en Ranjith Krishna Pai Ph. D. in Chemistry (University of Ulm, Germany, 2005) M.Sc. in Polymer Chemistry (Mahatma Gandhi University, India, 2001) B.Sc. in Polymer Chemistry (Kerala University, India, 1998) Associate Researcher at the CIMAT, University of Chile since 2006 Scholarship of the graduate college 328 ?Molecular Organization and Dynamics at Interfaces? University of Ulm, Germany (2002-2005). Postdoctoral fellowship of the Project FONDAP 11980002 granted by the Chilean Council for Science and Technology (FONDECYT), University of Chile, South America (Since 2006). Project Fellow and Responsible for the project entitled: Water Soluble Polymers and Hydrogels for Enhanced Oil Recovery Applications sponsored by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India (2001-2002) 5 ISI Publications. Over 10 presentations in International Symposiums. Invited lecture to One International Congress and given Mini-Course (?Biomimetic Mineralization Approaches for the Synthesis of Advanced Materials?) 4ta. Jornada de Trabajo CIMAT, 9 - 10 de Octubre de 2006, Reņaca - Viņa del Mar To explore the interface between biomineralization and materials chemistry, from which to build up a conceptual framework for the synthetic construction of higher-order inorganic structures. Chemical and structural approach to study biomineralization, with particular focus on the synthesis and assembly of inorganic-organic nanoparticles in biological organism, and complex chiral architectures in the calcium carbonate deposits of certain crustaceans. In parallel, pioneering a biomimetic approach to materials chemistry based on the use of water-soluble polymers and self-assembled organic structures for the synergistic synthesis of organized inorganic matter. For example, Acrylamide based water-soluble polymers, Surfactant mesostructures and crustaceans superstructures have been exploited in the template-directed nucleation, growth and patterning of inorganic materials. Also pioneered the use of complex fluids, such as surfactant and polymer micelles and miniemulsions, as organized reaction media for the synthesis of inorganic materials with biomimetic form for biomedical applications. pai@uchile.cl

CIMAT and Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Science, Department of Biological Science, University of Chile, Santa Rosa 11735, La Pintana, Casilla 2 Correo 15, Santiago, Chile.

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