RESEARCH INTERESTS

TIFR is a premier science research institution in India.Our group is involved in research in SOLID-STATE NMR. We develop techniques to improve sensitivity and resolution of solid-state NMR spectra of spin-1/2 and half-integer spin quadrupolar systems. We are also involved in the characterisation of materials such as, Alq₃, an OLED work horse, and zeolites. Experimental strategies are being developed to measure the H-bond strengths involving ¹⁷O and ¹H in various biomolecular systems. We are also looking into the aggregation properties of various fibril systems, the main ones being prion protein and amyloid fibril peptide. We have access to Bruker AV500 MHz and Bruker AVIII 700 MHz spectrometers in the National Facility for High-Field NMR, TIFR, Mumbai .