Dr. Janardhan Banothu
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
Room No.: 210(C), First floor
National Institute of Technology Calicut
Kerala – 673 601, India
Email: janardhan@nitc.ac.in
Tel : +91-8111938615 (Mobile)
+91-495-2285324 (Office)

Professional Experience
Assistant Professor (Grade-I) 03.07.2022 - Present
Department of Chemistry
National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kerala, India
Assistant Professor (Grade-II) 08.06.2018 - 02.07.2022
Department of Chemistry
National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kerala, India
Postdoctoral Associate 03.08.2015 - 22.05.2018
College of Pharmacy
Department of Medicinal Chemistry
University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, USA
Advisor: Prof. Sunil A. David
Postdoctoral Researcher 26.04.2015 - 31.07.2015
Department of Medicinal Chemistry
University of Kansas, Lawrence, USA
Advisor: Dr. Sunil A. David
Adhoc Faculty 30.07.2014 - 12.12.2014
Department of Chemistry
National Institute of Technology Warangal (NITW)
Telangana – 506 004, India
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Chemistry
National Institute of Technology Warangal 2009 – 2014 Telangana, India
Supervisor: Prof. Rajitha Bavanthula
Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Chemistry
National Institute of Technology Warangal 2007 – 2009 Telangana, India
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
SVS Degree & PG College 2004 – 2007 (Affiliated to Kakatiya University) Hanamkonda
Telangana, India
Awards and Achievements
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VIRA Outstanding Researcher in Chemistry Award - 2023.
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ISSN International Best Researcher Award - 2022.
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Post-doctoral Associate, College of Pharmacy, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, USA (2015 - 2018).
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Post-doctoral Researcher, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, USA (2015).
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Qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering – Chemistry Examination - 2010.
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Qualified CSIR Examination and awarded National Eligibility Test - 2009 & 2010.
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Shahid Saama Jaganmohan Prathibha Puraskar - 2006.
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Prathibha Award – 2004.
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Best Student Award - 2002.