Chemistry

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Latest News
  • Dr. Srinivas Dharavath has been invited to join the board of FirePhysChem Journal as a consulting editor.
  • Mr. Abir Das (20107317), a PhD student in Prof. Basker Sundararaju's group, has been selected to attend the 74th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting -2025
  • Prof. Sandeep Verma has been elected as Vice President of the Society of Materials Chemistry (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai) for three years (2025-2028).
  • Dr Srinivas Dharavath has been chosen as one of the "Thieme journals awardee 2025"
  • Prof. Sandeep Verma has been conferred an honorary doctorate by Amity University Rajasthan. The award will be conferred at the university’s annual convocation on 25 February 2025 in Jaipur.
  • Prof. Debabrata Goswami has been selected for the JILA visiting fellowship program to work in University of Colorado at Boulder.
  • Prof. Varinder Aggarwal from Bristol University, UK visits department as a distinguished visiting professor from 9th February to 15th February, 2025
  • Prof. Hiroyuki Furuta from Kyushu University, Japan joins the department as a Vajra Professor of the DST on January 31, 2025
  • Dr. Prakash Chandra Mondal has been chosen as one of the “Thieme Chemistry Journal awardees” for 2025
Events
Apr
11
2025

PhD Viva of Vaishali Thakkur
Venue: FB-426

Apr
07
2025

Open Seminar
Speaker: Ms. Alka Karn
Venue: FB-426

Apr
04
2025

General Seminar
Speaker: Prof. Debabrata Maiti
Venue: L-16

Apr
02
2025

Open Seminar
Speaker: Mr. Kuldeep Singh Negi
Venue: FB-426

Mar
26
2025

Special Seminar
Speaker: Prof. T. Pradeep
Venue: FB426

Mar
26
2025

Open Seminar
Speaker: Mr. Subhadip Mondal
Venue: FB-426

Mar
24
2025

Open Seminar
Speaker: Mr. Abhijit Saha
Venue: FB-426

Mar
21
2025

Prof. N. Sathyamurthy Endowment Lecture Series
Speaker: Prof. Kalidas Sen
Venue: L16

Mar
20
2025

General Seminar
Speaker: Prof. Mark Tuckerman
Venue: FB 426

Mar
20
2025

PhD Viva of Shreya Rastogi
Venue: Computer Centre Conference Room

Mar
19
2025

Open Seminar
Speaker: Ms. Pooja Aggarwal
Venue: FB-426

Mar
17
2025

Open Seminar
Speaker: Ms. Anju Mishra
Venue: FB-426

Mar
12
2025

Open Seminar
Speaker: Mr. Subhadip Pramanik
Venue: FB-426

Mar
05
2025

Open Seminar
Speaker: Mr. Anubhav Nath
Venue: FB-426

Mar
05
2025

Open Seminar
Speaker: Mr. Deepak Kumar
Venue: FB-426

Mar
04
2025

PhD Viva of Shivani Verma
Venue: CC (Computer Centre) Conference Room

Mar
03
2025

Open Seminar
Speaker: Ms. Paulami Chakraborty
Venue: FB-426

Mar
03
2025

Open Seminar
Speaker: Mr. Viral Rawat
Venue: FB-426

Feb
28
2025

General Seminar
Speaker: Prof. Hiroyuki Furuta
Venue: FB 426

Feb
28
2025

Special Seminar
Speaker: Prof. David Sarlah
Venue: L-17

Feb
27
2025

Special Seminar
Speaker: Prof. Scott Snyder
Venue: L-17

Feb
20
2025

Open Seminar
Speaker: Ms. Shweta
Venue: FB-426

Feb
19
2025

Open Seminar
Speaker: Mr. Siddharth Singh
Venue: FB-426

Feb
18
2025

PhD Viva of Abhilash Chandra
Venue: Chemistry Common Room (CCR)

Feb
17
2025

PhD Viva of Nidhi Gupta
Venue: Chemistry Common Room (CCR)

Feb
14
2025

Prof. Vinod K. Singh Distinguished Lecture Series
Speaker: Prof. Varinder Aggarwal
Venue: L-16

Feb
13
2025

Open Seminar
Speaker: Mr. Zahid Ahmad
Venue: FB-426

Feb
13
2025

Open Seminar
Speaker: Ms. Diksha Srivastava
Venue: FB-426

Feb
12
2025

Open Seminar
Speaker: Miss Juhi Sayala
Venue: FB-426

Feb
11
2025

Distinguished Lecture
Speaker: Prof. Frank Wuerthner
Venue: L 17

Feb
05
2025

Open Seminar
Speaker: Mr. Himanshu Kumar Vishwakarma
Venue: FB-426

Feb
04
2025

General Seminar
Speaker: Prof. Ryan Shenvi
Venue: L 17

Jan
29
2025

Open Seminar
Speaker: Mr. Sumit Kumar Gupta

Jan
24
2025

PhD Viva of Eerlapally Raju
Venue: FB-426

Jan
30
2025

PhD Viva of Jyotirban Dey
Venue: FB-426

Jan
24
2025

General Seminar
Speaker: Dr. Sayantan Paria
Venue: FB 426

Jan
21
2025

PhD Viva of Ishani Borthakur
Venue: Chemistry Common Room (CCR)

Jan
20
2025

General Seminar
Speaker: Prof. Akshai Kumar A S
Venue: FB 426

Jan
15
2025

Open Seminar
Speaker: Mr. Nasireddy Seshadri Reddy

Jan
13
2025

Open Seminar
Speaker: Mr. Ranjeev Kumar Parashar

Jan
10
2025

General Seminar
Speaker: Dr. Debankur Bhattacharyya
Venue: FB 426

Jan
09
2025

General Seminar
Speaker: Dr. Jonathan Kuo
Venue: FB 426

Jan
09
2025

PhD Viva of Manmohan
Venue: FB-426

Jan
08
2025

Open Seminar
Speaker: Mr. Suraj Kashyap
Venue: FB-426

Jan
03
2025

General Seminar
Speaker: Prof. Ricardo Castarlenas
Venue: FB 426

Jan
02
2025

Special Seminar
Speaker: Prof. Michael Müller
Venue: FB426

Jan
01
2025

Open Seminar
Speaker: Mr. Amarish Kumar
Venue: FB-426

 

Message From Head

The Department of Chemistry at IIT Kanpur reiterates its commitment to excellence in contemporary research and teaching. Some courses initiated by my former and present colleagues in this department have become beacons for chemical education in India. We also have one of the strongest Industry-Academia connections. As its newly appointed head, I invite you to explore our department and witness the impactful research and educational initiatives Read More..

- Prof. Gurunath Ramanathan
Head, Department of Chemistry
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur- 208016