Dr. Rambabu Dandela
Dr. Rambabu Dandela is currently working as Assistant Professor, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Department, at the Institute of Chemical Technology, IndianOil Odisha Campus Bhubaneswar. He obtained his Masters from Kakatiya University in 2004 and Ph.D. from Dr. Reddy’s Institute of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad campus in 2013. His research interests include Organic Synthesis, Chemical Biology, Chemical Proteomics, Polymorphism and Process Research Development. He has published 176 research articles; 6 patents granted, filed 3 patents and currently, seven Ph.D. students and one Postdoc are working at different stages in his group.
His publications are widely cited in high impact factor journals like Nature, Chemical Reviews, Angew Chem, JACS etc. He is an elected associate fellow of the Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Academy of Sciences. He is a recipient of few awards, including the Ramanujan fellowship by DST, Govt. of India (2017-22) and PBC program outstanding post-doctoral researcher fellowship by the Government of Israel at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (2013-2016). He is a regular reviewer of several leading and high impact factor journals and national/international funding agencies.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCES
13-10-2018-Present:- Assistant Professor, Institute of Chemical Technology, India Oil Odisha Campus (IOC), Bhubaneswar, India.
4/2017-03/2022:- Ramanujan Faculty Fellow by DST, Govt. of India.
5/2013-03/2017:- Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel; Mentor: Prof. M. M. Meijler.
9/2008 – 04/2013:- Doctoral Studies at Dr. Reddy’s Institute of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad campus, Hyderabad, India.
10/2004-09/2008:- Research scientist at Matrix Labs Ltd (Now Mylan Lab Ltd)Hyderabad, India.
FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS
Associate fellow of the Telangana Academy of Sciences (2019)
Ramanujan Fellowship (April 2017-March 2022) by DST, Government of India.
Associate fellow of the Andhra Pradesh Academy of Sciences (2017)
PBC Program outstanding Post-doctoral researcher fellowship (2013-2016) by Govt of Israel at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
University of Kwazulu-Natal(UKZN) Post-doctoral fellowship (2013-2015) by Government of South Africa, Durban (declined)
Young Scientist award (2011) in Oral presentation at the “National Seminar on Indian Council Chemists” seminar conducted by Department of Chemistry, Osmania University, Hyderabad.
RESEARCH FUNDING
Ramanujan Fellowship Grant (April 2017- March 2022) by DST, Govt. of India.
Core Research Grant CRG/2018/000782/OC (March 2019-Feb 2022) by DST, Govt. of India.
Research Start up Grant (2019-2020) by ICT-IOC.
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Organic/Medicinal Chemistry, Dr. Reddy’s Institute of life sciences, University of Hyderabad campus, Hyderabad, India, 2014.
M.Sc., Organic chemistry, Kakatiya University, 2004.
B.Sc., Chemistry, Physics and Maths, Kakatiya University, 2002.