P. V. Ramachandran

Professor P. Veeraraghavan Ramachandran received his BSc and MSc degrees from Calicut University, India and received his Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur under the supervision of Professor Subramania Ranganathan before joining the laboratories of the late Professor Hebert C. Brown at Purdue University as a postdoctoral associate. Soon after, he joined the faculty of Purdue Chemistry Department and is currently a Professor of Chemistry. He is also the Director of the Hebert C. Brown Center for Borane Research.

He has received several recognitions for his contributions to chemistry. He is a Fellow of the American Chemical Society (ACSF) and the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC). He is a Purdue University Faculty Scholar and has received Purdue University Undergraduate Mentoring Award (2012) and College of Science Team Award (2015). He is the recipient of the Boron in the Americas Award (2006). He was elected as the Chairman of the Fluorine Division of the ACS (2006), and has also chaired the ACS 19th Winter Fluorine Conference (2009). He was the Chair of the 13th Boron in the Americas Conference (2012). He is a co-author of over 200 peer-reviewed publications, several book chapters, and reviews and has several US patents to his credit. He has edited two books and is also an Associate Editor of Future Medicinal Chemistry. He has given keynote/plenary addresses in several international conferences. Recently, he received the Vikram Sarabhai Chair Award from the Indian National Science Academy (2014-15).

Short CV

P. V. Ramachandran
Purdue University, Department of Chemistry
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907

Phone: +1 765-494-5303

Fax: + 1 765-494-0239

Email: chandran@purdue.edu

Education

1983 Ph.D. Organic Chemistry, Indian Inst. of Technol. Kanpur

1976 MS Chemistry, University of Calicut, India

Research and Professional Experience

School or Company	Position	Dates	Type of Work
IIT Kanpur	Postdoctoral Associate	1/83-5/84	Synthetic Methods
Purdue University	Postdoctoral Associate	6/84-3/87	Organoborane chem.
Purdue University	Research Scientist: Assistant to H.C. Brown	3/87-7/97	Organoborane chem.
Purdue University	Assistant Professor	8/97-7/03	Organic Chemistry
Purdue University	Associate Professor	8/03-7/09	Organic Chemistry
Purdue University	Professor	8/09-present	Organic Chemistry

Research Interests

Organoborane and Fluoroorganic Chemistry

Awards and Honors

2000	Eastman Kodak Organic Chemistry Technical Council Lecturer
2002	R. W. Johnson Pharm. Res. Inst. Chemistry Seminar Series Speaker
2004	Indian Institute of Chemical Technology Diamond Jubilee Lecturer
2006	Chair, Fluorine Division, American Chemical Society
2006	Boron in the Americas Award
2007	Royal Society of Chemistry Fluorine Subject Group Lecturer
2007	Astra Zeneca (UK) Lecturer
2007	Polish Chemical Society Golden Jubilee Lecturer
2007	Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC)
2012	American Chemical Society Fellow (ACSF)
2012	University Faculty Scholar, Purdue University
2014-15	Vikram Sarabhai Chair Professor, Indian National Science Academy
2014	Negishi-Brown Lecturer
2014	Professor K. P. Antony Lecturer (St. Thomas College Deemed University)
2014	Resource person and Inaugural address, INACFAP, Kanchi University, India
2015	Team Award, Purdue University College of Science
2016	Presidential Safety Award, Purdue University

P. V. Ramachandran's Geneology

G. F. Rouelle (Paris Apothecary School, 1725)
Antoine L. Lavoisier (Paris, 1763)
Jean B. M. Bucquet (Paris, 1770)
Claude L. Bertholet (Paris, 1778)
Joseph L. Gay-Lussac (Paris, 1800)
Justus von Liebig (Erlangen, 1822)
F. August Kekule (Giessen, 1852)
Adlof von Baeyer (Berlin, 1858)
J. Ulric Nef (Munich, 1886)
William L. Evans (Chicago, 1905)
Henry Hass (Ohio State, 1925)
Harold Shechter (Purdue, 1946)
Subramania Ranganathan (Ohio State, 1960)
P. V. Ramachandran (IIT Kanpur, 1983)