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Education
  • Ph.D.- Polymer Research Centre, Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata (IISER-K), Kolkata, India. (2014) (Supervisor: Prof. Raja Shunmugam)

  • M.Sc.Department of Chemistry, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.

  • B.Ed.- Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.

  • B.Sc.- Adarsh College Omerga, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.

Professional Experience

Dr. Shivshankar R. Mane, YAMASc.

Postdoc (Lab Manager),

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry,  

University of California Santa Barbara, 

Santa Barbara, USA- 93106.

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Email:  srmane@ucsb.edu

              shivshankar.mane@gmail.com

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ORCID ID: 0000-0003-3853-449X

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Scopus Author ID: 57197947190

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Web of Science ResearcherID î£½ AAP-4348-2020

(Publons Profile)

  • Postdoc (Lab Manager)-(2023-)- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Santa Barbara, USA.

  • CSIR-SRA (Scientist's Pool Scheme) (2020)- Independent Position (2020-)-Polymer Science and Engineering Division, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Pune.

  • Senior Project Scientist-(2019)- Polymer Science and Engineering Division, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Pune.

  • Postdoc- (2017)- Humboldt University Berlin, Germany.  (Advisor: Prof. Hans Börner).

  • Postdoc-(2016)- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany.  (Advisor: Prof. Christopher Barner-Kowollik and Prof. Guillaume Delaittre).

  • Postdoc-(2014)- University of Delaware, Newark, USA. (Advisor: Prof. Kristi L. Kiick).

  • Project Assistant-(2008-2009)- Catalysis Division, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Pune. (Advisor: Dr. Darbha Srinivas).

Awards and Honors
  • Recognized as "Emerging Investigator" for RSC- Polymer Chemistry journal.

  • Elected as "Young Associate" of Maharashtra Academy of Sciences-2021. (Chemical Science Discipline) (Nov 12th, 2021).

  • Received CSIR-SRA (Scientist's Pool Scheme) Fellowship from CSIR-India (Oct 8th, 2021).

  • Best Researcher Award at 5th International Scientist Awards on Engineering, Science and Medicine, given by VDGOOD Professional Association, Hyderabad, India (April 11th, 2020).

  • DST-INSPIRE Faculty Award by Department of Science and Technology, Government of India (July 29th, 2014).

  • Best Poster Award, National Conference on “Recent Trends in Research in Chemical Sciences" at Manipal University Jaipur, Rajasthan (Feb 21st, 2014).

  • Best Poster Award, INDO-US Bilateral Symposium on Bio-inspired Supramolecular and Polymer Assembly “BSPA-2013” at The Travancore Heritage resort, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India (Dec 16th, 2013).

  • Senior Research Fellowship awarded by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India.

  • Best Speaker Award, In house symposium, Department of Chemical Sciences, IISER Kolkata (July 11th, 2012).

  • Best Poster Award, National Conference on Polymer & Rubber Technology for 21st Century at Centre for Research in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, University of Calcutta, India (Oct 12th, 2012).

  • Best Poster Award, a National Conference on Advances in Polymer Science & Nanotechnology: Design and Structure (PSNDS-11) at Applied Chemistry Department, M. S. University Baroda, Gujarat, India (Dec 16th, 2011).

  • The Society for Polymer Science, (Calcutta Chapter) India. (Life Member) (April 2010).

  • Junior Research Fellowship- IISER Kolkata, India (2009).

  • ‘Ekalavya Scholarship’ for meritorious students for M.Sc by Government of Maharashtra, India (June 16th, 2004).

  • Reviewer for International Journals: (i) ACS Applied Materials Interfaces, (ii) J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem, (iii) MOJ Poly. Sci., (iv) RSC Advances, (vi) New Journal of Chemistry, (vii) Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A: Pure and Applied Chemistry.

 Talks
  • “Novel Polymeric Architectures for Biomedical Applications” at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad (Jan 22nd, 2020).

  • “Novel Polymeric Architectures for Biomedical Applications” at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, (IISER TVM) (Dec 9th, 2019).

  • “Click-inspired Chemistry for Biomedical Applications" Symposium on Polymer Science at IISER Kolkata, (July 6th, 2019).

  • “Novel Polymeric Architectures for Biomedical Applications” at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur (Jan 24th, 2018).

  • “Novel Polymeric Architectures for Biomedical Applications” at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Dharwad (Jan 18th, 2018).

  • “Novel Polymeric Architectures for Biomedical Applications” at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore (Feb 13th, 2017).

  • “Novel Polymeric Architectures for Biomedical Applications” at National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) Pune (Jan 12th, 2017). 

  • “Click-inspired Chemistry for (Bio) conjugation in Macromolecular and Polymer Science” International conference on Polymer Science and Technology “MACRO 2017”- ACS Jubilee Symposium, at Hotel Uday Samudra, Tiruanathapuram (Jan. 8th-11th, 2017).

  • “Norbornene Derived Polymeric Nano-Carrier for Anti-Tuberculosis Therapy”, INDO-US Bilateral workshop on Bio-inspired Supramolecular and Polymer Assembly “BSPA-2013” at The Travancore Heritage resort, Thiruvananthapuram, India (Dec. 15th -17th 2013).

  • “Reversible pH- and Lipid-Sensitive Amphiphilic Homopolymer Vesicles as Unique Nano-Carriers for Cancer Therapy”, Young Scientist Colloquim-2013, Materials Research Society of India, at Jadavpur University, Kolkata (Aug. 28th 2013).

  • “Synthesis and Characterizations of Amphiphilic Polymer” at Department of Chemical Sciences, IISER Kolkata (Nov 2012). 

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