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Prof. P. P. Rastogi, Department of Chemistry, University of Lucknow, Lucknow - 226 007

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Prof. P.P. Rastogi

Designation:     Professor

Branch:                 Physical Chemistry

Specialization:        Electrochemistry

                                Solution Chemistry

                                Molecular Biophysics

                                Spectroscopy

                                Thermodynamics

                                Solvation        

Date of Birth:        August 14, 1945

Residence:           204, Regency Avadh,

                                Neebu Bagh Complex,

                                Chowk, Lucknow

Phone:                   945-212-8077 (M), 0522-274-0421 (O)

Academics

• Ph.D., 1969, Lucknow University, Lucknow, India
• M.Sc., 1965, Lucknow University, Lucknow, India
• B.Sc., 1963, Lucknow University, Lucknow, India

Honors and Awards

• Humboldt Fellow, Physikalisch-Chemisches Institute der Universitat Munchen, Germany, 1979-80, 1983
• Post Doctoral Fellow, City College of the City University, New York, USA, 1981-92Visiting Researcher, University College, Dublin, Ierland under Joint Research Project of European Communities, EC, Brussels, 1994 and 1996
• RR Khanna Memorial Gold Medal and P. S. Mac Mahon Gold Medal, 1965
• Indian National Science Academy Medal, Young Scientist Award, 1974
• British Council Bursary Award, 1975

Professional Experience

• Professor in Chemistry, Lucknow University, Lucknow 1997 till date
• Reader in Chemistry, Lucknow University, Lucknow 1985-1996
• Professor in Chemistry, Lucknow University, Lucknow 1966-85

Important Publications

• Meade M, Hickey K, McCarthy Y, Rastogi PP, Symons MCR and Waghorne WE, The solvation of solutes with -S=O or -C=O groups in the methanol + acetonitrile solvent system. A combined calorimetric study.  J. Chem. Soc. Faraday Transaction I, 93, 563 (1997)
• Rastogi PP, Infrared study on the protonation of Schiffs base with tyrosine. A model study for the bacteriorhodopsin chromophore. Ind. J. Biochem. Biophys., 24, 43 (1987)
• Rastogi, pp; Kristof, W and Zundel, G.; Easily Polarizable N⁺H....H Hydrogen Bonds between histidine side chains and proton translocation in proteins, Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 95, 902 (1981)
• Rastogi, PP, Conductance Mechanism in Solid Phase, Can. J. Chem, 49, , 2004 (1971).

Memberships

• Royal Chemical Society1976-86
• MRSC, 1980
• Indian Chemical Society, 1976-81
• Swiss Chemical Society, 1980
• American Chemical Society, 1981-82
• Affiliate Member - IUPAC 1991