• Post Doctoral Fellowship – Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, Texas (2014-2015)
  Broad Area: Hydrogen Bond Donor Catalysis in Organic Synthesis 
• Ph.D.  in Chemistry-Department of Chemistry, University of Jammu, Jammu (2008).
  Broad Area: Organic Chemistry
• M. Phil. Chemistry-(2002) Department of Chemistry, University of Jammu, Jammu (2002).
  Broad Area: Organic Chemistry

• Associate Professor (Chemistry), School of Biotechnology
  Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (2020–Present)

• Assistant Professor, (Chemistry), School of Biotechnology
  Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (2008–2020)

• Assistant Professor, contractual (Chemistry), School of Biotechnology
  Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (2007–2008)

• Warden, Kailash Boys Hostel– SMVD University (2008–2010).

• Principal-Investigator – UGC-Funded Project on Enantioselective Synthesis and Biological Screening of Some New β-blockers, SMVD University (2011–2014)

• UGC Funded Project Enantioselective Synthesis and Biological Screening of Some New β-blockers (2011–2014)

1. Multi-component syntheses based on Beta-oxodithioesters Himani Gupta, Rashmi Sharma and Anil Kumar Synthetic communication 53, 1279-1304, 2023.                                                   
2. A Catalyst-free route for the green and efficient synthesis of 2H-chromene-2-thiones in Neutral Ionic Liquid Rashmi Sharma and Anil Kumar Tetrahedron Letter, 114, 2023, 154271.  
3. An expeditious and clean synthesis of novel benzotriazoletriazole conjugates via Coppercatalyzed Azide-Alkyne cycloaddition click protocol (CuAAC), Rashmi Sharma and Anil Kumar, 69, Chem. Sci. 2022, 134:69.  
4.  Development, method validation and simultaneous quantification of eleven bioactive natural products from high altitude Medicinal plant by high performance liquid chromatography Alamgir Ahmad Dar, A Raina and Anil Kumar, Biomedical Chromatography, 2022, 5408.                                             
5. Total Synthesis and Conformational Analysis of Naturally Occurring Lipovelutibols along with Lead Optimization of  Lipovelutibol D. Varun Pratap Singh, Anup Singh Pathania, Sonia Sharma, Fayaz Ahmed Malik, Anil Kumar, Deepika Singh, Ram A Vishwakarma ACS Omega, 2021, 6, 6070- 6080. 
6.    Chiral Tricationic Tris(1,2- diphenylethylenediamine) Cobalt(III) Hydrogen Bond Donor Catalysts with Defined Carbon/Metal Configurations; Matched/Mismatched Effects upon Enantioselectivities with Enantiomeric Chiral Counter Anions. Connor Q. Kabes, William J. Maximuck, Subrata K. Ghosh, Anil Kumar, Nattamai Bhuvanesh, John A. Gladysz ACS Catalysi , 2020, 10, 3249- 3263IF: 13.
7. Cinchonine-driven multi-component domino Knoevenagel–Michael strategy: metal-free synthesis of quinoline-based 4H-pyran and tetrahydro-4H-chromene derivatives, Parteek Kour and Anil Kumar Res. Chem. Intermed.202046, 2025-2034.                                            
8. An improved protocol for the synthesis of 3, 4-disubstituted isoxazol-5 (4 H)-ones through L-   valine-mediated domino three-component strategy Parteek Kour, Monika Ahuja, Pratibha Sharma, Ashok Kumar and Anil Kumar Chem. Sciences, 2020, 132:108, 1-10. 
9. 14-Residue peptaibol velutibol A from Trichoderma velutinum: its structural and cytotoxic evaluation Varun Pratap Singh,  Anup Singh Pathania,  Manoj Kushwaha,  Samsher Singh, Vandana Sharma, Fayaz   A. Malik, Inshad A. Khan, Anil Kumar, Deepika Singh and  Ram A. Vishwakarma RSC Advances, 2020, 10, 31233-31242.                                                      
10. Chromatography‐An Important Tool for Drug Discovery, Alamgir Ahmad Dar, Anil Kumar, and Payare L Sangwan., Journal of separation science 2020 43, (1), 105-119.     
11.  LiBr-catalyzed one-pot three-component domino strategy towards the construction of β- phosphonomalonates scaffolds in aqueous condition, Vikas Kumar, Parteek Kour and Anil Kumar Phosphorus, Sulfur, and Silicon and the RelatedElements, 2020, 195, 607-613.
12.  CeCl₃⋅7H₂O-catalysed hydrophosphonylation of aldehydes and ketones: An expeditious route to α-hydroxyphosphonates under solvent-free conditions, R Mahesh, Rupali Sharma, Parteek Kour, Anil Kumar, Phosphorus, Sulfur, and Silicon and the RelatedElements, 2019, 194, 1091-1097.      
