Background
Divakar, Soundar was born on September 12, 1953 in Madras, Tamilnadu, India. Son of Bokkadurai Soundar and Adilakshmi (Perumal) S.
Divakar, Soundar was born on September 12, 1953 in Madras, Tamilnadu, India. Son of Bokkadurai Soundar and Adilakshmi (Perumal) S.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, University Madras, 1974. Master of Science in Chemistry, University Madras, 1976. Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, 1982.
R & D chemist, M/S Reichhold Chemicals Ltd., Madras, 1976-1978;
research fellow, Australian National U., 1978-1982;
pool officer, Council Scientific and Industrial Research, Bangalore, India, 1983-1987;
scientist "C", Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, India, 1987-1992;
scientist "E", Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, India, 1992-2002.
Scientist "F" , Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, India, 2002-2007.
Scientist "G" , Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, India, since 2007.
Research in the Areas of Biotechnology - Bio-Organic Chemistry, Host-Guest Complexation Chemistry involving Cyclodextrins, Enzymatic Transformations, NMR Studies of Biological systems.
Published 152 Papers with an H-Index of 32 (As of date)
About 20 or so Patents
Guided 10 PhD Students and quite a few MSc students.
Presenter numerous seminars and symposia in field.
Member National Magnetic Resonance Society India, Society Biological Chemists, Association Microbiologists of India, Society Bioorganic Chemists.
Married Sasikala Kothandapani, November 9, 1987. 1 child, Vikram.
