Shrikant B. Nikam, Ph.D

Shrikant B. Nikam, Ph.D

Shrikant B. Nikam, Ph.D

Postdoctoral Fellows

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Research Interests

Synthesis of PVDF via RAFT polymerization
Design and synthesis ofblock copolymers to make complex macromolecular architecture by stereo complex formation

Selected Publications

Enantioselective Separation Using Chiral Amino Acid Functionalized Polyfluorene Coated on Mesoporous Anodic Aluminum Oxide Membranes. Shrikant B. Nikam, Asha SK, Anal. Chem. 92, 6850–6857, (2020).
Enantioselective separation of amino acids using chiral polystyrene microspheres synthesized by post polymer modification approach. Shrikant B. Nikam, and Asha SK. ACS Polym. Au. 2, 257–265, (2022).
Structure-property insights into chiral thiophene copolymers by direct heteroarylation polymerization. Shrikant B. Nikam, Chandrodai Pratap Singh, Sailaja Krishnamurty and Asha S.K. European Polymer Journal 181, 111676-111685, (2022).
Orientation effect induced selective chelation of Fe(II) to a glutamic acid appended conjugated polymer for sensing and live-cell imaging. T Senthilkumar, N Parekh, Shrikant B. Nikam, SK Asha, J. Mater.Chem. B, 4, 299-308, (2016).
Five concomitant polymorphs of a green fluorescent protein chromophore (GFPc) analogue: understanding variations in photoluminescence with p-stacking interactions. B. P. Mali, S. R. Dash, Shrikant B. Nikam, A. Puthuvakkal, K. Vanka, K. Manoj and R. G. Gonnade. Acta Cryst. B 76, 1-15, (2020).

Education

2015-2022: Ph. D, Polymer Chemistry, National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), AcSIR, Pune, India.
2011-2013: M.Sc., SGB Amravati University, Maharashtra, India.
2008-2011: B.Sc., Shri. Shivaji College, Akola, India.

Professional Profile

2014–2015: Chemistry teacher for 11th, 12th class, and B. Sc., Kanifnath Science College, Karanja, India

Awards

Qualified National Eligibility Test for Ph.D. CSIR-NET AIR: 51 (June 2014)
Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) AIR:1247 (January 2014)

KAUST Affiliations

KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC)
Physical Sciences and Engineering Division (PSE)

Research Interests Keywords

RAFT Polymerization functionalized polymer membrane separation PVDF