Dr. Rahul Kadu
Maharashtra Institute of Technology - Art, Design and Technology University, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda Faculty of Science
0000-0003-1498-9764
About
Dr. Rahul Vilasrao Kadu has been serving as the Associate Dean, Institute of Sponsored Innovative Research (MIT-INSPIRE) at MIT Art, Design and Technology University, Pune, since October 2025. Prior to this role, he was an Associate Professor of Chemistry in the Department of Applied Science and Humanities, School of Engineering & Sciences, at the same university. Dr. Kadu holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda and completed his post-doctoral research at IISER Bhopal.
His research expertise spans organometallic chemistry, supramolecular chemistry, materials chemistry, and medicinal chemistry, with a strong emphasis on molecular design, crystallography, DFT studies, and bioactive compounds. He has published 20 peer-reviewed research articles in reputed SCI-indexed international journals, accumulating over 573 citations with an H-index of 13. He is also an author of book chapters and has also presented his research at 25+ national and international conferences and has served as a keynote speaker at international scientific meetings.
Dr. Kadu is a recognized research supervisor and has successfully guided two Ph.D. scholars (five Ph.D. scholars are working in the research group) along with several postgraduate research projects. He is the recipient of the InSc Young Researcher Award (2023) and has previously held UGC-JRF/SRF and IISER Post-Doctoral Fellowships. At MIT ADT University, he played key academic and administrative roles including Board of Studies member, Ph.D. coordinator, program coordinator, and chief sports coordinator, and is widely appreciated for his teaching excellence and student mentorship.
Employment
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Maharashtra Institute of Technology - Art, Design and Technology University Associate Dean2025 - Present
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Maharashtra Institute of Technology - Art, Design and Technology University Associate Professor2023 - Present
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Maharashtra Institute of Technology - Art, Design and Technology University Assistant Professor2017 - 2023
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Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal Bhopal2015 - 2017
Education
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Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal Post-Doctoral Fellow2015 - 2017
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Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda Faculty of Science PhD2009 - 2015
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Ahmednagar College, University of Pune MSc2006 - 2008
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S S G M College (University of Pune) BSc2003 - 2006
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (23)
- Exploring the antimicrobial landscape of carbazole derivatives through integration of computational and experimental approaches Save
- Exploring Oxazolidinone scaffolds for future antibiotics: synthesis and computational insights with DFT, docking, ADME and MD simulation Save
- Synthesis, Characterization, and Computational Insights of Flavone Derivatives as Promising Antimicrobial Agents Save
- Synergistic exploration of thiazole derivatives: Synthesis, antimicrobial activity and computational insights Save
- Benzoimidazolyl Organoseleniums: Antioxidant Activity and Catalysts for Selective Iodination of Arenes and Nitro-Michael Reaction Save
- Macrocyclic NiII-Xanthate [NiII2-µ2-bis-{(κ2S,S-S2COCH2CH2)2N(Ts)}] Complex and a Cyclic Thiocarbonate Monomer: Synthesis, Crystallography, Photophysical, TD-DFT and Investigation of Thermochromism Save
- Macrocyclic Niii-Xanthate [NiII2-µ2-bis-{(k2S,S-S2COCH2CH2)2N(Ts)}] Complex and a Cyclic Thiocarbonate Monomer: Synthesis, Crystallography, Photophysical, TD-DFT and Investigation of Thermochromism Save
- Tetravalent Spiroselenurane Catalysts: Intramolecular Se···N Chalcogen Bond-Driven Catalytic Disproportionation of H2O2 to H2O and O2 and Activation of I2 and NBS Save
- Impact of N-substituents on crystal packing of N-alkyl-N′-tosylpiperazines and development of new polymorph of tosylbis(2-(tosyloxy)ethyl)amine: Synthesis, DFT, photophysical, cytotoxic property Save
- Synthesis, crystallographic characterization and Hirshfeld surface analysis of metal complexes of conformationally constrained β-amino acid, 2-(1-aminocyclohexyl)acetic acid with CoII, NiII, CuII and ZnII ions Save