Hi,
I am Dr.Raviraj M. Kulkarni working as a Postdoctoral fellow in the department of chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, CANADA. Earlier, I worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow in Katholieke Universiteit Leuven,Belgium and as a Visiting Fellow in Tata Institute Of Fundamental Research, Mumbai. Presently, I am working in the field of Cavity ring-down spectroscopy using quantum Cascade laser with Prof.Yunjie Xu.
Why did I choose Reaction Kinetics as my subject?
A central goal of chemistry is to understand molecular change. How do molecules interact with each other and evolve into new chemical species? What is the mechanism of the reaction? Why are some reactions slow and others fast?
How is soot formed during (acetylene) hydrocarbon combustion? How are the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons formed during acetylene combustion? What are the radicals involved in this process? Which is the radical responsible for blue light in the flame(hydrocarbon combustion)?
How do reactions occur in the interstellar medium( in such a low temperature between 10 - 100K)? What is the barrier height for such reactions?
How do radicals play an important role in "natural reburning"?(reduction of NOx to N2 by hydrocarbon radicals through various steps).
These questions can be answered by studying the reaction kinetics and questions like these motivated me to choose reaction kinetics as my subject.
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