Professional Profiles

- ORCID: [0000-0002-7173-0233](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7173-0233)
- Google Scholar: [Profile](https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=Qqx_HCcAAAAJ&hl=en)
- Scopus ID: 26540761700
- Researcher ID: F-7822-2011

Institute Website
[http://www.chem.iitb.ac.in/people/Faculty/prof/sk.html](http://www.chem.iitb.ac.in/people/Faculty/prof/sk.html)

Education
- Ph.D., University of Hyderabad
- M.Sc., University of Hyderabad
- B.Sc., Nagarjuna University

Professional Experience
- Professor, IIT Bombay (2001-present)
- Associate Professor, IIT Bombay (1997-2001)
- Assistant Professor, IIT Bombay (1994-1997)
- Research Chemist II, Hoechst Celanese, USA
- Visiting Scientist, Cornell University, USA
- Research Associate, University of Wisconsin, USA
- Research Associate, UMIST, Manchester, UK
- Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Hyderabad

Research Areas and Keywords

- Organic Synthesis
- New Synthetic Methods
- Unusual Amino Acids
- Suzuki Coupling Reaction
- Metathesis
- Peptide Modifications
- Nanotechnology
- Theoretically Interesting Molecules
- Green Chemistry
- Chemistry of Benzocyclobutene

Honors and Awards

- Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences (FASc)
- Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences India (FNASc)
- Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy (FNA)
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC)
- J.C. Bose Fellowship (2010)
- CCRS Award (2012)
- Prof. Y.T. Thathachari National Award (2010)
- S.C. Bhattacharya Research Excellence Award (2008)
- Bronze Medal, Chemical Research Society of India (2004)
- B.M. Birla Science Prize (1996)

Editorial Responsibilities

Served on the Editorial Advisory Board of:
- Indian Journal of Chemistry
- Journal of Amino Acids
- European Journal of Organic Chemistry
- Catalysis Journal