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Department of
Chemistry

About

Chemistry has become increasingly interdisciplinary as the fundamental queries of sciences focus on the chemical nature of matter.

By cultivating both strong academic relations between our students and faculty, and successful connection between course and research programmes, students at IISER Pune can succeed at the frontiers of research in chemistry and chemical biology.

Chairs of the Chemistry Department at IISER Pune

Name Duration
Prof. K.N. Ganesh till 2016
Prof. M. Jayakannan 2016 – 2019
Prof. Hosahudya N. Gopi 2019 – 2022
Prof. Nirmalya Ballav 2022 –