Aathira Edwin

A self-motivated and enthusiastic PhD graduate with specialisation in developing applied organic materials. An inquisitive reader with up-to-date information in research, article writing and documentation skills. Fluent in English, communication and presentation. With over 8 years of research experience, a good publication record, problem-solving abilities and student training skills, the lab expertise includes the design, synthesis, purification, and characterisation of organic pigments and their utility for applications in therapeutics and diagnostics.

• Dr. Gokulnath, Sabapathi, Associate Professor, School of Chemistry, IISER-Thiruvananthapuram

     email: gokul@iisertvm.ac.in,  

• Dr. Jerry A., Fereiro, Assistant Professor, School of Chemistry, IISER-Thiruvananthapuram

     email: jerryfereiro@iisertvm.ac.in

• Best Poster Presentation Award at the International Conference on Modern Trends in Inorganic Chemistry (MTIC-XX) held at IISc-Bangalore, December 2023.
• Batch topper of M.Sc Chemistry for the Integrated PhD 2017 batch at IISER- Thiruvananthapuram.
• Qualified Indian Institute of Technology-Joint Admission test for Masters IIT-JAM 2017 (AIR = 1482).
• M.V. Varghese Endowment awarded for being the best in final B.Sc. Chemistry.
• Prof. P.J. Joseph Award for being the best in IIIrd B.Sc. Chemistry.
• Fr. George Kallarackal Award for the best in Part III of B.Sc. Chemistry.
• Prof. Seetharama Iyer Award for being the best in IInd B.Sc. Chemistry.
• Prof. K.T. Kerala Varma Award for being the best in Ist B.Sc. Chemistry.
• Selected under the Walk With a Scholar (WWS) scheme, sponsored by the Government of Kerala, India.
• Best Outgoing Student of St. Aloysius Convent ISC School, Palluruthy, Kerala (2000 to 2014).
• School topper prize awarded by the Association of Schools for the Indian School Certificate for the ISC Examination held in March 2013- 14.

• Member of the Society of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines (SPP), centred in Dijon, France.
• Holds B1-visa- USA.

• A. Edwin, T. Sulfikarali, G. Raj, A. Naniyil, R. Varghese, S. Gokulnath, “Photostable Rubyrins Bearing Pentafluorophenyl Pendants for Enhanced Reactive Oxygen Species Generation using 808 nm Laser” Mater. Chem. Front. 2025, 9, 2794-2803.
• T. Sulfikarali, A. Edwin, S. Mori, G. Krishnan, J. Ajay, S. Gokulnath, “Conformationally Fluxional Pseudo-C2 Symmetric Decaphyrins (1.0.0.0.0.1.0.0.0.0) with Multiple m-Phenylene Subunits and Their Cyclic Bis-BODIPY’s” Org. Lett. 2025, 27, 8149-8153.
• A. Naniyil, A. Kumar, A. Edwin, S. Gokulnath, “Carbazole-Embedded Cyclodimer with Helical Conformation” Chem. Commun., 2025, 61, 11633-11636.
• J. Ajay, T. Sulfikarali, A. Edwin, M. Sasi, S. Mori, S. Gokulnath, “A Modular Synthesis of Planar, Redox-stable Hückel Antiaromatic [36]Nonaphyrin (1.0.0.1.0.0.1.0.0.0) with Reduced meso-Bridges” Org. Lett. 2025, 27, 2182-2132.
• G. Krishnan, A. Edwin, M. Kalirpiyadharshini, A. Anna, S. Easawarmoorthi, S. Gokulnath, “Rational Synthesis of Highly Stable Dithienopyrrole-Embedded BODIPYs Exhibiting Large Stokes Shift” Org. Lett. 2025, 27, 298–302.
• A. Edwin, G. Krishnan, J. Ajay, S. P. Anilkumar, S. Gokulnath “Template Assisted Formation of 32 and 34π Octaphyrins Embedded with Dithienopyrrole Cores: A New Scaffold to Unravel Proton Coupled Redox Switching and (Anti)Aromaticity” Chem.- Eur. J. 2024, 30, e202303326.
• A. Edwin, T. Sulfikarali, G. Kuppadakkath, S. Gokulnath, “Unprecedented Formation of Azulicorroles from the Scrambling of Azulitripyrrane” J. Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines 2023, 27, 190-200.
• A. Kalaiselvan, I. Sai Vamsi Krishna, A. P. Nambiar, A. Edwin, V. S. Reddy, S. Gokulnath, “Carbazole-Based Porphyrins: Synthesis, Structure-Photophysical Property Correlations and Mercury Ion Sensing” Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 4495-4499.
• A. Edwin, G. Krishnan, A. Shaji, D. Samanta, M.S.K. Singh, S. Gokulnath, “Shifting Soret Band in the ‘Right’ Direction– Designing Dithienopyrrole-Based Bridged Octaphyrin with Strong Near-IR Absorption for Photoacoustic Imaging” Manuscript submitted to ACS Material Letters.
• J. Ajay, G. Krishnan, A. Edwin, T. Sulfikarali, S. Gokulnath, “Dithienopyrrole (DTP) Embedded [48] Dodecaphyrin (1.0.0.1.0.0.1.0.0.0) and its tris-BODIPY Complex” Manuscript under revision in ACS Organic Letters.

• Poster presentation at the 13th International Conference on Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines (ICPP-13) held at Buffalo, New York, United States, June 2024.
• Poster presentation at International Conference on Modern Trends in Inorganic Chemistry (MTIC-XX) held at IISc-Bangalore, December 2023.
• Poster presentations at the fourth edition of Frontiers Symposium (FS-CHM) held at IISER-Thiruvananthapuram, January 2024.
• Poster presentations at the third edition of Frontiers Symposium (FS-CHM) held at IISER-Thiruvananthapuram, January 2023. (Also acted as volunteer)
• Attended international symposium on New Trends in Applied Chemistry (NTAC 2023) held at Sacred Heart College (Autonomous), Thevara, February 2023.
• Attended a one-day international conference on supramolecular materials held at IISER-Thiruvananthapuram, July 2022.
• Attended second edition of Frontiers Symposium (FS-CHM) held at IISER-Thiruvananthapuram, April 2022.
• Attended virtual conference on ‘Recent Advances in Bis and Tetra-Pyrrolic Molecular Materials’ organized by Central University of Kerala, August 2020.
• Attended ACS Webinar on ‘ACS Guide for Scholarly Communication Expert Advice for Early Career Researchers’, May 2020.
• Attended National Webinar on Femtosecond Spectroscopy held by St Xavier’s College for Women, Aluva, May 2020.
• Attended IISERTVM-RSC Symposium on Advances in Chemical Sciences held at IISER-Thiruvananthapuram, February 2020.
• Attended the first edition of Frontiers Symposium (FS-CHM) held at IISER-Thiruvananthapuram, January 2020.
• Attended International Symposium of Advanced Functional Materials (ISAFM) held by IISER Thiruvananthapuram, July, 2018.
• Attended National Seminar on Nano and Bio Materials (NBM ‘15) at Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), Ernakulam, February 2015.

• Chemistry Lab Evaluator for National Camp of Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan 2022. (for school students)
• Teaching assistant for masters’ students at IISER-TVM (CHY311- Coordination Chemistry- 2019).
• Lab assistant for masters’ students at IISER-TVM (CHY325-Inorganic Chemistry Lab- 2020).
• Lab assistant for masters’ students at IISER-TVM (CHY325-Inorganic Chemistry Lab- 2022).
• Lab assistant for masters’ students at IISER-TVM (CHY415-Physical Chemistry Lab- 2021).