Indian JSPS Alumni Association
IJAA Exe. Committee from January 2022 – December 2025
Prof. D. Sakthi Kumar
Chairman
Bio Nano Electronics Research Center
Graduate School for Interdisciplinary New Science
TOYO University
Kawagoe-shi, Saitama, 350 - 8585, Japan
E-Mail: drsakthi@gmail.com
Dr. Annie John
Vice-Chairman
ICMR Emerita Scientist
Dept. of Biochemistry, University of Kerala,
Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
E-mail: karippacheril@gmail.com
Prof. B. P Mandal
Vice-Chairman
Dept. of Physics
Banaras Hindu University,
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
E-mail: bhabani.mandal@gmail.com
Dr. Utpal Bora
General Secretary
Dept. of Chemical Sciences
Tezpur University
Tezpur, Assam
E-mail : utpal06@gmail.com
Prof. Satyan Saha
Joint Secretary
Dept. of Chemistry
Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
E mail: satyen.saha@gmail.com
Dr. Darshak Trivedi
Joint Secretary
Dept. of Chemistry
National Institute of Technology, Surathkal
Mangalore, Karnataka
E-mail: darshakrtrivedi@gmail.com
Dr. A Maya Nandkumar
Treasurer
SreeChitraTirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & technology,
Bio Medical Technology Wing, Division of Microbiology, Poojappura,
Thiruvananthapuram 695012, Kerala
E-mail : amayanandkumar@gmail.com
Editors (Concord - Newsletter)
Dr. Diganta Sarma
Chief Editor (News Letter)
Dept. of Chemistry
Dibrugarh University
Dibrugarh, Assam P
E-mail: dsarma22@gmail.com
Dr. Guru Basavaraj
Editor (News Letter)
Department of Chemistry
Rani Channamma University
Vidyasangma PBNH-4
Belagavi-591156
E. Mail: pmg@rcub.ac.in
Dr. Ananda Kumar
Editor (News Letter)
Department of nanotechnology Center for post-graduate Studies
Visvesvaraya Technological University
Bangalore Region,
Muddenahalli-562101, Karnataka
E-mail: csanandakumar@gmail.com
North Chapter
Dr. Gautham Panda
Chairman (IJAA North Chapter)
CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute Sector 10,
Jankipuram Extension, Sitapur Road,
Lucknow 226031, Uttar Pradesh
E-Mail:gautam.panda@gmail.com
Dr. Sushil Singh
Gen. Secretary (IJAA North Chapter)
Functional Materials Division
Solid State Physics Laboratory (SSPL), DRDO,
New Delhi
Conveners – North Chapter
Dr. Radha Chaube
Dept. of Zoology
Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi,
Uttar Paradesh
E-Mail:chauberadha@gmail.com
Dr. Praveen Singh
Biophysics Section(AN Building) ICAR-IVRI,
Izatnagar, Bareilly-243122,
Uttar Pradesh
E-Mail:psingh67@yahoo.com
West Chapter
Dr. Shivaji Sadale
Chairman (IJAA West Chapter)
Department of Technology,
Shivaji University,
Kolhapur, Maharashtra
E-Mail:shivajisadale@yahoo.com
Dr. Jayappa Manjanna
Gen. Secretary (IJAA West Chapter)
Dept. of Chemistry
Rani Channamma University
PB NH-4,
Belgavi 591 156
New Delhi
E-Mail: jmanjanna@rediffmail.com
West Conveners name will be announced
South Chapter
Dr. N.R.Kamini
Chairman (IJAA South Chapter)
Department of Biotechnology
Central Leather Research Institute
Chennai,
Tamil Nadu
E-Mail:nrkamini@gmail.com
Dr. Dinesh Rangappa
Gen. Secretary (IJAA South Chapter)
Department of Nanotechnology,
Visvesvaraya Technological University,
Bengaluru Region
Visvesvaraya Institute of Advance Technology
Muddenahalli,
Chikkaballapur District,
Karnataka – 56 2101
E-Mail:dineshrangappa@gmail.com
Conveners – South Chapter
Dr. Venkataiah Gorgie
Department of Solid State Physics
University of Hyderabad,
Telangana
E-Mail:vgsp@uohyd.ac.in
Dr. Dillip Kumar Chand
Dept. of Chemistry
Indian Institute of Madras,
Chennai, Tamilnadu
E-Mail:dillip@iitm.ac.in
East Chapter
Prof. Ashish Bhattacharjee
Chairman (IJJA East Chapter)
Dept. of Physics
Visvabharati University
Santiniketan, West Bengal
E-Mail:ashis.bhattacharjee@visva-bharati.ac.in
Dr. Pranjal Kumar Gogoi
Gen. Secretary (IJAA East Chapter)
Department of Applied Sciences
School of Engineering
Tezpur University
Napaam, Tezpur,
Assam
E-Mail:pkgogoi@gmail.com
Conveners – East Chapter
Dr. Sankar Bose
Department of Geology, Presidency College,
86/1 College Street,
Kolkata 700 073,
West Bengal
E-Mail:sankar.bose@gmail.com
Convener – East Chapter One more name will be announced
Members (In Alphabetical order)
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SAN FRANCISCO
USA - 1
E-mail: abdullabava@gmail.com
SUBBAIAH MUTHU PRABHU
VIT-AP UNIVERSITY
ANDHRA PRADESH
VIJAYAWADA
INDIA - 522237
E-mail: drsmprabhu@gmail.com
SUPRIYA REJ
CBMR, LUCKNOW
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL AND SYNTHETIC CHEMISTRY
LUCKNOW
INDIA - 226014
E-mail: supriya.rejchem@gmail.com
VENKATA DASU VEERANKI
PROF VENKATA DASU VEERANKI
FORMER HOD, DEPARTMENT OF BIOSCIENCES AND BIOENGINEERING
FORMER DEAN, STUDENTS’ AFFAIRS
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI
GUWAHATI 781 039, ASSAM
INDIA
GUWAHATI
INDIA - 781039
E-mail: veeranki@iitg.ac.in
Host Scientists
Prof. Yasuhiko Yoshida
Head, Dept. of Applied Chemistry,
Member, Bio Nano Electronics Research Center,
Toyo University, Kawagoe-shi
Saitama 350-8585
JAPAN
E. Mail : yoshida@eng.toyo.ac.jp
Prof. Yutaka Sato
Structure Technology Center,
Institute of Space Technology and Aeronautics (ISTA)
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Aerospace Research Center
Research Complex Building Room No. 307
6-13-1 Osawa, Mitaka-shi
Tokyo 181-0015, Japan
Prof. Toshiro KOBAYASHI
Vice Chairman
Toyohashi University of Technology
Tempaku-cho
Toyohashi, 441-8580 Japan
Our Honorary Members
Dr. E. John Joseph
Mawson Laboratories, DP313
School of Earth & Env. Sciences,
The University of Adelaide
Australia
E-mail :john.joseph@adelaide.edu.au
Prof. Naba Dutta
Ian Wark Research Institute
University Of South Australia
Mawson Lake Boulevard
South Australia 5095
Australia
Prof. Namita Choudhury
Ian Wark Research Institute
University Of South Australia
Mawson Lake Boulevard
South Australia 5095
Australia
Prof. Toru Maekawa
Director,
Bio Nano Electronics Research Center,
Toyo University, Kawagoe-shi
Saitama 350-8585
Japan