Dr. Ashok Kumar S K

Designation : Professor Grade 2
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

Post Doctoral Experiences


Research Details

Areas of Specialization
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Supramolecular chemistry
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • chemical sensors
  • Nanomaterials

: 33
: 90

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

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
Porphyrin-Based Fluorescent Probes: Analytes Detection and Bioimaging. CRC 2022

International Collaborations

  • Prof. Yung-Chih Kuo, Department of Chemical Engineering, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan
  • Dr. Kiran B Manjappa, Tunghai University, Taiwan

Industry Collaborations

  • Dr. Prashanta Kumar, TKM Scientist-Process Engineering, NASH Energy (I) PVT LTD, Bangalore

Other Information