13. Synthesis and Computational Studies of Molecular Structure and Vibrational Spectra of 2-Amino-4-(4- Nitrophenyl)-4H-Pyrano-[3,2-H]Quinolines, Parteek Kour, Anil Kumar, Anshul Uppal, Yugal Khajuria, V.K. Singh, Journal of Applied spectroscopy, 2019, 86, 715-725. 
14. Method validation and simultaneous quantification of five triterpenoids from Codonopsis ovataby  high-   performance thin-layer Chromatography, Alamgir Ahmad Dar, Payare L Sangwan, Nasseb Singh and Anil Kumar, JPC-Journal of Planar Chromatography-Modern TLC, 2019, 32(3), 251-256.     
15.  Isolation of depsipeptides and optimization for enhanced production of valinomycin from the North-Western Himalayan cold desert strain Streptomyces lavendulae, Varun P Singh, Richa Sharma, Vandana Sharma, Chand Raina, Kamal K Kapoor, Anil Kumar, Asha Chaubey, Deepika Singh, Ram A Vishwakarma, Antibiotics, 2019, 72, 617-624. 
16. A Simple and Efficient Approach for the Synthesis of 1, 3‐Oxazolidines from β‐Amino Alcohols Using   Grinding Technique, Nasseb Singh, Alamgir Ahmad Dar and Anil Kumar, Chemistry Select 2018, 3, 13675-13681.     
17. A review on transition-metal mediated synthesis of quinolines. Rashmi Sharma, Parteek Kour, and Anil Kumar Chem. Science, 2018, 130:73. 
18. Synthesis, structural, vibrational, electronic, thermal and Fukui analysis of diethyl (hydroxy(4- methoxyphenyl) methyl) phosphonate, Anshul Uppal, Parteek Kour, Anil Kumar, Yugal KhajuriaMolecularStructure, 2018, 1166, 218-227. 
19. 18. Lipovelutibols A−D: Cytotoxic Lipopeptaibols from the Himalayan Cold Habitat Fungus Trichoderma velutinum. Varun Pratap Singh,Nalli Yedukondalu,Vandana Sharma, Manoj Kushwaha,Richa Sharma, Asha Chaubey,Anil Kumar,Deepika Singhand Ram A. Vishwakarma Nat. Prod. 2018, 81, 219-226. 
20. Aqueous mortar-pestle grinding: an efficient, attractive and viable technique for the regioselectivesynthesis of β-amino alcohols, Nasseb Singh, Vijai K. Rai and Anil Kumar Comptes Rendus Chimie2018, 21, 71-79.                                                                                  
21. Optimization of nonribosomal peptides production by a psychrotrophic fungus: Trichoderma velutinum,  Richa Sharma, Varun P Singh, Deepika Singh, Farnaz Yusuf, Anil Kumar, Ram A Vishwakarma, Asha Chaubey, Applied Microbiolgy and Technology,2016, 100, 9091-9102.  
22. Biologically active xanthones from Codonopsis ovate, Alamgir A Dar, Nisar A Dangroo, Arun Raina, Arem Qayum, Shashank Singh, Anil Kumar, Payare L Sangwan, Phytochemistry, 2016, 132 102-108. 
23. Tris(1,2-diphenylethylenediamine)cobalt(III) Complexes: Chiral Hydrogen Bond Donor Catalysts for Enantioselective α-Aminations of 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds, Anil Kumar, Subrata K. Ghosh, and John A. Gladysz, Org. Lett.,2016, 18 (4), 760–763.   
24. Isolation, cytotoxic evaluation, and simultaneous quantification of eight bioactive secondary metabolites from Cicermicrophyllum by high performance thin-layer chromatographyAlamgir A. Dar, Santosh K. Rath, Afnan Qaudri, Buddh Singh, Sheikh A. Tasduq, Anil Kumar, P. L. Sangwan J. Sep. Sci. 2015 00, 1–8. 
25. Simultaneous quantification of eight bioactive secondary metabolites from Codonopsis vate by validated high performance thin layerchromatography and their antioxidant profile Alamgir A. Dar, P. L. Sangwan, Imran Khan, Nidhi Gupta, Afnan Qaudri, Sheikh A. Tasduq, Surinder Kitchlu, Anil Kumar, Surrinder Koul, Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, 2014, 100, 300–308. 
26.   Masked amino acid a new Cnuleophile for I2-catalyzed stereoselective ring opening of epoxides in ionic liquid, Vijai K. Rai, Roopali Sharma and Anil Kumar, Tetrahedron Letter, 2013, 54, 1071-1075. 
27. The First I2 promoted Efficient Aminoacetylation of Activated Aziridines in Ionic Liquids. Vijai K. Rai, Nihar Sharma and Anil Kumar, Synlett, 2013, 24, 97-101. 
28. An Efficient Ce(III)-Catalyzed Cis-Selective Synthetic Approach to γ-Lactones in Aqueous Media, Vijai K. Rai, Priya Tiku, Anil Kumar Synthetic communication, 2012, 3(6) 369-374. 
29. Chiral resolution of differently substituted racemic acetyl-1-phenyl ethanol using lipase from Bacillus subtilis Indu Bhushan, Anil Kumar, Gourav Modi, Subika Jamwal Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology2011, 86, 315-318.       
30. An unprecedented synthesis of γ-lactams via mercaptoacetylation of aziridines in water, Vijai K. Rai, Prashant Kumar Rai, Swati Bajaj and Anil Kumar Green Chem. 2011, 13, 1217-1223.       

