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K S Bejoymohandas

Also known as: Bejoy, KOCHAN PANICKER SATHYASEELAN BEJOY MOHAN DAS

Istituto per la Sintesi Oganica e la Fotoreattività Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Govt of India

Research areas: Materials Science · Materials Chemistry · Crystallography and molecular interactions · Crystal structures of chemical compounds · Crystal Structures and Properties

ORCID iD 0000-0003-3388-4941

About

Dr. Bejoy obtained his M.Sc. in Chemistry (2010) and Ph.D. in Chemical Sciences (2017) from the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR–NIIST Campus, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India), an institute of national importance under CSIR, Government of India.

He carried out five years of postdoctoral research at POSTECH, South Korea and CNR-ISOF, Italy, before joining CNR-ISOF (PHEEL Group) in 2023 as a III-level Professional Researcher (TD).

Dr. Bejoy has been recognized with several prestigious awards and fellowships, including the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (2020), the Brain Korea (BK21) Fellowship (2018), the CSIR-UGC JRF & Lectureship (2011), and MSCA Young Researchers Grants (2022 & 2024) from the Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR).

His research expertise is multidisciplinary, spanning organic and organometallic optoelectronics, synthetic and analytical chemistry, and speciality chemicals for solar fuels, lighting, displays, luminescent sensors, and theranostics.

Employment

  • Istituto per la Sintesi Oganica e la Fotoreattività Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche CNR ~ III level Professional Researcher & Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)|Individual Fellow
    2023 - Present
  • Istituto per la Sintesi Oganica e la Fotoreattività Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Individual Fellow
    2020 - 2023
  • 2017 - 2019
  • National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology CSIR Senior Research Fellow
    2014 - 2017
  • National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology CSIR Junior Research Fellow
    2012 - 2014
  • National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology CSIR Junior Project Fellow
    2011 - 2012

Education

  • Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Govt of India Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry
    2012 - 2017
  • Manonmaniam Sundaranar University Master of Science in Chemistry
    2008 - 2010
  • Scott Christian College Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
    2005 - 2008
  • Government Higher Secondary School, Kollencode Higher Secondary Course Certificate
    2003 - 2005
  • Samuel LMS Higher Secondary School Parassala Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC)
    2002 - 2003

Projects & Funding

  • Lefko-Phos European Commission
    2020 - 2022
  • BK21 post doc fellowship National Research Foundation of Korea
    2017 - 2019
  • CSIR-UGC JRF Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

Publications (23)