Dr. Rajendra Rathore Colloquium of Chemistry
Dr. Rajendra Rathore Colloquium of Chemistry" seminar series has been established at the Department of Chemistry, IIT Kanpur, through an endowment fund created through generous contributions from Mrs. Rajni Nigam, wife of late Dr. Rajendra Rathore, and their family members and well-wishers.
Dr. Rajendra Rathore, Pfletschinger-Habermann Professor of Organic Chemistry at Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA, departed on February 16, 2018, after a short but strenuous battle with pulmonary disease. Dr. Rathore was an alumnus of Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur who received his M.Sc. degree in Chemistry in 1986. Dr. Rathore was a scientist of the highest calibre. A pioneer in the field of organic and synthetic chemistry, he made key contributions to the areas of organic supramolecular and materials chemistry.
Past Speaker
Prof. Daniel Sem
Prof. Daniel Sem spoke on "Drug Design Adventures with Prof. Raj Rathore: A Journey from Basic Science to Biotech" on September 19, 2024. He is Professor and Dean of the Batterman School of Business at Concordia University Wisconsin and Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences. A biotech entrepreneur, he serves as CEO of Bridge to Cures and Retham Technologies and has co-founded several startups, including Triad Therapeutics, later acquired by Novartis. Holding a Ph.D., MBA, and JD, he has authored over 70 research papers, holds 10 patents, and has over 25 years of experience in drug discovery and healthcare innovation.
Prof. G U Kulkarni
Prof. G U Kulkarni, President, JNCASR delivered a lecture on 'Stabilizing Gold in non-cubic Crystal Structures' on 13rd Oct. 2023. Prof. Kulkarni obtained his PhD from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in 19992 and carried out postdoctoral research at IISc (92-93) and later at Cardiff University in a Unilever project. He joined JNCASR in 1995 as Faculty Fellow and has been a Professor since 2008. Having been the Chair of Materials Unit till 2011, he has held Dean of Academic Affairs as well as Dean-Faculty Affairs positions before he moved to Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS) as the Director. Prof. Kulkarni returned to JNCASR on Jan 29, this year, to take over as the President while continuing to hold Additional charge at CeNS.