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SAVITHA S. PANIKAR, Ph.D.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Analysis of differential spectra to study biochemical reactions, protein binding, pharmaceutical drugs; devised

optimum electroplating parameters to obtain desirable film properties. Candidate possesses strong instrumentation

skills, proven mentoring abilities and excels as a team player or in an independent setting

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCERutgers, State University of New Jersey starting February 2014

Postdoctoral Associate

Advantest America Inc. July 2013 - October 2013

Intern Research Scientist

Determination of coating thickness and content uniformity of pharmaceutical tablets and beads using

terahertz imaging and near infrared techniques

Bilayer tablet analysis, distribution of API and excipients, porosity and crystallinity investigations

Amino acid interactions and protein characterization using terahertz spectroscopy

University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC), MO May 2012 - June 2013

Postdoctoral Fellow

Binding interaction between pyruvate kinase (PK) and phosphoenolpyruvate using ATR difference spectra

Study structural changes in PK induced by allosteric effectors like alanine, FBP and thereby the process of

ATP release

EDUCATION

University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC), MO May 2012

Ph.D. Analytical Chemistry - Research advisor: James R. Durig

Dissertation: Conformational stability of some silanes and amines from temperature dependent infrared spectra

of rare gas solutions, r0structural parameters, ab initio calculations, and vibrational assignments

University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India May 2005

Master of Science - Physical Chemistry

University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India May 2003

Bachelor of Science - Chemistry

PUBLICATIONS & RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS:

19 peer reviewed journal publications (4 first author, 15 co-author)

Research presented at 10 national & international conferences

RESEARCH SKILLS

Characterization techniques: Terahertz (THz), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), Near infrared (NIR),

Raman, Fourier transform microwave (FTMW), Attenuated Total Reflectance (ATR), X-Ray Diffraction

(XRD), Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), Scanning electron microscope (SEM),Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (TGA), optical microscopy, High performance liquid chromatography

(HPLC), gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS), chemical imaging

Analysis softwares: Principle Component Analysis (PCA), Partial Least Squares (PLS), Unscrambler, Bio-

Rad Informatics KnowItall, LabView, SPFIT, AM (to determine r0 structures), Band Contour, ASTOR

(internal rotation barrier), ASROT (predicts microwave transitions), FCOSSIN (potential functions), Curve

fit and DELTA (enthalpy determinations), IR and Raman plot

General analytical techniques: pH meter, analytical balance, hardness testing, internal stress measurements,

volumetric analysis of metals

General softwares: Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, GIMP, ChemDraw, SciFinder, EndNote

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Utilization of the Gaussian software to run ab initio calculations like HF and MPn methods as well as DFT

calculations particularly B3LYP

Electrodeposition of metals, alloys, composites and electroforming experiments

INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE

National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), Bangalore, India October 2005 - June 2006

Postgraduate Fellow

Analyzed the surface properties of electroplated filmsStudied the effect of various bath compositions and dopants on the film density, luster, malleability, etc.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

University of Missouri-Kansas City August 2006 - June 2013

Course Instructor and Teaching Assistant

Taught freshman and nursing chemistry courses.

Conducted labs, set exams, graded lab reports, prepared reagents/chemicals for the General and Organic

Chemistry labs

RESEARCH ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Determined the conformational stability of ethylenediamine, which posed a challenge since the molecules

tend to dimerize. Utilized the special technique of temperature dependent infrared spectra in liquefied xenonsolution which gave relative enthalpy differences between the conformers not influenced by dimerization.

Determined the correct conformational stability of pyrrolidine, a molecule investigated previously by various

scientists. A combination of theoretical calculations and temperature dependent infrared spectra in liquefied

xenon solutions enabled us to obtain accurate enthalpy differences and the identity of the most stable form.

Determined the barrier to internal rotation of the silane moiety with the help of experimentally determined

torsional frequencies and also from ab initio calculations.

Complete vibrational and conformational study was carried out for ethylenediphosphine which had never

been done previously by scientists. This molecule was challenging since there are ten stable conformers with

the possibility of observing at least six forms.

Determined the structural parameters of substituted ethylphosphines, particularly those with five or more

conformers. Utilized a combination of microwave data and theoretical ab initio method by using least squares

technique to achieve this.

Performed electroplating techniques using various baths and specialized in the ones containing nickel.

Studied the effect of parameters like concentration, pH, temperature and current density.

Studied changes in mechanical properties as well as crystallographic structures after dopants were added to

electroplating baths.

