Biography

Professor Bhyrappa received his Bachelors degree from Kalpataru college, Tiptur (Tumkur district) and his Masters degree in Inorganic Chemistry with distinction form Bangalore University, Bengaluru, Karnataka. He earned his doctor of philosophy in Bioinorganic Chemistry from IISc, Bengaluru. He was a post doctoral fellow at USC, Los Angeles, CA and research associate at UIUC, Urbana, IL, USA. He is a recipient of AvH (1999) and JSPS-invitation fellowships (2005 06). He was a visiting professor at the University of Houston, Texas, USA (2011 12) and an extended AvH fellow. He is a recipient of Marquis Whos who in the world (2009), Asia pacific who is who (Vol. XVII; 2018) and Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award (2018). Bhyrappas current research interests are Bioinorganic, Supramolecular and Materials Chemistry of Porphyrinoids.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinorganic Chemistry from IISc, Bengaluru

Masters degree in Inorganic Chemistry with distinction form Bangalore University, Bengaluru, Karnataka

Bachelors degree from Kalpataru college, Tiptur (Tumkur district)

Research Interests

Bioinorganic Chemistry (Porphyrins and Metalloporphyrins)

Fullerenes & fullerides

Dendrimer metalloporphyrins Molecular recognition and catalysis

Porphyrns with tunable properties

Supramolecular chemistry of porphyrins including network solids

Applications of porphyrins in absolute configuration determination of chiral molecules

Dye - sensitised solar cells