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Prof. Ravinder Pawar

Associate Professor

Department of Chemistry

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Room No: Room No. CY410, Department of Chemistry +91-870-2462680 ravinder_pawar@nitw.ac.in Bio Sketch

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    • Journal(s): 108
    • Conference(s): 2
    • Book Chapter(s): 3
    • PhD: Current - 8  Awarded - 1
    • PDF: Guided - 1
    • Event(s) Organized:  FDP - 3

    113

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    9

    DOCTORAL STUDENTS

    4

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    Research Areas

    Computational and Theoretical Chemistry
    Experimental Physical Chenistry
    EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
    Degree Institute Year
    Doctor of Philosophy CSIR-CLRI, (Univ. of Madras) 2015
    Master of Science Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT KGP) 2007
    Bachelor of Science Kakatiya University (Gautami Degree College, Adilabad) 2005
    COURSES HANDLED
    Course L-T-P Credit Degree Level
    Physical Chemistry - II(CY3301) 3-1-0 4 UG
    Engineering Chemistry(CY1161) 3-0-2 4 UG
    Chemical and Statistical Thermodynamics(CY16005) 3-0-0 3 UG, PG
    Physical Chemistry-2(CY2303) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Physical Chemistry-1(CY2203) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Quantum Chemistry(CY16006) 3-0-0 3 UG, PG
    Physical Chemistry(CYI201) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Engineering Chemistry(CY185) 3-0-2 4 UG
    Physical Chemistry(CYB251) 3-0-2 4 UG
    Thermodynamics and Electrochemistry(CY4104) 3-0-0 3 PG
    Chemistry(CY132) 3-0-0 3 UG
    General Chemistry-I(CYI101) 3-0-0 3 UG
    Chemical Kinetics and Quantum Chemistry(CY4154) 3-0-0 3 PG
    Engineering Chemistry(CY186) 3-0-0 3 UG
    General Chemistry - I(CYB151) 3-0-2 4 UG
    Advances in Quantum Chemistry(CY5173) 3-0-0 3 PG
    Chemistry for Metallurgists(CY137) 3-0-2 4 UG
    Chemistry for Civil Engineers(CY183) 3-0-0 3 UG
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    PUBLICATIONS
    Journal(s)
    Synergistic insights of CuBi2O4/ZnWO4 Z-scheme heterostructure for effective degradation of methyl orange, rhodamine-B and ciprofloxacin under visible light irradiation, By N Anuradha, K Govinda Rao, Ravinder Pawar, B Vijaya Kumar, Elsevier, Applied Surface Science, vol.718, pp.164974, 2026
    Unveiling the Light Induced Energy Transfer Events in Water Soluble Benzothiazole Appended Borondipyrromethene: Synthesis, Photophysical Study, and Applications to Amyloid Binding, By Srikanth Bandi, RMH Rathnayaka, Monika Rana, Akanksha Ashok Sangolkar, Ghida Fawaz, Esha Gahunia, Amandine Courtemanche, Anjaiah Boligorla, Ravinder Pawar, Anuj Kumar Sharma, Suresh Gadde, Francis D'Souza, Raghu Chitta, Wiley, Chemistry–An Asian Journal, vol.21, pp.e70372, 2026
    Boric/boronic acid-promoted redox transformation of 4-hydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridine N-oxides to functionalized 2,3-dihydroacridin-4(1H)-ones and mechanistic studies using DFT calculations, By Subir Majhi, Thangellapally Shirisha, Suman Das, Mohmmad Faizan, Ravinder Pawar, Dhurke Kashinath, RSC, New Journal of Chemistry, vol.50, pp.741-750, 2026
    Can silaborane serve as an effective bridging unit for Lewis pairs? A comparative discourse with carborane, By Mohmmad Faizan, Zaid Malik, Madem Sandhya, Ravinder Pawar, RSC, Dalton Transactions, vol.55, pp.1125-1139, 2026
    In situ synthesis of bimetallic selenides on green porous carbon: density functional theory-proven electrocatalysts for efficient water splitting, By Anjana Sajeevan, Nijash Neermunda, Sampath Karingula, Pooja, Soumyajit Jana, Ravindar Pawar, Yugender Goud Kotagiri, RSC, Materials Advances, vol.7, pp.1478-1494, 2026
    Electrocatalytic oxidation of methanol: role of thorium (Th) doping in MoSe2, By Poja, Sarita Yadav, Ravinder Pawar, Rajeev Ahuja, RSC, RSC Applied Interfaces, vol., pp., 2026
    Regioselective Triclocarban-Catalyzed Synthesis of Spiroindeno- and Spirooxindolo-Pyrrolizidines with Apoptosis Induction in MCF-7 Cells, By V Rukyanaik, Samata Pradhan, Chandraiah Godugu, Srinu Tothadi, Kadiyam Rama Krishna, Ravinder Pawar, Srinivas Basavoju, RSC, RSC Medicinal Chemistry, vol., pp., 2026
    Encapsulation of interstellar molecules inside fullerenes: A molecular capture perspective, By Muthupandi Senthilkumar, Mahesh Kumar Ravva, Elumalai Varathan, Ravinder Pawar, Muthuramalingam Prakash, Venkatesan Subramanian, Springer , Journal of Chemical Sciences, vol.138, pp.36, 2026
