Academic Profile :

• Chemical Consultant: Cresol based anti-oxidants, Quality Industries Dombivli.

• Doctoral Research Scholar: Development and applications of sustainable heterogeneous catalysts, ICT Matunga.

• Research Associate: Nanocellulose synthesis, characterization and applications, CIRCOT Matunga.

• Senior Research Fellow: Value addition of Ramie Fibers, CIRCOT Matunga

• Teaching and Research Assistant: Development of lanthanide based extended Molecular magnets, WSU Detroit.

   

Certifications:

• Certified in Hazardous Waste Management 2002 by OEHS, US.

Publications:

Journal Papers:

8) Jain P. U., and Samant S. D., Bi₂O₃@mSiO₂ as an Environmentally Benign and Sustainable Solid Acid Catalyst for Benzoylation of Aromatics: Impact of Silica Encapsulation on Catalyst Leaching and Reaction Synergy, ChemistrySelect, 2020, 5(15), 4437–4446. doi:10.1002/slct.202000364

7) Jain P. U., and Samant S. D., A Facile One‐Pot Transformation of Aromatic Aldehydes/Ketones to Amides: Fe₂O₃@SiO₂ as an Environmentally Benign Core‐Shell Catalyst, ChemistrySelect, 2018, 3(7), 1967–1975. doi:10.1002/slct.201703155

6) Satyamurthy P., Jain P., Karande V. and Vigneshwaran N., Nanocellulose induces cellulase production in Trichoderma reesei, Process Biochemistry, 2016, 51(10), 1452-1457. doi: 10.1016/j.procbio.2016.06.016

5) Jain P., Vigneshwaran N., Effect of Fenton's pretreatment on cotton cellulosic substrates to enhance its enzymatic hydrolysis response, Bioresour Technol., 2012, 103(1), 219-26. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.09.110

4) Satyamurthy P., Jain P., Balasubramanya R. H., Vigneshwaran N., Preparation and characterization of cellulose nanowhiskers from cotton fibres by controlled microbial hydrolysis, Carbohydrate Polymers, 2011, 83(1), 122–129. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2010.07.029

3) Lesh F. D., Hindo S. S., Heeg M. J., Allard M. M., Jain P., Peng B., Hryhorczuk L., and Verani C. N., On the Effect of Coordination and Protonation Preferences in the Amphiphilic Behavior of Metallosurfactants with Asymmetric Headgroups, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2009, (3), 345–356. doi: 10.1002/ejic.200990000, cover picture p323

2) Jain P. U., Paul H., Munshi P., Walawalkar M. G., and Lahiri G. K.,Osmium dithiophosphates. Synthesis, X-ray crystal structure, spectroscopic and electrochemical properties. Polyhedron, 2001, 20(3-4), 245-252. doi: 10.1016/S0277-5387(00)00638-0

1) Jain P. U., Munshi P., Walawalkar M. G., Rath S. P., Rajak K. K. and Lahiri G. K., Ruthenium dithiophosphates: Synthesis, X-ray crystal structure, spectroscopic and electrochemical properties. Polyhedron, 2000, 19(7), 801-808. doi:10.1016/S0277-5387(00)00316-8

Book Chapters:

3) Book Chapter titled “Biological Synthesis of Nanocrystalline Cellulose by Controlled Hydrolysis of Cotton Fibers and Linters” authored by Vigneshwaran N., Satyamurthy P., and Jain P. in 2014 in book: Handbook of Polymer Nanocomposites. Processing, Performance and Application, Volume C: Polymer Nanocomposites of Cellulose Nanoparticles, Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Editors: Jitendra K. Pandey, Hitoshi Takagi, Antonio Norio Nakagaito, Hyun-Joong Kim.

ISBN No.: 978-3-642-45232-1

2) Book Chapter titled “Biological Production of Nanocellulose and Potential Application in Agricultural and Forest Product Industry” authored by Vigneshwaran N., Jain P. and Satyamurthy P. in 2014 in book: Nanotechnology for Sustainable Manufacturing, Edition I, Chapter 5, Publisher: CRC press, Editors: David Rickerby. ISBN No.: 978-1-482-21482-6

1) Book Chapter titled “Biomolecules – Nanoparticles: Interaction in Nanoscale” authored by Vigneshwaran N. and Jain P. in Apr 2011 in book: Metal Nanoparticles in Biology, Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg Publications, Editors: Mahendra Rai, Nelson Duran. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18312-6_6; Online ISBN No.: 978-3-642-18312-6

Awards & Achievements:

• Reviewer for Elsevier Journal Food Bioscience (SCOPUS, IF=6.2)

• Reviewer for RSC Journal RSC Advances (SCOPUS, IF=6.1)

• Reviewer for Wiley Journal ChemistrySelect (SCOPUS, IF=2.3)

• Reviewer for Wiley Journal ChemCatChem (SCOPUS, IF=4.1)

• Hired as Chemical Consultant for making anti-oxidant additives for rubber at Quality Industries in 2018. (Received Rs. 1.2 Lakh)

• Delivered Session as Resource Person on ‘Nanomaterials Characterization by Electron Microscopy’ at Reliance Industries, Ghansoli in 2016.

• Awarded 1st prize for course in Laboratory Safety, conducted at Institute of Chemical Technology, Matunga in 2011.

• Delivered Session as Resource Person on ‘Nanomaterials Characterization by Dynamic Light Scattering and Atomic Force Microscopy’ during Nanotechnology training program at Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology, Matunga in 2010.

• Awarded the 1st prize for poster presentation titled “Enzymatic Preparation of Cellulose Nanocrystals for Application in Polymer Nanocomposites” at 3rd National Symposium for Materials Research Scholars, MR-10, held in 2010 at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.

• Delivered Session as Resource Person on ‘Nanomaterials Synthesis and Characterization’ during Nanotechnology training program at Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology, Matunga in 2009.

• Research paper showcased on front cover of European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry in 2009.

• Honor Citation for Excellence in Teaching in Chemistry at Wayne State University in 2000, 2003 and 2004.

STTPs & FDPs attended:

• FDP: Offline FDP on “Designing Learner-Centric Teaching: Transforming Classrooms for Deep and Meaningful Learning” 

  Duration: 5 Days (10, 11, 19, 20, and 21 August, 2026) 

  Host Institute: Datta Meghe College of Engineering, Navi Mumbai

• FDP: AICTE sponsored face-to-face FDP on “Inculcating Universal Human Values in Technical Education” 

  Duration: 3 Days (20/08/2025 to 22/08/2025) 

  Host Institute: Datta Meghe College of Engineering, Navi Mumbai