Iape Nh{Kkar Lekjksg Fifth Convocation June 3, 2017
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iape nh{kkar lekjksg Fifth Convocation June 3, 2017 Hkkjrh; foKkku f'k{kk ,oa vuqla/kku laLFkku Hkksiky The Institute Mace In Academia, the Mace is a treasured object of the “Symbol and Authority of Office”. The Mace adds dignity, meaning, and a sense of ceremonial authority to the convocation proceedings. It reminds both participants and spectators that education is a cherished attribute of the society and symbolizes the values that the Institute upholds. IISER Bhopal’s mace is made of brass and teak wood and displays the Institute’s logo in brass with deep brown and gold relief. Above and beneath the logo, the words ^Kkue~ cyefLr* and ‘Knowledge is Power’, respectively, are engraved. There is also a brass olive-wreath encircling the Institute logo proclaiming the fact that IISER Bhopal educates students with an aim of safeguarding and promoting peace. Message It is my privilege to welcome you all to the fifth convocation of IISER Bhopal. Shri Prakash Javadekar, the Hon’ble Minister of HRD, Govt. of India, Dr. Anil Kakodkar, a well renowned scientist of our country, and Shri Deepak Joshi, Minister of State, Technical Education & Skill Development are with us today to bless our graduands. You all are aware that IISER Bhopal is completing 9 years of its journey since its inception in the year 2008. In the current academic year, we have a combined strength of about 1125 students in BS-MS (Dual Degree), Ph.D. and Integrated Ph.D. programmes pursing their studies in various branches of science. We are proud to make special mention that more than 30% of the student population is female. In addition to few Centers of Excellence, we have recently establsihed Innovation and Incubation Center for Entrepreneurship (IICE), with an aim to translate the outcome of the basic scientific research into technology for greater benefit of the society. So far a total of 258 students have graduated from IISER Bhopal and all of them have been well placed in different corners of the world, bringing glories to the Institute. It is the result of the hard work put together by the students and our team of faculty members. Our Institute is continuously rising in various parameters of science and research, duly making a mark in the international platform. This year 106 BS-MS (Dual Degree), 3 Bachelor of Science, 10 Master of Science and 25 Ph.D. degrees are being awarded by the Institute. An alumnus of any Institute plays an important role in establishing its identity. After graduation, you all will proceed further for advanced studies or will pursue professional career. I truly believe that the training you have received here has made you strong enough to achieve your aims and objectives in life. I extend my best wishes to you all for a bright future ahead. Vinod K Singh Director, IISER Bhopal Chairperson Chairperson Shri Vipin Sondhi Professor Vinod K Singh Members Members Professor Vinod K Singh Professor Sandeep Verma Shri Kewal Kumar Sharma, IAS Professor V Chandrasekhar Professor Anurag Kumar Professor S K Satheesh Professor Pradeep Mathur Professor Lilavati Krishnan Professor K Vijay Raghavan Professor Manindra Agrawal Dr. Sekhar Basu Professor S K Tandon Shri Basant Pratap Singh, IAS Professor Subhash Chaturvedi Professor Manindra Agrawal Professor Kankan Bhattacharyya Professor Sandeep Verma Professor P K Gupta Ms. Darshana M Dabral Professor S Rai Choudhury The BoardThe of Governors Professor Praveen Kulshreshtha Shri K V Satya Murty Dr. Sheuli Mitra Registrar and Secretary Dr. Sunando Datta Dr. J Sankar Dr. Manmohan Kapur Dr. Deepak Chopra Dr. Vineet Sharma Dr. D S Rana Dr. Prasanta Ghorai Dr. Nikita Agarwal Professor Vinod K Singh Senate The Dr. R S Tomar Director Dr. Ramya Sunder Raman Dr. J Sankar Dr. Sankar Chakma Dean, Faculty Affairs Dr. Pawan Kumar Aurora Dr. Vishal Rai Dr. Sunando Datta Dr. Ambar Jain Dean, Academic Affairs Dr. S K Pathak Dr. Manmohan Kapur Dr. Suvankar Dutta Dean, Research & Development Dr. Apurba Lal Koner Dr. Saurabh Shrivastava Dr. Deepak Chopra Dr. Pritam Nasipuri Dean, Student Affairs Dr. R Mahalakshmi Functionaries Dr. Vineet Sharma Dr. Vinita Gowda Dean, Alumni and International Students’ Representatives: Relations Ranjeet Singh Mahla Lokenath Kundu Shri K V Satya Murty Registrar Shri K V Satya Murty Registrar & Secretary Programme Academic Procession starts (As soon as the procession enters, all audience should stand up) Invocation Chairperson, BoG declares the Convocation open Award of D.Sc. ( Honoris Causa ) by the Chairperson, BoG (Citation will be read by Chairperson, Senate) Acceptance speech by the recipient of D.Sc. ( Honoris Causa ) and Guest of Honour Award of degrees by the Chairperson, Senate Chairperson, BoG signs the register for award of degrees Exhortation by the Chairperson, Senate Presentation of Medals by the Chairperson, BoG Valedictory address by the President’s Gold Medal Winner Presentation of the Report of the Institute by the Director Address by the Guest of Honour Introduction of the Chief Guest by