    Unlocking the Potential of Phosphate-Based Weakly Coordinating Anions as Electrolyte Components for Calcium-Ion Batteries, By Venkateshwara Sai Siva Bharadwaj Vishnubhotla, Mohmmad Faizan, Akash Kumar Yadav, Pooja, Ravinder Pawar, ACS, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, vol., pp., 2026
    Heteroatom-doped graphitic carbon from waste Adhatoda vasica leaves as an efficient multifunctional electrode material for oxygen reduction reaction, lithium-ion battery anode, and symmetric supercapacitor, By Avinash Sharma, Pooja, Ravinder Pawar, Yadagiri Naik Banothu, Mukul Pradhan, Elsevier, Journal of Power Sources, vol.671, pp.239560, 2026
    Resolving a Sequential Post-Transition-State Bifurcation Mechanism in the Dimerization of 2, 3-Diazacyclopentadienone, By Rama Krishna Kadiyam, Akanksha Ashok Sangolkar, Ravinder Pawar, ACS, The Journal of Organic Chemistry, vol.91, pp.4548–4558, 2026
    Unraveling Ambimodal Periselectivity in Pentafulvene–Radialene Cycloadditions: Interplay of Geometry, Charge Delocalization, and Reaction Dynamics, By Rama Krishna Kadiyam, Akanksha Ashok Sangolkar, Sandhya Madem, Ravinder Pawar, ACS, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, vol.130, pp.1588–1598, 2026
    Experimental and theoretical insights into MnCo-based metal-organic framework-derived materials as anode catalysts for methanol oxidation and oxygen evolution reactions, By Anshu Kumari, Pooja, Ravinder Pawar, Gaddam Rajeshkhanna, Elsevier, Journal of Power Sources, vol.663, pp.238903, 2026
    Praseodymium-based mixed metal oxides as stable and CO-resistant electrocatalysts for methanol oxidation in acidic media, By Pooja, Ravinder Pawar, RSC, Reaction Chemistry & Engineering, vol.11, pp.49-63, 2026
    Mono- and di-benzothiazole functionalized borondipyrromethenes: Synthesis, characterization, and investigating the role of benzothiazole as an excitation energy donor in light induced events, By Srikanth Bandi, Akanksha Ashok Sangolkar, Ravinder Pawar, Raghu Chitta, Elsevier, Dyes and Pigments, vol.245, pp.113105, 2026
    Aromatic Tempering Unlocks the Unseen Bonding Behavior of Phosphorus/Boron FLPs at the Trade of Reactivity, By Mohmmad Faizan, Shahil Yadav, Ravinder Pawar, ACS, Inorganic Chemistry, vol.64, pp.10724–10728, 2025
    What comes next: the fate of germa-, stanna-, and plumba-closo-dodecaborate based electrolytes in calcium ion batteries, By Mohmmad Faizan, Ravinder Pawar, RSC, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, vol.27, pp.1250-1255, 2025
    An unprecedented double photoexcitation mechanism for photoswitching in conjugated-dienes to trigger physiological processes for photopharmacology, By Akanksha Ashok Sangolkar, Rama Krishna Kadiyam, Ravinder Pawar, RSC, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, vol.23, pp.1909-1922, 2025
    Synergistically enhanced electronic modulation in trimetallic Cu–Co–Mo-based heterostructured nanomaterials for green H2 production via efficient alkaline electrolysis, By Apurba Borah, Pooja, Ravinder Pawar, Rajeshkhanna Gaddam, RSC, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, vol.13, pp.7215-7227, 2025
    Puppeteering the reactivity of frustrated Lewis pairs toward CO2via coordination dichotomy in bridging units, By Mohmmad Faizan, Ravinder Pawar, RSC, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, vol.27, pp.4587-4592, 2025
    H-bonding-assisted energy retention in bicyclic diene photoswitches for rechargeable solar thermal batteries: CASSCF, CASPT2, and DLPNO-CCSD(T) insights, By Akanksha Ashok Sangolkar, Rama Krishna Kadiyam, Sibam Sahu, Ravinder Pawar, RSC, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, vol.27, pp.17572-17584, 2025
    Studies on the electrochemical oxidation of methanol using La2MO4 (M = Ni, Cu and Zn) catalysts, By Pooja, Ravinder Pawar, Venkatesan Subramnian, RSC, Catalysis Science & Technology, vol.15, pp.6678-6692, 2025
    A comparative study of frustration in Al-P and B-P-based intramolecular frustrated Lewis pairs, By Santhosh Guntupalli, Mohmmad Faizan, Bhupendra Singh Bisht, Ravinder Pawar, RSC, RSC advances, vol.15, pp.35468-35478, 2025
    Resolving the Ambiguity of Thermal Reversion in a Nonconjugated Monocyclic Diene-Based Photoswitch for Rechargeable Solar Thermal Batteries, By Akanksha Ashok Sangolkar, Rama Krishna Kadiyam, Ravinder Pawar, ACS, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, vol.129, pp.1529–1541, 2025
    Studies on the bent thoracene with low coordinated bridging units using density functional theory, By Sarita Yadav, Pooja, Ravinder Pawar, Elsevier, Computational and Theoretical Chemistry, vol.1250, pp.115295, 2025
