Vision
To impart quality higher education in all branches of Chemistry along with excellence in research to provide manpower to multisectoral Industries, Research Institutions and Academia.
Mission
- Propagation of higher education in Chemistry and provide wider job opportunities.
- To be committed in preparing competitive and professional post graduates and researchers, having sound knowledge of basics and applied chemistry for the betterment of society.
- To provide a 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 1st 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.
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)
Teaching Staff
Faculty Members of the Department
| Photo | Name and Qualification | Designation | Specialization | Profile link |
|
DR.
NAVINCHANDRA G.
SHIMPI M. Sc, Ph. D, B. EdEmail ID: navinshimpi@chemistry.mu.ac.in, navin_shimpi@rediffmail.com |
Professor and Head | Physical Chemistry | Profile |
|
DR. SHIVRAM
S GARJE
M. Sc, Ph. D Email ID: ssgarje@chem.mu.ac.in |
Professor | Inorganic Chemistry | Profile |
 |
DR. RAJESH
M.
KAMBLE
M. Sc, Ph. D Email ID: kamblerm@chem.mu.ac.in |
Professor | Analytical Chemistry | Profile |
|
DR. SURESH
D.
PAWAR
M. Sc, Ph. D Email ID: sureshpawar@chemistry.mu.ac.in |
Professor | Inorganic Chemistry | Profile |
|
DR.
VISWANATH R.
PATIL
M. Sc, Ph. D Email ID: vrpatil@chem.mu.ac.in |
Professor | Physical Chemistry | Profile |
|
DR. SHILPEE
SACHAR
M. Sc, Ph. D Email ID: shilpee.sachar@chem.mu.ac.in |
Assistant Professor | Inorganic Chemistry | Profile |
|
DR. PURAV M.
BADANI
M. Sc, Ph. D Email ID: pmbadani@chem.mu.ac.in |
Assistant Professor | Physical Chemistry | Profile |
|
DR.
RAMCHANDRA D.
THORAT
M. Sc, Ph. D, B. Ed Email ID: ramthorat@chemistry.mu.ac.in |
Assistant Professor | Organic Chemistry | Profile |
|
DR. SUDESH
T.
MANJARE
M. Sc, Ph. D Email ID: sudeshmanjare@chemistry.mu.ac.in |
Assistant Professor | Inorganic Chemistry | Profile |
|
DR. BHUSHAN
B.
POPATKAR
M. Sc, Ph. D Email ID: bpopatkar@chemistry.mu.ac.in |
Assistant Professor | Analytical Chemistry | Profile |
|
DR. ARUN K.
KADU
M. Sc, Ph. D Email ID: kadu.arun@chemistry.mu.ac.in |
Assistant Professor | Physical Chemistry | Profile |
Non-teaching and Technical staff Members of the Department
| Photo | Name of the Person | Designation |
| Smt. Charu R. Chakravarty | Superintendent | |
| Ms. SushmaShardul | Sr. Ty. Clerk | |
| Ms. SmitaDalvi | Sr. Ty. Clerk | |
| Mr. P.M. Padalwar | Tech. Assistant | |
| Ms. Anjali Jadhav | Jr. Analysis | |
| Mr. PradipKamble | Electrician | |
| Mr. MadanUjjainwal | Lab Attendant | |
| Mr. D.G. Sawant | Lab Attendant | |
| Ms. SangeetaTawde | Hamal | |
| Ms. B. S. Gavali | Jr. Ty. Clerk | |
| Ms. V.S. Howal | Jr. Ty. Clerk | |
| Ms. R. D. Palyekar | Jr. Ty. Clerk | |
| Ms. P. A. Shinde | Lab Assistant | |
| Ms.H. A. Gurav | Lab Assistant | |
| Ms. A. P. Pawar | Lab Attendant | |
| Mr. S. B. Pawar | Peon | |
| Mr. Mahendra D. Gurav | Peon |
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
Name of the program: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D) – Chemistry
List of the Ph. D guides
| Name and Qualification | Designation | Area of research | Intake |
|
DR.
NAVINCHANDRA G.
SHIMPI
M. Sc, Ph. D, B. Ed
Email ID: navinshimpi@chemistry.mu.ac.in navin_shimpi@rediffmail.com |
Professor and Head | 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. | 08 |
|
DR. SHIVRAM
S GARJE
M. Sc, Ph. D
Email ID: ssgarje@chem.mu.ac.in |
Professor | Development of simple, eco-friendly single source molecular precursors (SSPs) which can lead to phase pure and uniform morphology nanoparticles and thin films | 08 |
|
DR. RAJESH
M.
KAMBLE
M. Sc, Ph. D
Email ID: kamblerm@chem.mu.ac.in |
Professor | Design, Synthesis and characterization of novel AIE functional organic materials for applications in Organic Light Emitting Devices (OLEDs), Bio-imaging and Solar cells | 08 |
|
DR. SURESH
D.
PAWAR
M. Sc, Ph. D
Email ID sureshpawar@chemistry.mu.ac.in |
Professor | Solvent extraction and Environmental Chemistry | 08 |
|
DR.
VISWANATH R.
PATIL
M. Sc, Ph. D
Email ID: vrpatil@chem.mu.ac.in |
Professor | Water soluble polymers, Light emitting polymers, Polymer-nano composites, Synthesis of coordination compounds, Nano Chemistry. | 08 |
|
DR. SHILPEE
SACHAR
M. Sc, Ph. D Email ID: shilpee.sachar@chem.mu.ac.in |
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. | 04 |
|
DR. PURAV M.
BADANI
M. Sc, Ph. D
Email ID: pmbadani@chem.mu.ac.in |
Assistant Professor |
Computational
Chemistry: Molecular
Modeling and
reaction dynamics.
|
04 |
|
DR.
RAMCHANDRA D.
THORAT
M. Sc, Ph. D, B. Ed
Email ID: ramthorat@chemistry.mu.ac.in |
Assistant Professor | Chiral Chemistry | 04 |
|
DR. SUDESH
T.
MANJARE
M. Sc, Ph. D
Email ID: sudeshmanjare@chemistry.mu.ac.in |
Assistant Professor | Synthesis and Bio-applications of Chalcogen-based Small Molecular Probe | 04 |
|
DR. BHUSHAN
B.
POPATKAR
M. Sc, Ph. D
Email ID: bpopatkar@chemistry.mu.ac.in |
Assistant Professor | Natural products, Organic Synthesis | 04 |
|
DR. ARUN K.
KADU
M. Sc, Ph. D
Email ID: kadu.arun@chemistry.mu.ac.in |
Assistant Professor | Electrochemical and Biological Sensors (Ion Selective and Chemically Modified Electrodes), nano-composites for sensors and catalyst. Catalyst for organic reactions. | 04 |
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