Dr. Nagaraja obtained his
M.Sc. degree in Chemistry from Bangalore University.
Then he carried out doctoral research work under the
supervision of Prof. Balaji Rao Jagirdar at the
Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry,
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and received
his Ph. D. degree in 2007. Subsequently, he carried out
postdoctoral research work at Brandeis
University, USA
with Prof. Oleg V. Ozerov and at Jawaharlal
Nehru
Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore
with
Prof. C. N. R. Rao and Prof. T. K. Maji.Prior
to joining Indian Institute of Technology
(IIT) Ropar in 2012, he worked as an Assistant
Professor at IIT Jodhpur from May 2011 to August
2012. His research interests are in the broad area
of inorganic materials chemistry. The current
research in his group is focused on the design and
synthesis of multifunctional framework
(MOF/COF) materials for selective capture and
utilization of carbon dioxide. Also, the
development of inorganic nanomaterials for
applications in energy and environmental
remediation.
