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Hire Dr. Saleesh Kumar N.

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Ph.D. (Chemistry) with over 12 years’ of research experience in research and development and laboratory operations

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• Ph.D. (Chemistry) with over 12 years’ of research experience in research and development and laboratory operations • Expertise in organic synthesis and characterization of photoresponsive materials including luminescent materials, liquid crystals, glassy liquid crystals, conjugated polymers, vesicles, organogels, nanomaterials and photochemistry • Well versed with FT-NMR (300, 400 and 500 MHz), IR Spectrophotometer, EPR Spectrophotometer, Spectropolarimeter, Spectrofluorimeter, UV-Visible-NIR Spectrophotometer, HPLC-GPC, GC-MS, Photochemical reactors, Cyclic voltametry, Differential scanning calorimetry, Optical polarizing microscope, Powder X-ray Diffractometer, Rheometer, Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Time correlated single photon counting system (TCSPC) and Laser flash photolysis • Proficient in analysing and interpreting research results and technical data • Detail oriented with an analytical bent of mind and a positive attitude • Developing and carrying out independent, original research projects • Planning and conducting the work programme for own research contribution, using methodologies and techniques appropriate to the type of research • Reading published papers for the purpose of understanding the research area and perceiving where new contributions should be made • Conducting analysis of in process samples, raw materials and finished products • Involved in design, synthesis (micro and macro scale), lead identification and optimization of small molecules • Compiling and evaluating analytical data; documenting such as maintaining analytical records, preparing specifications, test methods for intermediates and finished products • Participating in planning and strategy meetings along with research heads and research teams • Writing scientific reports and papers for journals based on observations and experiments • Managing laboratory teams and be responsible for environment health and safety standards

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Physical Organic Chemistry
• ☆ Inorganic Chemistry
• ☆ Physical Chemistry
• ☆ Organic Chemistry

Services

• Writing
• Research

Writing Technical Writing

Research Gap Analysis, Systematic Literature Review

Work Experience

Managed Network Expert (Chemistry)- Chegg Inc. Freelance

Chegg Inc. Freelance

February 2021 - Present

Managed Network Expert (Chemistry)-

Chegg Inc. Freelance

February 2021 - Present

Teacher

SNG International School

November 2019 - March 2020

European Union Marie Curie skłodowska International Incoming Fellow (EU-MC-IF)

University of York, UK

September 2013 - September 2014

Scientific Officer-2

Central Power Research Institute, Bangalore

April 2013 - August 2013

Project Assistant Gr.IV & Gr.IV

National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR), Trivandrum

November 2011 - April 2013

Postdoctoral Fellow

University Of Miami Department of Chemistry

May 2009 - September 2011

Royal Society International Incoming Fellow

University of York Department of Chemistry

March 2008 - February 2009

Education

PhD Chemistry

National Institute for Interdisciplinary science and Technology (NIIST), Trivandrum, Kerala, India (Affiliated to University of Kerala)

January 2003 - January 2008

Ph.D. Chemistry (Kerala University)

National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology CSIR

January 2003 - January 2008

M.Phil Chemistry

University of Calicut

June 2001 - July 2002

MPhil Chemistry (Department of Chemistry)

Universiity of Calicut

May 2001 - July 2002

BEd Physical Science

University of Calicut

June 2000 - April 2001

B.Ed

Calicut University Teacher Education Centre, Ollur

June 2000 - April 2001

MSc Chemistry (Chemistry)

University of Calicut

June 1998 - June 2000

M.Sc Chemistry

St. Thomas' college Thrissur, Kerala

June 1998 - April 2000

Certifications

• Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry

  Royal Society of Chemistry

  January 2015 - Present

• European Union Marie Curie Skłodowska International Incoming Fellowship (EU-MCIIF)

  European Union

  September 2013 - Present

• The Royal Society International Incoming Fellowships, UK

  Royal Society

  February 2007 - Present

• UGC-CSIR-JRF (National Eligibility Test), India

  CSIR India

  June 2002 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Yating Zhou and Rhian Patterson and Benjamin A. Palmer and Gregory R. Edwards-Gau and Benson~M. Kariuki and N. S. Saleesh Kumar and Duncan W. Bruce and Igor P. Dolbnya and Stephen P. Collins and Andrew Malandain and Kenneth D. M. Harris(2019). Spatially resolved mapping of phase transitions in liquid-crystalline materials by X-ray birefringence imaging . Chemical Science. 10. (10). p. 3005--3011. Royal Society of Chemistry ({RSC})

