Rositha Kuniyil

Rositha Kuniyil is a researcher at the Catalan Institute of Chemical Research (ICIQ) in Tarragona, Spain, affiliated with Prof. Feliu Maseras' research group. Her work focuses on computational approaches to chemical reaction engineering within ICIQ's Sustainable Catalysis research area.

Her educational background includes:

• B.Sc. in Chemistry from University of Calicut, India
• M.Sc. in Chemistry from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay), India
• Ph.D. in Chemistry from Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV), awarded November 20, 2017

Her research specializes in computational modeling of enantioselective catalytic processes, with emphasis on reaction mechanism elucidation. Key interest areas include:

• Quantum chemical calculations for catalytic cycles
• Stereochemical control in asymmetric synthesis
• Sustainable catalyst design principles
• Energy profile analysis of transition states
• Mechanistic studies of organocatalysis

During her doctoral work, she was supported by an FPU predoctoral grant from Spain's Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport (MECD), conducting research on computational studies of reaction mechanisms in enantioselective processes under Prof. Maseras' supervision.