Currently, as a full time graduate student at RPI, my research focusses on exploring the various applications of Room Temperature Ionic Liquids (RTILs) in chemistry, biochemistry and biomedical areas. I started my research work in a chemistry project (Peracetylation and perbenzoylation of simple and sulfated saccharides using RTILs) which resulted in a publication, which was the first for me. I learned lots of laboratory and analytical chemistry while doing that project.
My primary responsiblity in Dr. Linhardt's Labs was to come up with as many applications of RTILs as possible with carbohydrates as the research background. As a result, I am currently involved in around 10 projects. I have recently cleared my candidacy exam in which my research proposal was appropriately titled as "Behavior of biopolymers in Room Temperature Ionic Liquids".