the Chairperson, BoG Convocation address by the Chief Guest The National Anthem (All will rise) Chairperson, BoG declares the Convocation closed Academic Procession leaves Graduating Batch 2017 Doctor of Philosophy Biological Sciences Maurya Svetlana Rajkumar Thesis Supervisor: Dr. R Mahalakshmi Thesis Title: Molecular regulators of human VDAC-2 scaffold stability and function Saumitra Dey Choudhury Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Vimlesh Kumar Thesis Title: Genetic Analysis of AP2 Adapter Function in Synaptic Transmission and Growth Signaling at the Drosophila Neuromuscular Junction Manika Indrajit Singh Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Vikas Jain Thesis Title: Molecular insights into the structural stability and biological activity of T4 bacteriophage DNA polymerase processivity factor Sakshi Chauhan Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Raghuvir Singh Tomar Thesis Title: Biochemical characterization of histone H3 clipping by chicken liver H3 specific protease: Clipping is regulated by structure of histone H3 and inhibitor, stefin B Upendar Rao Golla Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Raghuvir Singh Tomar Thesis Title: Implication of Budding Yeast as a Model Organism for Understanding the Chemical-Genetics and Functional Toxicogenomics Chemistry Mahapure Aniket Ashok Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Manmohan Kapur Thesis Title: Towards the synthesis of Lariatin B: Synthesis of Macrocyclic framework and Side Chain Rajshekhar Amrutrao Unhale Thesis Supervisor: Professor Vinod K Singh Thesis Title: Organocatalytic Enantioselective C-S and C-C Bond-Forming Reactions: Applications in Organic Synthesis Navjeet Ahalawat Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Rajesh K Murarka Thesis Title: Understanding the Molecular Mechanism of Allostery in Proteins and Conformational Plasticity of Natively Disordered Human CD4 Peptide using Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Network Models Graduating Batch 2017 Doctor of Philosophy Chemistry R V Ramana Reddy Thesis Supervisor: Dr. J Sankar Thesis Title: Tetraphenylbenzene Appended Chromophores: Synthesis, Properties and Applications Jagadeesh Kalepu Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Sreenivas Katukojvala Thesis Title: Annulation Reactions of Enaldiazo Ketones: Synthesis of Diverse Heterocycles Vinaykumar Kanchupalli Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Sreenivas Katukojvala Thesis Title: Synthetic Applications of Pyridazine Derived Acceptor & Donor-Acceptor Metallocarbenes & A Novel [3+1+1] Annulation of Diacceptor Rhodium Enalcarbenoid With Vinyl Azides Murugavel M Thesis Supervisor: Dr. J Sankar Thesis Title: Multi-metallic Modular Porphyrinoid Assemblies: Syntheses, Structure & Properties Ravindra Barnala Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Prasanta Ghorai Thesis Title: Enantioselective Synthesis of Substituted oxa-Heterocycles via Intramolecular oxa-Michael Reaction of Alkoxyboronate Utilizing Cinchona Alkaloid Based Organocatalysts Durga Prasad Ch Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Sangit Kumar Thesis Title: Carbon-Chalcogen Coupling Reactions: Efforts Toward the Synthesis of Diaryl Chalcogenides and Chalcogenyl Heterocycles Md Rehan Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Prasanta Ghorai Thesis Title: Transition-metal Catalysed and Transition-metal Free Synthesis of Heterocyclic and Carbocyclic Molecules Srinivasa Rao Adusumalli Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Vishal Rai Thesis Title: Single-site labeling of Native Proteins Graduating Batch 2017 Doctor of Philosophy Chemistry Shailesh Kumar Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Sangit Kumar Thesis Title: Carbon-Carbon and Carbon-Chalcogen Bond Construction: Access to β- (Nitroaryl)-indoles, Dithioacetals and Ebselenol Antioxidants Sajal Khatua Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Sanjit Konar Thesis Title: Multifunctional MOFs for Detection of Small Molecules and Proton Conduction Virendra Kumar Tiwari Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Manmohan Kapur Thesis Title: Transition Metal Catalyzed Regiodivergent C-H Functionalization of Nitrogen Heterocycles Suraj Kumar Gupta Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Joyanta Choudhury Thesis Title: Exploring Electronically Modulated Discrete Ruthenium(II) and Iridium(III)- NHC Complexes as Hydrocarbon Oxidation Precatalysts Ajay Verma Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Sangit Kumar Thesis Title: Iodine and Organoselenium Assisted Intramolecular Cyclization Reactions: Synthesis of Normal and Medium-Sized Heterocycles Arun Suneja Thesis Supervisor: Professor Vinod K Singh Thesis Title: Expedient Access to Isoindolinones and Tetrahydroisoquinolines (THIQs) via Catalytic Asymmetric Mannich-Type Reactions Srinivasulu P Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Sanjit Konar Thesis Title: Functional Metal-Organic Frameworks for Heterogeneous Catalysis Soumava Biswas Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Sanjit