AWARDS

Coblentz Student Award 2011

Mr. and Mrs. Fong Wu Cheng Graduate Scholarship, UMKC 2011-2012

Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) Superior Teaching Award, UMKC 2011-2012

Graduate Assistance Fund (GAF) fellowship, UMKC 2011, 2012

One of the eight candidates selected nationally for the Postgraduate Fellow award to work in a premierscientific research lab, National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), India 2005-2006

ORGANIZATIONS

Reviewer for Spectrochimica Acta 2010-present

Member of American Chemical Society (ACS) 2012-present

Member of the Coblentz Society 2011-present

Member of Society for Applied Spectroscopy (SAS) 2011-present

Treasurer for the Chemistry Graduate Students Association (CGSA), UMKC 2009-2010

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PUBLICATIONS:

19.S. S. Panikar, D. K. Sawant, B. S. Deodhar, G. A. Guirgis, J. R. Durig, Structural Parameters,

Conformational Stability and Vibrational Assignment of Cyclopropylsilylcyanide, (Manuscript in

preparation)

18.S. S. Panikar, A. R. Conrad, M. J. Tubergen, G. A. Guirgis, M. T. Eddens, T. K. Gounev, J. R. Durig,

Microwave, infrared and Raman spectra, adjusted r0 structural parameters, conformational stability, and

vibrational assignment of cyclopropylfluorosilane, (Manuscript accepted in Chem. Phys.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemphys.2012.12.036)17.J. J. Klaassen, S. S. Panikar, G. A. Guirgis, H. W. Dukes, J. K Wyatt, J. R. Durig, Conformational and

structural studies of silylcyclobutane from temperature dependent infrared spectra of xenon solutions and

ab initio calculations,(Manuscript accepted in J. Mol. Struct.)

16.G. A. Guirgis, J. J. Klaassen , B. S. Deodhar, D. K. Sawant, S. S. Panikar, H. W. Dukes, J. K Wyatt, J. R.

Durig, Structure and conformation studies from temperature dependent infrared spectra of xenon solutions

and ab initio calculations of cyclobutylgermane,Spectrochim. Acta, 99, 266 (2012)

15.S. S. Panikar, B. S. Deodhar, D. K. Sawant, J. J. Klaassen, J. R. Durig, Raman and Infrared Spectra, r0

Structural Parameters, and Vibrational Assignments of (CH3)2PX where X= H, Cl, and CN, Spectrochim.

Acta, 103, 205 (2013)

14.J. R. Durig, S. S. Panikar, S. S. Purohit, T.-H. Pai, V. F. Kalasinsky, Conformational stabilities from

variable temperature Raman spectra, r0 structural parameters and vibrational assignments of 1,2-

diphosphinoethane, J. Mol. Struct., 1033, 19 (2013)13.J. R. Durig, S. S. Panikar, T.-H. Pai, C. X. Zhou, V. F. Kalasinsky, S. S. Purohit, Infrared and Raman

spectra, structural parameters, conformational stability, vibrational assignment and ab initio calculations

of 2-cyanoethylphosphineChem. Phys., 405, 1 (2012)

12.S. S. Panikar, G. A. Guirgis, T. G. Sheehan, D. T. Durig, J. R. Durig, Infrared spectra, vibrational

assignment, and ab initio calculations for N-bromo-hexafluoro-2-propanimine,Spectrochim. Acta, 90, 118

(2012)

11.J. R. Durig, S. S. Panikar, A. R. Conrad, M. J. Tubergen, P. Groner, G. A. Guirgis, M. D. Johnston,

Microwave spectra, r0 structural parameters, and conformational stability from xenon solutions of 1-

fluoro-1-silacyclopentane, J. Chem. Phys., 136, 044306 (2012)

10.J. R. Durig, A. M. El Defrawy, A. Ganguly, S. S. Panikar, Conformational stability from variable

temperature infrared spectra of xenon solutions, r0 structural parameters and vibrational assignment of

pyrrolidine,J. Phys. Chem. A, 115, 7473 (2011)9.

G. A. Guirgis, S. S. Panikar, J. J. Klaassen, S. S. Purohit, M. D. Johnston, J. R. Durig,Infrared and Raman

spectra, ab initio calculations, conformational stability and vibrational assignment of 1-bromo-1-

silacyclopentane,Spectrochim. Acta A, 79, 858 (2011)

8. J. R. Durig, S. S. Panikar, K. A. Glenn, Y. Y. Zheng, G. A. Guirgis, Infrared and Raman spectra,

conformational stability and vibrational assignment of 1-chloro-1-silacyclopentane, Vib. Spectrosc., 55,

250 (2011)

7. J. R. Durig, J. J. Klaassen, S. S. Panikar, I. D. Darkhalil, A. Ganguly, G. A. Guirgis, Conformational and

structural studies of 2,2-difluoroethylamine from temperature dependent infrared spectra of xenon solution

and ab initio calculations,J. Mol. Struct., 993, 73 (2011)

6. J. R. Durig, S. S. Panikar, T. Iwata, T. K. Gounev, Conformational stability of ethylenediamine from

temperature dependent infrared spectra of liquid xenon solutions, r0 structural parameters, ab initio

calculations, and vibrational assignments, J. Mol. Struct., 984, 58 (2010)

5.

