HOD & Assistant Professor

Dr. Suchitra Savant

HOD and Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Area


Primary Area : Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry

Contact


Email:   suchitra.savant@vvwusurat.ac.in                             Phone : +91 81416 68910

Education


    • Ph.D, Chemistry, V. N. S. G. U. Surat, 2017

    • Master in Organic Chemistry, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, 2012

    • Bachelors in Chemistry, Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, 2010

Teaching


M.Sc. Courses

    • Reactive Intermediates

    • Disconnection Approach

    • Ring Synthesis

    • Unit Process

    • Basic Concepts of Drugs

    • Vitamins & Terpenoids

    • Asymmetric Synthesis

    • Organic Reagents

    • Organic Transformations

    • Chemoselectivity and Regioselectivity

    • Multistep Synthesis (Protecting Groups)

B.Sc. Courses

    • Structure and Bonding

    • Noble Gases

    • Carbonyl Compounds-I

    • Theory of Electrolytic Dissociation

    • Catalysis

    • Synthetic Drugs and Dyes

    • Solid State

    • Redox Reactions

    • Nitrogen Containing Functional Groups

    • Fermentation Industry

    • Terpenoids

    • Alkaloids

    • Vitamins and Hormones

    • Synthetic Polymers

    • Petrochemicals

    • Reducing agents

Research Area


Academic Experience


    • Assistant Professor, Vanita Vishram Women’s University, June 2021 – Present

    • Assistant Professor, Sheth P.T. Mahila College of Arts and Home Science, August 2018 – May 2021.

Awards & Honors


    • UGC-BSR-SAP Meritorious Fellowship for the Research work in Ph.D. (April 2015 – June-2017)

    • Awarded by “Indian Chemical Society Award” (Young Scientist Award) for paper presentation at 54th Annual Convention of Chemists 2017 in February, 2017

    • Secured first rank at college level in M.Sc. (Organic Chemistry) in 2012

Welcome

Vanita Vishram Women’s University (VVWU) is the First-ever Women’s University of Gujarat approved under Public-Private-Partnership with the Government of Gujarat under the Gujarat Private Universities Act, 2009. VVWU is committed to provide quality education and employment opportunities to its girl students through its revamped curriculum and pedagogy. The focus is on prioritizing practical component and experiential learning supported through academia-industry linkages, functional MoUs, skill development training, internships etc. It aims at providing opportunities to the girl students for holistic development and self-reliance.