V Chandrasekhar
Inorganic Chemistry
Indian National Science Academy
India
Biography
Vadapalli Chandrasekhar did his BSc and MSc from Osmania University, Hyderabad. Subsequently, he joined the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore from where he obtained his PhD (1982). After a post-doctoral stint at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (1983-86), he joined the Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Limited, Vadodara and worked for a year. He joined the Department of Chemistry, IIT Kanpur as an Assistant Professor (1987) and was promoted to the rank of Professor in 1995.
Research Interest
Inorganic Chemistry