Prof. Krishna Nand Singh

  Prof. Krishna Nand Singh  

  Present position: Professor of Organic Chemistry
                               

      Born On : 12 June 1962  

Address:

Office:
      Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, 
      Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221 005, India
 

Residence: 

New G-22, Hyderabad Colony,  

BHU, Varanasi-221005  

Telephone: 

+91-542-2575196 (Res.), 

+91-542-2307321 Ext. 341 (O),   

+91-9415992580 (Mobile)

       Fax:      +91-542-2368127

     E-mail: knsinghbhu@yahoo.co.in ,   knsingh@bhu.ac.in         

     Joined Chemistry Department BHU as :   

                     Professor in October, 2007  

     Broad Subject area of Teaching : 

Organic Chemistry

Experience : 15 Years  

     Current Research Field :

Broad:  Organic Synthesis

Specific:

Superoxide mediated Organic synthesis,    Microwave assisted organic synthesis  

     Foreign Visits :

Invited Professor, CNRS, France (2004)  

     Ongoing Research Projects 

         UGC (2007-2010)         : Rs. 6.88 Lacs

         AICTE (2008-2010)      : Rs. 10.00 Lacs

         DBT (2008-2011)         : Rs. 20.74 Lacs  

     Papers Published : 42

 List of Publications

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   Positions  Held:

    Professor     :         Department of Chemistry, BHU, Varanasi                                           2007 to till date

    Reader        :       Department of Applied Chemistry, IT,  BHU, Varanasi                        2002 to 2007

    Lecturer      :       Department of Applied Chemistry, IT, BHU, Varanasi                         1993 to 2002  

    Administrative and other assignments in BHU: 

  • Administrative Warden/Warden, Vishweswarayya Hostel, I.T., B.H.U. (Feb. 2003 to June 2006).  

  • Administrative Warden, S. C. De Hostel, I.T., B.H.U. (June 2006 to October 2007).  

  • Chairman, Football Committee, University Sports Board, B.H.U. (2003-07). 

Member of Academic Societies:

 

  A.

 Life member, Chemical Research Society of India, IISc, Bangalore (LM 352).

  B.

 Life member, Indian Chemical Society, Calcutta (LM/5362). 

  C.

 Fellow Member, SAEST, Karaikudi, India 

      Awards/Honours received:

 

  •     Invited Professor, Institute of Chemistry, University of Rennes, France (2004).  

  •  AICTE Career Award (1995).  

  • Awarded Research Associateship (direct) of CSIR(1992)     

  •  Awarded NET-JRF of both UGC & CSIR (1985) separately for Ph.D. Programme.  

  •  A throughout First Class Career.   

     Research Experience: 22 Years  

  • No. of Ph. D. Produced                              : 04 (Awarded)  

  •  No. of Ph. D. under Supervision                  : 03

    Academic Profile:  

Degree

Year

University

B. Sc.

1981

Gorakhpur University

M. Sc.

1984

Banaras Hindu University

Ph. D.

1991

Banaras Hindu University

Ongoing Research Projects as Principal Investigator

Agency

Title

Duration

Amount in Rs. (lakh)

UGC

Application of microwave irradiation for superoxide induced organic reactions

April 2007 to March 2010

6.88  

AICTE

Utilization of    Microwave Irradiation for the Synthesis of Some Pharmaceutically Important Organic Compounds  

January 2007 to December 2009

10.00

DBT

Microwave assisted synthesis of some biologically active fused  heterocycles

April 2008 to January 2011

20.74

Research Projects Completed as Principal Investigator:

Agency

Title

Duration

Amount in Rs. (lakh)

 CSIR

Superoxide ion induced bio-mimetic transformations in organic synthesis

April 1995 to March 1998

    3.25

AICTE

Phase transfer reaction of potassium superoxide with organic substrates

April 1995 to March 1998

    5.0

AICTE

Oxygen Toxicity: Some model reactions of in situ generated superoxide ion with xenobiotics

May 1999 to April 2001

    5.0

  AICTE

Cytotoxicity: A probe into superoxide reactions with natural and bioactive molecules

      May 2002 to  April 2005

    6.0

  CSIR

Novel utilization of in situ generated superoxide ion in organic synthesis

 April 2004 to  March 2007

   7.25