| Investigation of decomposition pathways for water-/proton reduction molecular catalysts: Rational design of longer-lived catalysts with earth-abundant transition metals | Prof. S. Mazumder, Assistant Professor Grade 1, Indian Institute of Technology (Jammu), Jammu & Kashmir | 2019 | Department of Science and Technology, (DST) | Chemical Sciences |
| Bifunctional iron catalysts for acceptorless dehydrogenation reactions: Towards the development of environmentally friendly catalysts | Dr. A. Sinha, Assistant Professor, Vellore Institute of Technology University, Tamil Nadu | 2019 | Department of Science and Technology, (DST) | Chemical Sciences |
| Light assisted selective oxidation of plant biomass with rational design of confined metal oxide/nitride based photocatalyst | Dr. A.K. Patra, Assistant Professor, Kalyani University, West Bengal | 2019 | Department of Science and Technology, (DST) | Chemical Sciences |
| Semisynthetic approach to focused libraries of gingerol, shogaol, & nimbin analogs: Synthesis, structure-activity relationship, mechanism of inhibition & biological screening | Dr. G. Pushparathinam, Assistant Professor, S.R.M. Institute of Science & Technology, Tamil Nadu | 2019 | Department of Science and Technology, (DST) | Chemical Sciences |
| Engineering biological macromolecules for light harvesting | Dr. A. Gupta, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka Education & Research (Bhopal), Madhya Pradesh | 2019 | Department of Science and Technology, (DST) | Chemical Sciences |
| Studies of the adsorption dynamics of CO² on photocatalyst surfaces & subsequent conversion into value added chemicals under light irradiation | Dr. N. Roy, Assistant Professor, North Bengal University, West Bengal | 2019 | Department of Science and Technology, (DST) | Chemical Sciences |
| Development of self-assembled hierarchical porous nanostructures carbonaceous/metal oxide/conducting polymer based hybrid electrode materials & their electrochemical study | Dr. R. Oraon, Assistant Professor, Central University of Jharkhand, Jharkhand | 2019 | Department of Science and Technology, (DST) | Chemical Sciences |
| Atomistic simulations for investigating electronic structure of aluminium based self-healing alloys & its relationship with self-healing mechanism | Dr. S. Hansda, Scientist, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Tamil Nadu | 2019 | Department of Science and Technology, (DST) | Chemical Sciences |
| Synthesis, structure, solution chemistry & the study of luminescence property of oxidovanadium(IV/V) complexes incorporating N,O-donor hydrazones ligands | Dr. B. Mondal, Assistant Professor, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, West Bengal | 2019 | Department of Science and Technology, (DST) | Chemical Sciences |
| Advanced hybrid nanomaterials & their photocatalytic efficiency towards solar fuel generation through Co2 reduction: A quantum chemical exploration | Dr. S. Saha, Scientist, CSIR-North East Institute of Science & Technology, Assam | 2019 | Department of Science and Technology, (DST) | Chemical Sciences |