Deepa Khushalani
Associate Professor in Materials Chemistry
D305, Department of Chemical Sciences
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Homi Bhabha Road, Colaba, Mumbai,
400005, India
Email: [email protected]
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2004-Present: TIFR, India
2001-2003: Lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry - University of Kent, UK
1999-2000: Postdoctoral Fellow with Prof. S. Mann - University of Bristol, UK
1998: Postdoctoral Fellow with Prof. G. A. Ozin - University of Toronto,
Canada
1992-1997: PhD (Chemistry) with Prof. G. A. Ozin - University of Toronto,
Canada
1988-1992: BSc (Chemistry) - University of British Columbia, Canada
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DST Young Career Award in Nanoscience and Technology 2016
Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry
Editorial Board Member of Scientific Reports
Executive Committee Member for RSC – West India Section
Member of the Awards Task force of Materials Research Society, USA
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RECENT STUDENT AWARDS
• Abhilasha Pawar – Awarded Rhodes Fellowship 2015
• Balasaheb Chandanshive – Best Oral Presentation Nano 2015, Tamil Nadu
• Pankaj Ghildiyal won best MSc poster award at ChemFest 2015, University of
Hyderabad.
• Biswajit Mishra won best poster award at IUMRS-ICA 2013 (International
Union of Materials Research Societies – International Conference in Asia) held
in Bangalore
• Shama Perween (JRF) won best poster award at IUMRS-ICA 2013
(International Union of Materials Research Societies – International
Conference in Asia) held in Bangalore.
Science Outreach (2004-2016)
1. Basics of Electron Microscopy and X-Ray Diffraction. RSC Workshop, PAHER,
Udaipur, October 2016
2. Moderator for Panel Discussion – Trends and Skill set requirements for
Chemical Industry. ChemCareers India, RSC Event, ICT Mumbai August 2016
3. Energy Issues (Storage and Application), Maithreyi College, Delhi February
2016
4. Moderator for Panel Discussion – Trends and Skill set requirements for
Chemical Industry. ChemCareers India, RSC Event, ICT Mumbai August 2015
5. Junoon Theatre Webchats – Promoting Research in Science: KV Panvel, KV IIT
Powai and KV Bhandup, February 2015
6. Career Prospects for Chemistry Graduates, Inter-School & College Chemistry
Festival, Mumbai January 2015
7. Using Basic Science for Advanced Materials, CK Thakur College, Panvel,
December 2014
8. Convenor for Sustainable Energy: Crisis and Management, Latest Trends in
Fundamental Research. St. Xavier’s Colege, Mumbai, December 2014
9. Why should we pursue a career in Basic Sciences, GN Khalsa College,
September 2013 (Inspire Camp)
10. Nanochemistry: Hype and Reality. AP Rao Foundation Lecture, Ruia College,
September 2012
11. Approaches to Nanotechnology. DST INSPIRE Programme, International
Institute of Information Technology (I Square IT), Pune, May 2012
12. TGA Analysis in Materials Chemistry: NETZSCH Programme on Material
Characterisation by Thermal Analysis, Mumbai, January 2012
13. What is Nanochemistry: Nationwide Sensitization Programme for Chemistry
Teachers, Nehru Science Centre, January 2012
14. Chemical routes to formation of functional oxides: NIUS workshop for UG
Students, HBCSE December 2011
15. Solar Cells - Chemistry in application: INSPIRE workshop for students, Vaze
College December 2011
16. A Chemist's Approach to Nanotechnology: Workshop for UG Students, Ruia
College, March 2011
17. Frontiers of Chemistry: Workshop for Chemistry College Teachers, TIFR,
February 2011
18. Chemistry and Synthesis. Refresher Course for Chemistry College Teachers,
University of Pune, December 2010
19. Nature's Nano Secrets. Chai & Why: Ruia College, Mumbai. February 2010
20. Porous Tubular Structures. ICONSAT Workshop on Anisotropic Structures.
TIFR. February 2010
21. A Chemists' Approach to Nanotechnology. NIUS Initiative. HBCSE. December
2009
22. Basics of Materials Chemistry. RSC Advancing the Chemical Sciences. Dept. of
Chemistry, Pune University. September 2008
23. What are Nanomaterials?. Royal Society of Chemistry sponsored College
Talk– February 2008, Vaze College, Mumbai
24. Materials Chemistry: Synthesis of Nanomaterials. VSRP Talks Summer 2007
and 2008
25. Chemistry Nobel Prize 2007 – CBS/DAE Institute, Mumbai. December 2007
26. Basics of Nanotechnology. Visit by Chemistry Olympiad Students, May 2007
27. What are Nanomaterials? Ruparel College, Mumbai September 2007
28. What are Nanomaterials? Felicitation for Olympiad Medalists. December
2005, HBSCE, Mumbai.