Aneesh P. Sivadas and D. S. Shankar Rao and N. S. Saleesh Kumar and Deepak D. Prabhu and Shinto Varghese and C. N. Ramachandran and Rahul M. Ongungal and S. Krishna Prasad and Suresh Das(2017). Self-Assembling and Luminescent Properties of Chiral Bisoxadiazole Derivatives in Solution and Liquid-Crystalline Phases . The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 121. (8). p. 1922--1929. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

N. S. Saleesh Kumar and Marsel Z. Shafikov and Adrian C. Whitwood and Bertrand Donnio and Peter B. Karadakov and Valery N. Kozhevnikov and Duncan W. Bruce(2016). Mesomorphism and Photophysics of Some Metallomesogens Based on Hexasubstituted 2,2′:6′, 2′′-Terpyridines . Chemistry - A European Journal. 22. (24). p. 8215--8233. Wiley

Rahul M. Ongungal and Aneesh P. Sivadas and N. S. Saleesh Kumar and Sajith Menon and Suresh Das(2016). Self-assembly and mechanochromic luminescence switching of trifluoromethyl substituted 1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives . Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 4. (40). p. 9588--9597. Royal Society of Chemistry ({RSC})

Paola Ceroni and Zoe Pikramenou and Luca Prodi and Qing Pan and Dave Adams and Julia Weinstein and Frederick Lewis and Cornelia Bohne and Antonin Vlcek and Dario M. Bassani and Amilra Prasanna de Silva and C{\'{e}}cile Moucheron and Dan Nocera and Alejandro D{\'{\i}}az-Moscoso and Marc Padilla and Christopher Lemon and Sebastiano Campagna and Samuel Bradberry and Elena Galoppini and Per-Arno Plötz and John M. Kelly and Jana Rohacova and Anthony Harriman and P{\'{a}}raic Keane and Devens Gust and Johannes Vos and Matteo Mauro and Luisa De Cola and Saleesh Kumar Nambalan Sivaraman and Gilles Lemercier and Shani Osborne and Filippo Monti(2015). Luminescence sensing and imaging: general discussion . Faraday Discussions. 185. p. 311--335. Royal Society of Chemistry ({RSC})

Aneesh P. Sivadas and N. S. Saleesh Kumar and Deepak D. Prabhu and Shinto Varghese and S. Krishna Prasad and D. S. Shankar Rao and Suresh Das(2014). Supergelation via Purely Aromatic π–π Driven Self-Assembly of Pseudodiscotic Oxadiazole Mesogens . Journal of the American Chemical Society. 136. (14). p. 5416--5423. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

Deepak D. Prabhu and N. S. Saleesh Kumar and Aneesh P. Sivadas and Shinto Varghese and Suresh Das(2012). Trigonal 1,3,4-Oxadiazole-Based Blue Emitting Liquid Crystals and Gels . The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 116. (43). p. 13071--13080. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

Sharanappa M. Bagale and Adrienne S. Brown and Melissa M. Carballosa Gonzalez and Alberto Vitores and Teresa L. Micotto and N.S. Saleesh Kumar and Ian D. Hentall and James N. Wilson(2011). Fluorescent reporters of monoamine transporter distribution and function . Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 21. (24). p. 7387--7391. Elsevier {BV}

Jyothi Dhuguru and Chirag Gheewala and N. S. Saleesh Kumar and James N. Wilson(2011). Highly Chromic, Proton-Responsive Phenyl Pyrimidones . Organic Letters. 13. (16). p. 4188--4191. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

Maneesh D. Gujrati and N. S. Saleesh Kumar and Adrienne S. Brown and Burjor Captain and James N. Wilson(2011). Luminescent Charge-Transfer Complexes: Tuning Emission in Binary Fluorophore Mixtures . Langmuir. 27. (11). p. 6554--6558. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

Choorikkat Ranjith and K.K. Vijayan and Vakayil K. Praveen and N.S. Saleesh Kumar(2010). Photophysical investigation of 3-substituted 4-alkyl and/or 7-acetoxy coumarin derivatives—A study of the effect of substituents on fluorescence . Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy. 75. (5). p. 1610--1616. Elsevier {BV}

Suresh Das and Shinto Varghese and N. S. Saleesh Kumar(2010). Butadiene-Based Photoresponsive Soft Materials . Langmuir. 26. (3). p. 1598--1609. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