    Symmetric and Unsymmetric Bifurcating Surfaces of Ambimodal Reactions: Origin of Electronic Behavior in Post-Transition State Bifurcation, By Rama Krishna Kadiyam, Akanksha Ashok Sangolkar, Ravinder Pawar, ACS, The Journal of Organic Chemistry, vol.90, pp.10170–10182, 2025
    Understanding Methanol Electro-Oxidation Pathways on Nd-Based Metal Oxides via DFT and Electrochemical Studies, By Pooja, Ravinder Pawar, ACS, Langmuir, vol.41, pp.16203–16215, 2025
    Why Only the 2,6-Bis(o-Carborano)Pyridine-Stabilized Phosphenium Cation Has Succeeded in Splitting H2?: Key Design Insights for Next-Gen Phosphenium Pincer Catalysts, By Mohmmad Faizan, Bhupendra Singh Bisht, Vishnubhotla Venkateshwara Sai Siva Bharadwaj, Ravinder Pawar, ACS, Organometallics, vol.44, pp.2007–2015, 2025
    Deciphering the Role of Azaborondipyrromethene as an Electron Relay in Photoinduced Events Operating in Near-Infrared Absorbing Heteroaromatics Based Dual-Dye Substituted AzaBODIPYs, By Anjaiah Boligorla, Sai Prasanna Palacharala, Sadashiv Wadepalli, Akanksha Ashok Sangolkar, Gundu Venkateswarlu, Priyanka Mekala, Ravinder Pawar, Prakriti R Bangal, Lingamallu Giribabu, Raghu Chitta, ACS, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, vol.129, pp.9227–9242Citation, 2025
    A comprehensive investigation of Kingery type Σ3 (111) grain boundaries in TiC, TaC, and WC, By Pooja, Ravinder Pawar, Elsevier, Acta Materialia, vol.277, pp.120168, 2024
    Chemistry of Cyclo[18]Carbon (C18): A Review, By Pooja, Sarita Yadav, Ravinder Pawar, Wiley, The Chemical Record, vol.24, pp.e202400055, 2024
    Fluorite-type materials in the monolayer limit, By Shota Ono, Ravinder Pawar, APS, Physical Review Materials, vol.8, pp.094002 , 2024
    Origin of a Kinetically Selective Route for Thermoreversible Valence Tautomerism-Based Photoswitching in O-Heterocycles Containing Conjugated Dienes, By Akanksha Ashok Sangolkar, Anup Shahi, Rama Krishna Kadiyam, Ravinder Pawar, ACS, The Journal of Organic Chemistry, vol.89, pp.15497–15512, 2024
    Novel Trifunctional Intramolecular Frustrated Lewis Pair Derived From Aminoboronic Acid for Converting CO2 Into Valuable Chemicals, By Mohmmad Faizan, Guntupalli Santhosh, Madhumita Chakraborty, Ravinder Pawar, wiley, Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry, vol.37, pp.e4655, 2024
    Ionic Liquid Assisted Green Synthesis of Quinoxaline Based Bisspirooxindoles: Anticancer Evaluation and Molecular Dynamics, By Madhu Kanchrana, Gamidi Rama Krishna, Biswajit Dey, Nandita Pandey, Santosh Kumar Guru, Akanksha Ashok Sangolkar, Ravinder Pawar, Srinivas Basavoju, wiley, ChemistrySelect, vol.9, pp.e202403608, 2024
    Conversion of Waste Tecoma Leaves into Heteroatom Doped Graphitic Carbon via a One-Step Chemical Activation Method for the Catalytic Oxygen Reduction Reaction and Supercapacitor Application, By Avinash Sharma, Prakash Majee, Pooja, Ravinder Pawar, Yadagiri Naik Banothu, Mukul Pradhan, ACS, ACS Sustainable Resource Management, vol.1, pp.2564–2574, 2024
    Unveiling the Obscure Potential of O-Carborane Based IFLPs for CO2 Sequestration, By Mohmmad Faizan, Debendra Behera, Madhumita Chakraborty, Ravinder Pawar, wiley, ChemPhysChem, vol.25, pp.e202400647, 2024
    Aza-bicyclodiene based photoswitches for molecular solar thermal energy storage, By Akanksha Ashok Sangolkar, Rama Krishna Kadiyam and Ravinder Pawar, RSC, Energy Advances, vol.1, pp.287, 2024
    Host–guest cooperative bridged bicyclopolyynic (BBP) open-molecular cages with optical-switching properties, By Akanksha Ashok Sangolkar, Rama Krishna Kadiyam, Ravinder Pawar, RSC, Molecular Systems Design & Engineering, vol.9, pp.188-204, 2024
    Therapeutic potential of X12Y12 (X= Al, B, and Y= N, P) nanocages as effective sensors for Ala, Val, Arg, and Asp amino acids, By Sarita Yadav, Ravinder Pawar, Elsevier, Journal of Molecular Structure, vol.1297, pp.136915, 2024
    Transformation of Waste Agarwood Leaves into Heteroatom-Doped Microporous Carbon for Highly Active Metal-Free Catalytic Oxygen Reduction Reaction and Efficient Capacitive Energy Storage Application, By Rishika Chakraborty, Avinash Sharma, Prakash Majee, Pooja, Pradip K Maji, Ravinder Pawar, Yadagiri Naik Banothu and Mukul Pradhan, ACS, ACS Sustainable Resource Management, vol.1, pp.28, 2024
    Aza-bicyclodiene based photoswitches for molecular solar thermal energy storage, By Akanksha Ashok Sangolkar, Rama Krishna Kadiyam, Ravinder Pawar, RSC, Energy Advances, vol.3, pp.287-298, 2024
