Dr.Praveen V. K

Dr.Praveen V. K

Dr. V. K. Praveen completed his M.Sc. In Applied Chemistry from University of Calicut (2001) and Ph.D. from CSIR-NIIST (University of Kerala) under the supervision of Prof. A. Ajayaghosh in 2007. He then joined the research group of Prof. Takuzo Aida at the University of Tokyo, Japan as a Global Centre of Excellence (GCOE) Post-Doctoral Fellow and later became a Japanese Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) Post-Doctoral Fellow in 2009. He then moved to Italy in 2011 as a Marie Sklodowska Curie International Incoming Fellow at ISOF-CNR, Bologna in the research group of Dr. Nicola Armaroli. He then returned to India as a Research Associate in the group of Dr. A. Ajayaghosh, CSIR-NIIST. In 2015, he was awarded Start-up Research Grant for Young Scientists by Department of Science and Technology (DST), India, which allowed to start his research group at Photosciences and Photonics Section, Chemical Sciences and Technology Division, CSIR-NIIST. In 2016, he got promoted as a CSIR-Scientist Fellow and AcSIR assistant professor. He became a Senior Scientist in 2018.
His research interests include Supramolecular Systems Chemistry with focus on study on Pathway-Complexity in Supramolecular Self-Assembly, Study of Photophysical Properties of Fluorescent Molecules and Development of Fluorescent Materials for Security and Sensing Applications.
To date, he has published more than 50 articles in various peer-reviewed international journals, 5 book chapters and has over 6500 citations with a H-index of 33 and i10-index of 45.
To know more about the research group of Dr. V. K. Praveen, please visit praveenvkcsirniist.wixsite.com/syschem

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Professional Experience
  • June 2018 – Till date: Senior Scientist at Photosciences and Photonics Section, CSTD, CSIR-NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
  • January 2016 – June 2018: Scientist Fellow (QHS) at Photosciences and Photonics Section, CSTD, CSIR-NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
  • July 2015 – January 2016: DST-Young Scientist at Photosciences and Photonics Section, CSTD, CSIR-NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
  • February 2014 – March 2015: Research Associate, Photosciences and Photonics Section, CSTD, CSIR-NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
  • October 2011 – October 2013: European Union, Marie Sklodowska Curie International Incoming Fellow (MC-IIF) at ISOF– CNR, Molecular Photoscience Group, Bologna, Italy (Mentor: Dr. Nicola Armaroli)
  • April 2009 – March 2011: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral Fellow at Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Japan (Mentor: Prof. Takuzo Aida).
  • December 2007 – March 2009: Global Centers of Excellence (GCOE) Postdoctoral Fellow at Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Japan (Mentor: Prof. Takuzo Aida)
  • 2002 – 2007: Research Fellow, at Photosciences and Photonics Section, CSTD, CSIR-NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India (Mentor: Prof. A. Ajayaghosh).
Achievements & Awards

Awards and Fellowships

  • Enlisted in Indian Researchers who were Top 2% in their field based on productivity through publications and citations for the year 2019 – Stanford Study.
  • Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India Start up Research Grant (Young Scientists) – 2014.
  • European Union Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship (MC-IIF) and a Grant of € 38000 for research expenditure – 2011
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Science Dialogue Lecture Award – 2010
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship – 2009
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship – 2007
  • Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE), with percentile score of 97.14 (All India Rank = 83), Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India, 2003.
  • Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and National Eligibility Test (NET) for college lecturer, from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India, December 2002.
Publications

Recent Publications

2021

  • Hemicyanine Dye as a Thermo-Optical Probe for Serum Albumin Optics Laser Technol. 2021, 143, 107351.
  • Tweaking a BODIPY Spherical Self-Assembly to 2D Supramolecular Polymers Facilitates Excited State Cascade Energy Transfer
    Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 7851-7859.

2020

Academic Qualification
  • Ph.D. in Chemistry (2002-2007) from University of Kerala (Research work carried out at CSIR-NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram), Kerala, India.
    Title: Oligo(p-phenylenevinylene Derived pi-Gels: Modulation of Optical Properties and Application as Excitation Energy Donor Scaffolds
    Thesis Supervisor: Prof. A. Ajayaghosh
  • M.Sc. in Applied Chemistry (1999-2001) from Department of Chemistry, University of Calicut, Kerala, India.
  • B.Sc. in Chemistry (Main) with physics and mathematics as subsidiary subjects (1996-1999) from Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur, affiliated to University of Calicut, Kerala, India.
Book

Book Chapters

  • Supramolecular Polymers/Gels/Self-Assemblies for Anti-Biofouling Surfaces, in Supramolecular Chemistry in Corrosion and Biofouling Protection, Saji V. S. (Ed.), CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group 2021 (In press).
  • Stimuli-Responsive Supramolecular Gels in Molecular Gels: Structure and Dynamics, Weiss, R. G. (Ed.) Monographs in Supramolecular Chemistry Series, RSC, 2018, pp 190-226, DOI: 10.1039/9781788013147-00190.
  • Self-Assembly in Sensor Nanotechnology in Comprehensive Supramolecular Chemistry II, 9, Raston, C. (Ed.), Elsevier Ltd., 2017, DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-409547-2.12644-7.
  • The Rise of Near-Infrared Emitters: Organic Dyes, Porphyrinoids, and Transition Metal Complexes in Photoluminescent Materials and Electroluminescent Devices, Armaroli, N.; Bolink, H. J. (Eds.), Topics in Current Chemistry, Springer, Cham 2016, pp 269-307, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-59304-3_9.
  • Metallosupramolecular Materials for Energy Applications: Light-Harvesting in Functional Metallosupramolecular Materials, Hardy, J. G.; Schacher, F. H. (Eds.), RSC Smart Materials, 2015, pp 2-15, DOI: 10.1039/9781782622673-00318.
Research Interest

Research Interest

The research interests of group include: Supramolecular Systems Chemistry with focus on study on Pathway-Complexity in Supramolecular Self-Assembly, Study of Photophysical Properties of Fluorescent Molecules and Development of Fluorescent Materials for Security and Sensing Applications.
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