N. S. Saleesh Kumar and Maneesh D. Gujrati and James N. Wilson(2010). Evidence of preferential π-stacking: a study of intermolecular and intramolecular charge transfer complexes . Chemical Communications. 46. (30). p. 5464. Royal Society of Chemistry ({RSC})

N.S. Saleesh Kumar and Shibu Abraham and K. Vijayaraghavan Ratheesh and Nobuyuki Tamaoki and Seiichi Furumi and Suresh Das(2009). Indane-1,3-dione and cholesterol containing butadiene derivatives: Photoresponsive liquid crystalline glasses for imaging applications . Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry. 207. (1). p. 73--78. Elsevier {BV}

N.S. Saleesh Kumar and Shibu Abraham and K. Vijayaraghavan Ratheesh and Nobuyuki Tamaoki and Seiichi Furumi and Suresh Das(2009). Indane-1,3-dione and cholesterol containing butadiene derivatives: Photoresponsive liquid crystalline glasses for imaging applications . Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry. 207. (1). p. 73--78. Elsevier {BV}

Shinto Varghese and Nambalan S. Saleesh Kumar and Anjali Krishna and Doddamane S. Shankar Rao and Subbarao Krishna Prasad and Suresh Das(2009). Formation of Highly Luminescent Supramolecular Architectures Possessing Columnar Order from Octupolar Oxadiazole Derivatives: Hierarchical Self-Assembly from Nanospheres to Fibrous Gels . Advanced Functional Materials. 19. (13). p. 2064--2073. Wiley

Shinto Varghese and Nambalan S. Saleesh Kumar and Anjali Krishna and Doddamane S. Shankar Rao and Subbarao Krishna Prasad and Suresh Das(2009). Formation of Highly Luminescent Supramolecular Architectures Possessing Columnar Order from Octupolar Oxadiazole Derivatives: Hierarchical Self-Assembly from Nanospheres to Fibrous Gels . Advanced Functional Materials. 19. (13). p. 2064--2073. Wiley

N. S. Saleesh Kumar and Shinto Varghese and C. H. Suresh and Nigam P. Rath and Suresh Das(2009). Correlation between Solid-State Photophysical Properties and Molecular Packing in a Series of Indane-1,3-dione Containing Butadiene Derivatives . The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 113. (27). p. 11927--11935. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

N. S. Saleesh Kumar and Shinto Varghese and Nigam P. Rath and Suresh Das(2008). Solid State Optical Properties of 4-Alkoxy-pyridine Butadiene Derivatives: Reversible Thermal Switching of Luminescence . The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 112. (22). p. 8429--8437. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

N. S. Saleesh Kumar and Shinto Varghese and Nigam P. Rath and Suresh Das(2008). Solid State Optical Properties of 4-Alkoxy-pyridine Butadiene Derivatives: Reversible Thermal Switching of Luminescence . The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 112. (22). p. 8429--8437. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

Riju Davis and N. S. Saleesh Kumar and Shibu Abraham and C. H. Suresh and Nigam P. Rath and Nobuyuki Tamaoki and Suresh Das(2008). Molecular Packing and Solid-State Fluorescence of Alkoxy-Cyano Substituted Diphenylbutadienes:  Structure of the Luminescent Aggregates . The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 112. (6). p. 2137--2146. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

Gopinathan Narayan and N.S. Saleesh Kumar and Somak Paul and Oruganti Srinivas and Narayanaswamy Jayaraman and Suresh Das(2007). Aggregation and photoresponsive behavior of azobenzene–oligomethylene–glucopyranoside bolaamphiphiles . Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry. 189. (2-3). p. 405--413. Elsevier {BV}

N. S. Saleesh Kumar and Shinto Varghese and Gopinathan Narayan and Suresh Das(2006). Hierarchical Self-Assembly of Donor–Acceptor-Substituted Butadiene Amphiphiles into Photoresponsive Vesicles and Gels . Angewandte Chemie. 118. (38). p. 6465--6469. Wiley

Rani Pavithran and N. S. Saleesh Kumar and S. Biju and M. L. P. Reddy and Severino A. Junior and Ricardo O. Freire(2006). 3-Phenyl-4-benzoyl-5-isoxazolonate Complex of Eu3+with Tri-n-octylphosphine Oxide as a Promising Light-Conversion Molecular Device . Inorganic Chemistry. 45. (5). p. 2184--2192. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

MAGAZINE ARTICLE

(2015). Lyotropic liquid crystals-essential for life. Chemistry Review; Philip Allan for Hodder Education.