J. R. Durig, S. S. Panikar, G. A. Guirgis, T. K. Gounev, P. Klboe, A. Horn, C. J. Nielsen, R. A. Peebles,

S. A. Peebles, R. J. Liberatore, Conformational stability, r0 structural parameters, barriers to internal

rotation, vibrational assignments and ab initio calculations of c-C3H5GeH2CH3, J. Mol. Struct., 969, 55

(2010)

4. J. R. Durig, S. S. Panikar, P. Groner, H. Nanaie, H. Brger, P. Moritz, Microwave spectrum, r0 structure,

dipole moment, barrier to internal rotation, and ab initio calculations for fluoromethylsilane, CH2FSiH3, J.

Phys. Chem. A, 114, 4131 (2010)

3. J. R. Durig, S. S. Panikar, G. A. Guirgis, T. K. Gounev, R. M. Ward, R. A. Peebles, S. A. Peebles, R. J.

Liberatore, S. Bell, C. J. Wurrey, Conformational stability, r0 structural parameters, barriers to internal

rotation, vibrational spectra and ab initio calculations of c-C3H5SiH2CH3,J. Mol. Struct., 923, 1 (2009)

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2. G. A. Guirgis, S. S. Panikar, A. M. El Defrawy, V. F. Kalasinsky, J. R. Durig, Vibrational spectra, r0

structural parameters, barriers to internal rotation, and ab initio calculations of ClCH2SiH3, Cl2CHSiH3,

ClCH2SiF3and Cl2CHSiF3,J. Mol. Struct., 922, 93 (2009)

1. J. R. Durig, S. S. Panikar, X. Zhou, A. M. El Defrawy, Vibrational spectrum, conformational stability,

structural parameters and ab initio calculations of dimethylaminodifluorophosphine,Spectrochim. Acta A,

69, 715 (2008)

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS: S. S. Panikar, J. R. Durig, V. F. Kalasinsky Variable temperature Raman spectra, structural parameters

and vibrational assignments of ethylenediphosphine 39th Federation of Analytical Chemistry and

Spectroscopy Societies (FACSS)/SCIX, 2012, Kansas City, MO (Oral and Poster)

S. S. Panikar, J. R. Durig "Conformational stability from variable temperature infrared spectra of xenon

solutions, r0 structural parameters and vibrational assignment of pyrrolidine" 38thFederation of Analytical

Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies (FACSS), 2011, Reno, NV (Poster)

X. Zhou*, S. S. Panikar, T.-H. Pai, S. S. Purohit, V. F. Kalasinsky, J. R. Durig Infrared and Raman

spectra, structural parameters, conformational stability, vibrational assignment and ab initio calculations of

2-cyanoethylphosphine 242nd

ACS National Meeting, 2011, Denver, CO.

I. Kincaid*, S. S. Panikar, B. S. Deodhar, J. R. Durig Infrared and Raman spectra, vibrational assignment

and ab initio calculations of dimethylchlorophosphine 242nd

ACS National Meeting, 2011, Denver, CO.

S. S. Panikar, V. F. Kalasinsky, T. -H. Pai, J. R. Durig Conformational stabilities from variabletemperature Raman spectra, r0 structural parameters, and assignments of 1,2-diphosphinoethane XXII

International Conference on Raman Spectroscopy (ICORS), 2010, Boston, MA (Poster)

J. R. Durig*, S. S. Panikar, J. J. Klaassen The utilization of rare gas solution for making vibrational

assignments and conformation stability determinations International Conference on Recent Frontiers in

Applied Spectroscopy (ICORFAS), 2010, Annamalai Nagar, India.

J. R. Durig*, S. S. Panikar, J. J. Klaassen, I. D. Darkhalil, T. Iwata Conformational stability of some

organoamines by utilizing variable temperature infrared spectra of rare gas solutions European Congress

of Molecular Spectroscopy (EUCMOS), 2010, Florence, Italy.

J. R. Durig*, S. S. Panikar, J. J. Klaassen The utilization of rare gas solution for making vibrational

assignments and conformation stability determinations Department of Chemistry in University of

Memphis, 2010, Memphis, TN.

S. S. Panikar, G. A. Guirgis, Y. E. Nashed, J. R. Durig Conformational analysis of ClCH 2CH2SiH2CH3determined from Raman spectra and supported by ab initio calculations XXI International Conference on

Raman Spectroscopy (ICORS), 2008, Uxbridge, UK (Poster)

S. S. Panikar, A. M. El Defrawy, G. A. Guirgis, J. R. Durig Vibrational assignments, structural

parameters, barriers to internal rotation for ClCH2SiH3, Cl2CHSiH3and ClCH2SiF3 42nd

Midwest Regional

Meeting ACS, 2007, Kansas City, MO (Poster)

*indicates presenter