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PhD SCHOLARS
S POOJA
PhD Scholar
CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute
DOJ : 13-06-2025
poojdeen7@gmail.com
Pooja Sivaganesan completed her Undergraduate studies in Chemistry at PSG College of Arts and Sciences, Coimbatore in 2022 and earned her Master's degree in Chemistry from Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore in 2024. During her master's program, she completed her thesis work under the supervision of Dr. Saikat Chaudhuri at CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute (CSIR-CLRI), Chennai. She subsequently worked as a Project Associate-I under his guidance for one year and joined his research group as a PhD Scholar in 2026.
CHIBISREE E
PhD Scholar
CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute
DOJ : 01-07-2025
chibielanchezhian@gmail.com
Chibisree Elanchezhian completed her Undergraduate studies in Chemistry at PSG College of Arts and Sciences, Coimbatore in 2022 and earned her Master's degree in Chemistry from Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore in 2024. She subsequently worked as a Project Associate-I under the guidance of Dr. Saikat Chaudhuri for one year before joining the Organic & Bio-Organic Chemistry Division at CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute (CSIR-CLRI), Chennai, as a PhD Scholar in 2026.
PROJECT ASSOCIATE i
ADITHYA LALU
Project Associate I
CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute
DOJ : 06-07-2026
adithyalalu27@gmail.com
Adithya Lalu completed my BSc. in Chemistry from Union Christian College, Aluva, Kerala, and MSc Chemistry from Pondicherry University. She did her master’s thesis and summer internship project at Pondicherry University, with a focus on organic catalysis. Currenty, She is working as Project Associate under Dr. Saikat Chaudhuri at CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute.
DIKSHA BANSAL
Project Associate I
CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute
DOJ: 23-09-2026
dikshabansal789@gmail.com
Diksha Bansal earned her Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Dayanand College, Haryana, India in 2017, followed by a Master’s degree in Chemistry from the Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Punjab, India, in 2019. She subsequently worked as a research project student at the CSIR–Central Leather Research Institute under the guidance of Dr. Saikat Chaudhuri. Her research interests lie in the development of innovative methodologies in chemistry
internship fellow
A U Dinakar
MSc. Chemistry
AU Dinakar completed his bachelors from ramakrishna mission Vivekananda College Mylapore and then he moved to NISER Bhubaneswar to complete his master's. Currently he is working as a research intern under Dr. Saikat Chaudhuri (CSIR-CLRI).
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