About Divya PraKash
Divya Prakash joined the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Science at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale in the fall of 2022 as an assistant professor. Previously, he was an Assistant Research Professor at Penn State University, where he also completed his postdoctoral training in the laboratory of Professor James Ferry. He received his doctorate from Auburn University under the supervision of Prof. Evert Duin.
Employment
Aug. 2022 - Present: Assistant Professor
School of Chemical and Bimolecular Sciences, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale (SIUC)
Past Employment
May 2017 -Aug.2022: Assistant Research Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park
Honors and Awards
2020-23 : (Co-PI) Basic Energy Sciences, Department of Energy Grant
2014: NSF-EPSCoR RII and Cellular and Molecular Biosciences (CMB); Auburn University
2013: Malone-Zallen Graduate Research Fellowship Research, Auburn University
2012 : NSF-EPSCoR RII and Cellular and Molecular Biosciences (CMB); Auburn University
2007-09 : Junior Research Fellowship from Council of Scientific & Industrial Research- University Grants Commission (CSIR-UGC), New Delhi, India
Education and Training
Jan. 2015-May 2017: Postdoctoral Scholar
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Pennsylvania State University, University Park
Aug. 2009-Dec.2014: Ph.D. (Chemistry)
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Auburn University
Aug. 2008 - July 2009: Research Assistant (Radiation Biology and Nanotechnology)
Aug. 2006 - July 2008 : M.Phil. Radiation Biology)
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
Aug. 04 - July 2006: M.Sc. (Biotechnology)
Department of Biotechnology, Goa University, Goa, India