PROF. K. C. KUMARA SWAMY


K. C. Kumara Swamy
Emeritus Professor

Date of birth: 01-01-1957    
Place of birth: KALASA (Karnataka)      
Nationality: Indian

Education
  • Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Massachusetts at Amherst (1986-89; with Prof. Robert R. Holmes, USA)
  • PhD (1984), Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka (India) (Research Supervisors: Prof. S. S. Krishnamurthy and Prof. A. R. Vasudeva Murthy)
  • MSc (1979) in Chemistry, Mysore University
  • BSc (PCM as major subjects, 1977), Yuvaraja's College, Mysore University

Academic Research Experience/ Employment
  • Research Associate: Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Nov. 1984- Feb. 1986
  • Senior Scientific Officer (Project on Silicon Chemistry: Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Feb. 1986-July 1986
  • Post-doctoral fellow (Prof. R. R. Holmes): Dept of Chemistry, Univ. of Massachusetts at Amherst, July 1986- Oct. 1989
  • AvH Fellow (with Prof. Dr. M. Veith): Univ. of Saarbruecken, Germany, May 1991- Dec. 1991;  May 1994- June 1994;  May 2000- Aug. 2000
  • Visiting Scientist (with Prof. D. Cole-Hamilton): Univ. of St. Andrews, UK, May 2002- June 2002;  May 2003
  • Visiting Scientist: Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Apr. 2005- May 2005
  • AvH Felloship revisit: Ludwig Maxmillian University, Munich, Germany, May-June 2014

Posts held after appointment at University of Hyderabad
  • Lecturer- Reader- Professor- Senior Professor- Reappointed Senior Professor- Emeritus Professor: School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, October 1989- Till now

Teaching experience
  • PG Classes: ~ 35+ years
  • UG Classes: ~ 14+ years

Research experience excluding years spent in Ph.D.: 40 years

Fields of specialization under the subject/discipline
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Main Group Chemistry
  • Organophosphorus Chemistry
  • Catalytic Organic Transformations
  • Allene Chemistry

Major University Level Assignments
  • DST Purse Coordinator, Phase II
  • Professor-in-charge, University Works Department

Academic staff college orientation/refresher course activities
  • Delivered lectures every year in the UGC sponsored refresher courses conducted by Academic Staff College of University of Hyderabad.

Honors, Awards, and Fellowships received
  • Merit scholarship, M.Sc. 1977-79.
  • Alexander von Humboldt Fellow - 1991 (revisit during 1994, 2000 and 2014)
  • Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore (FASc) - 2002
  • Fellow, Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi (FNA) - 2010
  • CRSI Bronze Medal - 2003
  • Editorial board member, Journal of Chemical Sciences - 2005-2007
  • CRSI Silver Medal-2008
  • Member, sectional committee (chemical sciences), Indian Academy of Sciences - 2010-12
  • Associate Editor, Journal of Chemical Sciences - 2013-2018
  • CRSI Silver Medal - 2016
  • DST PAC (Inorg. and Phy.) co-opted member - 2018
  • J.C. Bose National Fellow (DST, SERB India) - Feb. 2011- Dec. 2024 (3 terms)

Other Academic Data
  • Total Publications (including book chapters): 229+.
  • Lectures in conferences/ seminars and invited talks: >75
  • PhDs awarded: 33
  • MPhils awarded: 8
  • MSc project students: >66
  • Post-doctoral fellows + woman scientist (11 + 1): 12

Additional Information

I am involved in introducing new popular lectures for undergraduate students to enthuse them into taking chemistry: Some of the topics already covered include (i) Serendipity in Chemistry - Penicillin and Prussian Blue, (ii) Discovery of Ferrocene, and (iii) Alfred Werner and Coordination Chemistry.