Achintya Prahlad
EDUCATION
College / University
St. Stephen’s College, Delhi
Highest Degree
Bachelor of Science (honours)
Major Subjects
Chemistry
Country
India
Lab Experience
Undergraduate lab practicals during college years, summer projects in the laboratories of Prof. S. Ramakrishnan, Dept. of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, and Prof. Suhel Quader, National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore.
Projects / Research
- 2009: Synthesis of water-soluble hyperbranched polymer. Prof. S. Ramakrishnan, Dept. of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
- 2008: A study of signalling behaviour in the Indian Rock Dragon (Psammophilus dorsalis), a lizard of the family Agamidae. Prof. Suhel Quader, National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore
- 2006: A study of the response of the touch-me-not plant (Mimosa pudica) to small forces. Ms. Manju Balasubramanyam, Delhi Public School North, Bangalore
Scholarships / Awards
| 2011 – 2012: | Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School |
| 2008 – 2011: | St. Stephen’s College - Sumitomo Scholarship |
| 2008 – 2011: | Inspire Scholarship from the Dept. of Science and Technology of the Government of India |