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Dr. P. Rajamalli

Assistant ProfessorMaterials Research Centre (MRC), Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore
(2019 – Present)

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EDUCATION/RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Dr. P. Rajamalli is an Assistant Professor at the Materials Research centre, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), with strong expertise in organic electronics, particularly OLEDs and optoelectronic materials. Her research focuses on the design and development of advanced organic functional materials for high-performance optoelectronic applications, including thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) emitters and next-generation OLED devices.

She completed her Ph.D. (2008–2012) at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras under the supervision of Prof. Edamana Prasad. Following this, she carried out extensive post-doctoral research at the National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan (2012–2016) with Prof. Chien-Hong Cheng, and at the University of St Andrews, UK (2016–2017) with Prof. Eli Zysman-Colman, where she worked on cutting-edge OLED materials and device physics. Dr. Rajamalli was awarded the prestigious Marie Curie Fellowship (2017–2019) at the University of St Andrews, further strengthening her international research profile in organic optoelectronics. In 2018, she was also a JSPS Visiting Researcher at OPERA, Kyushu University, Japan, working with Prof. Chihaya Adachi, a global leader in OLED and TADF research.”

Education

Position / Degree Institution / Details Year
Marie Curie Fellow Advisor: Prof. Eli Zysman-Colman
University of St Andrews, UK
2017–2019
JSPS Visiting Researcher Advisor: Prof. Chihaya Adachi
OPERA, Kyushu University, Japan
2018
Post-Doctoral Research Advisor: Prof. Eli Zysman-Colman
University of St Andrews, UK
2016–2017
Post-Doctoral Research Advisor: Prof. Chien-Hong Cheng
National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
2012–2016
Ph.D. Advisor: Prof. Edamana Prasad
IIT Madras, India
2008–2012
R&D Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Limited, India 2007–2008
M.Sc. Bharathiar University, India 2005–2007
B.Sc. University of Madras, India 2002–2005

Awards/Grants

Award / Grant Year
IGSTC-WISER Award 2023–2026
SHE IS: 75 WOMEN IN CHEMISTRY 2023
Rekha Rao Young Investigator Award 2022–2024
Marie Curie Fellowship 2017
DST Inspire Faculty Award 2016
Professor Ramamurthy Award 2013
National Science Council Post-Doctoral Fellowship 2012