Department of Chemistry

ABOUT

Vision

To propagate higher education in Chemistry. The quality of education would focus on concepts and their applications and modeling of different phenomenon in domains of physical, chemical and biological sciences.
To enhance interactions with National level Academia/Research Institutions to provide opportunities to students to carry out quality research and academics.
To provide wider job opportunities through academic and industry interactions.
To strengthen Instrumentation Centre facility to start skill based courses and to cater to the needs of Academia and Industry.
To start courses in medicinal chemistry, cosmetic science, and address problems related to energy and environment.

Mission

The Department of Chemistry is committed in preparing competitive and professional post graduates and researchers, having sound knowledge of basics and applied chemistry for the betterment of society. The department also commits for strong interaction with industry for national and international impact.

Goals

To enhance the quality of chemistry education through interactions with industry.
Encourage the students of 1^st generation of learners for understanding of basics and applications of chemistry.
To provide training for students appearing for competitive exams SET/NET/Others.
Enhancing services to community.

About

The University Department of Chemistry, University of Mumbai, established in the year 1967, conducts Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) 4-SEMESTER- courses in Physical, Inorganic, Organic and Analytical Chemistry, leading to the award of M. Sc. degree of the Department of Chemistry, University of Mumbai. In addition, it also conducts program leading to Ph. D. degree. The Department is a receipient of DST-FIST and UGC-SAP grants. The Department has been conferred autonomous status from the academic year 2009-10.
Since inception of the department, over 2000 students have taken their Master‟s degree by papers; more than 250 students have been awarded doctorates, and more than 150 students have taken their M. Sc. Degree by research. Under the M. Phil. programme, 50 teachers from affiliated colleges have received their degrees. After autonomy of the department, over 381 students have taken their Master‟s degree by papers; more than 93 students have been awarded doctorates, and more than 16 students have taken their M. Sc. Degree by research. It is indeed a pleasure to report that alumni of the department are holding key positions in the industry and academic institutions.

Facilities

Laboratory
There are four M. Sc. Paper Laboratories well equipped with the necessary instruments/ infrastructure to perform experiments in Analytical, Inorganic, Organic and Physical Chemistry.
All the research students are comfortably accommodated in the various research laboratories. There is a computer laboratory equipped with twelve computers with internet connection.
The Department is well equipped with the necessary infrastructure and sophisticated instruments. A 300 MHz NMR and CHN analyzer have been procured through the DST-FIST program. GC-MS instrument has been procured through UGC-SAP program. In addition, the department has FTIR, UV-Visible spectrophotometers, Spectrofluorimeter, HPLC, GC, Digital Polarimeter, Ion meters, Electro-chemical workstations, CVD, Catalytic Hydrogenator, Microwave Oven, Auto-titrator, Ultrasonic reactors, TG/DTA, AAS, GPC and XRD. The department has also acquired new technological devices such as Audio-Visual system, LCD Projector, E-Beam System, Media Imager and Visual Presenter. Internet access is provided to the staff and research as well as paper students.
The Department has a seminar room with seating capacity of 60.
Library
The Department has its own library on the ground floor of Sant Dnyaneshwar Bhavan. In addition, Jawaharlal Nehru Library, which is a central library at the Vidyanagari campus, is well equipped with books, journals, periodicals and Encyclopedias of Chemistry. There is a separate facility for carrying out literature survey. The students enrolled in the Department can avail of reading as well as lending facilities.
Hostel
Six rooms in Boy’s hostel and Eight in Girl’s hostel are reserved for the Department students. These hostel rooms are allotted as per the University rules.

Allumi

Alumni Webpage

Contact

How to reach:The Department is housed in Lokmanya Tilak Bhavan and the ground floor of Sant Dnyaneshwar Bhavan in the Vidyanagari campus of the University of Mumbai, Santacruz (East), Mumbai :- 400098.
Email: head@chem.mu.ac.in
Phone: 022-2652 6119
Fax: 022-2652 8547

PROGRAMMES

Post Graduate

Programme name	M. Sc. (Chemistry)
Duration	2 years

Intake capacity:

Physical Chemistry	20
Inorganic Chemistry	20
Organic Chemistry	20
Analytical Chemistry	20

In the first year students have to study all four subjects.
In second year they are specialized in individual branch.

(b) M. Sc. (by research)

