Karuppiah Nagaraj | Chemistry | Research Excellence Award

Dr. Karuppiah Nagaraj | Chemistry | Research Excellence Award

Saveetha Medical College and Hospital ( SIMATS), India

Dr. K. Nagaraj is an accomplished academician and researcher currently serving as an Assistant Professor at the School of Pharmacy, National Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar. He holds postgraduate and doctoral qualifications in Chemistry and has extensive teaching and research experience across premier institutions in India and abroad. His research expertise spans surfactant and polymer metal complexes, biomolecular interactions, anticancer drug development, electron transfer in microheterogeneous media, green nanomaterials, chemical kinetics, and photo-electrocatalysis. Dr. Nagaraj has published extensively in high-impact journals, authored multiple textbooks, contributed numerous book chapters, and filed patents in emerging interdisciplinary domains. He has received several prestigious awards and fellowships for academic and research excellence and actively contributes to scholarly activities through research guidance, professional memberships, and participation in national and international conferences. His work reflects a strong commitment to innovation, sustainability, and translational chemical sciences.

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Akash Dey | Chemistry | Research Excellence Award

Mr. Akash Dey | Chemistry | Research Excellence Award

National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), India

Akash Dey is a pharmaceutical researcher specializing in natural products, herbal drug standardization, and metabolomics-driven discovery. Trained at a national institute of pharmaceutical education and research, he has extensive experience in phytochemical analysis, isolation, structure elucidation, and formulation development. His research spans anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, anti-obesity, and antimicrobial natural products, integrating in vitro, in vivo, and in silico approaches. He has received recognition for poster presentations at international scientific conferences, reflecting his active engagement in translational natural product research.

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Rahul Kumar | Pharmaceutical Chemistry | Young Scientist Award

Mr. Rahul Kumar | Pharmaceutical Chemistry | Young Scientist Award

Vidya University | India

Rahul Kumar is an Assistant Professor in Pharmacy with expertise in Computer-Aided Drug Design and Pharmaceutical Chemistry. He holds professional training in pharmaceutical sciences and contributes to teaching and research in drug discovery, molecular modeling, and computational chemistry. His research focuses on CADD, medicinal chemistry, biosensors, and AI-driven approaches in healthcare. He has authored peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and patents, and has received national-level research and innovation awards, reflecting a strong commitment to academic excellence and translational research.

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Shaily | Chemistry | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Shaily | Chemistry | Best Researcher Award

Indian Institute Of Technology Delhi | India

Dr. Shaily is an accomplished researcher whose work focuses on superhydrophobic multifunctional polyurethane coatings and nanocomposites derived from sustainable sources such as cashew nut shell liquid and cardanol. She earned her Ph.D. from Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi, where she specialized in the synthesis, characterization, and protective applications of biobased polyurethane coatings. Currently serving as a Project Scientist at IIT Delhi and a University Research Ambassador, she previously worked as an Assistant Professor at JJT University, Rajasthan. Her research encompasses electrochemical analysis, materials characterization (FTIR, SEM, TEM, XRD, XPS, EDX, EIS, TGA/DSC/DTG, NMR), and mechanical testing for corrosion-resistant and antimicrobial coatings. Dr. Shaily’s scholarly contributions include publications in reputed journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Materials Today Communications, Inorganic Chemistry Communications, and Catalysis Letters. Her Google Scholar profile reflects an h-index of 10, i10-index of 10, and 271 citations, highlighting her growing influence in materials and surface chemistry. She has also co-authored book chapters and holds a patent for green polyurea coatings. Recognized with the INSPIRE Scholarship and Best Poster Award, Dr. Shaily continues to advance eco-friendly coating technologies that bridge nanoscience, polymer chemistry, and sustainable surface engineering.

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Featured Publications

Parihar, R. S., Bal, P. K., Saini, A., Mishra, S. K., & Thapliyal, A. (2022). Potential future malaria transmission in Odisha due to climate change. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 9048.

Singh Parihar, R., Bal, P. K., Kumar, V., Mishra, S. K., Sahany, S., Salunke, P., & Dhiman, R. C. (2019). Numerical modeling of the dynamics of malaria transmission in a highly endemic region of India. Scientific Reports, 9(1), 11903.