    Cu-supported amine-functionalized Fe3O4 magnetically recoverable nanocatalyst for A3 coupling reactions, By Prashanth Goud Banda, Gayathri Bindu Kurup, Pooja, Bhukya Mounika, Ravinder Pawar, Raghasudha Mucherla, Wiley, Applied Organometallic Chemistry, vol.38, pp.e7479, 2024
    Effect of Dopants on Σ3 (111) Grain Boundary in Diamond, By Pooja, Raghasudha Mucherla, Ravinder Pawar, Wiley, Physica status solidi (b), vol.261, pp.2300279, 2024
    Orbital and free energy landscape expedition towards the unexplored catalytic realm of aromatically modified FLPs for CO2 sequestration, By Mohmmad Faizan, Madhumita Chakraborty, Dinesh Bana, Ravinder Pawar, RSC, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, vol.26, pp.23609-23622, 2024
    Therapeutic potential of X12Y12 (X=Al, B, and Y=N, P) nanocages as effective sensors for Ala, Val, Arg, and Asp amino acids, By Sarita Yadav, Ravinder Pawar, Elsevier, Journal of Molecular Structure, vol.1297, pp.136915, 2024
    Comparative Investigation on the Catalytic Potential of Borylated Triazine-Based FLPs for CO2 Sequestration, By Mohmmad Faizan, Dinesh Bana, Hemant Kumar Gugulothu, Ravinder Pawar, Wiley, ChemistrySelect, vol.9, pp.e202305133, 2024
    Bispericyclic Ambimodal Dimerization of Pentafulvene: The Origin of Asynchronicity and Kinetic Selectivity of the Endo Transition State, By Rama Krishna Kadiyam, Akanksha Ashok Sangolkar, Mohmmad Faizan, Ravinder Pawar, ACS, The Journal of Organic Chemistry, vol.89, pp.6813–6825, 2024
    Novel route to enhance the thermo-optical performance of bicyclic diene photoswitches for solar thermal batteries, By Akanksha Ashok Sangolkar, Rama Krishna Kadiyam, Ravinder Pawar, Beilstein-Institut, Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, vol.20, pp.1053–1068, 2024
    A relativistic DFT study of small-molecule activation facilitated by actinocenes (An(n8-C8H8)2), By Sarita Yadav, Pooja, Ravinder Pawar, Elsevier, Inorganic Chemistry Communications, vol.167, pp.112683, 2024
    Strain Engineered Bridged Bicyclic Diene Photoswitches in the Race of Next-Generation Molecular Solar Thermal Energy Storage, By Akanksha Ashok Sangolkar, Rama Krishna Kadiyam, Ravinder Pawar, Wiley, ChemPhotoChem, vol.8, pp.e202400089, 2024
    Unveiling the geometrical and mechanical properties of Σ3 (111) grain boundaries in Ni-based alloys: From interfacial insights, By Pooja, Ravinder Pawar, Elsevier, Materials Today Communications, vol.40, pp.109469, 2024
    Advances of MXene heterostructure composites in the area of sensing and biomedical applications: An overview, By Srikanth Ponnada, Maryam Sadat Kiai, Sarita Yadav, Anjali Palariya, Chiranjeevi Sreenivasa Rao Vusa, Rapaka S Chandra Bose, Anita Nehra, Saikat Datta, Ravinder Pawar, Grazyna Simha Martynkova, Siddharth Gadkari, Susmita Naskar, Rakesh K Sharma, Elsevier, Applied Materials Today, vol.39, pp.102310, 2024
    PIO and IBO analysis to unravel the hidden details of the CO2 sequestration mechanism of aromatically tempered N/B-based IFLPs, By Mohmmad Faizan, Adarsh Kumar, Mucherla Raghasudha, Ravinder Pawar, RSC, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, vol.25, pp.24809-24818, 2023
    Unprecedented Activation of CO2 by α-Amino Boronic Acids, By Mohmmad Faizan, Kajal Saini, Raghasudha Mucherla, Ravinder Pawar, ACS, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, vol.127, pp.7429-7442, 2023
    Envisioning the hydrogen dissociation in Σ5 (100) grain boundary in diamond, By Pooja, Raghasudha Mucherla, Ravinder Pawar, Elsevier, Diamond and Related Materials, vol.138, pp.110222, 2023
    An ultrasound assisted green protocol for the synthesis of quinoxaline based bisspirooxindoles: Crystal structure analysis, enone umpolung, DFT calculations, anti-cancer activity, and molecular docking studies, By Sravanthi Baddepuri, Bhargava Sai Allaka, Rama Krishna Gamidi, Mohmmad Faizan, Ravinder Pawar, Srinivas Basavoju, Taylor & Francis, Synthetic Communications, vol.53, pp.835-854, 2023
    Ternary heterostructures of GO, MoS2, and g-C3N4: Synthesis, stability and properties, By Pooja, Sarita Yadav, Ravinder Pawar, Elsevier, Results in Surfaces and Interfaces, vol.11, pp.100115, 2023
    Origin of structure and stability of M@C18 (M = Cu, Ag, and Au) complexes with D9h point group, By Pooja, Ravinder Pawar, Wiley, Journal of Computational Chemistry, vol.44, pp.1786-1794, 2023
    Alanine boronic acid functionalized UiO‐66 MOF as a nanoreactor for the conversion of CO2 into formic acid, By Mohmmad Faizan, Ravinder Pawar, Wiley, Journal of Computational Chemistry, vol.44, pp.1624-1633, 2023