SYLLABUS

Syllabus PG

STAFF

Teaching Staff

	Analytical Chemistry
	Name : DR. MANJUSHA A. KARVE Designation : Professor and Head in Chemistry Email : manjusha@chem.mu.ac.in Web-Site : Profile
	Name : DR. RAJESH M. KAMBLE Designation : Professor in Chemistry Email : kamblerm@chem.mu.ac.in Web-Site : Profile
	Name : Mr. Bhushan B. Popatkar Designation : Assistant Professor in Chemistry Email : bpopatkar@chemistry.mu.ac.in Web-Site : Profile
	Physical Chemistry
	Name : DR. NAVINCHANDRA G. SHIMPI Designation : Associate Professor in Chemistry Email : navinshimpi@chem.mu.ac.in Web-Site : Profile
	Name : Dr. VISHWANATH. R. PATIL Designation : Associate Professor in Chemistry Email : vrpatil@chem.mu.ac.in Web-Site : Profile
	Name : Dr. Purav M. Badani Designation : Assistant Professor in Chemistry Email : pmbadani@chem.mu.ac.in Web-Site : Profile
	Name : Dr. Arun K. Kadu Designation : Assistant Professor in Chemistry Email : kadu.arun@chemistry.mu.ac.in Web-Site : Profile
	Inorganic Chemistry
	Name : DR. SHIVRAM S. GARJE Designation : Professor in Inorganic Chemistry Email : ssgarje@yahoo.com Web-Site : Profile
	Name : Dr. Suresh Damdoar Pawar Designation : Associate Professor in Chemistry Email : sureshpawar@chemistry.mu.ac.in Web-Site : Profile
	Name : Dr. Shilpee Sachar Designation : Assistant Professor Email : shilpee.sachar@chem.mu.ac.in Web-Site : Profile
	Name : Dr. Sudesh T. Manjare Designation : Assistant Professor in Chemistry Email : sudeshmanjare@chemistry.mu.ac.in Web-Site : Profile
	Organic Chemistry
	Name : Mr. Ramchandra Govind Thorat Designation : Assistant Professor in Chemistry Email : ramthorat@chemistry.mu.ac.in Web-Site : Profile
	Name : DR. A. V. KARNIK Designation : UGC-BSR Faculty Email : avkarnik@chem.mu.ac.in Web-Site: Profile

Non-Teaching Staff

Superintendent	Vacant
Head Clerk (Stores)	Mr. G. Salvi
Assistant Accountant	Vacant
Sr. Typist Clerk	Mrs. S. Shardul
Jr.Typist Clerk	Mrs. S. R. Dalvi
Jr. Typist Clerk	Vacant
Jr.Typist Clerk	Vacant
Jr.Typist Clerk	Vacant
Lower Grade Stenographer	Vacant

Technical Staff:

Junior Micro Analyst	Vacant
Technical Assistant	Vacant
Technical Assistant	P. M. Padelwar
Technical Assistant	Vacant
Junior Analyst	Ms. S. B. Meshram
Junior Analyst	Ms. S. B. Gawkar
Junior Analyst	Ms. A. J. Jadhav
Electrician	Mr. P. Y. Kamble
Sr. Laboratory Assistant	Vacant

Research Assistant:
Research Assistant Dr. (Ms.) N. M. Matkar

Laboratory Assistant:

A. P. Mayekar

Laboratory Attendants:

G. R. Padelkar
D. R. Borade
M. R. Kanchi
S. N. Parad

Office Attendants:
Vacant

Office Peon:

Vacant

Hamal:

S. D. Tawade

RESEARCH

Research Program

Programme Name: Ph. D. in Chemistry.

Intake Capacity: 58

Sr. No.	Name of the Research Guide	Designation	Research Expertise/ Thrush Area of Research	Intake capacity
1.	Dr. S. S. Garje	Professor	Development of simple, eco-friendly single source molecular precursors (SSPs) which can lead to phase pure and uniform morphology nanoparticles and thin films	8
2.	Dr. N. G. Shimpi	Professor	Nanomaterials and their functionalization, Biodegradable polymers and rubber nanocomposites, Materials for gas sensing, Nanocatalysts and their applications in organic transformation reactions, Synthesis of carbon nanotubes and its functionalization, Nanomaterials for effective degradation of dyes, Synthesis of nanofibers and binary materials.	8
3.	Dr. R. M. Kamble	Professor	Design, Synthesis and characterization of novel AIE functional organic materials for applications in Organic Light Emitting Devices (OLEDs), Bio-imaging and Solar cells	8
4.	Dr. S. D. Pawar	Professor	Solvent extraction and Environmental Chemistry	8
5.	Dr. Dr. V. R. Patil	Associate Professor	Water soluble polymers, Light emitting polymers, Polymer-nano composites, Synthesis of coordination compounds, Nano Chemistry.	6
6.	Dr. Shilpi Sachar	Assistant Professor	Solubility and stability properties of therapeutic drugs in the pre-formulation stage by complexing with different surface active agents, Surface modifications of nanoparticles, Colloidal Chemistry and its applications in nanotechnology and bio-medical field.	4
7.	Dr. P. M. Badani	Assistant Professor	Computational Chemistry: Molecular Modeling and reaction dynamics.	4
8.	Dr. S. T. Manjare	Assistant Professor	Synthesis and Bio-applications of Chalcogen-based Small Molecular Probes	4
9.	Dr. A. K. Kadu	Assistant Professor	Electrochemical and Biological Sensors (Ion Selective and Chemically Modified Electrodes), nano-composites for sensors and catalyst. Catalyst for organic reactions.	4
10.	Dr. A. V. Karnik	UGC-BSR-Faculty	Design, synthesis and study of the stereochemical aspect of various classes of organic chiral molecules having potential applications in the broad area of chiral chemistry.	8