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Dr. Rajendra Chandra Padalia

Scientist

Central Institute of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants (CSIR-CIMAP)

Dr. Rajendra Chandra Padalia is working as a Scientist in Central Institute of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants (CSIR-CIMAP); a frontier Plant Research Laboratory of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India. He has adequate experience in the chemistry of natural products, essential oils, Aroma/volatile chemicals, chromatography and other separation techniques; and on various analytical methods and instrumentation work useful for research in Phytochemistry and related fields. Dr. Rajendra Chandra Padalia is born on June 30, 1981 in Tarikhet (Ranikhet), a village in district Almora in Uttrakhand, India. He had his early education (upto 10th Standard) from his native village Tarikhet (PVIC Tarikhet now GIC Tarikhet). Then he had done his intermediates from National Inter College Ranikhet. Then he moved to Nainital (D.S.B. Campus, Kumaun University) for his graduation and post graduation. He completed B.Sc. (in 2001) and M. Sc. in Chemistry (in 2003) from, Nainital. After M.Sc. he joined the Renowned Phytochemistry Lab. of Prof. CS Mathela for his Ph.D. degree in Natural Product Chemistry.

After his Ph.D (2007), he continued to work as Post Doctoral Fellow in Phytochemistry Lab., Chemistry Department, KU Nainital, India till he appointed as Scientist in Central Institute of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants (CSIR-CIMAP).

Present Position: Scientist, CSIR-CIMAP (Govt. Of India) e-mail: padaliarc@rediffmail.com &  rc.padalia@cimap.res.in Nationality: Indian Martial Status: Married

Research Specializations and Activities: Chemistry of Natural Products, Essential oils & Aroma Chemicals, R&D on Quality evaluation of essential oils, aroma compounds and their value addition, Isolation, Characterization and chemical modification of bioactive compounds by Chromatography and other separation techniques and by Molecular Spectroscopy; Developing bioactive marker constituents in MAPs; R&D on Quality evaluation, Agrotechnology and Post Harvest technologies of aromatic plants.

Honor/Award/Recognition:

•Editorial Board Member of Journal: Medicinal & Aromatic Plants (OMICS, USA). Editorial Board Member of Journal: European Journal Medicinal & Aromatic Plants (UK). •Editor of Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Sciences •Lead Speaker in “Symposium of Medicinal Plants of India” in National seminar ‘Indian Council for Chemist’ held at Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar on December, 2008). •Members in selected delegation of Scientist/Academician by Uttarakhand Council of Science and Technology, Dehradun for participation/training in DAE-BRNS symposium on “Emerging Trends in Separation Science and Technology (SESTEC-2008)” at Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi, India.

Research Publications: He has published more than hundred Research Articles in Reputed Peer Reviewed International Journals.