    The disposition of bridge hydrogen bond in the homopolar-diborane and its derivatives, By Sarita Yadav, Ravinder Pawar, Elsevier, Computational and Theoretical Chemistry, vol.1222, pp.114071, 2023
    Structure, Stability, and Properties of Cyclo [18] carbon-Zinc Super Sandwich Complexes (C18-Zn-C18), By Pooja, Sarita Yadav, Ravinder Pawar, Elsevier, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, vol.991, pp.122668, 2023
    Electronic and photophysical properties of an atomically thin bowl-shaped beryllene encapsulated inside the cavity of [6]cycloparaphenylene (Ben@[6]CPP), By Akanksha Ashok Sangolkar , Rama Krishna Kadiyam , Mohmmad Faizan , Omshireesh Chedupaka , Raghasudha Mucherla, Ravinder Pawar, RSC, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, vol.25, pp.23262-23276, 2023
    Aza-bicyclooctadiene/tetracyclooctane couples as promising photoswitches for molecular solar thermal energy storage applications, By Akanksha Ashok Sangolkar, Mohmmad Faizan, Kadiyam Rama Krishna, Ravinder Pawar, RSC, Molecular Systems Design & Engineering, vol.8, pp.853-865, 2023
    Structure, stability, and electronic and optical properties of TMDC–coinage metal composites: vertical atomically thin self-assembly of Au clusters, By Akanksha Ashok Sangolkar, Pooja, Ravinder Pawar, RSC, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, vol.25, pp.4177-4192, 2023
    Atomistic simulations of ∑3 [110](111) grain boundary in diamond: Structure, stability, and properties, By Pooja, Ravinder Pawar, Wiley, International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, vol.123, pp.e27016, 2023
    Structure, stability, properties and application of atomically thin coinage metal flatland in graphene pore: A DFT calculation, By Akanksha Ashok Sangolkar, Ravinder Pawar, Wiley, Physica status solidi (b), vol.259, pp.2100489, 2022
    Pentazole (N5H) as a possible catalyst for CO2 activation: Density functional theory (DFT) and ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) studies, By Mohmmad Faizan, Ravinder Pawar, Wiley, Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry, vol.35, pp.e4303, 2022
    Novel Insight into the Molecular Frustration of IFLPs Based on Boron-Functionalized Pyrimidines for CO2 Sequestration, By Mohmmad Faizan, Ravinder Pawar, ACS, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, vol.126, pp.8633-8644, 2022
    Phenothiazine functionalized fulleropyrrolidines: synthesis, charge transport and applications to organic solar cells., By Deepak Badgurjar, Naresh Duvva, Anirban Bagui, Pooja, Sapna Gahlot, Ravinder Pawar, Surya Prakash Singh, Ashish Garg, Lingamallu Giribabu, Raghu Chitta, Springer Nature, Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, vol.22, pp.379–393, 2022
    A prospectus for thickness dependent electronic properties of two‐dimensional metals using density functional theory calculation, By Akanksha Ashok Sangolkar, Rubi Agrawal, Ravinder Pawar, Wiley, International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, vol.122, pp.e26982, 2022
    Boron based intramolecular heterocyclic frustrated Lewis pairs as organocatalysts for CO2 adsorption and activation, By Mohmmad Faizan, Ravinder Pawar, Wiley, Journal of Computational Chemistry, vol.43, pp.1474-1483, 2022
    Enhanced Selectivity of Propylene Epoxidation Reaction on Cu Monolayer Surface via Eley‐Rideal Mechanism, By Akanksha Ashok Sangolkar, Ravinder Pawar, Wiley, ChemPhysChem, vol.23, pp.e202200334, 2022
    Cucurbit[7]uril as Nanoreactor for the Fixation of CO2 with Oxirane: A Density Functional Theory Investigation, By Mohmmad Faizan, Ravinder Pawar, Wiley, ChemistrySelect, vol.7, pp.e202201315, 2022
    Synthesis, characterization, crystal structure determination, computational modelling and biological studies of a new tetrakis-(2-hydroxy-5-methylphenyl)(1H-pyrazol-4-yl)methanonezinc(II) complex, By Ajmeera Ramesh, Basavoju Srinivas, Ravinder Pawar, Allikayala Ramachandraiah, Elsevier, Journal of Molecular Structure, vol.1255, pp.132377, 2022
    Synthesis, characterization and Density Functional Theory of novel one-pot thioalkylated benzimidazole-linked 4-substituted mercaptoimidazole molecular hybrids via multi-component approach, By Raju Chedupaka, Ravinder Pawar, Papisetti Venkatesham, Rajeswar Rao Vedula, Taylor & Francis, Synthetic Communications, vol.52, pp.1111-1121, 2022
    Structure, stability and properties of alternating boron-nitride nanotubes (BNNTs): A density functional theory calculations, By Pooja, Akanksha Ashok Sangolkar, Mohmmad Faizan, Ravinder Pawar, Elsevier, Computational and Theoretical Chemistry, vol.1211, pp.113668, 2022
