Rajni K. S.
Associate Professor
Department of Sciences
Amrita University - Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
India
Biography
Dr. Prasanna Ramani did his master’s degree in Chemistry from Bharathidasan University, India and Ph. D. in Chemical Sciences from University of Milan, Italy. His doctoral thesis work was focused on Synthesis/labeling of Modified Peptide Nucleic Acids (artificial DNA) and their Analytical Properties. Dr. Ramani worked on polymer chemistry, total synthesis of natural products and functionalization of CNTs during his tenure as a postdoctoral researcher at Center for bio-molecular Interdisciplinary Studies and Industrial applications (CISI), University of Milan, Italy. His postdoctoral research was supported by UNESCO grant from University of Trieste, Italy. Before his doctoral studies, Dr. Ramani worked for three years as Senior Chemist at Orchid Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Chennai, India. He has organized, participated and presented in various meetings and workshops around India and Europe. Dr. Ramani is also guiding a number of undergraduate & postgraduate student projects and Ph. D. research scholars. He currently researches on synthesis of biologically interesting molecules and natural product chemistry.
Research Interest
Engineering