31. Zinc-Mediated Reductive Cyclodimerization of a,b-Unsaturated Aryl Ketones Under Aqueous Conditions,  Anil Kumar, Satish Kumar and Kamal K. KapoorAust. J. Chem. 2007, 60, 1-3.                                                                                              

1. Microwave-assisted heterocyclics, Parteek Kour and Anil Kumar In: Green Sustainable process for chemical and Environmental Engineering Science Editor(s), Inamuddin, Rajender Boddula and Abdulah M. Asiri 2020, 359-414 (Elsevier Publisher).Sonochemical protocol for catalyst-free organic synthesis

2. Sonochemical protocol for catalyst-free organic synthesis Rashmi Sharma and Anil Kumar  In: Green Sustainable Process for Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Science, Editor(s), Inamuddin, Rajender Boddula and Abdulah M. Asiri, 2020, 43-70 (Elsevier Publisher).

3. Effect of Nanoparticles on Oxidative Damage and Antioxidant Defense System in Plants. Savita Sharma, Vivek K. Singh, Anil Kumar and Sharada Mallubhotla In:  Molecular Plant Abiotic Stress: Biology and BiotechnologyEditor(s): Dr Aryadeep Roychoudhury and  Dr Durgesh Tripathi, 2019, (Wiley Publishers).

4. Role of Silver Nanoparticles in Treatment of Plant Diseases Jyotsna Sharma, Vivek K. Singh, Anil Kumar, Raju Shankarayan and Sharada Mallubhotla.  In: Microbial Biotechnology: Application in Food and Pharmacology, Volume 2; Eds. Jayanta Kumar Patra, Gitishree Das and Han-Seung Shin; 2018, 447-466 (Springer Science).

5. Exploring Plant-Mediated Copper, Iron, Titanium and Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles and Their Impacts Anuja Koul, Anil Kumar, Vivek K. Singh, Durgesh K. Tripathi and Sharada Mallubhotla.  In: Nanomaterials in Plants, Algae, and Microorganisms: Concepts and Controversies, Volume 1; Eds. Durgesh K. Tripathi, Parvaiz Ahmad, Shivesh Sharma, D.K. Chauhan and N.K. Dubey, 2018, 175-194 (Elsevier Publishers)

6. Recent Developments and Applications of Novel Analytical Techniques for Analysis of Plant Materials Vivek K. Singh, Vinay Kumar, Ram Prakash, Jittender Sharma, Anil Kumar and Prashant Singh In: Technological Advancements in plant Sciences, 2016, 17-44 (Nova Publishers)

• Ph.D. Students Supervised 

  • Supervised 5 Ph.D. candidates.
  • Currently pursuing 2 candidates

• Master’s Thesis Advisor 

  • Mentored 25 Master’s students.

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Visits Abroad

1. Texas, USA Visiting Professor at Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA during 2014-2015 (One Year) and worked on project entitled “Werner Complexes as Hydrogen Bond Donor Catalysts for Enantioselective Synthesis.”
2. Denver, Colorado USA: To attend 249^th AMERCIAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY NATIONAL MEETING during March 22-26 2015.
3. Boston, MA, USA: To attend 250^th AMERCIAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY NATIONAL MEETING during August 16-20, 2015.
4. Amsterdam, Netherland: To attend 2^nd European Organic Chemistry Congress, during March 02-03 2017 in Amsterdam, Netherland.
5. London, United Kingdom: To attend 4^th European Organic Chemistry Congress, during March 1-3, 2018: in London, United Kingdom.

1.  Raman Post Doctoral Fellowship to visit Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, USA Awarded by: University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi, India. (2014-2015).       

2. Best oral presentation award Awarded by: J&K Science Congress (Jointly by J&K DST and DST Govt. of  India).

Others

3. CSIR-NET (2002)

4. GATE Qualified