    Azaboratrane as an exceptionally potential organocatalyst for the activation of CO2 and coupling with epoxide, By Mohmmad Faizan, Nikhil Srivastav, Ravinder Pawar, Elsevier, Molecular Catalysis, vol.521, pp.112201, 2022
    Density Functional Theory‐Based Calculations for 2D Hexagonal Lanthanide Metals, By Akanksha Ashok Sangolkar, Sakshi Jha, Ravinder Pawar, Wiley, Advanced Theory and Simulations, vol.5, pp.2200057, 2022
    Synthesis of 2-styryl-quinazoline and 3-styryl-quinoxaline based sulfonate esters via sp3 C–H activation and their evaluation for α-glucosidase inhibition, By Neeli Satyanarayana, Boddu Ramya Sree, Kota Sathish, Sakkani Nagaraju, Kalivarathan Divakar, Ravinder Pawar, Thangellapally Shirisha, Dhurke Kashinath, RSC, New Journal of Chemistry, vol.46, pp.5162-5170, 2022
    A facile synthesis of amphiphilic N-glycosyl naphthalimides and fabrication of flexible semiconductors using molecular self-assembly, By Arun Kumar Rachamalla, Vara Prasad Rebaka, Tohira Banoo, Ravinder Pawar, Mohmmad Faizan, Krishnamoorthy Lalitha, Subbiah Nagarajan, RSC, Green Chemistry, vol.24, pp.2451-2463, 2022
    Metal-free, one-pot synthesis of 2-styrylquinolines via Friedländer annulation and sp3 C–H activation using 1,3-dimethylurea and L-tartaric acid (3[thin space (1/6-em)]:[thin space (1/6-em)]1) as a deep eutectic solvent, By Neeli Satyanarayana, Kota Sathish, Sakkani Nagaraju, Ravinder Pawar, Mohmmad Faizan, Murgan Arumugavel, Thangellapally Shirisha, Dhurke Kashinath, RSC, New Journal of Chemistry, vol.46, pp.1637-1642, 2022
    DABCO as a potential catalyst for the CO2 fixation: A density functional theory and ab initio molecular dynamics study, By Mohmmad Faizan, Ravinder Pawar, Wiley, Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry, vol.35, pp.e4284, 2022
    Density functional theory study of graphene adhesion on WX2 (X= S and Se) monolayer: Role of atom vacancy and atomic reorganization defects, By Akanksha Ashok Sangolkar, Pooja, Mohmmad Faizan, Rubi Agrawal, Ravinder Pawar, Wiley, International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, vol.122, pp.e26871, 2022
    Dissociative Adsorption of H2S on Li (110) Surface Using Density Functional Theory Calculations and Car-Parrinello Molecular Dynamics Simulations, By Akanksha Ashok Sangolkar, Rubi Agrawal, Ravinder Pawar, Wiley, Chemphyschem, vol.23, pp.e202100658, 2022
    Density functional theory based HSE06 calculations to probe the effects of defect on electronic properties of monolayer TMDCs, By Ravinder Pawar, Akanksha Ashok Sangolkar, Elsevier, Computational and Theoretical Chemistry, vol.1205, pp.113445, 2021
    An easy access to novel sugar-based spirooxindole-pyrrolidines or-pyrrolizidines through [3+ 2] cycloaddition of azomethine ylides, By Arasappan Hemamalini, Subbiah Nagarajan, Pawar Ravinder, Venkatesan Subramanian, Thangamuthu Mohan Das, Thieme, Synthesis, vol., pp.2495-2504, 2021
    Density functional theory studies on h-BN–transition metal dichalcogenide heterostructures (TMDCs) and TMDC-h-BN-TMDC (sandwich heterostructures), By Ravinder Pawar, Akanksha Ashok Sangolkar, Elsevier, Computational and Theoretical Chemistry, vol.1204, pp.113417, 2021
    Synthesis, DFT calculations and biological activity of a new Schiff base of 4-aminoantipyrine and its Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II) complexes and crystal structure of the Schiff base, By Ajmeera Ramesh, Ravider Pawar, Perugu Shyam, Allikayala Ramachandraiah, Springer, Research on Chemical Intermediates, vol.47, pp.4673–4697, 2021
    Photo-induced energy and electron transfer in carboxylic acid functionalized bis (4′-tert-butylbiphenyl-4-yl) aniline (BBA)-substituted A3B zinc porphyrins, By Suneel Gangada, Pooja, Anjaiah Boligorla, Vijendar Reddy Karla, Srikanth Bandi, Ravinder Pawar, Raghu Chitta, Springer, Journal of Chemical Sciences, vol.133, pp.1-12, 2021
    Prediction of the [4+ 2]-and [5+ 4]-cycloaddition reactions in zig-zag carbon nanotubes via an ambimodal transition state: density functional theory calculations, By Akanksha Ashok Sangolkar, Ravinder Pawar, RSC, RSC advances, vol.10, pp.11111-11120, 2020
    Rongalite-promoted metal-free aerobic ipso-hydroxylation of arylboronic acids under sunlight: DFT mechanistic studies, By Sivaparwathi Golla, Soumya Poshala, Ravinder Pawar, Hari Prasad Kokatla, Elsevier, Tetrahedron Letters, vol.61, pp.151539, 2020
    Excitation-Wavelength-Dependent Light-Induced Electron Transfer and Twisted Intramolecular Charge Transfer in N,N-Bis(4′-tert-butylbiphenyl-4-yl)aniline Functionalized Borondipyrromethenes, By Suneel Gangada, Ramya Athira Ramnagar, Akanksha Ashok Sangolkar, Ravinder Pawar, Jagadeesh Babu Nanubolu, Partha Roy, Lingamallu Giribabu, Raghu Chitta, ACS, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, vol.124, pp.9738–9750, 2020
