Computational
Chemistry
Lab
Garima Jindal
Dr. Garima Jindal is originally from Delhi and completed her Bachelors and Masters in Chemistry from the University of Delhi. Subsequently, she moved to another metropolitan city, Mumbai to pursue her graduate studies in the group of Prof. Raghavan B. Sunoj at IIT Bombay. It was here that she was first amazed by the world of Computational Chemistry. After completing her graduate studies in 2015 she moved to University of Southern California, USA to work as a postdoctoral fellow with Prof. Arieh Warshel (Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, 2013). She started her independent research career as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Organic Chemistry at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in March 2019.
Education
2009 - 2015
PhD, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India Advisor: Prof. Raghavan B. Sunoj
2007 - 2009
MSc, University of Delhi, India
2004 - 2007
BSc, Hindu College, University of Delhi, India
Professional Experience
2019 - present
Assistant Professor, Department of Organic Chemistry, IISc Bangalore
2015 - 2018
Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Southern California, USA
Advisor: Prof. Arieh Warshel
Awards and Fellowships
2015
Eli Lilly Outstanding Thesis Award
2013
Department of Science and Technology-German Research Foundation (DST-DFG) award to participate in the 63rd Lindau Meeting of Nobel Laureates and Students
2009
Prof. T. R. Seshadri Gold Medal for standing first in M.Sc. (Organic Chemistry)
2009
Prof. G. B. V. Subramanian Gold Medal for standing first in M.Sc. (Organic Chemistry)
2009
Prof. K. B. L. Mathur Gold Medal for standing first in M.Sc. (Organic Chemistry)
2005
2006
2007
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M. K. Rastogi prize for standing first in in B.Sc. (Chemistry) at Hindu college