Vivek Wakchaure

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Ph.D.: CSIR -National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune, Maharashtra

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Target-Oriented Organic Synthesis; Multispin Molecular Architectures; Spin-Active Organic Materials; Two-Dimensional (2D) Polymers.

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0291 280 1318

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Biography

Dr. Vivek Wakchaure is from Parner-Ahilyanagar in Maharashtra, India. He earned his Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Chemistry from New Arts, Commerce, and Science College, Parner (June 2008-May 2011), followed by a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Organic Chemistry from the Dr. John Barnabas Post Graduate School for Biological Studies, B.P.H.E. Society's Ahmednagar College, affiliated with Pune University (June 2011-May 2013). Between Aug 2013 -June 2015, he worked as a project assistant in Dr. C. V. Ramana’s research group at the CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Pune. In 2021, he was awarded a Ph.D. in Chemical Science from CSIR-NCL under the supervision of Dr. Sukumaran Santhosh Babu. His doctoral research focused on the development of processable two-dimensional (2D) polymers using solvent-free organic liquids. From Jan 2021-Dec 2023, Dr. Vivek pursued postdoctoral research in the Bonifazi group at the University of Vienna, Austria, contributing to the DECOCHROM project and working on boron–nitrogen (BN)-doped materials. Further from Jan 2024-Dec 2025, he was postdoctoral researcher, in Delius Group at Ulm University and contributed to the QuE-MRI and the Cluster of Excellence POLiS (Post-Lithium Storage) projects, while also focusing on the design and synthesis of multispin systems. He is currently an Assistant Professor at IIT Jodhpur, pursuing research on functional organic materials for OLEDs, energy storage, and quantum spin-based technologies, alongside teaching and mentoring in organic chemistry

Research

His current research is focused on the rational molecular design and multistep synthesis of functional organic materials, with particular emphasis on the development of chemically robust organic radicals exhibiting precisely tunable electronic, optical, and spin properties. The work systematically investigates structure property relationships through controlled modification of molecular frameworks, substituent effects, and conjugation pathways to understand spin delocalization and stabilization mechanisms in radical-based systems. Beyond discrete molecular architectures, the research extends to the chemical integration of organic radical systems with two-dimensional (2D) materials, enabling the construction of hybrid organic–2D heterostructures for spintronic applications. Comprehensive synthetic, spectroscopic, and physicochemical characterization is employed to correlate molecular structure, electronic configuration, and spin-related functionality, thereby guiding the design of next-generation radical-based functional materials.

The primary research objectives are as follows:

a) Synthesize stable organic radicals with tuneable electronic and optical properties.

b) Establish structure property relationships and spin delocalization radical-based functional organic materials.

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