    Hydrogen bonding interaction of N5H with water: A first principle calculations, By Ravinder Pawar, Venkatesan Subramanian, Elsevier, Computational and Theoretical Chemistry, vol.1165, pp.112560, 2019
    The bulk conversion depth of the NV-center in diamond: computing a charged defect in a neutral slab, By Robin Löfgren, Ravinder Pawar, Sven Öberg, J Andreas Larsson, IOP, New Journal of Physics, vol.21, pp.053037, 2019
    Charged dopants in neutral supercells through substitutional donor (acceptor): nitrogen donor charging of the nitrogen-vacancy center in diamond, By Robin Löfgren, Ravinder Pawar, Sven Öberg, J Andreas Larsson, IOP, New Journal of Physics, vol.20, pp.023002, 2018
    Can graphene outperform indium tin oxide as transparent electrode in organic solar cells?, By Paolo Paletti, Ravinder Pawar, Giacomo Ulisse, Francesca Brunetti, Giuseppe Iannaccone, Gianluca Fiori, IOP, 2D Materials, vol.4, pp.045006, 2015
    Heterojunction Hybrid Devices from Vapor Phase Grown MoS2, By Chanyoung Yim, Maria O'Brien, Niall McEvoy, Sarah Riazimehr, Heiko Schäfer-Eberwein, Andreas Bablich, Ravinder Pawar, Giuseppe Iannaccone, Clive Downing, Gianluca Fiori, Max C Lemme, Georg S Duesberg, Nature Publishing Group UK, Scientific reports, vol.4, pp.5458, 2014
    Thermo Neutral SN2 Reaction within Pristine and Stone–Wales Defective BNNTs and CNTs, By Ravinder Pawar, Subramanian Venkatesan, ACS, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, vol.117, pp.5095–5100, 2013
    Density functional theory studies on the Diels–Alder reaction of [3]dendralene with C60: an attractive approach for functionalization of fullerene, By Ravinder Pawar, Subramanian Subramanian, Springer, Theoretical Chemistry Accounts, vol.131, pp.1128, 2012
    Fullerene based endohedral metallocenes, By Ravinder Pawar, Subramanian Venkatesan, Elsevier, Computational and Theoretical Chemistry, vol.998, pp.106-112, 2012
    Stone–Wales transformation in double-walled carbon nanotubes and the role of inner tube, By Ravinder Pawar, Subramanian Venkatesan, acs, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, vol.116, pp.16815-16822, 2012
    Role of Encapsulation of Na+ and F– Ions on the Diels–Alder Reactivity of C32, By Ravinder Pawar, Subramanian Venkatesan, ACS, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, vol.116, pp.6870-6878, 2012
    Studies on the Encapsulation of F– in Single Walled Nanotubes of Different Chiralities Using Density Functional Theory Calculations and Car–Parrinello Molecular Dynamics Simulations, By Ravinder Pawar, Mahesh Kumar Ravva, Subramanian Venkatesan, ACS, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, vol.116, pp.5519–5528, 2012
    Studies on the encapsulation of various anions in different fullerenes using density functional theory calculations and Born–Oppenheimer molecular dynamics simulation, By Ravinder Pawar, Subramanian Venkatesan, ACS, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, vol.115, pp.11723-11733, 2011
    FACE-selective fluorogenic cycloaddition reaction between coumarin azides and sugar terminal alkynes: an experimental and computational study, By Ramanathan Rajaganesh, Pawar Ravinder, Venkatesan Subramanian, Thangamuthu Mohan Das, Elsevier, Carbohydrate research, vol.346, pp.2327-2336, 2011
    Protecting group/halogen effect of N-glycosylamines on the self assembly of organogelator, By Subbiah Nagarajan, Ravinder Pawar, Subramanian Venkatesan, Thangamuthu Mohan Das, RSC, New Journal of Chemistry, vol.34, pp.123-131, 2010
    Substitution effects of Diborane on the interaction with Borazine (Inorganic Benzene), By Ravinder Pawar, Subramanian Venkatesan, ACS, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, vol.114, pp.5565-5572, 2010
    Conference(s)
    Improving the efficiency of organic solar cells with graphene transparent electrode and light management: a simulation study By GIANLUCA Fiori, PAOLO Paletti, RAVINDER Pawar, GIUSEPPE Iannaccone, G Ulisse, F Brunetti, 2015 IEEE 15th International Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO), 2015
    Simulation of Organic Solar Cell with Graphene Transparent Electrode By PAOLO PALETTI, RAVINDER PAWAR, Giacomo Ulisse, Francesca Brunetti, GIUSEPPE IANNACCONE, GIANLUCA FIORI, International Workshop on Computational Electronics 2015, 2015
    Book Chapter(s)
    Structure, Stability, and Properties of 2D Metallenes By Akanksha Ashok Sangolkar, Ramakrishna Kadiyam, Ravinder Pawar in 2D Metals, CRC Press, Hard bound and soft, 2024