Oral Presentations (2004-2016)
1. 12th JNC Research Conference on Chemistry of Materials (Invited Talk),
September 2016, Thiruvananthapuram
2. Nano 2016, August, Quebec City, Canada
3. ICONSAT 2016 (Invited Talk), March 2016, IISer Pune
4. National Conference on Recent Trends in Science of Materials (Invited Talk),
December 2015, MSU Baroda
5. African – MRS 2015 (Invited Talk), December 2015, Ghana
6. ICMAT – IUMRS-ICA 2015 (International Conference on Materials for
Advanced Technologies) June 2015, Singapore
7. International Conference on Green Chemistry: Catalysis, Energy and
Environment (Invited Talk), January 2015, Goa
8. Symposium on “Energy Options for India: Non-conventional Sources of
Energy” (Invited Talk), August 2014, Mithibai College, Mumbai
9. CIMTEC (Forum on Functional Materials), June 2014, Montacatini Terme, Italy
10. ICONSAT 2014 (International Conference on Nanoscience and Technology)
(Invited Talk), March 2014, Chandigarh
11. National Symposium on Sustainable Chemistry: Frontiers and Challenges
(Invited Talk), February 2014, NEHU Shillong
12. Indo-UK Seminar on Molecular Imprinting (Invited Talk), February 2014,
NEERI, Nagpur
13. ICIACS 2013, International Conference on Interdisciplinary areas and
Chemical Sciences (Invited Talk), October 2013 University of Punjab,
Chandigarh
14. MC 11, International Conference on Materials Chemistry June 2013,
University of Warwick, UK
15. National Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (Invited Talk),
March 2013, UDCT NMU, Jalgaon
16. New Horizons in Green Chemistry (Invited Talk), February 2013, Ruia College,
Mumbai
17. Symposium on Nanoscience and Technology, February 2013, Centre for
Atomic and Molecular Physics (Invited Talk), Manipal University, Manipal
18. International Union of Materials Research Society (IUMRS), August 2012,
BEXCO, Busan, South Korea
19. International Conference on Frontiers in Materials Science for Energy and
Environment (ICFMS 2012) (Invited Talk), January 2012, Loyala College,
Chennai
20. 7th National Symposium on Solid State Chemistry and Allied Areas (ISCAS
2011) (Invited Talk), November 2011, Jamia Millia Islamia New Delhi
21. 7th Annual JNC Materials Science Meeting (Invited Talk), October 2011,
Cochin
22. Indo-American Kavli Frontiers of Science Symposium (Invited Talk), April
2011, UC Irvine California, USA
23. Celebrating Chemistry in the International Year of Chemistry (Invited Talk),
February 2011, Sophia College, Mumbai
24. National Conference on “Advances in Materials Chemistry" (Invited Talk),
January 2011, Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad
25. Winter School on Chemistry and Physics of Materials (Invited Talk),
December 2010, JNCASR Bangalore
26. 5th Mid-Year CRSI Symposium in Chemistry (Invited Talk), July 2010, NIIST
Trivandrum
27. School and Conference on Emergent Properties and Novel Behaviour at the
Nanoscale (Invited Talk), April 2010, JNCASR Bangalore
28. National Conference on Synthesis and Applications of Novel Materials
(Invited Talk), March 2010, Univ. of Mumbai
29. International Conference on Recent Trends in Nano & BioSciences (Invited
Talk), February 2010, Osmania University, Hyderabad
30. ICONSAT (International Conference on Nanoscience and Technology) (Invited
Talk), February 2010, IIT Mumbai
31. Argonne National Lab-TIFR Meeting, Jan. 2010, Mumbai
32. Conference on "Chemistry of Nanomaterials and its Application" (Invited
Talk), Nov. 2009, Mithibai College Mumbai
33. Gottingen-India Workshop on Frontiers in Condensed Matter (Invited Talk),
Nov. 2009, Gottingen Germany
34. Indo-Brazil Symposium on Advanced Materials (Invited Talk), Sept. 2009, Rio
de Janeiro Brazil
35. IBSA Meeting on Nanotechnology (Invited Talk), Sept. 2009, Curitiba Brazil
36. University of Hyderabad-TIFR Symposium, Feb. 2009, Hyderabad.
37. International Symposium on Materials Chemistry, DAE-BRNS at BARC,
(Invited Talk), Dec. 2008, Mumbai.
38. Indo French DAE Symposium (Invited Talk), October 2008 Saclay, France.
39. Bose Institute 90th Anniversary – National Symposium on Soft Matter
(Invited Talk), Sept. 2008, Kolkata.
40. Joint India-US workshop on scalable nanomaterials for enhanced energy
transport, conversion and efficiency (Invited Talk), August 2008, Bangalore.
41. International Conference on Advanced Materials 2008, (Invited Talk),
February 2008, Kottayam, Kerala.
42. CRSI/RSC/EPSRC workshop on Smart Materials (Invited Talk), Jan 2007
University of Delhi.
43. Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, April 2007, San Francisco, USA.
44. Indo-Brazil-South African Nano-initiative, TIFR, April 2007.
45. DAE Meeting on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, TIFR, September 2007.
46. Indo-French Meeting on Nanoscience, TIFR October 2007.
47. Self assembly routes for nanotech materials, SARNaM Meeting, BARC
Mumbai (Invited Talk), April 2006 .
48. Department of Chemistry (Invited Talk), IIT Delhi, March 2006.
49. Indo-Daad Western Regional Humboldt Conference (Invited Talk), Madh
Island, February 2006.
50. Institute of Physics (Invited Talk), July 2005, Bhubaneswar.
51. Council of Chemists Annual Meeting (Invited Talk), BIT Ranchi, December
2005
52. International Conference on Soft Matter (Invited Talk), Kolkata November
2004.
53. Indo-US Meet for Advanced Materials, Pune December 2004.