CoE Winter School Dec. 11-15, 2023
on
Molecular Materials and Functions
Organised by
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Winter School Description
Welcome to the inaugural Center of Excellence on Molecular Materials and Functions! We are thrilled to invite you to attend our upcoming Winter School, to be held from the 11th to 15th of December, 2023 where you will have the opportunity to learn about the latest advancements in molecular materials and functions from leading experts in the field.
Our Winter School is designed to provide students and researchers with a unique learning experience, featuring a combination of lectures, workshops, and hands-on activities. The School caters to you even if you are a student who’s just starting your academic journey, an early career scholar, or a seasoned researcher.
Our faculty comprises experts in molecular materials and functions, who are committed to sharing their knowledge, tools, and solutions with the next generation of researchers. During the Winter School, you will have the opportunity to learn from these experts through engaging lectures and interactive workshops and also,collaborate with other students and researchers from around the world.
In addition to the academic program, we also offer social events and excursions, which provide the perfect opportunity to explore the local area and network with other attendees in an informal setting. Our Winter School is held in a stunning location, providing the perfect backdrop for a memorable and productive learning experience.
We believe that our Winter School is an excellent opportunity for students and researchers to enhance their knowledge and skills, to connect with other individuals who share their passion for molecular materials and functions, and foster freindships. We encourage you to join us and take advantage of this unique opportunity to learn, collaborate, and network with experts in the field.
We look forward to welcoming you to our Winter School, and to supporting you as you pursue your academic and professional goals.
Organizing Institute
IIT Madrasis a public, technical, and research university, responsible for academic activities which include Teaching, Research, and Industrial Consultancy. It is located in Chennai, India. It has been the top-ranking engineering institute in India for the past 7 years in the NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) Rankings since this ranking system was announced in 2015, by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD).
Key Sponsor
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) is a department within the Ministry of Science and Technology in India. It was established in May 1971 to promote new areas of science and technology and to play the role of a nodal department for organising, coordinating and promoting Scientific and Technological activities in the country. It gives funds to various approved scientific projects in India. It also supports various researchers in India to attend conferences abroad and to go for experimental works.

Conference Secretariat

Thalappil Pradeep
Department of Chemistry

Thalappil Pradeep
Thalappil Pradeep is an Institute Professor at IITM. He is the Deepak Parekh Institute Chair Professor and is also a Professor of Chemistry. He studied at the University of Calicut, Indian Institute of Science, UC Berkeley, and Purdue. His research interests are in molecular and nanoscale materials, and he develops instrumentation for such studies. He is an author of over 525 scientific papers in journals and is an inventor of 125 patents or patent applications. In addition to the work on advanced materials, he is involved in the development of affordable technologies for drinking water purification and some of them have been commercialized. His pesticide removal technology is estimated to have reached about 10 million people. Along with his associates, he has incubated seven companies and three of them have production units. His arsenic removal technology, approved for national implementation, is delivering arsenic free water to about 2 million people every day. He is a recipient of several awards including the Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Prize (2008), The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) prize in Chemistry (2018), Padma Shri (2020), Nikkei Asia Prize (2020) and Prince Sultan Bin Abulaziz International Prize for Water (2022). He is a Fellow of all the science and engineering academies of India, Royal Society of Chemistry, TWAS, and American Association for the Advancement of Science. He has written several books and is part of over ten scientific journals and is an associate editor of ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. He has authored popular science books in Malayalam and is a recipient of Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for knowledge literature. He has received the Lifetime Achievement Research Award of IIT Madras and Distinguished Alumnus Award of Indian Institute of Science. As part of his philanthropic activities, he supports a school in his village where ~500 students are on rolls.
Visit https://pradeepresearch.org for more information.
- Phone:044-2257-4208
- Email:pradeep@iitm.ac.in

Rajnish Kumar
Department of Chemical Engineering

Rajnish Kumar
Rajnish Kumar is a professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology - Madras. In 2018, was recognized as Highly Cited Researcher..
- Phone:91 44 2257 4180
- Email: rajnish@iitm.ac.in