Energetic Material Laboratory
Department of Chemistry
Manojkumar J joined the Energetic Material Laboratory as a doctoral student under the supervision of Dr. Srinivas Dharavath in July 2022. He completed his Bachelor's degree at Osmania University, Hyderabad, in 2020. Subsequently, he pursued his master's at the National Institute of Technology Warangal, Hanumkonda, Telangana, specializing in Organic Chemistry, and successfully obtained his degree in 2022. Immediately following his master's, Manoj joined IIT Kanpur as a Ph.D. scholar.
Education
2022-Till date
IIT Kanpur
Joined as a Ph.D. student under the supervision of Dr. Srinivas Dharavath in the Department of Chemistry, at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur in July 2022.
Ph.D. thesis title: Design and synthesis of thermally stable, insensitive nitrogen-rich energetic materials.
2020-2022
NIT Warangal
Graduated from the National Institute of Technology Warangal in the Department of Chemistry with an Organic Chemistry specialization. (M.Sc. Organic Chemistry).
Master's Project thesis: Metal-free, one-pot synthesis of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro acridine derivatives using Deep eutectic solvents.
2017-2020
Osmania University
Bachelor's degree B.Sc. Chemistry received from Osmania University.
Ph.D Coursework completed at IITK
1. Principles of Organic Chemistry(CHM609A)
2. Physical Organic Chemistry (CHM611A)
3. Chemistry of Natural Products (CHM662A)
4. Organic structure determination by Spectroscopic Techniques(CHM656A)
TeachingAssistantship
1. Shakuntala Devi Memorial Higher Secondary School
Awards and Conferences
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Awarded with Best Poster award at the 14th International High, Energy Materials Conference & Exhibits (HEMCE) on 1-3 February 2024, Thiruvananthapuram, organized by High Energy Materials Society of India (HEMSI) Thiruvananthapuram Chapter in collaboration with ISRO & DRDO.
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PMRF fellow at IIT Kanpur.
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Attended Institute Research Symposium(IRS) 2022& 2023 Conducted at IIT Kanpur, Recent Advances in Inorganic Molecules to Materials(RAIMM-2023) and Research Scholars Day(RSD) 2023 by Department of Chemistry.
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Participated in “DRDO Technologies for North-East India 2020” at the India International Science Festival 2020 (IISF).
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E-paper presentation in “Sesquicentennial IYPT -2019” at Osmania University.
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Qualified Gate 2022 Conducted by IIT Kharagpur.
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Qualified IIT JAM 2020 Conducted by IIT Kanpur