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Biography

Dr. Bhavesh Parmar is currently (2025-present) a Senior Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, at the University of Helsinki, Finland, where he works on sustainable rare-earth element (REE) recycling strategies for the urban mining of REEs from permanent magnets and electronic waste. His current research focuses on developing environmentally sustainable REE recovery methods, including organic lixiviant-based hydrometallurgy and REE-capturing scavenger metal-organic frameworks (MOFs).

He earned his B.Sc. (2010) and M.Sc. (2012) degrees in Chemistry from the Department of Chemistry, Saurashtra University, Rajkot, India, and completed his Ph.D. at the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India, in February 2020, supported by a CSIR Senior Research Fellowship (CSIR-SRF).

Following his Ph.D., Dr. Parmar held postdoctoral research positions at the Indian Institute of Technology Ropar (supported by an Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship, i-PDF) and at the CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSIR-CSMCRI), Bhavnagar, India (supported by a CSIR-Research Associateship, CSIR-RA).

He was awarded the prestigious Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral Fellowship, which enabled him to conduct research at the Department of Applied Chemistry, Kyushu University, Japan, from 2022 to 2024. He subsequently served as a Research Assistant Professor at Kyushu University and at the Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, Japan (2024-2025).

Dr. Parmar’s research focuses on the design and development of multifunctional coordination polymers (CPs), metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), and MOF-based nanocomposites. His research interests include environmental remediation (pollutant sensing and encapsulation, CO₂ sequestration), heterogeneous and electrocatalysis, photo-functional materials for triplet fusion and singlet fission, molecular qubits for quantum information science, and sustainable materials chemistry, including REE recovery and rare-earth magnet recycling. He has extensive expertise in small-molecule X-ray crystallography and structure–property relationships and identifies as a chemical crystallographer.

Experience

Postdoctoral Researcher (April 2025 - ): Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, A.I. Virtasen aukio 1 (Chemicum), Helsinki (Finland) – 00014.

Research Assistant Professor (September 2024 - March 2025): Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Chemistry Main Bldg. 1306, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo (Japan) – 113-0033.

Research Assistant Professor (April 2024 - August 2024): Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, West 3-611, 744 Moto-oka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka (Japan) – 819-0395.

JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow (April 2022 - April 2024): Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, West 3-611, 744 Moto-oka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka (Japan) – 819-0395.

CSIR-Research Associate (February 2021 - February 2022): Analytical and Environmental Science Division and Centralized Instrument Facility, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSIR-CSMCRI), Bhavnagar, Gujarat (India) – 364 002.

Post-Doctoral Fellow (December 2020 - February 2021): Department of Chemistry, S. S. Bhatnagar Block, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Rupnagar, Punjab (India) – 140 001.

CSIR-Senior Research Fellow (April 2017 - January 2020): Analytical and Environmental Science Division and Centralized Instrument Facility, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSIR-CSMCRI), Bhavnagar, Gujarat (India) – 364 002.

Project Assistant-III (Feb. 2015 - March 2017): Analytical and Environmental Science Division and Centralized Instrument Facility, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSIR-CSMCRI), Bhavnagar, Gujarat (India) – 364 002.

Project Assistant-II (Feb. 2013 - Feb. 2015): Analytical and Environmental Science Division and Centralized Instrument Facility, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSIR-CSMCRI), Bhavnagar, Gujarat (India) – 364 002.

Academics

Ph.D. (2014-2020): Chemical Science, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSIR-CSMCRI), Bhavnagar, Gujarat (India) – 364 002.

Research Advisor: Dr. Eringathodi Suresh

Ph.D. Thesis Title: “Structural and Functional Studies on Multidimensional Coordination Polymeric Networks”

M.Sc. (2010-2012): Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Saurashtra University, Rajkot, Gujarat (India) – 360 005.

Research Advisor: Prof. Anamik Shah

M.Sc. Dissertation Thesis Title: “RP-UPLC Method Development & Validation of Assay Method For Quantitative Analysis of Levofloxacin Hemihydrate”

B.Sc. (2007-2010): Chemistry, Bahauddin Science College, Junagadh (Saurashtra University, Rajkot), Gujarat (India) – 362 001.

Fellowships/Scholarships/Awards/Recognition

AcSIR Best Ph.D. Thesis Award 2020: Ph.D. thesis entitled, “Structural and Functional Studies on Multidimensional Coordination Polymeric Networks” has been selected for the AcSIR Best Ph.D. Thesis Award-2020 in Chemical Sciences awarded by Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), India.

JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship: Awarded by Japan Society of Promotion of Sciences (JSPS) for Research in Japan, 2021. (Project: Creation of MOFs Upconverting Near-Infrared Light to Visible Light)

Institute Post-Doctoral Fellowship (i-PDF): Institue Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, (IIT Ropar, India), 2021. (Project: Development of Metal-Organic Framework (MOF)-based Materials for Catalytic Conversion of Carbon dioxide to Fine Chemicals)

CSIR-Research Associate (CSIR-RA): Awarded by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, (CSIR-India), 2020. (Project: Application of Mixed-Linker MOFs Towards CO2 Sequestration and Chemical Sensing of Pollutants)

CSIR-Senior Research Fellowship (CSIR-SRF): Awarded by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, (CSIR-India), 2017. (Project: Structural and Functional Studies on Multidimensional Coordination Polymeric Networks)

Project Assistant-III (PA-III): Project Assistant-III, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, (CSIR-CSMCRI, India), 2015. (Project: Potassic fertiliser technology to empower the nation (K-TEN))

Project Assistant-II (PA-II): Project Assistant-II, CSIR-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, (CSIR-CSMCRI, India), 2013. (Project: Potassic fertiliser technology to empower the nation (K-TEN))

Memberships of Scientific Research Societies

Indian Crystallographic Association (ICA): Life Member of the Indian Crystallographic Association, Bangalore, India (Membership No. LM764), 2021.

The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC): Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC; 2022 - 2025), Associate Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (AMRSC; 2021 - 2022), London, UK (Membership No. 697702).

Materials Research Society of India (MRSI): Life Member of the Materials Research Society of India, Bangalore, India (Membership No. LMB 3511), 2022.

American Chemical Society (ACS): Member of the American Chemical Society, Washington, USA (Membership No. 31223253), 2022.

Association of Chemistry Teachers (ACT): Life Member of the Association of Chemistry Teachers, Mumbai, India (Membership No. LM 2467), 2022.

International Adsorption Society (IAS): Member of the International Adsorption Society, Maryland, USA (Member No. 1129), 2022.

International Zeolite Association (IZA): Member of the International Zeolite Association, Caen, France, 2022.

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