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Biodata of Dr Murali Sastry
 

Contact Information:

 

Materials Chemistry Division

National Chemical Laboratory

Pune – 411 008, India

Phone: 91-20-589 3400 ext 2260

Fax: 91-20-589 3952/589 3044

Email: sastry@ems.ncl.res.in

 

Current Interests

·         Self-assembly of nanomaterials

·         Surface-modification strategies for nanoparticles with particular emphasis on
     bioconjugation
 ·         Development of new synthesis processes for nanomaterials in solution, on
     surfaces and within designer templates

·         Interfacing inorganic-nanomaterials with biomacromolecules such as DNA,
     proteins/enzymes, whole cells etc.
 ·         New biomimetic strategies for the synthesis of minerals and nanoparticles

Education

  • M.Sc. (Physics), Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (1982)
  • PhD (Physics), Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (1987)
  • International Center for Theoretical Physics Post-doctoral fellow, II University of Rome and Sincrotrone Trieste, Italy (1988-1991)
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Experience

 

17 years research experience in the area of nanomaterials synthesis and assembly; interfacing nanomaterials and biological systems


Honors/Awards

 

  • CSIR Young Scientist Award for Physics, 1993
  • NCL Research Foundation Scientist of the Year Award (2000)
  • Chemical Research Society of India Medal (2002)
  • Materials Research Society of India Medal (2003)
  • Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize in Chemistry (2003) for incisive work on nanomaterials
  • Associate Editor (Asia) of Applied Nanoscience (Open-Mind Journals, New Zealand)
  • Editorial Board of Journal of Colloid and Interface Science (Academic Press)
  • Editorial Board of Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology (American Scientific Publishers)
  • Member of the Task Forces of the Department of Biotechnology on Nanobiotechnology and Trends in Modern Biology
  • Coordinator, CSIR Task Force on Nanomaterials
  • Indian Coordinator, Indo-US Workshop on Advanced Materials
  • Member (Nanotechnology), National IUPAC Committee of the Indian National Science Academy

Achievements

 

     Publications : 250 (~180 in the field of nanomaterials); 7 Chapters in books on nanomaterials

     Patents : 11 Indian and 8 US in the field of nanomaterials



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