Winning NIIST bioprocess for white pepper production

Scientists of NIIST have invented and patented a simpler, more cost-effective and pollution-free microbial technology that ensures...
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A virtual environment for testing casting process design

Virtual Casting-a software for simulation of casting solidification and defect prediction: Copy-righted and licensed to industry and acadamia more..
Design and synthesis of photoactive molecules

Organized assembly of molecules through non-covalent interactions is a powerful tool for generating defined molecular architectures.
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Integrated Spice processing Unit at Bidang, Sikkim

NIIST scientists assisted the Sikkim State Horticulture Department in setting up the fresh ginger, turmeric and large cardamom..
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Positions Held

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1981 – 1984 : Post-Doctoral Fellow, Max-Planck Institut für Strahlenchemie, Mülheim a.d. Ruhr, Germany.
1984 – 1985 : Post-Doctoral Fellow, Radiation Laboratory, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA.
1985 – 1988 : Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Houston, Texas, USA.
1988 – 1989 : Visiting Fellow, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay, India.
1989 – 2007 : Head, Photosciences and Photonics Section (Formerly Photochemistry Research Unit) National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR), Trivandrum, India.
2004 onwards: Head, Chemical Sciences and Technology Division, National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR), Trivandrum, India.
1998 – 1999 : Visiting Scientist, Radiation Laboratory, University of Notre Dame, USA.
1999 & 2000 : Visiting scientist, Max Planck Institut fuer Biophysikalische Chemie, Gottingen, Germany.
2003 – 2007 : Visiting scientist, at NIAIST, Tsukuba, Japan.

CSIR – National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST)