S Sivaram

Biography

Swaminathan Sivaram obtained his BSc (Chemistry) (1965) from Madras Christian College and MSc (Chemistry) (1967) from IIT Kanpur. Subsequently, he obtained PhD (Organic Chemistry) from Purdue University working with Professor H.C.Brown. He also worked with Professor J.P. Kennedy at the Institute of Polymer Science, the University of Akron, Akron, Ohio in the area of carbocationic polymerization of isobutylene. His work on alkylation of tertiary alkyl halides with trialkylaluminum with Professor Kennedy laid the foundation for a deeper understanding of the mechanism of carbocationic polymerization and eventually gave birth to the field of 'controlled' and 'living' carbocationic polymerization. He returned to India in 1973 to join the newly established Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Limited, (IPCL), Baroda, in its Research Center. Dr Sivaram joined National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune in 1988 as Head of the Polymer Chemistry Division, and was appointed Director of the Laboratory in 2002. He assumed the position of a CSIR Bhatnagar Fellow at NCL in 2011 upon completion of his tenure as Director of NCL. In 2016 he moved to the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research. Pune as an Honorary professor and INSA Senior Scientist.

Research Interest

Polymer Science