)
3. Staff Advisor, The Choreography Society (2017 – 2019)
4. Co-ordinator, BSc Programme (2017 – 2018)
5. Staff Advisor, Fine Arts Society (2014 – 2015)
6. Staff Advisor, Judo Club (1993 – 1994)