Dr. Ashok Kumar S K

Designation : Associate Professor Senior
School / Centre : School of Advanced Sciences
Department : Chemistry

Educational Details

Thapar University, Patiala, Punjab

Ph.D.
Analytical Chemistry
Graduated in 2006

Kuvempu University, Karnataka

M.Sc.
Industrial Chemistry
Graduated in 1994

Kuvempu University, Karnataka

B.Sc.
Chemistry (Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics)
Graduated in 1992

Research Details

Areas of Specialization
  • • Chemical Sensors ( chromogenic
  • fluorogenic
  • potentiometric and voltammetric) • Inorganic ion-exchange material ( separation
  • ion sensing
  • and catalysis) • Nanocomposites and Porous carbon materials for water applications • Solvent extraction
  • membrane separation and biofuels • Materials for antibacterial
  • antioxidants and anti-cancer agents

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Completed Funded Project Details

Title Funding Agency
1. A cost-effective conductometric method For trace level determination of lanthanide/ NRB/2009-2011 NRB
2. Highly efficient and cost-effective preparation of nanoporous carbon by microwave pyrolysis for water purification/DST/2013-2014 DST-SERB
3. Design and synthesis of organophosphorus ionophores as molecular sensors for f-metal ions recognition and extraction ability/BRNS/2015-2019 BRNS
4. Synthesis and characterization of novel 2-aryl benzothiazole/ benzoxazole, quinoxaline and phenanthroline analogues as Fluorescent probes and cancer theranostics applications/DST/2017-2021 DST-SERB

Patent Published Details

Title Application No.
Development of Novel Artificial Naked Eye Uranyl Ion Receptors/2019/ 201941038433 A, India 201941038433 A

Books / Book Chapters Published Details

Title Publisher Published Year
Selective Removal of Nitrate and Phosphate from Wastewater Using Nanoscale Materials, Sustainable Agriculture Reviews,2015, Springer International Publishing, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-48009-1_8 Springer International Publishing 2015