POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS

Ramana Reddy Mittapalli, PhD

Education:

Ph.D in Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India, 2015.

M.Sc in Organic and Medical Chemistry, S.V. University, Tirupati, India, 2007.

Current Projects:

  1. Development of Methods for the Destruction and Separation of Long-Chain and Short-Chain PFASs Using Macrocyclic Surfactants, Photoreductive Catalysts Combined with Inorganic Bases, and Novel Organic Techniques

  2. Development of Amino Acid–Based Crown Ether Macrocycles to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance

  3. Macrocyclic Prodrugs as Next-Generation Anticancer Agents

 

Ajaz Ahmad Dar, PhD

Eduction:

Ph.D. in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (Guwahati, Assam, India), 2016

M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University (Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India), 2008

B.Sc. in Chemistry (Hons.), Aligarh Muslim University (Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India), 2006

Current Projects: Synthesis and characterization of supramolecular complexes and using them to bind or encapsulate other molecules.

Supramolecular assemblies interest includes uses in molecular recognition, host-guest interactions, 3D printing, metal complexes with macrocycles etc.

 

Diksha Gambhir, PhD

Ph.D. in Supramolecular Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi (Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India), 2022

M.Sc. in Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi (Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India), 2016

B.Sc in Chemistry, Ramjas College, Delhi University (Delhi, India), 2014

Current Projects:

  1. Design and develop Amino Acid-Based Supramolecular Hydrogels for the capture and removal of long-chain and short-chain PFAS.

  2. Investigating the self-assembly behavior of supramolecular gels at different length scales through an integrated combination of small-angle scattering (SANS, SAXS), rheological measurements, and computational studies.

Graduate Students

 

Vinay Oruganti, MS

PhD Student

Education:

M. Sc. in Material Science & Engineering, University of Cincinnati, 2025.

B. Tech. in Mechanical Engineering, JNTU, Kakinada, India.

Current Projects: Metal Organic Complexation, Computational Material Science, Macrocyclic Chemistry

 

Olivia Meyer, BS

PhD Student

Education:

B.Sc. in Chemistry, concentrating in analytical and organic chemistries, Pennsylvania State University, 2020

Current Projects: Supramolecular chemistry: macrocyclic chemistry; metal complexation; crystal formation; and syntheses.