Profile
Akkattu T. Biju
Professor
E-314, Chemical Sciences Building
Department of Organic Chemistry
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560012, India
Tel: 080-2293-2646 (Office); 080-2293-2541 (Lab).
Email: atbiju@iisc.ac.in
Adjunct Professor, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), India
Editor-in-Chief, J. Heterocyclic Chem.
Advisory Board, Chem. Commun.; Org. Chem. Front.
Advisory Board, SynLett.
International Advisory Board, Asian J. Org. Chem.
Editorial Board, Green Synth. Catal.
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Professional Experience
- June 2023- Present: Professor, Department of Organic Chemistry, IISc Bangalore
- June 2017- May 2023: Associate Professor, Department of Organic Chemistry, IISc Bangalore
- June 2011- May 2017: Senior Scientist, Organic Chemistry Division, CSIR-NCL, Pune
- 2008-2011: Alexander von Humboldt Post-doctoral fellow, University of Münster, mentor: Prof. Dr. Frank Glorius
- 2007-2008: Post-doctoral fellow, National Taiwan University, Taiwan, mentor: Prof. Tien-Yau Luh
- 2002-2007: Ph. D., Organic Chemistry Division, CSIR-NIIST, Trivandrum, Kerala, mentor: Dr. G. Vijay Nair
Awards/Recognitions
- Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize in Chemical Sciences (2022)
- CRS Silver Medal – Chirantan Rasayan Sanstha (2022)
- Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences – FASc (2022)
- Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry – FRSC (2019)
- CRSI Bronze Medal, Chemical Research Society of India (2019)
- Bhagyatara Award by Panjab University (2018)
- SERB Distinguished Investigator Award (2018)
- AVRA Young Scientist Award (2016)
- CRSI Young Scientist Award, Chemical Research Society of India (2015)
- NCL-RF Scientist of the Year Award (2014)
- ISCB Young Scientist Award (2014)
- Thieme Chemistry Journals Award (2014)
- OPPI Young Scientist Award (2012)
- Alexander von Humboldt post-doctoral fellowship (2009-2010)
- Fellowship of the National Science Council, Taiwan (2007)
- CSIR Junior Research Fellowship (2001)
- University First Rank M.Sc. Chemistry, MG University, Kerala (2001)
- University First Rank B.Sc. Petrochemicals, MG University, Kerala (1998)