    Two-Dimensional Materials in Lithium-Ion Batteries By Sarita Yadav, Srikanth Ponnada, Maryam Sadat Kiai, Ravinder Pawar in Advanced Two-Dimensional Material-Based Heterostructures in Sustainable Energy Storage Devices, CRC Press, Hard bound and soft, 2024
    Effect of Both Structural and Electronic Confinements on Interaction, Chemical Reactivity and Properties By Mahesh Kumar Ravva, Ravinder Pawar, Shyam Vinod Kumar Panneer, Venkata Surya Kumar Choutipalli, Venkatesan Subramanian in Chemical Reactivity in Confined Systems: Theory, Modelling and Applications, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Hard bound and soft, 2021
    PROJECT / CONSULTANCY
    Designing and developing the next generation Quasi Solid-State Electrolytes (QSSE) for Calcium Ion batteries (CIBs)
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: Science and Engineering Research Board
    Project Cost (INR): 2568764
    Date of Commencement: 02-02-2024  
    Duration: 37 Months
    Status: Ongoing
    Designing of Nanoreactors for Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Conversion into Useful Chemicals
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: Science and Engineering Research Board
    Project Cost (INR): 4768740
    Date of Commencement: 12-12-2019   Date of Completion: 12-12-2022
    Duration: 37 Months
    Status: Completed
    Metal Flatlands (Atomically Thin Two-Dimensional Metals): Designing, Properties and Applications
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)
    Project Cost (INR): 4116740
    Date of Commencement: 03-12-2019   Date of Completion: 03-12-2022
    Duration: 37 Months
    Status: Completed
    Engineering and redesigning of solar cells using two dimensional (2D) materials
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Type: Research
    Sponsor: MHRD-NITW
    Project Cost (INR): 500000
    Date of Commencement: 10-01-2018   Date of Completion: 01-03-2020
    Duration: 26 Months
    Status: Completed
    RESEARCH FELLOWS / PhD STUDENTS
    Current PhD Students
    Chandu Kuchipudi
    Area of Research: Energy Storage Materials/ Frustration of Lewis Pairs
    Mohmmad Faizan
    Area of Research: Harnessing the Frustration of Lewis Pairs for Carbon Dioxide Sequestration: From Molecular Origins to Machine- Learning-Guided Design
    Omshireesh Chedupaka
    Area of Research: Piezoelectric Materials
    Ramakrishna Kadiyam
    Area of Research: Ambimodal reactions
    Sandhya Madem
    Area of Research: Molecular Solar Thermal Energy Storage Systems
    Santosh Guntupalli (Part-time)
    Area of Research: N2 activation (Computational)
    Tobin Varkey Simson (Part-time)
    Area of Research: Non-covalent interactions (Computational)
    Vishnubhotla Venkateshwara Sai Siva Bharadwaj
    Area of Research: Calcium Ion Batteries
    Previous PhD Students
    Pooja (2025)
    Area of Research: Investigation of Methanol Oxidation using Lanthanide (La, Nd and Pr)-Transition Metal (Ni, Cu and Zn) mixed Oxides and Thorium-doped Molybdenum dichalcogenide catalysts
    PDF Post-Doctoral Fellows
    Dr. Sarita Yadav
    Apr 2022 → Mar 2024
    Area of Research: Non-Covalent Bonded Complexes and Hybrid Nanostructures
    CONFERENCE / WORKSHOP / SYMPOSIUM / SHORT TERM COURSE / FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME / GIAN
    Organocatalysis
    06-Mar-2022 → 06-Mar-2022
    Event Type: Faculty Development Programme
    Role: Coordinator
    Funding Agency: SERB
    Atomically thin metal membranes: A Computational Study
    05-Mar-2022 → 05-Mar-2022
    Event Type: Faculty Development Programme
    Role: Coordinator
    Funding Agency: SERB
    Applications of DFT (Density Functional Theory) in teaching and learning chemistry, physics & material science - with software for chemistry and materials (SCM-AMS)
    19-Mar-2021 → 24-Mar-2021
    Event Type: Faculty Development Programme
    Role: Coordinator
    Funding Agency: TLC
    AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
    2024
    Young investigator award
    2019
    Early career research award grant
    2016
    ANR Postdoctoral Fellowship
    DSK-PDF
    2014
    Carl Tryggers Stiftelse Postdoctoral fellowship
    2013
    European Scholarship
    2010
    Senior Research Fellow
    2008
    Junior Research Fellow
    ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
    •  Faculty Advisor (Continuing from January, 2024)
    •  Hostel Warden (September, 2021 - December, 2024)
    •  Coordinator (B.Tech 1st Year Chemistry (Theory)) (July, 2021 - December, 2024)
     Last updated on May 8, 2026