Dr. Saunthwal completed his master's at the University of Rajasthan. He then moved to University of Delhi (India) to pursue his doctoral study with Prof. Akhilesh K. Verma. After Ph.D. he was SERB Overseas postdoctoral fellow and Marie Curie Postdoctoral fellow in Prof. Jonathan Clayden's Lab at University of Bristol, U.K. After Marie Curie Postdoctoral fellow, he moved to Illinois and joined Professor Denmark’s group at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign USA (UIUC) as a Postdoctoral Research Associate. In 2023, he returned to India and Joined IIT(BHU) as an Assistant Professor. Currently, he works as an Assistant professor at Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India.
Academic Profile:
2024-present: Assistant professor, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India.
2023-2024: Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh-221005, India
2021-2023: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
2018-2021: SERB Overseas Postdoctoral Fellow and Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, UK
2017-2017: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, India
2012-2017: Doctor of Philosophy (Chemistry), Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, India
2009-2011: Master of Science from University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India
2006-2009: Bachelor of Science from University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India
FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS:
2022: Best Productivity Award (As Judged by Continuous, Superior Performance in Solving Difficult Problems and Advancing Research Projects- Denmark Group)
2021: Best Productivity Award (As Judged by Continuous, Superior Performance in Solving Difficult Problems and Advancing Research Projects- Denmark Group)
2019: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship
2017: Sailife-NOST Best Thesis Award 2017 awarded by National Organic Symposium Trust, India
2017: SERB Overseas Postdoctoral Fellowship
2017: SERB Indo-U.S. Postdoctoral Fellowship (selected)
2015: Dr. B. N. Mankad Award awarded by Indian Chemical Society, on presenting an Award Paper in 51st Annual Convention of the Chemist
2014: Senior Research Fellowship
2012: Junior Research Fellowship