Bal, P. K., Dasari, H. P., Prasad, N., Salunke, P., & Parihar, R. S. (2021). Variations of energy fluxes with ENSO, IOD and ISV of Indian summer monsoon rainfall over the Indian monsoon region. Atmospheric Research, 258, 105645.

Parihar, R. S., Bal, P. K., Thapliyal, A., & Saini, A. (2022). Climate change projections and its impacts on potential malaria transmission dynamics in Uttarakhand. Journal of Communicable Diseases, 54(1), 47–53.

Parihar, R. S., Kumar, V., Anand, A., Bal, P. K., & Thapliyal, A. (2024). Relative importance of VECTRI model parameters in the malaria disease transmission and prevalence. International Journal of Biometeorology, 68(3), 495–509.

Ruby Ahmed | Chemistry | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Ruby Ahmed | Chemistry | Best Researcher Award

Shibli National College, Azamgarh | India

Dr. Ruby Ahmed is an accomplished Associate Professor with a strong academic background in chemistry, holding advanced degrees culminating in a PhD focused on chemosensors. Her academic journey includes rigorous education in chemical sciences followed by post-doctoral and faculty roles in synthesis, structural analysis and sensor development. With over a dozen peer-reviewed publications in high-impact journals, her scholarly output includes experimental and modeling studies on fluorophore-based detection of nitroaromatic compounds, conductive polymer–based gas sensors, and crystal structure analyses toward environmental pollutant sensing. Her work has attracted several dozen citations and recognition among peers, with approximately thirty-seven citations recorded across eleven documents on research platforms, suggesting an estimated h-index in the range of 5 to 6. Her research interests center on chemosensors, nanocomposites, crystal engineering and environmental pollutant detection. In addition to research, she has served in key administrative and leadership roles—heading a chemistry department, convening university-level committees, organizing boards of studies and doctoral committees, and reviewing articles for Springer Nature. She has also acted as principal investigator on regional research funding projects. Her contributions have earned institutional recognition. Dr. Ahmed continues to advance interdisciplinary research in functional materials for sustainable sensing applications, mentoring students and shaping curricula. She remains dedicated to translating fundamental chemistry into practical environmental technologies.

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Featured Publication

Ahmed, R., Ali, F., Alam, M. J., Tameem, M., Ali, A., Ahmad, M., & Khan, M. A. (2025). Fluorescence quenching aptitude of carbazole for the detection of nitro-aromatics: A comprehensive experimental analysis and computational studies validation. RSC Advances, 15.

Rajendra Kumar Konidena | Chemistry | Best Researcher Award

Assist. Prof. Dr. Rajendra Kumar Konidena | Chemistry | Best Researcher Award

Indian Institute of Technology, Patna | India

Dr. Rajendra Kumar Konidena is an accomplished researcher in the field of organic functional materials, with a strong focus on π-conjugated organic molecules for optoelectronic applications including OLEDs, solar cells, biomedicine, and molecular sensors. He earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, specializing in carbazole-based functional materials for light-emitting and photovoltaic devices, following his Master’s degree in Organic Chemistry from VIT University and a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics from Acharya Nagarjuna University. His academic journey has been complemented by international research experiences as a postdoctoral fellow and faculty member in leading institutions across India, South Korea, Germany, Japan, and Lithuania, before joining IIT Patna as an Assistant Professor. He has authored more than 39 peer-reviewed publications, with over 1,300 citations, an h-index of 20, and more than 40 documents indexed in reputed databases. His research excellence has been recognized through prestigious fellowships and awards including JSPS, Marie-Curie Seal of Excellence, NRF Korea, Ramanujan Fellowship, and SERB National Postdoctoral Fellowship. He also contributes actively as a reviewer for leading journals in chemistry and materials science. His career reflects a commitment to innovating sustainable molecular designs that advance the performance of optoelectronic devices.

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Featured Publications

” A guide to mastering multi-resonance thermally activated delayed fluorescence: from challenges to strategies for high-performance OLEDs”

” Leveraging quinoxaline functionalization for the design of efficient orange/red thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitters”

” Overcoming the 5% EQE ceiling in deep-blue fluorescent OLEDs with hybridized local and charge transfer featured phenanthroimidazole-carbazole emitters”

” Recent advances in the molecular designs of near ultraviolet emitters for efficient organic light emitting diodes”

” Strategic molecular design of efficient solution- and vacuum-processable deep-red thermally activated delayed fluorescence emitters featuring remarkable color saturation”