Megalamane Siddaramappa Bootharaju, PhD

Education and Professional Experience

• Ramanujan Faculty (Jan 2026-Present): Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), Bengaluru, India.

• Research Professor and IBS Young Scientist Fellow (Apr 2018-Dec 2025): IBS Center for Nanoparticle Research, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.

Host: Prof. Taeghwan Hyeon

Research area: Nanoparticles, nanoclusters, and catalysis

• Postdoctoral fellow (Apr 2014-Mar 2018): King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia

Supervisors: Prof. Osman Bakr and Prof. Jean-Marie Basset

Research area: Nanoclusters’ chemistry

• PhD (Physical Chemistry, Dec 2008-Feb 2014): IIT Madras, Chennai, India

Supervisor: Prof. Thalappil Pradeep

Research area: Nanoparticles and nanoclusters for water purification

Thesis title: "Investigations of the Interactions of Noble Metal Nanosystems with Contaminants in Water"

• MSc (Organic Chemistry, 2006-2008): Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India

• BSc (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, 2003-2006): Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India